[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31835-31836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13399]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Calvert and St. Mary's Counties, 
MD

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a 
prior Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the proposed roadway widening and bridge replacement project 
in Calvert and St. Mary's Counties, Maryland (Federal Register Vol. 72, 
No. 203; FR Doc. 07-5190) is being withdrawn and an Environmental 
Assessment (EA), in lieu of an EIS, is being prepared for this proposed 
highway project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeanette Mar, Environmental 
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, DelMar Division 
Office, City Crescent Building, Suite 2450, 10 South Howard Street, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21201; Telephone: (410) 779-7152, e-mail address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#753f10141b100101105b38140735111a015b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571d32363932232332791a36251733382379303821">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), is 
advising the general public that SHA conducted studies of the potential 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed roadway widening and 
bridge replacement of MD 4 from MD 2 to MD 235 in Calvert and St. 
Mary's Counties, a distance of approximately 4.1 miles.
    Improvements to the corridor are necessary to improve existing 
capacity and traffic operations, and to increase vehicular, pedestrian 
and bicycle safety along MD 4, while supporting existing and planned 
development in the area. Improvements to the bridge are necessary due 
to inadequate shoulder widths, major traffic delays and/or closures 
currently occur along the Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge during crashes 
and maintenance

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activities. In addition, the rate on MD 4 from FDR Boulevard to MD 235, 
as well as the rear end collision rate across the Thomas Johnson 
Memorial Bridge, is greater than the statewide average.
    Alternatives under consideration include taking no action and 
widening existing MD 4 to a four-lane divided highway, with various 
options for bridge improvements and/or reconstruction. The EA will be 
available for public and agency review and comment prior to a Public 
Hearing. Public notice will be given of the availability of the EA for 
review and of the time and place of this hearing. A Scoping Meeting was 
held in May 2007, and two Open House Workshops were held in June 2008 
to solicit opinions and ideas on proposed improvements from local 
citizens.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the determination that an 
EA is the proper environmental document should be directed to FHWA at 
the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on May 27, 2010.
Jeanette Mar,
Environmental Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-13399 Filed 6-3-10; 8:45 am]
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