[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15323-15324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7164]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Grant and Lafayette Counties, WI

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed 
improvement of USH 151 between Belmont and Dickeyville in Grant and 
Lafayette Counties, Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Richard C. Madrzak, Statewide Projects Engineer, Federal Highway 
Administration, 4502 Vernon Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin 53705-4905. 
Telephone (608) 264-5968.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation, will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement to improve US Highway 151 (USH 151) from west of the Village 
of Belmont to south of the Village of Dickeyville, a distance of about 
29 km (18 mi).
    The improvement of USH 151, which is primarily a two-lane rural 
highway, is being considered to improve traffic operation and safety 
while enhancing economic development potential for the USH 151 corridor 
from Dubuque, Iowa to Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of 
Transportation's Corridors 2020 Program, which provides a network of 
multi-lane highways serving statewide and regional transportation 
needs, includes this segment of USH 151 on the backbone network. 
Service expectation for the backbone network is for improvement to a 4-
lane divided highway built to expressway standards, with full access 
control on relocation portions of the route.
    Planning, environmental and engineering studies are underway to 
develop transportation alternatives. The EIS will assess the 
environmental impacts of alternatives including (1) No-build; (2) 
improvements along the existing rural corridor, with possible relocated 
alignments along portions of the route; (3) bypass corridors around the 
Village of Dickeyville; and (4) bypass corridors around the City of 
Platteville.
    Information describing the proposed action and soliciting comments 
will be sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed, or 
are known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public 
meetings will be held in the project corridor throughout the data 
gathering and development of alternatives. In addition, a public 
hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place 
of the meetings and hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public 
and agency review and comment prior to the hearing. As part of the 
scoping process, coordination activities have begun. Scoping meetings 
will continue to be held on an individual or group meeting basis. 
Agency coordination will be accomplished during these 
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    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 112372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on 
Federal programs and activities apply to this program)

    Issued: March 15, 1995.
Richard C. Madrzak,
Statewide Projects Engineer, Madison, Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 95-7164 Filed 3-22-95; 8:45 am]
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