[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 107 (Monday, June 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27945-27946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13769]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: New London County, CT

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 
transportation improvements within the Connecticut Route 2/2a/32 (CT 2/
2A/32) corridor in the towns of Norwich, Preston, Ledyard, North 
Stonington, Stonington, Montville, New London, Connecticut.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald West, Division Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 
Connecticut Division Office, 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, 
Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Telephone: (860) 659-6703; or Edgar T. 
Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning, Connecticut Department of 
Transportation, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546 Newington 
Connecticut 06131-7546. Telephone: (860) 594-2920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT), will prepare an EIS 
to analyze potential impacts of transportation improvements within the 
CT 2/2a/32 corridor in southeastern Connecticut. The approximate length 
of the study area corridor is fifteen miles. Proposed improvements to 
the corridor are considered necessary to provide for the existing and 
projected traffic demand. A Major Investment Study (MIS) is currently 
being conducted for the corridor to develop alternatives to be 
considered in the draft EIS. The alternatives being considered in the 
MIS include the no action, minor roadway improvements, roadway 
widening, new

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roadway alignments, expanding existing railroad service, new railroad 
alignments, and bus ways. In conducting the MIS an advisory committee 
was established with representation from the corridor towns. During the 
MIS process, more than thirty public meetings were held in addition to 
five public informational meetings. At the completion of the MIS, a 
scoping meeting will beheld to solicit public input for the EIS as well 
as to report on the findings of the MIS. This meeting is anticipated to 
be conducted in June 1996.
    To ensure that a 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 EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.
    During the EIS a number of public informational meetings will be 
held at major milestones in the process. In addition, the Department 
will hold a public hearing or hearings approximately 30 days after the 
draft EIS has been made available for public and agencies review and 
comment.

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

    Issued on: May 22, 1996.
Donald J. West,
Division Administrator, Hartford, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 96-13769 Filed 5-31-96; 8:45 am]
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