[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 55676-55677] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-27858] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Chester County, PA AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Chester County, Pennsylvania. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Suciu Smith, Environmental Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, Room 558, 228 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-1720, Telephone: (717) 221-3785 or Michael J. Girman III, P.E., Project Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, District 6-0, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. David's, PA 19087, Telephone: (610) 964-6530. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to identify and evaluate alternatives for transportation improvements to approximately 14.5 kilometers (9 miles) of S.R. 41 from S.R. 926 to the Delaware state line. Improvements in the corridor are considered necessary to address deficient safety, traffic congestion and poor roadway infrastructure. Included in the overall project will be the identification of a range of alternatives that meet the identified project need, and supporting environmental documentation and analysis to recommend a selective alternative for implementation. Through a Congestion Management System analysis, it has been determined that project needs cannot be met without adding significant single occupant vehicle capacity. A complete public involvement program is part of the project. Cooperating agencies for this proposed project are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A study of the project needs was prepared in 1994 and presented to Federal and State regulatory and resource agencies. A Preliminary Alternatives Analysis Report is being prepared to identify and evaluate potential alternatives which would meet the project need. Alternatives under consideration will include: No Build; Widening Alternative (two to four [[Page 55677]] lanes); Short Alternative (bypass of Avondale Borough only); and Long Alternative (bypass of Avondale Borough and Chatham Village). These alternatives will be the basis for recommendation of alternatives to be carried forward for detailed environmental and engineering studies in the EIS. To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed action are addressed and all significant issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Letters describing the proposed actions 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. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to FHWA or PennDOT at the addresses provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this program) Issued on: October 8, 1998. Deborah Suciu Smith, FHWA Environmental Specialist, Harrisburg, PA. [FR Doc. 98-27858 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-M