[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15641]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement: Los Angeles County, CA
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans), announces the availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for a proposed highway project in Los
Angeles County, California.
DATES: Public hearings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
will be held at the dates and locations provided below:
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)--Progress
Park, 15500 Downey Ave., Paramount, California 90723
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 (6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)--
Silverado Park Community Center, 1545 W. 31st St., Long Beach, CA 90810
Thursday, August 9, 2012 (4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)--
Rosewood Park, 5600 Harbor St., Commerce, CA 90040
ADDRESSES: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for
review at the following locations:
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
District 7 Office, 100 South Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 on
weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Metro--Dorothy Peyton Grey Transportation Library, One
Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
or Friday by appointment.
Gateway Cities Council of Governments, 16401 Paramount
Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723 on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4pm.
City of Commerce Public Library--Bristow Park Branch--1466
S. McDonnell Ave., Commerce, CA 90040
County of Los Angeles Public Library--Hollydale Library--
12000 S. Garfield Ave., South Gate, CA 90280
County of Los Angeles Public Library--East Rancho
Dominguez Library--4205 E. Compton Blvd., Compton CA 90221
Long Beach Public Library--Main Library--101 Pacific Ave.,
Long Beach, CA 90822
Long Beach Public Library Bret Harte Library--1595 W.
Willow St., Long Beach, CA 90810
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is also available at
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/resources/envdocs/docs/710corridor/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Kosinski, Deputy District
Director, Environmental Planning, Caltrans, District 7, 100 South Main
Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012, (213) 897-0703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned
and Caltrans assumed environmental responsibilities for this project
pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans as the delegated National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) agency has prepared a Draft EIS on a
proposal for a highway improvement project on Interstate 710 in Los
Angeles County, California. The Interstate 710 Corridor Project
proposes to improve Interstate 710 (I-710) in Los Angeles County. The
I-710 Corridor Project proposes to widen existing I-710 from Ocean
Boulevard in the City of Long Beach to State Route 60 (SR-60) in the
City of Los Angeles, a distance of approximately 18 miles. The proposed
project also includes improvements to the interchanges of I-710 with I-
405, SR-91, and I-5, as well as the I-710 interchanges with local
arterial streets throughout the project limits.
The alternatives evaluated in the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement are four Build Alternatives and a No Build Alternative.
Alternative 5A proposes to widen the I-710 mainline from six or eight
general purpose lanes to ten general purpose lanes. This alternative
will modernize the design at the I-405, SR-91 and a portion of the I-5
interchanges, modernize and reconfigure local arterial interchanges
throughout the I-710 corridor, modify freeway access at various
locations, and shift the I-710 centerline at various locations to
reduce right-of-way impacts. In addition to improvements to the I-710
mainline and the interchanges, Alternative 5A also includes TSM/TDM,
Transit, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) improvements;
improvements to 42 local arterial intersections within the I-710
Corridor; aesthetic enhancements; and, drainage and water quality
improvement design features. Alternative 6A includes all the components
of Alternative 5A described above. In addition, this alternative
includes a separated four-lane freight corridor from Ocean Boulevard
northerly to its terminus near the intermodal rail yards in the city of
Commerce, with limited access near I-405 and at SR-91. The freight
corridor would be built to Caltrans highway design standards and would
be restricted to the exclusive use of heavy-duty trucks (5+ axles).
Alternative 6B includes all the components of Alternative 6A as
described above, but would restrict the use of the freight corridor to
zero-emission trucks rather than conventional trucks. Alternative 6C
includes all the components of Alternative 6B as described above, but
would toll trucks using the freight corridor. Alternative 1 (No Build)
would maintain the current configuration and capacity of the existing
I-710 freeway. The Notice of Intent was published in the Federal
Register on August 20, 2008. Anticipated federal approvals include:
Modified Access Report to the Interstate System, Air Quality
Conformity, Section 7 consultation for Threatened and Endangered
Species, and a Section 404 permit.
(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: June 21, 2012.
Matthew Schmitz,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento,
California.
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