[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53186-53187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20964]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this revised Notice of Intent to advise
the public that the project limits for the I-94 East-West Corridor
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be extended; the project is
located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Environmental
Program Manager, FHWA Wisconsin Division Office, City Center West, 525
Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: (608) 662-
2119.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation (WisDOT), issued a Notice of Intent May
18, 2012 to prepare an EIS for proposed improvements in the I-94
corridor between 70th Street on the west and 25th Street on the east
(2.85 miles). This revised Notice of Intent extends the eastern project
limits from 25th Street to 16th Street; the EIS for the I-94 East-West
Corridor project now extends from 70th Street on the west to 16th
Street on the east (3.5 miles). The extension is in response to
additional work necessary east of 25th Street to accommodate
alternatives that would tie back into I-94 near 16th Street and better
match the recently reconstructed Marquette Interchange.
The purpose of the project remains the same, is to replace
deteriorating pavement and bridges and improve safety, while
identifying methods to accommodate existing and projected future
traffic volumes; this may result in the full reconstruction and
redesign of the I-94 corridor. The EIS will also evaluate interchanges
with I-94 at 68th Street/70th Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell Boulevard,
US 41/STH 341 (Stadium Interchange), 35th Street and 26th Street/Saint
Paul Avenue as well as US 41 at Wisconsin Avenue/Wells Street. The EIS
will be developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR 771, and 40
CFR parts 1500-1508.
Public involvement is a critical component of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project development process and will
continue to occur throughout the development of the EIS. Specific
efforts
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to encourage involvement by, and solicit comments from, minority and
low-income populations in the project study area will continue to be
made. The EIS will be made available for review by federal and state
resource agencies and the public. Public information meetings, all of
which are announced in advance, were held August 21 and 23, 2012;
December 5-6, 2012; May 21-22, 2013; and July 30-31, 2013. In addition,
a public hearing will be held after the completion of the Draft EIS.
Inquiries related to the I-94 East-West Corridor Study can be sent
to [email protected]. A public Web site has been established
for the project and will be maintained throughout the study for public
comment and information at http://www.sefreeways.org. 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 and questions concerning
the proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA address
provided above.
Projects receiving Federal funds must comply with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Federal
law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, or
country of national origin in the implementation of this project. It is
also Federal policy to identify and address any disproportionately high
and adverse effects of federal projects on the health or environment of
minority and low-income populations to the greatest extent practicable
and permitted by law.
(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: August 22, 2013.
Bethaney Bacher-Gresock,
Major Projects Environmental Manager, Federal Highway Administration,
Madison Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2013-20964 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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