[Federal Register: March 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 40)]
[Notices]               
[Page 10177-10178]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement: 
Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio

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 assessment or environmental impact statement will be 
prepared for a proposed project in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, 
Ohio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael B. Armstrong, Field Operations 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 200 N. High Street, Room 328, 
Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (614) 280-6855.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Ohio 
Department of Transportation (ODOT), will prepare an environmental 
assessment (EA) or environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal 
to construct a four-lane, limited access, divided highway connecting 
Interstate 680 to Interstate 80 via an approximately 1.5 mile extension 
of State Route 711, in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties, Ohio.

    Construction of this connector highway is considered necessary to 
provide a missing link in the regional transportation system and to 
reduce congestion on existing roadways that serve traffic in the 
absence of this connection. This proposal needs to provide this 
connectivity while serving existing and proposed commercial and 
industrial development.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) taking no action; (2) 
constructing a highway on new alignment. The alternative on new 
alignment has sub-alternatives providing for various access options.
    Letters 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 area in March and December of 1999. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of 
the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The EA or draft EIS 
will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the 
public hearing. No formal scoping meeting is planned at this time.
    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 or 
questions concerning this proposed action and the EA or EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing 
Executive Order 12372

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regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and 
activities apply to this program)

    Issued on: February 24, 1999.
Michael B. Armstrong,
Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, 
Ohio.
[FR Doc. 99-5071 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]
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