News Release
| Release Number: | 02-011 |
| Dated: | 1/10/2002 |
| Contact: | Matt Rabe, 503-808-4510 |
Portland, Ore.— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating a permit application from the Lane County Public Works, to construct a four-lane arterial to complete the Jasper Road extension south of 57th Street.
The proposed work would begin at 57th Street and U.S. Highway 105 and continue southward just south of Brand Road near Springfield, Ore., in Lane County.
About 6.7 acres of wetlands would be filled. The county is developing a mitigation plan.
The proposed construction would provide four 12-foot wide travel lanes; one intermittent 14 to 16-foot-wide median/turn lane, alternating with a planted or concrete median of varying widths, curb and gutters; and, 10-foot wide sidewalks along both sides of the road.
The project is part of the local Metro General Plan. It would relieve congestion along South 57th Street and Mount Vernon Road and the railroad crossing near the junction of Mount Vernon and Jasper roads; provide new access to land within the Urban Growth Boundary; and create an alternate route between Highway 126 and Jasper Road.
As part of its permit evaluation process, the Corps is requesting public review and comment on the proposed project prior to making its permitting decision for the work.
For a copy of the Corps’ Public Notice 2001-01027, which describes the proposed project in detail, please write to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CENWP-OP-GP (Mark Gronceski), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946 or call (503) 808-4391. A copy of the public notice including photocopies of supporting drawings is posted on the Corps’ Internet site at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/g/notices/200101027.pdf .
Written comments must reach the Corps by Feb. 11, 2002, and should be mailed to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENWP-OP-GP (Mark Gronceski), P.O. Box 2946, Portland, Ore., 97208-2946. Send e-mail comments to Mark.E.Gronceski@usace.army.mil. Comments must reference the Public Notice number.
The Corps also is soliciting input from the federal, state and local agencies and officials, Indian Tribes, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity on endangered species, cultural resources, water quality, general environmental effects, and other public interest factors.
The Corps will evaluate the permit request under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States.
A permit will not be issued until the state has concurred with the applicant’s certification that, construction or operation of the described activity, which may result in any discharge into navigable waters, complies with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Preliminary determinations indicate that the described activity will not affect endangered or threatened species or their critical habitat. Formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 is not required.
The proposed project is not located on property registered in the latest version of the National Register of Historic Places. This notice has been provided to the State Historic Preservation Office.