[Federal Register: June 8, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 110)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Suffolk County, NY
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 impact statement will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Suffolk County, New York.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Subimal Chakraborti, P.E., Regional
Director, NYSDOT Region 10; State Office Building; 250 Veterans
Memorial Highway; Hauppauge, NY 11788; Telephone: (631) 952-6632.
or
Robert E. Arnold, Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, New York Division, Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building,
Room 719, Clinton Avenue and North Pearl Street, Albany, New York
12207, Telephone: (518) 431-4127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the New York
State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to reconstruct NYS
Route 347 (Project Identification Number 0054.05) in Suffolk County,
New York. The proposed improvements will involve the reconstruction of
approximately 15 miles of the existing route from Northern State
Parkway to RTE 25A in the Towns of Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven and
through the incorporated Village of Lake Grove. The improvements
considered are necessary to provide for the existing and projected
traffic demand along Route 347 and to improve safety. Also, included in
this proposal are two new ramps on Northern State Parkway and three new
grade separation improvements on Route 347 at the intersections of
Route 454, Route 25 and Nicolls Road.
Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Taking no action; (2)
Eight lane Arterial from Northern State Parkway to Route 454 and six
lane arterial east of Route 454 to Route 25A with three grade
separations and two new ramps on Northern State Parkway.
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
interest in this proposal. Public information meetings will be held in
the Towns of Smithtown and Brookhaven between winter of 2004 and summer
of 2006. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will
be given of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The draft
EIS, when prepared, will be available for public and agency review and
comment. Early public involvement and coordination efforts to identify
the range of reasonable alternatives and social, economic and
environmental issues to be addressed resulted in a Route 347 Corridor
Study Report completed in December 2001. Also, public meetings were
held for this project in May of 2002 as part of the scoping process. No
additional NEPA scoping meetings are 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 EIS should be
directed to the NYSDOT or FHWA at the addresses provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205,
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123
Issued on: May 26, 2004.
Douglas P. Conlan,
District Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, Albany,
New York.
[FR Doc. 04-12911 Filed 6-7-04; 8:45 am]
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