[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31835-31836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13399]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement: Calvert and St. Mary's Counties,
MD
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that a
prior Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the proposed roadway widening and bridge replacement project
in Calvert and St. Mary's Counties, Maryland (Federal Register Vol. 72,
No. 203; FR Doc. 07-5190) is being withdrawn and an Environmental
Assessment (EA), in lieu of an EIS, is being prepared for this proposed
highway project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeanette Mar, Environmental
Program Manager, Federal Highway Administration, DelMar Division
Office, City Crescent Building, Suite 2450, 10 South Howard Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21201; Telephone: (410) 779-7152, e-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
in cooperation with the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), is
advising the general public that SHA conducted studies of the potential
environmental impacts associated with the proposed roadway widening and
bridge replacement of MD 4 from MD 2 to MD 235 in Calvert and St.
Mary's Counties, a distance of approximately 4.1 miles.
Improvements to the corridor are necessary to improve existing
capacity and traffic operations, and to increase vehicular, pedestrian
and bicycle safety along MD 4, while supporting existing and planned
development in the area. Improvements to the bridge are necessary due
to inadequate shoulder widths, major traffic delays and/or closures
currently occur along the Thomas Johnson Memorial Bridge during crashes
and maintenance
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activities. In addition, the rate on MD 4 from FDR Boulevard to MD 235,
as well as the rear end collision rate across the Thomas Johnson
Memorial Bridge, is greater than the statewide average.
Alternatives under consideration include taking no action and
widening existing MD 4 to a four-lane divided highway, with various
options for bridge improvements and/or reconstruction. The EA will be
available for public and agency review and comment prior to a Public
Hearing. Public notice will be given of the availability of the EA for
review and of the time and place of this hearing. A Scoping Meeting was
held in May 2007, and two Open House Workshops were held in June 2008
to solicit opinions and ideas on proposed improvements from local
citizens.
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 determination that an
EA is the proper environmental document should be directed to FHWA at
the address 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.)
Issued on May 27, 2010.
Jeanette Mar,
Environmental Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2010-13399 Filed 6-3-10; 8:45 am]
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