Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Transportation Improvements on I-95 in New London County, Connecticut

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Amy Jackson-Grove
Federal Highway Administration
January 23, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3915-3916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01268]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement for Transportation Improvements on I-95 in New London 
County, Connecticut

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice to Rescind a Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that, 
effective immediately, we are rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) to 
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed 
transportation improvements along the I-95 Corridor in New London 
County, CT. The NOI was published in the Federal Register (FR) on 
August 22, 2007 (FR Vol. 72, No. 162, p. 47119; FR Doc 07-4127).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eloise Powell, Team Leader for 
Planning, Environment, and Research, FHWA Connecticut Division, 628-2 
Hebron Avenue, Suite 303, Glastonbury, CT 06033, Telephone: (860) 494-
7566, Email: eloise.powell@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the 
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), issued a NOI on 
August 22, 2007, to prepare an EIS for proposed transportation 
improvements along the I-95 corridor in New London County, CT, between 
Interchange Exits 70 and 84, for a distance of approximately 12.3 
miles. The purposes of the proposed improvements were to improve safety 
and provide increased capacity to meet future traffic demands. Due to 
the re-prioritization of major transportation projects in Connecticut 
and funding constraints, the CTDOT is no longer pursuing this project. 
Therefore, the NOI for this project is rescinded.

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Studies are being done to determine specific safety and capacity 
improvements along the I-95 corridor, and any future transportation 
improvements will progress under a separate environmental review 
process, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

    Dated: January 16, 2014.
Amy Jackson-Grove,
FHWA Connecticut Division Administrator, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
[FR Doc. 2014-01268 Filed 1-22-14; 8:45 am]
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