Environmental Impact Statement: Clark County, Indiana and Jefferson County, KY

Topics:  Federal Highway Administration

[Federal Register: March 27, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 59)]
[Notices]               
[Page 14989]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement: Clark County, Indiana and 
Jefferson County, KY

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 (EIS) will be prepared for the proposed 
construction of two new Ohio River Crossings on new alignments 
including approaches, and connections to existing roadway systems.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse A. Story, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, John C. Watts Federal 
Building and U.S. Courthouse, 330 W. Broadway, Frankfort, Kentucky 
40601. Telephone: (502) 223-6720, Fax: (502) 223-6735.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the Indiana 
Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Kentucky Transportation 
Cabinet (KYTC) will prepare an EIS for the construction of two new 
river crossings in the vicinity of Jeffersonville and Utica, Clark 
County, Indiana, and Louisville and Prospect, Jefferson County, 
Kentucky.
    The study will build upon the purpose and need and alternatives 
analysis resulting from the Ohio River Major Investment Study (ORMIS) 
Final Report (April 1997). The EIS will discuss environmental, social 
and economic impacts associated with the development of the proposed 
action.
    Several public meetings have been held in conjunction with the 
ORMIS study. Notification of future public meetings and hearings will 
be advertised. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the 
public hearing. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement will be 
available for public and agency review and comment. The scoping process 
will build upon ORMIS's public and agency involvement and will be used 
to identify significant issues to be addressed in the EIS.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to the 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 FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 20.205, Highway 
Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive 
Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal 
programs and activities apply to the program)

    Issued on: March 18, 1998.
Jesse A. Story,
Division Administrator, Frankfort, Kentucky.
[FR Doc. 98-8103 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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