Environmental Impact Statement: Knox County, TN Publication: Federal Register Agency: Federal Highway Administration Byline: Wright B. Aldridge Jr. Date: 7 April 1995 Subjects: American Government • The Environment • Roads & Highways Topic: Interstate Highway System

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17845-17846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8528]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Knox County, TN

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 project 
in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Wright B. Aldridge, Jr., Planning, Environment and Research 
Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 249 Cumberland Bend Drive, 
Metro Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37228, telephone (615) 736-7106.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The FHWA in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) and section 4(f) Statement on a proposal to improve a 
section of Interstate 40 from Interstate 275 to East of the Broadway 
Interchange in Knoxville, Tennessee. The proposed project is considered 
necessary to improve the operation and safety of this section of the 
Interstate.
    Alternatives to be considered include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 
five build alternatives consisting of different design concept; (3) 
other alternatives [[Page 17846]] that may arise from public input; and 
(4) alternatives that avoid use of the historic properties located in 
the area will be studied. The impacts of the project on the Fourth and 
Gill Historic District will be evaluated.
    Initial Coordination letters describing the proposed action and 
soliciting comments have been sent to appropriate federal, state and 
local agencies. A public hearing will be held. Public notice will be 
given of the time and place of this hearing. The draft environmental 
impact statement (EIS) will be available for public and agency review 
and comment. Comments from the initial coordination letters and a 
public meeting will be considered in determining the scope of the EIS.
    To insure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments 
and suggestions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The provisions of 
Executive Order 12372 regarding State and Local intergovernmental 
review of Federal and federally assisted programs and projects apply 
to this program).

    Issued on: March 31, 1995.
Wright B. Aldridge, Jr.,
Planning, Environment and Research Engineer, Tennessee Division, 
Nashville, Tennessee.
[FR Doc. 95-8528 Filed 4-6-95; 8:45 am]
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