[Federal Register: November 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 66687-66688]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement, Los Angeles County, CA
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 the
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for
the proposed Interstate 5 (I-5) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and Truck
Lanes project in the City of Santa Clarita and the County of Los
Angeles (Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 90; FR Doc. E7-8937), California
will be withdrawn, and an Environmental Assessment (EA) in lieu of an
EIS is being prepared for this proposed highway project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mine Struhl, Associate Environmental
Planner, California Department of Transportation, Division of
Environmental Planning, 100 S. Main St., MS 16A, Los Angeles, CA 90012,
(213) 897-5446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, on behalf of the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is advising the general public
that Caltrans conducted studies of the potential environmental impacts
associated with the proposed highway project. The project proposes to
widen existing I-5 between the State Route 14 (SR-14) Interchange and
the Parker Road Interchange. The project area is in Los Angeles County
and covers a distance of approximately 13.6 miles (mi).
Within the limits of the proposed project, I-5 currently provides
generally four mixed-flow lanes in each direction, with the exception
of three mixed-flow lanes in each direction at the I-5/SR-14
interchange. In addition, two truck lanes in each direction are
separated from the mainline freeway south of the Weldon Canyon
Overcrossing. The project segment of I-5 crosses the City of Santa
Clarita, the unincorporated community of Castaic, and other parts of
unincorporated northern Los Angeles County.
The project proposes extending the HOV lanes on I-5 from the newly
constructed HOV lanes south of the SR-14 interchange to just south of
the Parker Road/I-5 interchange, incorporating truck climbing lanes
from the SR-14 interchange to Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue, and
constructing and/or extending auxiliary lanes between interchanges at
six locations.
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Three alternatives, including the No Build Alternative, are being
analyzed as part of the Draft EA. The alternatives are defined as
follows: Alternative 1--No Build; Alternative 2--Reduced Median; and
Alternative 3--Full Median. Alternative 2 would provide one HOV lane in
each direction from SR-14 to Parker Road and truck climbing lanes in
each direction from SR-14 to Calgrove Boulevard (NB) and Pico Canyon
Road/Lyons Road (SB). This Reduced Median Alternative would provide
standard lane widths. Alternative 3 would include the same HOV and
truck lanes as described above and would provide for standard lane
widths and full shoulders.
The EA will be available for public inspection prior to the public
meeting. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the
determination that an EA is the proper environmental document should be
directed to Caltrans 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: November 3, 2008.
Nancy E. Bobb,
Director, State Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento,
California.
[FR Doc. E8-26714 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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