Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Bridge Rehabilitation and Restoration in Massachusetts

Pamela S. Stephenson
Federal Highway Administration
September 25, 2012

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59035-59036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23331]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Notice of Final Federal Agency Action on Proposed Bridge 
Rehabilitation and Restoration in Massachusetts

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Limitations on Claims for Judicial Review of Action 
by FHWA.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces action taken by the FHWA that is final 
within the meaning of 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The action relates to the 
proposed Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation and Restoration Project in 
Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts. The action grants an approval for 
the project.

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is advising the public of final agency 
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. Sec. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial 
review of the Federal agency action on the highway project will be 
barred unless the claim is filed on or before March 25, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FHWA: Ms. Damaris Santiago, 
Environmental Engineer, FHWA Massachusetts Division Office, 55 
Broadway, 10th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02142, 617-494-2419, 
dsantiago@dot.gov. For Massachusetts Department of Transportation 
(MassDOT) Highway Division: Mr. Michael O'Dowd, Project Manager, 
MassDOT Highway Division, 10 Park Plaza, Room 4260, Boston, MA 02116, 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., 617-973-7475, Michael.O'Dowd@state.ma.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the FHWA has 
taken final agency action subject to 23 U.S.C. Sec. 139(l)(1) by 
issuing approval for the following bridge/highway improvement project 
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The proposed project involves the 
rehabilitation and restoration of the Longfellow Bridge over the 
Charles River. It also includes the replacement of the adjacent 
pedestrian bridge over Storrow Drive. The project proposes to address 
the Longfellow Bridge's structural deficiencies and upgrade its 
structural capacity. In addition, the project will restore those 
elements that give the bridge its historic character in accordance with 
the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic 
Properties, and will bring the facilities into compliance with modern 
standards, in particular the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is one 
of the largest projects to be undertaken by MassDOT under the 
Commonwealth's $3 billion Accelerated Bridge Program. The action by the 
Federal agency, and the law under which the action was taken, are 
described in the Environmental Assessment (EA), for which a Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) was issued on August 24, 2012 and other 
documents in the FHWA project records. The EA, FONSI

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and other project records are available by contacting FHWA or MassDOT 
at the addresses above. The FHWA EA and FONSI can be viewed and 
downloaded from the project Web site at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/charlesriverbridges/LongfellowBridge.aspx or viewed at public libraries 
in the project area.
    This notice applies to all Federal agency decisions as of the 
issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such actions were 
taken, including but not limited to:
    1. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    2. Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966.

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. Sec. 139(l)(1).

    Issued on: September 12, 2012.
Pamela S. Stephenson,
Division Administrator, Cambridge, MA.
[FR Doc. 2012-23331 Filed 9-24-12; 8:45 am]
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