Environmental Impact Statement: Entrance to Aspen, State Highway 82, Pitkin County, CO

Ronald A. Speral
Federal Highway Administration
February 23, 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Environmental Impact Statement: Entrance to Aspen, State Highway 
82, Pitkin County, CO

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 proposed 
transportation improvements in Pitkin County, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ronald A. Speral, Design/Environmental Coordinator, FHWA Colorado 
Division, 555 Zang Street, room 250, Lakewood, CO 80228, Telephone: 
(303) 969-6730, ext. 368.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Colorado 
Department of Transportation, Pitkin County, the City of Aspen, and 
Town of Snowmass Village, will prepare draft and final environmental 
impact statements for transportation improvements for the area of S.H. 
82 known locally as the ``Entrance To Aspen'', including potential 
transit improvements to Snowmass Village. The proposed improvements 
involve the S.H. 82 corridor from about MP 38.80 (Tiehack Ski area) to 
MP 42.00 (7th and Main Street), a distance of approximately 3.20 miles.
    Transportation improvements to the area are considered necessary to 
provide for the existing and future travel demand. Also, included in 
this proposal is a transit/multi-modal center located between Brush 
Creek and Aspen and fixed guideway alternatives. Alternatives under 
consideration include: The Do-Nothing alternative; Improving the 
existing highway; Upgrading the highway with additional lanes in either 
the existing location or new alignments; fixed guideway; transit 
enhancements and/or a combination of several modes/types.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will 
be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and to 
private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are 
known to have interest in this proposal. A series of public meetings 
will be held during the development of the draft and final EIS. In 
addition, a public hearing will be held after the draft EIS is issued 
for public comment. Public notices will give the time and place of the 
scheduled meetings and hearings. A formal scoping meeting will also be 
held to ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed 
action are addressed and all significant issues are identified. 
Comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action should be 
directed to FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Transportation Planning and Construction. The regulations 
implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental 
consultation of Federal programs and activities apply to this 
program.)

    Issued on: February 14, 1994.
Ronald A. Speral,
Design/Environmental Coordinator, Lakewood.
[FR Doc. 94-4025 Filed 2-22-94; 8:45 am]
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