Environmental Impact Statement: Del Norte County, California.

G.P. Bill Wong
Federal Highway Administration
14 July 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

 

Environmental Impact Statement: Del Norte County, California.

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: FHWA, in cooperation with the California Department of 
Transportation, is issuing this notice to advise the public that an 
environmental impact statement has been prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Del Norte County, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John R. Schultz, Chief, District 
Operations-A, Federal Highway Administration, 980 Ninth Street, Suite 
400, Sacramento, California 95814-2724, Telephone: (916) 551-1314.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with California 
Department of Transportation, the National Park Service, the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation, and the United States Army Corps of 
Engineers has prepared an environmental impact statement (EIS) on a 
proposal to improve Route 101 in Del Norte County, California. The 
proposed improvement would involve the realignment of the existing 
Route 101 between post miles 20.3 and 22.3 approximately 8.5 to 5.3 
kilometers (5.2-3.3 miles) south of Crescent City. Improvements are 
needed to the existing alignment due to the continuing high accident 
rate and to correct operational deficiencies. Alternatives under 
consideration include (1) taking no action (2) adding shoulders and a 
median to the existing alignment (3) minor realignment of the existing 
three-land conventional highway and widening to include shoulders and 
median (4) complete realignment and construction of a new three-lane 
conventional highway (5) complete realignment and construction of a new 
four-lane expressway. Potential unavoidable adverse impacts include 
displacement of state and national parkland, old growth trees including 
redwoods, sensitive wildlife species including the listed federal 
threatened and state endangered marbled murrelet, and soil erosion. As 
part of the public involvement process for this project, a public 
hearing has been planned in Crescent City on August 30, 1994. Public 
notice will be given of the time and place of the hearing. The draft 
EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to 
the public hearing. 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 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 July 6, 1994.
G.P. Bill Wong,
Senior Transportation Engineer.
[FR Doc. 94-17111 Filed 7-13-94; 8:45 am]
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