Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Topics:  Interstate Highway System

Bethaney Bacher-Gresock
Federal Highway Administration
August 28, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53186-53187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20964]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this revised Notice of Intent to advise 
the public that the project limits for the I-94 East-West Corridor 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be extended; the project is 
located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bethaney Bacher-Gresock, Environmental 
Program Manager, FHWA Wisconsin Division Office, City Center West, 525 
Junction Road, Suite 8000, Madison, WI 53717; Telephone: (608) 662-
2119.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Wisconsin 
Department of Transportation (WisDOT), issued a Notice of Intent May 
18, 2012 to prepare an EIS for proposed improvements in the I-94 
corridor between 70th Street on the west and 25th Street on the east 
(2.85 miles). This revised Notice of Intent extends the eastern project 
limits from 25th Street to 16th Street; the EIS for the I-94 East-West 
Corridor project now extends from 70th Street on the west to 16th 
Street on the east (3.5 miles). The extension is in response to 
additional work necessary east of 25th Street to accommodate 
alternatives that would tie back into I-94 near 16th Street and better 
match the recently reconstructed Marquette Interchange.
    The purpose of the project remains the same, is to replace 
deteriorating pavement and bridges and improve safety, while 
identifying methods to accommodate existing and projected future 
traffic volumes; this may result in the full reconstruction and 
redesign of the I-94 corridor. The EIS will also evaluate interchanges 
with I-94 at 68th Street/70th Street, Hawley Road, Mitchell Boulevard, 
US 41/STH 341 (Stadium Interchange), 35th Street and 26th Street/Saint 
Paul Avenue as well as US 41 at Wisconsin Avenue/Wells Street. The EIS 
will be developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR 771, and 40 
CFR parts 1500-1508.
    Public involvement is a critical component of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project development process and will 
continue to occur throughout the development of the EIS. Specific 
efforts

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to encourage involvement by, and solicit comments from, minority and 
low-income populations in the project study area will continue to be 
made. The EIS will be made available for review by federal and state 
resource agencies and the public. Public information meetings, all of 
which are announced in advance, were held August 21 and 23, 2012; 
December 5-6, 2012; May 21-22, 2013; and July 30-31, 2013. In addition, 
a public hearing will be held after the completion of the Draft EIS.
    Inquiries related to the I-94 East-West Corridor Study can be sent 
to DOTI94EastWest@dot.wi.gov. A public Web site has been established 
for the project and will be maintained throughout the study for public 
comment and information at http://www.sefreeways.org. To ensure that 
the full range of issues related to this proposed action are addressed 
and all significant issues identified, comments and suggestions are 
invited from all interested parties. Comments and questions concerning 
the proposed action and the EIS should be directed to the FHWA address 
provided above.
    Projects receiving Federal funds must comply with Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act and Executive Order 12898 Federal Actions to Address 
Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Federal 
law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, sex, or 
country of national origin in the implementation of this project. It is 
also Federal policy to identify and address any disproportionately high 
and adverse effects of federal projects on the health or environment of 
minority and low-income populations to the greatest extent practicable 
and permitted by law.

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

    Issued on: August 22, 2013.
Bethaney Bacher-Gresock,
Major Projects Environmental Manager, Federal Highway Administration, 
Madison Wisconsin.
[FR Doc. 2013-20964 Filed 8-27-13; 8:45 am]
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