Environmental Impact Statement: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and Union Counties, Illinois; Ballard and McCracken Counties, Kentucky; and Cape Girardeau, Scott, and Mississippi Counties, Missouri

Catherine A. Batey
Federal Highway Administration
August 6, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 151 (Thursday, August 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 47023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19320]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Alexander, Johnson, Massac, 
Pulaski, and Union Counties, Illinois; Ballard and McCracken Counties, 
Kentucky; and Cape Girardeau, Scott, and Mississippi Counties, Missouri

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 a 
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will not be prepared for 
the 66 Corridor Project in Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski, and 
Union Counties, Illinois; Ballard and McCracken Counties, Kentucky; and 
Cape Girardeau, Scott, and Mississippi Counties, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine A. Batey, Division 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, 3250 Executive Park 
Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, Phone: (217) 492-4600. Jeffrey L. 
Keirn, P.E., Deputy Director of Highways, Region Five Engineer, 
Illinois Department of Transportation, State Transportation Building, 
2801 W. Murphysboro, P.O. Box 100, Carbondale, Illinois 62903, (618) 
549-2171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois 
Department of Transportation (IDOT), published a notice of intent to 
prepare a Tier 1 EIS in the Federal Register dated May 21, 2014 (Volume 
79, Number 98, pp. 29261-29262) to evaluate the need for an improved 
transportation system between Paducah, Kentucky and I-55 in Missouri.
    The project is being cancelled and no further activities will occur 
for the 66 Corridor Project at this time.
    Comments or questions concerning this notice should be directed to 
FHWA or IDOT at the addresses provided above.

    Issued on: July 30, 2015.
Catherine A. Batey,
Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois.
[FR Doc. 2015-19320 Filed 8-5-15; 8:45 am]
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