Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway Projects in Texas |
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Michael T. Leary
Federal Highway Administration
28 December 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67481-67484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27698]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions on Proposed Highway
Projects in Texas
AGENCY: Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims for judicial review of actions
by TxDOT and Federal agencies.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces actions taken by TxDOT and Federal
agencies that are final. The environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for
this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT and a
Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by
FHWA and TxDOT. The actions relate to various proposed highway in the
State of Texas. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals
for the projects.
DATES: By this notice, TxDOT is advising the public of final agency
actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking judicial review
of TxDOT and Federal agency actions on the highway project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or before May 27, 2019. If the
Federal law that authorizes judicial review of a claim provides a time
period of less than 150 days for filing such a claim, then that shorter
time period still applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Swonke, Environmental Affairs
Division, Texas Department of
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Transportation, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701; telephone:
(512) 416-2734; email: carlos.swonke@txdot.gov. TxDOT's normal business
hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (central time), Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that TxDOT and
Federal agencies have taken final agency actions by issuing licenses,
permits, and approvals for the following highway project in the State
of Texas that are listed below.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which
such actions were taken are described in the Categorical Exclusion (CE)
or Environmental Assessment (EA) issued in connection with the projects
and in other key project documents. The CE or EA, and other key
documents for the listed projects are available by contacting TxDOT at
the address provided above.
This notice applies to all TxDOT and 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. General: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C.
4321-4351]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109].
2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671(q).
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement
(Wildflowers), 23 U.S.C. 319.
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531-1544 and
Section 1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act [16 U.S.C. 1361], Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661-667(d)], Migratory Bird
Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 703-712].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended [54 U.S.C. 300101 et
seq.]; Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 U.S.C.
470(aa)-11]; Archeological and Historic Preservation Act [54 U.S.C.
312501 et seq.]; Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA) [25 U.S.C. 3001-3013].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C.
2000(d)-2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious Freedom Act [42
U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201-
4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1251-1377 (Section 404, Section 401, Section 319); Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601-4604; Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300(f)-300(j)(6); Rivers and Harbors Act of
1899, 33 U.S.C. 401-406; Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 16 U.S.C. 1271-
1287; Emergency Wetlands Resources Act, 16 U.S.C. 3921, 3931; TEA-21
Wetlands Mitigation, 23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11); Flood
Disaster Protection Act, 42 U.S.C. 4001-4128.
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection of Wetlands; E.O.
11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural
Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve
America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments; E.O. 11514 Protection and Enhancement of Environmental
Quality; E.O. 13112 Invasive Species. (Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and
Construction.)
The projects subject to this notice are:
1. Business U.S. Highway (BU) 90-U from Interstate Highway (IH)
610 NE to East of Mesa Road in Harris County, Texas. The project
will widen the existing facility from a four-lane undivided rural
roadway to a six-lane urban roadway with a continuous left turn lane
and sidewalks. The project length is approximately 1.2 miles. The
actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which such
actions were taken are described in the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on August 14, 2018 and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination and
other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Houston
District Office located at 7600 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas
77007; telephone (713) 802-5076.
2. Farm to Market Road (FM) 1463 from Interstate Highway (IH) 10
to FM 1093 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The project will widen FM
1463 from a two-lane urban highway to a four- to six-lane divided
facility with curb and gutter, a raised median, and sidewalks on
both sides of the roadway. The project length is approximately 6.8
miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are described in the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on July 31, 2018 and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination
and other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Houston
District Office located at 7600 Washington Avenue, Houston, Texas
77007; telephone (713) 802-5076.
3. FM 89 Buffalo Gap Access Management project; from near Bettes
Lane to Rebecca Lane in Taylor County, Texas. The project will
reconstruct and widen an approximately 1.2 mile long section of FM
89 (Buffalo Gap Road) in Abilene, Texas. The roadway widening will
consist of a six-lane divided section from south of US 83 to Rebecca
Lane (north section) and a five-lane section with two-way left-turn
lane from Rebecca Lane to near Bettes Lane (south section). This
will include intersection improvements on frontage road/Industrial
Blvd. for US 83/84. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and
the laws under which such actions were taken are described in the
Final Categorical Exclusion approved on August 29, 2018, the
Categorical Exclusion Determination issued on August 29, 2018, and
other documents in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Abilene District Office at 4250 N. Clack, Abilene, Texas
79601; telephone (325) 676-6817.
4. FM 1110 from IH-10 to SH 20 (Alameda Ave.) in El Paso County,
Texas. The project will widen and realign FM 1110 to provide a
direct connection between I-10 and SH 20 near the Town of Clint,
Texas and the City of San Elizario, Texas. The 2.76 mile long
project will include drainage improvements, intersection
improvements, a bridge crossing over the floodplain between Salatral
Lateral and FM 76, and an overpass at the Union Pacific Railroad
(UPRR) crossing. Six-foot wide sidewalks and 5-foot wide bicycle
lanes will be constructed on each side of FM 1110. The actions by
TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions
were taken are described in the Final Environmental Assessment (EA)
approved on October 12, 2018, the Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued on October 12, 2018, and other documents in the TxDOT
project file. The EA, FONSI, and other documents in the TxDOT
project file are available by contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT El Paso District Office at 13301 Gateway
Blvd. West, El Paso, TX 79928; telephone (915) 790-4340.
5. US 277 from FM 3443 to SL 480 in Maverick County, Texas. The
project will reconstruct and widen US 277 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The
approximately 2.75 mile long project will also add sidewalks, dual
use lanes to accommodate bicycles and curb and gutter drainage
improvements. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken are described in the Final
Categorical Exclusion approved on January 26, 2017 and other
documents in the TxDOT project file that are available by contacting
TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Laredo District
Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX 78043; telephone (956)
712-7416.
6. US 59 (Loop 20) from 0.33 miles west of IH35 to 0.160 miles
west of McPherson Road Interchange in Webb County, Texas. The
project will extend the Loop 20 mainlanes over the IH35 mainlanes
and the Union-Pacific Railroad line and will consist of three 12-ft.
travel lanes in each direction, a center concrete traffic barrier,
inside and outside shoulders and appropriately placed on-off ramps.
The project is approximately 1.25 miles long. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on
May 18, 2017 and other documents in the TxDOT project file that are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Laredo District Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo, TX
78043; telephone (956) 712-7416.
7. I-35 Eastern Frontage Road from 0.95 Mi. N. of Webb/La Salle
County Line to 1000 Ft. South of Martinena Rd. in La Salle County,
Texas and Webb County, Texas. The project will reconstruct 0.4 miles
of existing I-35 eastern frontage road in La Salle County and
construct 0.7 miles of new I-35 eastern
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frontage road in both La Salle and Webb Counties. The total distance
of the project is approximately 1.5 miles long. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on
February 1, 2018 and other documents in the TxDOT project file that
are available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or
the TxDOT Laredo District Office at 1817 Bob Bullock Loop, Laredo,
TX 78043; telephone (956) 712-7416.
8. SH 11 from 6.19 miles east of FM 2653 S to SH 19 in Hopkins
County, Texas. The project will rehabilitate, widen, and realign a
portion of SH 11. The project is approximately 2.5 miles in length.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which
such actions were taken are described in the Final Categorical
Exclusion approved on May 23, 2017, the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on May 23, 2017, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination and
other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Paris
District Office at 1365 North Main Street, Paris, TX 75460;
telephone (903) 737-9300.
9. US 82 from 0.5 miles west of SH 121 to 0.5 miles east of SH
56 in Fannin County, Texas. The project will widen the existing two
lane rural highway to a divided four lane rural highway and
construct overpasses, bridges and dedicated left-turn lanes at 47
crossovers along the project. The project is approximately 19.8
miles in length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were taken are described in the Final
Categorical Exclusion approved on May 18, 2018, and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination
and other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Paris
District Office at 1365 North Main Street, Paris, TX 75460;
telephone (903) 737-9300.
10. FM 2304 from Ravenscroft to FM 1626 in Travis County, Texas.
The project will reconstruct the 2-lane roadway to a 4-lane roadway
with a center turn lane. The project is approximately 1.14 miles in
length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are described in the Final Categorical
Exclusion approved on August 24, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on August 24, 2018, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The CE determination and other documents in the
TxDOT project file are available by contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Austin District Office at 7901 North I-
35, Austin, TX 78753; telephone (512) 832-7000.
11. I-35 from the Guadalupe River to the Hays/Comal County Line
in Comal County, Texas. The project includes operational
improvements to I-35 from the Guadalupe River to the Hays/Comal
County Line including ramp revisions, intersection improvements, and
conversion of frontage roads from two-way to one-way operation. The
project is approximately 9.25 miles in length. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on
October 9, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion Determination issued on
October 9, 2018, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The
CE determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT San Antonio District Office at 4615 NW Loop 410, San Antonio,
TX 78229; telephone (210) 615-5839.
12. SH 71 at Pope Bend Road in Bastrop County, Texas. The
project includes constructing an overpass and adding 2-lane, one-
way, east bound and west bound frontage roads. The project is
approximately 1.12 miles in length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such actions were taken are
described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on July 27,
2018, the Categorical Exclusion Determination issued on July 27,
2018, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The CE
determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Austin District Office at 7901 North I-35, Austin, TX 78753;
telephone (512) 832-7000.
13. SH 71 from the Travis/Bastrop county line to 0.65 miles east
of Tucker Hill Lane in Bastrop County, Texas. The project includes
constructing an overpass and adding 2-lane, one-way, east bound and
west bound frontage roads. The project is approximately 1.75 miles
in length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken are described in the Final
Categorical Exclusion approved on June 20, 2018, the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on June 20, 2018, and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The CE determination and other documents
in the TxDOT project file are available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT Austin District Office at 7901
North I-35, Austin, TX 78753; telephone (512) 832-7000.
14. Wurzbach Parkway from Lockhill-Selma Road to NW Military
Highway in Bexar County, Texas. The project will provide
intersection improvements at Lockhill-Selma Road and NW Military
Highway and expand Wurzbach Parkway from 4 to 6 lanes from west of
Lockhill-Selma Road to NW Military Highway. The project is
approximately 1.1 miles in length. The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such actions were taken are
described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on August 29,
2018, the Categorical Exclusion Determination issued on August 29,
2018, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The CE
determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT San Antonio District Office at 4615 NW Loop 410, San Antonio,
TX 78229; telephone (210) 615-5839.
15. FM 156 (Blue Mound Road), from US 81/US 287 to McLeroy
Boulevard/Watauga Road, Tarrant County, Texas. The project will
reconstruct and widen FM 156. The facility will include a 14-foot
shared use outside lane and a 12-foot inside lane, each direction,
within curb and gutter and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway.
The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under which
such actions were taken are described in the Final Categorical
Exclusion approved on July 10, 2018, the Categorical Exclusion
Determination issued on July 10, 2018, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination and
other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Fort
Worth District Office at 2501 S W Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas 76133;
telephone (817) 370-6744.
16. FM 907 from Nolana Rd to IH-2, in the city of Alamo, Hidalgo
County, Texas. The project will reconstruct and widen FM 907 to a 64
foot wide roadway with two outer 14 foot wide travel lanes, two
inner 11 foot wide travel lanes, a continuous 12 foot wide center
turn lane and 5 foot sidewalks. The project length is approximately
2.3 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws
under which such actions were taken are described in the Final
Categorical Exclusion approved on June 23, 2017, and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination
and other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Pharr
District Office at 600 W. US Expressway 83, Pharr, TX 78577;
telephone (956) 702-6100.
17. FM 495 from Abram Road to SH 364, in the city of Palmview,
Hidalgo County, Texas. The project will reconstruct and widen SH 495
to an 84-footwide urban roadway with four 12-foot-wide travel lanes,
a 16-foot-wide continuous left turn lane, two eight-foot-wide
shoulders, and sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. The project
length is approximately 2.3 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such actions were taken are
described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on November
29, 2017, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The
Categorical Exclusion Determination and other documents in the TxDOT
project file are available by contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Pharr District Office at 600 W. US
Expressway 83, Pharr, TX 78577; telephone (956) 702-6100.
18. Taylor Road from US 83 to Mile 2 North Road, in the cities
of Mission and McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas. The project will
reconstruct and widen Taylor Road to a 64 foot wide urban roadway
with two 11 foot wide travel lanes, two 14 foot wide shared use
lanes, a 12 foot wide continuous left turn lane, and sidewalks on
both sides of the roadway. The project length is approximately 3.0
miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies and the laws under
which such actions were taken are described in the Final Categorical
Exclusion approved on January 11, 2018, and other documents in the
TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion Determination and
other documents in the TxDOT project file are available by
contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the TxDOT Pharr
District Ofice at 600 W. US Expressway 83, Pharr, TX 78577;
telephone (956) 702-6100.
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19. US 69/FM 779 Interchange in Wood County, Texas. The project
will construct a grade-separated interchange along US 69 over the
existing intersection at FM 779. US 69 would be widened from a two-
lane roadway to a four-lane divided roadway with depressed median.
The project length is approximately 2.17 miles. The actions by TxDOT
and Federal agencies and the laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on
December 7, 2017, and other documents in the TxDOT project file. The
Categorical Exclusion Determination and other documents in the TxDOT
project file are available by contacting TxDOT at the address
provided above or the TxDOT Tyler District Office at 2709 W. Front
St., Tyler, TX 75702; telephone (903) 510-9100.
20. IH-20 Ramps from CR 433 to CR 431, in Smith County, Texas.
The project will construct westbound and eastbound frontage roads
for IH-20 and will include entrance and exit ramp reconfigurations
for the IH-20 and US 69 intersection. The project length is
approximately 4.0 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies
and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in
the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on March 19, 2018, and
other documents in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Tyler District Office at 2709 W. Front St., Tyler, TX 75702;
telephone (903) 510-9100.
21. US 69 from IH10 to Tram Road, in Jefferson County, Texas.
The project will widen US 69 from 4 to 6 lanes as a divided highway
with a concrete median barrier, add merging lanes, remove the US69
north bound exit ramp to Delaware Street, relocate ramps at Chinn
and Tram Roads and widen overpass bridges. The project length is
approximately 5.9 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies
and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in
the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on June 1, 2018, and other
documents in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Beaumont District Office at 8350 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, TX
77708; telephone (409) 892-7311.
22. I-10 from FM 365 East to Walden Road (CR 131), in Jefferson
County, Texas. The project will reconstruct and widen I-10 to a six-
lane highway, with 12-foot wide travel lanes, 10-foot wide outside
shoulders, 10-foot wide inside shoulders, and a concrete median
barrier. In addition, the Brooks Road Overpass will be replaced and
the Boyt Road Overpass will be removed. The project length is
approximately 9.9 miles. The actions by TxDOT and Federal agencies
and the laws under which such actions were taken are described in
the Final Categorical Exclusion approved on June 1, 2018, and other
documents in the TxDOT project file. The Categorical Exclusion
Determination and other documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the address provided above or the
TxDOT Beaumont District Office at 8350 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, TX
77708; telephone (409) 892-7311.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Issued on: December 17, 2018.
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development, Federal Highway
Administration.
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