Environmental Impact Statement: Wilson, Sumner and Robertson Counties, TN

Weight B. Aldridge, Jr.
Federal Highway Administration
27 May 1994

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 102 (Friday, May 27, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12990]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Environmental Impact Statement: Wilson, Sumner and Robertson 
Counties, TN

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 will be prepared for a proposed highway 
project in Wilson, Sumner and Robertson Counties, Tennessee.

for further information contact: Mr. Wright B. Aldridge, Jr., Planning, 
Environment and Research Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 249 
Cumberland Bend Drive, Nashville, TN 37228; Telephone (615) 736-7106.

supplemental information: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Tennessee 
Department of Transportation will prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on a proposal to construct a four-lane limited access 
highway on new location. The proposed action would begin at the Route 
840 south interchange (now under construction) on I-40 just west of 
Lebanon in Wilson County and end at I-65 in Robertson County north of 
Nashville. The build alternatives for the proposed project range in 
length from approximately 28 miles to approximately 45 miles. The 
purpose of the proposed action is to encourage economic development in 
the affected counties, improve traffic service in those areas and 
provide the northeast segment of a planned circumferential route around 
Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) taking no action; (2) 
using alternate travel modes; (3) transportation systems management; 
(4) improvement of the existing highway system; and (5) constructing a 
four-lane, limited access highway on new location.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments were 
sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies and organizations 
on January 3, 1994. A series of public meetings have been held in the 
project area between January and May 1994. In addition, several public 
hearings will be held in the project area. Public notice will be given 
of the time and place of these hearings. The Draft EIS will be 
available for public and agency review and comment. These activities 
are providing input regarding the scope of the EIS.
    To ensure that the full range of issues to this proposed action are 
addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments and 
suggestions concerning the proposed action and the EIS should be 
directed to the FHWA at the address provided above.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, 
Highway Research, Planning and Construction. The provisions of 
Executive Order 12372 regarding state and local clearinghouse review 
of federal and federally assisted programs and projects apply to 
this program.)

    Issued on: May 17, 1994.
Wright B. Aldridge, Jr.,
Planning, Environment and Research Engineer, Tennessee Division, 
Nashville, Tennessee.
[FR Doc. 94-12990 Filed 5-26-94; 8:45 am]
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