Environmental Impact Statement: Butler and Carter Counties, MO

Donald Neumann
Federal Highway Administration
8 June 1994

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration

 

Environmental Impact Statement: Butler and Carter Counties, MO

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 project 
in Butler and Carter Counties, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Donald Neumann, Federal Highway Administration, P.O. Box 1787, 
Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone Number 314-636-7104; or Mr. Bob 
Sfreddo, Design Engineer, Missouri Highway and Transportation 
Department, P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone Number 
314-751-2876.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri 
Highway and Transportation Department (MHTD), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposal to improve Missouri 
Route 60 in Butler and Carter Counties, Missouri.
    1. The proposed improvement would reconstruct approximately 67.6 
kilometers (42 miles) of Route 60 between Poplar Bluff and Van Buren, 
including a new interchange at U.S. Route 67. Improvements to the 
corridor are needed to provide for existing and projected traffic 
demand.
    2. Alternatives under consideration include: (1) A ``no build'' 
option, (2) mass transit and transportation system management, (3) 
improvement of the existing two-lane roadway to four lanes, (4) 
constructing a four-lane, limited-access highway on a new location, and 
(5) constructing a four-lane, fully controlled access highway on a new 
location.
    3. To date, preliminary information has been issued to local 
officials and other interested parties. The scoping process will be 
initiated with Federal, State, and local agencies. Formal agency and 
public scoping meetings will be held in Elsinore and Poplar Bluff in 
June or July of 1994.
    In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be 
given in advance of the date and time of each meeting. The draft EIS 
will be available prior to the public hearing for public review and 
comment. 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. Any 
comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to the FHWA or the Missouri Highway and 
Transportation Department at the addresses provided above.

    Issued on: May 20, 1994.
Donald Neumann,
Program Review Engineer, Jefferson City.
[FR Doc. 94-13829 Filed 6-7-94; 8:45 am]
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