Environmental Impact Statement: St. Louis County, MO

Peggy J. Casey
Federal Highway Administration
November 8, 2010

[Federal Register: November 8, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 215)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

 
Environmental Impact Statement: St. Louis County, 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 (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed 
highway project generally from the vicinity of Laclede Station Road and 
Hanley Road southeastward to River Des Peres Boulevard and Lansdowne 
Avenue in St. Louis County, Missouri.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Peggy J. Casey, Program 
Development Team Leader, FHWA Division Office, 3220 West Edgewood, 
Suite H, Jefferson City, MO 65109, Telephone: (573) 636-7104; or Mr. 
Kevin Keith, Interim Director, Missouri Department of Transportation, 
P.O. Box 270, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: (573) 751-2803. 
Questions may also be directed to the Local Public Agency sponsor by 
contacting: Mr. John Hicks, Transportation Development Analyst, St. 
Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic, 121 S. Meramec Avenue, 
Clayton, Missouri 63105, Telephone: (314) 615-8532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Missouri 
Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and St Louis County Department of 
Highways and Traffic (County), will prepare an EIS for a proposed 
roadway project in St. Louis County, Missouri. The project corridor 
begins in the vicinity of Laclede Station Road and Hanley Road, 
extending from the vicinity of Laclede Station Road and Hanley Road, 
extending southeastward to River Des Peres Boulevard and Lansdowne 
Avenue near the

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Shrewsbury MetroLink station. A location study will run concurrently 
with the preparation of the EIS and will provide definitive 
alternatives for evaluation in the EIS. The project is intended to 
provide additional access and improved connectivity between south St. 
Louis County and central St. Louis County, and to Interstates 44, 64, 
55, and 170.
    The needs for the proposed action include: (1) Roadway 
connectivity, (2) congestion, (3) roadway capacity, and (4) safety. The 
project study area is generally bounded by Manchester Road to the 
north, Hanley Road and Laclede Station Road to I-44 to the west, 
Murdoch Avenue and Watson Road to the south, and Big Bend Boulevard and 
River Des Peres on the east. The corridor is centered on the 
intersection of Laclede Station Road and Hanley Road. The corridor 
extends southeastward, generally parallel to Deer Creek, to River Des 
Peres Boulevard in the vicinity of Lansdowne Avenue in the City of St. 
Louis and in close proximity to the Shrewsbury MetroLink station. The 
study area is approximately two miles in length and one-half mile in 
width.
    Alternatives under consideration include (1) Taking no action; (2) 
implementing transportation system management options; and (3) build 
alternatives. The evaluation of build alternatives will include a full 
interchange between the proposed build alternatives and Interstate 44, 
as applicable.
    As part of the project scoping process, interagency coordination 
meeting(s) will be held with all appropriate Federal, State, and local 
agencies having jurisdiction or having specific expertise with respect 
to any environmental impacts associated with the proposed improvements. 
Agencies with jurisdiction by law will be asked to become cooperating 
agencies. Other agencies with interest in the project will be invited 
to become participating agencies. In addition, an open house public 
scoping meeting (the initial public meeting) will be held to solicit 
input from the public and to identify issues to be addressed in the 
EIS. The public scoping meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 9, 
2010 from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Affton White-Rodgers Community 
Center, located at 9801 Mackenzie Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63123. 
Coordination will continue throughout the study as an ongoing process, 
including public information meetings and further meetings with 
community officials to solicit public and agency input.
    A location public hearing will be held to present the findings of 
the draft EIS (DEIS). Public notice will be given announcing the time 
and place of all public meetings and the public hearing. The DEIS will 
be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the 
public hearing. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this 
proposed action is addressed and all significant issues are identified, 
comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. 
Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS 
should be directed to the FHWA or MoDOT at the addresses provided 
above. Concerns in the study are primarily related to potential impacts 
to residences, cultural resources, and neighborhoods in the study area.

(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: November 2, 2010.
Peggy J. Casey,
Program Development Team Leader, Jefferson City.
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