Environmental Impact Statement: Pitt County, NC

Topics:  Federal Highway Administration

Roy C. Shelton (Federal Register)
January 14, 1994

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[Federal Register: January 14, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Environmental Impact Statement: Pitt County, NC

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 within the City of Greenville and Pitt County, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roy C. Shelton, Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration, 
suite 410, 310 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, 
Telephone (919) 856-4350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the North 
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) on a proposed Greenville Southwest 
Bypass in the City of Greenville and Pitt County. The proposed action 
will be the construction of a multilane divided controlled access 
highway on new location from NC 11-903 south of Greenville around the 
southern and western portions of the city to US 264 west of Greenville. 
This proposed facility is a portion of a planned complete bypass 
facility which ultimately will provide for travel around Greenville and 
will relieve existing traffic congestion along NC 11-903 through 
Greenville. The proposed action is part of the 1990 Greenville 
Thoroughfare Plan.
    Alternatives under consideration include: (1) The ``no-build'' 
alternative, (2) improve existing facilities, and (3) a controlled 
access highway on new location.
    Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments are 
being sent to appropriate Federal, State and local agencies. Citizens 
Informational Workshops and meetings with local officials and 
neighborhood groups will be held in the study area. Public hearings 
will also be held. Information on the time and place of the workshops 
and hearings will be provided in the local news media. The draft EIS 
will be available for public and agency review and comment at the time 
of the hearing.
    To ensure the full range of issues related to the proposed action 
are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and 
suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments and 
questions concerning the proposed action should be directed to the FHWA 
at the address provided above.

(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: January 7, 1994.
Roy C. Shelton,
Operations Engineer, Raleigh, NC.
[FR Doc. 94-941 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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