Environmental Impact Statement: Interstate 64 Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Corridor, Virginia

Topics:  Federal Highway Administration, Interstate 64

Marisel Lopez-Cruz (Federal Register)
May 20, 2011

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 29290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12419]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


Environmental Impact Statement: Interstate 64 Hampton Roads 
Bridge Tunnel Corridor, Virginia

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Highway Administration is issuing this notice to 
advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) in cooperation with the Virginia Department of 
Transportation for potential transportation improvements along the 
Interstate 64 Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) corridor in Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marisel Lopez-Cruz, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, Post Office Box 
10249, Richmond, Virginia 23240-0249; e-mail: Marisel.Lopez-Cruz@dot.gov; telephone: (804) 775-3338.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 
in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), 
will prepare an EIS for potential transportation improvements along the 
Interstate 64 Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) corridor in Virginia. 
The approximate limits of the study are from the I-64 Interchange with 
I-664 in the City of Hampton to the I-64 Interchange with I-564 in the 
City of Norfolk. The EIS will evaluate the no-build alternative as well 
as a range of alternatives to meet the purpose and need.
    The FHWA and VDOT are seeking input as part of the scoping process 
to assist in determining and clarifying issues relative to the study. 
Letters describing the study and soliciting input will be sent to the 
appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies, and other interested 
parties as part of the scoping process. An agency scoping meeting as 
well as a public scoping meeting are planned and will be announced by 
VDOT. Notices of public meetings and public hearings will be given 
through various forums providing the time and place of the meeting 
along with other relevant information. The Draft EIS will be available 
for public and agency review and comments prior to the public hearings.
    To ensure that the full range of issues related to this study is 
identified and taken into account, comments and suggestions are invited 
from all interested parties. Comments and questions concerning this 
study should be directed to 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 proposed action.)

    Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: May 16, 2011.
Marisel Lopez-Cruz,
Environmental Protection Specialist.
[FR Doc. 2011-12419 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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