83 FR 45299 - Environmental Impact Statement: Douglas County, Kansas
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)
Federal Highway Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 173 (September 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-19224 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 45299] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-19224] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Environmental Impact Statement: Douglas County, Kansas AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to advise the public that a supplement to the final environmental impact statement will be prepared to address impacts of proposed improvements to a section of K-10 Highway South Lawrence Trafficway, located within the south and west limits of the City of Lawrence, in Douglas County, Kansas. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Highway Administration--Kansas Division: Richard E. Backlund, Division Administrator, 6111 SW 29th Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614-4271, telephone (785) 273-2600, or via email at: [email protected]. Kansas Department of Transportation: Catherine M. Patrick, State Transportation Engineer, Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66603-3745, telephone (785) 296- 2799, or via email at: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on a proposal to improve K-10/ South Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) located in Douglas County, Kansas. The overall project study limits begin just north of Interstate 70 at North 1800 Road/Farmer's Turnpike to just east of the existing K-10/23rd Street system interchange. The overall length is 19.0 miles and i5 broken down as follows: The West Section begins just north of Interstate 70 at North 1800 Road/Farmer's/Turnpike to US-59/Iowa Street (approximately 8.7 miles). The East Section begins at US-59/Iowa Street and continues to the existing K-10/23rd Street system interchange. The project study area also includes East 600 Road/Lecompton Road at Interstate 70 (approximately 0.6 mile), and U.S. 40 from K-10 to E 600 Road (approximately 4.1 miles). A previous Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared in 1990 for the overall SLT study area. The Purpose and Need stated in that EIS was to relieve congestion on existing 23rd Street and Iowa Street by diverting through and local traffic from these two existing streets and Clinton Parkway, thereby achieving an improved level of traffic service on the local street network. The goals of the current proposed project on the West Section are to increase capacity, enhance safety, and address access while balancing sensitive project environmental features within the project footprint. Also, the project will provide an efficient and cost-effective transportation facility for users of K-10 Highway and the surrounding state highway system. As an outcome of the approved 1990 EIS, two expressway lanes of the West Section were constructed and opened to traffic in each direction in 1996. The East Section was not constructed and a subsequent SEIS with a ``No Build'' decision was approved in 2000. A subsequent EIS, in conjunction with a USACE 404 Permit, was completed in 2002 and adopted and approved by FHWA in November 2007. The FHWA then issued a Record of Decision (ROD) in May 2008. Since the completion of the ROD, the East Section four-lane freeway was constructed and opened to traffic in 2016. The current SEIS, as a supplement to the original 1990 EIS, will evaluate a `No Action' alternative as well as a combination of toll- free and tolled build alternatives for the entire SLT study area. Roadway configuration options will be evaluated for the West Section, including upgrading the West Section as a four-lane freeway with controlled access and interchanges at West 6th Street/U.S. 40, Bob Billings Parkway, Clinton Parkway, an interchange between Wakarusa Drive and Kasold Drive, and at U.S. 59/Iowa Street. Also, there will be discussions about interchange alternatives at I-70/East 600 Road/ Lecompton Road and K-10/I-70/North 1800 Road. A formal scoping process will be initiated that involves appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as stakeholders and the public. This will continue throughout the study to engage the local and regional community, to obtain public input and to keep the public informed. Coordination meetings will be held as needed with affected/concerned local, State, Tribal, and Federal governmental entities. Public hearings will be held to present the findings of the SEIS. The SEIS will be made available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearings. The FHWA and KDOT plan to prepare a combined Final SEIS/Record of Decision for the project. The SEIS will analyze the potential social, economic, and environmental impacts resulting from the proposed project. The following issues will be specifically analyzed as part of the SEIS: Impacts to the aquatic ecosystem; impacts to cultural resources; impacts to threatened and endangered species; impacts to floodplains; impacts to transportation; impacts to parks/recreation; environmental justice; secondary and cumulative impacts; and socioeconomics. This analysis will include a detailed examination of direct, indirect and cumulative impacts that could result from the construction of a selected alternative emanating from this SEIS. Other Federal approvals or permits that may be required include a Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), a floodplain development permit from the state office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as water resource and floodplain permits from the Kansas Division of Water Resources. To ensure that the full range of issues related to the proposed action are addressed and all significant issues defined, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning the proposed action and the SETS should be directed to FHWA or KDOT at the addresses provided above. Issued on: August 22, 2018. Richard E. Backlund, Division Administrator FHWA--Kansas Division. [FR Doc. 2018-19224 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-22-M
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pursuant to the authority vested in me The West Section begins just north of well as stakeholders and the public.
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. Interstate 70 at North 1800 Road/ This will continue throughout the study
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of Farmer’s/Turnpike to US–59/Iowa to engage the local and regional
March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Street (approximately 8.7 miles). The community, to obtain public input and
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 East Section begins at US–59/Iowa to keep the public informed.
(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 Street and continues to the existing K– Coordination meetings will be held as
note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 10/23rd Street system interchange. The needed with affected/concerned local,
No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and project study area also includes East 600 State, Tribal, and Federal governmental
Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of Road/Lecompton Road at Interstate 70 entities. Public hearings will be held to
August 28, 2000. (approximately 0.6 mile), and U.S. 40
present the findings of the SEIS. The
from K–10 to E 600 Road
Marie Therese Porter Royce, SEIS will be made available for public
(approximately 4.1 miles).
Assistant Secretary for Educational and A previous Environmental Impact and agency review and comment prior
Cultural Affairs, Department of State. Statement (EIS) was prepared in 1990 to the public hearings.
[FR Doc. 2018–19228 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am] for the overall SLT study area. The The FHWA and KDOT plan to prepare
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P Purpose and Need stated in that EIS was a combined Final SEIS/Record of
to relieve congestion on existing 23rd Decision for the project. The SEIS will
Street and Iowa Street by diverting analyze the potential social, economic,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION through and local traffic from these two and environmental impacts resulting
existing streets and Clinton Parkway, from the proposed project. The
Federal Highway Administration thereby achieving an improved level of following issues will be specifically
traffic service on the local street analyzed as part of the SEIS: Impacts to
Environmental Impact Statement: network. The goals of the current
Douglas County, Kansas the aquatic ecosystem; impacts to
proposed project on the West Section
cultural resources; impacts to
AGENCY: Federal Highway are to increase capacity, enhance safety,
threatened and endangered species;
Administration (FHWA), DOT. and address access while balancing
sensitive project environmental features impacts to floodplains; impacts to
ACTION: Notice of Intent. transportation; impacts to parks/
within the project footprint. Also, the
project will provide an efficient and recreation; environmental justice;
SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this
cost-effective transportation facility for secondary and cumulative impacts; and
Notice of Intent (NOI) to advise the
users of K–10 Highway and the socioeconomics. This analysis will
public that a supplement to the final
environmental impact statement will be surrounding state highway system. include a detailed examination of direct,
prepared to address impacts of proposed As an outcome of the approved 1990 indirect and cumulative impacts that
improvements to a section of K–10 EIS, two expressway lanes of the West could result from the construction of a
Highway South Lawrence Trafficway, Section were constructed and opened to selected alternative emanating from this
located within the south and west limits traffic in each direction in 1996. The SEIS. Other Federal approvals or
of the City of Lawrence, in Douglas East Section was not constructed and a permits that may be required include a
County, Kansas. subsequent SEIS with a ‘‘No Build’’ Section 404 Permit from the U.S. Army
decision was approved in 2000. A Corps of Engineers (USACE), a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
subsequent EIS, in conjunction with a floodplain development permit from the
Federal Highway Administration— USACE 404 Permit, was completed in
Kansas Division: Richard E. Backlund, state office of the Federal Emergency
2002 and adopted and approved by Management Agency (FEMA), as well as
Division Administrator, 6111 SW 29th FHWA in November 2007. The FHWA
Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614– water resource and floodplain permits
then issued a Record of Decision (ROD)
4271, telephone (785) 273–2600, or from the Kansas Division of Water
in May 2008. Since the completion of
via email at: richard.backlund@ the ROD, the East Section four-lane Resources.
dot.gov. freeway was constructed and opened to To ensure that the full range of issues
Kansas Department of Transportation: traffic in 2016. related to the proposed action are
Catherine M. Patrick, State The current SEIS, as a supplement to addressed and all significant issues
Transportation Engineer, Dwight D. the original 1990 EIS, will evaluate a defined, comments and suggestions are
Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 ‘No Action’ alternative as well as a invited from all interested parties.
SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS combination of toll-free and tolled build Comments or questions concerning the
66603–3745, telephone (785) 296– alternatives for the entire SLT study proposed action and the SETS should be
2799, or via email at: area. Roadway configuration options
catherine.patrick@ks.gov. directed to FHWA or KDOT at the
will be evaluated for the West Section, addresses provided above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The including upgrading the West Section as
FHWA, in cooperation with the Kansas a four-lane freeway with controlled Issued on: August 22, 2018.
Department of Transportation (KDOT), access and interchanges at West 6th Richard E. Backlund,
will prepare a Supplemental Street/U.S. 40, Bob Billings Parkway, Division Administrator FHWA—Kansas
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Clinton Parkway, an interchange Division.
on a proposal to improve K–10/South between Wakarusa Drive and Kasold [FR Doc. 2018–19224 Filed 9–5–18; 8:45 am]
Lawrence Trafficway (SLT) located in Drive, and at U.S. 59/Iowa Street. Also,
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BILLING CODE 4910–22–M
Douglas County, Kansas. The overall there will be discussions about
project study limits begin just north of interchange alternatives at I–70/East 600
Interstate 70 at North 1800 Road/ Road/Lecompton Road and K–10/I–70/
Farmer’s Turnpike to just east of the North 1800 Road.
existing K–10/23rd Street system A formal scoping process will be
interchange. The overall length is 19.0 initiated that involves appropriate
miles and i5 broken down as follows: Federal, State, and local agencies, as
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| Contact | Federal Highway Administration--Kansas Division: Richard E. Backlund, Division Administrator, 6111 SW 29th Street, Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66614-4271, telephone (785) 273-2600, or via email at: [email protected] Kansas Department of Transportation: Catherine M. Patrick, State Transportation Engineer, Dwight D. Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison Street, Topeka, KS 66603-3745, telephone (785) 296- 2799, or via email at: [email protected] | |
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