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The Southern Beltway: I-79 to Mon-Fayette ExpresswayDetailed
studies for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) are ongoing for the
Southern Beltway from Interstate 79 to the Mon/Fayette Expressway.
Workshops continue to be held with municipal officials, community groups
and concerned citizens to receive public comments on the alternatives currently
being considered for the project. As
the study team considers comments from the public, as well as detailed
engineering and environmental studies, they will continue to refine the
alternatives to determine how impacts to businesses and residents can be
minimized or avoided while balancing the need to minimize or avoid impacts to
sensitive environmental features. It
is anticipated that a series of public meetings will be held later this year to
present the detailed studies for this project and obtain public comment prior to
the circulation of the DEIS. Following
the public meetings, the DEIS will be prepared and should be released for public
comment in 2003. During the public
comment period, a public hearing will be held for the project.
Following an evaluation of the comments received during the DEIS comment
period and public hearing, a Final Environmental Impact Statement will be
prepared and then released for additional public comment.
After taking the comments received on the FEIS into consideration, the
Federal Highway Administration will issue a Record of Decision, which will
identify the Selected Alternative for the project. |
