TY - RPRT T1 - COMMERCIAL LAUNCH VEHICLES PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT. AN - 36414250; 7574 AB - PURPOSE: The licensing of commercial launch vehicles (LVs) is proposed. In the past three decades, space has become increasingly important in a broad range of areas, including scientific research, communications, and navigation. New space- based technologies, and industry's desire to market them, have created the need for increased commercial space transportation. The demand for access to space cannot be met by the current or foreseeable U.S. military or NASA space vehicles; hence, the commercial LV program is critical to ensuring the U.S. remains in the forefront of commercial space development. Furthermore, current U.S. space policy requires that the federal government encourage private sector and state and local government investment and participation in the development and improvement of U.S. launch systems and infrastructure. This programmatic EIS, which covers commercial launches from both existing government launch facilities and from non-federal launch sites, updates and replaces the 1986 programmatic environmental assessment. It also assesses the potential effects of launches from ignition, liftoff, and ascent through the atmosphere to orbit and the disposition of the rocket components down range. Any remaining, related activities, including vehicle assembly and payload preparation, payload functioning during useful life, and payload reentry whether controlled or uncontrolled, lie outside the scope of this PEIS. No construction activities (e.g., the development of new launch sites or the modification of existing sites) are assessed. Any required site-specific environmental documentation would be developed as needed. The issues identified during scoping include those associated with atmospheric effects, noise (including sonic booms), and other environmental issues. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involves the issuance of licenses. A licensing alternative would require the use of LVs that use more environmentally-friendly propellant combinations and, hence, produce lower levels of emissions of concern. Various characteristics of LVs and LV launch profiles are under consideration, including payload capacity, types of propulsion systems, and ground-, air-, or sea-based launch platforms. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The licensing of commercial LVs would promote convenient, affordable access to space, satisfy the payload lift requirements of the space industry, and promote commercial development of space. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The primary potential impacts to the troposphere would result from the ground cloud resulting from the ignition of rocket motors. Other potential adverse impacts could result from accidents on the launch pad or during flight. In the stratosphere, LV emissions could adversely affect global warming and further the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer. Some exhaust products from LVs generated during launch could have a temporary effect on electron concentration in the F layer of the ionosphere. Sonic booms could annoy persons and startle birds exposed to them, and structural damage could occur as a result of overpressure resulting from sonic booms. The releases of toxic compounds during launch could adversely affect soils, water, and biological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Commercial Space Launch Act. JF - EPA number: 990323, 192 pages, September 7, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Air Quality KW - Noise KW - Spacecraft KW - Sonic Booms KW - Toxicity KW - Commercial Space Launch Act, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414250?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-09-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COMMERCIAL+LAUNCH+VEHICLES+PROGRAMMATIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT.&rft.title=COMMERCIAL+LAUNCH+VEHICLES+PROGRAMMATIC+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 7, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREAT RIVER BRIDGE, US 65 IN ARKANSAS TO STATE HIGHWAY 8 IN MISSISSIPPI, DESHA COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1996). AN - 36409933; 7573 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Desha County in southeastern Arkansas, with Rosedale in Bolivar County in northwestern Mississippi, is proposed. The project corridor would extend 25 to 34 miles, depending on the route alternative selected. Rosedale, which is located at the convergence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, is the site of a developing water port. Since 1977, key area leaders have argued that a bridge carrying rail and highway traffic over the Mississippi River would spur economic development. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement to the final EIS of November 1996. Each action alternative would consist of a two-lane highway with no control of access and a single-track railroad located immediately adjacent to and parallel to the roadway. The typical right-of-way width for the bridge would be 200 feet between the Mississippi River levees and 250 feet outside the levees. Outside the levees, the highway and railroad would lie on earthen embankment with infrequent bridge or culvert structures for the crossing of minor streams and drainageways. Between the Mississippi River levees, the improvements would be constructed entirely on bridge structures. The bridge crossings of the main channels of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers would be accomplished in accordance with federal navigational requirements. The configuration options for the main span bridges would include a combination roadway and railroad bridge or separate bridges; either configuration would fit within the typical right-of-way. The preferred alternative (the Southern Alternative, Alternative 5) would connect US 65 and the Union Pacific Railroad on the north side of McGehee, Arkansas, and cross the Mississippi River approximately two miles north of Arkansas City, Arkansas, immediately downstream of Cypress Bend and Catfish Point. The eastern terminus of this alternative would consist of a connection to Route 1 and the Great River Railroad, a short distance north of Benolit, Mississippi, approximately 13 miles south of Rosedale. The facility would extend 24.6 miles. The estimated high- and low-end capital costs for the project are $517 million and $604 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The structure would provide a convenient river crossing for those living near Rosedale and Dumas, Arkansas. It would also attract new industry to the region, expand existing industry in the region, expand the employment base, and attract tourists to the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The bridge would adversely affect aesthetic and visual values of views of the river, including the view from the Great River Road State Park. Two residences in Arkansas and one church in Mississippi would be exposed to increased noise levels. Approximately 60 percent of the alignment of the project would pass through minority census areas and 40 percent would pass through low- income areas. Approximately 587 acres of farmland would be displaced. The project would traverse 11.7 miles within five floodplains and displace 94 acres of wetland. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0566D, Volume 20, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 990322, 224 pages and maps, September 3, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-96-02-SD KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rivers KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Arkansas River KW - Mississippi KW - Mississippi River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409933?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-09-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREAT+RIVER+BRIDGE%2C+US+65+IN+ARKANSAS+TO+STATE+HIGHWAY+8+IN+MISSISSIPPI%2C+DESHA+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOLIVAR+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1996%29.&rft.title=GREAT+RIVER+BRIDGE%2C+US+65+IN+ARKANSAS+TO+STATE+HIGHWAY+8+IN+MISSISSIPPI%2C+DESHA+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOLIVAR+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 3, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO-FOLSOM CORRIDOR, SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36414567; 7571 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit services in the US 50/Folsom Boulevard corridor, located in Sacramento and Sacramento County in western California, is proposed. The study area contains slightly less than 25 percent of the county population, but it provides almost half of the county employment base. Traffic volumes on U.S. 50, the only freeway serving the downtown Sacramento-Folsom Corridor, are projected to increase substantially throughout the length of the corridor as the area grows, with a 27 percent increase in the west end of the corridor and an 82 percent increase in the east end. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. A Light Rail Transit (LRT) alternative would extend double-track LRT service from the existing St. Rose of Lima Station in downtown Sacramento to the Amtrak Station, add double-tracking to existing single-track segments at Bee Bridge and east of the Brighton Bridge, within the city of Sacramento, and extend double-track LRT service from the existing Mather Field Station eastward to downtown Folsom. Under financially constrained options, the LRT Alternative could be phased to an interim terminus at Sunrise Boulevard and four LRT stations (Horn Road, Coloma Road, Kilgore Road, and Silverbrook stations) evaluated in this EIS could be deferred. The Folsom extension would be constructed as far eastward as available funding allows; hence, the four future stations would be more likely to be deferred than the LRT extension from Sunrise to downtown Folsom. The LRT alternative would also include a new LRT vehicle storage and maintenance facility in the area between the proposed Sunrise and Hazel LRT stations and peak period express LRT service between downtown Sacramento and downtown Folsom. A Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative is also under consideration. The estimated capital costs for the TSM alternative and the LRT alternative are $8.2 million and $194.7 million, respectively. The estimated respective annual operating costs for the TSM alternative and the LRT alternative are $3.1 million and $4.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce travel times and traffic and enhance accessibility along the corridor. Regional connectivity would be improved, and future travel demand would be accommodated. The growing traffic congestion on the US 50 freeway section connecting downtown Sacramento, the community of Rancho Cordova, and the city of Folsom would be alleviated, as would growing parking demand in downtown Sacramento and corridor employment centers. A reduction in the use of automobiles would improve regional air quality. Local economic and land development goals would be supported. A total of 917 on-site and 2,111 total jobs would be created by LRT construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LRT would displace two businesses, 10.4 acres of Valley Elderberry Savannah, 0.53 acres of seasonal ponded depressions, up to 94 oak trees, and 0.07 acre of wetland. Habitat loss would adversely affect the federally-listed threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle and the threatened vernal pool fairy shrimp. Traffic congestion at intersections that provide access to proposed LRT park-and-ride facilities would increase, and noise from rail operations would adversely affect residents and other persons within the corridor. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at 65 receptors. The system would operate in an area characterized by seismic activity. LRT facilities would intrude visually on surrounding neighborhoods. There would be a potential for expansive, compressible, or corrosive soils throughout the LRT alignment, and the LRT would be subject to flood hazards. Hazardous waste could be encountered at 14 sites along the corridor during the construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990320, 461 pages, September 2, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Flood Hazards KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+74+SHELBY+BYPASS%2C+CLEVELAND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NO.+NHF-74%2814%29%2FSTATE+PROJECT+NO.+8.1801001%2FT.I.P.+NO.+R-2707%29.&rft.title=US+74+SHELBY+BYPASS%2C+CLEVELAND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NO.+NHF-74%2814%29%2FSTATE+PROJECT+NO.+8.1801001%2FT.I.P.+NO.+R-2707%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 2, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation of Chevron Pipe Line Company pipeline leak, South Pass Block 38, September 29, 1998; Gulf of Mexico, off the Louisiana coast AN - 52281932; 2001-003979 JF - OCS Report - MMS AU - Moore, David M AU - Torres, Frank AU - Joseph, Mike AU - Sheets, Buddy AU - Butler, George Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 SP - 42 PB - U. S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Resource Evaluation Division, [location varies] KW - United States KW - damage KW - pollution KW - petroleum products KW - Gulf Coastal Plain KW - environmental analysis KW - cost KW - pipelines KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - environmental effects KW - biota KW - remediation KW - rupture KW - oil spills KW - coastal environment KW - Louisiana KW - North Atlantic KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52281932?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Moore%2C+David+M%3BTorres%2C+Frank%3BJoseph%2C+Mike%3BSheets%2C+Buddy%3BButler%2C+George&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Investigation+of+Chevron+Pipe+Line+Company+pipeline+leak%2C+South+Pass+Block+38%2C+September+29%2C+1998%3B+Gulf+of+Mexico%2C+off+the+Louisiana+coast&rft.title=Investigation+of+Chevron+Pipe+Line+Company+pipeline+leak%2C+South+Pass+Block+38%2C+September+29%2C+1998%3B+Gulf+of+Mexico%2C+off+the+Louisiana+coast&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Includes attachments N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04897 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Ocean; biota; coastal environment; cost; damage; environmental analysis; environmental effects; Gulf Coastal Plain; Gulf of Mexico; Louisiana; North Atlantic; oil spills; petroleum products; pipelines; pollution; remediation; rupture; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering AN - 52270025; 2001-009208 JF - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering AU - Laursen, Emmett M AU - Karim, Fazle Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 SP - 985 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 125 IS - 9 SN - 0733-9429, 0733-9429 KW - United States KW - bedload KW - channels KW - suspended materials KW - Middle Loupe River KW - rivers KW - Niobrara River KW - hydrographs KW - sediments KW - fluvial features KW - discharge KW - Midwest KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52270025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.atitle=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.au=Laursen%2C+Emmett+M%3BKarim%2C+Fazle&rft.aulast=Laursen&rft.aufirst=Emmett&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=985&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.issn=07339429&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/hyo/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Karim, Fazle, J. Hydraul. Eng., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., Vol. 124, No. 6, June 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JHEND8 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bedload; channels; discharge; fluvial features; hydrographs; Middle Loupe River; Midwest; Niobrara River; rivers; sediments; suspended materials; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seismic soil-pile-structure interaction experiments and analyses AN - 52176080; 2001-071185 AB - A dynamic beam on a nonlinear Winkler foundation (or "dynamic p-y") analysis method for analyzing seismic soil-pile-structure interaction was evaluated against the results of a series of dynamic centrifuge model tests. The centrifuge tests included two different single-pile-supported structures subjected to nine different earthquake events with peak accelerations ranging from 0.02 to 0.7g. The soil profile consisted of soft clay overlying dense sand. Site response and dynamic p-y analyses are described. Input parameters were selected based on existing engineering practices. Reasonably good agreement was obtained between calculated and recorded responses for both structural models in all earthquake events. Sensitivity of the results to dynamic p-y model parameters and site response calculations are evaluated. These results provide experimental support for the use of dynamic p-y analysis methods in seismic soil-pile-structure interaction problems. JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Boulanger, Ross W AU - Curras, Christina J AU - Kutter, Bruce L AU - Wilson, Daniel W AU - Abghari, Abbas Y1 - 1999/09// PY - 1999 DA - September 1999 SP - 750 EP - 759 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 125 IS - 9 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - shear strength KW - experimental studies KW - soil profiles KW - SHAKE 91 KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - elastic constants KW - seismic response KW - models KW - finite element analysis KW - soil-structure interface KW - sensitivity analysis KW - piles KW - shear modulus KW - soft clays KW - earthquakes KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52176080?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Seismic+soil-pile-structure+interaction+experiments+and+analyses&rft.au=Boulanger%2C+Ross+W%3BCurras%2C+Christina+J%3BKutter%2C+Bruce+L%3BWilson%2C+Daniel+W%3BAbghari%2C+Abbas&rft.aulast=Boulanger&rft.aufirst=Ross&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=750&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 30 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - earthquakes; elastic constants; experimental studies; field studies; finite element analysis; models; piles; seismic response; sensitivity analysis; SHAKE 91; shear modulus; shear strength; soft clays; soil profiles; soil-structure interface; statistical analysis; stress ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 202 - SECTION 600, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36414529; 7566 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of existing Section 600 of US 202 (DeKalb Pike) from Johnson Highway in Norristown Borough to Pennsylvania Route (PA)) 309, located in Montgomery Township in southeastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The project study area extends approximately 8.8 miles and covers approximately 2,816 acres encompassing five municipalities. This section of US 202 serves as the main street for the five affected municipalities in a well-populated and economically flourishing area of the county. With most of the available land in the study area developed, traffic and transportation demands are exceeding the capacity of the existing roadway. Section 600 also serves as an important link in the US 202 circumferential corridor around Philadelphia, providing access and connectivity for the regional highway network. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (the Selective Widening Alternative) would involve the widening of US 202 to a minimum 58-foot, curbed cross-section with three through-traffic lanes (two lanes northbound and one lane southbound) and a common 12-foot, center left-turn lane from Johnson Highway to Swede Road. North of Swede Road to PA 309, this alternative would provide two through-traffic lanes in each direction with a common center left-turn lane, the center lane being dropped in sensitive areas with minimal access needs. The Full Widening Alternative would involve the widening of US 202 to a uniform 70-foot, five-lane, curbed cross-section with two through-directional traffic lands and a common center left-turn lane from Johnson Highway to PA 309. Additional turn lanes would be provided where necessary at key intersections. The alternative would also include localized capacity improvements to intersecting roadways. Under either action alternative, a five-foot directional bike lane would be provided adjacent to the curbs. The southbound bike lane in the Washington Square Historic District would be relocated to DeKalb Boulevard to reduce the roadway width to 55 feet. Three bridges and 13 culvert extensions would be constructed under either alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rectification of existing roadway deficiencies and the increasing of the roadway capacity would improve the movements of people, goods, and services between points along the corridor and improve access to points beyond the corridor. The service to through-traffic travelling around Philadelphia would improve substantially. Air quality would be improved due to improvement in traffic flows in an area which is in violation of federal standards for ozone and also characterized by high levels of carbon monoxide latter pollutant. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Bridges would cross perennial waterways, including Wissahickon Creek and Wissahickon Trail. Wetlands associated with the Stony, Wissahickon, and Little Neshaminy creeks would be adversely affected; up to 1.07 acres within 20 wetlands would be adversely affected. Four agricultural properties would be adversely affected, and the removal of trees would degrade the visual quality of the corridor. Noise levels along the corridor, which already exceed federal standards, would increase though not perceptibly. Four historic districts and two individual historic sites would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0390, Volume 22, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990315, Volume I--597 pages, Volume II--194 pages, August 31, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-98-02-F KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Safety KW - Safety Analyses KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Little Neshaminy Creek KW - Pennsylvania KW - Stony Creek KW - Wissahickon Creek KW - Wissahickon Trail KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414529?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+202+-+SECTION+600%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+202+-+SECTION+600%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 31, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WYOMING FOREST HIGHWAY 23 (LOUIS LAKE ROAD) (FHWA PROJECT NUMBER WY PFH 23- 1(2)), BRUCE'S PARKING LOT TO WORTHEN MEADOW ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST, FREEMONT COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 36422560; 7565 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 7.2 miles of Louis Lake Road (Forest Development Road 300, Loop Road), located in central Wyoming, is proposed. The road passes through Shoshone National Forest along the edge of the Wind River Mountains in the west-central portion of the state; it provides an scenic alternate route through the forest and connects Wyoming State Highway (SH) 131 in Sinks Canyon south of Lander to SH 28 near Atlantic City and South Pass. The roadway is currently characterized by steep grades unable to hold gravel, limited width making maintenance of shoulders and drainage features difficult, lack of roadside area to accommodate errant vehicles or safety devices, eroded and narrow road surfaces, impaired sight distances, and switch-back curves with small turning radii, causing encroachment on opposing lanes by larger vehicles and vehicles pulling trailers. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The improvements would include the widening of the roadway to meet American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials guides specifying 10-foot travel lanes paved with aggregate or asphalt and two-foot shoulders, improved drainage features, and improved horizontal and vertical curvature and sight distances, and guardrails and signage. Upon completion, the road segment would extend existing Wyoming Forest Highway 23. Gravel and paved surfaces are under consideration. The material chosen constituting the chief difference distinguishing two build alternatives, Alternative B providing for a gravel surface and Alternative C providing for a paved surface. The estimated costs of Alternative B and Alternative C are $6.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The estimated maintenance costs over the 20-year period following the construction are $42,000, $65,000 to $93,000, and $80,000 for Alternative A, Alternative B, and Alternative C, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The roadway improvements would enhance travel safety, accommodate projected increases in traffic volumes due to growth in U.S. Forest Service multiple-use activities, and provide for an easily maintained roadway. The aesthetics of the corridor would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some habitat would be lost, including 0.152 acres of wetland. The roadway would traverse and area affected by geological hazards, including steep cuts and fills, and rock falls. As traffic volumes increases, levels of noise and air pollutants in the corridor would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990313, Volume 1--221 pages, Volume 2--398 pages, August 30, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FPWY-EIS-99-1-D KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Forests KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Shoshone National Forest KW - Wyoming KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36422560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WYOMING+FOREST+HIGHWAY+23+%28LOUIS+LAKE+ROAD%29+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+WY+PFH+23-+1%282%29%29%2C+BRUCE%27S+PARKING+LOT+TO+WORTHEN+MEADOW+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SHOSHONE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+FREEMONT+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=WYOMING+FOREST+HIGHWAY+23+%28LOUIS+LAKE+ROAD%29+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+WY+PFH+23-+1%282%29%29%2C+BRUCE%27S+PARKING+LOT+TO+WORTHEN+MEADOW+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SHOSHONE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+FREEMONT+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 30, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 84/285 FROM ALAMO DRIVE IN SANTA FE TO VIARRIAL STREET IN POJOAQUE (NH- 084-6(55), CN2606), SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36420975; 7561 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 14-mile section of US 84/285 between the communities of Santa Fe and Pojoaque, located in north-central New Mexico, is proposed. The project area extends from Alamo Drive in Santa Fe to Viarrial Street in Pojoaque. The highway is the major transportation route connecting Santa Fe to destinations in north-central New Mexico and south-central Colorado. The corridor is currently a four-lane divided highway with uncontrolled and unrestricted access. The uncontrolled access and design deficiencies of the highway resulted in traffic accidents far in excess of the statewide average for highways of this type. Traffic congestion along the highway has increased in recent years, adding to safety concerns. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve upgrading the existing highway, correcting design deficiencies, adding shoulders and turn lanes, restricting access from driveways, adding frontage roads and traffic signals where needed, and making other operational improvements. Interchanges would be constructed at County Road 73 south, Tesuque Flea Market, County Road 73 North, the Pueblo of Tesuque entrance, Camel Rock, and the Cuyamungue area. An overpass would be constructed in the Tano Road area to provide access to the Ridge Top interchange on the Santa Fe Relief Route. Three interchange design modifications to serve the Cuyamungue area are under consideration. The estimated cost of the project is $101.5 million to $111.3 million, depending on the design modification selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce the congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, control access onto the highway, and improve safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would displace up to six residences and ten businesses, increase noise levels at six locations, and adversely affect up to 24 cultural resource sites. Vegetation would be removed from approximately 81 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0128D, Volume 22, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 990309, 425 pages, August 27, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NM-EIS-98-01-F KW - Cultural Resources KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - New Mexico KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36420975?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+84%2F285+FROM+ALAMO+DRIVE+IN+SANTA+FE+TO+VIARRIAL+STREET+IN+POJOAQUE+%28NH-+084-6%2855%29%2C+CN2606%29%2C+SANTA+FE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=US+84%2F285+FROM+ALAMO+DRIVE+IN+SANTA+FE+TO+VIARRIAL+STREET+IN+POJOAQUE+%28NH-+084-6%2855%29%2C+CN2606%29%2C+SANTA+FE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 27, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ORANGE COUNTY CENTERLINE PROJECT (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER 98051072), ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36414508; 7560 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of the CenterLine rail transit project, an improvement to the existing transportation system, located in central Orange County in southern California, is proposed. The project study area encompasses the central portion of the Orange County Transportation Authority's area of jurisdiction extending from the city of Fullerton on the north-south through the cities of Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, and Costa Mesa and east through the city of Irvine. The area is currently experiencing increased transportation demand and serves a population with a growing reliance of mass transit. Moreover, freeway and arterial road congestion has increased significantly in recent years, a situation exacerbated by a lack of modal options. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under any build alternative, the project would construct a 22.6- to 27.7-mile transit system, including a 15-mile segment included in the Regional Transportation Plan. The elevated alternative would consist of a light rail transit facility, automated guideway transit system or monorail, while either street-level alternatives would consist of a light rail transit system. All trains serving the system would provide two cars, though stations would be able to accommodate three-car trains when necessary. Parking facilities would be provided in association with stations as necessary. The street-level alternatives could require the removal of arterial highway lanes (one in each direction). The county's bus transit system would be modified and optimized to serve as a feeder system for the CenterLine. The estimated cost of the elevated alternative is $1.96 billion. The estimated costs of the street-level alternatives are $1.32 billion and $1.34 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Increasing the transportation system modal options by means of new rapid transit facilities would help resolve problems caused by increasing congestion adversely affecting motor vehicle users in the affected corridor. The variety of transit services offered would accommodate competing demands in the area. The reduction in the use of motor vehicles would improve local and regional air quality. The gaps between major employment centers would be closed. The transit system would be integrated into and compatible with local land uses. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All alternatives could require the elimination of on-street parking depending on the overall width of the existing arterial highway affected. The elevated structures would mar visual aesthetics, and train operations under any alternative would result in noise emissions and block access to some areas. Numerous residential and commercial properties would be displaced, and numerous historic properties and archaeological sites would be adversely affected. The residential displacements would disproportionately affect special needs populations. All structures would lie within a seismically active area. The noise and vibration impacts would adversely affect numerous structures during train operation, though vibration impacts would be mitigated to the level of insignificance. Numerous hazardous waste sites would be encountered. The construction activities would displace vegetation and associated wildlife habitat, including wetland areas. Three parks and schools would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 12898, Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990308, Volume I--503 pages, Volume II--552 pages, August 27, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414508?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TERMINAL+DOPPLER+WEATHER+RADAR+TO+SERVE+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AND+LAGUARDIA+AIRPORTS%2C+KINGS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TERMINAL+DOPPLER+WEATHER+RADAR+TO+SERVE+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AND+LAGUARDIA+AIRPORTS%2C+KINGS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 27, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 522 (FEDERAL PROJECT NUMBER STP-0522(007); STATE PROJECT NUMBER U233-522- 02.2 (02), VIRGINIA STATE LINE TO MARYLAND STATE LINE, MORGAN COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36409703; 7554 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 18.7 miles of US 522 from the Virginia state line to the Maryland state line in Morgan County, West Virginia, is proposed. The facility is a major north-south route through the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Segments of US 522 are currently at unacceptable levels of service due to insufficient capacity. Accident rates are at unacceptably high levels due to restricted passing, short sight distances, unsafe access points, no turning lanes for exits, variable shoulder widths, and mixed use of the roadway. Traffic projections indicate that traffic volumes will double in 20 years. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1), which constitutes the westernmost alignment, would be a four-lane divided roadway with partial control of access. The facility would run generally parallel to and east of the existing 522 alignment for the southern 8.7 miles of the route. For the majority of this stretch, the new alignment would be within 500 feet of the existing roadway. In the vicinity of the proposed Ridge Historic District, the alignment would extend farther away from the existing road in order to avoid impacts to recreational land and an adjacent fish hatchery. By remaining east of the existing roadway in this area, impacts to Cacapon State Park and Gate House and Morgan County Park would also be avoided. Farther north, the alignment would continue parallel to existing US 522 for approximately 3.5 miles. Immediately south of the town of Bath (Berkeley Springs), the alignment would veer further to the east of existing US 522 to avoid the downtown area, including structures eligible for the National Register of Historic Places within the town. North of Berkeley Springs, the alignment would remain east of existing US 522, extending around the U.S. Silica Company mining and processing facilities. Immediately north of those facilities, the alignment would joint with the existing roadway and continue to the Maryland state line. The estimated cost of the project is $95.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would restore US 522 capacity through Morgan County to acceptable levels and accommodate project growth in traffic volumes. The safety problems characterizing the corridor would be rectified. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some 321 residential and one commercial buildings would be displaced and occur primarily where the alignment crossed local roadways connecting US 522. The rights-of-way requirements would also displace 80 acres of farmland, 8.9 acres of wetlands, 3.9 acres of floodplain, one site eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and one archaeological site. Small wetland areas would be adversely affected along Breakneck Run and several other smaller streams. The project would require channelization of 405 linear feet of stream, and the project would require 9,400 feet of bridge and culvert construction. Thirteen sites potentially containing hazardous waste would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990302, 287 pages and maps, August 23, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-99-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources Surveys KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Breakneck Run KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409703?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+522+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NUMBER+STP-0522%28007%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+U233-522-+02.2+%2802%29%2C+VIRGINIA+STATE+LINE+TO+MARYLAND+STATE+LINE%2C+MORGAN+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=US+522+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+NUMBER+STP-0522%28007%29%3B+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+U233-522-+02.2+%2802%29%2C+VIRGINIA+STATE+LINE+TO+MARYLAND+STATE+LINE%2C+MORGAN+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 23, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WHITE RIVER AMPHITHEATRE, MUCKLESHOOT INDIAN RESERVATION, KINGS COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36422398; 7551 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 20,000-seat open-air amphitheater to be known as the White River Amphitheatre, located on the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation located in the western (Seattle-Tacoma) area of Washington, is proposed. The Seattle- Tacoma area is one of five metropolitan areas with a population of over 2.0 million lacking a large outdoor amphitheater. The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (Tribe), which currently has approximately 1,600 enrolled members, is located on the southeast corner of the six-square-mile Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, approximately 25 miles southeast of Seattle between the cities of Auburn and Enumclaw. The Tribe and Bill Graham Presents (BGP) entered into a management agreement that provides that the Tribe would own and BGP would manage the facilities. The amphitheater construction began in 1997, but was suspended in July 1998 to allow the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Washington Department of Transportation to conduct further environmental reviews. Approximately 45 acres of the site have been converted to a partially constructed amphitheater and completed stormwater pond. The existing amphitheater bowl, roof structure, berm, roads, and gravel parking areas currently are vacant. Also on the site is the Tribe's Drug and Alcohol Counseling Center. Approximately 45 acres of undisturbed area on site are undeveloped grassland. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action (Alternative 2) would develop a 95-acre tract bounded by State Route 164 on the east, Southeast 408th Street on the south, the White River bluffs on the west, and Southeast 404th Street on the north, for a 20,000-seat amphitheater, surface parking, and associated facilities. Approximately 70 acres would be converted to structures and surface parking for 6,322 to 7,300 vehicles, and access to State Route 164 would be improved. Another 25 acres would be converted to landscaping and buffers, including a shielding berm along the southern boundary. The amphitheater would consist of a main stage, a 10,000-seat bowl with fixed seating, a grass berm for informal lawn seating, and an open-air roof to cover the stage and fixed seating. Support facilities would include a ticket and administrative office, public rest rooms, concession stands, cafes, a center bar, a loading dock, and a hospitality area for performers. A drug and alcohol counseling center would be built on about eight acres in the northwest corner of the part of the site above the bluff. The Canoe Lodge, which would be located within the complex, would be used for Tribal meetings and small events and as a restaurant during concert events. The completion of the amphitheater would require seven months, plus an additional two to three months for start-up and owner equipment setup. All facilities would be completed by the spring of 2001, ready for operation during the summer 2001 concert season. The facility would provide a venue for 30 to 40 concerts per year. The Combined Gravel Quarry Site Alternative (Alternative 3) would include the development of a gravel quarry along with the amphitheater. The 10,000 Seat Alternative (Alternative 4) would include the construction of a 10,000-seat amphitheater. The Site Restoration Alternative (Alternative 5) would include the restoration of the current construction site following the removal of the unfinished facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The economically competitive performing arts center would serve the greater Seattle-Tacoma concert market and provide for cultural and educational events and community gatherings and events for the Muckleshoot Tribe. The amphitheater would also provide additional revenues for the Muckleshoot Tribe, which has suffered due to declining federal funding in recent years. The newly created jobs would ease unemployment among Muckleshoot Tribe members. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Unless removed and reclaimed, the facility would displace grassland, constituting the chief land use of the site. Less than 0.33 acres of wetlands would be filled, and this impact would be mitigated by the creation of approximately 1.5 acres of wetlands on the site. The noise and light and glare during the use of the facility would constitute a minor adverse effect. The traffic levels generated by concerts and other events would constitute a major adverse effect. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and Executive Order 12898. JF - EPA number: 990299, Volume I--431 pages and maps, Volume II--722 pages and maps, August 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Gravel KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Quarries KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Muckleshoot Indian Reservation KW - Washington KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36422398?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WHITE+RIVER+AMPHITHEATRE%2C+MUCKLESHOOT+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+KINGS+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=WHITE+RIVER+AMPHITHEATRE%2C+MUCKLESHOOT+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+KINGS+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Portland, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HARRY S. TRUMAN PARKWAY (PROJECT NUMBER NH-171-1 (3,4,5), FROM THE ABERCORN STREET EXTENSION (SR 204) TO DERENNE AVENUE, CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA. AN - 36420720; 7547 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 7.0-mile, four-lane, limited-access parkway, located on the east side of Savannah in southeastern Georgia, is proposed. The roadway would extend from the Abercorn Street Extension (State Route (SR) 204) north to Derenne Avenue and complete the final phases of the Harry S. Truman Parkway. Phase I of the project, from Derenne Avenue to Wheaton Street, was completed in 1993; the construction of Phase II, from Wheaton Street to President Street, began in 1994. The completion of the parkway would enable traffic to bypass the congested southern areas of Savannah. It would also remove through traffic from parallel roadways that are currently operating near capacity. Two main build alternatives, seven subalternatives, a No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management, and mass transit are considered in this final EIS. Various combinations of the alternates and subalternatives produced 20 alternative build alignments. Of the 20 possible configurations, nine were determined to be reasonable alternatives. Nineteen of the 20 build alternatives would require the construction of a bridge over the Vernon River and the surrounding salt marsh. Two bridge construction methods under consideration would include mat and barge construction (Bridge Construction Method A), which would involve the placement of temporary mats directly on the marsh, and end-on (short span) construction (Bridge Construction Method B), which would involve the driving of piling ahead of the previous span. The proposed action (Alternative 1/1B/1) would include a facility with four 12-foot lanes with a 44-foot median. The minimum right-of-way would be 196.8 feet. The applicant's preferred alternative is Alternative 1 with Bridge Construction Method A, which would be the lowest-cost and least controversial proposal. The estimated total cost of the project is $84.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on area roads, reduce travel time and improve vehicle efficiency for commuters and local residents, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would result in the displacement of 83 residences and seven businesses, 19.1 acres of land within 10 jurisdictional wetlands and three jurisdictional waters, and 114.2 acres of forest. The residences to be displaced would include 49 single-family homes and one apartment complex containing 34 units. Approximately 113 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards, and only 70 of these receptors would qualify for mitigation. The rights-of-way development would also adversely affect 54 acres of the Bacon Park Golf Course and Archery Range. The visual aesthetics of portions of the town of Vernonburg, a community recommended for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 98-0386D, Volume 22, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0060D, Volume 21, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 990295, Volume 1--257 pages and maps, Volume 2--796 pages and maps, Volume 3--736 pages and maps, Volume 4--618 pages, August 17, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-GA-EIS-96-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Georgia KW - Vernon River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36420720?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-171-1+%283%2C4%2C5%29%2C+FROM+THE+ABERCORN+STREET+EXTENSION+%28SR+204%29+TO+DERENNE+AVENUE%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA.&rft.title=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-171-1+%283%2C4%2C5%29%2C+FROM+THE+ABERCORN+STREET+EXTENSION+%28SR+204%29+TO+DERENNE+AVENUE%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 17, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHEAST CORRIDOR PROJECT, DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA; ARAPAHOE, DENVER, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, COLORADO. AN - 36418505; 7542 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transportation facilities in the Southeast Corridor of the Denver metropolitan area, located in northeast-central Colorado, is proposed. The Southeast Corridor is the most heavily congested corridor, on a daily basis, in the state. The corridor follows I-25, the only north-south freeway in the state, and I-225, which provides access to I-70, the region's major east-west freeway. The Southeast Corridor connects the two largest employment centers in the region, the Denver Central Business District and the Sough East Business District. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would involve improvements to I-25 and I-225, consisting of one additional lane in each direction on I-25 from Logan to I-225, two additional lanes in each direction on I-25 from I-225 to C-470/E-470 and one additional lane in each direction on I-225 from Denver Technological Center Parkway to Parker Road. The improvements would also include a collector/distributor roadway, generally located between Broadway and Emerson and between Evans and Colorado, as well as replacement of existing acceleration/deceleration lanes, provision of new acceleration/deceleration lanes to fill in current gaps, and widened shoulders throughout the project, where feasible. Eight interchanges would be reconstructed and 11 bridges replaced. Drainage upgrades would be implemented to improve the deteriorating drainage system. Transportation demand management and intelligent transportation system elements would be incorporated into the project design. The preferred alternative also includes 17.9 miles of double- tracked light rail transit (LRT), beginning at the existing Broadway Station and ending at Lincoln Avenue, on the west side of I-25. LRT would also be constructed within four miles of median along I-225 from I-25 to the existing Nine Mile Park-and-Ride. The LRT system would include 14 stations. Additional LRT stations are under consideration. The estimated capital cost of the project is $1.3 billion, and the estimated annual operation costs in the year 2020 is $233.58 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway and transit travel times would be lessened by an average of 11 minutes and 32 minutes, respectively. The safety on the improved freeway segments would be substantially enhanced. The transit travel time would be 20 minutes less than highway travel time in the year 2020, encouraging commuters to use transit services and, thereby, improving air quality within the corridor. Vehicle miles of travel would decrease on the arterial and collector road system within the corridor, and transportation delays on the freeway would decline by over 30 percent. Improvement of the drainage system would decrease flooding of the highway. Approximately 23,980 jobs would be created in the construction industry and related industries, resulting in a $645 million increase in regional wage earnings. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace six single-family residents, 112 units in three multi-family buildings, and 20 commercial buildings, including buildings with multiple tenants. Approximately 3.2 acres of wetlands would be displaced. Two historic properties would be adversely affected, and limited property acquisitions would be required from three parks and four historic sites. Construction activities could encounter up to 41 hazardous waste sites. Unless noise abatement was provided, noise in the corridor would increase though, with abatement, noise levels would be expected to decrease. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990290, 401 pages, August 13, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CO-EIS-99-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Colorado KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418505?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHEAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DENVER+METROPOLITAN+AREA%3B+ARAPAHOE%2C+DENVER%2C+AND+DOUGLAS+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=SOUTHEAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DENVER+METROPOLITAN+AREA%3B+ARAPAHOE%2C+DENVER%2C+AND+DOUGLAS+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 13, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANHATTAN EAST SIDE TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES STUDY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36419353; 7540 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a plan to improve transit access and mobility on Manhattan's East Side, New York City, New York is proposed. The proposed facilities would provide service to an area including Lower Manhattan, the Lower East Side, East Midtown, the Upper East Side, and East Harlem. A secondary area, just west of the primary area south of 59th Street, is also included in the study. In the primary area, only the congested Lexington Avenue line provides full north-south rapid transit service. Buses serve the corridor, and many of these carry rider volumes that exceed many rapid transit lines in other cities. Moreover, the bus routes are often slowed by congested urban streets. Several subway lines serve the Lower East Side, but these do not offer direct north- south service on the East Side and their stations are at some distance from residents living in the eastern portions of the neighborhood. Five categories of interrelated public transportation problems were identified, specifically, constrained capacity, poor transit accessibility (particularly for lines running north-south), overly long travel times, lack of flexibility to accommodate demand, and environmental and socioeconomic concerns associated with a strained transit system. Four alternative, including a No Build Alternative and a transportation systems management (TSM) scheme, are considered in this draft EIS. The TSM scheme would include dedicated bus lanes on First and Second avenues. Build alternatives include: 1) a new East Side subway extension on Second Avenue north of 63rd Street and continuing on the Broadway express tracks down to Lower Manhattan and 2) the same new subway supplemented by a new light rail transit (LRT) line serving the Lower East Side and Lower Manhattan. The estimated costs of the TSM alternative, Build Alternative 1, and Build Alternative 2 are $204 million, $3.88 billion, and $5.09 billion, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of any alternative would reduce commuter travel times, particularly during peak periods. The build alternatives would also reduce the number of subway passengers having to stand during off-peak hours, reduce subway delays, and reduce private automobile and taxi trips within the study area. The reduction in the number of motor vehicle trips under the subway alternatives would improve air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The subway construction would result in temporary disruptions to commercial and social activities in the area surrounding the construction site, particularly if cut-and-cover construction methods were adopted. The light rail transit system would introduce tracks and overhead wires into the cityscape. Either build alternative would require the underpinning of three historically significant structures, and Build Alternative 1 could physically affect a potential historic site. The LRT component of Build Alternative 2 would be routed through six areas of the Lower East Side and Lower Manhattan that are considered potentially sensitive for archaeological resources. Noise impacts associated with increases in bus traffic would occur under the TSM Alternative, primarily on the Lower East Side. Subway alternatives would require vibration mitigation. Both build alternatives would encounter hazardous material sites. Portions of the alignment of all project alternatives pass through a 100-year floodplain, hence, could be subject to flooding during heavy storms. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990288, Draft EIS--641 pages, Appendices A-E and G--337 pages, Appendix F--89 pages, August 12, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Flood Hazards KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36419353?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+AUGUSTINE+BRIDGE+OF+LIONS+OVER+THE+MANTANZAS+RIVER+%28FP+ID+NUMBER+2100255-1%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+78040-1508%2C+WORK+PROGRAM+NUMBER+2116970%2C+FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+BRF-491-2%2814%29%29%2C+SAINT+AUGUSTINE%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=SAINT+AUGUSTINE+BRIDGE+OF+LIONS+OVER+THE+MANTANZAS+RIVER+%28FP+ID+NUMBER+2100255-1%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+78040-1508%2C+WORK+PROGRAM+NUMBER+2116970%2C+FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+BRF-491-2%2814%29%29%2C+SAINT+AUGUSTINE%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KIHEI UPCOUNTRY MAUI HIGHWAY, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36414776; 7541 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane, limited-access rural highway from Kihei, a village on the southern Coast of Maui, to Upcountry, a region on the western flank of Haleakala volcano in the County of Maui, Hawaii is proposed. The existing circuitous route between Kihei-Makena, a major employment center along Maui's southern coast, and Upcountry, a popular residential area on Haleakala's western flank, extends at least 16 miles. In contrast, the straight-line distance between Kihei-Makena and most Upcountry communities is between 9 and 12 miles. The route between the Upcountry communities and West Maui is also circuitous. A No Build Alternative and eight alternative alignments, each connecting one of two Kihei and one of four Upcountry terminus options, are considered in this draft EIS. Two alternatives would require the modification of the Pukalani Bypass/Haleakala Highway/Kula Highway "Five Trees" intersection. Kihei-Upcountry Maui Highway would replace the Haleakala Highway leg (Pukalani side), and Haleakala Highway would be realigned to link and form a T- intersection with Pukalani Bypass approximately 1,200 feet north of the Five Tree intersection. The existing segment of Haleakala Highway between the new connection to Pukalani Bypass and the Five Trees intersection would remain open to traffic. Regardless of the alignment, the highway would be a limited-access arterial roadway with one 12-foot land in each direction. The minimum width of the roadway right-of-way would be 160 feet in rural areas and 120 feet in urban areas. Additional right-of-way would be reserved to allow for future widening to a four-lane divided highway if appropriate in the future. However, this EIS addresses only the construction of a two-lane cross-section as projections indicate that two lanes would provide sufficient capacity to accommodate travel demand in the design year (2020). The posted speed limits would vary from 45 miles per hour (mph) in urban areas to 55 mph in rural areas. Depending on the alternative selected, the estimated cost of the project is $64.8 million to $86.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would ease transportation of persons and goods between Kihei and Upcountry, thereby addressing growth in regional transportation demand. Federal interests would be served since the facility would facilitate transportation between defense-related research activities at Science City atop Haleakala Crater and the Maui Research and Technology Park in Kihei. Substantial transportation energy savings would be realized. In the event of a tsunami or tropical storm eruption, the island's coastal evacuation capacity would be increased substantially. Both high-technology and tourist industries on Maui would be supported. The project would infuse up to $66 million in federal funding into the community during construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would displace sugarcane, pineapple, and ranch land as well as open space and vegetation that provides wildlife habitat. The construction activities would damage agricultural drainage systems. The removal of property from private ownership would result in a loss of $13,000 to $46,000 in local tax revenues. Certain alternatives would encourage the use of local roads, causing congestion on these facilities and, in one case, interfering with the movements of agricultural machinery. The predicted traffic noise levels at 12 of the 13 selected noise receptor sites would increase from one to 11 decibels. Four to 12 archaeological sites would be encountered during the construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990289, 437 pages, August 12, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-HI-EIS-99-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Drainage KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Hawaii KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414776?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 1 FROM SANDHILL ROAD (SR 1971) TO NORTH OF FOX ROAD (SR 1606) (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NUMBER 8.T580501; TIP NUMBER R-2501), RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36418469; 7531 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a US 1 bypass around the city of Rockingham, located in southern North Carolina, is proposed. The segment of US 1 extends 15.5 miles from south of Rockingham to north of Fox Road (State Route (SR) 1606), north of Rockingham. The existing two-lane rural highway fails to meet the transportation needs of the city and the county. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the bypass would consist of 13 miles of road on a new location and 2.5 miles of improvements on the existing alignment. The new alignment would comprise a four- lane, fully-controlled-access freeway, while the improved existing section would comprise a four-lane, divided expressway with partial control of access. Alternative Corridor 7 would extend north from Osborne Road (SR 1104) and continue northeast to an interchange with the US 74 Bypass. West of the US 1 Bypass, Stokes Road (SR 1992) would be realigned to intersect with Hatcher Road (SR 1991), which would be turned into a cul-de-sac on the east side of the US 1 Bypass. East of the US 74 Bypass interchange, the alignment would continue northeast to an interchange with SR 1966, curve north to an interchange with existing US 74, and continue north to an at-grade intersection with Wire Grass Road (SR 1640) and Washington Street Extension (SR 1643) approximately 3,300 feet south of existing US 1. From the intersection with existing US 1 northward, the remaining portion of this alternative would consist of widening the existing US 1 to a four-lane divided rural facility to its northern terminus north of Fox Road (SR 1606). The other three alignments would constitute minor alterations of the Alternative Corridor 7 alignment. The estimated costs of the project are $153.75 million to 164.25 million, depending on the alignment alternative considered. A transportation system management alternative, a mass transit alternative, and other corridor alternatives are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would improve travel conditions in Richmond County by reducing overall travel time and alleviating traffic congestion in downtown Rockingham through the diversion of both through traffic and truck traffic from local streets. The multilane roadway would provide a safer, more efficient facility for local and through traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements, totaling 809 to 860 acres, would result in the displacement of up to 67 to 115 residences, including three to 10 minority residences, six to 17 businesses, and one farm. The land which would be displaced would include seven to 22 acres of farmland, 560 to 624 acres of undisturbed land, and 179 to 227 acres of developed land. The project would traverse 10 or 15 streams, adversely affecting 3,459 to 6,872 linear feet of stream. Three or seven acres of open water, 55.5 to 61.8 acres of wetlands, and 18.5 to 24.8 acres of floodplain would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990279, 378 pages and maps, August 6, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-99-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Minorities KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418469?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+1+FROM+SANDHILL+ROAD+%28SR+1971%29+TO+NORTH+OF+FOX+ROAD+%28SR+1606%29+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+8.T580501%3B+TIP+NUMBER+R-2501%29%2C+RICHMOND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+1+FROM+SANDHILL+ROAD+%28SR+1971%29+TO+NORTH+OF+FOX+ROAD+%28SR+1606%29+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+8.T580501%3B+TIP+NUMBER+R-2501%29%2C+RICHMOND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 6, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FALLON RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS, NAVAL AIR STATION FALLON; CHURCHILL, EUREKA, LANDER, MINERAL, NYE, AND WASHOE COUNTIES, NEVADA. AN - 36411285; 7528 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of the Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, located in west-central Nevada, is proposed. NAS Fallon lies in the Lahontan Valley, approximately 70 miles east of Reno and six miles southeast of the city of Fallon. NAS Fallon administers 7,872 acres of withdrawn an acquired land associated with the air station and 106,759 acres of land associated with the FRTC. THE FRTC includes four geographically separate training ranges, three range air surveillance system sites, a tracking system, a electronic warfare (EW) threat simulation system, and a special use airspace. The affected jurisdictions include Churchill, Eureka, Lander, Mineral, Nye, and Washoe counties. The Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC) at NAS Fallon has evaluated the existing NAS Fallon training assets. The NSAWC has compared those assets against Navy tactical aviation training objectives to determine changes necessary at the FRTC to meet mandated training requirements. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve the development of four fixed EW sites, four 16-foot tracking instrumentation subsystem (TIS) sites, and live mortar ranges and helicopter ordnance, and gunnery target training ranges. Fiber optic cables would be run from NAS Fallon to the two training ranges. The Navy would perform close air support training, including laser spotting, in Dixie Valley, as well as Hellfire missile training and high altitude weapons delivery training at the B-17 and B-20 training ranges. Adjustments to special use airspace would be made to change the use of times of the Reno Military Operations Area and to allow for high altitude weapons delivery training; new restricted airspace would be developed over existing restricted airspace to 35,000 feet above mean sea level. Alternatives to the proposed action would reduce the size and/or number of EW sites. No preferred alternative has yet been identified. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The FRTC would meet training needs for Navy pilots and support personnel, helping to ensure the nation's defense readiness. Development of additional TIS sites would increase the Navy's ability to track aircraft in areas that currently have poor coverage and provide better pilot accountability. By increasing the altitudes of existing restricted areas without increasing the number of operations would probably reduce impacts to Native American religious activities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, approximately 76 acres of public land would be disturbed at the EW and TIS sites, and 26 acres would be closed to public access due to EW site operations. Land use impacts would be slightly less under the alternatives to the proposed action. Six unevaluated cultural resource sites, two sites eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, and on National Register Historic District would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990276, 227 pages, August 6, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Defense Programs KW - Agency number: DES 99-26 KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Historic Sites KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411285?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FALLON+RANGE+TRAINING+COMPLEX+REQUIREMENTS%2C+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+FALLON%3B+CHURCHILL%2C+EUREKA%2C+LANDER%2C+MINERAL%2C+NYE%2C+AND+WASHOE+COUNTIES%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=FALLON+RANGE+TRAINING+COMPLEX+REQUIREMENTS%2C+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+FALLON%3B+CHURCHILL%2C+EUREKA%2C+LANDER%2C+MINERAL%2C+NYE%2C+AND+WASHOE+COUNTIES%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Air Station Fallon, Fallon, Nevada; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 6, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 90, SOUTH SAMMAMISH PLATEAU ACCESS ROAD AND SUNSET INTERCHANGE MODIFICATIONS, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36415006; 7532 AB - PURPOSE: The modification of the existing Interstate 90 (I-90) Sunset interchange in east Issaquah, located in western Washington, is proposed. The interchange currently provides only a westbound off-ramp and eastbound on-ramp. The partial interchange limits the overall utility of the interchange and causes severe traffic congestion at the Front Street interchange and adjoining roads. Furthermore, the planned Issaquah Highlands residential and commercial development, a major economic development project for the area, depends on an adequate roadway connection to the I-90 freeway. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in the draft EIS. This abbreviated final EIS provides comments and technical appendices. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1) would involve the upgrading of the existing Sunset interchange to a full interchange accommodating all traffic movements to and from I-90. The construction of the ramps would require the construction of a six-lane bridge over I-90 and the addition of an auxiliary lane in each direction along I-90. A section of East Sunset Way would be realigned to accommodate the new on-ramp. In addition, a north/south arterial known as the South Sammamish Plateau Access Road (South SPAR) would connect the Sunset interchange to an intersection with a east/west arterial to be constructed in the southwest portion of the Issaquah Highlands development. The South SPAR would be a 0.8-mile multilane road with through lanes, turn-lane channelization, bicycle lanes, curb, gutter, stormwater management, lighting, and signalization. The estimated cost of the project, as indicated in the draft EIS, is $59.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Commuting times, traffic congestion and accidents, and driver stress would be significantly reduced under the preferred alternative. Linkage to the regional roadway system and planned developments would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the roadway and interchange would displace 20.2 acres of wildlife habitat and 10 residences near East Sunset Way, require the relocation of 30 meters of stream, and increase noise levels at selected locations. Landslides could occur as a result of South SPAR construction within the ancient landslide area north of I-90. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0124D, Volume 22, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 990280, Volume 1--397 pages and maps, Volume 2--507 pages and maps, August 5, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-98-2-F KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Urban Development KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36415006?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 5, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 120, EXITS 2 AND 3 ON I-684 AND ROUTE 22, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1997). AN - 36414395; 7530 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 3.6-mile section of the State Route 120 (SR 120) corridor and associated improvements in the town of North Castle, located in southeastern New York, are proposed. The project area is bounded by several significant areas, including the Westchester County Airport, the Kensico Reservoir, and the New York-Connecticut State Line. The SR 120 project area extends from the Lake Street Overpass in the community of Harrison, over Interstate 684 (I-684) to 400 feet north of Whippoorwill Road. The project area also includes Interchanges 2 and 3 on I-684 and portions of SR 22. The two-lane SR 120 facility is currently unable to handle traffic volumes at an acceptable level of service, and the area served by the highway is experiencing accelerated development. The existing network of signalized and unsignalized intersections would be unable to accommodate design year 2020 traffic forecasts. In addition, the SR 120 bridge crossing Bear Gutter Creek has numerous deficiencies in the abutments, wingwalls, and approaches, which would require the total replacement of the bridge. This final EIS presents three alternatives for the Route 120 Mainline, one preferred alternative for Interchange 2 and one preferred alternative for Interchange 3. The alternatives would involve upgrading SR 120 and corporate access as two- or four-lane facilities; improving the stormwater management system; provision of a landscaped median and reconstructed stone walls; replacing the bridge over Bear Gutter Creek; reconfiguring both intersections of SR 120 and SR 22; improving the alignment of the Old Post Road and Whippoorwill Road intersections with Route 120; and improving all intersections along the corridor. Interchange 2 of I-684 would be improved by relocating the northbound exit and southbound entrance ramps 1,000 feet to the south of the existing County Road (CR) 135 intersection and the northbound entrance ramp 500 feet to the north of the CR 135 intersection. Interchange 3 would be provided with a double left-turn lane for traffic entering northbound I-684 and interconnected traffic signals between the southbound exit ramp and northbound entrance ramp. Estimated costs of the project range from $52.2 million to $53.3 million, depending on the Route 120 alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic safety, reduce congestion, and remove design deficiencies along the project corridor. Rehabilitation activities would extend the service life of the highway. A structurally deficient bridge would be replaced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would result in the loss of up to 3.8 acres of wetlands and the potential pollution of the Kensico Reservoir with heavy metals and phosphorous, although these effects would be mitigated by implementation of the stormwater management plan. Noise levels would continue to violate federal standards for two residences in the vicinity of Interchange 2. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0351D, Volume 21, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990278, Volume I--321 pages, Volume II--301 pages and maps, Volume III--131 pages, Volume IV--274 pages and maps, Volume V--20 pages and maps, Volume I (Appendix C)--197 pages, Volume VI--31 pages, Volume VII--77 pages, Volume VII (Appendix B)--147 pages, Volume VII (Appendix C)--202 pages, Volume VII (Appendix D)--186 pages, Volume VII (Appendix E)--107 pages, Volume VIII--77 pages, 5 Map Supplements, August 5, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-97-01-DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Reservoirs KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Connecticut KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414395?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+ROUTE+120%2C+EXITS+2+AND+3+ON+I-684+AND+ROUTE+22%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1997%29.&rft.title=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+ROUTE+120%2C+EXITS+2+AND+3+ON+I-684+AND+ROUTE+22%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1997%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 5, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 29 CORRIDOR (PROJECT IM-8-029(004)062), ROSE COULEE TO CASS COUNTY ROAD NUMBER 20, FARGO, CASS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. AN - 36414960; 7527 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of eight miles of Interstate 29 (I-29) from Rose Coulee (south of 32nd Avenue South to Cass County Road 20 in the western portion of Fargo, North Dakota is proposed. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The reconstruction project could include the widening of the existing four-lane facility to create a six-lane facility and the addition of auxiliary lanes. Interchange ramps would be reconstructed and modified at 32nd Avenue South, I-94, 13th Avenue, Main Avenue, 12th Avenue North, 19th Avenue North, and Cass County Road 20. The ramp reconstruction and modifications could include added turn lanes, realignment, and new or revised interstate access. Interchange crossroads would be reconstructed and/or modified at 13th Avenue South, Main Avenue, 12th Avenue North, and 19th Avenue North. The Crossroad reconstruction would be limited to the interstate proper and could include widening for additional turning lanes and structural modifications or reconstruction. The Burlington Northern Sante Fe railroad separation just north of Main Avenue would be reconstructed to accommodate the modifications to the interstate. New grade separations would be provided at 17th Avenue South and 9th Avenue South to enhance east-west traffic movement across the interstate. The project would also provide facilities to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians. Several interchange configuration options and four-lane and six-lane options are under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would replace deficient pavements, increase capacity, improve the level of service, improve access to and from the interstate, and improve access and continuity for traffic crossing the interstate. The economic development of the city of Fargo would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements could result in the relocation of up to three businesses and up to 5.6 acres of farmland. The grade separations at 17th Avenue South and 9th Avenue South would increase traffic volumes in the neighborhoods along these corridors. Noise levels along I-29 would exceed federal standards, but noise abatement would not be undertaken as the land uses along the interstate are predominantly commercial and industrial. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990275, Draft EIS--125 pages, Appendices--221 pages and maps, July 30, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ND-EIS-99-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - North Dakota KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+29+CORRIDOR+%28PROJECT+IM-8-029%28004%29062%29%2C+ROSE+COULEE+TO+CASS+COUNTY+ROAD+NUMBER+20%2C+FARGO%2C+CASS+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+29+CORRIDOR+%28PROJECT+IM-8-029%28004%29062%29%2C+ROSE+COULEE+TO+CASS+COUNTY+ROAD+NUMBER+20%2C+FARGO%2C+CASS+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bismarck, North Dakota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 30, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALBANY SHAKER ROAD AND WATERVLIET SHAKER ROAD IMPROVEMENTS (PIN 1753.34 AND 1754.04), TOWN OF COLONIE, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36418903; 7512 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 2.4 miles of Albany Shaker Road (County Route 151) and 1.3 miles of Watervliet Shaker Road, located in the town of Colonie in eastern New York, is proposed. The Albany Shaker Road segment of the project would run from the southern intersection with Dalessandro Boulevard to State Route 7, while the Watervliet Shaker Road segment would run from the eastern intersection with Vly Road to Albany Shaker Road. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would include the construction of a four-lane roadway through Airport Park. The project would include the construction of 8,730 feet of four-lane arterial west of Albany Shaker Road, the construction 3,810 feet of four-lane bypass arterial west of the Albany Shaker Road/Watervliet Shaker Road intersection in order to connect existing Watervliet Shaker Road to the newly relocated Albany Shaker Road, and the reconstruction of 4,550 feet of existing Watervliet Shaker Road to a four- lane cross-section. Alternative 2 would also include the construction of 1,640 feet of a two-lane connector roadway between the newly relocated Albany Shaker Road and existing Albany Shaker Road. Alternative 4 would involve the construction of a four-lane road east of Airport Park. This project would include the construction of 6,330 feet of four-lane arterial west of existing Albany Shaker Road, the reconstruction of 2,760 feet of existing Albany Shaker Road to four lanes, the construction of 3,810 feet of four-lane bypass arterial west of the existing Albany Shaker Road/Watervliet Shaker Road intersection in order to connect existing Watervliet Shaker Road to the newly relocated Albany Shaker Road, and the reconstruction of 4,550 feet of existing Watervliet Shaker Road to four lanes. This alternative would also include the construction of 1,260 feet of a two-lane connector roadway between the newly relocated Albany Shaker Road and existing Albany Shaker Road and the construction of 915 feet of a two-lane roadway to the relocated western end of Sicker Road. Either alternative would involve the closure of Albany Shaker Road at airport Runway 10 and provisions for pedestrian and bicycle traffic via an independent multi-use path and sidewalks. The connections would be provided to the Watervliet Shaker Historic District, Ann Lee Pond Nature and Historic Preserve, Albany International Airport, and existing facilities along State Route 7 and Watervliet Shaker Road. Estimated costs of Alternatives 2 and 4 are $19.4 million and $19.63 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Project implementation would provide for future traffic demand in the affected corridor consistent with the goals of the Colonie Land Use Management Program, provide additional capacity to meet the needs of future traffic demands associated with the operation of the Albany International Airport, improve the structural and geometric deficiencies of Albany Shaker Road and Watervliet Shaker Road and reduce their susceptibility to flooding from Shaker Creek, enhance the use of historically significant portions of the Watervliet Shaker Historic District. and maintain the compatibility of the regional transportation plan and arterial management strategies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisition would displace two to three residences, one to two businesses, and 2.3 acres of active farmland. Noise levels would exceed federal standards for receptors at 21 to 29 properties. Traffic volumes would increase by 50 percent on Sand Creek Road south of Watervliet Shaker Road decreasing the level of service on Sand Creek Road from E to F. Traffic volumes on Watervliet Shaker Road west of New Karner Road would increase by 10 percent; the level of service (currently F) would remain the same. Transportation energy consumption would increase somewhat. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990260, Draft EIS--197 pages and maps, Appendix D--Map Supplement; Appendix E--Map/Design Supplement; Appendix F--151 pages and maps; Appendix G--437 pages; Appendix H--43 pages, Appendix I--75 pages and maps, Appendix J--Map Supplement, Appendix K--211 pages, Appendix L--87 pages and maps, July 22, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-99-03-D KW - Airports KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Energy Consumption KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Protection KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418903?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALBANY+SHAKER+ROAD+AND+WATERVLIET+SHAKER+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS+%28PIN+1753.34+AND+1754.04%29%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=ALBANY+SHAKER+ROAD+AND+WATERVLIET+SHAKER+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS+%28PIN+1753.34+AND+1754.04%29%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 22, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTY TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36419312; 7510 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 2.5 miles of US 6, located in and near the borough of Towanda in northern Pennsylvania, is proposed. US 6 is part of the National Highway System and extends from Scranton through Towanda to US 220 and points west. In Towanda, US 6 is a two-lane, east-west highway designated as Main Street and York Avenue, and is the primary route for through and commuter traffic. In addition, Main Street serves as the primary route for shopping, access to industries, and other local traffic. The relocation of the US 6 bridge over the Susquehanna River between Towanda and Wysox Township has compounded the strain on Main Street. The old US 6 bridge connected the highway to River Street and served local traffic that may or may not have had a downtown destination. The new bridge, however, connects directly to Main Street, resulting in additional traffic that must pass through Towanda's downtown. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (the River Street Extension Alternative) would involve constructing an intersection at the US 6 bridge to connect the bridge and River Street. The existing River Street would be reconstructed in order to provide a two-lane, two-directional roadway extension along the river from Mix Avenue to Pratt Avenue. The extension would then follow a northwesterly direction to an intersection with York Avenue in the vicinity of Edward Drive. A four-way intersection would be constructed at York Avenue with center left turn lanes in all directions. The extension would cross York Avenue maintaining three lanes on new roadway until its connection with existing Patterson Boulevard. The existing partial interchange of US 220 and Patterson Boulevard would be reconstructed to provide a full interchange. The estimated cost of the project is $12.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce the congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, separate local and regional traffic, and reduce traffic noise and improve the quality of life in downtown Towanda. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace five residences, four businesses, 46.78 acres of farmland, and 0.01 acre of wetlands. The project would adversely affect four erosion-prone areas, cross three streams, disturb a small portion of the Towanda Historic District, and alter access to one property within the historic district. Approximately 7,500 feet of steep slope adjacent to the Susquehanna River would be exposed to erosion. Noise levels in excess of federal standards would adversely affect 32 receptors unless abatement measures could be successfully implemented. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0565D, Volume 20, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 990258, Final EIS--301 pages (oversized), Appendices--312 pages (oversized, July 21, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-96-04-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Pennsylvania KW - Susquehanna River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36419312?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+BRADFORD+COUNTY+TRAFFIC+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BRADFORD+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=CENTRAL+BRADFORD+COUNTY+TRAFFIC+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BRADFORD+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 21, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 35 IMPROVEMENTS (FEDERAL PROJECT DPR-CM-0035 (107); STATE PROJECT U22-35- 0.02 (02)), INTERSTATE 64 TO HENDERSON, MASON AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36422665; 7507 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 37 miles of US Route 35 (US 35) from Interstate 64 (I-64) to the city of Henderson, located in western West Virginia, is proposed. Within the study area, US 35 is a two-lane highway generally following the Kanawha River. The project would widen the highway to a four-lanes facility with partial control of access and a 46-foot median within a 151-foot right-of-way. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (the Central Alternative) would include three interchange options and cross I-64 with an interchange near Crooked Creek, approximately 1.7 miles east of the West Virginia 34 (WV 34) interchange. The I-64 interchange would provide access to Putnam County Route 33 (Teays Valley Road). The alignment would continue to the northwest and cross WV 34 near Putnam County Route 34/2. After crossing WV 34, the alignment would turn north near Tucker Branch and then northwest to generally parallel US 35. From just north of Putnam County Route 15, the alignment would run parallel to and west of US 35 in Henderson. Between Putnam County Route 15 and the Putnam County/Mason County border, the alignment would run 0.5 mile west of existing US 35. In Mason County, the alignment would run 0.7 to 0.9 mile west of existing US 35. The West Alternative would include six interchange options. A transportation system management alternative and a multi-modal system alternative are also under consideration. The estimated costs of the preferred alternative are $14.0 million to $18.0 million, depending on the interchange option considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would facilitate safe and efficient movement of people and gods within western West Virginia and encourage economic development along the corridor. Through and local traffic would be separated by the bypass. Accidents along US 35 would decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative selected, the project would displace 103 to 151 residences and two to 12 businesses. The West Alternative would take one church and one cemetery. The rights-of-way development would also adversely affect 227 to 249 acres of farmland, 20.9 to 23.0 acres of wetlands, 1.3 to 4.8 acres of floodplain, up to 1.1 acres of open water, and 59.6 to 68.7 acres of forested land. From 29,302 to 29,310 feet of stream would be adversely affected. Noise levels in excess of federal standards would adversely affect 26 to 27 homes under the Central Alternative and 36 homes under the West Alternative. Two recreational areas could be adversely affected under the West Alternative, namely, the privately-owned FMC Sportsman's Club under the Central Alternative and the putting green and driving range at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club by two options associated with the West Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990255, 249 pages and maps, July 20, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-99-02-D KW - Cemeteries KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - Crooked Creek KW - Kanawha River KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36422665?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WENTWORTH+SPRINGS+ROAD+%28CALIFORNIA+FOREST+HIGHWAY+137%29%2C+EL+DORADO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=WENTWORTH+SPRINGS+ROAD+%28CALIFORNIA+FOREST+HIGHWAY+137%29%2C+EL+DORADO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 20, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 14 CORRIDOR; BLUE EARTH, STEELE, AND WASECA COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. AN - 36411487; 7505 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 30.4-mile segment of Trunk Highway (TH) 14 from the east junction of TH 60 on the west to I-35 on the east, located in southern Minnesota, is proposed. The corridor being approximately two miles west of Smith's Mill, passes through Janesville and Waseca, and terminates within the city limits of Owatonna. TH 14 provides a direct connection between Mankato and Rochester, two major regional centers roughly 80 miles apart. Throughout most of its length, TH 14 is a two-lane highway, functionally classified as a principal arterial roadway. The section of TH 14 within the project area suffers from several design deficiencies: 38 percent of the highway is designated as a no- passing zone; 25 locations do not meet current stopping sight distance guidelines; and usable shoulder widths are less than ten feet throughout most of the corridor. The accident rate in the corridor is significantly higher than the statewide average for similar two-lane roadways. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), were considered in the draft EIS. Alternative 2 would include upgrading the existing two-lane segment. It would involve the reconstruction as a two-lane roadway with some minor realignment, the construction of right-turn lanes, and the construction of a section of passing lanes. It would also include adding capacity improvements (such as left turn lanes) at key intersections within the built-up areas in Waseca and Janesville and upgrading the existing north I-35 interchange, which includes the realignment of the frontage road in the northwest quadrant. Alternative 3 would involve the upgrading of TH 14 to a four-lane roadway, and the bypassing of Janesville and Waseca either to the north or south. Three sets of bypass alignment options are under consideration. Alternative 4, the alternative identified as preferred in this abbreviated final EIS, would involve the construction of a four-lane roadway on a new alignment and the bypassing of Janesville and Waseca to the south. Alternative 4 has been modified; it would remove a two-lane upgrade of the existing TH 14 between Waseca and Owatonna. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $112.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The roadway design changes would improve traffic safety and efficiency along the corridor and strengthen the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would displace 10 residences and one businesses. It would adversely affect up to 50 acres of wetlands, 862 acres of farmland, and one floodplain. Numerous residences would experience an increase in noise levels. Some sections of a nine-hole golf course and Crane Creek Park would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0579D, Volume 20, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 990253, 171 pages and maps, July 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-96-02-F KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+14+CORRIDOR%3B+BLUE+EARTH%2C+STEELE%2C+AND+WASECA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TH+14+CORRIDOR%3B+BLUE+EARTH%2C+STEELE%2C+AND+WASECA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FAYETTEVILLE OUTER LOOP CORRIDOR STUDY (FEDERAL AID NUMBERS DPR-0100(001) AND DPR-0100(002), NCDOT PROJECT NUMBERS 8.2441301 AND 8.T441302, AND TIP ID NUMBERS U-2519 AND X-2); CUMBERLAND, HOKE, AND ROBESON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36414742; 7492 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a multi-lane freeway, to be known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, around a portion of the city of Fayetteville, located in southern North Carolina, is proposed. The 27-mile project would extend from an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) in Robeson County, continue north through Cumberland and Hoke counties, turn eastward along the southern boundary of the Fort Bragg Military Reservation, and end just west of Ramsey Street (US 401). Seventeen alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the facility would be a four-lane, divided freeway, with full-access control. Grade separations or interchanges would be constructed at selected public crossroads. The design elements would include a minimum right-of-way of 350 feet, a depressed median width of either 70 feet or 46 feet, and a collector/distributor roadway system between the All American Freeway (State Route 1007) and Bragg Boulevard (North Carolina 24). The project would be executed via six separate construction projects, with the right-of-way acquisition for the entire project continuing over a period of four years. In conjunction with I-95, the Fayetteville Outer Loop would complete a circumferential freeway around the city of Fayetteville. In addition to 13 build alignment alternatives, a mass transit alternative, a transportation systems management alternative, and an alternative involving the improvement of existing facilities are under consideration. The estimated construction and rights-of-way acquisition costs of the build alternatives range from $280.5 million to $303.3 million and from $52.5 million to $63.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Motor vehicle accessibility in the Fayetteville area would improve, easing passenger movement and boosting the economy. The freeway would provide direct access to I-95 and reduce the congestion on many roads. The freeway would fulfill Fayetteville Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan and Cumberland County 2010 Land Use Plan goals. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way acquisition and development would result in the displacement of 224 to 326 residents, five to six businesses, three to four nonprofit organizations, 163 to 455.3 acres of farmland, and 145 to 195.2 acres of riparian wetlands. The alignment would traverse 47.6 to 70.9 acres of floodplain land, adversely affecting 26,305 to 32,715 linear feet of stream channel. Noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 323 to 459 residential receptor sites. Five of the alternatives would adversely affect a National Wildlife Refuge System wetland conservation easement held by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and eight of the alternatives would adversely affect the Shaw-Gillis property, which is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Between 19 and 24 hazardous material sites would be located within or near the alignment. The project could adversely affect the red-cockaded woodpecker, a protected species. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990240, 427 pages and maps, July 15, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-99-01-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Easements KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Preserves KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Wetlands KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414742?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FAYETTEVILLE+OUTER+LOOP+CORRIDOR+STUDY+%28FEDERAL+AID+NUMBERS+DPR-0100%28001%29+AND+DPR-0100%28002%29%2C+NCDOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+8.2441301+AND+8.T441302%2C+AND+TIP+ID+NUMBERS+U-2519+AND+X-2%29%3B+CUMBERLAND%2C+HOKE%2C+AND+ROBESON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=FAYETTEVILLE+OUTER+LOOP+CORRIDOR+STUDY+%28FEDERAL+AID+NUMBERS+DPR-0100%28001%29+AND+DPR-0100%28002%29%2C+NCDOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+8.2441301+AND+8.T441302%2C+AND+TIP+ID+NUMBERS+U-2519+AND+X-2%29%3B+CUMBERLAND%2C+HOKE%2C+AND+ROBESON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 15, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT, INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, MARION COUNTY, INDIANA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1992). AN - 36411558; 7504 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of noise abatement measures at Indianapolis International Airport (IAA), located in central Indiana, is proposed. IAA is a public air carrier and air cargo airport owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and operated by the BAA Indianapolis, LLC. The airport encompasses approximately 5,000 acres of land located approximately seven miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis. The existing runway layout consists of a three-runway configuration, including two parallel runways (5R/23L and 5L/23R) oriented in a north-south alignment and a crosswind runway (14/23) offset to the northeast of the parallel runways and oriented in a northwest-southeast alignment. Runway 5R/23L, Runway 5L/23R, and Runway 14/23 extend 10,000 feet, 11,200 feet, and 7,604 feet, respectively. The final EIS of May 1992 addressed runway and taxiway construction, the relocation or transmission lines and Bridgeport Road, the construction of a midfield terminal complex, the construction of an interchange at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Bridgeport Road, the development of miscellaneous airport support facilities, the acquisition of 400 acres for natural resource mitigation, and the identification of 759 homes with respect to noise abatement. This final supplement to the final EIS of May 1992 addresses the establishment of air traffic procedures to restore the airport's operational capacity which was limited by previous noise abatement mitigation and associated land use mitigation measures. The noise abatement actions would include the revocation of internal control procedures allowing late-night aircraft to depart Runway 23R/L; the revocation of the preference for standard departure procedures from Runways 23R/L, to be replaced with preference for Close-in Noise Abatement Departure Procedures as currently practices by nighttime cargo carriers; a request for the development of internal control procedures providing on-the- ground separation of aircraft by destination when Runway 23R and Runway 23L were in use by assigning northbound and westbound jet aircraft to Runway 23R and eastbound and southbound jet aircraft to Runway 23L; the endorsement of internal control procedures for jet aircraft departing Runway 23L and Runway 23R between 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.; and the application of noise abatement provisions with respect to operations using Runway 5R between 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the measures would allow for the restoration of nighttime departure capacity during peak operating periods for cargo operations, reduce adverse night noise impacts and overflights of densely populated areas, restore daytime departure capacity during peak operating periods, reduce adverse daytime noise impacts and overflights of densely populated areas while maintaining operational capacity, and provide noise abatement and land use mitigation based on current and projected operational conditions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The land use mitigation program would require the relocation of 164 homes. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 99-0001, Volume 23, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0001D, Volume 16, Number 1, and 92-0141F, Volume 16, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 990252, 821 pages and maps, July 9, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Roads KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transmission Lines KW - Indiana KW - Indianapolis International Airport, Indiana KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411558?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOGAN+AIRSIDE+IMPROVEMENTS+PLANNING+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=LOGAN+AIRSIDE+IMPROVEMENTS+PLANNING+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Des Plaines, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 9, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COLORADO FOREST HIGHWAY 80--GUANELLA PASS ROAD (PARK COUNTY ROAD 62, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY ROAD 381, AND FOREST DEVELOPMENT ROAD 118), GRANT TO GEORGETOWN, ARAPAHO AND PIKE NATIONAL FORESTS, CLEAR CREEK AND PARK COUNTIES, COLORADO. AN - 16346354; 7483 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 23.6 miles of Colorado Forest Highway 80, Guanella Pass Road (also known as Park County Road 62, Clear Creek County Road 381, and Forest Development Road 118), in the Pike and Arapaho national forests, located in central Colorado, is proposed. The project would begin at US Highway 285 in the community of Grant and extend northward to the community of Georgetown. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and four realignment alternatives, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would include reconstructing and paving the entire road to a consistent width. Alternative 2 would include reconstructing the entire road to a consistent width and surfacing it to the existing surface type (i.e., pavement where currently paved and gravel where currently graveled). Alternative 3 would include reconstructing and paving certain segments of road (i.e., those in greatest need of repair) to a consistent width and leaving the remainder of the road unchanged. Alternative 4 would include reconstructing and paving certain segments of the road (i.e., those in greatest need of repair) to a consistent width and rehabilitating the remaining segments of the road within the existing width. The travel lands plus shoulders of the reconstructed segments under each of the action alternatives would be 24 feet. The design speed of the various alternatives would range from 25 to 37 miles per hour. Following the construction, Park County and Clear Creek County would continue to own the road and be responsible for its maintenance. The estimated cost of reconstruction is $25.4 to $40.1 million, depending on the alternative under consideration. The estimated maintenance costs over the next 20 years are $9.3 million for the No Action Alternative and $4.8 million to $7.5 million for the action alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a roadway width and surface capable of accommodating traffic volumes through the year 2015, improve safety by providing a consistent roadway geometry and reasonable protection from unsafe conditions, accommodate and control access to Forest Service facilities along the road, reduce costs of maintaining the road, eliminate roadway drainage problems such that wetlands and associated wildlife habitat would be enhanced by reducing sediment runoff, and repair existing unvegetated slopes. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The improvement of access would place pressure on dispersed recreational resources. The project would have indirect impacts on special status species, including Canada lynx, North American wolverine, and northern goshawk. Traffic noise would slightly degrade visitor experiences associated with the portion of the Mt. Evans Wilderness Area nearest the road. Depending on the alternative selected, the project could displace small parcels within the Geneva Creek Picnic Area, Whiteside Campground, Guanella Pass Campground, and the Georgetown- Silver Plume Historic Landmark District. Action alternatives could adversely affect the visual quality of the historic district. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990231, 298 pages and maps, July 8, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CO-EIS-99-01-D KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arapaho National Forest KW - Colorado KW - Pike National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346354?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COLORADO+FOREST+HIGHWAY+80--GUANELLA+PASS+ROAD+%28PARK+COUNTY+ROAD+62%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+COUNTY+ROAD+381%2C+AND+FOREST+DEVELOPMENT+ROAD+118%29%2C+GRANT+TO+GEORGETOWN%2C+ARAPAHO+AND+PIKE+NATIONAL+FORESTS%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+AND+PARK+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=COLORADO+FOREST+HIGHWAY+80--GUANELLA+PASS+ROAD+%28PARK+COUNTY+ROAD+62%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+COUNTY+ROAD+381%2C+AND+FOREST+DEVELOPMENT+ROAD+118%29%2C+GRANT+TO+GEORGETOWN%2C+ARAPAHO+AND+PIKE+NATIONAL+FORESTS%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+AND+PARK+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 8, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) Risk Analysis AN - 17490530; 4679313 AB - This report details the results of a study that has been completed to assess the risk of High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF) to fixed-wing transport and nontransport aircraft in the U.S. The approach to the assessment of HIRF included the following elements: Detailed information of 893 emitters and 5913 flights near Denver and Seattle; Quantitative judgements from industry experts about onboard avionics with regard to type, properties, and response probabilities; and Electromagnetic environment levels from regulatory and standard sources DO-160B, DO-160C, and the proposed Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Certification field strength levels from the proposed NPRM, DO-160B and DO-160C were used to calculate the probability of a HIRF-induced catastrophic aircraft event. No clear evidence was found that flights in the Denver and Seattle areas experienced a HIRF environment level greater than the NPRM certification levels. The probability of the HIRF-induced catastrophic events are presented as a quantitative assessment of the HIRF risks to aircraft safety. AU - Elliot, J R Y1 - 1999/07// PY - 1999 DA - Jul 1999 SP - 32 KW - Risk Abstracts KW - PB2000100903 KW - Hazards KW - Radiation KW - Aircraft KW - Safety KW - R2 23020:Technological risks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17490530?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Risk+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Elliot%2C+J+R&rft.aulast=Elliot&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=High-Intensity+Radiated+Fields+%28HIRF%29+Risk+Analysis&rft.title=High-Intensity+Radiated+Fields+%28HIRF%29+Risk+Analysis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - NTIS Prices: PC A04/MF A01. See also N92-16181. Sponsored by Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Aviation Research. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RED MOUNTAIN FREEWAY (LOOP 202), STATE ROUTE 87 TO US ROUTE 60, MESA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 16350974; 7474 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Red Mountain Freeway between State Route 87 (SR 87) and US Route 60 (US 60) in the city of Mesa, located in southwestern Arizona, is proposed. The six-lane, limited-access freeway would follow a new 17.8-mile alignment along the northern and eastern city limits of Mesa. The project would include a freeway-to-freeway interchange with US 60. A three-mile section of the Red Mountain Freeway from the Price/Pima Freeway to SR 87 was approved for construction in 1994. The freeway extension would provide an east-west link between two major highways and help to accommodate the 81 percent increase in daily traffic volume anticipated by the year 2015. For analysis purposes, the study corridor has been divided into an eastern segment and a western segment. Two alternative alignments and a No Action Alternative are under consideration for the western segment, and three alternative alignments and a No Action Alternative for the eastern segment in this final EIS. Under the preferred western alternative (the 1988-1989 Alignment Alternative), which would extend from State Route 87 to Higley road, the alignment would be adjusted to avoid radio towers located between SR 87 and Center Street and to avoid historic structures and properties that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Traffic interchanges would occur at SR 87, Gilbert Road, Val Vista Street, Greenfield Road, and Higley Road. In the eastern segment, the preferred alternative (the 1988-1989 Alignment Alternative), which would extend from Higley Road to US 60, would include full interchanges at Higley, McKellips, and Brown roads, partial diamond interchanges at Power and McDowell roads, and sufficient right-of-way to develop a traffic interchange, when necessary at Recker Road. The estimated total costs of the preferred alternatives are $327.5 million and $225.2 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow conditions in Maricopa County, serve regional transportation needs, and relieve existing traffic congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative in the western segment would displace 550.5 acres of land in Mesa and 68.3 acres of land in unincorporated Maricopa County, including 56 acres of agricultural land, as well as 50 houses, 13 mobile homes, up to five businesses, and, possibly, one church and one communication tower. A total of 21 historic properties would be adversely affected. The preferred alternative in the eastern segment would displace 438 acres of land in Mesa and 75 acres of land in unincorporated Maricopa County, including 50 acres of agricultural land, as well as 41 houses, 155 mobile homes, up to four businesses, and, possibly three public facilities. The eastern segment alternative would affect 12.4 acres of jurisdictional waters of the U.S., and, together, the two alternatives would adversely affect 220.4 acres of floodplain and displace 339.3 acres of desert scrub and successional habitat. Neighborhood cohesiveness would be adversely affected in some areas. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at 13 receptor sites. The western alignment would directly and adversely affect properties located along the Lehi Historic District as well as seven archaeological sites, while the eastern alignment would adversely affect one archaeological site. The visual resources for rural and residential users would be degraded. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0447D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 990223, Final EIS--363 pages and maps, Appendices A-J--331 pages and maps, Appendix K--352 pages (oversized, July 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZ-EIS-96-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16350974?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+STATE+ROUTE+87+TO+US+ROUTE+60%2C+MESA%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+STATE+ROUTE+87+TO+US+ROUTE+60%2C+MESA%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EVERETT-TO-SEATTLE COMMUTER RAIL PROJECT, CITIES OF EVERETT, MUKILTEO, EDMONDS, SHORELINE, AND THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36418577; 7457 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of the Sounder commuter rail system along a 35-mile corridor between Everett and Seattle, located in northwestern central Washington, is proposed. The project is a component of Sound Move, a 10-year plan for regional high-capacity transportation adopted by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority. Traffic delays in the central Puget Sound region consistently rate among the worst in the county. The population in the region is expected to grow from 2.2 million to 2.3 million over the next 25 years. The rail system would be located within existing Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company rights-of-way. The Sounder line would connect the proposed Seattle-to-Tacoma Sounder commuter rail service and the proposed Link central light rail transit line between North Seattle and SeaTac, at King Street Station in downtown Seattle. The commuter rail service would consist of six trains during each peak commuting period (6:00 to 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 to 7:00 P.M.), for a total of 12 trains per day. At least two of the trains during each peak period would continue through King Street Station to Tacoma, thus providing service between Everett and Tacoma on the same train. One or two reverse-commute trips would occur during each commute period. Occasionally, special train service would be made available if the demand existed. Operating the commuter service in this busy freight corridor would require improvements to the existing railroad rights-of-way and the installation of operational facilities. The improvements would include additional sidings (passing tracks) and some sections of double-tracking as well as new signal equipment. Each commuter rail station would consist of a platform (up to 1,000 feet in length and 15 to 20 feet in width) adjacent to each side of the tracks for passenger boarding. Parking facilities would be provided at most stations. Commuter rail facilities could be incorporated into facilities for other transportation modes at the planned multimodal facilities in Everett, Mukilteo, and Edmonds. Light maintenance and overnight care storage facilities would be included at the Everett multimodal facility. Heavy maintenance would be conducted at Amtrak's planned heavy maintenance yard. In addition to the proposed alternative, this draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative, station location alternatives, and two corridor improvement alternatives. The proposed action's estimated capital costs are $104 million. The estimated annual operating and maintenance costs are $9.0 million to $10 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail system would provide peak-hour commuter rail service between key activity centers along the corridor, including two of the region's largest population and employment centers, namely, Seattle and Everett. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Intermittent steep to moderately steep bluffs, which lie adjacent to the east side of the project corridor, would be adversely affected by rail facilities construction and operation, causing erosion and possible sedimentation of receiving waters. Landslides could also result. The rail line would lie within a seismically active area. The construction at some alternative station and corridor locations would alter drainage channels, disturb wetlands, encroach on floodplain land, disturb forest and shrub habitat, displace aquatic habitat, and/or mar visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990205, 789 pages and maps, June 18, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Creeks KW - Forests KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Site Planning KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418577?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-06-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EVERETT-TO-SEATTLE+COMMUTER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CITIES+OF+EVERETT%2C+MUKILTEO%2C+EDMONDS%2C+SHORELINE%2C+AND+THE+SEATTLE+WATERFRONT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=EVERETT-TO-SEATTLE+COMMUTER+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CITIES+OF+EVERETT%2C+MUKILTEO%2C+EDMONDS%2C+SHORELINE%2C+AND+THE+SEATTLE+WATERFRONT%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 18, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CROSS-BASE CORRIDOR, WEST GRAY SQUIRREL GENETIC STUDY AND OAK HABITAT STUDY, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36422137; 7445 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of wildlife protection plan in association with the construction of 5.9 miles of arterial roadway between Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route (SR) 7 (Pacific Avenue), located in the city of Lakewood and Pierce County in west-central Washington, is proposed. The highway, to be known as Cross-Base Highway, would extend from the Thorne Lane interchange on I-5 to the intersection of 176th Street South and SR 7. The roadway would provide four through lanes. In addition to a No Action Alternative, a transportation demand management/transportation system management (TDM/TSM) and two primary build alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of May 1998; two alignment variations of one of the primary build alternatives were also considered. TDM strategies would include employer-based programs, support facilities, telecommunications facilities, and transportation pricing and land use strategies. TSM strategies would include traditional improvements such as intersection and traffic signal enhancements, transit improvements and street and highway management techniques such as ramp metering and high-occupancy- vehicle priority treatments. TDM/TSM strategies were rejected. Under the build alternative, the access would be limited to three signalized intersections, including two in American Lake Gardens and one at the Spanaway Loop Road S extension, and an interchange at A Street providing access to McChord Air Force Base. The existing Thorne Lane interchange would be reconstructed to accommodate additional traffic, and the intersection of 176th Street South and SR 7 would be enlarged, providing additional lanes for turning movements. On Fort Lewis, Lincoln Road would be realigned to connect with the A Street interchange and a new military access road between Fort Lewis and McChord AFT would be provided on the east side of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad right-of-way. Depending on the build alternative chosen, the estimated cost of the project at the time of the draft EIS ranged from $66.6 million to $71.81 million. This draft supplement addresses the fact that the new roadway would compound existing barriers to wildlife movement, including Perimeter Road and the McChord Air Force Base security fence, and would isolate habitat north of the roadway. This habitat has been used by western gray squirrel, a state-listed endangered species. The draft EIS addressed this issue along with impacts to the Garry oak (also known as the Oregon white oak) woodland habitat that would result from the project. This draft supplement presents a genetic analysis of western gray squirrels and a detailed mapping and evaluation of oak woodlands. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Cross-Base Highway would provide a necessary link in the regional transportation system, connecting existing and planned residential areas in mid- Pierce County and north Thurston County with two of the largest employment sites in Pierce County and Fredrickson and DuPont. The arterial road would reduce projected traffic volumes and congestion, particularly during peak periods, on existing roads, including SR 7, SR 512, SR 507, Spanaway Loop Road S, and 174th Street S. All these roads are projected to operate at, near or above capacity in the year 2017 if additional east-west capacity is not added. The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan assumes the development of an arterial link between the mid- Pierce County area and the cities of Lakewood and DuPont. The genetic analyses reported in the supplemental EIS indicate that substantial genetic divergence across squirrel populations in the area have not occurred. In addition microsatellite markers identified will assist in identifying population-level relatedness to determine which populations would be the best choice for augmentation of the local population affected by the project. The oak habitat study indicates that suitable squirrel habitat would be more extensive in 50 years than at present. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending upon the alternative chosen, the project could result in the displacement of Clover Park Head State/American Lake South Facility, the isolation of 15 properties along Murray Road SW, or the displacement of land owned by Fort Lewis and used by the technical college. The acquisition of right- of-way would also require the displacement of 10 to 312 housing units and up to three businesses. Under one alternative, minority populations would be adversely affected by the isolation of the southwest corner of American Lake Gardens. The highway construction would displace 47 acres of wildlife habitat, including forest and scrub communities, and the highway would present a barrier to wildlife movements. The project would adversely affect 2.95 acres of Pierce County wetland buffer, and the operation of the highway would adversely affect water detention and treatment, drainage patterns, water quality, and wildlife habitat. The traffic on the highway would increase noise levels within the corridor significantly, though noise barriers would mitigate adverse impacts to residents. The noise and traffic would alter the setting for the Woodbrook Hunt Club and generally change the visual appearance of the area adjacent to the corridor. The estimated annual tax revenue losses resulting from displacements, as in the draft EIS, are $15,370 to $92,253. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Executive Order 12898, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0231D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 990193, 107 pages and maps, June 11, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Fort Lewis, Washington KW - McChord Air Force Base, Washington KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Executive Order 12898, Minorities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36422137?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 11, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 13 AND ROUTE 7: LEXINGTON TO CLINTON (MODOT PROJECT NUMBERS J4P1234B, J4P1235, AND J4P1119); HENRY, JOHNSON, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 16343317; 7444 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 13 from US 24 immediately south of Lexington to Route 7 just south of Clinton, and Route 7 in the immediate vicinity of Clinton, located in western Missouri, is proposed. The Route 13 segment of the project would connect a planned four-lane relocation of the highway from Richmond to Lexington to a planned four-lane widening of the existing roadway south of Clinton. The distance of the improvements is approximately 64.7 miles. The 7.1- mile Route 7 segment consists of a four-lane improvement on new location from two miles west to 0.6 miles east of Clinton, connecting a planned four-lane roadway with an existing two-lane facility, respectively. Four types of alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, transportation system management plan, mass transit alternative, and two highway build alternatives, are considered in this final EIS. Highway Build Alternative 1 would involve the improvement of the existing facility. Highway Build Alternative 2 would involve the construction of an expressway/freeway facility either adjacent to the existing Route 13, on a totally new alignment, or on a partially relocated alignment. The preferred alternative (Alternative A (East)) would involve the construction of a four-lane highway adjacent to Route 13 with relocations in the west side of Higginsville, the far east side of Warrensburg, and the east side of Clinton. For Route 7, the preferred alternative (Alternative 1) would provide a four-lane relocation, generally located one mile north of existing Route 7, from a point along the existing alignment west of Clinton to an interchange with relocated Route 13 northwest of Clinton, then south on a joint alignment with Route 13 to an interchange with existing route 7 east of Clinton. The estimated cost of the Route 13 and Route 7 projects are $309.4 million and $22.4 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would reduce the number and severity of traffic-related accidents; eliminate current roadway deficiencies including roadway alignment, inadequate roadway cross section, and roadside hazards such as narrow bridges, guardrail, and inadequate clear zones; relieve existing traffic congestion and associated costs currently occurring in the corridor; improve the movement of people and goods through the region by reducing vehicle miles and hours traveled; improve existing public safety by reducing emergency vehicle response times within the project area; improve economic development opportunities by removing impediments to safe and efficient transport of people and goods; provide regional route continuity; facilitate the use by motorists of established recreational facilities; and provide for timely and efficient movement of personnel and resources to Whiteman Air Force Base. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, some 2,598 acres of agricultural soils would be disrupted. The relocation of up to 98 residences, five mobile homes, six businesses, and one public facility would be required. Significant adverse noise impacts would be expected at 20 residences, four parks, and four churches. Some 531 acres of wetlands could be adversely affected, with the project requiring 40 stream crossings and impacts on 109 ponds, and the project would adversely affect over 40 acres of forested habitat. Two prairie sites, one remnant prairie site, and one remnant fen site would be adversely affected. Habitat of the northern crawfish frog, a listed species, would be adversely affected. Three historically significant architectural structures would be adversely affected, and six other sites could be disturbed. The project would traverse the KATY Trail State Park and the Bethlehem Wildlife Management Area. Hazardous wastes could be encountered at four sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0465D, Volume 19, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990192, Final EIS--598 pages, Appendices--386 and maps, June 10, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-95-06-F KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343317?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3A+LEXINGTON+TO+CLINTON+%28MODOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+J4P1234B%2C+J4P1235%2C+AND+J4P1119%29%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3A+LEXINGTON+TO+CLINTON+%28MODOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+J4P1234B%2C+J4P1235%2C+AND+J4P1119%29%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 10, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH-SOUTH EXPRESSWAY, INTERSTATE 220, LOUISIANA TO THE ARKANSAS STATE LINE, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA. AN - 16339797; 7485 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided, fully-controlled-access highway on a new alignment between Interstate 220 (I-220) in the city of Shreveport, and the Louisiana/Arkansas state line, located in the northwestern corner of Louisiana, is proposed. The 35-mile highway (to be known as the North-South Expressway) would generally parallel US 71 within Caddo Parish in close proximity to the communities of Shreveport, Blanchard, Mooringsport, Dixie, Oil City, Belcher, Gilliam, Vivian, Hosston, Mira, Rodessa, and Ida. The North-South Expressway would form the southern segment of a congressionally designated High Priority Corridor running from Shreveport to Kansas City, Missouri. These corridors would complement the existing interstate system, integrate regions of the country, improve safety and efficiency of travel and commerce, and promote economic development. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. A preferred alignment alternative is identified for each segment. The estimated total costs of construction and rights-of-way acquisition for the preferred alternatives are $416.5 million and $36.9 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would complete a critical link in the interstate system; facilitate local, regional, and national economic growth; provide sufficient capacity for the growing population of the study area; improve traffic safety and emergency response times; improve the connectivity of existing rail, bus, air, and waterborne transportation modes; improve access to medical facilities, other social services, and recreational attractions in the area; and improve efficiency of transportation for trucking industries and businesses and facilities dependent on trucking. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirement for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 37 residences, five mobile homes, one business, and three churches as well as 137 acres of wetlands and 742.4 acres of prime farmland and 340.5 acres of farmland of local importance. The project would encroach upon 539.7 acres of floodplain land and encounter 40 active oil and gas wells. Traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal standards at 114 receptor sites. The preferred alignments would pass through 1,208.4 acres of land with high probability of cultural resource sites and traverse four sites potentially containing hazardous waste and three active water wells. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990233, Draft EIS--131 pages and maps, Appendix--120 pages and maps, June 9, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-LA-EIS-99-01-D KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Natural Gas KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water (Potable) KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339797?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-06-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=23&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Castanea&rft.issn=00087475&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 9, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydrologic response of a constructed forested wetland system to precipitation in Delaware AN - 52309983; 2000-065808 JF - Bulletin - Society of Wetland Scientists (U.S.) AU - Rodrigo, A Mahendra AU - Rodrigo, Chandi S AU - Morgan, Lewis O AU - Fulmer, Therese M AU - Dunne, Kenneth P AU - Jones, R Harold AU - Perry, James E AU - Keough, Janet R A2 - Goldberg, Jason S. Y1 - 1999/06// PY - 1999 DA - June 1999 PB - Society of Wetland Scientists, Lawrence, KS VL - 16 IS - 2, Suppl. SN - 0732-9393, 0732-9393 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - monitoring KW - Delaware KW - Kent County Delaware KW - regulations KW - water management KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - ground water KW - water table KW - fluctuations KW - constructed wetlands KW - recharge KW - wetlands KW - ecology KW - discharge KW - construction KW - 21:Hydrogeology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52309983?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+-+Society+of+Wetland+Scientists+%28U.S.%29&rft.atitle=Hydrologic+response+of+a+constructed+forested+wetland+system+to+precipitation+in+Delaware&rft.au=Rodrigo%2C+A+Mahendra%3BRodrigo%2C+Chandi+S%3BMorgan%2C+Lewis+O%3BFulmer%2C+Therese+M%3BDunne%2C+Kenneth+P%3BJones%2C+R+Harold%3BPerry%2C+James+E%3BKeough%2C+Janet+R&rft.aulast=Rodrigo&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=2%2C+Suppl.&rft.spage=A.47&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+-+Society+of+Wetland+Scientists+%28U.S.%29&rft.issn=07329393&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Society of Wetland Scientists 20th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - PubXState - KS N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - atmospheric precipitation; constructed wetlands; construction; Delaware; discharge; ecology; fluctuations; ground water; hydrology; Kent County Delaware; monitoring; recharge; regulations; United States; water management; water table; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reflection seismic and ground-penetrating radar study of previously mined (lead/zinc) ground, Joplin, Missouri AN - 51968218; 2003-051556 AB - A geophysical survey was conducted for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) along segments of a proposed interstate route (Alternate "E") near Joplin, Missouri across ground previously mined for lead and zinc. A total of 14.6 km of shallow reflection seismic data, nine down-hole seismic calibration check shots and 15 km of ground penetrating radar (GPR) data were acquired. The seismic data were acquired to map Mississippian bedrock, locate and identify paleosinkholes and abandoned mine features, and determine structural geologic trends in the study area. The GPR data were acquired to identify and locate abandoned mine access and ventilation shafts in areas that were overlain by surficial milled ore rock. Pre-construction knowledge of these anthropogenic and natural features will assist in route selection and geotechnical site mitigation, and minimize both the potential for contractor variable site condition claims and the potential for long-term subsidence-related problems. The geophysical survey was successful in meeting MoDOT goals. The interpretation of the seismic data, and corroborative engineering geologic field mapping and drilling, established that the shallow reflection seismic technique can be used in the Joplin area to map bedrock structure (including probable fault lineaments and paleosinkholes), locate abandoned, in-filled and/or caved-in open pit mines; and define areas of probable shallow mining activity. The interpretation of the GPR data established that the GPR technique can be used in the Joplin area to locate abandoned mine access and ventilation shafts, even where such shafts are in-filled and overlain by a thin veneer of mill-waste products. JF - Journal of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics AU - Shoemaker, Mike L AU - Anderson, Neil L AU - Hatheway, Allen W AU - Newton, Timothy E AU - Shaw, Anthony E AU - Baker, Jesse A AU - Cardimona, Steve AU - Webb, Doyle J AU - Conley, James L Y1 - 1999/06// PY - 1999 DA - June 1999 SP - 105 EP - 112 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Englewood, CO VL - 4 IS - 2 SN - 1083-1363, 1083-1363 KW - United States KW - Mississippian KW - geophysical surveys KW - engineering properties KW - site exploration KW - Missouri KW - ground-penetrating radar KW - calibration KW - downhole methods KW - faults KW - abandoned mines KW - bedrock KW - mines KW - seismic profiles KW - Paleozoic KW - geophysical methods KW - Carboniferous KW - radar methods KW - reflection methods KW - seismic methods KW - Jasper County Missouri KW - Joplin Missouri KW - sinkholes KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - solution features KW - roads KW - fault zones KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51968218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geophysics&rft.atitle=Reflection+seismic+and+ground-penetrating+radar+study+of+previously+mined+%28lead%2Fzinc%29+ground%2C+Joplin%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Shoemaker%2C+Mike+L%3BAnderson%2C+Neil+L%3BHatheway%2C+Allen+W%3BNewton%2C+Timothy+E%3BShaw%2C+Anthony+E%3BBaker%2C+Jesse+A%3BCardimona%2C+Steve%3BWebb%2C+Doyle+J%3BConley%2C+James+L&rft.aulast=Shoemaker&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=105&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geophysics&rft.issn=10831363&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2003-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map, strat. col., sects. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; bedrock; calibration; Carboniferous; downhole methods; engineering properties; fault zones; faults; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; ground-penetrating radar; Jasper County Missouri; Joplin Missouri; mines; Mississippian; Missouri; Paleozoic; radar methods; reflection methods; roads; seismic methods; seismic profiles; sinkholes; site exploration; solution features; surveys; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - State DOT seeks to Improve Bridge Deck Drainage AN - 17426760; 4645007 AB - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) oversees a state highway system that includes approximately 4,800 bridges out of some 26,000 public bridges throughout Kansas. With that many bridges, providing a cost-effective way to properly drain bridge decks is critical. JF - Public Works AU - Younger, J T AD - District One, Kansas Department of Transportation, Topeka, Kansas, USA Y1 - 1999/06// PY - 1999 DA - Jun 1999 SP - 24 EP - 29 VL - 130 IS - 7 SN - 0033-3840, 0033-3840 KW - USA, Kansas KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Bridge Design KW - Drainage KW - Cost Analysis KW - Highways KW - SW 6010:Structures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17426760?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Works&rft.atitle=State+DOT+seeks+to+Improve+Bridge+Deck+Drainage&rft.au=Younger%2C+J+T&rft.aulast=Younger&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geocarto+International&rft.issn=10106049&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bridge Design; Drainage; Highways; Cost Analysis ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO RUNWAY 6-24, SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, STRATFORD, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNNECTICUT. AN - 16348861; 7436 AB - PURPOSE: The improvements of Runway 6-24 at Sikorsky Memorial Airport (Sikorsky), located in Stratford in southwestern Connecticut, is proposed. Sikorsky is primarily a general aviation facility, though the airport handles some corporate and regional commuter airline activity. Due to the proximity of competing facilities at Tweed-New Haven Airport and Westchester County Airport, it is anticipated that Sikorsky will retain this status. Estimated aircraft operations for the year 2003 include 16,450 regional operations, 85,500 to 98,900 general aviation itinerant operations, 68,000 to 73,100 general aviation local operations, and 2,590 military operations. Runway 6-24 currently suffers from deteriorating pavement, safety areas failing to meet current federal safety standards, absence of a standard runway approach lighting system, and inadequate runway length to accommodate existing and projected air transport demand. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS; build alternatives would involve the improvement of runway safety areas, the reconstruction of the existing runway pavement, the installation of a medium intensity approach light system (MIALS) with sequenced flashers at the Runway 6 end, and/or the partial relocation of a public highway (Route 113). Under the alternative identified as preferred alternative in this final EIS, a combination of Alternatives 2B and Alternative 2D presented in the draft EIS, the project would involve the construction of improved runway safety areas, the reconstruction of the existing runway pavement, the installation of a MIALS with sequenced flashers at the end of Runway 6, and the partial relocation of State Route 113 (Main Street) in Stratford. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to bringing the airport within the bounds of federal safety requirements, the improvements would accommodate projected increases in airport traffic. Despite the projected increase in future-year aircraft operations, off- airport noise exposure during the project's opening year would decrease from existing base-case levels. The relocation of Main Street would eliminate an existing flooding problem resulting in occasional closure of the road. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The movement of landing and takeoff operations farther to the east would result in a slight increase in noise experienced near the Breakwater Key condominium complex at Sniffens Point. Though no residential of business units would be displaced, one property would be required for taxiway extension. The relocation of Main Street would increase travel times between the existing Main Street/Sniffens Lane intersection and the Lordship community by one to two minutes. The height restrictions on adjacent land would be adversely affected. The runway and ancillary facilities construction would displace tidal and freshwater wetland and upland habitat. The additional impervious surface created by runway extension would increase stormwater runoff to adjacent water bodies. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0159D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 990184, Volume I--424 pages and maps, Volume II--526 pages, June 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Coastal Zones KW - Noise Assessments KW - Roads KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Connecticut KW - Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Connecticut KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348861?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+RUNWAY+6-24%2C+SIKORSKY+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+STRATFORD%2C+FAIRFIELD+COUNTY%2C+CONNNECTICUT.&rft.title=PROPOSED+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+RUNWAY+6-24%2C+SIKORSKY+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+STRATFORD%2C+FAIRFIELD+COUNTY%2C+CONNNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - FHWA sponsors preparation of geotechnical engineering circulars AN - 1502292636; 2014-014446 JF - Geotechnical News AU - Sabatini, Paul J AU - DiMaggio, Jerry A AU - Cheney, Richard S Y1 - 1999/06// PY - 1999 DA - June 1999 SP - 37 EP - 43 PB - BiTech Publishers, Vancouver, BC VL - 17 IS - 2 SN - 0823-650X, 0823-650X KW - foundations KW - publications KW - hydraulics KW - U. S. Department of Transportation KW - government agencies KW - manuals KW - Federal Highway Adiminstration KW - construction KW - roads KW - ground control KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1502292636?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+News&rft.atitle=FHWA+sponsors+preparation+of+geotechnical+engineering+circulars&rft.au=Sabatini%2C+Paul+J%3BDiMaggio%2C+Jerry+A%3BCheney%2C+Richard+S&rft.aulast=Sabatini&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=1999-06-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+News&rft.issn=0823650X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - BC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. chart N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; Federal Highway Adiminstration; foundations; government agencies; ground control; hydraulics; manuals; publications; roads; U. S. Department of Transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genotyping for DQA1 and PM loci in urine using PCR-based amplification: effects of sample volume, storage temperature, preservatives, and aging on DNA extraction and typing. AN - 69918356; 10423850 AB - Urine is often the sample of choice for drug screening in aviation/general forensic toxicology and in workplace drug testing. In some instances, the origin of the submitted samples may be challenged because of the medicolegal and socioeconomic consequences of a positive drug test. Methods for individualization of biological samples have reached a new boundary with the application of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in DNA profiling, but a successful characterization of the urine specimens depends on the quantity and quality of DNA present in the samples. Therefore, the present study investigated the influence of storage conditions, sample volume, concentration modes, extraction procedures, and chemical preservations on the quantity of DNA recovered, as well as the success rate of PCR-based genotyping for DQA1 and PM loci in urine. Urine specimens from male and female volunteers were divided and stored at various temperatures for up to 30 days. The results suggested that sample purification by dialfiltration, using 3000-100,000 molecular weight cut-off filters, did not enhance DNA recovery and typing rate as compared with simple centrifugation procedures. Extraction of urinary DNA by the organic method and by the resin method gave comparable typing results. Larger sample volume yielded a higher amount of DNA, but the typing rates were not affected for sample volumes between 1 and 5 ml. The quantifiable amounts of DNA present were found to be greater in female (14-200 ng/ml) than in male (4-60 ng/ml) samples and decreased with the elapsed time under both room temperature (RT) and frozen storage. Typing of the male samples also demonstrated that RT storage samples produced significantly higher success rates than that of frozen samples, while there was only marginal difference in the DNA typing rates among the conditions tested using female samples. Successful assignment of DQA1 + PM genotype was achieved for all samples of fresh urine, independent of gender, starting sample volume, or concentration method. Preservation by 0.25% sodium azide was acceptable for sample storage at 4 degrees C during a period of 30 days. For longer storage duration, freezing at -70 degrees C may be more appropriate. Thus, the applicability of the DQA1 + PM typing was clearly demonstrated for individualization of urine samples. JF - Forensic science international AU - Vu, N T AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Canfield, D V AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-5066, USA. Y1 - 1999/05/31/ PY - 1999 DA - 1999 May 31 SP - 23 EP - 34 VL - 102 IS - 1 SN - 0379-0738, 0379-0738 KW - Genetic Markers KW - 0 KW - HLA-DQ Antigens KW - HLA-DQ alpha-Chains KW - HLA-DQA1 antigen KW - Reagent Kits, Diagnostic KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Genotype KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Female KW - DNA -- classification KW - DNA -- urine KW - HLA-DQ Antigens -- urine KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction -- methods KW - DNA -- genetics KW - HLA-DQ Antigens -- genetics KW - Specimen Handling -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69918356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aeisdigests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=I-235+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+IM-235-2%28229%2900-13-77%29%2C+POLK+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-08-18 N1 - Date created - 1999-08-18 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BOARDMAN RIVER CROSSING MOBILITY STUDY, GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 16348134; 7433 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of east-west mobility across the Boardman River, located in northwestern Michigan, is proposed. The existing crossing, the Cass Road Bridge, is located approximately three miles south of Traverse City. It is in poor condition and is on the Michigan Critical Bridge List due to its failing physical condition, traffic volumes, and the anticipated impact on the local road system if it is closed. Over the next 25 years, population and employment are projected to increase substantially in Grand Traverse County. This draft EIS considers a No-Build Alternative, transportation system management and travel demand management alternatives, and two build alternatives. The first build alternative would involve the widening of South Airport Road from US 31/Michigan 37 (M-37) to Garfield Road to create a six-lane boulevard and from Garfield Road to Three Mile Road to create a four-lane road; widening of Three Mile Road to four and five lanes between South Airport Road and US 31/ M-72; and the reconstruction of Four Mile Road between Hammond Road and US 31/M-72, retaining its two-lane cross-section. The second build alternative would involve building a bridge across the Boardman River valley to connect Hartman and Hammond roads. This alternative would include the relocation and redesign of Hartman Road, either as a five-lane road or as a four-lane boulevard, between US 31/M-37 and Cass Road. The boulevard design would assume that the road would narrow to a five-lane cross-section just west of Cass Road. The widening of Three Mile Road and the reconstruction of Four Mile Road, described as part of the first build alternative, would also be implemented under the second build alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The replacement of the structurally deficient and functionally obsolete Cass Road Bridge would vastly improve east-west mobility across the Boardman River by increasing capacity and otherwise improving the service capabilities of the crossing. The expected increases in population would be accommodated and economic development within the area would be supported. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation could impact up to 1,030 linear feet of stream through either the enclosure or relocation and displace 5.1 acres of wetlands and 23.8 acres of woodland and the associated wildlife habitat, 7.2 acres of farmland, 51 residential structures, 26 commercial structures, and one institutional structure. Noise levels would exceed federal standards for 15 to 20 receptors. One site of environmental interest would be adversely affected. The widening of Three Mile Road would reduce the setback from the road associated with one historic property. The second alternative would traverse a rural area, significantly altering the visual character of the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990181, 321 pages and maps, May 28, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-99-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Boardman River KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348134?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BOARDMAN+RIVER+CROSSING+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+GRAND+TRAVERSE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=BOARDMAN+RIVER+CROSSING+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+GRAND+TRAVERSE+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 28, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID-HARLEM LINE THIRD TRACK PROJECT, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36414502; 7422 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the third main line commuter rail track within the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company's (Metro-North) system between Mount Vernon West and Crestwood stations, located in southeastern New York, is proposed. Thirteen alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered prior to selection of the preferred alternative. The action alternatives include a transportation system management alternative, which would use bus service to meet Metro-North goals; four third track build alternatives; two alternatives, which would involve the modification of signaling technology; and five operational alternatives, which would modify operating patterns on the Harlem Line to improve service. Under the preferred alternative, the project would involve the upgrading the existing third track between Mount Vernon West and Fleetwood stations, a distance of approximately one mile; the construction of a parallel third track on existing Metro-North rights-of-way on the west side of the current main line between Fleetwood and Bronxville stations, a distance of approximately one mile; the construction of a third track on existing rights- of-way between the existing tracks for a distance of 1.2 miles between Bronxville Station and interlocking CP 116 just south of Crestwood Station; and the upgrading of the existing middle track between interlockings CP 116 and CP 117 at Crestwood Station, a distance of approximately 0.3 mile. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The third rail upgrade would increase capacity to meet projected demand and tap new markets, maintain and improve service levels to existing markets, improve train service reliability and scheduling flexibility, support local and regional economic development, and improve air quality. Three key markets would be served, namely, the Grand Central Terminal, the Harlem Line service area, and commuters traveling from New York City to jobs in the Harlem Line service area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The operation of the line would increase noise levels, but only marginally, along the rail corridor, which is already considered very noisy due to the density of current operations. At tow sites, Parkway Road and Kensington Road/Oak Avenue, noise level increases due to the project would violate federal standards. Noise barriers would be constructed to mitigate these impacts. The vibration due to rail operations, which are already high and likely to cause annoyance, would increase somewhat, again violating federal standards along Parkway Road. The vibration conditions could be mitigated through the installation of resilient rail fasteners or ballast mats. The construction activities would require the temporary use of an underutilized portion of the Bronx River Park. A wall that would replace a bermed trackbed would adversely affect views from Parkway Road, and a retaining wall would adversely affect the visual appearance of the Midland Gardens Apartment Complex and Bronxville Station. The additional vehicular traffic generated by the third rail upgrade would adversely affect service at three intersections, to in Chappaqua and one in Golden's Bridge. The construction of a third span on the west side of the Stone Arch Bridge over the Bronx River would visually affect this historic site. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990170, Volume 1--301 pages, Volume 2--267, May 21, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - New York KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414502?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MID-HARLEM+LINE+THIRD+TRACK+PROJECT%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=MID-HARLEM+LINE+THIRD+TRACK+PROJECT%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 21, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - C STREET PROJECT, O'MALLEY ROAD TO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ROAD (PROJECT NUMBER NH-0527(12)/59598), MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, GREATER ANCHORAGE AREA BOROUGH, ALASKA. AN - 36414705; 7419 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a means of access between O'Malley Road and Dimond Boulevard and the improvement of C Street between Dimond Boulevard and International Airport Road, located in Anchorage in central Alaska, is proposed. The existing travel corridors, such as Old Seward Highway, Seward Highway, and the Midtown segments of Minnesota Drive, are becoming highly congested during peak travel hours and anticipated significant population growth and economic expansion are expected to worsen this situation. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternative, C Street would be widened from two lanes to four lanes from Dimond Boulevard to Potter Drive and to six lanes north of Potter Drive. The at-grade Alaska Railroad crossing near the Raspberry Road/68th Avenue intersection would be widened and, eventually, a full grade-separated crossing would be provided. C Street would continue to function as a limited access facility and the roadway would be extended as a four-lane facility, with a trail and sidewalk, to link O'Malley Road to Dimond Boulevard. A 29.5-foot depressed, unpaved median would be provided. Bus turnouts would be established at 0.25-mile intervals and a full diamond interchange would control access between C Street and O'Malley Road. The intersections of C Street with 106th Avenue and 104th Avenue would be right- in/right-out configurations; the median would not be interrupted. New intersections would be built at 100th and 92nd avenues. The existing streets within the Newland Subdivision, north of 92nd Avenue, would not be connected to C Street; access to this neighborhood would be provided via Dimond Boulevard or 92nd Avenue. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the project would serve current and future transportation needs and reduce overall vehicle miles traveled in the Anchorage Bowl, thereby reducing congestion and improving air quality. Additional freight movements to and from Anchorage Airport and the Port of Anchorage would be supported. In general, a more direct route from South Anchorage to points north would be provided. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development of 27.7 acres of new rights-of-way development would result in the permanent loss of 17.9 acres of primarily wetland wildlife habitat and the displacement of one multi-family and four single-family residences. Additional lanes would increase impervious surface in the area by 10.92 acres, resulting in increased runoff and possibly adversely affecting water quality Campbell Creek and local wetlands. The acquisition of land would decrease the property tax base by $70,000. The traffic-generated noise would result in noise levels in excess of federal standards for 54 residences, 14 businesses, and one recreation area by the year 2020. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990167, Draft EIS--198 pages, Appendices--871 pages, May 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-99-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Resources Surveys KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Trails KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Alaska KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414705?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MOUNT+HOOD+CORRIDOR%3A+US+26%2C+RHODODENDRON+TO+OR+35+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=MOUNT+HOOD+CORRIDOR%3A+US+26%2C+RHODODENDRON+TO+OR+35+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COLORADO AIRSPACE INITIATIVE; COLORADO, KANSAS, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, AND WYOMING. AN - 36414340; 7418 AB - PURPOSE: The reorganization of military airspace at various locations in order to support training exercises of the Colorado Air National Guard (ANG) and other military flying units in Colorado is proposed. The Colorado ANG is based at Buckley ANG Base in Aurora, with one detachment located at Fort Carson. The changes in airspace designations would be necessary because of weapon modernization and the opening of the Denver International Airport in February 1995. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative, which would be a modification of the original proposal, would modify three existing military operations areas (MOAs) and three military training routes (MTRs), delete one MTR and a portion of another, and establish one new MOA and three new MTRs (two of which would utilize an existing ground path). One MOA and one MTR would remain unchanged. Low-altitude airspace would be charted to 300 feet above ground level, but not flown lower than 500 feet above ground level except in national emergencies or special training requirements. Training flights could be required below 500 feet in the event that pilots were preparing for specific wartime tasks. [The Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted the Department of the Air Force's Air National Guard's final EIS (EPA number 970325) filed 8-15-97. The FAA was not a cooperating agency for the above final EIS.] POSITIVE IMPACTS: Airspace management concerns would be directly addressed, and potential conflicts with commercial flights into and out of Denver International Airport would be eliminated. The changes in airspace would also enable the Colorado ANG to upgrade its training methods. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The MOAs would experience adverse impacts to air quality, noise, land use opportunities, safety, and visual resources under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 961(h)) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0111D, Volume 20, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 990166, Volume I--730 pages, Volume II--432 pages, Volume III--806 pages, Volume IV--639 pages, Record of Decision--30 pages, May 14, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Land use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado KW - Colorado KW - Denver International Airport, Colorado KW - Fort Carson, Colorado KW - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, Compliance KW - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414340?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COLORADO+AIRSPACE+INITIATIVE%3B+COLORADO%2C+KANSAS%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+WYOMING.&rft.title=COLORADO+AIRSPACE+INITIATIVE%3B+COLORADO%2C+KANSAS%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 14, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIDDLE RIVER EMPLOYMENT CENTER ACCESS STUDY, BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 16348781; 7412 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane highway to provide access to the Middle River Employment Center (MREC), located in northern Maryland, is proposed. Historically, the MERC has been a scene of major manufacturing enterprises, primarily associated with the aircraft industry. Recently, however, the MERC has suffered a loss of manufacturing jobs and a decrease in overall quality of life for its residents. Recent economic development initiatives by the county have stressed the need to reinvest in the area to revitalize its economy and provide a channel for growth as opposed to encouraging growth in more rural portions of the county. Although Interstate 95 passes within close proximity to the MREC, there is not direct access to the interstate. Six alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. All five build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane, divided highway connecting Maryland 43 (MD 43)/US40 with MD 150. All the build alternative would also involve the possibility of minor upgrades to MD 150 east of the dualization to compensate for additional traffic volumes. The alternatives would differ in the routes taken through the MREC and in the point at which each connects with MD 150. Multimodal options were also considered, including enhanced bus service, park-and-ride lots, enhancements to the Martin MARC Rail Station, employer-based travel demand management measures (TDM), transportation management areas to assist in implementation of the TDM options, high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the new roadway, reverse commute trains on the MARC lines, and a light rail system. The estimated cost of the build alternatives are $61.6 million to $73.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would provide improved access from the regional transportation network to planned major economic development opportunity sites and to foster increased utilization of established employment areas in the MREC of southeast Baltimore County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development of 79 to 106 acres of rights-of-way would require the displacement of four to 10 residences, one business, 6.4 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, 51.5 to 59.5 acres of forested land, and up to 7.3 acres of farmland. From 390 to 585 linear feet of stream would be altered, and the project would encroach on 1.4 to 1.5 acres of floodplain. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at one to three receptor sites. One historic district and/or one archaeological site listed on the National Register of Historic Places would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990160, 637 pages and maps, May 11, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-99-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348781?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIDDLE+RIVER+EMPLOYMENT+CENTER+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+BALTIMORE+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=MIDDLE+RIVER+EMPLOYMENT+CENTER+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+BALTIMORE+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 11, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MILLER HIGHWAY PROJECT (PIN X 103.27), WEST 59TH STREET TO WEST 72ND STREET, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16339627; 7413 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of 0.75 mile of Miller Highway between West 59th Street and West 72nd Street, located in New York City in New York, is proposed. The facility is an elevated, six-lane urban freeway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The highway, which is restricted to use by automobiles, trucks and buses being prohibited, is a portion of the southern end of State Route (SR) 9A. SR 9A begins at the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel at the southern Tip of Manhattan Island and extends northward 47.5 miles to its merger with US 9 in Peekskill in northern Westchester County. The Miller Highway plays a vital role in the regional transportation system, accommodating approximately 137,000 vehicles per day during the week. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The relocation alternatives would provide a lane- for-lane replacement of the existing facility such that the highway would continue to provide three lanes in each directions connecting on the south with SR 9A and on the north with the Henry Hudson Parkway (HHP). Alternative A would relocate the highway to an alignment identified in the city-approved plans for Riverside South. The northbound lanes of the roadway would be located under Riverside Boulevard, while the adjacent southbound lanes would be located under Riverside South park, which would be constructed in accordance with city- approved open space plan. Alternative B would relocate the highway through a tunnel under Riverside South Park immediately west of Riverside Boulevard. Under either alternative, Riverside South Park would be constructed in accordance with the city-approved open space plan, and the highway would be built with one of two profiles. The first profile would pass over a pedestrian underpass located in Riverside Park at West 73rd Street and meet the HHP at West 74th Street. The second profile would pass under the pedestrian underpass and meet the HHP at West 77th Street, allowing for the potential development of additional parkland. The project completion would require 4.4 to 5.0 years. The estimated cost of the build alternatives is $192.0 million to $256.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would provide safe and efficient transportation along the West Side Highway in the study area, achieve physical compatibility between the highway and surrounding existing and proposed development, and maintain and improve the park environment on the West Side of Manhattan. Unobstructed access to the Hudson River waterfront would be provided to persons not using the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The minor regarding of Riverside Park, a historically significant site, could be necessary. Any build alternative would eliminate the view of the Hudson River for travelers on the highway. Congestion would increase at one signalized intersection during peak traffic periods. While park areas with noise levels exceeding federal standards would be reduced, 12.8 to 15.5 acres of parkland would continue to be exposed to excessive noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.) and Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. JF - EPA number: 990161, Volume I--349 pages, Volume II--561 pages and maps, Appendix--78 pages, May 11, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-EIS-99-02D KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Visual Resources KW - New York KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MILLER+HIGHWAY+PROJECT+%28PIN+X+103.27%29%2C+WEST+59TH+STREET+TO+WEST+72ND+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=MILLER+HIGHWAY+PROJECT+%28PIN+X+103.27%29%2C+WEST+59TH+STREET+TO+WEST+72ND+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 11, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORFOLK-VIRGINIA BEACH LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM EAST/WEST CORRIDOR PROJECT, CITY OF NORFOLK AND CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA. AN - 16345097; 7404 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an 18.25-mile light rail transit (LRT) system between downtown Norfolk and the Virginia Beach Pavilion Convention Center, located in Virginia Beach in southeastern Virginia, is proposed. The Tidewater Transportation District Commission evaluated transit and transportation improvements within a 30-mile corridor extending from Virginia Beach to downtown Norfolk and the Norfolk Naval Base. The problems cited include congestion, capacity constraints on the existing system, insufficient and inadequate infrastructure, the growth in vehicle miles traveled and air pollution, and the need to increase capacity to respond to growth in tourism. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The locally preferred alternative project would include the LRT served by 13 stations, of which eight would provide both bus and park-and-ride access, as well as an expanded bus feeder system. Stations would be located at Plume Street, Government Center, Harbor Park, Norfolk State University, Military Highway, Newton Road, Witchduck Road, the Virginia Beach Central Business District (Pembroke), Princess Ann Plaza, Lynnhaven Road, Oceana, Lake Holly, and the Pavilion Convention Center. The LRT system would be comprised of an exclusive transit-only double-track guideway generally following the Norfolk-Southern Railroad right-of-way. A maintenance yard and ship would be located in Virginia Beach near the Oceana Naval Base; two alternative sites are under consideration. Elevated grade separations would be constructed to provide crossings of Rosemont Road, Princess Anne Road, Witchduck Road, and Independence Boulevard. Both at- grade and elevated grade separations are under consideration for Lynnhaven Parkway and First Colonial Road. A transportation system management alternative and other LRT alternatives are also under consideration. The estimated capital cost of the LRT is $465.2 million, and the estimated total system capital cost is $918.2 million; both figures are in 1998 dollars. The estimated operation cost is $37.7 million in 2004 and $92.8 million in 2018. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LRT and associated bus and park-and-ride facilities would improve the access, operation, and reliability of the transportation system. They would also provide a balanced system with good linkages, reduce total vehicle miles and, thereby, improve air quality, and meet the transportation needs of the growing tourism industry in the Virginia Beach area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would result in the displacement of three residences, two businesses, and 50 trailers as well as 14.5 to 30.5 acres of vegetation and 4.04 acres of wetland. The Plume Street Station would lie within an historic district, which could also contain significant archaeological resources. Noise and vibration resulting from the operation of the system would adversely affect 22 acres. The construction activities would encounter four properties which could contain contaminated soils. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990152, Draft EIS--547 pages and maps, Map Supplement--98 pages, May 5, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia KW - Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16345097?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORFOLK-VIRGINIA+BEACH+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM+EAST%2FWEST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+CITY+OF+NORFOLK+AND+CITY+OF+VIRGINIA+BEACH%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=NORFOLK-VIRGINIA+BEACH+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM+EAST%2FWEST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+CITY+OF+NORFOLK+AND+CITY+OF+VIRGINIA+BEACH%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 5, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENT OF US ROUTE 61 AND US ROUTE 218 AND IOWA 394 (AVENUE OF THE SAINTS, CANTON, MISSOURI, TO MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA), CLARK AND LEWIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI, AND HENRY AND LEE COUNTIES, IOWA. AN - 16346753; 7403 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 56-mile-long, four-lane highway between Canton, Missouri, and Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passing through northeastern Missouri and southeastern Iowa, is proposed. The project would be part of the Avenue of the Saints, a four-lane highway that would connect the cities of Saint Louis, Missouri, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The facility would be designed to either freeway or expressway standards in Missouri and to expressway standards in Iowa. A bridge over the Des Moines River would be constructed at the Missouri/Iowa border. Between Canton and Vincennes, Iowa, 12 alternatives on new alignments are being considered: nine of these are freeway alternatives on new alignments; two are expressways that would use the same alignment as two of the freeway alternatives; and one alternative (the preferred alternative) would involve the upgrading existing US 61, US 136 Spur, and Missouri Route B to expressway standards. Both eastern and western bypasses of Wayland, Missouri, are being considered; Saint Francisville, Missouri, would be bypassed at one of two of locations west of the community. A No Action Alternative is also considered for the Canton-to-Vincennes corridor. Between Vincennes and Mount Pleasant, Iowa, two alternatives are being considered as well as a No Action Alternative. These alternatives would differ only in the location of the community bypass of Argyle, where two eastern bypasses of the community are being considered. The rural sections of these alternatives would consist of improving existing Iowa 394 and US 218 as expressways with at-grade intersections along an eastern bypass of Donnellson, Iowa. A preferred alternative for this portion of the project has not been selected. A No Action Alternative is also under consideration in this draft EIS. The estimated costs of the project are $88.5 million for the preferred alternative to $130.1 million for the Canton-Vincennes portion, and $80.9 million to $81.8 million for the preferred alternative for the Vincennes-Mount Pleasant portion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide improved roadway capacity to handle anticipated traffic volume increases, improved services for truck traffic, safety improvements, and improved alignment of the roadway. The project would also contribute to regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative in Missouri would involve the taking of 713 acres for right-of-way, displacing eight residences, three businesses, 651 acres of farmland, 38 acres of woodland, and 22.1 acres of wetlands. The preferred alternative for the Iowa portion would involve the taking of up to 991 acres for right of way, adversely affecting six archaeological sites and displacing 19 residences, 484 acres of farmland, 101 acres of woodland, and 12.4 acres of wetlands. The Missouri and Iowa portions of the project would traverse eight and 10 floodplains, respectively. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0056D, Volume 20, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 990151, 589 pages, May 4, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-95-05-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Des Moines River KW - Iowa KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346753?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REALISTIC+BOMBER+TRAINING+INITIATIVE%2C+BARKSDALE+AND+DYESS+AIR+FORCE+BASES%2C+LOUISIANA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+TEXAS.&rft.title=REALISTIC+BOMBER+TRAINING+INITIATIVE%2C+BARKSDALE+AND+DYESS+AIR+FORCE+BASES%2C+LOUISIANA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 4, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Melatonin: aeromedical, toxicopharmacological, and analytical aspects. AN - 69825803; 10369324 AB - Melatonin, a pineal hormone present in the blood of humans and other species, has a distinct diurnal variation in its biosynthesis and, therefore, in its concentration. This variation has suggested the possibility of a regulatory function in day/night-dependent physiological processes such as sleep and has led scientists to explore the effects of administered melatonin on the modulation of circadian rhythms. For the self-treatment of sleep disorders and other benefits, melatonin use has been extolled to the extent that 20 million new consumers were added to the U.S. retail market in 1995. Its principal aeromedical application has been in the experimental treatment of jet-lag effects. For aircraft passengers, melatonin administration at destination bedtime appears to improve sleep quality and to decrease the time required to reestablish normal circadian rhythms. For international aircrews that travel through multiple time zones without time to adapt to new environments, taking melatonin before arriving home may further impair already disturbed circadian rhythms. Its use to adjust to shiftwork changes by air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance workers, and support personnel is even more controversial. Limited studies suggest that giving this hormone to shift workers should be done only under controlled conditions and that taking it at the wrong time may actually impair job performance. Because of its possible interaction with certain medications and the changes in its concentrations observed in some clinical conditions, the practitioner must exercise caution during the medical certification of airmen. The variations in the concentration of melatonin can be effectively determined by radioimmunoassay, high-performance liquid chromatography, and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy analytical techniques. These techniques are capable of measuring the human daytime (10 pg/mL) and nighttime (30-120 pg/mL) melatonin in plasma/serum. Melatonin measurements in victims of accidental death may allow forensic scientists and accident investigators to use the relationship between its concentration and the time of day when death occurred. The most accurate estimations of the time of death result from analysis of melatonin content of the whole pineal body, whereas less accurate estimates are obtained from serum and urine analyses. Pineal levels of melatonin are unlikely to be altered by exogenous melatonin, but its blood and urine levels would change. High blood levels in a daytime crash victim would suggest exogenous supplementation. The possible interfering effects of postmortem biochemical processes on melatonin concentrations in whole blood and in other tissues are not well understood, and there is a need for the continuing research into melatonin's chronobiological properties to define its proper applications and limitations. The indiscriminate use of melatonin by aviation professionals may pose unacceptable safety risks for air travel. JF - Journal of analytical toxicology AU - Sanders, D C AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Hordinsky, J R AD - Aeromedical Research Division, Civil Aeromedical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125-5066, USA. PY - 1999 SP - 159 EP - 167 VL - 23 IS - 3 SN - 0146-4760, 0146-4760 KW - Melatonin KW - JL5DK93RCL KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Animals KW - Sleep -- drug effects KW - Humans KW - Travel KW - Melatonin -- blood KW - Melatonin -- adverse effects KW - Sleep Wake Disorders -- drug therapy KW - Melatonin -- therapeutic use KW - Circadian Rhythm -- drug effects KW - Aerospace Medicine KW - Sleep Wake Disorders -- etiology KW - Melatonin -- pharmacokinetics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69825803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.atitle=Melatonin%3A+aeromedical%2C+toxicopharmacological%2C+and+analytical+aspects.&rft.au=Sanders%2C+D+C%3BChaturvedi%2C+A+K%3BHordinsky%2C+J+R&rft.aulast=Sanders&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=23&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=159&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.issn=01464760&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-07-26 N1 - Date created - 1999-07-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 1997 California storm damage; the Gorda Landslide AN - 52130219; 2002-029410 AB - The Gorda landslide, located along State Route 1 at the town of Gorda, occurred on January 2, 1997 following sustained periods of heavy rainfall. The landslide occurred within a large Quaternary landslide causing 300 meters of roadway to move downslope. Additionally, localized concentrations of water in the northern end of the slide supersaturated two masses which burst downslope as debris flows completely removing the roadway and roadway prism. The slide was 215 meters wide and extended downslope 100 meters. Subsurface monitoring indicated the slide plane to be 20 meters below grade. The debris flows scars are approximately 10 meters wide and have scoured out a 15 meter deep steeply incised channel. Site geology consists of predominantly highly sheared and fractured serpentinite surrounded by metamorphosed rocks mostly derived from sandstones and shales. The sheared and fractured serpentinite possesses a low degree of plasticity. The investigation consisted of thirteen mud rotary borings, material sampling, laboratory testing, instrumenting the site with slope inclinometers and time domain reflectrometry (TDR) instrumentation, field mapping, and eight seismic refraction lines. A 192 meter long thirty meter high wall soldier pile tieback wall was constructed to repair the roadway and mitigate against future failures. Spencer's Method for a specified failure surface was used in the design and indicated an effective friction angle of 28 degrees and 9.0 kPa of cohesion best represented the existing conditions. Standard Penetration Test (SPT) correlations indicated a friction angle of 31 degrees. Seventy four piles and 306 ground anchors were used in the retaining wall design. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Duffy, John D AU - Finegan, Mike AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 218 EP - 224 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - penetration tests KW - sandstone KW - mapping KW - refraction KW - rock mechanics KW - California KW - laboratory studies KW - fractures KW - debris KW - sedimentary rocks KW - sampling KW - Gorda California KW - metamorphic rocks KW - mass movements KW - storms KW - plasticity KW - construction KW - monitoring KW - retaining walls KW - shale KW - geophysical methods KW - seismic methods KW - landslides KW - slope stability KW - clastic rocks KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52130219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=1997+California+storm+damage%3B+the+Gorda+Landslide&rft.au=Duffy%2C+John+D%3BFinegan%2C+Mike%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Duffy&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=218&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - sect. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; clastic rocks; construction; debris; design; fractures; geophysical methods; Gorda California; laboratory studies; landslides; mapping; mass movements; metamorphic rocks; monitoring; penetration tests; plasticity; refraction; retaining walls; roads; rock mechanics; sampling; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; seismic methods; shale; slope stability; storms; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Soil nail and MSE wall for stabilization of the Elbow Fill Slide, Snake River canyon, Wyoming AN - 52129838; 2002-029412 AB - Reconstruction of US Highway 26-89 through Snake River Canyon in Wyoming required stabilization of the Elbow Fill Slide and an effective means to support the overlying roadway. A request for design/build proposals resulted in construction of a soil nail wall at the Elbow site. This was the first soil nail wall project for the Wyoming DOT. In cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, the wall was designated an "Experimental Feature" and an instrumentation and monitoring program was undertaken. Instrumentation includes slope inclinometers for measuring wall deformations and strain gauges attached to the soil nails for the purpose of evaluating mechanisms of load transfer from the ground to the structural components of the wall. Objectives of the study are to: (1) provide verification of wall performance, especially pertaining to control of landslide movements and resulting damage to the roadway, (2) evaluate field load transfer to the soil nails compared to the loads assumed for design purposes, and (3) evaluate the construction and cost viability of soil nailing as a slope stabilization system, for the purpose of utilizing soil nails in similar, future projects. This paper summarizes the site conditions, design aspects, and construction of the soil nail wall. Performance of the wall, based on field observations of ground movements and load transfer in soil nails, is described and discussed. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Turner, John P AU - Jensen, Wayne G AU - Wolosick, John R AU - Falk, Mark AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 232 EP - 246 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - stabilization KW - soil mechanics KW - monitoring KW - inclinometers KW - site exploration KW - Elbow Fill Landslide KW - Wyoming KW - landslides KW - Snake River canyon KW - soil nails KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52129838?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Soil+nail+and+MSE+wall+for+stabilization+of+the+Elbow+Fill+Slide%2C+Snake+River+canyon%2C+Wyoming&rft.au=Turner%2C+John+P%3BJensen%2C+Wayne+G%3BWolosick%2C+John+R%3BFalk%2C+Mark%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Turner&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=232&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 11 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sects. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; design; Elbow Fill Landslide; inclinometers; landslides; mass movements; monitoring; roads; site exploration; slope stability; Snake River canyon; soil mechanics; soil nails; stabilization; United States; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Last Chance and Wilson Creek Wall landslides, Del Norte County, California AN - 52129813; 2002-029411 AB - A 1.6 kilometer (1 mile) long section of U. S. Route 101 in Del Norte County has been damaged by landslide activity on a regular basis since completion in 1923. This segment of the highway was built on the western flank of a ridge adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. The ridge is composed of a chaotic mix of shale and sandstone, mapped as Franciscan assemblage. The Last Chance and Wilson Creek Wall landslides have coalesced to cover 81 hectares (201 acres) of the ridge. The northern portion of the Last Chance landslide is very active and the roadway requires almost continuous maintenance. At the northern side-scarp the highway sometimes drops several feet in a day. An initial study of the site in 1993/1994 identified a landslide complex that consisted of the active slide and a larger, apparently dormant, slide to the south. Inclinometer data from the center of the active slide indicated that the failure plane was 30 to 38 meters (100 to 125 feet) below the roadway. Field studies in 1998/1999 identified tension cracks at the head of the southern portion of the slide. Previously considered dormant; it is now thought to be active. Slide movement is apparently episodic and is only active in heavy rainfall years. Pavement cracks, mapped in 1998/1999, and air photo interpretations were used to extend the 1993/1994 slide boundary to the south. The Wilson Creek Wall Landslide is of roughly equal size, just south of the Last Chance Landslide. The slide was mapped based on tension cracks, scarps (both fresh and eroded), and closed depressions observed during recent field work. The field observations were augmented with geomorphic interpretations from the air photos. The movement on both slides appears to be triggered by heavy rainfall and high surf. Infiltration of rainfall causes elevated groundwater levels which increase the driving forces on the slides. High surf causes increased erosion at the toes of the slides removing buttressing material, thus reducing the resisting forces. Air photos show that an area of no vegetation along the sea cliffs has greatly increased in recent years. This area is assumed to be undergoing mass-wasting resulting in removal of material from the toes of these slides. Monitoring installations (inclinometers, piezometers, and TDR installed to a depth of 100 meters) are planned for the slides. Monitoring might continue three to five years in order to unambiguously determine the depths to the slide planes. A tunnel or realigning the highway are possible alternatives for stabilizing the road. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 225 EP - 231 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - cliffs KW - erosion KW - site exploration KW - mapping KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - remediation KW - ground water KW - California KW - Wilson Creek Wall Landslide KW - mass movements KW - rain KW - failures KW - inclinometers KW - Last Chance Landslide KW - landslides KW - Del Norte County California KW - cracks KW - infiltration KW - aerial photography KW - geomorphology KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - remote sensing KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52129813?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Last+Chance+and+Wilson+Creek+Wall+landslides%2C+Del+Norte+County%2C+California&rft.au=Beck%2C+Timothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Beck&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=225&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aerial photography; atmospheric precipitation; California; cliffs; cracks; Del Norte County California; erosion; failures; field studies; geomorphology; ground water; inclinometers; infiltration; landslides; Last Chance Landslide; mapping; mass movements; rain; remediation; remote sensing; roads; site exploration; slope stability; United States; Wilson Creek Wall Landslide ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A brief history of the Highway geology symposium AN - 52125403; 2002-029389 AB - The highway Geology Symposium (HGS) was instituted in 1950 in order to foster the exchange of ideas between highway engineers and geologists on problems relating to highway construction. The first Highway Geology Symposium was sponsored by the Virginia Department of Highways and was held in Richmond, Virginia on April 14, 1950. Since the initial meeting in 1950, 49 consecutive symposia have been held in various parts of the United States. Between 1950 and 1962, the meetings were held east of the Mississippi River. Beginning in 1962 the Symposium was held in Phoenix, Arizona and has rotated, for the most part, back and forth from east to west since that time. The governing body of the Symposium is a steering committee composed of approximately 20 to 25 engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers. Members of the steering committee are from state and federal agencies, colleges and universities, as well as private service companies and consulting firms. The meetings are usually composed of one and a half days of technical presentations and a day for a field trip excursion. The field trip usually visits areas of geological and highway related subjects and ends that evening with a banquet and speaker. The Highway Geology Symposium celebrates the 50th Highway Geology Symposium in Roanoke, Virginia, May 20-23, 1999. This golden anniversary culminates many years of friendships and exchanging technical ideas beginning in Virginia in 1950 and continuing through many states to return to Virginia again in 1999. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Moore, Harry AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - history KW - symposia KW - construction KW - roads KW - field studies KW - 15:Miscellaneous UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52125403?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=A+brief+history+of+the+Highway+geology+symposium&rft.au=Moore%2C+Harry%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; field studies; history; roads; symposia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In situ testing adds value to Coastal Plain foundation designs AN - 52124207; 2002-029398 AB - Stratigraphy and engineering parameters of soils in the Coastal Plain of Virginia are difficult to characterize. Thick deposits of compressible clay soils are commonly interbedded with sand soils of varying relative density. Although the subsurface conditions are complex, many subsurface exploration programs are developed utilizing only conventional (Standard Penetration Test) borings and corresponding laboratory tests. As a result, many generalizing assumptions must be made with regard to the stratigraphy and engineering properties of the site specific subsurface soils. Foundation designs, may consequently, become overly conservative. In situ testing has been used effectively in the Coastal Plain of Virginia for characterizing complex stratigraphy and the engineering parameters of site specific soils. Flat Plate Dilatometer, Piezocone Penetrometer, and Pressuremeter tests quickly provide geotechnical engineers with large amounts of reliable data that can be integrated into design efforts. Two case histories (South-West Suffolk Bypass and Pinners Point Interchange) of projects in the Coastal Plain of Virginia illustrate the value in situ testing adds to specific foundation designs. Each case evaluates potential construction costs based on two comparable foundation design alternatives. One design alternative is based on the results of Standard Penetration Test borings and corresponding laboratory testing, while the other design alternative incorporates in situ testing. The large Return On Investment for the design alternative incorporating in situ test results clearly shows the benefit of supplementing SPT boring programs with in situ tests. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Zdinak, Aaron L AU - Kaulfers, David A AU - Pelnik, Thomas W, III AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 93 EP - 103 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - soils KW - clay KW - soil mechanics KW - sand KW - Virginia KW - penetration tests KW - in situ KW - clastic sediments KW - site exploration KW - Portsmouth Virginia KW - case studies KW - laboratory studies KW - pressuremeters KW - foundations KW - Suffolk Virginia KW - sediments KW - dilatometers KW - design KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52124207?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=In+situ+testing+adds+value+to+Coastal+Plain+foundation+designs&rft.au=Zdinak%2C+Aaron+L%3BKaulfers%2C+David+A%3BPelnik%2C+Thomas+W%2C+III%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Zdinak&rft.aufirst=Aaron&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=93&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Coastal Plain; case studies; clastic sediments; clay; design; dilatometers; foundations; in situ; laboratory studies; penetration tests; Portsmouth Virginia; pressuremeters; sand; sediments; site exploration; soil mechanics; soils; Suffolk Virginia; United States; Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Holocene ground failure in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah AN - 52069260; 2002-067809 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Simon, D B AU - Bartlett, S F AU - Shlemon, R J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 95 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 31 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - failures KW - Quaternary KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - displacements KW - Holocene KW - Cenozoic KW - foundations KW - seismic risk KW - Salt Lake City Utah KW - risk assessment KW - paleosols KW - Utah KW - tectonics KW - faults KW - fault zones KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52069260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Holocene+ground+failure+in+downtown+Salt+Lake+City%2C+Utah&rft.au=Simon%2C+D+B%3BBartlett%2C+S+F%3BShlemon%2C+R+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Simon&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=95&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 95th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cenozoic; displacements; failures; fault zones; faults; foundations; Holocene; paleosols; Quaternary; risk assessment; Salt Lake City Utah; Salt Lake County Utah; seismic risk; soil mechanics; tectonics; United States; Utah ER - TY - JOUR T1 - I-279 landslide repair AN - 50313759; 2002-029414 AB - I-279 is a major four-lane artery connecting downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with its northern suburbs and other key highways to the north. The highway was constructed through hilly terrain resulting in several deep rock cuts and embankment fills to heights of about 100 feet. The construction occurred at the level of the cyclothemic Pennsylvanian age rocks of southwestern Pennsylvania. Shortly before the completion of I-279, a 300-foot wide landslide occurred in the slope of a 70-foot high embankment. The highway was not immediately affected, but the embankment had to be repaired. This paper describes the geology of the landslide, the exploration, the instrumentation, and the permanent tied-back soldier beam and lagging retaining wall used to stabilize the slope. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Newman, F Barry AU - Adams, William R, Jr AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 254 EP - 263 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - stabilization KW - hills KW - failures KW - embankments KW - retaining walls KW - Pennsylvanian KW - site exploration KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - landslides KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - terrains KW - mass movements KW - Pennsylvania KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - roads KW - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50313759?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=I-279+landslide+repair&rft.au=Newman%2C+F+Barry%3BAdams%2C+William+R%2C+Jr%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Newman&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=254&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - sects., strat. col., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Allegheny County Pennsylvania; Carboniferous; construction; embankments; failures; hills; landslides; mass movements; Paleozoic; Pennsylvania; Pennsylvanian; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; retaining walls; roads; site exploration; slope stability; stabilization; terrains; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design and construction of major cuts on US 460 in Virginia AN - 50308723; 2002-029417 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Sheahan, James M AU - Hite, Stan L AU - Graybeal, Sam AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 287 EP - 296 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - embankments KW - Pennsylvanian KW - slopes KW - sandstone KW - Appalachians KW - Norton Formation KW - Appalachian Plateau KW - excavations KW - mountains KW - sedimentary rocks KW - blasting KW - road cuts KW - coal KW - siltstone KW - construction KW - North America KW - Virginia KW - retaining walls KW - Lower Pennsylvanian KW - shale KW - Paleozoic KW - Carboniferous KW - Middle Pennsylvanian KW - terrains KW - boreholes KW - slope stability KW - clastic rocks KW - roads KW - design KW - Buchanan County Virginia KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50308723?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Design+and+construction+of+major+cuts+on+US+460+in+Virginia&rft.au=Sheahan%2C+James+M%3BHite%2C+Stan+L%3BGraybeal%2C+Sam%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sheahan&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=287&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., strat. col., 1 table, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; blasting; boreholes; Buchanan County Virginia; Carboniferous; clastic rocks; coal; construction; design; embankments; excavations; Lower Pennsylvanian; Middle Pennsylvanian; mountains; North America; Norton Formation; Paleozoic; Pennsylvanian; retaining walls; road cuts; roads; sandstone; sedimentary rocks; shale; siltstone; slope stability; slopes; terrains; United States; Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Advances in highway slope stability instrumentation AN - 50295128; 2002-029422 AB - Many options are available for monitoring unstable highway slopes. These range from inexpensive, short-term solutions to more costly, long-term monitoring programs. The location of many unstable slopes has created a need for systems that can be accessed remotely and provide immediate warning in case of a failure. Advances in electronic instrumentation and telecommunications make it possible to monitor these slopes economically. Available electronic instrumentation includes piezometers, electrolytic bubble inclinometers and tiltmeters, and time domain reflectometry (TDR) for sensing changes in slope conditions. This instrumentation can be used in the field by technicians, or remotely by dataloggers and telemetry. By combining instrumentation types, a full array of stability parameters can be gathered. Computer software is available to quickly plot data allowing immediate assessment of the situation. Several case studies in California illustrate where these technologies were implemented. The use of a technological advance like TDR alone can provide a robust array of data. Budget constraints limited the monitoring of a landslide along the San Andreas fault in San Mateo County to one conventional probe inclinometer and four exploration holes. Instead, the inclinometer was not used and all five holes were instrumented with TDR. This allowed determination of the sequence and extent of the failure. In another case study, TDR was used to locate the depth of a landslide in Mendocino County. A potentially unstable slope above a sand pit next to Interstate 15 in Riverside County was instrumented using piezometers and TDR. Data on movement and groundwater levels was monitored by cellular phone and modem 350 km away. A soldier pile wall in Santa Cruz County was instrumented with an extensometer and tiltmeter. Data was collected daily by cellular phone. An alarm circuit in the unit notified geotechnical personnel by pager if threshold movements were exceeded. A large landslide in Monterey County employed electrolytic bubble inclinometers in conjunction with a 180 m TDR cable. Threshold movement of the slope triggered a page notifying personnel of changed conditions at the site. JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Kane, William F AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1999/05// PY - 1999 DA - May 1999 SP - 328 EP - 337 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 50 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - failures KW - monitoring KW - Mendocino County California KW - tiltmeters KW - extensometers KW - Riverside County California KW - TDR data KW - ground water KW - case studies KW - California KW - landslides KW - pressuremeters KW - levels KW - San Andreas Fault KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - San Mateo County California KW - roads KW - instruments KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50295128?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Advances+in+highway+slope+stability+instrumentation&rft.au=Kane%2C+William+F%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Kane&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=328&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 50th annual Highway geology symposium & TRB karst meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; case studies; extensometers; failures; ground water; instruments; landslides; levels; mass movements; Mendocino County California; monitoring; pressuremeters; Riverside County California; roads; San Andreas Fault; San Mateo County California; slope stability; TDR data; tiltmeters; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 95, LAS VEGAS, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 16353096; 7398 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway, safety, and transit improvements along US 95, Summerlin Parkway and the local and arterial road network in the Northwest Region of Las Vegas, located in the southeastern corner of Nevada, is proposed. The Northwest Region comprises the portion of Las Vegas Valley north of Desert Inn Road and west of Interstate 15 (I-15) and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The project resulted from the US 95 Major Investment Study, which identified and evaluated a range of alternatives to improve transportation in the project area. The project would involve the widening of US 95 and Summerlin Parkway, the construction of arterial street connections, arterial street improvements, transit system improvements, and transportation demand management (TDM) measures. Two alternative alignments for the US 95 improvements, along with various local road improvements, transit improvements and TDM measures, as well as a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Build Alternative A, which has been adopted by the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas and Clark County, would involve the widening of US 95 to 10 lanes from Rainbow to I- 15 and to six lanes from Craig to Rainbow, the widening Summerlin parkway from Rampart to Rainbow, the construction of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes on US 95 and Summerlin Parkway, and the installation of a freeway management system on US 95. Arterial street connections would have facilities connecting Martin Luther King Boulevard to Industrial Road Connector, Rancho to Alta Connector, and Rancho to Martin Luther King Boulevard. Arterial street improvements would include the widening, from four to six lanes, of Desert Inn Road from Durango to Jones, Martin Luther King from Craig to Charleston, Valley View from Sahara to Desert Inn, Durango Drive from Desert Inn to Edna, and Rancho from Craig to US 95, as well as the widening, to four lanes, of Arville Street from Charleston to Sahara, Carey Avenue from Rancho to Clayton, Tenaya Way from Westcliff to Smoke Ranch, and Torrey Pines from, Washington to Craig. Transit system improvements would include the adoption of an enhanced CAT bus service and the development of park-and-ride lots. TDM measures would involve the adoption of an expanded rideshare program. Build Alternative B would be similar to Alternative A, except for the alignment of US 95. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The plan implementation would provide a coherent transportation strategy to meet the short, intermediate, and long-term transportation demands of the Northwest Region. The improvements would increase the regional roadway capacity, the regional level of service, and the safety and operational efficiency, while increasing the mobility options available to the travelling public. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would result in the displacement of 344 to 296 residential units, 55 commercial establishments, and six to 20 acres of natural wildlife and vegetation habitat and encroach on several community facilities, including school properties, a pedestrian and cycle path, outdoor parks, and recreation facilities. The Alternative B alignment would involve the widening of US 95 into the Las Vegas Valley Water District North Well Field, directly affecting water production and distribution facilities and sensitive natural, biological, and cultural resources, including the Las Vegas Springs Site, which is included in the National Register of Historic Places. The project would also adversely affect potable water wells and utilities serving the project area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990146, Volume I--527 pages and maps, Volume II (Map Supplement)--75 pages, April 30, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NV-EIS-99-02-D KW - Cultural Resources KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water (Potable) KW - Water Supply KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nevada KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+95%2C+LAS+VEGAS%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=US+95%2C+LAS+VEGAS%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Carson City, Nevada; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 30, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH/NORTH CORRIDOR PROJECT; CLACKAMAS, MULTNOMAH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, OREGON, AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36411329; 7391 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements in the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metropolitan region is proposed. The north/south transportation corridor includes the cities of Oregon City, Gladstone, and Milwaukie; the Clackamas Regional Center (CRC) area of unincorporated Clackamas County; a section of southeast Portland; Portland's central city; a section north-northeast of Portland; the city of Vancouver; and other parts of Clark County, Washington. Since 1980, the number of jobs and households along the corridor has been increasing at the rate of two to three percent annually. By the year 2015, the projected increases in travel miles will result in a 268 percent increase in the miles of congested roadways in the corridor and a 720 percent increase in the number of hours that drivers must sit in congested traffic. The alternatives considered in the draft EIS of February 1998 included a No-Build Alternative, four light-rail length alternatives, 16 light-rail alignment alternatives, and 22 light-rail design options. The length alternatives would include a 21-mile, full-length alignment from the CRC to the VA Medical Center and Clark College in Vancouver; a 17-mile alignment from the Milwaukie Marketplace to the VA Medical Center and Clark College in Vancouver; a 12-mile alignment from the CRC to the Rose Quarter Transit Center; and a 15-mile alignment from the CRC to North Lombard Street in north Portland. The estimated project capital costs were $748 million to $1.3 billion, depending on the alternative selected. This supplemental draft EIS considers a new Full- Interstate Avenue Alignment Alternative, which would provide 5.63 miles of light rail track and nine light rail stations. The alternative would operate on 1.46 miles of existing track between the Southwest Eleventh Avenue downtown and the Rose Quarter Transit Center, bringing the total length to 7.09 miles. The estimated cost of the newly considered alternative is $223.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide high-quality transit service along a major metropolitan transportation corridor, accommodate future population and economic growth patterns in the area, reduce traffic congestion and traffic infiltration through neighborhoods, and improve regional air quality. The newly considered alternative would result in no residential or commercial displacements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for alternatives considered in the February 1998 draft EIS would displace up to 77 businesses, 333 residences, and 1.95 acres of parkland. In addition, up to 22,300 cubic yards of floodplain fill would be required, and seven historic properties would be adversely affected. Slightly less than two acres of parkland would be displaced and three parks would be adversely affected by noise. The newly considered alignment could result in impacts to truck movements at four industrial access locations along the corridor, and would result in nine additional traffic-related noise impacts, one additional wheel-squeal impact, and two additional vibration impacts. The project would require filing of 0.93 acres of forested wetland. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0040D, Volume 22, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 990139, 102 pages, April 22, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Oregon KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411329?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+JOSE+INTERNTAIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+JOSE+INTERNTAIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 22, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 141 (PROJECT ID 1490-14-00), STH 22 - STH 64 (LEMERE ROAD - 6TH ROAD), MARINETTE AND OCONTO COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36422224; 7387 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 16.03-mile divided, four-lane rural expressway to carry US Highway 141 (US 141) traffic between the towns of Stiles and Beaver, located in northeastern Wisconsin, is proposed. US 141 is a major connector Green Bay and northern Wisconsin's recreation areas and Upper Michigan. It provides linkage to major east-west interstate routes, US 8 in Wisconsin and US 2 in Upper Michigan, and a major north-south interstate route, US 41. US 141 currently exhibits adequate physical characteristics, however, operational characteristics of US 141 are impeded by heavy traffic volumes and multiple access points. Through traffic and truck traffic conflict with slower local traffic and farm machinery. Even with existing traffic volumes, which range from 6,500 to 8,000 vehicles per day (vpd), poor traffic characteristics result in lower levels of service for US 141. As traffic volumes increase to those forecast for the design year of 2025, which are 8,000 to 14,000 vpd, the two- lane roadway would become critically inadequate. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative G), are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the facility would feature at-grade intersections for the most part and provide restricted private access. The facility would provide two 12-foot lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot grass median in rural areas and along bypasses. One alternative would feature a four-lane urban section through the villages of Lena and Pound and a combination four- and five- lane section through Coleman. The recommended alternative (Alternative B) would follow the existing USH 141 with and east bypass of Lena and a west bypass of Coleman-Pound. The access would be limited, with intersections at several side road locations considered during design process and constructed if they were necessary. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $40.34 million, including $36.48 million in construction costs and $3.86 million in real estate acquisition costs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide additional capacity to serve existing and projected traffic volumes and to improve the operational efficiency and safety for local and through traffic using this northeast Wisconsin corridor. The project would also provide for future mobility needs and enhance regional economic development in accordance with area-wide plans. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would result in the conversion of 458.7 acres of land, including 424.1 acres of farmland within 62 farms and 81.7 acres of wetlands, and the displacement of 34 residences and three businesses. Eleven farms would suffer fragmentation of the property due to severance by the facility, and seven working farms would be adversely affected due to displacement of buildings. One historic site would be adversely affected, and construction activities would encounter five contaminated sites. Noise levels along the corridor would exceed federal standards at 37 residential receptors. Eight federally listed protected plant and animal species would lie within the project corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0371D, Volume 20, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990135, 321 pages, April 20, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-99-04-F KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36422224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+141+%28PROJECT+ID+1490-14-00%29%2C+STH+22+-+STH+64+%28LEMERE+ROAD+-+6TH+ROAD%29%2C+MARINETTE+AND+OCONTO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+141+%28PROJECT+ID+1490-14-00%29%2C+STH+22+-+STH+64+%28LEMERE+ROAD+-+6TH+ROAD%29%2C+MARINETTE+AND+OCONTO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 20, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 113 (PROJECT ID 5640-01-01), WISCONSIN RIVER CROSSING AT MERRIMAC, COLUMBIA AND SAUK COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36414535; 7386 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge or improvement of existing ferry services to carry State Trunk Highway (STH) 113 across the Wisconsin River separating Columbia and Sauk counties, located in Merrimac in south-central Wisconsin, is proposed. A ferry has operated in the Merrimac vicinity since 1848. Since, 1963, a 12-car ferry has operated as the link across the river for STH 113, which is a collector highway in the south-central portion of the state. Due to increasing mechanical and structural problems, the ferry must be replaced between the years 2000 and 2002. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would replace the ferry with a similar or larger ferry, are considered in this draft EIS. The other alternatives would include building a bridge and/or continuing a ferry operation with another operator. The continuation of the ferry service with improvements would involve a vessel capable of transporting 12 to 24 vehicles. The service would be seasonal (e.g., extending from April through December as is currently the case) or year-round. The propulsion systems could incorporate the current cable-guided design or use a propeller-based system. Six different bridge locations and a combined railroad and highway bridge at the location of the former Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company bridge (now owned by the Union Pacific Railroad) were considered. The two alternatives retained for further evaluation include the Alternative B-1, which would include a bridge located east of the existing railroad bridge, and Alternative B-2, which would include a bridge located just west of the railroad bridge. The initial costs of the ferry and bridge alternatives would be $1.15 million to $3.3 million and $7.1 million to $7.2 million, respectively, while respective annual operation and maintenance costs would be $320,000 to $550,000 and $5,000 to $7,000. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Any action alternative would improve traffic capacity for the STH 113 crossing of the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. Bridge crossings would provide the greatest capacity enhancement, while ferry crossings would involve the most moderate environmental impacts. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The ferry alternatives could require up to 4.5 acres of rights-of-way and one residential and four commercial displacements. The bridge alternatives would require the acquisition of 2.1 acres to 7.1 acres of rights-of-way and displace either four residences or two businesses. The bridge construction activities could encounter underwater archaeological sites, and the structure could adversely affect historic views and a Wisconsin Department of Transportation wayside park. The bridge structures could displace 0.09 acres of wetland. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990134, 421 pages and maps, April 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-99-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Ferries KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+2%2F2A%2F32+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=ROUTE+2%2F2A%2F32+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 2/2A/32 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT STUDY, NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. AN - 36418351; 7366 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of improvements along Route 2, Route 2A, and Route 32, located in the communities of North Stonington, Preston, Montville, Norwich, and Waterford in the southeastern corner of Connecticut, is proposed. The study area extends from Westerly, Rhode Island, northwest to Norwich, Connecticut, and southward to New London, Connecticut. The study area also includes Route 164. All routes under consideration are affected by congestion and functional deficiencies. Issues of concern include the impacts affecting cultural and natural resources, socioeconomic resources, visual and scenic areas, hazardous materials, existing land uses, and local and regional transportation needs. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B and Alternative C would include the development of a commuter rail service along the New England Central Rail line along with transit service (light rail or monorail service) between Norwich and Westerly. Alternative D would include bus service between Norwich and Westerly along a dedicated busway. Alternative E would include a bypass of Route 2A combined with widening of Route 2 and upgrading of Route 32 and Route 164. Alternative F would include bypasses of both Route 2A and Route 2. Depending on the alternative selected, the capital costs of the project would be $93.0 million to $701.0 million. The construction of the monorail system under Alternative B or Alternative C would increase capital costs to $3.5 billion or $3.7 billion due to complex engineering design and construction costs of the necessary elevated structure. The estimated rights-of-way cost is $600,000 to $1.7 million. The estimated annual operating cost is $25,000 to $26.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Regardless of the alternative selected, the project would provide transportation improvements to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety, while minimizing environmental an community impacts. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would displace 90 to 169 acres of land, including 20 to 37 structures, 12.6 to 23.5 acres of wetlands, and 4.9 to 20.5 acres of floodplain. From 36.1 to 147.4 acres of wildlife habitat would be lost. The rail alternatives would increase contaminant discharges to two community and 20 non-community wells, while other alternatives would increase contaminants to one to three community wells and 19 to 40 noncommunity wells. The bridge piers would encroach upon habitat of the Atlantic sturgeon, a rare species. Five to 15 historic structures would be displaced and 14 to 38 historic properties would lie within the new rights-of-way. One to two known archaeological sites would be directly affected, and 86.4 to 154.7 archaeologically sensitive land would lie within the rights-of-way. Depending on the alternative selected, the project would adversely affect scenic views from Route 2, several secondary roads, or the Thames River. Traffic noise would exceed federal standards for 775 to 864 receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990114, Volume Draft EIS--244 pages and maps, Oversized map supplement--548 pages, April 8, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CT-EIS-99-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water (Potable) KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Connecticut KW - Rhode Island KW - Thames River KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418351?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+2%2F2A%2F32+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=ROUTE+2%2F2A%2F32+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Glastonbury, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 8, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MASTER PLAN UPDATE IMPROVEMENTS, SAN JOSE INTERNTAIONAL AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36414566; 7365 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of San Jose International Airport, located in the city of San Jose in northern California, is proposed. The airport, one of three primary airports that serve the San Francisco Bay area, is located on a 1,000-acre site at the southerly end of San Francisco Bay, approximately two miles north of downtown San Jose. The airport primarily serves Santa Clara, Alameda, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties, and serves as the primary airport for Silicon Valley residents and businesses. The airport accommodated approximately 8.35 million passengers in 1994; this figure represents 16 percent of the Bay area passenger volume. Business and personal trips from the airport constitute 46 percent and 54 percent of passenger travel. The facility has two terminals and three runways. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed plan, the improvement would include the extension of runway 12R/30L from 10,200 feet to 11,000 feet, the extension of runway 12L/30R from 4,420 feet to 11,050 feet, the expansion of passenger and air cargo terminal facilities, the construction of additional air cargo facilities, the construction of additional airline support facilities, the reconfiguration of existing roadways and intersections, the construction of roadway segments within the existing airport boundaries and outside the airport in the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara, and the construction of additional automobile parking, transit, and rental car facilities. The estimated cost of the three-phase project is $925.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: As part of a three-phase development plan, the project would increase the operational efficiency of the airport, relieve existing and projected congestion, and improve the accommodation of forecast air passenger and air cargo activity through the year 2010. The economic benefits would include $4.0 billion in business revenue, $1.57 billion in personal income, and $450 million in tax revenue in the year 2000; for the year 2010, these figures would be $6.77 billion, $2.85 billion, and $740 million, respectively. The employment related to the project for the years 2000 and 2010 would be 68,000 and 111,000 jobs, respectively. The removal of existing hazardous materials tanks and the improvement of airport operations safety resulting from the improvement would reduce the risk of releases of contaminants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: An increase in impervious surface area at the airport, in combination with increased air and ground traffic, could increase the levels of contaminants in stormwater discharges entering the Guadalupe River; runoff would be increased by 12.6 percent in the year 2000 and 16.9 percent in the year 2010. Water consumption and wastewater discharges would increase. Vegetation and associated wildlife habitat, including ruderal areas for a number of bird species, would be destroyed. A two-lane bridge constructed over the Guadalupe River would result in filling of approximately 525 square feet of streambed wetland, though this habitat would be replaced elsewhere. Two structures would encroach temporarily on the 100-year floodplain. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248). JF - EPA number: 990113, Volume 1--371 pages and maps, Volume 2--320 pages and maps, 411 pages, April 6, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Guadalupe River KW - San Jose International Airport, California KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414566?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+JOSE+INTERNTAIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+JOSE+INTERNTAIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlingame, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 6, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF NAVAL AIR STATION AGANA, AGANA, GUAM. AN - 36412780; 7361 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Naval Air Station (NAS) Agana, located in western Guam, is proposed. Guam, a U.S. territory, is the largest and southernmost of the Marianas Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, about 1,500 miles east of the Philippines and 1,350 miles south of Japan. NAS Agana, now known as Tiyan, covers 2,031.6 acres. The property to be disposed includes 1,725 acres owned in fee and 208 acres of easements. Excluded from consideration are approximately 92 acres of officer housing at the former air station, which will be the subject of a separate transfer, and two parcels being transferred to other federal agencies. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would assume the retention of ownership of the property by the Navy in a caretaker capacity, with continued civil airport operations under the existing joint use agreement, are considered in this draft EIS. Each reuse alternative would involve the expansion of Guam International Airport, community reuse areas, and roadway improvements. The Navy's preferred alternative, which is also the alternative adopted by the local authority (Komitea Para Tiyan), would emphasize commercial and light industrial uses. The alternative would incorporate an expanded airport and new commercial and industrial land uses intended to maximize economic development and employment. It would include a high level of regional roadway improvement designed to facilitate traffic circulation within Tiyan and throughout the region. Land north of the airfield would provide space for office or educational facilities related to the airport. A park with bikeways, walkways, and picnic areas would provide general recreation along the bluff. A parkway facility would provide access to the area. South of the airport and along the parkway, the reuse plan would reflect airport-related commerce (e.g., package express or airframe and power plant school, and an industrial park for light industry, warehouses, and freight forwarders). South of the parkway, commercial development would maximize job development while providing retail shopping and services for residents of the community of Barrigada. The preferred reuse plan would incorporate a shopping area oriented to pedestrian use with parking, and would involve the reuse of existing sports facilities for community recreation purposes and an Olympics Training Center. A two-acre parcel would be reserved for homeless assistance uses; this parcel currently contains a chapel, religious center, and parking lot. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reuse of the NAS property under the preferred alternative would boost employment rolls and otherwise contribute to the economy of Guam. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development would increase impermeable surface and surface runoff, though no cumulative impacts would be expected. The reuse actions could place significant stress on Guam's existing infrastructure, particularly transport infrastructure and infrastructure associated with the delivery of electric power and potable water and wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal. Increases in vehicular traffic in the area could result in exceedances of federal standards for carbon monoxide. The aircraft operations could cause exceedance of federal standards for nitrogen dioxide and noise levels by the year 2015. Should the economic development of Guam stagnate, the addition of commercial and industrial space at Tiyan would increase the excess capacity in the commercial rental market. The construction of the parkway would require the displacement of businesses and homes. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510), National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (P.L. 103-160), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990109, 342 pages, April 2, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Commercial Zones KW - Easements KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Property Disposition KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Guam KW - Guam International Airport, Guam KW - Naval Air Station Agana, Guam KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+AGANA%2C+AGANA%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+141+%28PROJECT+ID+1490-14-00%29%2C+STH+22+-+STH+64+%28LEMERE+ROAD+-+6TH+ROAD%29%2C+MARINETTE+AND+OCONTO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 2, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STEWART AIRPORT ACCESS IMPROVEMENT (PIN 8062.05), TOWNS OF MONTGOMERY, NEW WINDSOR, AND NEWBURG, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36424859; 7357 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an interchange on Interstate 84 (I-84) at Drury Lane in order to provide access to Steward International Airport (SIA), located in the towns of New Windsor, Montgomery, and Newburg in southeastern New York, is proposed. At present, the sole access to the airport, including airport-bound freight and passenger traffic, from the two existing interstate highways (I-84) and I-87), is via the local street network. This traffic travels primarily on State Route (SR) 17K, SR 300, SR 207, and Breunig Road. These roads are frequently congested and will become increasingly so with increases in background traffic, traffic generated by off-airport developments, and projected traffic from the anticipated growth in airport operations. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), as well as additional options associated with two of the alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 5, Option 3) would involve the construction of a diamond interchange on I-84 at Drury Lane, which would be relocated north of I-84 and west of existing Drury Lane. The facility would then extend south on Drury Lane and east on a new connector roadway to C Street. The access from I-87 would be provided via the I-84/SR 300 interchange, then west to the new interchange at Drury Lane, then to C Street. The estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $48.51 million. The estimated annual highway user cost is $24.26 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange would improve access to SIA according to the airport's master plan, provide a safe, efficient highway system that would minimize the impact of interstate traffic travelling to and from the airport on local roadways, and stimulate the local economy consistent with local comprehensive plans. Vehicle miles traveled on local roads would be reduced from 343,600 to 279,600. Secondary development generated by the project would involve the potential development of a 2,300 acres of vacant land in the study area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The acquisition of 13.1 acres of right-of-way would result in the displacement of two residences. The project would displace 13.3 acres of wetlands, including 8.1 acres of palustrine forested wetland systems. In addition to fill impacts, the project would segment 5.5 acres of wetlands LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990105, Volume I--197 pages and maps, Volume II--221 pages and maps, Appendix A--38 pages and maps, Appendix B--29 pages and maps, Appendix C--422 pages, April 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-99-1D KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - New York KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36424859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STEWART+AIRPORT+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENT+%28PIN+8062.05%29%2C+TOWNS+OF+MONTGOMERY%2C+NEW+WINDSOR%2C+AND+NEWBURG%2C+ORANGE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=STEWART+AIRPORT+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENT+%28PIN+8062.05%29%2C+TOWNS+OF+MONTGOMERY%2C+NEW+WINDSOR%2C+AND+NEWBURG%2C+ORANGE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE LOCATION, ADOPTION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATE ROUTE 125 BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 905 ON OTAY MESA AND STATE ROUTE 54 IN SPRING VALLEY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JUNE 1996). AN - 36418097; 7355 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an 11.2-mile, eight-lane highway from Otay Mesa Road (State Route (SR) 905) to Spring Valley (SR 54), located in southern California, is proposed. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of June 1996 addresses impacts to the Quino checkerspot butterfly (Quino), a federally-listed endangered species, as well as project changes due to updated studies and various concerns raised to date. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, as well as nine routing options and one variation, were considered in the draft EIS. The preferred alternative was described in detail in the draft EIS. With respect to the Quino, the supplement provides updated biological information and mitigation refinements. The biological opinion indicates uncertainty regarding the character of Quino use of the project area. Therefore, the opinion uses a conservative approach, assuming that individuals observed indicate that a resident population of the species exists in the area of project impact. The mitigation measures would include the acquisition and restoration of a 40-acre mitigation site, the enhancement of the plant palette for the vernal pool restoration site by including host plants used by the Quino, the phasing of the project to allow for additional field surveys, the subsidizing research to further scientific understanding of the species and its extant populations, and the participation in the protection and management of known Quino populations in southern San Diego County. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would constitute an important link in the Outer Loop freeway system included in the adopted San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Plan. Potential benefits would include a reduction in energy consumption by eliminating out of direction travel, increased accessibility for residents and business concerns, and relief of traffic congestion on regional and local transportation systems. The research on the Quino would contribute to its possible recovery and removal from the endangered species list. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Based on the assumptions and findings of the biological opinion, approximately 47,915 square feet (1.09 acres) of potential Quino larval host and adult nectar plants would be directly and adversely affected by the project. These impacts would occur within the Otay Mesa/Brown Field area (47,887 square feet) and the Otay Valley area (28 square feet). The future developments spurred by the existence of the highway could result in additional depletion of Quino habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0359D, Volume 20, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990103, 101 pages and maps, April 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-EIS-96-01-SD KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Insects KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Research KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Management KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418097?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+LOCATION%2C+ADOPTION%2C+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+125+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+905+ON+OTAY+MESA+AND+STATE+ROUTE+54+IN+SPRING+VALLEY%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1996%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+LOCATION%2C+ADOPTION%2C+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+125+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+905+ON+OTAY+MESA+AND+STATE+ROUTE+54+IN+SPRING+VALLEY%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JUNE+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, San Diego, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 1 FROM HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT TO LINDA MAR BOULEVARD, PACIFICA, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1986). AN - 36412549; 7354 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route 1 from the Half Moon Bay Airport to Linda Mar Boulevard, located in western California, is proposed. The project would involve the construction of a basic two-lane highway approximately 4.5 miles in length with an uphill climbing lane in each direction where grades exceed six percent. In both directions, the slow-vehicle lane is required to extend a short distance over the summit to allow slower vehicles the opportunity to regain speed before merging into the single downhill lane. A non-paved vehicle recovery area, composed of soft, loose material designed to slow and stop an out-of- control vehicle, would be included in the downhill directions for safety reasons. All shoulders would be 10 feet wide. Structures would be built at Martini Creek, South Trail Undercrossing, Shamrock Ranch, North Trail Undercrossing, San Pedro Creek and San Pedro Road. Three alternative alignments were originally proposed, with the alignment under the preferred alternative being the alignment identified as the Martini Creek Alignment in the final EIS of April 1986. Litigation regarding the project was commenced in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in June 1986 (Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et al., Civ. No. 86-3384 DLJ). As part of the lawsuit, the project has been enjoined since September 1986, prior to commencement of any construction. The primary issues in the litigation were whether the proposed project complied with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, and whether the final EIS was adequate under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A draft supplement to the final EIS of April 1986 presented the results of a new assessment of noise impacts of the proposed action, as set forth in the District Court's Court Orders of April 3, 1989, and April 2, 1990. Existing land uses within the study area include the McNee Ranch State Park and Shamrock Riding Stables. Proposed improvements for the State Park include two walk-in campgrounds of 25 and 30 sites, respectively. A noise measurement program was developed to quantify noise levels at noise-sensitive receptors such as proposed campgrounds, Shamrock Ranch, and trail crossings; the first final supplement recommended that noise barriers be constructed at those sites. This second draft supplement serves a both a reevaluation of the original final EIS for the selected alternative and the initial evaluation of a tunnel alternative to mitigate noise impacts. In addition, a No Action Alternative is considered. The currently preferred alernative would consist of a 4,000-foot- long, double-bore tunnel with one lane in each direction. The northern approach road would extend 1,500 feet, while the southern approach road would extend 1,000 feet. Proceeding south from Pacifica, the alignment would depart from existing Route 1 along a seven-percent uphill grade, cross the valley at Shamrock Ranch, pass through a small ravine, enter the tunnel beneath San Pedro Mountain, and exit the tunnel just south of the Devil's Slide area, where it would rejoin the existing highway. Two tunnel design variations, one incorporating 30-foot bores and the other incorporating 36-foot bores are also under consideration. The estimated cost of the project is $134.9 million for the 30-foot bore design and $137.5 million for the 36-foot bore design. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a safe, dependable, and stable state highway route to serve Half Moon Bay Airport and areas between the airport and Pacifica. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would require the acquisition of 74 acres of land. The portals of the tunnel would contrast visually with their surroundings, and fog would reduce visibility at the portals occasionally from June to September. The construction activities would create dust and result in short-term runoff and siltation impacts and could adversely affect peregrine falcon nesting activity and red-legged frog habitat. The tunnel would lie within a seismically active area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final supplemental EISs, see 95-0130D, Volume 19, Number 2, and 95-0263F, Volume 2, Number 3, respectively. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 84-0076D, Volume 8, Number 2, and 86- 0149F, Volume 10, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 990102, 134 pages, April 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Erosion Control KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT ALTERNATIVE COAL RECEIVING SYSTEMS, NEW RAIL SPUR CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE CITIES OF HARRIMAN AND KINGSTON, ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1997). AN - 36412982; 7346 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a coal receiving system at the Kingston Fossil Plant, located in eastern Tennessee, is proposed. Coal is currently being delivered to the city of Harriman by Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS) and CSX Railroad and then transferred to NS rail line for shipment to the plant. The fee imposed by NS for this two-line transfer substantially increases the fuel transportation costs incurred by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would retain the existing coal delivery system, were considered in the final EIS of January 1997. The two action alternatives (Alternative B and Alternative C) would involve the construction of a 4.5- to 4.75-mile-long rail spur that would largely bypass Harriman and allow coal deliveries directly to the plant. The two action alternatives would differ primarily in the details of routing. Alternative B would link the NS rail line coming into Harriman from the north directly to the plant via a new rail originating either from the CSX rail yard in Harriman or directly linked to the incoming NS line at Walnut Hill. The rail spur would cross the Emory River and go south to the plant. The rail line would cross Swan Pond embayment after passing under the TVA Kingston transmission lines, go around the Swan Pond Methodist Church and link up with the existing line after crossing Swan Pond Road. Alternative C (the preferred alternative) would differ only in that the route would not cross Swan Pond after passing under the transmission lines leading from the plant. This option would continue along the east side of Swan Pond embayment, cross Swan Pond Circle Road and the narrow embayment fronting the ash storage area and run parallel to Swan Pond Road. The estimated construction costs for the preferred alternative selected in the final EIS was $13 million to $17 million. This draft supplemental EIS considers a fourth alternative (Alternative D), which would utilize the existing rail with some minor upgrades and involve the construction of a high-speed coal unloading and loading system with stacking tubes in the coal yard. The stacking tubes, along with the coal-loading facilities for unit trains would give TVA the option to blend coal for use at the Kingston plant or other facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The operation of the new system would increase the competition among rail lines, reduce maintenance costs, and eliminate the switching fee, thereby reducing the cost of coal delivered to the plant and ultimately reducing the cost of electricity. The implementation of the new alternative would also improve regional safety and reduce traffic delays. If TVA decided to blend Western low sulfur coal, there would be an overall decrease in plant air pollutant emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some additional noise from unit train locomotives would be generated. Additional noise could be generated during night operations; this does not typically occur at present. A minor increase in locomotive emissions would also occur due to longer trip distances. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and General Bridges Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 99-0010D, Volume 23, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 96- 0223D, Volume 20, Number 3, and 97-0015F, Volume 21, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 990094, 56 pages, March 22, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Energy KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Coal KW - Electric Power KW - Floodplains KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Emory River KW - Tennessee KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412982?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1997%29.&rft.title=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1997%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; TVA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 22, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - UNIVERSITY-DOWNTOWN-AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR, SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 36424541; 7343 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system linking the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, the downtown area of the Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake City International Airport, located in northern Utah, is proposed. The 10.9-mile east-west project corridor would interface with the existing north-south LRT line at 400 South and Main Street, and at South Temple and 400 West. The corridor would relieve congestion on the Salt Lake City road network, which lacks the capacity for handling the 32 percent increase in population projected between 1995 and 2015. The project would also improve air quality in Salt Lake City, which is designated as a nonattainment area for carbon monoxide, ozone, and particulate matter. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and a LRT alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The LRT alternative would be combined with transportation system management and transportation demand management provisions. Under the preferred alternative, a two-directional LRT line would be constructed in the center of the existing roadway; the exception would occur in the vicinity of the Airport, where the LRT corridor would shift from a center mall to a right-of-way along the north side of the I-80 Airport access roadway. LRT stations would be constructed at 15 key locations along the proposed route. Park-and-ride stations would be located at State Fairpark and in the vicinity of the University of Utah. Streets would widened at selected station sites. According to computer models, the LRT line would carry 16,761 daily boardings by the year 2020. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would connect the three largest generators of vehicle traffic in the Salt Lake City area--the university, the downtown area, and the airport. The rail line would improve access to the airport and other rail lines, reduce roadway congestion, improve air quality, relieve parking pressures in the downtown area, and support local economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Up to five acres of wetlands located near the airport would be filled for LRT rail line and station construction. The catenary wires and infrastructure would be a new visual element in the roadway, and rail cars would cause noise and vibration in buildings located within 50 feet of the tracks. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (41 U.S.C. 4332), Executive Order 11990, Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0287D, Volume 21, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990091, Main Report--297 pages and maps, Appendices--157 pages and maps, March 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36424541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=95&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 880 INTERCHANGE AT DIXON LANDING ROAD, FREMONT AND MILPITAS, ALAMEDA AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36421562; 7344 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the I-880 interchange at Dixon Landing Road, located near the Alameda/Santa Clara county line in western California, is proposed. The project site is located within the cities of Fremont and Milpitas. The area west of the intersection is experiencing extensive commercial and industrial development. Consequently, this portion of I-880 is severely congested. The existing interchange consists of a pier bridge structure where the mainline I- 880 crosses over Penitencia Creek, the Dixon Landing Bridge Road bridge overcrossing of I-880, and ramp improvements in three of the four quadrants of the interchange. The existing overcrossing has two lanes in each direction. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The action alternative would replace the overcrossing just north of the existing overcrossing, replace the bridge over Penitencia Creek, and implement ramp modifications and additions. The ramp modifications and additions would include a hook on-ramp between northbound I-880 and California Circle, where a hook off-ramp now exists, diagonal on-ramps to 1-880 southbound and northbound, and a cloverleaf off-ramp to the from Dixon Landing Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange improvements would maintain acceptable traffic flow in the area through the year 2015. The HOV lanes would tie into HOV lanes planned north and south of Dixon Landing Road. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would adversely affect 16.9 acres of wetlands which support a population of salt marsh harvest mice, a federal and state-listed endangered species. The wetlands are associated with Scott Creek and Penitencia Creek. Wetland impacts would have indirect, off-site adverse effects on snowy plover. Nitrogen and gas pipelines would be relocated. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0356D, Volume 21, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990092, 356 pages and maps, March 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-04-F KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Pipelines KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Penitencia Creek KW - Scott Creek KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36421562?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+880+INTERCHANGE+AT+DIXON+LANDING+ROAD%2C+FREMONT+AND+MILPITAS%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+880+INTERCHANGE+AT+DIXON+LANDING+ROAD%2C+FREMONT+AND+MILPITAS%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COALFIELDS EXPRESSWAY, BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND MCDOWELL, RALEIGH, AND WYOMING COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36418025; 7330 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Coalfields Expressway along a 62-mile corridor extending from the Virginia Route (VA) 83 in the vicinity of Slate in southwestern Virginia to Interstate 77 (I-77) in the vicinity of Beckley in southern West Virginia, is proposed. While the project is largely located in West Virginia, approximately four miles lie in Virginia. The study route was defined as the primary highway system between Slate and Beckley and is comprised of VA 83, West Virginia (WV) 83, and WV 16. The study route serves as the main street with collector movement characteristics through and between numerous communities as well as through traffic between the termini. The traffic flow along the study route is inhibited by geometric and other constraints including varying lane width, areas of reduced speeds through developed areas, a high percentage of no passing zones, and steep grades. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would provide a 65-mile-long, four-lane divided highway with access points limited to two per side per mile. The highway would be divided by a depressed median of at least 46 feet in width or by a 16-foot-wide median with a concrete barrier in the center. Truck climbing lanes would be provided as necessary. The highway would begin at a point north of Slate near the headwaters of Payne Branch and proceed in a notheasterly direction parallel to VA 83 to the Virginia/West Virginia state line. After crossing the state line, the highway would follow WV 83 to Atwell. East of Atwell, the highway would continue in an easterly direction paralleling WV 83 and WV 16 and passing north of War. The highway would cross US 52 near Indian Gap and continue northeasterly, passing Welch to the north. The alignment would cross the MCDOWELL/Wyoming county line on Indian Ridge, cross WV 16 and follow White Oak Branch in a northerly direction towards Pineville. East of Pineville, the highway would cross Pinacle Creek and the Guyandotte River near New Richmond. The alignment would then pass immediately north of Mullens, crossing WV 54 at Nuriva and the Wyoming/Raleigh county line. At the county line, the alignment would turn northward, passing south of Slab Fork and paralleling WV 34 to its crossing of WV 54 immediately north of Sophia. East of WV 54, the highway would connect to WV 16 and terminate at the I-64/I-77 interchange. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $780.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would provide a transportation system with minimal geometric constraints, minimize conflicts between interstate/intercounty and local traffic and between truck traffic and local traffic, decrease travel times within the study area, reduce accident rates within the corridor, increase safety and efficiency of interactions between motor vehicle and rail traffic, and contribute to the regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement 335 residences, 34 businesses, 15 community facilities, and 374 acres of prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance. One historic district and 21 structures lying within the district would be adversely affected by the project, as would four cemeteries. Within the corridor, areas of high, moderate, and low probability for significant archaeological resources comprise 58 acres, 757 acres, and 6,881 acres, respectively. The traffic-generated noise levels would exceed federal and/or state standards at 117 receptor sites. The construction and operation of the facility could adversely affect the habitat of eight rare, threatened or endangered species. The project would result in the displacement of 5.08 acres of wetland and 18,067 wildlife habitat units. The project would traverse 38.32 miles of stream and encroach on 108 acres of floodplain. The construction activities would encounter 10 hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990078, 267 pages and maps, March 12, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-97-03-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cemeteries KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36418025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COALFIELDS+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BUCHANAN+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+MCDOWELL%2C+RALEIGH%2C+AND+WYOMING+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=COALFIELDS+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BUCHANAN+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+MCDOWELL%2C+RALEIGH%2C+AND+WYOMING+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 12, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REALISTIC BOMBER TRAINING INITIATIVE, BARKSDALE AND DYESS AIR FORCE BASES, LOUISIANA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS. AN - 36412941; 7333 AB - PURPOSE: The establishment of an electronic scoring site (ESS) system in New Mexico and/or Texas to support realistic B-52 and B-1 bomber training operations within approximately 600 nautical miles of Barksdale and Dyess air force bases (AFBs) is proposed. The Realistic Bomber Training Initiative proposed to establish linked military airspace and ground-based assets to support realistic training. Training airspace and ground-based assets would be arranged to provide a sequence of training activities that mirror combat missions. Currently, aircrews cannot conduct needed training without flying long distances, wasting valuable training time. The existing airspace and other training components closer to the affected AFBs lack realism and do not allow integrated training. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the No Action Alternative bombers would continue to use existing airspace and existing ESSs at current levels. The action alternatives would involve changes in the structure and use of airspace; the closure of ESSs at Harrison, Arkansas, and La Junta, Colorado; and the construction of 10 emitter sites and two ESS sites. The airspace modifications would include the creation of new airspace in some areas and the elimination of airspace in others. Alternative B and Alternative C would lie almost wholly in western Texas, while Alternative D would be located in northeastern New Mexico. Alternative B, Alternative C, and Alternative D would cover approximately 85, 80, and 90 percent of the existing airspace, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Action alternatives would allow B-52 and B-1 aircrews to receive needed combat training and maximize combat training time, helping to insure national and international security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the three action alternatives, impacts to airspace management, air safety, socioeconomics, environmental justice, cultural resources, and soil and water resources would be negligible to minimal. Aircraft noise would increase by one to 13 decibels in some parts of the military training routes associated with Alternative B and Alternative C, and one to 18 decibels in portions of the military training route for Alternative D. Alternative B, Alternative C, and Alternative D would result in overflights of two, two, and 13 special use land management areas (e.g., state parks and wild and scenic rivers), respectively, exposing the affected areas to aircraft noise. Some prime farmland would be adversely affected by any action alternative, although this would not constitute an irreversible change in land use. Alternative B and Alternative C would result in negligible to minimal impacts to biological resources, including low-altitude overflights over estimated aplomado falcon historic range though only four falcons have been observed in the affected areas since 1992. Alternative D would increase low-altitude overflights of known or suspected habitat for federally listed threatened or endangered bird species, namely, peregrine falcon, Mexican spotted owl, and bald eagle. JF - EPA number: 990081, Draft EIS--261 pages, Appendices--144 pages, March 12, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Land Management KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Weapon Systems KW - Arizona KW - Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana KW - Dyess Air Force Base, Texas KW - New Mexico KW - Texas KW - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REALISTIC+BOMBER+TRAINING+INITIATIVE%2C+BARKSDALE+AND+DYESS+AIR+FORCE+BASES%2C+LOUISIANA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+TEXAS.&rft.title=REALISTIC+BOMBER+TRAINING+INITIATIVE%2C+BARKSDALE+AND+DYESS+AIR+FORCE+BASES%2C+LOUISIANA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 12, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AIRPORT PARKWAY AND MS 25 CONNECTORS, HINDS AND RANKIN COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI. AN - 36412677; 7328 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Airport Parkway/Mississippi 25 (MS 25) Connectors, located in southwestern Mississippi, is proposed. Extensive development along MS 25 and completion of the airport have greatly increased traffic levels in the corridor. Eight alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. All build alternatives would involve the construction of the connectors on new alignments. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative D), the Airport Parkway, a limited access freeway facility, would begin at the existing intersection of High Street and Interstate 55 (I-55) and extend eastward, crossing the Pearl River, for approximately 2.6 miles to its eastern terminus with Old Brandon and Airport Road (MS 475) south of the Jackson International Airport. The MS 25 Connector would begin at a point approximately 2.6 miles east of the western terminus of the Airport Parkway Connector, from which point it would proceed northeasterly for approximately four miles terminating at MS 25 (Lakland Drive) within the community of Luckney. The total length of both connectors is 9.3 miles. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the operational efficiency and accessibility of the transportation system in the central and eastern portions of the Jackson metropolitan area, particularly with respect to access to the Jackson Municipal Airport. The additional crossing of the Pearl River, provided by the project, would provide needed relief to MS 25, Flowood Drive (MS 468), US 80, and I-20. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would result in the potential relocation of five single-family dwellings, two mobile homes, two commercial structures, and one non-profit organization (Junior Achievement of Mississippi). The noise levels at 16 occupied facilities would approach or exceed federal standards. The project would encroach on the 100-year floodplain of the Pearl River, though the encroachment would be not longitudinal in nature and floodplain areas would continue to function at current levels. Approximately 74.7 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990076, 303 pages, March 12, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MS-EIS-99-01-D KW - Airports KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Mississippi KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412677?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AIRPORT+PARKWAY+AND+MS+25+CONNECTORS%2C+HINDS+AND+RANKIN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.title=AIRPORT+PARKWAY+AND+MS+25+CONNECTORS%2C+HINDS+AND+RANKIN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jackson, Mississippi; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 12, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MOUNT HOOD CORRIDOR: US 26, RHODODENDRON TO OR 35 JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36414492; 7324 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Mount Hood US 26 corridor from Rhododendron to Oregon 35 (OR 35), located in northwestern Oregon, is proposed. The study corridor is part of the primary route connecting the Portland metropolitan area with the recreational facilities at Mount Hood, Kah-Nee-Ta, and central Oregon. It also serves commercial traffic between Portland and central Oregon. The 1991 Oregon Highway Plan classified US 26 as a statewide highway capable of providing safe and efficient high-speed travel. Mount Hood corridor users experience slow to moderate travel times, with interruptions during summer and winter weekends. The highway is also characterized by a high accident rate and numerous structural deficiencies. This Teir 1 EIS addresses travel demand management options, capacity improvements, operational and safety improvements, and maintenance and enforcement options. The final EIS also identifies and prioritizes a list of projects that would be necessary to implement the preferred alternative over the next 20 years. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative, which combines two of the three build alternatives considered, would involve the construction of two westbound and one eastbound lane from mile post 44.5 just east of Rhododendron to milepost 46.2, a distance of approximately two miles, and a four-lane section from the latter point to the junction with OR 35. A minimum shoulder width of six to eight feet would be provided; this would allow for safe bicycle travel. The availability of funds to implement the projects involved in the overall scheme is uncertain. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the level of service (LOS) on the highway would be maintained at LOS D until the year 2015 even though the average daily traffic is expected to double by that date. The safety in the corridor would be improved due to the widening and improvement of the highway to meet current standards. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would adversely affect Pioneer Bridle Trail, requiring the relocation of a 0.34-mile section of this historically significant resource; the relocation would, however, reconnect the trail at Laurel Hill via a highway underpass. Two traces of Barlow Road lying within a historic district would also be adversely affected. The roadway culvert extensions and replacements could adversely affect habitat for threatened West Coast steelhead trout in the Lower Columbia River. The sedimentation to the Zigzag River, Camp Creek, Still Creek, and the West Fork of the Salmon River would also result from the project, and the project would displace 33.5 acres of habitat, including 0.69 acres of wetland habitat. The noise levels in the corridor would increase by approximately three to seven decibels. The utility relocations could be required east of Rhododendron (water and power) and through Government Camp (sewer, water, power, and telephone). LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128 (a)), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 85-0321D, Volume 8, Number 7. JF - EPA number: 990072, 337 pages, March 9, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OR-EIS-95-1-F KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Hood National Forest KW - Oregon KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MOUNT+HOOD+CORRIDOR%3A+US+26%2C+RHODODENDRON+TO+OR+35+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=MOUNT+HOOD+CORRIDOR%3A+US+26%2C+RHODODENDRON+TO+OR+35+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 9, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 82/85/11 CORRIDOR, EAST LYME, MONTVILLE, SALEM, AND WATERFORD, NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. AN - 16339417; 7323 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Route 82/85/11 corridor in Salem. Montville, East Lyme, and Waterford, located in southeastern Connecticut, is proposed. The corridor extends from the current terminus of Route 11 along Routes 82 and 85, to Interstate 395 (I-395) and I-95. Routes 82, 85, and 11 serve a vital transportation function in the region, acting as major travel routes between the capital region and the southeast shoreline area. However, this primarily, two- lane corridor is regarded inadequate to meet safety and efficiency needs for the volume of traffic handled. Transportation studies within the corridor, generally from Colchester to Waterford, date back to the 1950s. Studies undertaken over more than a decade led to the construction of the first segment of Route 11 from Route 2 in Colchester to Route 82 in Salem, which was completed in 1972. While plans called for the extension of Route 11 to the I-95/I-395 area in Waterford, the actual construction was deferred, due to funding constraints, in the 1970s. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives would include the widening of the affected highways to a more uniform two-lane cross-section or to a four-lane cross- section. The relocation alternatives would involve two- or four-lane cross- sections. The design and construction of both the two-lane alternatives on the existing alignments would require two years, while the design and construction of the four-lane alternatives on the existing alignments would require two years and four years, respectively. The design and construction of the highways on new alignments would require two and six years, respectively. Transportation system management alternatives and transportation demand management and transit options are under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new location alternatives incorporating the four-lane cross-section would complete the final link in the limited-access highway system connecting the southern terminus of Route 11 in Salem to I-95/I-395 in Waterford; separate local and through traffic in the area; improve safety for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists; increase road capacity to acceptable levels; sustain community character in the face of regional growth and development; and support local planning objectives. All other alternatives would meet only and, in some cases only partially meet, some of these goals. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace forest habitat, farmland, and wetland and encroach on floodplains and could adversely affect habitat for three state-listed sensitive plant species. Up to 93 residential, 17 commercial, 27 undeveloped, and 16 other parcels would be adversely affected by partial acquisition, and as many as 31 residential, five commercial 19 undeveloped, and one other parcel would be completely displaced. The stream crossings would degrade water quality and otherwise adversely affect fish habitat. Any four-lane alternative would adversely affect 25 known prehistoric sites and an estimated 100 as yet identified sites. Other build alternatives would adversely affect lesser numbers of sites. All build alternatives, except one, would adversely affect at least one historic site and as many as 11 sites, including cemeteries, could be adversely affected. The construction activities would result in significant cut-and-fill excavations, adversely affecting topographic, geologic, and hydrologic characteristics of the area. Regardless of the alternative chosen, noise levels generated by traffic along the corridor would exceed federal standards at numerous locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990071, Summary--122 pages and maps, Draft EIS--647 pages and maps, March 8, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CT-EIS-98-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Wetlands KW - Connecticut KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339417?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+82%2F85%2F11+CORRIDOR%2C+EAST+LYME%2C+MONTVILLE%2C+SALEM%2C+AND+WATERFORD%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=ROUTE+82%2F85%2F11+CORRIDOR%2C+EAST+LYME%2C+MONTVILLE%2C+SALEM%2C+AND+WATERFORD%2C+NEW+LONDON+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Glastonbury, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 8, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-235 (PROJECT NUMBER IM-235-2(229)00-13-77), POLK COUNTY, IOWA. AN - 36414457; 7319 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of, and other improvements to, Interstate 235 (I-235), located in south-central Iowa, are proposed. The improvements have been necessitated by land use changes and development that are occurring in the Des Moines central business district (CBD), western suburbs, and the northeast sector of the metropolitan area, which are placing considerable demands on the current surface transportation system. Without adequate capacity, continued economic development of the existing Des Moines CBD may not occur. The economic development would probably occur in a less efficient pattern throughout the rest of the urban area, or would not occur at all. Four alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative combines two alternatives, namely, the Jack Leisch Alternative and the Limited- Build Alternative presented in the draft EIS. The Jack Leisch Alternative (also known as the Full Build Alternative) would consist of a major overhaul of the existing freeway to meet projected traffic demands in the corridor. This overhaul would include capacity expansion to between six and 10 lanes, a system of collector and distributor lanes to handle merging traffic, and upgrades of deficient components to meet present day standards. Under the Limited Build Alternative, a design with elements of compulsory transportation demand management, high-occupancy vehicle ramp, and freeway incident management strategies would be used. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $445.0 million in 1997 dollars. Excluding optional changes to two system interchanges, the total project cost would fall to $322.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would address several existing and/or forecasted conditions identified as deficiencies, including high accident frequency, deficient loop ramp curvatures, the lack of proper lane balance and continuity, the failure of 23 existing overpasses to meet Iowa Department of Transportation's minimum vertical clearance standards, pavement at or approaching design lifetime, Des Moines CBD growth in excess of highway design capacity, and the presence of bottlenecks and other congested areas at peak hours. Under the action alternatives, the project would significantly reduce vehicle hours of delay, which would, in turn, result in decreased fuel consumption and auto exhaust emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 93 single- family residential properties, four multi-family residential properties containing a total of 30 units, and eight commercial properties. Some 84 percent of the residential units are occupied by minority, low-income, or elderly residents. Most of the displacements of these disadvantaged persons would occur at strategic points along the corridor where highway and interchange improvements require the acquisition of specific buildings leaving little choice regarding who would be adversely affected. The construction activities would encounter four sites known to contain or have the potential to contain contaminated groundwater and/or soils. Six potential wetland areas would be altered, though all these sites were formed as a result of the original highway construction and are considered low-quality wetlands. Three properties within the boundaries of the Sherman Hill Historic District, which is listed as contributing structures on the National Register of Historic Places, would be adversely affected. Approximately 296 type B (single- and multi-family residential, religious, educational, and medical) receptor facilities would experience noise levels that would either approach or exceed federal standards. Presently, 260 of these type B receptors are adversely affected by excessive noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0359D, Volume 21, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990067, 151 pages and maps, March 2, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IOWA-EIS-95-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Iowa KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=Aaron&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=93&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 2, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistical to fuzzy approach toward CPT soil classification AN - 52382051; 2000-022050 AB - A soil engineering classification derived from the cone penetration test (CPT) involves the uncertainty of correlation between soil composition and soil mechanical behavior. This uncertainty results in overlaps of different soil types in currently used CPT soil classification systems. Accordingly, two statistical soil classification criteria, region estimation and point estimation, are suggested to address this problem. Further, a new fuzzy subset approach is introduced to develop a truly independent CPT soil engineering classification, and to establish a transition between the new fuzzy approach and conventional soil classifications by utilizing local site- and project-specific calibrations. CPT results conducted at the National Geotechnical Experimentation Site at Texas A&M University are used to demonstrate this new CPT soil engineering classification methodology. JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Zhang, Zhongjie AU - Tumay, Mehmet T Y1 - 1999/03// PY - 1999 DA - March 1999 SP - 179 EP - 186 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 125 IS - 3 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - soils KW - fuzzy logic KW - soil mechanics KW - soil profiles KW - penetration tests KW - cone penetration tests KW - classification KW - statistical analysis KW - compressibility KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52382051?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Statistical+to+fuzzy+approach+toward+CPT+soil+classification&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Zhongjie%3BTumay%2C+Mehmet+T&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Zhongjie&rft.date=1999-03-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=179&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - classification; compressibility; cone penetration tests; fuzzy logic; penetration tests; soil mechanics; soil profiles; soils; statistical analysis ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AN - 52380067; 2000-022058 JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Bohra, Nihal C AU - Altschaeffl, Adolph G AU - Drumm, Eric C AU - Reeves, Jason S AU - Trolinger, William D Y1 - 1999/03// PY - 1999 DA - March 1999 SP - 233 EP - 235 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 125 IS - 3 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - United States KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - Shelby County Tennessee KW - effects KW - models KW - Wilson County Tennessee KW - resilient modulus KW - saturation KW - Tennessee KW - water content KW - pore water KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52380067?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.au=Bohra%2C+Nihal+C%3BAltschaeffl%2C+Adolph+G%3BDrumm%2C+Eric+C%3BReeves%2C+Jason+S%3BTrolinger%2C+William+D&rft.aulast=Bohra&rft.aufirst=Nihal&rft.date=1999-03-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=233&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Drumm, Eric C., Reeves, Jason S. Madgett, Mark R. and Trolinger, William D., J. Geotech. and Geoenviron. Eng., Vol. 123, No. 7, p. 663-670, July 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - effects; models; pore water; resilient modulus; saturation; Shelby County Tennessee; soil mechanics; soils; Tennessee; United States; water content; Wilson County Tennessee ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simulation study of a robust algorithm for soil moisture and surface roughness estimation using L-band radar backscatter AN - 51019798; 1999-066217 AB - Various inversion algorithms have been developed to obtain estimates of soil moisture and surface roughness, parameters from multifrequency, multiangle, and multipolarization radar reflectances. Since the penetration depth for radar signals increases with wavelength, an inversion algorithm using widely separated frequencies does not yield comparable probing depths. Furthermore, existing algorithms assume a linear relationship between the radar backscatter coefficient (in dB) and soil parameters, such as the volumetric soil moisture, soil surface roughness and surface slope. This assumption is valid only over a narrow range of soil parameters, thereby restricting its operational use under realistic conditions. Our research specifically explored the use of inversion algorithms based on L-Band radar reflectances at 1 GHz and 2 GHz frequencies in order to retain relatively consistent probing depths. In order to extend the range of applicability, a non-linear exponential-type relationship was developed between radar reflectance at a specified frequency, polarization and incidence angle combination, and soil parameters of interest, viz., soil moisture, surface roughness, and surface slope. An over-constrained inversion algorithm using a six-parameter combination was found to yield relatively accurate estimates of soil parameters over a wide range of soil conditions even in the presence of system error. JF - Geocarto International AU - Narayanan, Ram M AU - Horner, Julie R AU - St Germain, Karen M Y1 - 1999/03// PY - 1999 DA - March 1999 SP - 5 EP - 12 PB - Geocarto International Centre, Hong Kong VL - 14 IS - 1 SN - 1010-6049, 1010-6049 KW - soils KW - non-linear distortion KW - experimental studies KW - moisture KW - roughness KW - radar methods KW - surficial geology KW - mathematical models KW - simulation KW - factors KW - algorithms KW - backscattering KW - remote sensing KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 25:Soils UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51019798?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geocarto+International&rft.atitle=Simulation+study+of+a+robust+algorithm+for+soil+moisture+and+surface+roughness+estimation+using+L-band+radar+backscatter&rft.au=Narayanan%2C+Ram+M%3BHorner%2C+Julie+R%3BSt+Germain%2C+Karen+M&rft.aulast=Narayanan&rft.aufirst=Ram&rft.date=1999-03-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geocarto+International&rft.issn=10106049&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t759156373~db=all LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - algorithms; backscattering; experimental studies; factors; mathematical models; moisture; non-linear distortion; radar methods; remote sensing; roughness; simulation; soils; surficial geology ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KIHEI UPCOUNTRY MAUI HIGHWAY, COUNTY OF MAUI, HAWAII. AN - 36410565; 9199 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane, limited-access rural highway from Kihei, an urban area on the southern Coast of Maui, to Upcountry, a region on the western flank of Haleakala volcano in the County of Maui, Hawaii is proposed. The existing circuitous route between Kihei-Makena, a major employment center along Maui's southern coast, and Upcountry, a popular residential area on Haleakala's western flank, extends at least 16 miles. In contrast, the straight-line distance between Kihei-Makena and most Upcountry communities is between 9 and 12 miles. The route between the Upcountry communities and West Maui is also circuitous. A No Build Alternative and eight alternative alignments, each connecting one of two Kihei and one of four Upcountry terminus options, are considered in this final EIS. Two alternatives would require the modification of the Pukalani Bypass/Haleakala Highway/Kula Highway Five Trees intersection. Kihei-Upcountry Maui Highway would replace the Haleakala Highway leg (Pukalani side), and Haleakala Highway would be realigned to link and for a T-intersection with Pukalani Bypass approximately 1,200 feet north of the Five Tree intersection. The existing segment of Haleakala Highway between the new connection to Pukalani Bypass and the Five Trees intersection would remain open to traffic. The preferred alternative (U1,K1) would extend from the intersection of Haliimaile Road and Haleakala Highway to the intersection of Kaonoulu Street and Piilani Highway. Regardless of the alignment, the highway would be a limited-access arterial roadway with one 12-foot land in each direction. The minimum width of the roadway right-of-way would be 160 feet in rural areas and 120 feet in urban areas. Additional right-of-way would be reserved to allow for future widening to a four-lane divided highway if appropriate in the future. However, this EIS addresses only the construction of a two-lane cross-section as projections indicate that two lanes would provide sufficient capacity to accommodate travel demand in the design year (2020). Posted speed limits would vary from 45 miles per hour (mph) in urban areas to 55 mph in rural areas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would ease transportation of persons and goods between Kihei and Upcountry, thereby addressing growth in regional transportation demand. Federal interests would be served since the facility would facilitate transportation between defense-related research activities at Science City atop Haleakala Crater and the Maui Research and Technology Park in Kihei. Substantial transportation energy savings would be realized. In the event of a tsunami or tropical storm eruption, the island's coastal evacuation capacity would be increased substantially. Both high technology and tourist industries on Maui would be supported. The project would infuse several millions of dollars in federal funding into the community during construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development, totaling 97.6 hectares, would displace sugarcane, pineapple, and ranch land as well as open space and vegetation that provides wildlife habitat. Construction activities would damage agricultural drainage systems. Removal of property from private ownership would result in a slight reduction in local tax revenues. Certain alternatives would encourage the use of local roads, causing congestion on these facilities and, in one case, interfering with the movements of agricultural machinery. Predicted traffic noise levels at 12 of the 13 selected noise receptor sites would increase from one to 11 decibels. Three archaeological sites would be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0391D, Volume 23, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 020084, Final EIS--727 pages, Comments and Responses--741 pages, March 1, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-HI-EIS-99-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Drainage KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Hawaii KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410565?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+COUNTY+OF+MAUI%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+COUNTY+OF+MAUI%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 1, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Vascular Flora and Rare Species of New River Gorge National River, West Virginia AN - 17238383; 4516890 AB - New River Gorge National River includes 85.3 km (53.0 mi) of the New River and occupies over 25,123 ha (62,080 ac) in Summers, Raleigh, and Fayette Counties of southern West Virginia. The vascular flora was surveyed from September 1992 through October 1994. A total of 909 taxa of vascular plants representing 448 genera and 131 families was recorded. Seventy-nine percent of the taxa recorded are native to West Virginia. Currently 1342 vascular plant taxa have been documented from the New River Gorge as a result of this work as well as the works of Grafton and McGraw, and Phillips. A total of 27 taxa reported in this study have some special designation of rarity in West Virginia. Of the 27 rare taxa, 13 are new records for the New River Gorge. Fifty new populations of these rare taxa were discovered. Eleven natural plant communities were described according to the dominant species as well as certain recurring physical features. A comparison of the flora of New River Gorge with the flora of other river gorges in the central Appalachian Mountains indicates that New River Gorge appears to be, floristically, one of the most diverse river gorges in the central and southern Appalachians. JF - Castanea AU - Suiter, D W AU - Evans, D K AD - Planning and Environmental Branch, North Carolina Department of Transportation, PO Box 25201, Raleigh, NC 27611-5201, USA Y1 - 1999/03// PY - 1999 DA - Mar 1999 SP - 23 EP - 49 VL - 64 IS - 1 SN - 0008-7475, 0008-7475 KW - USA, West Virginia KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Plant communities KW - Plants KW - Species composition KW - River basins KW - Rare species KW - D 04625:Plants - general UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17238383?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aecology&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Castanea&rft.atitle=Vascular+Flora+and+Rare+Species+of+New+River+Gorge+National+River%2C+West+Virginia&rft.au=Suiter%2C+D+W%3BEvans%2C+D+K&rft.aulast=Suiter&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1999-03-01&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=23&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Castanea&rft.issn=00087475&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - River basins; Rare species; Plants; Species composition; Plant communities ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR D, OHIO RIVER TO INTERSTATE 77, WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36414220; 7315 AB - PURPOSE: The completion of Appalachian Corridor D, extending from US 50 in Belpre, Ohio, to the vicinity of the US 50/I-77 interchange east of Parkersburg, West Virginia, is proposed. Corridor D is one of 23 regional highway corridors designated in 1965 for development; the corridor is primarily an east-west route connecting Cincinnati, Ohio, and Clarksburg, West Virginia. The entire highway corridor in West Virginia is completed except for the section near Parkersburg; construction of the Ohio segments is underway. The segment connecting Belpre and Parkersburg was examined in a draft EIS of February 1982, but a final EIS was never prepared because of lack of funding. Fifteen alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would be constructed on a new alignment because of the need for removing through traffic from 7th Street (existing Route 50) in Parkersburg, allowing the street to be used efficiently as a collector road as it was intended. Depending on the alternative considered, the facility would be 4.1 to 16.2 miles in length and four to six lanes in width. The project would involve the construction of a bridge crossing the Ohio River. The preferred alternative, which extends 10.9 miles, incorporates various aspects of Alternative C and Alternative C-1. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $240.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Appalachian Corridor would promote economic development in the region by improving the transportation network. The project would provide a vital link in the network, facilitating the movement of goods between eastern and western markets. It would upgrade and improve a section of highway that currently has an accident rate higher than the statewide average for roads of that type. Emissions of carbon monoxide and volitalized organic compounds within the corridor would decline significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 101 residences, 21 businesses, four public facilities and churches, 38 vacant parcels containing 482 acres of land, and 5.1 acres of wetland. The displaced businesses employ 448 persons. Within five years of the construction, wildlife habitat units within the corridor would decline from 318.79 to 96.52. The facility would traverse 27 streams and encroach on 75.3 acres of floodplain. The project could adversely affect up to six species listed as threatened or endangered. One structure eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would be adversely affected. Noise levels in excess of federal standards would adversely affect 72 receptors. The project activities would encounter eight sites that could contain hazardous waste. LEGAL MANDATES: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 95-341), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 95-0049D, Volume 19, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 82-0320, Volume 6, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990063, Final EIS (and Appendix A)--551 pages and maps, Appendices B-E--334 pages and maps, February 26, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-94-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - West Virginia KW - Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414220?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 26, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 19 MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE (MODOT JOB NUMBER J3P0584), GASCONADE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 16348686; 7311 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the Route 19 Missouri River bridge at Hermann, located in east-central Missouri, is proposed. The 3.4-mile project corridor extends from the Route 19/Route 94 intersection one mile north of the bridge to a point on Route 19 approximately two miles south of the bridge. The corridor also extends one mile east and west of Route 19 at the existing bridge. The improvements along Route 19 beyond the bridge approaches would be limited to those necessary for realigning the roadway or developing a new or modified roadway cross-section to tie into a new bridge location or lane configuration. The improvements would also include the reconstruction of a short segment of causeway between the north end of the bridge and the existing Route 19 causeway and adding turning lanes at the Route 19/East Route 100 intersection. Although the construction of a toll booth by Hermann Transportation Corporation would not be part of the project, impacts related to the toll booth are addressed. Two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Depending on the alternative selected, the project would provide a new bridge approximately 50 feet east or west of the existing structure. Under Alternative 5-W1, which would lie west of the existing structure, the last curved span of the existing causeway would be replaced with a straight span, aligning the causeway with the new bridge. North of the Missouri River, this alternative would eliminate two existing horizontal curves on the causeway. South of the river, the alternative would joint Route 19 approximately 20 feet west of the existing bridge touch down point. Under Alternative 5-E1, which would lie east of the existing structure, would include the construction of a S-curve to connect with the new bridge. This alternative would joint Route 19 approximately 20 feet east of the existing bridge touch down point. Under either alternative, one or more protected bike lanes would be provided and the toll booth would be located 1,050 feet north of the Loutre River on Route 19. The estimated costs of Alternatives 5-W1 and 5-E1 are $25.2 million and $25.4 million, respectively. One or two protected bike lanes would add $3.6 million or $4.8 million, respectively, to either alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bridge would safely serve existing and projected traffic volumes, improve operational efficiency for local and through traffic on Route 19, and maintain, or possibly enhance, the economic viability of the area served by the bridge. The replacement of the existing, substandard bridge would improve the reliability of travel, reduce accidents and operating costs, and provide a safe travel way for pedestrians and bicyclists. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for Alternative 5-W1 and Alternative 5-E1 would result in the acquisition of 0.3 acre and 0.37 acre of land, respectively. Either alternative would adversely affect 0.7 acre of wetland. The Pilot House steamboat replica would be relocated on the northwest corner of the Route 19/East Route 100 intersection under Alternative 5-W1, and the service station on the northeast corner of the Route 19/East Route 100 intersection would be relocated under Alternative 5-E1. The project would have an adverse effect on the existing bridge structure, which is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990059, 160 pages and maps, February 23, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-99-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348686?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+19+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+%28MODOT+JOB+NUMBER+J3P0584%29%2C+GASCONADE+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+19+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+%28MODOT+JOB+NUMBER+J3P0584%29%2C+GASCONADE+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 23, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POTOMAC CONSOLIDATED TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL FACILITY, BALTIMORE- WASHINGTON AREA, FAUQUIER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36414189; 7307 AB - PURPOSE: The consolidation of four terminal radar approach control (TRACON) facilities serving airports in the Baltimore-Washington area into a single facility, located in northern Virginia, is proposed. The facility would be known as the Potomac Consolidated TRACON (PCT) and enhance air traffic control in the area. The four existing TRACONs are located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Baltimore- Washington International Airport (BWI), and Andrews Air Force Base (ADW). Over 20.6 million passengers were enplaned at BWI, IAD, and DCA during fiscal year 1997. ADW generates a heavy volume of very sensitive air traffic. In addition to suffering from capacity stress, the existing facilities are characterized by equipment and physical space deficiencies and air traffic control inefficiencies. The project would involve the physical consolidation of the four existing facilities into one new TRACON and a comprehensive restructuring of air traffic services in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan terminal area. The potential for airspace redesign afforded by the consolidated TRACON cannot be fully determined and developed until there is a decision on facility consolidation. If the decision were made to consolidate, several years would be required to build and equip the TRACON before the new facility could be operational. Hence, the decision to consider specific airspace changes must wait. Some 43 sites meeting Federal Aviation Administration initial requirements were identified for consideration. Of these sites, 23 were in Maryland and 20 in Virginia. Additional analysis reduced the number of sites to nine. Under the preferred alternative, the PCT would be placed at the former Vint Hill Farms Station located in the eastern portion of Fauquier County adjacent to the Prince William County border. The facilities would require 30 acres of land for full development of the 95,000-square-foot facility and the necessary security buffer. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to replacing and consolidating the current deficient facilities, the single TRACON would reduce pilot and air traffic controller workload, decrease facility overhead staffing requirements, and enhance safety and efficiency within the system by utilizing a single set of integrated procedures. Consolidating the sites would reduce air pollutant emissions at existing sites, some of which are located in nonattainment areas for ozone. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development of the site would displace soils that could be used for agricultural purposes and would increase the extent of impervious surface at the site. The site has been listed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources as a surveyed site, but surveys by national authorities indicate that it is not eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (Public Law 97-248). JF - EPA number: 990055, 239 pages, February 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Air Quality KW - Farmlands KW - Historic Sites KW - Navigation Aids KW - Safety KW - Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland KW - Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia KW - Virginia KW - Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414189?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=287&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOGAN AIRSIDE IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING PROJECT, BOSTON-LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, BOSTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36413783; 7303 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of improvements at Boston-Logan International Airport (Logan), located in Boston in eastern Massachusetts, is proposed. The project, known as the Logan Airside Improvements Planning Project, is a joint effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). The FAA is the project proponent with respect to the administrative reduction in runway approach minimums and implementation of runway instrumentation. Massport is the project proponent for all other identified improvement concepts which fall within it purview as proprietor of Logan. Logan suffers from serious aircraft delay problems and is consistently ranked among the most delayed airports in the country. In 1998, aircraft flying to and from Logan experienced approximately 121,000 hours of delays related to the runway system and an additional 22,000 hours of delay on airport taxiways. The delays at Logan cost airlines and passengers over $300 million in 1998. The delays primarily occur when wind or other weather conditions require the use of configurations with fewer than the three active runways generally operated at Logan or when poor weather requires an increase in the separation distances between aircraft. This draft EIS evaluated seven airside improvement concepts, as follows: the construction and operation of a unidirectional, over-the-water runway (runway 14/32); the construction and operation of a centerfield taxiway; the extension of taxiway delta; the realignment of taxiway November; the optimization of taxiways in the southwest corner of the airfield; the reduction in approach minimums on runways 22L, 27, 15R, and 33L; and the implementation of peak period pricing. These seven concepts were packaged into four improvement alternatives. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1A) would include all actions considered except peak period pricing. In addition, the draft EIS examines the ability of other New England airports, transportation modes, and new technologies to relieve Logan's delay problems; the analysis indicates that these alternatives could potentially divert up to 7.3 million passengers from Logan by the year 2010 but would not solve the delay problem nor eliminate the need for airside improvements. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, airside project improvements would improve the functioning of Logan, particularly with respect to reducing taxiing, takeoff and landing delays. Runway improvements would allow noise impacts to be spread more equitably across communities and over water in accordance with community- established noise goals. The improved airport efficiency would reduce the emission of air pollutants and ground noise. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The taxiway extensions would convert 37 acres of existing grassland to pavement, resulting in the loss of habitat for upland sandpipers, a state-listed endangered species. The impervious surface at the airport would increase by four percent, increasing runoff somewhat. The displacement of up to 240,000 cubic yards of stockpiled soil placed in the Governors Island area of the airport could be displaced, and up to 537,000 cubic yards of soil would have to be excavated at the airport. A slightly larger population would reside within the 65-decibel contour associated with the airport. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248). JF - EPA number: 990051, Volume I--631 pages, Volume II--342 pages, Volume III--188 pages, Volume IV--200 pages, February 19, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Boston-Logan International Airport, Massachusetts KW - Massachusetts KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413783?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOGAN+AIRSIDE+IMPROVEMENTS+PLANNING+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=LOGAN+AIRSIDE+IMPROVEMENTS+PLANNING+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Boston, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 19, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WENTWORTH SPRINGS ROAD (CALIFORNIA FOREST HIGHWAY 137), EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36421521; 7299 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a section of California Forest Highway (FH) 137, also known as Wentworth Springs Road, located in Eldorado National Forest in eastern California, is proposed. FH 137 extends eastward from State Route 193 in Georgetown to FH 136, also known as Ice House Road. The section proposed for reconstruction begins at the dam impounding Stumpy Meadows Reservoir and ends at FH 136, a distance of 14.4 miles. Segment 1, extending from Stumpy Meadows Reservoir to 11 Pines Road, a distance of 6.2 miles, is currently a two-lane, 20-foot-wide asphalt road. Though paved, this segment has been constructed without adequate subgrade, hence, the pavement is wearing prematurely, rutting, and sloughing. Segment 2, extending from 11 Pines Road to Ice House Road, a distance of 8.2 miles, is currently a 14-foot-wide graded earth road. This segment is rutted and narrow, contains sharp curves and steep grades, and lacks adequate drainage. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would closely follow the alignment of the existing road except for improvements to reduce sharp curves and minor relocation work at four locations. A relatively low design speed of 25 miles per hour was selected to reduce construction impacts and to allow the facility to blend with the mountainous terrain. The modifications would include the improvement of the horizontal and vertical alignment, structure stability, and the drainage and widening of the road to include two 11-foot-wide paved lanes, a one-foot-wide shoulder, four-foot-wide foreslopes, and a four-foot-wide ditch on both sides of the roadway. The sharp curves would have wider pavement widths to accommodate long vehicles. An existing scenic overlook east of Stumpy Meadows Reservoir would be reconstructed, and paved pull-offs would be provided near the intersection of FH 137 and 11 Pines Road. The estimated cost of construction is $10.0 million to $15.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the improvements would decrease the environmental degradation of the corridor, accommodate the existing and anticipated traffic demands in this area of El Dorado County and the Eldorado National Forest, eliminate the excessive maintenance costs for the county, provide better access for fire suppression and logging interests, and increase the management flexibility for administrators of the national forest. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would remove 48.2 acres of mature mixed conifer community providing potential habitat for the bald eagles and American martens as well as habitat for numerous other common wildlife species. Small meadow wetland and spring-seep habitat would be adversely affected, and downstream hydrology of other wetlands could be affected slightly. The direct takes of timberland for additional rights-of-way would result in permanent changes of land use and the degradation of visual quality along the corridor, but these would be minor. The project has been the subject of controversy for local residents, resulting in litigation against the Federal Highway Administration. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 990047, 248 pages, February 18, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-98-01-D KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Roads KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Eldorado National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36421521?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WENTWORTH+SPRINGS+ROAD+%28CALIFORNIA+FOREST+HIGHWAY+137%29%2C+EL+DORADO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=WENTWORTH+SPRINGS+ROAD+%28CALIFORNIA+FOREST+HIGHWAY+137%29%2C+EL+DORADO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 18, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BUFFALO INNER HARBOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36412987; 7304 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an urban renewal and transit project at the 12.5-acre Inner Harbor Project site along the Buffalo River, located in downtown Buffalo in western New York, is proposed. The site is located near the southern terminus of the Federal Transit Authority light rail rapid transit (LRRT) system. The site currently contains the Buffalo and Erie Canal Naval and Military Museum and Veteran's Memorial Park. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Regardless of the action alternative considered, the project would involve the construction of a series of intermodal transportation components to provide linkages between harbor and landside modes, including pedestrian paths, bus stop and shelter facilities, and a road through the site; the construction of a 10,000-square-foot (10,000-sf), city-owned Naval Museum building to replace the current facility and the development of an 8,000- sf outdoor exhibit area to display military artifacts; the construction of a 2,500-sf, city-owned Maritime Visitor Center designed to house ticket and information functions of the development as well as exhibits and office space for a harbor master; the excavation of at least two inlets to provide safe moorage for Naval vessels, tourist vessels, tour boats, canal boats, water taxis, and transient boats; the construction of a waterfront esplanade along the reconfigured shoreline and a Harbor Plaza for festivals; the construction of a road through the site; and the conversion of Marine Drive from a one-way to a two-way street. The current naval and military museum and several small structures within the Veteran's Memorial Park would be demolished. The proposed action would involve a more detailed version of the above-mentioned actions. The estimated budget for the first phase of the project is $27.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The development of the site would enhance public access to the Buffalo River at the project site, enhance ridership on the LRRT system, encourage intermodal connections across waterborne, transit, road, pedestrian, and bicycle routes, and facilitate private investment by capitalizing on intermodal opportunities. The project would add $4.2 million to annual state and county sales and income tax revenues and provide employment for an additional 459 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would adversely affect a portion of the Commercial Slip and other intact archaeological features on the site. An increase in vessel use in the Buffalo River channel would place additional burdens on navigation management authorities. Noise levels near the site would increase slightly. The excavation of soils for navigational purposes would result in short-term sedimentation, and the canal and basins would increase the possibility of the accumulation of harbor drift, particularly during the spring season. The structures associated with the project would adversely affect visual aesthetics for low-income groups in a disproportionate manner, though these adverse impacts could be offset by recreational amenities at the site. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 12898, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), and Executive Order 12898. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0430D, Volume 22, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990052, Volume I--586 pages, Volume II--543 pages, February 18, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Harbors KW - Museums KW - Navigation KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Urban Development KW - Waterways KW - Buffalo and Erie Canal Naval and Military Museum and Veteran's Memorial Park KW - Buffalo River KW - New York KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENT+OF+US+ROUTE+61+AND+US+ROUTE+218+AND+IOWA+394+%28AVENUE+OF+THE+SAINTS%2C+CANTON%2C+MISSOURI%2C+TO+MOUNT+PLEASANT%2C+IOWA%29%2C+CLARK+AND+LEWIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI%2C+AND+HENRY+AND+LEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENT+OF+US+ROUTE+61+AND+US+ROUTE+218+AND+IOWA+394+%28AVENUE+OF+THE+SAINTS%2C+CANTON%2C+MISSOURI%2C+TO+MOUNT+PLEASANT%2C+IOWA%29%2C+CLARK+AND+LEWIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI%2C+AND+HENRY+AND+LEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 18, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-35E TO SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE (I-94), 2.6 KILOMETERS (1.6 MILES), SAINT PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36417987; 7297 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Ayd Mill Road corridor, located in the southwestern portion of Saint Paul in eastern Minnesota, is proposed. Ayd Mill Road is a 1.6- mile, four-lane, divided road running from Jefferson (approximately 600 feet east of Lexington) near Interstate 35E (I-35E) on the southeast to Selby (approximately 300 feet east of Saratoga) on the northwest. Constructed in the 1960s, the roadway consists of two lanes in each direction, with a posted speed limit of 45 miles per hour. The facility is grade-separated, with ramped access at Jefferson and Shelby and a combination of half ramps and half at-grade intersections at Saint Clair, Grand, and Hamline. The mainline tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railroad run parallel to the east side of Ayd Mill Road. Currently functioning as a minor arterial, the road is to be classified as a future principal arterial in the Metropolitan Council's Regional Transportation Plan if improvements consistent with the classification are made. Numerous problems affect the corridor, including those related to traffic volume, accidents, access to and from I-35E and I-94, local access, air and noise pollution, age and condition of the pavement, lack of park space and bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and concerns about stormwater runoff. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would implement a transportation system management and travel demand management scheme within the corridor. Alernative 3 would remove the existing road and replace it with a linear park. Alternative 4 would replace the existing roadway with a two-lane roadway, extend the north limit along the railroad spur alignment across I-94 to Saint Anthony, and open the ramps at the south end to provide a direct connection to I-35E. The access to I-94 would utilize Saint Anthony and Concordia and existing entrance and exit ramps. Alternative 5 and Alternative 6 would involve the reconstruction of the existing roadway, the extension of the north limit along the railroad spur alignment across I-94 to Saint Anthony, and the opening of the ramps at the south to provide a direct connection to I-35E. Under Alternative 5, access to I-94 would utilize Saint Anthony and Concordia and existing entrance and exit ramps. Under Alternative 6, the access to I-94 would utilize new bridge ramps constructed between Snelling and Ayd Mill Road. Alternative 5 and Alternative 6 could also include a high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) options. The estimated costs of Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 are $8.0 million and $9.5 million, respectively. The estimated costs Alternative 4, Alternative 5, and Alternative 6 are $33.4 million, $36.5 million, and $46.8 million, respectively; the costs for Alternative 5 and Alternative 6 would not be affected by the inclusion of the HOV options. The benefit-cost ratios for the build alternatives range from 0.38 for Alternative 3 to 2.82 for Alternative 5 with the HOV option. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives, except Alternative 3, would enhance transportation within the corridor, particularly with respect to reduction in peak hour congestion. Alternative 3 would substantially increase parkland and associated recreational opportunities within the area, including the provision of bicycle and pedestrian trails. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Alternative 4, Alternative 5, and Alternative 6 would result in the displacement of four businesses and 70 to 90 employees. All alternatives, except Alternative 3, would result in noise levels in excess of federal standards for some receptors along the corridor. Alternative 5 and Alternative 6 would increase the extent of impervious surface. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0067D, Volume 23, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 990045, 208 pages and maps, February 16, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Minnesota KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36417987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-35E+TO+SAINT+ANTHONY+AVENUE+%28I-94%29%2C+2.6+KILOMETERS+%281.6+MILES%29%2C+SAINT+PAUL%2C+RAMSEY+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=I-35E+TO+SAINT+ANTHONY+AVENUE+%28I-94%29%2C+2.6+KILOMETERS+%281.6+MILES%29%2C+SAINT+PAUL%2C+RAMSEY+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 16, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MARYLAND 32 PLANNING STUDY, MD 108 TO I-70, HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36421308; 7292 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of nine miles of Maryland Route (MD) 32 between MD 108 and Interstate 70 (I-70), located in central Maryland, is proposed. This section of MD 32 constitutes part of the Patuxent Freeway system stretching from Annapolis to I-70, a distance of 70 miles. The system is part of a high volume transportation corridor that will provide safe and efficient movement of goods and people between the eastern shore and western Maryland, while bypassing the more densely populated areas of Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, District of Columbia. South of the project study limits, from MD 108 to I-97, MD 32 is currently a four- and six-lane divided expressway with access controlled via interchanges. The improvements within the study corridor would provide continuity with the rest of the system by completing MD 32 as a controlled- access, divided expressway. The average daily traffic along MD 32 within the study area ranges from 15,900 to 18,300 vehicles per day; the roadway operates at an E/F level of service (LOS). Moreover, traffic volumes are anticipated to increase by 60 percent under the 2020 No-Build Alternative scenario, reducing the LOS to F. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Both build alternatives would provide four-lane, divided, controlled access highway with a 34-foot median. Under Build Alternative I, interchanges would be provided at Linden Church Road, Dayton Shop, Burntwoods Road, Rosemary Lane, Nixon's Farm Lane, MD 144, and I-70. Under Build Alternative II, interchanges would be provided at Linden Church Road, Dayton Shop, Burntwoods Road, Rosemary Lane, and I-70, but access to Nixon's Farm Lane and MD 144 would be provided via a single interchange at MD 144 complemented by access roads in lieu of two interchanges. The estimated costs of Build Alternative I and Build Alternative II are $156 million to $161 million and $142 million to $147 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would support expected growth in area households, population, and employment of 221 percent, 177.6 percent, and 86.2 percent, respectively, from 1990 to 2020. The highway would provide improved access to employment centers in Howard, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties and Washington, District of Columbia. The level of service (LOS) within the corridor would change to an LOS of C/D. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Build Alternative I would require the acquisition of 101.6 acres of rights- of-way and adversely affect 23.5 acres of active farmland within 15 farm parcels, 14 acres of floodplain, 3.34 acres of wetland, 73.1 acres of upland forest, and 100 acres of upland meadow. This alternative would traverse 20 steams, adversely affecting 8,940 linear feet of stream channel. Build Alternative II would require the acquisition of 89.1 acres of rights-of-way and adversely affect 21.5 acres of active farmland within 15 farm parcels, 14 acres of floodplain, 2.24 acres of wetland, 71.5 acres of upland forest, and 94.5 acres of upland meadow. This alternative would traverse 20 steams, affecting 8,360 linear feet of stream channel. Regardless of the alternative selected, the project would require the displacement of nine residences and one business, encounter four hazardous waste sites, and result in traffic-generated noise levels in excess of federal standards at 15 receptor sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990040, 489 pages and maps, February 8, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-99-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36421308?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-02-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MARYLAND+32+PLANNING+STUDY%2C+MD+108+TO+I-70%2C+HOWARD+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=MARYLAND+32+PLANNING+STUDY%2C+MD+108+TO+I-70%2C+HOWARD+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 8, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Bloodborne Pathogen Program in Civilian Aircraft Accident Investigation AN - 17268034; 4533741 AB - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) amended 29 CFR Part 1910 in 1991 to include regulations addressing occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens (BBP). The rule affects all employees that have the potential for occupational exposure to these pathogens. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are the primary organizations involved in aircraft accident investigation in the United States. No other organizations in this country have a similar scope or mandate of responsibility. An accident scene presents significant challenges in terms of implementing a program which was primarily envisioned to affect personnel in "traditional" healthcare delivery facilities; the OSHA requirements now had to be met in the chaotic, inhospitable, and logistically difficult environment of an aircraft accident site. Unanticipated issues such as heat-related conditions, performance of physically demanding work in cumbersome gear, biohazard trash disposal from remote sites, and a host of other problems had to be dealt with. The FAA, in close cooperation with other Federal agencies, developed a training and administrative program to meet the requirements of the OSHA BBP rule as it relates to the unique environment of an aircraft accident site. The program has been implemented and successfully tested under actual field conditions at several major aviation accidents that have occurred recently. This article provides observations on the FAA's program and lessons learned from its implementation. JF - Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine AU - Salazar, G J AU - DeJohn, CA AU - Hansrote, R AU - Key, O R AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Medical Division, ASW-300, Fort Worth, TX 76193-0300, USA Y1 - 1999/02// PY - 1999 DA - Feb 1999 SP - 146 EP - 152 VL - 70 IS - 2 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Pathogens KW - Blood KW - Accidents KW - Aircraft KW - Hazardous materials KW - Occupational exposure KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17268034?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aeisdigests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIDDLE+RIVER+EMPLOYMENT+CENTER+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+BALTIMORE+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=MIDDLE+RIVER+EMPLOYMENT+CENTER+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+BALTIMORE+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pathogens; Occupational exposure; Hazardous materials; Accidents; Aircraft; Blood ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LAND AND FACILITIES AT NAVAL AIR STATION BARBERS POINT, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36417824; 7286 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of land and facilities at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NASBP), located on Oahu Island in Hawaii, is proposed. The base lies approximately 16 miles west of downtown Honolulu on the Ewa Plain. The base is bounded on the west by Campbell Industrial Park, on the east by Ewa Beach residential communities and open space, on the south by the ocean, and on the north by the City of Kapolei. NASPB will close on July 2, 1999, as the result of the 1993 Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations. Of the 3,833 acres of land at NASBP (including 110 acres of non-contiguous land at Kuala Island), approximately 1,238 acres are to be retained by the Navy and approximately 457 acres are to be transferred to other federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration (six acres), the Federal Aviation Administration (18 acres), the U.S. Postal Service (1.0 acre), the National Guard Bureau (149 acres), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (239 acres), and the U.S. Coast Guard (44 acres). Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would assume the existing airport would not be used and, along with other surplus land (land not being retained by the Navy or other federal agency), would be retained by the Navy in caretaker status, are considered in this final EIS. Three of the action alternatives, including the plan approved by the Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission and signed by the Governor, would include a general aviation reliever airport. Under the alternative preferred by the state and the Navy, 709 acres of the surplus land would be developed for use as a general aviation reliever airport of Honolulu Airport. The airport would feature two parallel runways and a crosswind runway. The remaining land would be developed for park and recreational uses (686 acres), commercial and private recreation and light industrial uses (515 acres), and residential use (165 acres), including land designated for residential accommodation for the homeless (13 acres). The remaining lands would be designated for public facilities, roads, open space, and utilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The site redevelopment would create residential, employment, and recreational opportunities. The airport would provide additional air traffic support in the Honolulu metropolitan area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Major events at special attractions related to recreational uses on portions of the transferred land would occasionally result in vehicular traffic congestion on area roads. Two federally-listed endangered plant species and one listed bird species occur in the area, but consultation with the appropriate agencies during development should prevent any degradation of their habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0302D, Volume 22, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990034, 421 pages and maps, January 29, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Defense Programs KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Hawaii KW - Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36417824?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LAND+AND+FACILITIES+AT+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+BARBERS+POINT%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LAND+AND+FACILITIES+AT+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+BARBERS+POINT%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 29, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAINT AUGUSTINE BRIDGE OF LIONS OVER THE MANTANZAS RIVER (FP ID NUMBER 2100255-1, STATE PROJECT NUMBER 78040-1508, WORK PROGRAM NUMBER 2116970, FEDERAL AID PROJECT NUMBER BRF-491-2(14)), SAINT AUGUSTINE, SAINT JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36412861; 7285 AB - PURPOSE: The rehabilitation or replacement of the existing, substandard two-lane Bridge of Lions over the Mantanzas River, located in Saint Augustine in northeastern Florida, is proposed. The bridge, which carries State Route A1A over the Mantanzas River provides an important crossing of the river and the Intracoastal Waterway, connecting historic Saint Augustine and the north part of Anastasia Island. It is a designated emergency evacuation route for Anastasia Island, providing a vital link to safety during emergencies and providing access for fire and rescue units. Moreover, the bridge is considered historically important on a local, state, and national level, being included in the National Register of Historic Places, and is strongly associated with the city of Saint Augustine by both residents and tourists. Economically, the bridge provides a critical link between Anastasia Island and this historic downtown area, which comprise the tax bases for the city. The bridge carries 10,000 to 25,000 vehicles per day over the river. The project study area extends from downtown Saint Augustine at the intersection of Avenida Menendez with King and Cathedral streets to Anastasia Island at Anastasia Boulevard, a distance of 0.3 miles. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Rehabilitation Alternative, the project would involve increasing the roadway and shoulder width on the bridge to 25 feet to include two traffic lanes of 11 feet each, sidewalks, and a crash barrier protecting pedestrians from motorists. The degree of bridge rehabilitation would be extensive, involving the replacement of the entire superstructure, bridge deck, bridge spans, and bridge railing. This alternative would incorporate a horizontal alignment shift of Anastasia Boulevard and a slight vertical alignment shift of the bridge deck. The Replacement Alternative would consist of the construction of a concrete, two-lane bridge with a steel bascule span. The bridge would provide two 12-foot travel lanes, and a 10-foot shoulder on both sides, and sidewalks with barriers protecting pedestrians from motorists. Two options are also under consideration for each build alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All alternatives would provide a safer, more reliable structure that adheres to current federal and state safety guidelines. Both replacement options and the one rehabilitation option would improve the vessel clearance for navigation along the Intracoastal Waterway. Certain bridge approach alterations would improve traffic movement and safety in Saint Augustine and on Anastasia Island. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The replacement or alteration of the bridge would result in the demolition or alteration of a historically significantly structure. One rehabilitation option would maintain the currently inadequate navigational clearance for vessels using the Intracoastal Waterway. The rehabilitation options would require the displacement of four businesses and two residences. One replacement option would result in the displacement of a single business. All build alternatives would temporarily and adversely affect Bridge of Lions Park during the construction, and one replacement option would permanently displace portions of the park to accommodate the western bridge approach. The use of a temporary bridge for both rehabilitation options and one replacement option would adversely affect traffic flows on the adjacent street network. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990033, 241 pages and maps, January 29, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-98-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Islands KW - Navigation KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Florida KW - Intracoastal Waterway KW - Mantanzas River KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412861?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+AUGUSTINE+BRIDGE+OF+LIONS+OVER+THE+MANTANZAS+RIVER+%28FP+ID+NUMBER+2100255-1%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+78040-1508%2C+WORK+PROGRAM+NUMBER+2116970%2C+FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+BRF-491-2%2814%29%29%2C+SAINT+AUGUSTINE%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=SAINT+AUGUSTINE+BRIDGE+OF+LIONS+OVER+THE+MANTANZAS+RIVER+%28FP+ID+NUMBER+2100255-1%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+78040-1508%2C+WORK+PROGRAM+NUMBER+2116970%2C+FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+BRF-491-2%2814%29%29%2C+SAINT+AUGUSTINE%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 29, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 9, BERKELEY SPRINGS TO MARTINSBURG; BERKELEY, JEFFERSON, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 16349411; 7283 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) from Berkeley Springs to Martinsburg, located in northeastern West Virginia, is proposed. WV 9, a two- lane, non-controlled-access roadway with lanes 10 to 12 feet wide, traverses the state's eastern panhandle from Berkeley Springs in the northwest to the state border with Virginia, in the southeast. The region is characterized by rough and steep terrain in Morgan County, and rolling hills and farmland in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. WV 9 is the only major roadway that connects the two largest cities in the panhandle, Martinsburg and Charles Town, and links two other major interstate roadways, US 340 and I-81. The project area extends from the US 522 bypass on the east side of Berkeley Springs to a new three-legged directional interchange with WV 45 in Martinsburg. Except for a four-lane portion of roadway at the I-81, WV 9 in the project area is two lanes wide. The annual daily traffic volume varies from 2,800 vehicles per day near Berkeley Springs to 21,000 vehicles per day in Martinsburg. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Each of the build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane highway. The preferred alternative would begin at the US 340 bypass north of Charles Town and end south of Martinsburg, extending a total of 10.7 miles. The facility would provide bypasses around major population centers, following an alignment parallel to that of existing WV 9. From Charles Town bypass to Opequon Creek, WV 9 would be a controlled-access highway, with all access provided via interchanges. The existing bridge over Opequon Creek would be retained and a parallel bridge would be constructed just downstream of the existing bridge. Service roads would be provided on the west side throughout approximately one-third of the project's total length. Beginning at the Charles Town bypass, the alignment would run west of the existing roadway. Just north of Wiltshire Road, the alignment would cross to the east. Near Saint Paul Church and Cemetery, the alignment would cross back to the west to incorporate the Kearneysville bypass and the Baker Heights bypass. The alignment would continue on the west side of the existing facility until it crossed the existing alignment at Opequon Creek. From Opequon Creek, the alignment would lie north of existing WV 9 until it connected with existing WV 9 near the end of the project study corridor. Diamond interchanges would be provided at Currie Road (Route 9/1), Wiltshire Road (Route 8), relocated Route 1, relocated Opequon Lane (Route 9/17), and Van Meter Road (Route 9/19) in the vicinity of Liberty Business Park. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The relocated, upgraded facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and provide for improved intermodal facility connections and for enhanced scenic values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development of 425 acres of rights-of-way under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 37 residential units, three commercial units, one church, and one cemetery. The project would also displace 1.38 acres of wetlands, 105 acres of farmland, and 173 acres of prime soils and soils of statewide significance. The project would traverse nine sites containing potentially hazardous materials. Four sites potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would be adversely affected. Traffic-related noise levels would exceed federal standards at 21 receptor sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0381D, Volume 22, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 990031, Main Report--338 pages and maps, Map Supplement, January 28, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-95-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Cemeteries KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Opequon Creek KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16349411?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COLORADO+AIRSPACE+INITIATIVE%3B+COLORADO%2C+KANSAS%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+WYOMING.&rft.title=COLORADO+AIRSPACE+INITIATIVE%3B+COLORADO%2C+KANSAS%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+AND+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 28, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLAN AIR TRAFFIC ACTIONS AND AVIATION-RELATED INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, TOLEDO EXPRESS AIRPORT, TOLEDO, LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 36421836; 7281 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) of air traffic measures designed to reduce noise generated by, and increase the capacity of, the Toledo Express Airport, located in Toledo in northwestern Ohio, is proposed. This draft EIS assesses federal actions regarding airspace use and approach and departure procedures associated with the proposed developments. Toledo Express Airport is a publicly-owned airport. The airport is the only air carrier airport within the Toledo metropolitan area and is considered a medium- hub airport for passenger enplanements and cargo tonnage. The airport handled over 1.0 million pounds of air cargo in 1997; most of the aircraft operations required to move this cargo occurred at night. The vast majority of cargo operations are conducted by Burlington Air Express Global, which operated its North American cargo sorting hub at the airport. In 1996, the TLCPA decided to take action to position the airport competitively to attract a new cargo hub or other aviation-related industrial development should the opportunity arise. Furthermore, the TLCPA requested that the Federal Aviation Administration include the aviation-related industrial development for consideration in this draft EIS. The aviation-related industrial development could include a air cargo hub, a large-aircraft major-maintenance facility, and aviation-dependent warehousing. Due to the distinct nature of these scenarios, noise-related air traffic control and aviation-related industrial development, including cargo facilities planning, are addressed separately in the draft EIS. The noise- related air traffic control measures involve the establishment of preferred runways and takeoff and landing procedures for round-the-clock and nighttime departures and arrivals. The aviation-related industrial development would take place in the midfield area adjacent to existing runway 7R/25L. Additional facilities could be located south of future runway 7R/25L. The project would also involve roadway improvements. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The procedural changes and facilities development would enhance the status of the airport as a vital link in the transportation network of northwestern Ohio, fostering the economic well-being of Toledo and northwestern Ohio. Safe, efficient air transport services would be insured and services provided would stimulate public and private sector investments to maintain or expand the region's economic and employment base. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would include an increase in noise levels in some over- flight areas including, in some cases, noise in excess of federal standards resulting in land use compatibility conflicts. Approximately 124 homes would be eligible for sound attenuation assistance. Approximately 40 single-family homes would require relocation, and undeveloped land, including wetland and other wildlife habitat, would have to be acquired and developed within the expansion area. The habitat for endangered plants would be adversely affected. The project facilities would encroach on the 100-year floodplain. The additional activity at the airport would result in increased emissions of air pollutants, though federal standards would not be exceeded. Two historic sites potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places would be exposed to significant noise levels, and a number of potentially archaeologic sites could be disturbed by the development activities. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 92-248), as amended, Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 990029, 621 pages and maps, January 26, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Site Planning KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Ohio KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36421836?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NOISE+COMPATIBILITY+PLAN+AIR+TRAFFIC+ACTIONS+AND+AVIATION-RELATED+INDUSTRIAL+DEVELOPMENT%2C+TOLEDO+EXPRESS+AIRPORT%2C+TOLEDO%2C+LUCAS+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=NOISE+COMPATIBILITY+PLAN+AIR+TRAFFIC+ACTIONS+AND+AVIATION-RELATED+INDUSTRIAL+DEVELOPMENT%2C+TOLEDO+EXPRESS+AIRPORT%2C+TOLEDO%2C+LUCAS+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Des Plaines, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 26, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR TO SERVE JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS, KINGS COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36420069; 7267 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a terminal Doppler weather radar (TDWR) for the John F. Kennedy (JFK) and LaGuardia Airports (LGA), located at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn in New York City, is proposed. The TDWR system is an automated radar system that is used to detect low-altitude hazardous weather conditions, including microbursts and gust fronts, in and near the terminal approach and departure zones of airports. The TDWR system would represent a major improvement over the capability of the existing weather radar, primarily through the application of the Doppler principle. The Doppler effect is the shift in the frequency of sound or electromagnetic waves when reflected from moving objects. This frequency shift can be used to estimate the velocity of the object. Applied to weather radar, the velocity at which precipitation droplets move toward or away from the radar can be determined. The system at JFK and LGA would be used to warn pilots of advancing bad weather and to plan runway use configurations, thereby enhancing the safety and efficiency of airport operations. Several alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, three alternative sites for the TDWR, and alternative technologies (on-aircraft wind shear systems, airport surveillance radar and weather system processor technology, and Doppler 4000 radar), are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative would involve locating the TDWR system at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, an 81-acre portion of Floyd Bennet Field used for helicopter operations. The TDWR facility itself would occupy less than an acre of land. It would consist of a 25-foot parabolic dish enclosed in a 37-foot diameter fiberglass radome, mounted on a steel lattice tower up to 98 feet in height. Electronic equipment would be housed in a one-story building. TDWR is automated, and no staff is normally present at the facility; periodic maintenance visits would occur about once per week. The radar would operate at a frequency of 5,600 to 5,650 megahertz. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would greatly improve the warning time to pilots of hazardous low-altitude weather conditions around two of the country's busiest airports. The TDWR would provide additional improvements over existing radar through the use of solid-state technology, as well as improved data processing, communication, and display devices. The TDWR would provide at least one minute's warning prior to the onset of hazardous outflows of a forming microburst. In addition to monitoring these hazardous outflows, the TDWR would detect microburst features aloft that typically precede initial surface outflows by 10 minutes. A second TDWR function would improve management of air traffic in the terminal area through the forecast of gust-front-induced changes in wind direction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility would be visible from selected locations within the Gateway National Recreation Area. The installation of the TDWR at the preferred site would create approximately 15,700 square feet of new impervious surfaces, which would increase the amount of storm runoff from the site. The construction activities would produce fugitive dust and air pollution consisting of combustion emissions from mobile sources. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0300D, Volume 21, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 990015, Main Report--588 pages, Appendices--421 pages, January 20, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Antennas KW - Buildings KW - Electric Power KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Military Facilities (Coast Guard) KW - Natural Gas KW - Navigation Aids KW - Radar KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Visual Resources KW - Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, New York KW - Gateway National Recreation Area KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36420069?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-05-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=C+STREET+PROJECT%2C+O%27MALLEY+ROAD+TO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+ROAD+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-0527%2812%29%2F59598%29%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+GREATER+ANCHORAGE+AREA+BOROUGH%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=C+STREET+PROJECT%2C+O%27MALLEY+ROAD+TO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+ROAD+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-0527%2812%29%2F59598%29%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+GREATER+ANCHORAGE+AREA+BOROUGH%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 20, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). AN - 36413396; 13333 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a four-lane, controlled access freeway on new location to bypass the existing four-lane section of US 74 through Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina is proposed. The project would also involve improvement of US 74 from the eastern terminus of the bypass to State Route (SR) 1001 and from the western terminus of the bypass to 0.6 mile west of SR 1162. Shelby is situated along existing US 74 in southwestern North Carolina. Traffic projections indicate that, in the absence of improvements to this section of US 74, traffic conditions on the highway would become unacceptably congested and increasingly unsafe. Accident rates on the facility already exceed statewide rates for similar highways. The subject section of US 74 is important both as a link in the state highway system and as a local thoroughfare. A No-Build alternative and three bypass alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Bypass alternatives would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed western project terminus, at a point 0.6 mile west of SR 1162, to the proposed western bypass terminus; construction of a four-lane divided fully controlled access facility on new location north of the city of Shelby; and improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed eastern bypass terminus to the excising fully controlled access section near SR 1001. The upgrade alternative would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from a point approximately 0.6 mile west of SR 1162 to SR 1001 east of Shelby, a distance of approximately 16.2 miles. In conjunction with access control-related improvements, the upgrade alternative would also widen US 74 as necessary between the western junction of US 74 Business in Shelby and the eastern project terminus, a distance of approximately 10 miles. The cost of the bypass alternative that has been selected at the preferred alternative is estimated at $247.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic on US 74 and increase the capacity of the facility, promoting more efficient transportation and thereby enhancing employment opportunities and opportunities for economic and residential development. Either alternative scenario would substantially improve safety on the local and through highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 165 residences, 25 businesses, two churches, 298 to 414 acres of important farmland, 268 acres of prime farmland, and 277 to 351 acres of forest. Approximately 2.4 acres of wetlands would be displaced, and 35 streams and six floodplains would be traversed. Approximately 18,389 feet of stream channel would be impacted, and 1,100 feet of a tributary of Buffalo Creek west of Moss Lake and 950 feet of a tributary of the First Broad River west of Lithia Springs Road would be relocated. Habitat of the endangered dwarf-flowered heartleaf would be impacted at 36 sites. The highway would constitute a barrier to wildlife movement. One architectural resource site, the Hamilton-McBrayer Farm, would lie within the area of potential impact, but the impact would not be adverse. The project would disturb 17 archaeological resource sites, but none of the affected sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Four known cemeteries could be affected, and three churches are located close enough to the alignment to suffer impacts from traffic-generated noise and vehicular air pollutant emissions. Several major electric transmission and distribution lines would be crossed. Traffic noise would impact 81 receptors, to 49 of which would experience substantial noise increases; 34 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards. One landfill, potentially containing hazardous materials, and an active mine would be traversed. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0152F, Volume 23, Number 2. 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Preparation date: January 13, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). [Part 3 of 3] T2 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). AN - 36393246; 13333-080099_0003 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a four-lane, controlled access freeway on new location to bypass the existing four-lane section of US 74 through Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina is proposed. The project would also involve improvement of US 74 from the eastern terminus of the bypass to State Route (SR) 1001 and from the western terminus of the bypass to 0.6 mile west of SR 1162. Shelby is situated along existing US 74 in southwestern North Carolina. Traffic projections indicate that, in the absence of improvements to this section of US 74, traffic conditions on the highway would become unacceptably congested and increasingly unsafe. Accident rates on the facility already exceed statewide rates for similar highways. The subject section of US 74 is important both as a link in the state highway system and as a local thoroughfare. A No-Build alternative and three bypass alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Bypass alternatives would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed western project terminus, at a point 0.6 mile west of SR 1162, to the proposed western bypass terminus; construction of a four-lane divided fully controlled access facility on new location north of the city of Shelby; and improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed eastern bypass terminus to the excising fully controlled access section near SR 1001. The upgrade alternative would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from a point approximately 0.6 mile west of SR 1162 to SR 1001 east of Shelby, a distance of approximately 16.2 miles. In conjunction with access control-related improvements, the upgrade alternative would also widen US 74 as necessary between the western junction of US 74 Business in Shelby and the eastern project terminus, a distance of approximately 10 miles. The cost of the bypass alternative that has been selected at the preferred alternative is estimated at $247.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic on US 74 and increase the capacity of the facility, promoting more efficient transportation and thereby enhancing employment opportunities and opportunities for economic and residential development. Either alternative scenario would substantially improve safety on the local and through highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 165 residences, 25 businesses, two churches, 298 to 414 acres of important farmland, 268 acres of prime farmland, and 277 to 351 acres of forest. Approximately 2.4 acres of wetlands would be displaced, and 35 streams and six floodplains would be traversed. Approximately 18,389 feet of stream channel would be impacted, and 1,100 feet of a tributary of Buffalo Creek west of Moss Lake and 950 feet of a tributary of the First Broad River west of Lithia Springs Road would be relocated. Habitat of the endangered dwarf-flowered heartleaf would be impacted at 36 sites. The highway would constitute a barrier to wildlife movement. One architectural resource site, the Hamilton-McBrayer Farm, would lie within the area of potential impact, but the impact would not be adverse. The project would disturb 17 archaeological resource sites, but none of the affected sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Four known cemeteries could be affected, and three churches are located close enough to the alignment to suffer impacts from traffic-generated noise and vehicular air pollutant emissions. Several major electric transmission and distribution lines would be crossed. Traffic noise would impact 81 receptors, to 49 of which would experience substantial noise increases; 34 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards. One landfill, potentially containing hazardous materials, and an active mine would be traversed. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0152F, Volume 23, Number 2. 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Preparation date: January 13, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). [Part 1 of 3] T2 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). AN - 36384034; 13333-080099_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a four-lane, controlled access freeway on new location to bypass the existing four-lane section of US 74 through Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina is proposed. The project would also involve improvement of US 74 from the eastern terminus of the bypass to State Route (SR) 1001 and from the western terminus of the bypass to 0.6 mile west of SR 1162. Shelby is situated along existing US 74 in southwestern North Carolina. Traffic projections indicate that, in the absence of improvements to this section of US 74, traffic conditions on the highway would become unacceptably congested and increasingly unsafe. Accident rates on the facility already exceed statewide rates for similar highways. The subject section of US 74 is important both as a link in the state highway system and as a local thoroughfare. A No-Build alternative and three bypass alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Bypass alternatives would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed western project terminus, at a point 0.6 mile west of SR 1162, to the proposed western bypass terminus; construction of a four-lane divided fully controlled access facility on new location north of the city of Shelby; and improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed eastern bypass terminus to the excising fully controlled access section near SR 1001. The upgrade alternative would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from a point approximately 0.6 mile west of SR 1162 to SR 1001 east of Shelby, a distance of approximately 16.2 miles. In conjunction with access control-related improvements, the upgrade alternative would also widen US 74 as necessary between the western junction of US 74 Business in Shelby and the eastern project terminus, a distance of approximately 10 miles. The cost of the bypass alternative that has been selected at the preferred alternative is estimated at $247.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic on US 74 and increase the capacity of the facility, promoting more efficient transportation and thereby enhancing employment opportunities and opportunities for economic and residential development. Either alternative scenario would substantially improve safety on the local and through highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 165 residences, 25 businesses, two churches, 298 to 414 acres of important farmland, 268 acres of prime farmland, and 277 to 351 acres of forest. Approximately 2.4 acres of wetlands would be displaced, and 35 streams and six floodplains would be traversed. Approximately 18,389 feet of stream channel would be impacted, and 1,100 feet of a tributary of Buffalo Creek west of Moss Lake and 950 feet of a tributary of the First Broad River west of Lithia Springs Road would be relocated. Habitat of the endangered dwarf-flowered heartleaf would be impacted at 36 sites. The highway would constitute a barrier to wildlife movement. One architectural resource site, the Hamilton-McBrayer Farm, would lie within the area of potential impact, but the impact would not be adverse. The project would disturb 17 archaeological resource sites, but none of the affected sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Four known cemeteries could be affected, and three churches are located close enough to the alignment to suffer impacts from traffic-generated noise and vehicular air pollutant emissions. Several major electric transmission and distribution lines would be crossed. Traffic noise would impact 81 receptors, to 49 of which would experience substantial noise increases; 34 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards. One landfill, potentially containing hazardous materials, and an active mine would be traversed. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0152F, Volume 23, Number 2. 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Preparation date: January 13, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). [Part 2 of 3] T2 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NO. 8.1801001/T.I.P. NO. R-2707). AN - 36378517; 13333-080099_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Construction of a four-lane, controlled access freeway on new location to bypass the existing four-lane section of US 74 through Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina is proposed. The project would also involve improvement of US 74 from the eastern terminus of the bypass to State Route (SR) 1001 and from the western terminus of the bypass to 0.6 mile west of SR 1162. Shelby is situated along existing US 74 in southwestern North Carolina. Traffic projections indicate that, in the absence of improvements to this section of US 74, traffic conditions on the highway would become unacceptably congested and increasingly unsafe. Accident rates on the facility already exceed statewide rates for similar highways. The subject section of US 74 is important both as a link in the state highway system and as a local thoroughfare. A No-Build alternative and three bypass alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Bypass alternatives would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed western project terminus, at a point 0.6 mile west of SR 1162, to the proposed western bypass terminus; construction of a four-lane divided fully controlled access facility on new location north of the city of Shelby; and improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from the proposed eastern bypass terminus to the excising fully controlled access section near SR 1001. The upgrade alternative would consist of improvement of existing US 74 to a fully controlled access facility from a point approximately 0.6 mile west of SR 1162 to SR 1001 east of Shelby, a distance of approximately 16.2 miles. In conjunction with access control-related improvements, the upgrade alternative would also widen US 74 as necessary between the western junction of US 74 Business in Shelby and the eastern project terminus, a distance of approximately 10 miles. The cost of the bypass alternative that has been selected at the preferred alternative is estimated at $247.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic on US 74 and increase the capacity of the facility, promoting more efficient transportation and thereby enhancing employment opportunities and opportunities for economic and residential development. Either alternative scenario would substantially improve safety on the local and through highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 165 residences, 25 businesses, two churches, 298 to 414 acres of important farmland, 268 acres of prime farmland, and 277 to 351 acres of forest. Approximately 2.4 acres of wetlands would be displaced, and 35 streams and six floodplains would be traversed. Approximately 18,389 feet of stream channel would be impacted, and 1,100 feet of a tributary of Buffalo Creek west of Moss Lake and 950 feet of a tributary of the First Broad River west of Lithia Springs Road would be relocated. Habitat of the endangered dwarf-flowered heartleaf would be impacted at 36 sites. The highway would constitute a barrier to wildlife movement. One architectural resource site, the Hamilton-McBrayer Farm, would lie within the area of potential impact, but the impact would not be adverse. The project would disturb 17 archaeological resource sites, but none of the affected sites are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Four known cemeteries could be affected, and three churches are located close enough to the alignment to suffer impacts from traffic-generated noise and vehicular air pollutant emissions. Several major electric transmission and distribution lines would be crossed. Traffic noise would impact 81 receptors, to 49 of which would experience substantial noise increases; 34 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards. One landfill, potentially containing hazardous materials, and an active mine would be traversed. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0152F, Volume 23, Number 2. 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Preparation date: January 13, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 10, MARSHFIELD TO WAUPACA; PORTAGE, WAUPACA, AND WOOD COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36414138; 7263 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 60 miles of US Highway 10 (USH 10) from the intersection of State Trunk Highway (STH) 13 and USH 10 south of Marshfield to the intersection of STH 54 and USH 10 near Waupaca, located in central Wisconsin, is proposed. USH 10 is a major east-west highway serving local, regional and interregional traffic. Major users include commuters, recreational traffic, and commercial trucks. USH 10 has been identified as a backbone and connector facility in the State of Wisconsin's Corridors 2020 Plan. This link as well as other major roadways in the state is part of its long-range plan to upgrade highways considered important to enhance Wisconsin's economic position. A No- Build Alternative and several build alternatives, with each build alternative addressed separately for one or more alignment options in each of eight project segments, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed action would expand the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway. Freeway access control standards would be implemented along the bypass portions of the route. Expressway standards, permitting at-grade intersections and farm access at controlled spacings, would be implemented in rural segments located along the existing alignment. The project has been divided into east and west sections. The western section, itself divided into six segments, would extend from the Yellow River to I-391/US 51, while the eastern section, divided into two segments, would extend from I-39/US 51 to Anderson Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would help the highway to meet design standards for the type and volume of traffic it carries. It would also address the projected traffic increase, which would result in congestion and delays if no improvements were implemented. The proposed action would also address other highway characteristics demonstrating a need for action including a fatal accident rate well above the state average for similar facilities, a large number of direct access points from homes and businesses on the highway, and intersections requiring improvements and expansions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Primary adverse impacts would include relocations of three to 63 residential properties and farms and two to 18 businesses, land acquisition and conversion of up to 101.9 acres of wetlands, and 195.8 acres of farmlands and upland habitats. Approximately five streams would be crossed. Secondary adverse impacts would include noise increases, land use changes, and socioeconomic effects. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Executive Order 11990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0574D, Volume 19, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 990011, 478 pages and maps, January 11, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-95-04-F KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Relocations-property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+MARSHFIELD+TO+WAUPACA%3B+PORTAGE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+MARSHFIELD+TO+WAUPACA%3B+PORTAGE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 11, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TUSCALOOSA EAST BYPASS, TUSCALOOSA AND NORTH PORT, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 16350535; 7262 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 20-mile bypass of Tuscaloosa and Northport from US 82 on the north side of the Black Warrior River extending east and southeast to I- 59 and I-20, located in western-central Alabama, is proposed. The Tuscaloosa area has experienced dramatic population growth in recent years, and US 82 and State Route (SR) 69, the two major highways in the area that cross the Black Warrior River, are severely congested during peak periods. The six-lane bridge on SR 69, located in the downtown area, had an average daily traffic volume of 55,110 vehicles per day in 1996; the four-lane bridge on US 82 had a volume of 53,800 vehicles per day. Planning for the area has long identified the need for additional river crossings. The bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa would reroute through traffic, disperse local traffic, and relieve congestion on the two existing bridges and area roads. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Each of the build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane, divided highway with full-control access and interchanges at I-59 and I-20, US 11, SR 216, Crescent Ridge Road, River Road, McWrights Ferry Road, Rice Mine Road, Watermelon Road, SR 69, US 43, SR 171, and US 82. Two sites are under consideration for the crossing of the Back Warrior River: at Central Foundry and near Reichold Drive. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative B), the project would extend from the I-59/I- 20 interchange approximately 1.23 miles east of Buttermilk Road interchange and run north passing east of the Cottondale community crossing US 11, SR 216, and River Road. From River Road, the facility would continue north crossing the Black Warrior River at Central Foundry, cross Rice Mine Road at Coral Industries, proceed north and west across Watermelon Road, SR 69, and US 43, and turn south at SR 171 continuing to US 82 west of Northport. The total costs of the project would range from $217.5 million to $247.4 million, depending on the alternative considered. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $228.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce network travel time, relieve congestion on existing highways, improve levels of service, separate local and through traffic, and provide an acceptable design speed throughout the network to maximize traveler benefit. The project would also increase opportunities for regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would displace 253 residences, 13 businesses, 33.17 acres of wetlands, and 763.7 acres of upland forest. Five hazardous waste sites would be traversed, though none constitutes a major hazardous site. Eleven noise sensitive receptors would experience substantial increases in noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 98-0117D, Volume 22, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 990010, 297 pages and maps, January 11, 1999 PY - 1999 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-98-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Black Warrior River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16350535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTH+PORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTH+PORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 11, 1999 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DNA typing as a strategy for resolving issues relevant to forensic toxicology. AN - 69577278; 9987885 AB - To investigate aircraft accidents, multiple postmortem biological samples of victims are submitted to the Civil Aeromedical Institute for toxicological evaluation. However, depending upon the nature of a particular accident, their body components are often scattered, disintegrated, commingled, contaminated, and/or putrefied. These factors impose difficulties with victim identification, tissue matching, and consequently authentic sample analysis and result interpretation. Nevertheless, these limitations can be overpowered by DNA typing. In this regard, three situations are hereby exemplified where DNA analysis was instrumental in resolving a tissue mismatching/commingling issue, pinpointing an accessioning/analytical error, and interpreting an unusual analytical result. Biological samples from these cases were examined for six independently inherited genetic loci using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) suitable for analyzing degraded DNA generally encountered in putrefied/contaminated samples. In the first situation, three of five specimen bags from one accident were labeled with two different names. DNA analysis revealed that one of these bags actually had commingled specimens, originating from two different individuals. Therefore, the sample was excluded from the final toxicological evaluation. In the second situation, an unacceptable blind control result was reported in a cyanide batch analysis. By comparing DNA profiles of the batch samples with those of the known positive and negative blind controls, it was concluded that the error had occurred during the analysis instead of accessioning. Accordingly, preventive measures were taken at the analytical level. The third situation was related to the presence of atropine at toxic concentrations in the blood (318 ng/mL) and lung (727 ng/g) with its absence in the liver, spleen, and brain. DNA analysis of the blood and liver samples exhibited their common identity, ensuring that the submitted samples had indeed originated from one individual. The selective presence of atropine was attributed to its possible administration into the thoracic cavity by the emergency medical personnel at the accident site for resuscitation, but circulatory failure prevented its further distribution. These examples clearly demonstrate the applicability of the PCR-based DNA typing to enhance the effectiveness of forensic toxicology operation. JF - Journal of forensic sciences AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Vu, N T AU - Ritter, R M AU - Canfield, D V AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, USA. Y1 - 1999/01// PY - 1999 DA - January 1999 SP - 189 EP - 192 VL - 44 IS - 1 SN - 0022-1198, 0022-1198 KW - Genetic Markers KW - 0 KW - Glycophorin KW - HLA-DQ Antigens KW - HLA-DQ alpha-Chains KW - HLA-DQA1 antigen KW - Hemoglobins, Abnormal KW - Receptors, LDL KW - Vitamin D-Binding Protein KW - Atropine KW - 7C0697DR9I KW - DNA KW - 9007-49-2 KW - Index Medicus KW - Atropine -- analysis KW - Glycophorin -- genetics KW - Cystic Fibrosis -- genetics KW - Humans KW - Atropine -- blood KW - Lung -- chemistry KW - HLA-DQ Antigens -- genetics KW - DNA Fingerprinting -- methods KW - Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7 KW - Receptors, LDL -- genetics KW - Genotype KW - Vitamin D-Binding Protein -- genetics KW - Polymerase Chain Reaction -- methods KW - Hemoglobins, Abnormal -- genetics KW - Genetic Markers -- genetics KW - Forensic Medicine -- methods KW - DNA -- genetics KW - Accidents, Aviation -- mortality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69577278?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.atitle=DNA+typing+as+a+strategy+for+resolving+issues+relevant+to+forensic+toxicology.&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+A+K%3BVu%2C+N+T%3BRitter%2C+R+M%3BCanfield%2C+D+V&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.issn=00221198&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-03-17 N1 - Date created - 1999-03-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stereochemical determination of selegiline metabolites in postmortem biological specimens. AN - 69575043; 9987891 AB - In this study, findings related to an aircraft accident are reported. Biological specimens collected at autopsy from the pilot of the fatal accident and two types of tablets found at the accident scene were submitted for toxicological evaluation. It was determined that the pilot was dead at the crash site and the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The tablets were identified as selegiline and levodopa, commonly prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Selegiline, a stereospecific compound, is biotransformed into (-)-N-desmethylselegiline, (-)-methamphetamine, and (-)-amphetamine. The latter two levorotatory metabolites cannot be easily distinguished by routine analysis from their dextrorotatory isomers, which are controlled substances. It was, therefore, prudent to differentiate these isomers to determine if they resulted from the ingestion of a controlled substance, (+)-methamphetamine. Initial immunoassay drug screenings revealed the presence of amphetamine class drugs (867 ng/mL) in urine, amphetamine/methamphetamine (261 ng/mL) in urine, and methamphetamine (46 ng/mL) in blood. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) results revealed the presence of methamphetamine in the concentrations of 76 ng/mL of blood and 685 ng/mL of urine. The concentration of amphetamine was 52 ng/mL in blood and 320 ng/mL in urine. To determine the stereospecificity of these amines, the isolated amines from the biosamples were derivatized by a stereospecific agent, (S)-(-)-N-(trifluoroacetyl)-prolyl chloride, and characterized by a GC/MS method to be levorotatory. The 2.14 ratio of (-)-methamphetamine to (-)-amphetamine concentrations in the urine was consistent with a selegiline study in the recent literature. The stereospecific analysis, in conjunction with the history of the pilot being on Parkinson's medications, suggests that the source of these amines was selegiline. This conclusion substantiates the importance of the identification of enantiomers in evaluating and interpreting related analytical results for accident investigations. JF - Journal of forensic sciences AU - Kupiec, T C AU - Chaturvedi, A K AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, USA. Y1 - 1999/01// PY - 1999 DA - January 1999 SP - 222 EP - 226 VL - 44 IS - 1 SN - 0022-1198, 0022-1198 KW - Antiparkinson Agents KW - 0 KW - Selegiline KW - 2K1V7GP655 KW - Methamphetamine KW - 44RAL3456C KW - Amphetamine KW - CK833KGX7E KW - Index Medicus KW - Autopsy KW - Stereoisomerism KW - Methamphetamine -- urine KW - Amphetamine -- urine KW - Methamphetamine -- blood KW - Humans KW - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry KW - Aged KW - Amphetamine -- blood KW - Male KW - Selegiline -- metabolism KW - Accidents, Aviation -- mortality KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- analysis KW - Antiparkinson Agents -- metabolism KW - Selegiline -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/69575043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.atitle=Stereochemical+determination+of+selegiline+metabolites+in+postmortem+biological+specimens.&rft.au=Kupiec%2C+T+C%3BChaturvedi%2C+A+K&rft.aulast=Kupiec&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.issn=00221198&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1999-03-17 N1 - Date created - 1999-03-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Radiocarbon age anomalies in land snail shells from Texas; ontogenetic, individual, and geographic patterns of variation AN - 52415099; 2000-004341 AB - Accelerator mass spectrometric (AMS) radiocarbon analyses of live-collected, prebomb samples of shell carbonates of the land snails Rabdotus dealbatus and R. alternatus from Texas were carried out to quantify the characteristic age anomalies of land snails from limestone areas. Age anomalies are similar for the two species; they average +700 yr and vary by + or -180 yr (1sigma ) among samples. Serial analysis of 1 shell reveals a significant ontogenetic trend in (super 14) C age anomalies, with older apparent ages (up to 1200 yr) in the apical part of the shell and younger and uniform ages in the last whorl. No trend in age anomalies was found across a broad range of rainfall conditions (from 300 to 1000 mm mean annual rainfall). JF - Radiocarbon AU - Goodfriend, Glenn A AU - Ellis, G Lain AU - Toolin, L J Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 149 EP - 156 PB - University of Arizona, Department of Geosciences, Tucson, AZ VL - 41 IS - 2 SN - 0033-8222, 0033-8222 KW - United States KW - limestone KW - isotopes KW - mass spectra KW - Holocene KW - variations KW - Cenozoic KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - ontogeny KW - dates KW - carbon KW - absolute age KW - Invertebrata KW - spectra KW - Mollusca KW - shells KW - Quaternary KW - living taxa KW - rainfall KW - Gastropoda KW - Texas KW - C-14 KW - upper Holocene KW - carbonate rocks KW - accuracy KW - 03:Geochronology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52415099?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Radiocarbon&rft.atitle=Radiocarbon+age+anomalies+in+land+snail+shells+from+Texas%3B+ontogenetic%2C+individual%2C+and+geographic+patterns+of+variation&rft.au=Goodfriend%2C+Glenn+A%3BEllis%2C+G+Lain%3BToolin%2C+L+J&rft.aulast=Goodfriend&rft.aufirst=Glenn&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=149&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Radiocarbon&rft.issn=00338222&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.radiocarbon.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - PubXState - AZ N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - RACAAT N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absolute age; accuracy; C-14; carbon; carbonate rocks; Cenozoic; dates; Gastropoda; Holocene; Invertebrata; isotopes; limestone; living taxa; mass spectra; Mollusca; ontogeny; Quaternary; radioactive isotopes; rainfall; sedimentary rocks; shells; spectra; Texas; United States; upper Holocene; variations ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Channel erosion damages and protection measures in Southeast Arizona AN - 52404991; 2000-008349 AB - Channel morphology of the ephemeral streams in Southeast Arizona is influenced by both lateral and vertical channel changes occurring during major floods. The recent floods in the area have caused a variety of erosion hazards including bank erosion, channel migration, bed degradation, and excessive scour at bridge abutments and piers. The floods of 1983 and 1993 were comparable in terms of peak discharge and duration, but the estimated total damage during the 1993 flood was much lower (about 14%), because of extensive soil cement bank protection constructed along the major rivers after the 1983 flood. The performance of the soil cement bank and bed stabilization during the 1993 flood (protected banks were generally unaffected by flood flows) thus demonstrates the effectiveness of soil cement as the materials for erosion protection measures in ephemeral streams. Advantages of soil cement protection are its ease of construction, low cost, use of in-place soil and environmental attractiveness because of its natural appearance. A new approach for protection against bank erosion and channel migration, using flexible spurs consisting of a series of pile-supported permeable panels of synthetic nets, is described. JF - International Journal of Sediment Research AU - Karim, Fazle A2 - Wang Zhaoyin A2 - Soong, Ta-Wei A2 - Yen, Ben-Chie Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 19 EP - 24 PB - International Research and Training Centre on Erosion and Sedimentation (IRTCES), Beijing VL - 14 IS - 2 SN - 1013-7866, 1013-7866 KW - United States KW - protection KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - ephemeral streams KW - damage KW - southeastern Arizona KW - water erosion KW - preventive measures KW - river banks KW - channel geometry KW - Arizona KW - floods KW - streams KW - Pima County Arizona KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52404991?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Sediment+Research&rft.atitle=Channel+erosion+damages+and+protection+measures+in+Southeast+Arizona&rft.au=Karim%2C+Fazle&rft.aulast=Karim&rft.aufirst=Fazle&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=19&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Sediment+Research&rft.issn=10137866&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Sino-US workshop on Sediment transport and disasters N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arizona; channel geometry; damage; ephemeral streams; erosion; floods; geologic hazards; Pima County Arizona; preventive measures; protection; river banks; southeastern Arizona; streams; United States; water erosion ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The role of gypsum in production of sulfate-induced deformation of lime-stabilized soils AN - 52401598; 2000-002003 AB - Gypsum is a major source of sulfate that produces sulfate-induced heave in lime-treated soils beneath roads and other paved structures. This deformation of pavement subgrade is known to result from the growth of the basic hydrous calcium aluminum sulfate mineral, ettringite, or a silica-bearing analog, thaumasite. The problem occurs in soils that have been treated with lime (CaO) for subgrade stabilization. Gypsum is a common sulfate mineral in sedimentary rocks and soils, and in north Texas it is present in soils developed on the montmorillonitic Eagle Ford Group shales (Upper Cretaceous). Because these soils are highly unstable the conventional treatment for road subgrade includes the addition of lime (CaO) or some other cementitious material such as fly ash or Portland cement. The pyrite-bearing Eagle Ford shale contains gypsum (CaSO (sub 4) .2H (sub 2) O) produced by reaction of calcium carbonate in the shale with acid sulfate from oxidation weathering of pyrite (FeS (sub 2) ). Sulfate movement upward in the soils can occur by capillarity, and it can be carried downward by infiltration, an often incomplete or interrupted event that leaves gypsum stranded as a soil evaporite. Once formed, the moderately soluble gypsum is retained in the clay-rich soils because of their low hydraulic conductivities, which makes them, in essence, reservoirs of gypsum. Experiments performed for this study confirm that gypsum in a lime-treated subgrade soil can supply sulfate for the growth of the expansive mineral ettringite. No sulfate external to the subgrade of the road is necessary for the reaction to occur. Gypsum is widely distributed in soils and surface outcrops in the western U.S. and should be the first mineral suspected where sulfate-induced heave has been diagnosed. Although gypsum is a moderately soluble mineral, it may be abundant in soils in regions with humid climates if its sulfate is derived from pyritic black shales by oxidation during soil formation. Eagle Ford soils do not produce sulfate-induced heave everywhere that road base has been limetreated, but the problem is observed most frequently where roads follow streams, or run across low-lying areas or hillside slopes. Other studies have documented a correlation between deformation and major precipitation events. Ground water, soil water, and surface drainage regimes appear to control the specific sites at which severe deformation may take place within the stratigraphically-controlled belts of gypsum-bearing soils. Soluble sulfate tests currently in use to identify soils with the potential for sulfate-induced heave are known for inconsistent results. Total sulfate in a soil is a better predictor of the problem, and when gypsum is the sulfate mineral it can be determined quantitatively by existing laboratory methods. Stratigraphy is a first-order guide to where sulfate-induced heave may occur in the north Texas region, thus geologic maps of the Eagle Ford shale outcrop belt are also indicators of areas of possible sulfate-induced deformation. JF - Environmental & Engineering Geoscience AU - Burkart, Burke AU - Gross, Glenn C AU - Kern, James P Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 173 EP - 187 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists and the Geological Society of America, College Station, TX VL - 5 IS - 2 SN - 1078-7275, 1078-7275 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - Ceda Hill State Park KW - sulfates KW - Fort Worth Basin KW - physicochemical properties KW - Texas KW - lime KW - deformation KW - northern Texas KW - Dallas County Texas KW - Joe Pool Lake KW - case studies KW - ettringite KW - mineral composition KW - cracks KW - gypsum KW - lithogeochemistry KW - geochemistry KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52401598?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geoscience&rft.atitle=The+role+of+gypsum+in+production+of+sulfate-induced+deformation+of+lime-stabilized+soils&rft.au=Burkart%2C+Burke%3BGross%2C+Glenn+C%3BKern%2C+James+P&rft.aulast=Burkart&rft.aufirst=Burke&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=173&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+%26+Engineering+Geoscience&rft.issn=10787275&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://eeg.geoscienceworld.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 43 N1 - PubXState - TX N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; Ceda Hill State Park; cracks; Dallas County Texas; deformation; ettringite; Fort Worth Basin; geochemistry; gypsum; Joe Pool Lake; lime; lithogeochemistry; mineral composition; northern Texas; physicochemical properties; soil mechanics; sulfates; Texas; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Field monitoring for corrosion of metallic reinforcements in MSE structures AN - 52375722; 2000-029189 AB - Use of MSE Walls in the early 1970's saved State Transportation Departments (DOTs) $270-$800/m (super 2) over that of conventionally designed retaining walls. As MSEW technology advanced, the original 75-100 year service life assumptions for galvanized steel reinforcing elements were found to be invalid for certain environmental conditions. During 1985 to 1990 field research, significant corrosion in some MSE walls led to their abandonment, razing and reconstructing, or retrofitting. As corrosion influence parameters were further identified, improved design and construction practices developed, and modified guidelines helped to limit corrosion related problems in newer MSE walls. However, thousands of existing walls in the USA still need to be assessed. In this regard, some DOT's have already initiated MSEW corrosion evaluation programs. Through FHWA sponsored research, a computerized device called the PR Monitor was developed to help identify corrosion of metallic soil reinforcements, and to simplify evaluations of new and existing retaining walls. This paper includes recommendations for establishing a systematic rational corrosion evaluation and monitoring program. If some MSE walls are identified with active metallic corrosion, new retrofit methods can be employed to economically rehabilitate walls under service conditions. JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Berkovitz, Barry C A2 - Bay, James A. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 144 EP - 169 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 34 KW - corrosion KW - monitoring KW - retaining walls KW - reinforced materials KW - testing KW - structures KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52375722?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Field+monitoring+for+corrosion+of+metallic+reinforcements+in+MSE+structures&rft.au=Berkovitz%2C+Barry+C&rft.aulast=Berkovitz&rft.aufirst=Barry&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=&rft.spage=144&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 34th symposium on Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - corrosion; field studies; monitoring; reinforced materials; retaining walls; structures; testing ER - TY - JOUR T1 - DCP; a useful tool for characterizing soil properties at shallow depths AN - 52375460; 2000-029200 AB - Do you believe that for site characterization it may be better to be approximately correct than precisely wrong? Do you believe that site characterization is a four-dimensional problem defined by variability, variability, variability, and variability? Do you want to obtain twice the information at less than one-third the cost? If there is one affirmative response, you may be interested in using the Dynamic Cone Penetrometer (DCP). The DCP is a hand held testing device that indirectly indicates the engineering properties of soils to a depth slightly greater than three feet (1 meter) by measuring the penetration resistance of a cone at the end of a rod driven by a free falling hammer. The DCP reasonably satisfies the material testing requirements of precision and accuracy. Accuracy has been gauged relative to correlations. The DCP can be used to identify soil types, layer thickness, soil boundaries, freeze-thaw depths and material variability. It also indicates soil strength and density. Like other penetration-resistance probes, some site-specific verification and correlations may be required. This paper focuses on the use of the DCP for pavement design which is a system of interrelated decisions. It is more than a calculation result or a computer output. The DCP can be used to characterize soil subgrade support. Characterization of soil properties requires the consideration of the cumulative effect of parameter variations, standard assumptions, and imperfect models or data processing. The age old discussion regarding the value of field measurements compared to laboratory measurements continues. This paper describes DCP uses, presents correlations with engineering properties, examines pavement design variables and design methods, and recommends that in situ soil support values based upon DCP testing be used to characterize soil subgrade support for pavement design. JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Vandre, Bruce AU - Budge, Aaron AU - Nussbaum, Scott A2 - Bay, James A. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 287 EP - 301 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 34 KW - soils KW - models KW - soil mechanics KW - shear strength KW - Dynamic Cone Penetrometer KW - characterization KW - properties KW - instruments KW - California bearing ratio KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52375460?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=DCP%3B+a+useful+tool+for+characterizing+soil+properties+at+shallow+depths&rft.au=Vandre%2C+Bruce%3BBudge%2C+Aaron%3BNussbaum%2C+Scott&rft.aulast=Vandre&rft.aufirst=Bruce&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=&rft.spage=287&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 34th symposium on Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 33 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California bearing ratio; characterization; Dynamic Cone Penetrometer; instruments; models; properties; shear strength; soil mechanics; soils ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Tension tests on bored piles in residual soils AN - 52288771; 2001-001527 JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Lutenegger, Alan J AU - Adams, Michael T A2 - Edelen, Bill Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 43 EP - 53 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 92 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - North America KW - soil profiles KW - Virginia KW - earth pressure KW - stress KW - McLean Virginia KW - Appalachians KW - foundations KW - residual soils KW - load tests KW - Fairfax County Virginia KW - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center KW - piles KW - Piedmont KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52288771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=Tension+tests+on+bored+piles+in+residual+soils&rft.au=Lutenegger%2C+Alan+J%3BAdams%2C+Michael+T&rft.aulast=Lutenegger&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=92&rft.issue=&rft.spage=43&rft.isbn=0784404542&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Sessions of Geo-Congress 99 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; earth pressure; Fairfax County Virginia; foundations; load tests; McLean Virginia; North America; Piedmont; piles; residual soils; soil mechanics; soil profiles; stress; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; United States; Virginia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of sub-zero temperature environment on concrete beams repaired or upgraded with advanced polymer composites AN - 52194702; 2001-062229 JF - International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition AU - Dutta, Piyush K AU - Morton, Stephen A2 - Cohen, Leslie Jay A2 - Bauer, Jerome L. A2 - Davis, William E. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 1655 EP - 1665 PB - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, [location varies] VL - 44, Book 2 KW - cold weather performance KW - bearing capacity KW - reinforced materials KW - concrete KW - temperature KW - structures KW - rock mechanics KW - fiber reinforced polymers KW - load tests KW - polymers KW - infrastructure KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52194702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+SAMPE+Symposium+and+Exhibition&rft.atitle=Effects+of+sub-zero+temperature+environment+on+concrete+beams+repaired+or+upgraded+with+advanced+polymer+composites&rft.au=Dutta%2C+Piyush+K%3BMorton%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3A+LEXINGTON+TO+CLINTON+%28MODOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+J4P1234B%2C+J4P1235%2C+AND+J4P1119%29%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3A+LEXINGTON+TO+CLINTON+%28MODOT+PROJECT+NUMBERS+J4P1234B%2C+J4P1235%2C+AND+J4P1119%29%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 44th international SAMPE symposium and exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #05909 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bearing capacity; cold weather performance; concrete; construction materials; fiber reinforced polymers; infrastructure; load tests; polymers; reinforced materials; rock mechanics; structures; temperature ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Static testing on FRP bridge deck panels AN - 52190661; 2001-062228 JF - International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition AU - Harik, Issam AU - Alagusundaramoorthy, P AU - Siddiqui, Robin AU - Lopez-Anido, Roberto AU - Morton, Steve AU - Dutta, Piyush K AU - Shahrooz, Bahram A2 - Cohen, Leslie Jay A2 - Bauer, Jerome L. A2 - Davis, William E. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 1643 EP - 1654 PB - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, [location varies] VL - 44, Book 2 KW - experimental studies KW - loading KW - deflections KW - deformation KW - concrete KW - rock mechanics KW - cyclic loading KW - load tests KW - bridges KW - polymers KW - design KW - construction materials KW - fiber reinforced polymer KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52190661?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+SAMPE+Symposium+and+Exhibition&rft.atitle=Static+testing+on+FRP+bridge+deck+panels&rft.au=Harik%2C+Issam%3BAlagusundaramoorthy%2C+P%3BSiddiqui%2C+Robin%3BLopez-Anido%2C+Roberto%3BMorton%2C+Steve%3BDutta%2C+Piyush+K%3BShahrooz%2C+Bahram&rft.aulast=Harik&rft.aufirst=Issam&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=44%2C+Book+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1643&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+SAMPE+Symposium+and+Exhibition&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 44th international SAMPE symposium and exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #05909 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; concrete; construction materials; cyclic loading; deflections; deformation; design; experimental studies; fiber reinforced polymer; load tests; loading; polymers; rock mechanics ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fatigue evaluation of FRP-concrete bridge deck on steel girders at high temperature AN - 52190629; 2001-062226 JF - International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition AU - Lopez-Anido, Roberto AU - Dutta, Piyush K AU - Bouzon, John AU - Morton, Steve AU - Shahrooz, Bahram AU - Harik, Issam A2 - Cohen, Leslie Jay A2 - Bauer, Jerome L. A2 - Davis, William E. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 1666 EP - 1675 PB - Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, [location varies] VL - 44, Book 2 KW - United States KW - Dayton Ohio KW - cold weather performance KW - Montgomery County Ohio KW - engineering properties KW - reinforced materials KW - fatigue KW - concrete KW - temperature KW - rock mechanics KW - bridges KW - infrastructure KW - high temperature KW - design KW - construction materials KW - Ohio KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52190629?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+SAMPE+Symposium+and+Exhibition&rft.atitle=Fatigue+evaluation+of+FRP-concrete+bridge+deck+on+steel+girders+at+high+temperature&rft.au=Lopez-Anido%2C+Roberto%3BDutta%2C+Piyush+K%3BBouzon%2C+John%3BMorton%2C+Steve%3BShahrooz%2C+Bahram%3BHarik%2C+Issam&rft.aulast=Lopez-Anido&rft.aufirst=Roberto&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=44%2C+Book+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1666&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+SAMPE+Symposium+and+Exhibition&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 44th international SAMPE symposium and exhibition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #05909 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; cold weather performance; concrete; construction materials; Dayton Ohio; design; engineering properties; fatigue; high temperature; infrastructure; Montgomery County Ohio; Ohio; reinforced materials; rock mechanics; temperature; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hanging Lake Tunnels revisited; instrumentation for supplemental stabilization AN - 52128713; 2002-026768 AB - The Hanging Lake Tunnel Project used a comprehensive geologic mapping/geotechnical observation and displacement monitoring program to guide selection of supplemental stabilization in areas where the standard design was insufficient. This paper reviews the results of geologic mapping and observations, displacement monitoring, and supplemental stabilization design at four specific locations, including two portals and three interior reaches of tunnel. Supplemental stabilization (rock reinforcement deeper than 3.7 m and shotcrete greater than 50 mm minimum thickness) was deemed necessary where (a) convergence in the top heading excavation was at least 8 mm, (b) convergence during and immediately following bench excavation was at least 50 mm, and (c) convergence after bench excavation was at least 8 mm. A more conservative approach to supplemental stabilization was taken at the Shoshone Portal, because of the existence of loosened rock, narrow pillars, and deep abutment cuts. Supplemental stabilization consisting of deep rock reinforcement and extra shotcrete was most effective when installed early in the excavation sequence (before bench excavation) through a given tunnel section. Overall ground conditions were good, but locally troublesome ground conditions (based on overbreak and the need for supplemental stabilization), included highly altered granitic rock with clay infilling in joints. The use of rock reinforcement and shotcrete was well suited to the ground conditions and multiple face excavation sequence on the project. JF - Proceedings - Symposium on Rock Mechanics AU - Scotese, Thomas R AU - Pihl, Roger A AU - Trapani, Ralph J A2 - Amadei, Bernard A2 - Kranz, Robert L. A2 - Scott, Gregg A. A2 - Smeallie, Peter H. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 973 EP - 982 PB - A.A. Balkema, [location varies] VL - 37, Vol. 2 SN - 0586-3031, 0586-3031 KW - United States KW - rockfalls KW - monitoring KW - roof control KW - stability KW - reinforced materials KW - mapping KW - Hanging Lake Tunnel Project KW - displacements KW - excavations KW - rock mechanics KW - Vail Pass KW - weathered materials KW - tunnels KW - mass movements KW - Colorado KW - faults KW - pillars KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52128713?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Symposium+on+Rock+Mechanics&rft.atitle=Hanging+Lake+Tunnels+revisited%3B+instrumentation+for+supplemental+stabilization&rft.au=Scotese%2C+Thomas+R%3BPihl%2C+Roger+A%3BTrapani%2C+Ralph+J&rft.aulast=Scotese&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=37%2C+Vol.+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=973&rft.isbn=905809099X&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Symposium+on+Rock+Mechanics&rft.issn=05863031&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 37th U.S. rock mechanics symposium on Rock mechanics for industry N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PSRMA6 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colorado; displacements; excavations; faults; Hanging Lake Tunnel Project; mapping; mass movements; monitoring; pillars; reinforced materials; rock mechanics; rockfalls; roof control; stability; tunnels; United States; Vail Pass; weathered materials ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Towards a national plan for reporting volcanic ash AN - 52059084; 2002-075137 JF - Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology - Preprints AU - Albersheim, Steven R AU - Sankey, David A AU - Sherretz, Lynn A Y1 - 1999/01// PY - 1999 DA - January 1999 SP - 313 EP - 317 PB - American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA VL - 8 KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - data processing KW - volatiles KW - mitigation KW - planning KW - eruptions KW - aircraft KW - data bases KW - volcanoes KW - ash clouds KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52059084?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Conference+on+Aviation%2C+Range%2C+and+Aerospace+Meteorology+-+Preprints&rft.atitle=Towards+a+national+plan+for+reporting+volcanic+ash&rft.au=Albersheim%2C+Steven+R%3BSankey%2C+David+A%3BSherretz%2C+Lynn+A&rft.aulast=Albersheim&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=&rft.spage=313&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Conference+on+Aviation%2C+Range%2C+and+Aerospace+Meteorology+-+Preprints&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Eighth conference on Aviation, range, and aerospace meteorology N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - PubXState - MA N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #06112 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aircraft; ash clouds; data bases; data processing; eruptions; geologic hazards; mitigation; monitoring; planning; United States; volatiles; volcanoes ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Integrated Icing Diagnostic Algorithm assessment at the Aviation Weather Center AN - 52058261; 2002-075130 JF - Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology - Preprints AU - Sims, Danny L AU - Fidalgo, Cynthia B AU - Turner, Chris AU - Politovich, Marcia K AU - Johnson, David AU - Sankey, David A AU - Sherretz, Lynn A Y1 - 1999/01// PY - 1999 DA - January 1999 SP - 53 EP - 57 PB - American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA VL - 8 KW - Integrated Icing Diagnosis Algorithm KW - clouds KW - aircraft icing KW - aircraft KW - icing KW - radar methods KW - prediction KW - algorithms KW - meteorology KW - remote sensing KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52058261?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Conference+on+Aviation%2C+Range%2C+and+Aerospace+Meteorology+-+Preprints&rft.atitle=Integrated+Icing+Diagnostic+Algorithm+assessment+at+the+Aviation+Weather+Center&rft.au=Sims%2C+Danny+L%3BFidalgo%2C+Cynthia+B%3BTurner%2C+Chris%3BPolitovich%2C+Marcia+K%3BJohnson%2C+David%3BSankey%2C+David+A%3BSherretz%2C+Lynn+A&rft.aulast=Sims&rft.aufirst=Danny&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=&rft.spage=53&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Conference+on+Aviation%2C+Range%2C+and+Aerospace+Meteorology+-+Preprints&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Eighth conference on Aviation, range, and aerospace meteorology N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - MA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #06112 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aircraft; aircraft icing; algorithms; clouds; icing; Integrated Icing Diagnosis Algorithm; meteorology; prediction; radar methods; remote sensing ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surplus prison property wetland bank AN - 51641516; 2006-009870 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Alvarez, David AU - Simon, David S AU - Keaton, Jeffrey R Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 55 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 42 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Bluffdale Utah KW - Jordan River KW - wetlands KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - fluvial features KW - watersheds KW - Utah KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51641516?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Surplus+prison+property+wetland+bank&rft.au=Alvarez%2C+David%3BSimon%2C+David+S%3BKeaton%2C+Jeffrey+R&rft.aulast=Alvarez&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists, 42nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bluffdale Utah; fluvial features; Jordan River; Salt Lake County Utah; United States; Utah; watersheds; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sediment budget of a mixed-use, urbanizing watershed AN - 50904727; 2001-016967 JF - Technical Publication Series - American Water Resources Association AU - Nelson, Erin A2 - Sakrison, Rodney A2 - Sturtevant, Peter Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 469 EP - 472 PB - AWRA - American Water Resources Association, Bethesda, MD VL - 99-4 SN - 0731-9789, 0731-9789 KW - United States KW - water quality KW - Washington KW - sediment transport KW - erosion KW - water management KW - Lake Sammamish KW - remediation KW - California KW - Southern California KW - Issaquah Creek KW - water resources KW - land use KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50904727?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Technical+Publication+Series+-+American+Water+Resources+Association&rft.atitle=Sediment+budget+of+a+mixed-use%2C+urbanizing+watershed&rft.au=Nelson%2C+Erin&rft.aulast=Nelson&rft.aufirst=Erin&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=99-4&rft.issue=&rft.spage=469&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Technical+Publication+Series+-+American+Water+Resources+Association&rft.issn=07319789&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AWRA's 1999 annual water resources conference; Watershed management to protect declining species N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - PubXState - MD N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; erosion; Issaquah Creek; Lake Sammamish; land use; remediation; sediment transport; Southern California; United States; Washington; water management; water quality; water resources ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aggregate resources of the Sinnipee Group in eastern and southern Wisconsin AN - 50482628; 2009-028518 JF - Open-File Report - Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey AU - Brown, Bruce A Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 37 PB - Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, WI SN - 1058-1413, 1058-1413 KW - United States KW - resources KW - lithostratigraphy KW - aggregate KW - strength KW - Paleozoic KW - Middle Ordovician KW - quarries KW - limestone deposits KW - southern Wisconsin KW - Sinnipee Group KW - bedding KW - Ordovician KW - planar bedding structures KW - Platteville Formation KW - dolostone deposits KW - eastern Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin KW - sedimentary structures KW - Decorah Shale KW - Galena Dolomite KW - construction materials KW - 12:Stratigraphy KW - 28A:Economic geology, geology of nonmetal deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50482628?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Brown%2C+Bruce+A&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Bruce&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COLORADO+FOREST+HIGHWAY+80--GUANELLA+PASS+ROAD+%28PARK+COUNTY+ROAD+62%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+COUNTY+ROAD+381%2C+AND+FOREST+DEVELOPMENT+ROAD+118%29%2C+GRANT+TO+GEORGETOWN%2C+ARAPAHO+AND+PIKE+NATIONAL+FORESTS%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+AND+PARK+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=COLORADO+FOREST+HIGHWAY+80--GUANELLA+PASS+ROAD+%28PARK+COUNTY+ROAD+62%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+COUNTY+ROAD+381%2C+AND+FOREST+DEVELOPMENT+ROAD+118%29%2C+GRANT+TO+GEORGETOWN%2C+ARAPAHO+AND+PIKE+NATIONAL+FORESTS%2C+CLEAR+CREEK+AND+PARK+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/wofrs.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 11 N1 - PubXState - WI N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., 4 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2013-06-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; bedding; construction materials; Decorah Shale; dolostone deposits; eastern Wisconsin; Galena Dolomite; limestone deposits; lithostratigraphy; Middle Ordovician; Ordovician; Paleozoic; planar bedding structures; Platteville Formation; quarries; resources; sedimentary structures; Sinnipee Group; southern Wisconsin; strength; United States; Wisconsin ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Research initiatives for monitoring long term performance of I-15 embankments, Salt Lake City, Utah AN - 50320031; 2000-029182 AB - The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), in conjunction with Wasatch Constructors, is in the process of reconstructing Interstate I-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As part of this $1.5 billion design-build project, several innovative foundation treatments and embankment construction have been deployed to expedite construction on soft, clayey foundation soils. Some of these have consisted of prefabricated vertical drains (PVD), lime cement columns (LCC), light-weight fill (e.g., geofoam), embankment surcharging, geotextile reinforced slopes, and mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. This paper summarizes UDOT's program to monitor the long-term performance of these innovative systems by gathering and analyzing field performance data regarding their construction and post-construction behavior. Evaluations for this study will be made using field performance observations gathered by Wasatch Constructors and data from additional instrument arrays installed by UDOT. The compiled data will be used to validate the geotechnical design used for the I-15 Reconstruction Project and to improve the state-of-practice in designing large embankments on soft foundation soils. These evaluations and subsequent recommendations will be valuable for future UDOT projects that will be constructed on lake deposits (e.g., Legacy Highway, I-15 North, and I-80 Reconstruction). JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Bartlett, Steven F A2 - Bay, James A. Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 54 EP - 67 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 34 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - embankments KW - monitoring KW - earth pressure KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - settlement KW - lime KW - geofoam KW - Interstate 15 KW - creep KW - Salt Lake City Utah KW - Utah KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50320031?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Research+initiatives+for+monitoring+long+term+performance+of+I-15+embankments%2C+Salt+Lake+City%2C+Utah&rft.au=Bartlett%2C+Steven+F&rft.aulast=Bartlett&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=&rft.spage=54&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 34th symposium on Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - creep; earth pressure; embankments; geofoam; Interstate 15; lime; monitoring; roads; Salt Lake City Utah; Salt Lake County Utah; settlement; soil mechanics; United States; Utah ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Issues related to the seismic design of the I-15 reconstruction project; "a geotechnical perspective" AN - 50292478; 2006-009880 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Bartlett, Steven F AU - Simon, David S AU - Keaton, Jeffrey R Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 58 EP - 59 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 42 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - models KW - embankments KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - Salt Lake City Utah KW - ground motion KW - stability KW - Utah KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50292478?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Issues+related+to+the+seismic+design+of+the+I-15+reconstruction+project%3B+%22a+geotechnical+perspective%22&rft.au=Bartlett%2C+Steven+F%3BSimon%2C+David+S%3BKeaton%2C+Jeffrey+R&rft.aulast=Bartlett&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=58&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists, 42nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - design; earthquakes; embankments; ground motion; models; roads; Salt Lake City Utah; Salt Lake County Utah; stability; United States; Utah ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Evaluation of Water Quality and Bulk Atmospheric Deposition in the Guanella Pass Area, Clear Creek and Park Counties, Colorado, Water Year 1995 AN - 19930607; 5112469 AB - The purpose of this report is to present an evaluation of water quality and bulk atmospheric deposition in the Guanella Pass area based on the data collected during the first year of a 3-year data-collection effort. The data used in this analysis were collected during water year (WY) 1995 (October 1994 through September 1995). Fifty-seven sites were established in the study area to obtain a variety of data to enable characterization of streams, lakes, and reservoirs, ground water, and runoff and bulk atmospheric deposition related to the current road. Data were collected in the South Clear Creek and Geneva Creek Basins; a site in the West Chicago Creek Basin was added as an additional reference site. AU - Stevens, M Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 60 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts KW - Report Number: USGS/WRI-98-4193 KW - USA, Illinois, Chicago KW - water quality KW - Precipitation and water quality KW - Basins KW - Streams KW - Evaluation KW - Lakes KW - Sampling KW - Reservoirs KW - Air Pollution KW - Water Quality KW - Air pollution KW - USA, Colorado KW - Pollutant deposition KW - Deposition KW - Switzerland, Geneva KW - Groundwater KW - Wet deposition of pollutants KW - M2 551.510.42:Air Pollution (551.510.42) KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - SW 3020:Sources and fate of pollution KW - AQ 00002:Water Quality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/19930607?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Stevens%2C+M&rft.aulast=Stevens&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=60&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Evaluation+of+Water+Quality+and+Bulk+Atmospheric+Deposition+in+the+Guanella+Pass+Area%2C+Clear+Creek+and+Park+Counties%2C+Colorado%2C+Water+Year+1995&rft.title=Evaluation+of+Water+Quality+and+Bulk+Atmospheric+Deposition+in+the+Guanella+Pass+Area%2C+Clear+Creek+and+Park+Counties%2C+Colorado%2C+Water+Year+1995&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2004-07-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from NTIS: 1-800-553-NTIS (USA); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS Prices: PC A05 /MF A01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Significance of operating environment in condition monitoring of large civil structures AN - 17606487; 4708421 AB - Success of remote long-term condition monitoring of large civil structures and developing calibrated analytical models for damage detection, depend significantly on establishing accurate baseline signatures and their sensitivity. Most studies reported in the literature concentrated on the effect of structural damage on modal parameters without emphasis on reliability of modal parameters. Thus, a field bridge structure was studied for the significance of operating conditions in relation to baseline signatures. Results indicate that in practice, civil structures should be monitored for at least one full cycle of in-service environmental changes before establishing baselines for condition monitoring or calibrating finite-element models. Boundary conditions deserve special attention. JF - Shock and Vibration AU - Alampalli, S AD - Structures Research, New York State Department of Transportation, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12232-0869, USA, salampalli@gw.dot.state.ny.us Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 247 EP - 251 VL - 6 IS - 5-6 SN - 1070-9622, 1070-9622 KW - condition monitoring KW - damage KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Monitoring methods KW - Bridges KW - Structural analysis KW - Civil engineering KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17606487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Shock+and+Vibration&rft.atitle=Significance+of+operating+environment+in+condition+monitoring+of+large+civil+structures&rft.au=Alampalli%2C+S&rft.aulast=Alampalli&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=5-6&rft.spage=247&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Shock+and+Vibration&rft.issn=10709622&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Civil engineering; Structural analysis; Bridges; Monitoring methods ER - TY - CONF T1 - Guidelines and technical information provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration to promote radiation safety for air carrier crew members AN - 17591182; 4662359 AB - The Federal Avaiation Administration has provided instructional material on radiation exposure during air travel, supported research on radiation effects, and developed computer programs (CARI) for estimating the galactic radiation in the atmosphere. Based on a recent version of CARI, estimates are presented of effective dose rates of galactic radiation and the percentage contributions by its components, for the years 1958 through 1997, at various altitudes both at the equator and at a high latitude. Also presented are the effective doses of galactic radiation received on a variety of US domestic and transoceanic flights (flight doses). Incorporating flight doses, estimates were made of the total annual doses received by aircrew members from occupational plus non-occupational natural radiation sources. Annual doses to crew members, on and off the job, ranged from almost identical to about twice the average annual effective dose of natural background radiation received by a member of the US population. JF - Radiation Protection Dosimetry AU - Freidberg, W AU - Copeland, K AU - Duke, F E AU - O'Brien, K III AU - Darden, EB Jr Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 323 EP - 327 PB - Nuclear Technology Publishing, PO Box 7 Ashford Kent TN23 1YW UK VL - 86 IS - 4 KW - flight personnel KW - man KW - FAA KW - USA KW - USA, Federal Aviation Administration KW - cosmic radiation KW - crew safety KW - occupational exposure KW - safety regulations KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Government policy KW - Computer programs KW - Aircraft KW - Radiation KW - Occupational exposure KW - Government policies KW - Dosimetry KW - Safety KW - Radioprotection KW - Cosmic radiation KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety KW - X 24210:Radiation & radioactive materials KW - P 8000:RADIATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17591182?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Toxicology+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Freidberg%2C+W%3BCopeland%2C+K%3BDuke%2C+F+E%3BO%27Brien%2C+K+III%3BDarden%2C+EB+Jr&rft.aulast=Freidberg&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=323&rft.isbn=1870965671&rft.btitle=Guidelines+and+technical+information+provided+by+the+US+Federal+Aviation+Administration+to+promote+radiation+safety+for+air+carrier+crew+members&rft.title=Guidelines+and+technical+information+provided+by+the+US+Federal+Aviation+Administration+to+promote+radiation+safety+for+air+carrier+crew+members&rft.issn=41448420&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential Health Hazards from Burning Aircraft Composites AN - 17306595; 4570720 AB - Burning of polymer matrix composites in postcrash aircraft fires generates a complex mixture of combustion products comprised of gases, organic vapors, and particulate matter including airborne carbon fibers. There is concern among the fire fighting, investigative, and mishap response communities that an unusual health hazard is posed by this combination of combustion products. This paper presents an overview of the nature and potential hazards of acute exposure to airborne carbon fibers from fire and explosion involving advanced composites materials. At issue are the toxicological effects of adsorbed combustion products. Chemical extraction shows that a large number of toxic organic compounds are adsorbed on these fibers, several of which are known carcinogens and mutagens in animals. At the present time there is no conclusive evidence linking airborne fibers from burning composites to any unusual health hazard. However, no toxicological studies have been conducted to assess the long-term health effects from exposure to a single high dose of fibrous particulates and any synergistic interactions with the organic chemicals. JF - Journal of Fire Sciences AU - Gandhi, S AU - Lyon, R AU - Speitel, L AD - Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA Y1 - 1999/01// PY - 1999 DA - Jan 1999 SP - 20 EP - 41 VL - 17 IS - 1 SN - 0734-9041, 0734-9041 KW - composite materials KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - Carcinogens KW - Public health KW - Explosions KW - Combustion products KW - Pollution effects KW - Aircraft KW - Fires KW - Air pollution KW - Hazardous materials KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17306595?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Fire+Sciences&rft.atitle=Potential+Health+Hazards+from+Burning+Aircraft+Composites&rft.au=Gandhi%2C+S%3BLyon%2C+R%3BSpeitel%2C+L&rft.aulast=Gandhi&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Fire+Sciences&rft.issn=07349041&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pollution effects; Combustion products; Explosions; Air pollution; Hazardous materials; Public health; Carcinogens; Aircraft; Fires ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Sandstone Aquifer Water Supply Wells of North-eastern Wisconsin AN - 17265191; 4554760 AB - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 50 mu g/L for arsenic was exceeded in 86 of 2125 water supply wells sampled over a broad geographic range in parts of Brown, Outagamie, and Winnebago Counties, Wisconsin. The hydrologic and geochemical properties of the area were examined and the source of arsenic was determined to be natural. Ground water collected from two geologic formations, the St. Peter Sandstone and the overlying Platteville/Galena Dolomite, was found to be the principal source of the elevated arsenic concentrations. These two formations supply a large portion of eastern Wisconsin private wells with their drinking water. Three wells were found within Outagamie County to have an unusually low pH. Results suggest that the cause of the low pH in these wells is of natural origin induced by the oxidation of iron sulfide minerals. In this reaction iron sulfide minerals are oxidized, forming sulfuric acid causing a low pH and a high concentration of various metals to leach from native rock formations into the water supply. Based on the data gathered from this study, an arsenic advisory area was designated for both Outagamie and Winnebago Counties. Guidelines were developed for well drillers and owners constructing new wells within the advisory area to reduce the likelihood of arsenic presence in the water supply. Fifteen wells containing arsenic exceeding the MCL were successfully reconstructed or new wells were constructed based on the guidelines developed. These constructions substantially reduced arsenic levels in the well water supplies. JF - Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation AU - Burkel, R S AU - Stoll, R C AD - Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, 944 Vanderperren Way, Green Bay, WI 54304, USA Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 114 EP - 121 VL - 19 IS - 2 SN - 1069-3629, 1069-3629 KW - USA, Wisconsi KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Aquifers KW - Arsenic KW - Geochemistry KW - Groundwater pollution KW - Geohydrologic units KW - Well water KW - Drinking water KW - Water quality standards KW - Water supply KW - SW 3020:Sources and fate of pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17265191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Ground+Water+Monitoring+and+Remediation&rft.atitle=Naturally+Occurring+Arsenic+in+Sandstone+Aquifer+Water+Supply+Wells+of+North-eastern+Wisconsin&rft.au=Burkel%2C+R+S%3BStoll%2C+R+C&rft.aulast=Burkel&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=114&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water+Monitoring+and+Remediation&rft.issn=10693629&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aquifers; Arsenic; Geochemistry; Groundwater pollution; Geohydrologic units; Water quality standards; Drinking water; Well water; Water supply ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FAYETTEVILLE OUTER LOOP CORRIDOR STUDY, CUMBERLAND, HOKE, AND ROBESON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA (FEDERAL AID NO. DPR-0100(001) AND DPR-0100(002); NCDOT PROJECT no. 8.2441301 AND 8.T441302; T.I.P. I.D. NO. U-2519 AND X-2). AN - 16339712; 11745 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new multi-lane freeway, to be known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, around a portion of the City of Fayetteville in Cumberland, Hoke, and Robeson counties, North Carolina is proposed. The 27-mile project would extend from an interchange with Interstate 95 (I-95) in Robeson County, continue north through Cumberland and Hoke counties, turn eastward along the southern boundary of the Fort Bragg Military Reservation, and end just west of Ramsey Street (U.S. 401). The facility would be a four-lane, divided freeway, with full access control. Grade separations or interchanges would be constructed at selected public crossroads. Design elements would include a minimum right-of-way of 350 feet, a depressed median width of either 70 feet or 46 feet, and a collector/distributor roadway system between the All American Freeway (State Route 1007) and Bragg Boulevard (North Carolina 24). The project would be executed via six separate construction projects over right-of-way acquisition for the entire project continuing over a period of four years. In conjunction with I-95, the Fayetteville Outer Loop would complete a circumferential freeway around the city of Fayetteville. In addition to the build alternatives, this final EIS considers a Mass Transit Alternative, Transportation Systems Management Alternative, an alternative involving improvement of existing facilities, and a No-Build Alternative. Thirteen build alignment alternatives are considered in the draft EIS of March 1999. Estimated overall project implementation construction and rights-of-way acquisition costs of the build alternatives range from $350.5 million to $381.9 million. A preferred alternative have been selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Accessibility in the Fayetteville area and the Fort Bragg Military Reservation would improve significantly, easing passenger movement and boosting the local economy. The facility would provide direct access to I-95 and reduce congestion on many existing roads. Construction of the freeway would fulfill the goals of the Fayetteville Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan and the Cumberland County 2010 Land Use Plan. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisition and development would result in displacement of 224 to 326 residents, five to six businesses, three to four non-profit organizations, 163 to 455.3 acres of farmland, and 145 to 195.2 acres of riparian wetlands. The alignment would traverse 47.6 to 70.9 acres of floodplain land, affecting 26,305 to 32,715 feet of stream channel. Noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 323 to 459 residential receptor sites. Five of the alternatives would affect a National Wildlife Refuge System wetland conservation easement held by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and eight alternatives would affect the Shaw-Gillis property, which is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Between 19 and 24 hazardous material sites would be located within or near the alignment. The project could affect the red-cockaded woodpecker, a protected species. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 99-0380D, Volume 23, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050380, Draft EIS--483 pages and maps, Draft Re-evaluation--34 pages, Final EIS--380 pages and maps, 2--5 PY - 1999 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: FHWA-99-EIS-99-01-F KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Easements KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Materials KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Preserves KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Streams KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Wetlands KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339712?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FAYETTEVILLE+OUTER+LOOP+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+CUMBERLAND%2C+HOKE%2C+AND+ROBESON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FEDERAL+AID+NO.+DPR-0100%28001%29+AND+DPR-0100%28002%29%3B+NCDOT+PROJECT+no.+8.2441301+AND+8.T441302%3B+T.I.P.+I.D.+NO.+U-2519+AND+X-2%29.&rft.title=FAYETTEVILLE+OUTER+LOOP+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+CUMBERLAND%2C+HOKE%2C+AND+ROBESON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FEDERAL+AID+NO.+DPR-0100%28001%29+AND+DPR-0100%28002%29%3B+NCDOT+PROJECT+no.+8.2441301+AND+8.T441302%3B+T.I.P.+I.D.+NO.+U-2519+AND+X-2%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: 2--5 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The rationality issue in land-use planning AN - 1221140566; 17128013 AB - There is a strong tradition among land-use planners to conceive of their task as one of inserting rationality into public decision making. The idea of the rational selection of ends as well as means makes land-use planners reluctant to take goals as given even if they insist on a difference between planning and politics. A retrospective outline shows how three prominent planning theorists handle the controversial question of rational ends. By applying Habermas' communicative rationality and the bounded/unbounded distinction, the range of rationality concepts becomes sufficiently wide to serve as a basis for classifying most popular planning modes. With multiple forms of rationality, some new problems arise. How are we, for instance, to rationally choose among forms of rationality in a given situation, and how can the various forms be applied simultaneously? JF - Journal of Management History AU - Sager, Tore AD - Department of Transportation Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim University, Norway Y1 - 1999 PY - 1999 DA - 1999 SP - 87 EP - 107 PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 60-62 Toller Lane Bradford West Yorkshire BD8 9BY United Kingdom VL - 5 IS - 2 SN - 1355-252X, 1355-252X KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Historical account KW - Land use KW - Politics KW - Traditions KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1221140566?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Assamodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Management+History&rft.atitle=The+rationality+issue+in+land-use+planning&rft.au=Sager%2C+Tore&rft.aulast=Sager&rft.aufirst=Tore&rft.date=1999-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Management+History&rft.issn=1355252X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1108%2F13552529910249869 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2012-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 88 N1 - Last updated - 2012-12-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Historical account; Politics; Traditions; Land use DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13552529910249869 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PUAINAKO STREET EXTENSION AND WIDENING, SOUTH HILO, HAWAII ISLAND, HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36407281; 7238 AB - PURPOSE: The extension and widening of Puainako Street in South Hilo, located on Hawaii Island in southeastern Hawaii, are proposed. The current ratio of traffic volume to capacity along several segments of Puainako Street approaches or exceeds 1.0 during peak hours. This leads to a level of service described as unstable or forces, resulting in severe traffic congestion. Accident rates for the facility substantially exceed the statewide norm. Traffic engineers predict a substantial worsening of this situation if no improvements are made. The project would extend approximately six miles from the intersection of Puainako Street and Kilauea Avenue to Saddle Road near Country Club Drive. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Two alternative alignments are considered each for the lower and upper portion of the project, which are separated by Komohana Street. Between Kilauea Avenue and Komohana Street, Puainako Street would be widened from two to four lanes. The 120-foot right-of-way would accommodate dual sidewalks and bicycle lanes. Improvements to vertical grade yielding satisfactory sight distances and upgrades to intersections, including two new traffic signals, would also be included in the project. Along the western most 0.6-mile section of this stretch, the facility would be re-routed north of its current alignment. Puainako Street would be extended approximately 4.5 miles from Komohana Street to Saddle Road (State Highway 200, also designated as Kaumana Drive) as a two-lane road. Depending on the combination of alternative alignments chosen, the estimated cost of the project is $62.6 million to $67.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvement and extension of Puainako Street would improve traffic circulation by directly linking the facility and Saddle Road and alleviating congested and unsafe traffic conditions on Puainako Street and Kaumana Drive. Substantial improvements in safety levels, travel times, circulation, efficiency, and air quality would result from implementation of the project. The project would result in creation of 1,000 labor years during construction, generating $25.0 million in direct income and $40.0 million in indirect and induced income. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would encroach up to 7.9 acres of floodplain and 0.68 to 7.19 acres of wetlands and result in displacement of up to five homes and 7.9 acres of prime farmland. Approximately 14 sugarcane-related archaeological sites would be lost. State air quality standards for carbon monoxide would be exceeded at several locations regardless of the alternative chosen. Noise increases would approach or exceed federal and state noise standards for up to 107 receptors, including homes and churches. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980517, Draft EIS--210 pages, Technical Appendices--638 pages, December 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-HI-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407281?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALBANY+SHAKER+ROAD+AND+WATERVLIET+SHAKER+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS+%28PIN+1753.34+AND+1754.04%29%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=ALBANY+SHAKER+ROAD+AND+WATERVLIET+SHAKER+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS+%28PIN+1753.34+AND+1754.04%29%2C+TOWN+OF+COLONIE%2C+ALBANY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT ALTERNATIVE COAL RECEIVING SYSTEMS, NEW RAIL SPUR CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE CITIES OF HARRIMAN AND KINGSTON, ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1997). AN - 16346760; 7226 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a coal receiving system at the Kingston Fossil Plant, located in eastern Tennessee, is proposed. Coal is currently being delivered to the city of Harriman by Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS) and CSX Railroad and then transferred to NS rail line for shipment to the plant. The fee imposed by NS for this two-line transfer substantially increases the fuel transportation costs incurred by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would retain the existing coal delivery system, were considered in the final EIS of January 1997. The two action alternatives (Alternative B and Alternative C) would involve the construction of a 4.5- to 4.75-mile-long rail spur that would largely bypass Harriman and allow coal deliveries directly to the plant. The two action alternatives would differ primarily in the details of routing. Alternative B would link the NS rail line coming into Harriman from the north directly to the plant via a new rail originating either from the CSX rail yard in Harriman or directly linked to the incoming NS line at Walnut Hill. The rail spur would cross the Emory River and go south to the plant. The rail line would cross Swan Pond embayment after passing under the TVA Kingston transmission lines, go around the Swan Pond Methodist Church and link up with the existing line after crossing Swan Pond Road. Alternative C (the preferred alternative) would differ only in that the route would not cross Swan Pond after passing under the transmission lines leading from the plant. This option would continue along the east side of Swan Pond embayment, cross Swan Pond Circle Road and the narrow embayment fronting the ash storage area and run parallel to Swan Pond Road. The estimated construction costs for the preferred alternative selected in the final EIS was $13 million to $17 million. This draft supplement to the final EIS addresses a new alternative (Alternative D), which would utilize the existing rail with some minor upgrades and involve construction of a high-speed coal unloading and loading system with stacking tubes in the coal yard. The stacking tubes, along with the coal-loading facilities for unit trains would give TVA the option to blend coal for use at the Kingston plant or other facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The operation of the new system would increase competition among rail lines, reduce maintenance costs, and eliminate the switching fee, thereby reducing the cost of coal delivered to the plant and ultimately reducing the cost of electricity. The implementation of the new alternative would also improve regional safety and reduce traffic delays. If TVA decided to blend Western low sulfur coal, there would be an overall decrease in plant air pollutant emissions. An estimated 80 construction jobs would be open for a year and a half. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some additional noise from unit train locomotives would be generated. Additional noise could be generated during night operations; this does not typically occur at present. A minor increase in locomotive emissions would also occur due to longer trip distances. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and General Bridges Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 96-0223D, Volume 20, Number 3, and 97-0015F, Volume 21, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980505, 48 pages, December 11, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Energy KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Coal KW - Electric Power KW - Floodplains KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Emory River KW - Tennessee KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346760?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-12-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1997%29.&rft.title=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1997%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; TVA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 11, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHALEN BOULEVARD FROM I-35 E TO JOHNSON PARKWAY, RAMSEY MN/DOT METRO DIVISION (FEDERAL PROJECT FHWA-MN-EIS-98-02-D/STATE PROJECT 6280-308), SAINT PAUL, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36412174; 7222 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Phalen Boulevard on a 2.6-mile alignment from Interstate 35E (I-35E) to Johnson Parkway in the city of Saint Paul, in eastern Minnesota, is proposed. The roadway, which would traverse a portion of the city's East Side, would connect Johnson Parkway at the planned intersection of Prosperity Avenue, just south of Maryland Avenue, with I-35E at a point near Pennsylvania Avenue. The roadway would be located within a largely unused or underutilized railroad corridor, part of which is currently owned by the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The facility would include a four-lane section between I-35E and Arcade Street and a two-lane section between Arcade Street and Johnson Parkway. Phalen Boulevard would be an at-grade facility, with intersections and driveways serving industrial development sites located along much of its length. The railroad right-of-way is depressed below the surrounding land between I-35E and Earl Street. Phalen Boulevard would pass under six existing bridges between Burr Street and Earl Street. Due to the difference in elevation between the boulevard and the existing street system, connections between the reconstructed roadway and local streets would require the construction of short roadways between the two levels at critical locations. Two of the build alternatives would include the reconstruction of I-35E between I-94 and Maryland Avenue and the replacement of the existing Pennsylvania Avenue interchange with an interchange at Cayuga Street. A transportation system management alternative is also under consideration. Depending on the combination of alternatives selected, the estimated cost of the construction and rights-of-way acquisition, respectively, ranges from $21.8 million to $90.6 million and from $2.6 million to $10.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to providing improved access to current residences and businesses within the Phalen corridor, the project would serve as a catalyst for additional development in the corridor which would, in turn, enhance employment opportunities for corridor residents, increase income in the corridor, stabilize the neighborhoods, and enhance the East Side environment. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development could result in the relocation of a portion of Gateway Trail, adverse effects to Westminster Junction Historic District and Hams Brewery Historic District, and some disruption of neighborhood character. Project works could encounter hazards waste materials sites and would require relocation of four to ten businesses and up to ten residential properties. Traffic noise would exceed federal standards at numerous sites. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980501, 244 pages and maps, December 9, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-98-02-D KW - Cost Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Trails KW - Minnesota KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Districts KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412174?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHALEN+BOULEVARD+FROM+I-35+E+TO+JOHNSON+PARKWAY%2C+RAMSEY+MN%2FDOT+METRO+DIVISION+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+FHWA-MN-EIS-98-02-D%2FSTATE+PROJECT+6280-308%29%2C+SAINT+PAUL%2C+RAMSEY+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=PHALEN+BOULEVARD+FROM+I-35+E+TO+JOHNSON+PARKWAY%2C+RAMSEY+MN%2FDOT+METRO+DIVISION+%28FEDERAL+PROJECT+FHWA-MN-EIS-98-02-D%2FSTATE+PROJECT+6280-308%29%2C+SAINT+PAUL%2C+RAMSEY+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL LINK LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT, SEATTLE, TUKWILA AND SEATAC, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36407091; 7218 AB - PURPOSE: The construction by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority of an electric light-rail transit system in the Central Puget Sound region (Seattle, Tukwila, and SeaTac) of west-central Washington is proposed. The light-rail system, to be known as Central Link, would operate in an exclusive and semi-exclusive right-of-way between North Seattle and the city of SeaTac. The project would constitute a component of Sound Move, the 10-year program for regional high-capacity transportation. The issues addressed in this draft EIS include those related to land use and economic development, displacement and relocation, neighborhoods and environmental justice, visual and aesthetic resources, air quality, noise and vibration, ecosystems, water quality and hydrology, energy use, geology and soils, hazardous materials, electromagnetic radiation, public services, utilities, historic and archaeological sites, parklands, construction impacts, and cumulative impacts. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, two light-rail length alternatives, 24 rail route alternatives, 61 station options (including park-and-ride lots), and three alternative maintenance base sites, are considered in this draft EIS. With 24 to 29 miles of light-rail line, the corridor is divided into six geographic segments, including Segment A (Northgate to University District), Segment B (University District to Westlake Station), Segment C (Westlake Station to South McClellan Street), Segment D (South McClellan Street to Boeing Access), Segment E (Tukwila), and Segment F (SeaTac). For each segment, two to five route alternatives are considered. The segment alternatives would be linked to create a complete, operable light-rail system. System length alternatives extend from the city of SeaTac, just south of Seattle-Tacoma (SeaTac) International Airport, to either Northeast Forty-Fifth Street (the University District) or Northgate in Seattle. Depending on the final decision with respect to alternative options, costs of the project range from $2.1 billion to $2.7 billion. A locally preferred alternative is identified, but the federal authorities have not made a decision. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The system would connect the region's major activity centers, including Northgate, Roosevelt, the University District, Capitol Hill, First Hill, downtown Seattle, the Rainier Valley area, the city of Tukwila, and city of SeaTac, and the Sea-Tac International Airport. Seattle Center and Southcenter Mall could also be served. These areas would include the state's highest employment concentrations and contain the highest transit ridership. The system would expand transit capacity within the region's most densely populated and congested corridor, provide a practical alternative to driving on increasingly congested roadways, support comprehensive land use and transportation planning, provide environmental benefits, and improve mobility for travel-disadvantaged residents along the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: System development would result residential and commercial displacements, adversely affect historic and archaeological resources and parkland and wetland, impede non-motorized access at some locations. Vegetation and associated wildlife would be destroyed in some areas. Some neighborhoods, including those with low-income and minority populations, would be adversely affected by the visual intrusion of rail structures into their neighborhoods and barriers to movement resulting from the presence of the structures. Hazardous materials sites would be encountered during construction. System operation would result in adverse impacts such as noise and vibration. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980497, 838 pages, December 4, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407091?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-12-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+LINK+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SEATTLE%2C+TUKWILA+AND+SEATAC%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=CENTRAL+LINK+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SEATTLE%2C+TUKWILA+AND+SEATAC%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 4, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 641 TERRE HAUTE BYPASS FROM US 41 TO I-70, VIGO COUNTY, INDIANA. AN - 36407053; 7216 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided, full-control-access highway, designated State Route (SR) 641, running between US 41 and Interstate 70 (I-70), located in western Indiana, is proposed. The project would improve access between US 41 south of Terre Haute and Interstate 70 (I-70) east of Terre Haute. Within the past ten years, daily traffic volume on US 41 has increased more than traffic on I-70, at a rate of 4.3 percent. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, a 6.2-mile link would connect US 41 near Bono Road to SR 46 at I-17, bypassing Terre Haute. The project would extend from a new interchange on US 41 approximately 4.3 miles south of I-70 and 4.9 miles east of US 41. Intermediate interchanges would be constructed at Wolf Road/Canal Road and at Riley Road/SR 46. East of US 41, Bono Road and Eaton Road would be closed at US 42 but alternative local access to the facility would be provided. Eaton Road would most likely be linked north and west via a new local service road connecting directly to US 41. On the west side of US 41, access to Ivy Tech State College (Ivy Tech) would be maintained via a new road constructed north from Dallas Road through a cultivated farm field to Rice Road, which would also be closed at US 41. The new link would be aligned to Wabash Road. The new links serving Ivy Tech and the Youngstown community in the Eaton/Bono Road area would be constructed by the Indiana Department of Transportation and then turned over to Vigo County. The bypass would proceed northeast from US 41, passing over the CSX railroad and then Woodsmall Road. A service road would most likely be constructed north from Woodsmall Road to serve farmland that would otherwise be landlocked on the east side of the bypass. After the Wolf/Canal Road interchange, the bypass would pass over the ConRail and SOO railroad lines and then over Feree Road. The next interchange would carry Riley Road over the bypass, with a service road most likely to be provided along the south side of the bypass from Riley Road west to access farm fields that otherwise would be landlocked. Proceeding northeast to the point where the bypass would meet existing SR 46, the facility would pass over Moyer Road, with service drives provided on either side of the bypass north of Moyer Road. The I-70/SR 46 interchange would be reconstructed. The estimated cost of the project is $74.0 million in 1997 dollars, including $2.8 million, $4.5 million, and $66.7 million for design, rights-of-way acquisition, and construction, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide better local access to Vigo County residents by creating an alternative travel route around a currently congested section of US 41. It would also improve conditions on US 41 for those wishing to access the congested commercial areas, provide a bypass of Terre Haute for through travelers moving between US 41 and I-17 east, and improve access to the Hulman Regional Airport and the Vigo County Industrial Park. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 20 residences, two tenant-occupied units, two businesses, one vacant commercial location, two part-time farms, and five full-time farms. The land requirements, totaling 466 acres, would include 211 acres of cultivated farmland, 50 acres of uncultivated farmland, 107 acres of woodland, 15 acres of institutional land, 13 acres of palustrine open water habitat, 17 acres of other wetlands, 52 acres of residential property, and 2.2 acres of commercial property. Intermittent watercourses would be crossed at six locations and semi-permanent watercourses at three points, and one stream would be channelized. The project would landlock 102 acres of land, including 33 acres of farmland. Traffic noise and highway structures would be introduced into a rural area, and the bypass would result in some loss of business along existing US 41. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980495, 148 pages and maps, December 4, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IND-EIS-98-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407053?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-12-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+641+TERRE+HAUTE+BYPASS+FROM+US+41+TO+I-70%2C+VIGO+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=SR+641+TERRE+HAUTE+BYPASS+FROM+US+41+TO+I-70%2C+VIGO+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 4, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CROSSINGS ALONG THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER FROM EL PASO TO BROWNSVILLE; BREWSTER, CAMERON, DIMMIT, EL PASO, HUDSPETH, KINNEY, MAVERICK, PRESIDIO, STARR, TERRELL, VAL VERDE, WEBB, AND ZAPATA COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36403301; 7212 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a review of the existing permit program for the construction of international bridges on the U.S.-Mexico border is proposed. Under current regulations, bridge sponsors must submit an application for a Presidential permit to the Secretary of State, Border Coordinator, Office of Mexican Affairs. Currently, ten international bridge proposals for construction are awaiting action; of these, seven have received presidential permits and three still have pending permit applications. All bridges could be completed within the next five years. Bridge structures generally consist of reinforced concrete roadway over concrete girders supported by columns on concrete pilings. Bridge abutments include concrete riprap at headerbanks to slopes no steeper than three horizontal to one vertical. Facilities include toll plazas, water and sewer hookups, and structures for three federal agencies (the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Customs Service, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service). Existing facilities cover an average of 14 acres. Most crossings are arranged for traffic flow in both directions; however, some bridges maintain traffic one way only. The total area of a bridge, approach roads, and facilities can cover up to 500 acres. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would continue the existing permit system, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the Presidential Permit process would be implemented. Under the process, proposed bridge sponsors would address reasonably foreseeable direct and indirect impacts of the proposed bridges in the environmental impact analysis accompanying the application. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife would issue Service Biological recommendations. U.S.-Mexico treaty commitments on flood control for the Rio Grande and river boundary preservation would be addresses through the International Boundary and Water Commission. This programmatic draft EIS would serve as a foundation document for the evaluation of specific proposals for new bridges crossing the Rio Grande River. Applicants would be able to tier-of the results of the programmatic EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Project applicants would be required to counteract the loss of habitat along the Rio Grande watershed. Additional bridge construction would expand economic growth opportunities on both sides of the border. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Additional bridge construction would result in the loss of prime farmland, potential loss of flood control, disturbance of riparian wildlife corridor, increased surface runoff and sediment deposition, and increased air emissions from construction equipment and vehicles. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11423 and International Bridge Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-434). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 96-0581 Volume 20, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0383D, Volume 20, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 980491, 415 pages and maps, December 1, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - International Programs KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Mexico KW - Rio Grande KW - Texas KW - Executive Order 11423, Compliance KW - International Bridge Act of 1972, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403301?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth, Texas; DOS N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 1, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Response of untethered-span-wire signal poles to wind loads AN - 17367200; 4560656 AB - A study was undertaken to examine design procedures used in calculating loads on poles supporting traffic signals suspended from untethered span wires. Procedures used by New York State were first examined for their appropriateness and compliance with AASHTO specifications. A traffic-signal pole was then instrumented with load cells and a wind-speed monitor. Load transferred to the pole from the span wire and associated wind speeds were recorded over several months. These data were compared with corresponding loads calculated using methods specified by AASHTO, and with the current design method used by the State. The results indicate that the field data are about 90% of those calculated using the AASHTO procedure in the measured wind-velocity range, assuming no pole deflection. Extrapolated data at design speeds showed AASHTO method to be conservative in estimating wind loads on untethered span-wire signal poles. This paper summarizes the study and its results. JF - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics AU - Alampalli, S AD - Transportation Research and Development Bureau, New York State Department of Transportation, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12232-0869, USA, salampalli@gw.dot.state.ny.us Y1 - 1998/12// PY - 1998 DA - Dec 1998 SP - 73 EP - 81 VL - 77-78 IS - 1-3 SN - 0167-6105, 0167-6105 KW - AASHTO KW - traffic signals KW - USA, New York KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Compliance KW - Structural engineering KW - Velocity KW - Design KW - Transportation KW - Wind KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17367200?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Wind+Engineering+and+Industrial+Aerodynamics&rft.atitle=Response+of+untethered-span-wire+signal+poles+to+wind+loads&rft.au=Alampalli%2C+S&rft.aulast=Alampalli&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1998-12-01&rft.volume=77-78&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=73&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Wind+Engineering+and+Industrial+Aerodynamics&rft.issn=01676105&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Structural engineering; Wind; Design; Velocity; Transportation; Compliance ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Limon Wetland Mitigation Bank AN - 17359615; 4565572 AB - Although the purpose of wetland banking was clear, creating wetland acreage to offset future wetland impacts, several issues remained unresolved. The division of responsibilities among the agencies involved the following: determining the geographical and ecological region(s) served by the bank; how "withdrawals" from the bank would be handled; and other issues which were clarified as the wetland planning and design process proceeded. Two documents, a draft memorandum of agreement that outlines how wetland banking in general will be conducted for CDOT projects and the Limon Pilot Banking Instrument that is specific to the Limon project have resulted from this process. JF - Land and Water AU - Goosman, B AD - Office of Environmental Services, Colorado Department of Transportation, 4201 East Arkansas Avenue, Denver, CO 80222, USA Y1 - 1998/12// PY - 1998 DA - Dec 1998 SP - 18 EP - 21 VL - 42 IS - 6 SN - 0192-9453, 0192-9453 KW - Limon Project KW - Limon Wetland Mitigation Bank KW - wetland banking KW - Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Environmental Effects KW - Land Management KW - Pollution (Environmental) KW - Environmental legislation KW - Land use KW - Restoration KW - USA KW - Planning KW - Ecosystem management KW - Regional planning KW - Wetlands KW - Environment management KW - National planning KW - Resources KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION KW - SW 4010:Techniques of planning KW - Q5 08522:Protective measures and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17359615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aaqualine&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Land+and+Water&rft.atitle=Limon+Wetland+Mitigation+Bank&rft.au=Goosman%2C+B&rft.aulast=Goosman&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1998-12-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=18&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Land+and+Water&rft.issn=01929453&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-06 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ecosystem management; Regional planning; Wetlands; Environmental legislation; Environment management; National planning; Restoration; Pollution (Environmental); Land use; Resources; Environmental Effects; Land Management; Planning; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground-penetrating radar profiles Bridge Deck Subsurfaces AN - 17226942; 4505111 AB - Advances in GPR antenna technology and interpretive software are making ground-penetrating radar a far more useful technology in bridge-deck analysis than it has ever been. High-frequency, high-resolution, shallow-penetration antennas help obtain accurate data, and post-processing software helps operators understand and interpret those data. The end result is clear, precise profiles and maps of bridge-deck structure and condition. JF - Public Works AU - Amrol, J AU - Roberts, R L AU - Romero, F A AD - Bureau of Materials and Research, Department of Transportation, Concord, NH, USA Y1 - 1998/12// PY - 1998 DA - Dec 1998 SP - 49 EP - 50 VL - 129 IS - 13 SN - 0033-3840, 0033-3840 KW - GPR KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Computer programs KW - Data interpretation KW - Profiles KW - Radar KW - Maps KW - Data acquisition KW - Technology KW - Bridge construction KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - SW 6010:Structures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17226942?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Public+Works&rft.atitle=Ground-penetrating+radar+profiles+Bridge+Deck+Subsurfaces&rft.au=Amrol%2C+J%3BRoberts%2C+R+L%3BRomero%2C+F+A&rft.aulast=Amrol&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1998-12-01&rft.volume=129&rft.issue=13&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Public+Works&rft.issn=00333840&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Computer programs; Data interpretation; Profiles; Radar; Maps; Data acquisition; Bridge construction; Technology ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 12, SAUK CITY TO MIDDLETON (STH 60/78--USH 14) (PROJECT ID 5300-03-01), DANE AND SAUK COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36414946; 7208 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an 18-mile segment of US Highway (USH) 12 linking the communities of Sauk City and Middleton, located in south-central Wisconsin, is proposed. The two-lane highway is a principal east-west connector route across the region. A high volume of commuter traffic and agricultural vehicles, combined with numerous access locations and substandard geometric layout, have created a high risk of severe crashes and a low level of service. From 1985 to 1995, a total of 1,818 crashes occurred along this stretch of highway. Thirteen alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 4), the existing roadway would be upgraded to a four-lane, divided rural highway that would generally follow the existing alignment in order to avoid existing resources and preserve farmland and farm operations. Public and private access to the new rural expressway would remain at-grade and continue to be controlled through existing state statutes. The project would also involve the widening and rehabilitation of the existing two-lane bridge crossing the Wisconsin River at Sauk City to create a three-lane crossing with wider shoulders to accommodate bicycles and other non-motorized traffic, the provision of a four-lane, divided freeway bypass to the west of the city of Middleton, and the improvement and signalization of intersections at various locations. The access to the bypass would be controlled through grade-separated ramp interchanges at Schneider Road and Airport Road, and the US 14 cloverleaf interchange would be adapted to the new freeway location. The existing roadway through Middleton would remain in place as a local road. Rideshare programs, park-and-ride lots, and staggered work shifts would be implemented as part of the proposed project. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce the number of fatal crashes in the project area significantly while increasing capacity, improving geometric characteristics, and providing safer passing, turning, and crossing opportunities. The four-lane highway would give drivers greater flexibility in maneuvering within the high volume of traffic. The improved traffic flow would reduce noise and pollutant levels. The project's benefit-cost ratio could be as high as 6.1. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would involve the displacement of housing units, commercial properties, farmland, woodland, and wetlands. Up to six historic sites and two archaeological sites would be adversely affected. The route would traverse a portion of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 96-0494D, Volume 20, Number 5. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0151D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980487, Volume 1--567 pages and maps, Volume 2--628 pages, Appendices--597 pages, November 27, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-95-02-F KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414946?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%28PROJECT+ID+5300-03-01%29%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%28PROJECT+ID+5300-03-01%29%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 27, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT, INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1992). AN - 36407174; 7201 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of noise abatement measures at the Indianapolis International Airport (IAA), located in central Indiana, is proposed. IAA is a public air carrier and air cargo airport owned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority and operated by the BAA Indianapolis, LLC. The airport encompasses approximately 5,000 acres of land approximately seven miles southwest of downtown Indianapolis. The existing runway layout consists of a three-runway configuration, including two parallel runways (5R/23L and 5L/23R) oriented in a north-south alignment and a crosswind runway (14/32) offset to the northeast of the parallel runways and oriented in a northwest-southeast alignment. Runways 5R/23L and 5L/23R extend 10,000 feet and 11,200 feet, respectively, while Runway 14/32 extends 7,604 feet. The 1992 final EIS addressed runway and taxiway construction, the relocation or transmission lines and Bridgeport Road, the construction of a midfield terminal complex, the construction of a interchange at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Bridgeport Road, the development of miscellaneous airport support facilities, the acquisition of 400 acres for natural resource mitigation, and the identification of 759 homes with respect to noise abatement. This draft supplement to the final EIS of May 1992 addresses the establishment of new air traffic procedures to restore airport operational capacity limited by previous noise abatement mitigation and other changes to the approved noise mitigation program. Noise abatement actions assessed in this statement would include the revocation of internal control procedures allowing late-night aircraft to depart Runways 23R/L, the revocation of the preference for standard departure procedures from Runways 23R/L to be replaced with preference for close-in noise abatement departure procedures as currently practiced by nighttime cargo carriers, a request for development of internal control procedures providing on-the-ground separation of aircraft by destination when Runways 23R/L are in use by assigning northbound and westbound jet aircraft to Runway 23R and eastbound and southbound jet aircraft to Runway 23L, the endorsement of internal control procedures for jet aircraft departing Runways 23L and 23R between 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., and the application of noise abatement provisions with respect to operations using Runway 5R between 7:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the measures would allow the restoration of nighttime departure capacity during peak operating periods for cargo operations, reduce night noise impacts and overflights of densely populated areas, restore daytime departure capacity during peak operating periods, reduce daytime noise impacts and overflights of densely populated areas while maintaining operational capacity, and provide noise abatement and land use mitigation based on current and projected operational conditions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The land use mitigation program would require the relocation of 156 homes. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), as amended, Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1348 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0001D, Volume 16, Number 1, and 92-0141F, Volume 16, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980480, 528 pages and maps, November 19, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transmission Lines KW - Indiana KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407174?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MASTER+PLAN+DEVELOPMENT%2C+INDIANAPOLIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1992%29.&rft.title=MASTER+PLAN+DEVELOPMENT%2C+INDIANAPOLIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Des Plaines, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 19, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALTERNATE US 2/US 141 IN THE VICINITY OF THE CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN, DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36408482; 7196 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a US 2/141 bypass around the city of Iron Mountain, located in the south-central portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, is proposed. US 2/141 presently passes through the downtown section of Iron Mountain, and the large number of logging trucks using the highway create a significant safety hazard. Pedestrian safety is a particular concern because downtown sidewalks are narrow and truck traffic uses the lane adjacent to the curb. Although US 2/141 is a four-lane highway through the city of Iron Mountain, there is no provision for curbside parking within the city limits. Ten alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under all of the build alternatives, an approximately six-mile, two-lane bypass would be constructed within a right-of-way 150 to 200 feet wide, with truck climbing lanes at necessary locations and paved shoulders for use by bicycles. There would be controlled access at each end of the project. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would bypass the city to the east. The estimated costs of the action alternatives are $13.2 million to $29.7 million. The No Action Alternative has been selected as the preferred alternative. This decision was based on the availability of an alternative bypass, failure of the action alternatives to accomplish the major purpose of the bypass, specifically, the diversion of sufficient heavy truck and other traffic from downtown Iron Mountain, impacts to the local recreational areas, and local opposition to the bypass. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would have separated local and through traffic and improve traffic safety by alleviating the problem of truck traffic passing through the city, though not in a cost-effective manner. Economic growth and development would have likely occurred along existing US 2/141 due to the additional traffic capacity and at the junction with the proposed bypass. The No Action Alternative would allow construction of the above-mentioned alternative bypass and obviate the environmental and social impacts indicated below. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, the bypass alignment would displace eight to 39 residences, one to three commercial enterprises, up to six industrial establishments and, possibly, one institutional organization and one public facility. The rights-of-way acquisitions would adversely affected one to six recreational areas. The project would also convert some forestlands, wetlands, and farmlands to highway use. The construction would result in soil erosion and sedimentation, the loss of vegetation and associated wildlife habitat, and the crossing and encroachment onto the floodplain of Johnson Creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0120D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980475, Draft EIS--103 pages and maps; Final EIS--72 pages and maps, November 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-94-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408482?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KIHEI+UPCOUNTRY+MAUI+HIGHWAY%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 222 CORRIDOR DESIGN LOCATION STUDY, BREINIGSVILLE TO THE I-78 INTERCHANGE, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36407133; 7198 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 6.5-mile segment of US 222 and a 3.4-mile segment of Pennsylvania 100 (PA 100) for an area approximately 1.5 miles west of the city of Allentown, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The project is located in the southern portion of the Upper Macungie Township and the northern portion of Lower Macungie Township. The improvements could include the construction of a roadway along both new and existing secondary roadway alignments. US 222 extends east-west through the project area and has two travel lanes and a center turning lane, while PA 100 is a two-lane highway running north-south. Rising traffic volumes have increased congestion along these major roads. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would involve the relocation of PA 100 from the southern project terminus to US 222 in the southwest quadrant of the study corridor; this would involve an alignment shift to minimize impact to an agricultural area, the construction of a Township Road at Brookdale Road to replace access to a vacant parcel planned for development, and the construction of an interchange at US 222. PA 100 would be a two-lane facility. From relocated US 222 to Schantz Road, PA 100 would include a diamond interchange at PA 100, the partial relocation of Cetronia Road to accommodate the new interchange, the construction of a connector road between Kressler Land and Schantz Road to accommodate northbound left-turn movements, the shifting of the alignment by Reppert Land to minimize impacts to Red Maple Acres Manufactured Home Park, the relocation of Krocks Road as part of a congestion management systems commitments, the provision of a bridge over Centronia Road, and the construction of an access road from Kessler Road to replace loss of direct access to US 222 from adjacent properties. Alternative E would still be a full relocation of US 222 to the north of existing US 222 from I-78 to Breinigsville; along this portion of the route US 222 and PA 100 would consist of four lanes, two lanes in each direction, separated by a grass media, with 12-foot shoulders. However, relocated PA 100 south of existing US 222 would be a two-lane facility with right-of-way reserved for four lanes. The new alignment would be designated for limited access control. PA 100 would be widened to four lanes north of relocated US 222. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic congestion, alleviate the negative traffic-related impacts to communities in the project area, and improve access and safety along the targeted sections of US 222 and PA 100. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 38 single-family dwelling units, one duplex dwelling unit, one apartment building and 11 commercial structures, 64.1 acres of productive farmland, 106.8 acres of vegetated wildlife habitat, 9.1 acres of floodway and floodplain, and 1.32 acres of wetlands. The construction workers would encounter underground gasoline storage tanks and other hazardous materials. Up to 48 sites would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. The roadway widening in some communities would diminish the residential character of the areas and restrict pedestrian uses. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplements, see 97-0353D, Volume 21, Number 5, and 98-0242D Volume 22, Number 3. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 93-0361D, Volume 17, Number 5, and 97-0057F, Volume 21, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980477, Volume I--212 pages, Volume II--393 pages, Errata--101 pages, November 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-05-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407133?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINIGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINIGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 7 EXPRESSWAY (11-MP-7, KP 1.9-10.8 (PM 1.2-6.7), IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36407820; 7195 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the final segment of State Route (SR) 7 as a four-lane, limited-access expressway from SR 98 to Interstate 8 (I-8), located in southeastern California, is proposed. The highway would be constructed within a right-of-way allowing for ultimate expansion of the facility to six lanes. The 5.5- to 6.7-mile, four-lane expressway would complete SR 7. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would extend north from the terminus of SR 7 at SR 98 between Heber Dunes County Park and the Alamo River then proceed adjacent to existing Orchard Road to I-8. Alternative 1A would follow the Alternative 1 alignment and, instead of following Orchard Road, would branch to the northwest to existing Mets Road then turn north to I-8. Alternative 1B would follow the Alternative 1 alignment and, instead of following Orchard Road, would branch to the northwest to a point midway between existing Anderholt and Mets roads then to the north to I-8. Alternative 4 would extend northwest from the first segment of SR 7 at SR 98 to just west of Heber Dunes County Park then turn northward to I-8, midway between existing Anderholt and Mets roads. Alternative 4A would involve the widening of the existing SR 98 from a two-lane to a four-lane conventional highway from the terminus of the first segment of SR 7 to a point approximately 1.3 miles to the west then turn northward to I-8 to a point midway between existing Anderholt and Mets roads. The estimated costs for the 12- to 18-month project are $27.0 million to $33.9 million, depending upon the alternative considered. The estimated annual maintenance costs are $34,000 to $38,000 for the build alternatives as compared to $70,000 for the No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway construction would improve access to the new Calexico East Port of Entry (POE), providing direct access between I-8 and that area, and relieve traffic congestion in the City of Calexico. The access to Heber Dunes Park would also be improved. The project would support planned growth of the Gateway of the Americas Specific Plan Area, a phased development encompassing approximately 1,775 acres surrounding the POE. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative selected, the project would result in the displacement of 207 to 270 acres of farmland and less than one acres of wetland and alteration of one or two irrigation canals, three to six laterals, and three to five drains. The increase in impervious surface would result in a slight increase in stormwater runoff. Noise levels could exceed federal standards at some sites, though sound barriers would be considered for all such sites. Individual plants belonging to two sensitive species, the salis and the California fan palm, could be removed, and habitat for the burrowing owl would be adversely affected. Alternative 1B, Alternative 4, and Alternative 4A would encounter hazardous materials sites. The peak traffic congestion on SR 98 and SR 111 would continue to worsen. All build alternatives, except Alternative 1, would result in the removal of ramps providing access to I-8 by local residents in the vicinity of Orchard Road. JF - EPA number: 980474, 288 pages and maps, November 17, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-98-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Irrigation KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407820?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHEAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DENVER+METROPOLITAN+AREA%3B+ARAPAHOE%2C+DENVER%2C+AND+DOUGLAS+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=SOUTHEAST+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+DENVER+METROPOLITAN+AREA%3B+ARAPAHOE%2C+DENVER%2C+AND+DOUGLAS+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 17, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 74 SHELBY BYPASS (FEDERAL AID PROJECT NUMBER NHF-74(14)/STATE PROJECT NUMBER 8.1801001/TIP NUMBER R-2707), CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36412055; 7193 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, controlled-access freeway on a new location in order to bypass the existing four-lane section of US 74 through the community of Shelby, located in southwestern North Carolina, is proposed. The project would also involve the improvement of US 74 from the eastern terminus of the bypass to State Route (SR) 1001 and from the western terminus of the bypass to 0.6 mile west of SR 1162. Shelby is situated along existing US 74 in southwestern North Carolina. Traffic projections indicate that, in the absence of improvements to this section of US 74, traffic conditions on the highway would become unacceptably congested and increasingly unsafe. Accident rates on the facility already exceed statewide rates for similar highways. The subject section of US 74 is important both as a link in the state highway system and as a local thoroughfare. Alternatives under consideration in this draft EIS include a No-Build Alternative and two alternative alignments for the bypass which were combined to form 10 reasonable and feasible alternatives. Access would be controlled via interchanges. The estimated costs of the project are $193.6 million to $203.5 million, depending upon the alternative considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic on US 74 and increase the capacity of the facility, promoting more efficient transportation and thereby enhancing employment opportunities and opportunities for economic and residential development. The safety on the local and through highways could improve substantially. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative chosen, the rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 166 to 272 residences, nine to 42 businesses, three to four non-profit organizations, 298 to 414 acres of prime farmland, 248 to 326 acres of important farmland, and 261 to 351 acres of forest. Up to four acres of wetland would be displaced, and four to 11 floodplains would be traversed. Approximately 3,600 feet of a tributary of Buffalo Creek west of Moss Lake would be relocated. Between eight and 12 sites containing the endangered dwarf-flowered heartleaf would be adversely affected. The highway would act as a barrier to wildlife movement. All alignments would disturb archaeological resources. Between five and seven churches would be adversely affected by the project either through relocation or through impacts such as decreases in ambient air quality or increases in traffic-related noise. One or two known cemeteries could be adversely affected. Several major electric transmission and distribution lines would be crossed. The traffic noise would adversely affect 137 to 205 receptors, 81 to 150 of which would experience substantial noise increases; 57 to 99 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards. Between five and seven sites potentially containing hazardous materials would be traversed. Two active mines could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980472, 398 pages and maps, November 13, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-97-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Plants KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412055?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+74+SHELBY+BYPASS+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+NHF-74%2814%29%2FSTATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+8.1801001%2FTIP+NUMBER+R-2707%29%2C+CLEVELAND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+74+SHELBY+BYPASS+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+NUMBER+NHF-74%2814%29%2FSTATE+PROJECT+NUMBER+8.1801001%2FTIP+NUMBER+R-2707%29%2C+CLEVELAND+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 13, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US-31 FROM I-196 NORTH TO I-96; ALLEGAN, MUSKEGON, AND OTTAWA COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. AN - 16348332; 7188 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 65-mile section of US 31 from Interstate 196 (I-196) in Allegan County through Ottawa County to I-96 in Muskegon County, located in western Michigan, is proposed. US 31 is a principal arterial in the National Highway System serving north-south traffic along the Lake Michigan shoreline, providing access to more than 15 state parks as well as hundreds of tourist-oriented businesses and other recreational opportunities. Within the study area, US 31 serves the communities of Holland, Zeeland, West Olive, Grand Haven, Ferrysburg, Spring Lake, Norton Shores, and Fruitport. Accident rates for the various urban segments of US 31 are more than double the average rates for comparable facilities in the region. Eleven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and two transportation system management (TSM) alternatives, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives include five freeway alternatives, two controlled-access boulevard alternatives, and one uncontrolled-access boulevard alternative. Each build alternative would involve a bridge crossing of the Grand River, a navigable waterway, as well as other major stream crossings, one or two new railroad crossings, and two to 25 new roadway grade separation structures. The estimated costs of the TSM alternatives range from $8.7 million to $190.8 million. The estimated costs of the build alternatives and the No Action Alternative are $434.1 million to $587.5 million and $56.8 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to relieving congestion and addressing safety problems on the existing route, the project would contribute significantly to the expanding economy of Ottawa County, which is one of the fastest growing county economies in the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the build alternative considered, the rights-of-way requirements would displace 19 to 127 farm parcels, 2.96 to 190.5 acres of prime farmland, up to 70.8 acres of unique farmland, 133 to 215 commercial establishments, 183 to 205 residential units, 18 to 33 public service units, and 47.6 to 90 acres of wetland. One TSM alternative would displace three commercial establishments and three acres of wetland. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at 113 to 346 receptors for all alternatives. The project would adversely affect one to three sites having historic significance and up to 13 sites having archaeological significance. Three alternatives would adversely affect natural areas. From 21 to 26 sites containing hazardous wastes could be encountered by the build alternatives, and one TSM alternative would result in encroachment on three contaminated sites. Wetland mitigation would cost approximately $0.2 to $8.3 million. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (Public Law 105-178), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980467, Draft EIS--568 pages and maps, Map Supplement, November 12, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-98-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-First Century, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348332?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US-31+FROM+I-196+NORTH+TO+I-96%3B+ALLEGAN%2C+MUSKEGON%2C+AND+OTTAWA+COUNTIES%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=US-31+FROM+I-196+NORTH+TO+I-96%3B+ALLEGAN%2C+MUSKEGON%2C+AND+OTTAWA+COUNTIES%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 12, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1995). AN - 36412024; 7182 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of the airfield property at Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB), located in central New York, is proposed. Griffiss AFB, which consists of 3,492 acres in the city of Rome and 60 acres within the town of Floyd, has been in operation since 1942. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the base was closed in September 1995. A final EIS on the disposal of most of the land and facilities associated with the base was published in 1995. At that time, the airfield property at the base was retained by the U.S. Government and realigned as a minimum essential airfield to support the deployment of U.S. Army troops from Fort Drum, New York. Issues addressed include those related to community setting, land use and aesthetics, transportation, utilities, hazardous substances, soils and geology, water resources, air quality, noise, biological resources, and cultural and paleontological resources. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement to this final EIS. The proposed action would involve the transfer of air operations from the Oneida County Airport to the airfield property. The remainder of the airfield property would be used for aviation support, industrial development, agricultural uses, and public, recreation, and open space purposes. A second aviation-related reuse alternative would not include the transfer of air operations from Oneida County Airport. The third alternative action would involve the reuse of the property for non-aviation-related land uses. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, industrial, educational, recreational, and agricultural use of the land, contributing to the social and economic development of the city of Rome and outlying areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The site developments would disturb 26 acres of grassy, landscaped area and conflict with local land use plans which, however, are out of date. The implementation of proposed action would result in increased traffic in the vicinity of the airfield property and associated increases in noise levels. The volume of air pollutants released would increase somewhat. The activities related to site development could damage six historic and archaeological resource sites eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The impacts of the other action alternatives would be similar, with the non-aviation alternative having the greatest impacts and the non-preferred aviation alternative having the least. The generation of waste, including hazardous waste, from the site would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510) and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 95-0301D, Volume 19, Number 4, and 95-0517F, Volume 19, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980461, 436 pages, November 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Open Space KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation KW - Water Quality KW - Griffiss Air Force Base, New York KW - New York KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412024?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+GRIFFISS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1995%29.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+GRIFFISS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHEAST HIGHLAND DRIVE, 9400 SOUTH TO I-15, SANDY CITY, DRAPER CITY, AND SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 36391509; 7177 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an 8.76-mile extension of 2000 East/Highland Drive from 9400 South to Interstate 15 (I-15), located in northern Utah, is proposed. The project would connect the existing portions of 2000 East/Highland Drive in the cities of Sandy and Draper and provide a connecting link between I-215 and I-15. The extension is needed to provide a safe and direct north-south arterial route along 2000 East/Highland Drive through Sandy and Draper, connecting both I-215 and I-15. Twelve alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 4A, sub-alignment 4-6) would consist of an urban principal arterial highway from 2000 East/Highland Drive to 14600 South along the Draper Highland Drive alignment with a connection to the Bangerter Highway Interchange (13550 South). The alignment would follow the corridor preserved in Sandy, cross the Hidden Valley Country Club and split off from Draper Highland Drive, skirting around the western edge of Wheaton Conservation Easement, clipping the southwest corner of the easement before swinging west to connect to the Bangerter Highway Interchange. Also under consideration are a transportation system management plan, a mass transit alternative, and ten other highway build alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The connection would help relieve existing congestion in Draper and Sandy and meet future transportation needs in the area. Emergency vehicle response times would generally improve, and local and express bus service planned for the corridor would be supported. North-south pedestrian movements in the area would benefit from provision of sidewalks and a multi-use trail along the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace 13 to 20 residences, 2.6 acres of dedicated open space, 15.2 acres of farmland, including 11.2 aces or prime farmland and farmland of statewide importance. They would also adversely affect existing parks and recreational facilities (Alta Canyon Park and Recreation Center, Brandon Park, Dimple Bell Regional Park, Hidden Valley Country Club, and the Andy Ballard Equestrian Center). Four historic sites would be adversely affected. The highway would act as a barrier to east-west pedestrian movements, and school children could be required to cross the facility. Cut slopes, fill embankments, vegetation removal, and highway facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the area, and noise from highway operations would adversely affect 552 residences as well as park and recreational facilities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980456, 347 pages and maps, November 4, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-98-03-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36391509?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHEAST+HIGHLAND+DRIVE%2C+9400+SOUTH+TO+I-15%2C+SANDY+CITY%2C+DRAPER+CITY%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=SOUTHEAST+HIGHLAND+DRIVE%2C+9400+SOUTH+TO+I-15%2C+SANDY+CITY%2C+DRAPER+CITY%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Saving Teenage Lives: The Case for Graduated Driver Licensing. AN - 62369483; ED435858 AB - This manual explains what graduated driver licensing (GDL) is and why the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration believes it is so important for every jurisdiction to take steps towards its implementation. Section I introduces the need by defining the teen driving problem: inexperience, risk-taking behavior and immaturity, and greater risk exposure. Section II compares the traditional licensing process with the GDL process, which includes three stages: learner's permit, intermediate license (or provisional license or junior license), and full license (or unrestricted license). For each stage, minimum eligibility requirements, core components, and recommended components are outlined. Section III explains how GDL has been shown to be effective by expanding the learning process, reducing risk exposure, improving driving proficiency, and enhancing motivation for safe driving. Examples of how the community can promote GDL and questions and answers on GDL are provided. Section IV presents research results from three states (Maryland, California, and Oregon) that have evaluated the effect of their GDL on teen crashes and traffic convictions. Experiences in New Zealand and Ontario, Canada, are also reported. Section V focuses on support for GDL from the public at large, teen drivers, and parents. Section VI makes the argument for states' adoption of GDL. Appendixes include a model law; characteristics of selected U.S. licensing laws; teen crash statistics; federal, regional, state, and private sector organization resources; and 11 resources. A brochure with questions and answers on GDL is provided. (YLB) Y1 - 1998/11// PY - 1998 DA - November 1998 SP - 38 VL - DOT-HS-808-801 KW - Driver Licensing KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - State Programs KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Traffic Safety KW - State Legislation KW - High Schools KW - Program Implementation KW - Vocational Education KW - Driver Education KW - State Regulation KW - Adolescents UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/62369483?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Availability - Level 1 - Available online, if indexed January 1993 onward N1 - SuppNotes - Photographs may not reproduce clearly. N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Vehicle Crash Modelling Using Recurrent Neural Networks AN - 17191356; 4483768 AB - The initial velocity and structural characteristics of any vehicle are the main factors affecting the vehicle response in case of frontal impact. Finite Element (FE) simulations are essential tools for crashworthiness analysis, however, the FE models are getting bigger, which increases the simulation time and cost. In the current research, an advanced Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was used to store the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of the vehicle structure. Therefore, several impact scenarios can be analyzed quickly with much less computational cost by using the trained networks. The equation of motion of the dynamic system was used to define the inputs and outputs of the ANN. The system dynamics was included in the network performance and the recurrent back-propagation learning rule was adapted in training the network. The results of the numerical examples indicated that the recurrent ANN can accurately capture the frontal crash characteristics of the impacting structures, and predict the crash performance of the same structures for any other crash scenario within the training limits. JF - Mathematical and Computer Modelling AU - Omar, T AU - Eskandarian, A AU - Bedewi, N AD - FHWA/NHTSA National Crash Analysis Center, George Washington University, Virginia Campus, 20101 Academic Way, Ashburn, VA 20147, USA Y1 - 1998/11// PY - 1998 DA - Nov 1998 SP - 31 EP - 42 VL - 28 IS - 9 SN - 0895-7177, 0895-7177 KW - crashworthiness KW - neural networks KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Mathematical models KW - Motor vehicles KW - Simulation KW - Computer applications KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17191356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Mathematical+and+Computer+Modelling&rft.atitle=Vehicle+Crash+Modelling+Using+Recurrent+Neural+Networks&rft.au=Omar%2C+T%3BEskandarian%2C+A%3BBedewi%2C+N&rft.aulast=Omar&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1998-11-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mathematical+and+Computer+Modelling&rft.issn=08957177&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Accidents; Motor vehicles; Simulation; Computer applications ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Residence location of drivers involved in fatal crashes AN - 16514395; 4417731 AB - Traffic safety researchers have long known that the majority of fatal crashes occur on rural roads, but it is not clear whether these crashes involve people who live in rural areas or residents of urban areas traveling on rural roads. `Geodemographic' market-research tools allow determination of the urbanization of drivers' residence locations from their postal `zip code.' Using data from the 1988-1992 files of the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), this study determined the residence location of several subgroups of drivers involved in fatal crashes. Not only did the majority of fatal crashes occur in rural areas, but the majority of fatal crashes involved rural and small-town residents, and the majority of the rural and small-town residents involved in fatal crashes were traveling on rural roads. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Blatt, J AU - Furman, S M AD - Office of Research and Traffic Records, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20590, USA, jblatt@nhtsa.dot.gov Y1 - 1998/11// PY - 1998 DA - Nov 1998 SP - 705 EP - 711 VL - 30 IS - 6 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - demographics KW - driving ability KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16514395?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Residence+location+of+drivers+involved+in+fatal+crashes&rft.au=Blatt%2C+J%3BFurman%2C+S+M&rft.aulast=Blatt&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1998-11-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=705&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 92/SAN MATEO-HAYWARD BRIDGE EAST APPROACH AND TRESTLE WIDENING, ALAMEDA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36412150; 7170 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of the trestle portion of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and related improvements on Route 92, located in western California, are proposed. The bridge is one of the main east-west routes connecting the peninsula with East Bay cities. Traffic volumes on the bridge have almost doubled in the past decade and further increases are projected, resulting in increased traffic congestion and delays. The bridge consists of a flat concrete trestle and a high-rise steel bridge: the trestle is 5.0 miles long and is supported on piers as it crosses the mudflats on the east side of San Francisco Bay; the high-rise bridge is 1.8 miles long and arches over the shipping channel and reaches the western shore of the bay at Foster City. The eastern approach is 4.1 miles long and extends from the 92/880 interchange to the bridge toll plaza, which contains seven tollbooths and one high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) bypass lane. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed action would involve improvements to the eastern approach, the toll plaza, and the flat trestle portion of the bridge. The eastern approach would be widened from two to three mixed-flow lanes in each direction. The bridges at the Industrial Boulevard overcrossing and Southern Pacific railroad undercrossing would be widened. The existing HOV lane in the westbound direction would be extended to begin at Hesperian Boulevard and would be moved from the outside lane to the inside lane. A bicycle overcrossing would be constructed to the west of Clawiter Road. The trestle portion of the bridge would be expanded to provide three lanes with shoulders in each direction. A 60-foot-wide bridge structure would be built parallel to the existing structure in order to accommodate westbound traffic. Three toll plazas would be constructed. The estimated capital cost of the project is $189.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would provide a continuous freeway with three lanes in each direction from I-880 in Alameda County to US 101 in San Mateo County. The additional capacity and shoulders on the bridge would provide a refuge area for disabled vehicles and for emergency response vehicles and maintenance crews. These improvements would substantially reduce delays on the existing trestle, increase the effectiveness of the bridge as a major bay crossing, and improve the safety of the traveling public. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The bridge would cover 36 acres of bay surface area and would add 0.28 acres of solid fill to the bay. The piledriving of bridge piles would create turbidity. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0218D, Volume 22, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 980447, Volume I--321 pages, Volume 2--178 pages, October 29, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Navigation KW - Noise KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412150?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+92%2FSAN+MATEO-HAYWARD+BRIDGE+EAST+APPROACH+AND+TRESTLE+WIDENING%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+92%2FSAN+MATEO-HAYWARD+BRIDGE+EAST+APPROACH+AND+TRESTLE+WIDENING%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Alameda, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 29, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 1 FROM 0.28 MILES SOUTH OF THE CARMEL RIVER TO 0.1 MILE SOUTH OF THE ROUTE 1/68 INTERCHANGE, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1991). AN - 36412304; 7161 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 3.1 miles of Highway 1 from 0.1 mile south of the Carmel River Bridge to 0.28 mile south of the existing Route 68 (west)/Highway 1 interchange near Carmel, located in northern California, is proposed. A January 1992 lawsuit challenging the validity of the final EIS of October 1991 on the project was rejected by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in May 1994. An August 1997 appeal of the court's ruling to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals resulted in an August 1997 decision that the final EIS failed to comply with federal regulations regarding discussion of cumulative impacts. This draft supplement complies with the court's July 1998 ruling that cumulative impacts must be covered in the EIS and with federal regulations requiring reevaluation of the project due to the length of time since issuance of the final EIS. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement to the final EIS of October 1991. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1C Modified), as identified in the final EIS, Highway 1 would be reconstructed on a new alignment east of the existing four-lane freeway from the Route 68 (west) /Highway 1 interchange south through Hatton Canyon to Carmel Valley Road. It would then transition back to a two-lane conventional highway on the new alignment. The two-lane highway would cross the Carmel River on the new alignment and tie into the existing highway alignment south of the Carmel River. A 57-foot-wide bridge would be constructed over the Carmel River. The existing bridge and the roadway between Oliver Road and the southern limits of the new alignment would be removed. A connection between the existing highway and Oliver Road and the new alignment would be constructed with an at-grade intersection on the new alignment between Rio Road and the Carmel River bridge. The interchanges would be constructed at Carpenter Street and Carmel Valley Road, and a grade separation structure would be provided at Rio Road. The estimated cost of Alternative 1C Modified at the time of issuance of the final EIS was $33.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project implementation would improve traffic flow within the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative selected, the project could adversely affect wetland, riparian woodland buffers, Monterey pine forest, sites containing the rare Hickman's onion, and the Carmel River floodplain, as well as associated wildlife habitat. Certain alternatives would bring traffic closer to residential areas, resulting in increases in ambient noise levels, and any action alternative would result in substantial changes in the visual integrity of the existing Highway 1 corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 86-0413D, Volume 10, Number 10, and 91-0420F, Volume 15, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980438, 181 pages and maps, October 26, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-86-05-D5 KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+1+FROM+0.28+MILES+SOUTH+OF+THE+CARMEL+RIVER+TO+0.1+MILE+SOUTH+OF+THE+ROUTE+1%2F68+INTERCHANGE%2C+MONTEREY+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1991%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+1+FROM+0.28+MILES+SOUTH+OF+THE+CARMEL+RIVER+TO+0.1+MILE+SOUTH+OF+THE+ROUTE+1%2F68+INTERCHANGE%2C+MONTEREY+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 26, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 310/US 67 EXPRESSWAY; GREENE, JERSEY, MADISON, MORGAN, AND SCOTT COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 16346560; 7149 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of Illinois 267 (IL-267) to a four-lane expressway from Godfrey to Jacksonville, located in western Illinois, is proposed. The 56-mile expressway, which would be designated as Federal Aid Primary Route 310 and marked as US 67, would extend from the intersection of IL-267 and US 67/IL-111 north of Godfrey in Madison County northward to the US 36/I-72 interchange southwest of Jacksonville in Morgan County. It would provide system linkage between the Alton Bypass, US 36/I-72, and the Jacksonville West Bypass, all of which are four-lane freeway or expressway facilities. In addition to improving access to communities along the proposed route, the expressway would improve access to the Saint Louis metropolitan area. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The alignments for both build alternatives would be the same from Godfrey to Manchester and include an alignment with the New Delhi bypass, the Jerseyville east bypass, an alignment along IL-267, the Carollton west bypass, an alignment along IL-267, the White Hall-Roodhouse east bypass, an alignment along IL-267, and the Manchester west bypass. Alternative 1 (the preferred alternative) would follow the eastern alignment north from Manchester to the existing interchange on US 36/I-72. Alternative 2 would follow the western alignment north of Manchester, following the Scott-Morgan County line north, then curving to intercept the existing US 36 /I-72 interchange. The estimated costs for the project are $265 million for Alternative 1 and $268 million for Alternative 2. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expressway would support economic growth and development within the region, enhance existing system linkages, provide improved rural access, enhance travel efficiency, and improve traffic safety. It would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 63 residences, 20 businesses, 6.6 acres of wetlands, 204.4 acres of forest, 0.2 acres of forbland, 29.4 acres of shrubland, 91.7 acres of grassland, and 1,696.8 acres of productive farmland within 210 farms. Traffic-generated noise would adversely affect 243 receptor sites along the project corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0255D, Volume 20, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 980425, 377 pages and maps, October 16, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-95-01-F KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WYOMING+FOREST+HIGHWAY+23+%28LOUIS+LAKE+ROAD%29+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+WY+PFH+23-+1%282%29%29%2C+BRUCE%27S+PARKING+LOT+TO+WORTHEN+MEADOW+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SHOSHONE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+FREEMONT+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=WYOMING+FOREST+HIGHWAY+23+%28LOUIS+LAKE+ROAD%29+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+WY+PFH+23-+1%282%29%29%2C+BRUCE%27S+PARKING+LOT+TO+WORTHEN+MEADOW+ROAD+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SHOSHONE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+FREEMONT+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 16, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BUFFALO INNER HARBOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16358066; 7148 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an urban renewal and transit project at the 12.5-acre Inner Harbor Project site along the Buffalo River in downtown Buffalo, located in western New York, is proposed. The site is located near the southern terminus of the Federal Transit Authority light rail rapid transit (LRRT) system. The site currently contains the Buffalo and Erie Canal Naval and Military Museum and Veteran's Memorial Park. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Regardless of the action alternative considered, the project would involve the construction of a series of intermodal transportation components to provide linkages between harbor and landside modes, including new pedestrian paths, new bus stop and shelter facilities, and a road through the site; the construction of a 10,000-square-foot city-owned Naval Museum building to replace the current facility and the development of an 8,000-square-foot outdoor exhibit area to display military artifacts; the construction of a 2,500-square-foot city-owned Maritime Visitor Center designed to house ticket and information functions of the development as well as exhibits and office space for a harbor master; the excavation of at least two inlets to provide safe moorage for Naval vessels, tourist vessels, tour boats, canal boats, water taxis, and transient boats; the construction of a waterfront esplanade along the reconfigured shoreline and a Harbor Plaza for festivals; the construction of a road through the site; and the conversion of Marine Drive from a one-way to a two-way street. The current Naval and Military Museum and several small structures within the Veteran's Memorial Park would be demolished. The proposed action would involve a more detailed version of the above-mentioned actions. The budget for the first phase of the project is $27.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The development of the site would enhance public access to the Buffalo River at the project site, enhance ridership on the LRRT system, encourage intermodal connections across waterborne, transit, road, pedestrian, and bicycle routes, and facilitate private investment by capitalizing on intermodal opportunities. The project would add $4.2 million to annual state and county sales and income tax revenues and provide employment for an additional 459 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would negatively affect a portion of the Commercial Slip and other intact archaeological features on the site. An increase in vessel use in the Buffalo River Channel would place additional burdens on navigation management authorities. Noise levels near the site would increase slightly. The excavation of soils for navigational purposes would result in short-term sedimentation, and the canal and basins would increase the possibility of accumulation of harbor drift, particularly during the spring season. The structures associated with project would result in visual impacts that would adversely affect low-income groups in a disproportionate manner, though these impacts would be offset by new recreational amenities at the site. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 12898, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980424, Volume I--267 pages, Volume II--490 pages, October 15, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Water KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Harbors KW - Museums KW - Navigation KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Urban Development KW - Waterways KW - Buffalo River KW - New York KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16358066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BUFFALO+INNER+HARBOR+DEVELOPMENT+PROJECT%2C+BUFFALO%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=BUFFALO+INNER+HARBOR+DEVELOPMENT+PROJECT%2C+BUFFALO%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 15, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT STUDY - ROUTES 9 AND 100 (NH-010-1(33)), WILMINGTON AND DOVER, WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 16348981; 7147 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements to relieve congestion and functional deficiencies along Routes 9 and 100 in the towns of Wilmington and Dover, located in southeastern Vermont, is proposed. Route 9 provides east-west connections across southern Vermont, while Route 100 constitutes the only north-south arterial route through the region. The study area extends 5.7 miles along Route 9 from approximately the Wilmington/Marlboro townline west through the Wilmington Village center to the Wilmington/Searsburn townline. Route 100 from the Wilmington Village center north to Mount Snow in West Dover, a distance of 10.5 miles, is included in the study area as it also experiences congestion and exhibits safety problems. Nine alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. In addition to the transportation demand management/transportation system management alternative, action alternatives include an upgrade alternative involving the modification of Route 9 and Route 100 in order to eliminate structural deficiencies and increase capacity, and six reconstruction alternatives, each of which would involve the reconstruction and/or construction of roadways on relocated alignments. Two alternatives could incorporate a tunnel to replace the open cut at Lisle Hill Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would address structural and capacity problems affecting the current roadways. The reduced congestion resulting from implementation of certain alternatives would improve air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would exceed federal standards at up to 22 locations. The relocation alternatives would displace up to two structures, 5.8 to 18.7 acres of farmland, 0.07 to 0.79 acres of wetlands, and 8.08 to 39.69 acres of vegetation. The relocation alternatives would also encroach upon 0.37 to 2.47 acres of floodplain, encounter up to three hazardous materials sites, and adversely affect two to 13 structures potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. One well and up to seven water source protection areas could be adversely affected. New or widened bridges would cross up to 22 surface water flows. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980423, Summary--27 pages and maps, Volume 1--388 pages, Volume 2--map supplement; Volume 3--243 pages, Volume 4 (Part 1)--144 pages and maps, 569 pages, Volume 4 (Part 2)--622 pages, October 14, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VT-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Vermont KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348981?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY+-+ROUTES+9+AND+100+%28NH-010-1%2833%29%29%2C+WILMINGTON+AND+DOVER%2C+WINDHAM+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.title=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY+-+ROUTES+9+AND+100+%28NH-010-1%2833%29%29%2C+WILMINGTON+AND+DOVER%2C+WINDHAM+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 14, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 75 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT FROM MURRAY AT HIGHWAY N-1 TO BELLEVUE AT FAIRVIEW ROAD (NH-75-2(145), CASS AND SARPY COUNTIES, NEBRASKA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF 1981). AN - 16358000; 7142 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 12.5-mile segment of US 75 from Murray at Nebraska Route 1 (N-1) to Bellevue at Fairview Road, located in eastern Nebraska, is proposed. The project would be a segment of the 46-mile US 75 expressway connecting Nebraska City to Omaha. The project would involve creation of a four-lane rural expressway on the existing alignment from N-1 to the south edge of Plattsmouth and a suburban, signalized four-lane expressway through Plattsmouth, and increasing access control via interchanges on the existing four-lane highway from north of Plattsmouth to Fairview Road such that the facility would meet freeway standards on this section. In addition to interchanges, twin viaducts would be constructed over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to complement the existing twin viaducts. The existing Platte River bridges would be retained, with the northbound bridge being upgraded to freeway standards. The project would effectively extend the Kennedy Freeway south from Omaha to Plattsmouth. US 75 would continue south to Nebraska City as a four-lane expressway. This draft supplement to the final EIS of June 1979 was developed based on increases in projected traffic volumes since the publication of the final statement. These increases required reevaluation of the preferred alternative identified in the final EIS. Several segments of the Nebraska City-Omaha expressway have been constructed since the publication of the final EIS. Alternative design concepts were developed for the various segments in the Murray-Bellevue corridor based upon the results of a 1995 traffic study. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement. The estimated cost of the project is $39.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The upgrading of US 75 would provide a safe, high-capacity highway facility compatible with the surrounding communities' needs. The Nebraska-Omaha City expressway would provide for traffic service to the major employment center of Omaha, service as a direct connection to the interstate system, provide adequate capacity for adequate traffic service in areas not affected by congestion, provide the entire corridor with a safer means of travel that presently exists, and provide convenient access to and from neighboring communities. The project would create 242 jobs directly, and 66 jobs indirectly, and induce the creation of an additional 133 jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 12 homes and three businesses, and the Accent Mobile Home Park, which includes 26 mobile homes and a total of 29 lots, would be adversely affected. Approximately 47 acres of prime farmland would be displaced. Bicycle and pedestrian traffic along the segment between Bellevue and Plattsmouth would be prohibited, though planned trails would mitigate this impact. The facility would cross several small intermittently flowing streams, and 25 acres of wetlands within 24 sites would be affected. Eleven sites potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places were discovered to be within the project corridor, including eight sites within the proposed right-of-way; it has been determined that only one of these sites is actually eligible for inclusion in the Register. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 79-0930F, Volume 3, Number 9. JF - EPA number: 980418, 288 pages and maps, October 13, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NE-EIS-73-11-F-DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Nebraska KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16358000?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+75+ROADWAY+IMPROVEMENT+FROM+MURRAY+AT+HIGHWAY+N-1+TO+BELLEVUE+AT+FAIRVIEW+ROAD+%28NH-75-2%28145%29%2C+CASS+AND+SARPY+COUNTIES%2C+NEBRASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+75+ROADWAY+IMPROVEMENT+FROM+MURRAY+AT+HIGHWAY+N-1+TO+BELLEVUE+AT+FAIRVIEW+ROAD+%28NH-75-2%28145%29%2C+CASS+AND+SARPY+COUNTIES%2C+NEBRASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+1981%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 13, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 202 - SECTION 600, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36411923; 7137 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of existing Section 600 of US 202 (DeKalb Pike) from Johnson Highway in Norristown Borough to Pennsylvania Route (PA)) 309 in Montgomery Township, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The project study area extends approximately 8.8 miles and covers approximately 2,816 acres encompassing five municipalities. This section of US 202 serves as the main street for the five affected municipalities in a well-populated and economically flourishing area of the county. With most of the available land in the study area developed, traffic and transportation demands are exceeding the capacity of the existing roadway. Section 600 also serves as an important link in the US 202 circumferential corridor around Philadelphia, providing access and connectivity for the regional highway network. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in detail in this draft EIS. The Full Widening Alternative would involve the widening of US 202 to a uniform 70-foot, five-lane, curbed cross-section with two through-directional traffic lands and a common center left-turn lane from Johnson Highway to PA 309. Additional turn lanes would be provided where necessary at key intersections. This alternative also includes localized capacity improvements to intersecting roadways. The Selective Widening Alternative would involve the widening of US 202 to a minimum 58-foot, curbed cross-section with three through-traffic lanes (two lanes northbound and one lane southbound) and a common 12-foot center left-turn lane from Johnson Highway to Swede Road. To the north of Swede Road to PA 309, this alternative would provide two through lanes in each direction with a common left-turn lane, the center lane being dropped in sensitive areas with minimal access needs. Under either action alternative a five-foot directional bike lane would be provided adjacent to the curbs. The southbound bike lane in the Washington Square Historic District would be relocated to DeKalb Boulevard to reduce the roadway width to 55 feet. Three bridges and 13 culvert extensions would be constructed under either alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rectification of existing roadway deficiencies and the increasing of the roadway capacity would improve movements of people, goods, and services between points along the corridor and improve access to points beyond the corridor. The service to through traffic traveling around Philadelphia would improve substantially. Air quality would be improved due to improvement in traffic flows in an area in violation of federal standards for ozone and characterized by high levels of carbon monoxide latter pollutant. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Bridges would cross perennial waterways, including Wissahickon Creek and Trail. Wetlands associated with the Stony, Wissahickon, and Little Neshaminy creeks would be adversely affected, including up to 1.07 acres within 20 wetlands. Four agricultural properties would be adversely affected, and the removal of trees would degrade the visual quality of the corridor. Noise levels along the corridor, which already exceed federal standards, would increase though not perceptibly. Four historic districts and two individual historic sites would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980413, 468 pages, October 8, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-98-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Districts KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411923?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-09-01&rft.volume=125&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=750&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 8, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 4 GAP CLOSURE PROJECT, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36414650; 7131 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 4.7-mile segment of State Route (SR) 4 between Interstate 80 (I-80) and the Cummings Skyway, located in western California, is proposed. This segment of highway is a two-lane, two-directional, undivided highway with restricted sight distances and non-standard shoulder widths and curve radii. The segment is referred to as the Gap because it is the only non-freeway section of SR 4 remaining between I-80 and Route 160. SR 4, which is one of only three east-west links between the urbanized Bay Area and the Central Valley, has been designated by the state as a primary corridor for interregional travel in Contra Costa County. Approximately 11 percent of the traffic volume along the Gap is heavy truck traffic, and the accident fatality rate is 1.5 times the statewide average for facilities of that type. Three alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS. The Full Freeway Alternative would involve the construction of a full four-lane freeway along one of four optional alignments that run 100 to 400 feet north of the existing roadway. The existing SR 4 would be retained as a frontage road. The Upgraded Highway Alternative, a modified version of which is identified as the preferred alternative in this final EIS, would involve the construction of two additional lanes along one of the four optional alignments considered for the Full Freeway Alternative. The existing roadway would function as the roadway, and the new roadway would serve as the westbound roadway. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, and close the existing gap in the regional freeway network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the relocation of one residence and one business, both of which are located in the same building, and the conversion of 12.3 to 30.3 acres of farmland. Noise abatement would be required at the Franklin Canyon Golf Course Residential development, where noise levels would otherwise exceed federal standards. Channel modifications and increased stormwater runoff would adversely affect Rodeo Creek. The project would displace 198.7 acres of natural habitat, including 4.5 acres of wetland and aquatic habitat, and the highway development would encroach upon 1.5 acres of floodplain. Habitat of the endangered California reg-legged frog and Contra Costa goldfields could be adversely affected. The highway would traverse a seismically active area. Soil and groundwater contamination hazards would adversely affect five sites along the construction corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0220D, Volume 21, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 980407, 781 pages and maps, October 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-02-F KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Rodeo Creek KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414650?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+4+GAP+CLOSURE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+4+GAP+CLOSURE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY 100 IN GOLDEN VALLEY, BROOKLYN CENTER, CRYSTAL, AND ROBBINSDALE, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 16346519; 7127 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of approximately 5.2 miles of Trunk Highway (TH) 100 in the western section of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area, located in eastern Minnesota, is proposed. TH 100 is a major regional north-south transportation corridor, constructed in the 1930s as the Twin Cities' first belt line. In the 1950s and 1960s portions of TH 100 were upgraded to freeway standards. Presently, the only non-freeway portion of TH 100 is located from Glenwood Avenue North to 50th Avenue North. This section has a number of deficiencies, including access problems, geometric deficiencies, infrastructure age and condition, and capacity problems. The reconstruction would rebuild the deficient section to freeway standards and eliminate at-grade access, correct structural deficiencies and substandard surfaces, and repair four bridges. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in the final EIS. The two build alternatives, a four-lane freeway with transportation systems management (TSM) alternative and a six-lane freeway with TSM alternative, would differ in their cross-sectional design, lane usage, and horizontal alignment within the corridor. Under the preferred six-lane alternative, the segment from Glenwood Avenue to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 81 would have six travel lanes (three in each direction) and the segment from CSAH 81 to 50th Avenue would have four travel lanes (two in each direction). All existing at-grade intersections would be eliminated, with access to TH 100 to be provided at TH 55, 36th Avenue, 42nd Avenue, CSAH 81, and France Avenue. A T-configuration intersection would be provided at 39 Avenue, and 46th Avenue would be extended across the Ryan Creek channel to provide access to the Indiana Avenue neighborhood. The estimated right-of-way and construction costs for the preferred alternative are $26.0 million and $61.8 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reconstruction of this portion of TH 100 would improve the safety and capacity of the entire transportation corridor. Travel times would be reduced significantly once all of TH 100 was built to freeway standards. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 255 residences, and relocate 33 businesses, displacing 284 workers. It would also adversely affect 2.28 hectares of floodplain, 0.4 hectares of wetlands, 0.67 hectares of school land, and 6.26 hectares of public recreation land at six sites. By the year 2015, noise levels would increase for up to 1,157 residences. The roadway and its associated structures were built as part of the Great Depression relief programs and the surrounding area is an historic district, hence alteration of the area would adversely affect historic resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0492D, Volume 20, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 980403, 228 pages and maps, October 5, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS/4(f)96-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346519?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-10-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+100+IN+GOLDEN+VALLEY%2C+BROOKLYN+CENTER%2C+CRYSTAL%2C+AND+ROBBINSDALE%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+100+IN+GOLDEN+VALLEY%2C+BROOKLYN+CENTER%2C+CRYSTAL%2C+AND+ROBBINSDALE%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 5, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Centrifuge testing of large laterally loaded pile groups in sands AN - 52461354; 1999-047581 AB - An apparatus was developed to load large pile groups (3X3 to 7X3) founded in sand in the centrifuge laterally. The device consists of a hydraulic jack apparatus to install the piles, strain gauge instrumentation, and a data acquisition system. The instrumentation allowed the determination of both bending moments and shear forces at the head of each pile. Lateral load tests of 3X3 to 7X pile groups were conducted in both loose and medium dense sands. Based on the test results, the pile group interaction effects were investigated. It was found that the p-y multiplier concept was valid. Also, the p-y multipliers (p specifically) are found to be independent of soil density and only a function of the pile group geometry. For this study (pile spacing was fixed at 3 diameters), they were found to be only a function of row position. Single pile tests were also completed for comparison purposes. JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - McVay, Michael AU - Zhang, Limin AU - Molnit, Thomas AU - Lai, Peter Y1 - 1998/10// PY - 1998 DA - October 1998 SP - 1016 EP - 1026 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 124 IS - 10 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - United States KW - sand KW - hydraulics KW - clastic sediments KW - loading KW - data acquisition KW - displacements KW - Florida KW - models KW - laboratory studies KW - centrifuge methods KW - sediments KW - load tests KW - testing KW - piles KW - lateral loading KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52461354?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Centrifuge+testing+of+large+laterally+loaded+pile+groups+in+sands&rft.au=McVay%2C+Michael%3BZhang%2C+Limin%3BMolnit%2C+Thomas%3BLai%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=McVay&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1998-10-01&rft.volume=124&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1016&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - centrifuge methods; clastic sediments; data acquisition; displacements; Florida; hydraulics; laboratory studies; lateral loading; load tests; loading; models; piles; sand; sediments; testing; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HARRY S. TRUMAN PARKWAY, CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1997). AN - 36405293; 7115 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 7.0-mile-long, four-lane, limited-access parkway on the east side of Savannah, located in southeastern Georgia, is proposed. The roadway would extend from the Abercorn Street Extension (State Route R 204) north to Derenne Avenue and complete the final phases of the Harry S. Truman Parkway. Phase I of the project, from Derenne Avenue to Wheaton Street, was completed in 1993; construction of Phase II, from Wheaton Street to President Street, began in 1994. Completion of the parkway would enable traffic to bypass the congested southern areas of Savannah and would also remove through traffic from parallel roadways that are currently operating near capacity. Two main build alternatives, seven subalternatives, a No-Build Alternative, a transportation systems management alternative, and a mass transit alternative are considered in this draft supplemental EIS. Various combinations of the alternatives and subalternatives produced 20 alternative build alignments. Of the 20 possible configurations, nine were determined to be reasonable. Nineteen of the 20 build alternatives would require the construction of a bridge over the salt marsh adjacent to the Vernon River and the river itself. Two methods of bridge construction were considered: mat and barge (Method A), which would involve the placement of temporary mats directly on the marsh; and end-on or short-span (Method B), which would involve the driving of piling ahead of the previous span. The applicant's preferred alternative is Alternative 1 with Bridge Construction Method A, which would be the lowest-cost and least controversial proposal. The total estimated cost of the project is $84.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on area roads, reduce travel time and improve vehicle efficiency for commuters and local residents, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would result in displacement of 83 residences and seven businesses, 19.1 acres of land within ten jurisdictional wetlands and three jurisdictional waters, and 114.2 acres of forest. The displaced residences would include 49 single-family homes and one apartment complex containing 34 units. Approximately 113 receptors would experience noise in excess of federal standards, and only 70 of these receptors would qualify for mitigation. The rights-of-way development would also adversely affect 54 acres of the Bacon Park Golf Course and Archery Range. The visual aesthetics of portions of the town of Vernonburg, a community recommended for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0060D, Volume 21, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 980391, Volume 1--476 pages and maps, Volume 2--421 pages and maps, Volume 3--565 pages and maps, Volume 4--612 pages, September 30, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-GA-EIS-96-01-DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Georgia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405293?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1997%29.&rft.title=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1997%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 30, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE EAST SPAN SEISMIC SAFETY PROJECT ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN YERBA BUENA ISLAND AND OAKLAND, ALAMEDA AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16346390; 7113 AB - PURPOSE: The seismic upgrading of the existing East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge connecting Yerba Buena Island (YBI) in San Francisco and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Toll Plaza in Oakland, located in northern California, is proposed. The project is one of several designed to provide a lifeline bridge connection between San Francisco and Oakland in the event of an earthquake. Approximately 274,000 vehicles carrying 350,000 people currently cross the bridge daily. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would assume that the interim retrofitting of the East Span would be completed, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would include the retrofitting and rehabilitating the existing East Span to withstand a maximum credible earthquake (MCE), improvements to the existing structure, the modification of the superstructure to permit large displacements at specified joints, and the addition of two piers to the cantilever main span to provide additional support. Replacement Alternative N-2 would include the construction of a bridge (two side-by-side bridge decks each consisting of five lanes) north of the existing alignment. Replacement Alternative N-6 would include the implementation of a design similar to Alternative N-2 aligned north of the Alternative N-2 alignment. Replacement Alternative S-4 would include the implementation of a span aligned to the south of the existing structure incorporating a double-deck viaduct exiting the YBI tunnel, transitioning to two parallel structures. The overall lengths of Replacement Alternative N-2, Replacement Alternative N-6, and Replacement Alternative S-4 would be 11,759 feet, 11,877 feet, and 11,644 feet, respectively. All replacement alternatives would incorporate a 15.5-foot pedestrian and bicycle path elevated one foot above the traffic lanes. All replacement alternatives would be followed by the demolition of the existing East Span. While none of the project alternatives would include facilities for high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes or rail transit, the existing East Span or a replacement span could accommodate an HOV lane or light rail transit by converting vehicular traffic lanes or shoulders and providing other modifications. Neither Bay Area Rapid Transit nor AMTRAK trains could be accommodated on the existing East Span structure due to the combined length and weight of the trains. Design variations for the main span have been identified for each of the replacement alternatives. The span design variations would include a cable-stayed design, a self-anchored suspension design, and a skyway design. Depending on the design chosen for the main span, the estimated costs for the replacement alternatives are $1.35 billion to $1.65 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The retrofitting or replacing the East Span would help ensure transportation between the cities of San Francisco and Oakland in the event of a MCE on the San Andreas fault. The construction activities would employ substantial numbers of workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The replacement of the East Span would result in the displacement of facilities pertinent to the California Department of Transportation and the U.S. Coast Guard. The replacement of the East Span would also result in the permanent alteration of the visual sitting. All alternatives would result in the displacement of aquatic habitat, including habitat within special aquatic sites. Special status species habitat could be adversely affected. Historic and archaeologic sites would also be adversely impacted. The construction activities would degrade water quality within San Francisco Bay. Traffic-related noise levels would continue to exceed federal standards during peak hours regardless of the alternative chosen. The construction activities would encounter hazardous waste sites, but no post-construction impacts would be experienced. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 980389, 477 pages and maps, September 29, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-98-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bays KW - Bridges KW - Demolition KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocation Plans KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1999-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DOWNTOWN+SACRAMENTO-FOLSOM+CORRIDOR%2C+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DOWNTOWN+SACRAMENTO-FOLSOM+CORRIDOR%2C+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 29, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CAROLINA BAYS PARKWAY, GEORGETOWN AND HORRY COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 16351513; 7111 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a roadway running parallel to the Atlantic Coast just to the west of the Intercoastal Waterway, located in eastern South Carolina, is proposed. The project would be located in the Grand Strand Area, one of the most popular resort areas in the nation. The area includes the communities of Atlantic Beach, Conway, Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the roadway, to be known as the Carolina Bays Parkway, would be 34.8 miles long and provide for six lanes of traffic along the main line with fully-controlled access between US Route 17 and SC 9 and four lanes along the connectors crossing the Intracoastal Waterway with limited access. Interchanges would be provided where the connector intersected with the parkway and where the highway intersected with U.S. 17, South Carolina Route (SC) 544, US 501, Conway Bypass, and SC 9. At-grade intersections would be provided where the connectors intersected with US 17 and at the terminus of the Central parkway Connector at 48th Avenue North. The estimated cost of the selected alternative (Alternative 1) is $581.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A controlled-access, high-speed highway within the corridor would improve north-south traffic movements, relieve congestion on the existing street network, and provide a safe and efficient highway link to move people, goods, and services more quickly and directly. Fuel savings due to greater transportation efficiency would be substantial. The highway would help to support the construction of new tourist facilities and multi-use developments; an estimated $1 billion of such construction projects are planned for the next five years. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Build Alternative 1 would displace 182 residences, 16 businesses, 582 acres of prime farmland and 363 acres of farmland of statewide importance, and 221 acres of wetlands. A total of 1,514.8 acres of right-of-way would be required. The project would traverse 4,655.6 feet of floodplain and 10 hazardous materials sits. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0050D, Volume 20, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 980387, 588 pages, September 25, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-SC-EIS-96-01-F KW - Beaches KW - Coastal Zones KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Intracoastal Waterway KW - South Carolina KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16351513?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CAROLINA+BAYS+PARKWAY%2C+GEORGETOWN+AND+HORRY+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=CAROLINA+BAYS+PARKWAY%2C+GEORGETOWN+AND+HORRY+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 25, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED NEW RUNWAY AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36402729; 7108 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a runway and related facilities at Miami International Airport, located in southern Florida, is proposed. The airport, which occupies 3,300 acres approximately six miles northwest of downtown Miami, serves as the primary commercial air service airport in south Florida, handling more than 33 million passengers and 1.8 million tons of cargo annually. Its three major runways operate at or near maximum capacity during peak periods, and air carrier activity is projected to increase significantly in the next 20 years. Two of the existing runways (9L/27R and 9R/27L) are in a parallel east-west configuration and are spaced approximately 5,100 feet apart. The third runway (12/30) is a southeast/northwest diagonal runway. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed action (the Air Carrier Runway Alternative, Alternative 2) would involve the construction of a parallel runway 8,600 feet long and 150 feet wide, located approximately 800 feet north of Runway 9L/27R. The runway would be used by landing aircraft, with occasional departure operations. The proposed action would also include associated taxiways and related navigational aids. The Commuter Runway Alternative would involve the construction of a parallel runway 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, approximately 800 feet north of Runway 9L/27R. This runway would be used by general aviation and commuter aircraft for arrival and departures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expansion would enable the airport to keep pace with increased air carrier operations, provide economic benefits to the region in the form of increased employment and earnings, higher levels of direct expenditures, and increased numbers of travelers to the region. The proposed action would involve the hiring of 2,800 construction workers. Pollutant emissions would decrease under the proposed action because aircraft delays would diminish. The number of persons exposed to noise levels of 65-plus A-weighted decibels in the year 2005 would decline by 17,600 as compared to the No Action Alterative. Emission of all air pollutants would decline or remain the same. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, 105,081 persons would be exposed to aircraft day-night average noise levels of 65-plus A-weighted decibels. Among the nonresidential land uses sensitive to noise impacts would be numerous parks and recreational sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0382D, Volume 21, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 980384, Volume 1--447 pages and maps, Volume 2--954 pages, September 24, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Florida KW - Miami International Airport, Florida KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402729?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+NEW+RUNWAY+AT+MIAMI+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=PROPOSED+NEW+RUNWAY+AT+MIAMI+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 24, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LEGACY PARKWAY, I-215 AT 2100 NORTH IN SALT LAKE CITY TO I-15 AND US 89 NEAR FARMINGTON, DAVIS AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH. AN - 16358757; 7101 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Legacy Parkway, extending 13 miles from Interstate 215 (I-215) at 2100 North in Salt Lake City to the intersection of I-15 and US 89 near Farmington, located in northern Utah, is proposed. The four-lane, limited-access, divided highway would be constructed in order to provide a portion of the highway facilities needed in the North Corridor for the year 2020. A multiple-use trail for pedestrians, bicyclists, and equestrians would parallel the highway. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, and a number of other options, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative A, the easternmost alternative, would include two frontage roads and, under one option, would extend from south of Pages Lane in West Bountiful to north of Parrish Lane in Centerville. Alternative B, the westernmost alignment, in North Salt Lake and Farmington, would include four frontage roads. Termini for alternative B would be the I-15/US 89 interchange and I-15 in Kaysville; a split connection would branch off in the vicinity of Lund Lane in Farmington. Alternative C, which would be the westernmost alignment in Centerville, would include two frontage roads. Option C1 would lie west of Sheep Road and extend from approximately two miles north of Parrish Lane to approximately 0.6 mile south of Lund Lane in Centerville. Option C2 would extend from Center Street to a point approximately 0.9 mile north of 900 North in North Salt Lake City; it would lie 328 feet west of Alternative C. The locally preferred alternative is Alternative C, including both options. The estimated costs of Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative C, and the locally preferred alternatives are $353 million, $383 million, $339 million, and $337 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The parkway would provide for safe and efficient movement of people and goods project for the area through the year 2020. The facility would also provide an alternative north-south route through the North Corridor for use when I-15 is closed or congested. An additional high-speed route for emergency vehicles would be available. The parkway would constitute a buffer zone between developed areas the Great Salt Lake ecosystem. The locally preferred alternative would result in the protection of 717 acres of wetland, while the other alternatives would protect from 572 to 761 acres of wetland. Approximately 5,762 acres of potentially developable land would lie adjacent to the locally preferred alternative, while the other alternatives would provide access to 5,122 to 6,146 acres of developable land. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The locally preferred alternative would displace 10 residences, 12 businesses, and eight horse paddocks as well as 156 acres of wetland, 89 acres of prime farmland, and seven acres of state-listed important farmland. The rights-of-way requirements for the other alternatives would displace 10 to 20 residences, 13 to 24 businesses, up to two farmsteads, and seven to 16 horse paddocks. All action alternatives, except Alternative A, would encroach on the Bountiful Sanitary Landfill and could impede access to the landfill. The locally preferred alternative would require the relocation of the eastern parking lot of the Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980377, Volume 1--224 pages and maps, Volume II--162 pages and maps, Appendices--367 pages and maps, September 22, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-98-02-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Landfills KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16358757?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LEGACY+PARKWAY%2C+I-215+AT+2100+NORTH+IN+SALT+LAKE+CITY+TO+I-15+AND+US+89+NEAR+FARMINGTON%2C+DAVIS+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=LEGACY+PARKWAY%2C+I-215+AT+2100+NORTH+IN+SALT+LAKE+CITY+TO+I-15+AND+US+89+NEAR+FARMINGTON%2C+DAVIS+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 22, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-15 400 SOUTH IN SALT LAKE CITY TO 200 NORTH IN KAYSVILLE, DAVIS AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH. AN - 16357971; 7103 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of 21.5 miles of Interstate 15 (I-15) from downtown Salt Lake City to Kaysville, located in northern Utah, is proposed. The existing facilities, additional demand reduction, the expansion of mass transit, and the construction addition of Legacy Parkway from I-125 at 2100 North in Salt Lake to the I-15/US 89 interchange in Farmington would meet only 81 percent of the projected travel needs; the I-15 improvements would be needed to address the remaining 19 percent. Eight alternatives, including the No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would provide eight mixed-flow lanes (four in each direction) and two high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes (one in each direction), expanding the highway from eight to ten lanes. A direct connection, in the form of a fly-over ramp, would allow HOV traffic to access the Salt Lake City Business District more efficiently. The alternative would include an advanced traveler management system, the expansion of transportation system management facilities, and transportation demand management. The alternative would assume the construction of Legacy Parkway. The estimated cost of the project is $951.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway reconstruction would help meet the year 2020 travel demand projected for the North Corridor, while correcting geometric and operational deficiencies characterizing the existing facility. The efficiency and economy of public transit operations would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The installation of a large detention pond would require the conversion of five acres of farmland listed as important by state authorities. The rights-of-way requirements due to the alteration of interchange designs would adversely affect nine residential properties and 11 properties would be permanently displaced. The access to seven single-family residences, two mobile home parks, an apartment complex, the historic Eldredge and Jennings House, and numerous businesses would be altered. Partial property acquisitions would adversely affect 26 business locations and 12 commercial operations would be permanently displaced. Two sites, a petroleum concern and a former gas station, would require investigation in order to deal with concerns about hazardous materials. Noise conditions would probably worsen for residents along the freeway, the operation of which already results in noise levels in excess of federal standards; noise barriers would be provided at qualified locations. Approximately 12.8 acres of wetlands would be disturbed, and some grassland would be displaced. A minimal loss of floodplain and foraging habitat for endangered species would result. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980379, 256 pages and maps, September 22, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cost Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16357971?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-15+400+SOUTH+IN+SALT+LAKE+CITY+TO+200+NORTH+IN+KAYSVILLE%2C+DAVIS+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=I-15+400+SOUTH+IN+SALT+LAKE+CITY+TO+200+NORTH+IN+KAYSVILLE%2C+DAVIS+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 22, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HOOVER DAM BYPASS PROJECT, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA, AND MOJAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 16351446; 7096 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a US 93 bypass of the road crossing the Hoover Dam, located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, is proposed. The project would involve the construction of a bridge and highway access facilities to allow for a new crossing of the Colorado River in the vicinity of the Hoover Dam. The project would extend approximately 3.5 miles, lying entirely within federal lands, namely, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area and the Hoover Dam Reservation. Four alternatives, including the No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Promontory Point Alternative would cross Lake Mead approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the Hoover Dam, requiring the construction of approximately 2.7 miles of highway approach in Nevada, a 2,200-foot-long bridge, and approximately 0.9 miles of highway approach in Arizona. The Sugarloaf Mountain Alternative would cross the river about 1,500 feet downstream of the dam, requiring the construction of 2.2 miles of highway approach in Nevada, a 1,900-foot-long bridge, and approximately 1.1 miles of highway approach in Arizona. The Gold Strike Canyon Alternative would cross the river approximately one mile downstream of the dam, requiring the construction of approximately 2.2 miles of highway approach in Nevada, a 1,700-foot-long bridge, and 1.1 miles of highway approach in Arizona. The estimated cost of the alternatives is $198 million to $215 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bridge and highway would correct alignment and capacity deficiencies on US 93 and reduce or eliminate truck traffic and through traffic from the Hoover Dam roadway. The reduction of traffic at the Hoover Dam would improve air quality in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The right-of-way development would disturb 0.3 to 11.0 acres of desert wash habitat, 120 to 131 acres of desert tortoise habitat, and 20 to 55 acres of desert bighorn sheep habitat, and two alternatives could impact peregrine falcon breeding territory. From 50 to 73 acres of federal recreation land would be adversely affected, and the construction activities would impair recreational activities within the project corridor. The structures would alter the historic visual setting of the Hoover Dam, a national historic landmark. Up to five historic and four pre-historic sites eligible for or listed on the National Register of Historic Places could be adversely affected. The Gold Strike Canyon Alternative would increase noise at the upper end of the canyon significantly. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980373, 344 pages and maps, September 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZNV-EIS-98-03-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Recreation Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Nevada KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16351446?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HOOVER+DAM+BYPASS+PROJECT%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA%2C+AND+MOJAVE+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=HOOVER+DAM+BYPASS+PROJECT%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA%2C+AND+MOJAVE+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 145 NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION FROM INTERSTATE 64 IN PERRY COUNTY TO EAST JUNCTION WITH STATE ROADS 64 AND 145 IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1996). AN - 16346258; 7091 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a roadway connecting Interstate 64 at Saint Croix to the State Road (SR) 64/145 intersection near the Patoka Reservoir, located in south Indiana, is proposed. The existing north-south routes in the area (SR 145 and SR 37) do not provide direct access to the reservoir and suffer from serious design deficiencies. The facility would be a two-lane rural arterial roadway, with a 60-mile-per-hour design speed, partial control of access, at grade intersections, and 33- to 400-foot-wide rights-of-way. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of April 1996. The three build alternatives would include an 8.4- to 9.6-mile-long facility on a new alignment. A fourth build alternative would improve a 12.5-mile-long stretch of existing SR 145; this alternative was withdrawn from serious consideration because it would result in numerous possible residential relocations. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of April 1996 considers a fifth build alternative. The alternative would involve the improvement of the existing roadways to the current 3R Super 2 design standards with minimum criteria including two 12-foot driving lanes, 11-foot shoulders on either side of the roadway, a maximum grade of 6.5 percent, a five-degree-45-minute maximum curvature, a 20-foot obstruction-free zone, 3-to-1 foreslopes, 2-1 backslopes, and design speeds of 55 miles per hour (mph) in rural areas and 25- to 30-mph in urban areas. This contrasts with the draft EIS's designated preferred alternative (Alternative 2), which would be built to 4R standards, with a 60-mph design speed. The estimated costs of the build alternatives described in the draft EIS are $31.2 million to $70.6 million. The estimated cost of the newly considered alternative is $53.7 million. The newly considered alternative has been discarded. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve local and regional accessibility and traffic service, stimulate local economic development, and increase property values and property tax revenue. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the newly considered alternative would have displaced 195.8 acres of land, affecting 131 parcels of land, requiring relocation of 16 residences, and costing a total of $2.0 million. Nine archaeological sites, one architectural structure, and a park potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places would lie within the corridor. Twelve bridge structures would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0175D, Volume 20, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980368, 11 pages and maps, September 17, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-96-1-D Supplemental KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Indiana KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346258?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+145+NEW+ROAD+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+INTERSTATE+64+IN+PERRY+COUNTY+TO+EAST+JUNCTION+WITH+STATE+ROADS+64+AND+145+IN+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1996%29.&rft.title=SR+145+NEW+ROAD+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+INTERSTATE+64+IN+PERRY+COUNTY+TO+EAST+JUNCTION+WITH+STATE+ROADS+64+AND+145+IN+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 17, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PEACE BRIDGE PLAZA AND CONNECTING ROADWAY SYSTEM (PIN 5753.58.121), CITY OF BUFFALO, ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16346178; 7079 AB - PURPOSE: The rehabilitation or reconstruction of the U.S. Peace Bridge Plaza and connecting roadways linking Buffalo, New York, and Fort Erie, Ontario, located at the U.S./Canada border, is proposed. Located along the Niagara Frontier, the crossing includes the bridge structure, the U.S. and Canadian plazas, and the roadways and ramps on each side connecting the plazas to the local and regional transportation systems. The U.S. Plaza, located within the City of Buffalo, connects to both local streets and the regional transportation network as part of Exit 9 of the Niagara Thruway, or Interstate 190 (I-190), interchange. The interchange and local and regional connections have evolved over the years from the initial construction of the Peace Bridge in 1927 through major changes in the mid-1950's with the thruway construction and expansion of the U.S. Plaza, to recent changes that include a direct ramp from I-190. The bridge has experienced traffic growth rates of seven, eight, and even 10 percent during the past several years based on economic trends and the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the U.S./Canada Free Trade Agreement. Over the design horizon to the year 2020, commercial traffic is expected to double in volume and passenger vehicle traffic to increase by 50 percent. The existing plaza has not undergone major renovation since the mid-1950's and its circulation patterns and layout no longer meet the needs of today's traffic volumes. Five plaza alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, and four connecting roadway alternatives, including a Null Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Three plaza alternatives, (Alternative 6B, Alternative 7B, and a variation of these two alternatives) would organize the plaza facilities to maintain commercial vehicle processing and inspection to the right as traffic enters the U.S. and passenger vehicle and bus inspection to the left. Entrances and exits would be relocated to eliminate crossing of inbound and outbound vehicles and the presence of multiple entrances and exits. The remaining plaza alternative (Alternative 8) would use the same basic site and facility layout and the other alternatives, but the plaza would be located in Canada. Depending upon the connecting roadway alternative selected, the design would provide separate exit ramps from I-190 northbound for Peace Bridge traffic and for Niagara Street or Porter Avenue. Either Ramp P connecting Porter Avenue to I-190 northbound or Ramp N connecting I-190 northbound to Niagara Street would be closed. Depending on the alternatives selected, the estimated cost of the plaza component of the project is $41.7 million to $55.0 million and the estimated cost of the connecting roadway system is $20.1 million to $23.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reconfiguration of the plaza would greatly reduce vehicle conflict and crossing and improve the visual environment. Minor improvements to Front Park would result from road system reconfiguration. The access to and from I-190 would improve significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Each connecting roadway alternative would displace a small portion of Front Park, which is included in the National Register of Historic Places, and two of the alternatives could require the displacement of eight to 33 households within the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Lakeview Housing Complex. One connecting road alternative could increase noise to levels in excess of federal standards for the 120-unit Peace Bridge Apartment Complex; other sites in the area of the project already experience noise levels that approach or exceed federal standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980356, 324 pages and maps, September 8, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346178?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PEACE+BRIDGE+PLAZA+AND+CONNECTING+ROADWAY+SYSTEM+%28PIN+5753.58.121%29%2C+CITY+OF+BUFFALO%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=PEACE+BRIDGE+PLAZA+AND+CONNECTING+ROADWAY+SYSTEM+%28PIN+5753.58.121%29%2C+CITY+OF+BUFFALO%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 8, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE EXTENDED TEST RANGE (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1994). AN - 36412711; 7074 AB - PURPOSE: The conducting of 116 extended range tests of target missiles, defensive missiles, and sensor systems at one or more test range areas is proposed. The tests would provide realistic test situations for defenses to operate within a simulated theater of operations that would include target missiles. The tests would involve conducting target and other missile system flights over distances not to exceed 750 miles. The missile flight tests could fully validate system design and operation effectiveness of ground-based theater missile defense (TMD) and sensor systems. The military presently has a limited TMD capability. Existing air defenses provide a very limited capability for point defense and no capability for area defense of military and geopolitical targets against theater missiles. Potential off-range launch locations could include land areas and sea-based platforms. Missile-to-missile intercepts would occur over existing test range areas or over open sea areas. Four candidate test areas are the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Fort Bliss in Texas, with off-range missile launches from sites in New Mexico and Utah; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) on Santa Rosa Island and at Cape San Blas in Florida, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Gulf of Mexico; Vandenberg AFB, San Nicolas Island, and San Clemente Island in California, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Pacific Ocean; and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, also with off-range launches from the Pacific. Some combination of test range areas would likely be implemented since no single area would satisfy all test objectives. A draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1994 considered potential booster drop zones at the White Sands site. This final supplement to the final EIS of November 1994 identifies the Eglin AFB as the preferred alternative. The preferred alternative would involve target and interceptor launch and support activities at alternative locations at Eglin AFB test sites on Santa Rosa Island and Cape San Blas, air delivery of target missiles, and possible Navy AEGIS ship-launched interceptor launch from offshore platforms off the coast of Santa Rosa Island and Cape San Blas. For the purpose of the analysis in this final EIS, a total of up to 24 test or training events per year over a ten-year period are considered. These test or training events would include up to 48 interceptor launches per year from a combination of launch sites, including land, ship, and/or platform-based sites. Up to 24 target launches per year would occur from a complementary launch site. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide target flights over distances that would not be attainable on most existing ranges. It would also effectively simulate a hostile missile attack against a theater of operations; hostile missiles would include Scud-type ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface guided missiles launched against a specific target. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Any test flights conducted off the Florida coast would result in the temporary closure of large areas of the Gulf of Mexico to watercraft and temporarily reroute aircraft in the immediate vicinity. Small amounts of hazardous material would be spread over large areas of the Gulf of Mexico. Booster drops would disturb wildlife habitat and vegetation in the immediate area. A historic lighthouse and keeper's quarters within the launch area could be damaged by noise vibrations during target missile launches. LEGAL MANDATES: Missile Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the second draft supplement, see 98-0003D, Volume 22, Number 1. For the abstract of the first draft supplement, see 95-0006D, Volume 19, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 94-0004D, Volume 18, Number 1, and 94-0272D, Volume 18, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980351, Volume 1--597 pages and maps, Volume 2--586 pages, September 4, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Islands KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Missiles KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Radar KW - Recreation Resources KW - Research KW - Weapon Systems KW - Eglin Air Force Base, Florida KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Missile Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412711?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1994%29.&rft.title=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Washington, District of Columbia; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 4, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEWARK-ELIZABETH RAIL LINK, CITY OF NEWARK, ESSEX COUNTY, AND CITY OF ELIZABETH, UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36411968; 7071 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the first segment of a light rail transit (LRT) system designed to link downtown Newark, Newark International Airport, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, is proposed. The draft EIS of January 1996 addressed the entire 8.8-mile-long project corridor that is one of the most heavily-traveled corridors in the state, servicing trips into and out of Newark as well as trips destined to New York City and other areas. Although the area has an extensive and varied network of transportation services that are extensively used, the connections among some transit lines are poor, particularly between the Broad Street station (BSS), Newark Penn station (NPS), the airport, and the Midtown Elizabeth station. The first link of the LRT system would extend 0.97 mile from Broad Street Station to Newark Penn Station in downtown Newark. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative would begin at an at-grade station along Lackawanna Avenue parallel to the Broad Street Station, splitting into a one-way pair at the intersection of Lackawanna Avenue and Broad Street. The southbound track would continue south along the west curb of Broad Street between Lackawanna Avenue and Washington Street. Between Washington Street and Lombardy Street, the southbound track would use a portion of the sidewalk adjacent to Washington Park then turn east to cross Broad Street and follow the south curb of Lombardy Street between Broad and Atlantic streets before turning southwest to cut diagonally across the block and proceed toward the McCarter Highway /Fulton Street intersection, where it would rejoin the northbound alignment. The northbound single track would proceed across Broad Street at-grade, pass through the Division Street intersection, turn south at Orange Street to parallel a proposed extension of Atlantic Street to Bridge Street, continue along the length of Atlantic Street following the east curb, and turn southeast at Lombardy Street to rejoin the southbound alignment. At the McCarter Highway/Fulton Street intersection, the double-track alignment would turn south to follow the west side of a realigned McCarter Highway between Fulton and Centre Streets. At Centre Street, the alignment would turn southwest and enter a tunnel portal to pass between the Saint James Church and the NJPAC parking lot, then continue in the tunnel to Raymond Boulevard, where it would connect with the existing NCS tunnel alignment. The existing Newark City Subway tunnel alignment would be used to access NPS. Stations would be constructed at Broad Street, Washington Park (north and south bound), NJPAC, and Centre Street. The estimated cost of the project in 1996 dollars is $142.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail line would improve access within the downtown area and, eventually, to the airport and other rail lines, reduce roadway congestion, improve air quality, and support local economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace four residences and one business. Founders Park, a 0.23-acre parcel owned by the City of Newark, would be relocated. The reorganization of traffic movements in the vicinity of the project would be required. New elements would be introduced into the visual environment, and vibrations from project operation could adversely affect three sites. The construction of the tunnel in downtown Newark could temporarily impact aquifers or groundwater recharge areas. Three hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 94-0224D, Volume 18, Number 3, and 96-0025F, Volume 20, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980348, 431 pages and maps, September 3, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Water Quality KW - New Jersey KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411968?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-09-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEWARK-ELIZABETH+RAIL+LINK%2C+CITY+OF+NEWARK%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+AND+CITY+OF+ELIZABETH%2C+UNION+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=NEWARK-ELIZABETH+RAIL+LINK%2C+CITY+OF+NEWARK%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+AND+CITY+OF+ELIZABETH%2C+UNION+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 3, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beltway 8 Wetland Water Quality Project; constructed wetlands for storm water polishing and wetland mitigation banking AN - 52466721; 1999-045180 AB - The Harris County Flood Control District is implementing a wetland mitigation bank project that includes highway runoff as a significant water source. Part of this project is being implemented in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation through funding from the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act for water quality improvement. This collaborative effort includes treatment and final polishing of storm water runoff from a portion of Beltway 8, northeast of Houston, Texas. The project includes approximately 89 ha (220 acres) of storm water-polishing wetlands and associated wildlife habitat. The overall train of natural treatment processes includes a tie-in to the existing beltway storm sewer, a surge basin for initial collection and storage of storm water, a pump station and force mail allowing flexible water delivery to the rest of the system, a series of polishing ponds and polishing wetland marshes, and an interconnected array of habitat wetlands and swales including ponds, littoral marshes, and transitional wetland forest areas. Design of the polishing and treatment wetlands balances the multiple goals of water quality improvement, flood-flow retention, and creation of valuable wildlife habitat. JF - Transportation Research Record AU - Knight, Robert L AU - Adams, Robert AU - O'Brien, Colleen AU - Davis, Eduardo R Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - September 1998 SP - 11 EP - 20 PB - Transportation Research Board, Commission on Sociotechnical Systems, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC VL - 1626 SN - 0361-1981, 0361-1981 KW - United States KW - water quality KW - embankments KW - geologic hazards KW - stormwater KW - nitrogen KW - Harris County Texas KW - constructed wetlands KW - Houston Texas KW - floods KW - soils KW - protection KW - hydrology KW - monitoring KW - drainage KW - pollution KW - Texas KW - phosphorus KW - fresh-water environment KW - preventive measures KW - biota KW - nitrification KW - wetlands KW - runoff KW - water resources KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52466721?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.atitle=Beltway+8+Wetland+Water+Quality+Project%3B+constructed+wetlands+for+storm+water+polishing+and+wetland+mitigation+banking&rft.au=Knight%2C+Robert+L%3BAdams%2C+Robert%3BO%27Brien%2C+Colleen%3BDavis%2C+Eduardo+R&rft.aulast=Knight&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=1626&rft.issue=&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=0309064716&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research+Record&rft.issn=03611981&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://trrjournalonline.trb.org/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - TRREDM N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - biota; constructed wetlands; drainage; embankments; floods; fresh-water environment; geologic hazards; Harris County Texas; Houston Texas; hydrology; monitoring; nitrification; nitrogen; phosphorus; pollution; preventive measures; protection; runoff; soils; stormwater; Texas; United States; water quality; water resources; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ultrasonic Instrumentation for Measuring Applied Stress on Bridges AN - 17247679; 4532789 AB - The measurement of applied stress on bridges can provide valuable information on the condition of the structure. The conventional technique for measuring applied stress is with a strain gage. However, strain gages can be time consuming to install because first the surface must usually be prepared. On a bridge, paint removal will most likely be necessary as part of this surface preparation. When dealing with lead-based paints, which are considered hazardous waste, many time consuming removal procedures are required. Because of these factors, a device that measures applied stress without requiring paint removal could be useful. While a "clamp-on" strain gage can also be used to measure applied stress without requiring paint removal, this type of strain gage can not be used on some bridge details, such as webs of I-beams and tops of box girders. An ultrasonic technique using non-contact electromagnetic transducers provides a possible method for applied stress measurement which is not limited by the same factors as those with conventional strain gages. The transducers operate through nonconductive and conductive (lead-based) paint and work on rusted, pitted surfaces. Our previous research developed a technique for measuring applied stresses on bridges with EMATs and included many laboratory tests. This paper describes field applications of the technique on actual bridge structures, as well as additional system testing and instrument calibration in the laboratory. JF - Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation AU - Fuchs, P A AU - Clark, A V AU - Lozev, M G AU - Halabe, U AU - Klinkhachorn, P AU - Petro, S AU - GangaRao, H AD - Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, VA 22101, USA Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - Sep 1998 SP - 141 EP - 152 VL - 17 IS - 3 SN - 0195-9298, 0195-9298 KW - nondestructive testing KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Materials testing KW - Bridges KW - Ultrasonics KW - Structural analysis KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17247679?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Nondestructive+Evaluation&rft.atitle=Ultrasonic+Instrumentation+for+Measuring+Applied+Stress+on+Bridges&rft.au=Fuchs%2C+P+A%3BClark%2C+A+V%3BLozev%2C+M+G%3BHalabe%2C+U%3BKlinkhachorn%2C+P%3BPetro%2C+S%3BGangaRao%2C+H&rft.aulast=Fuchs&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=141&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Nondestructive+Evaluation&rft.issn=01959298&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ultrasonics; Structural analysis; Bridges; Materials testing ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Health Hazards of Combustion Products from Aircraft Composite Materials AN - 17164935; 4467278 AB - Concerns about the potential health hazards of burning fiber-reinforced polymer composites in aircraft fires parallel the rising usage of these materials for commercial aircraft primary and secondary structures. An overview of the nature and the potential hazards associated with airborne carbon fibers released during flaming combustion of aircraft composites is presented. The current data derived from animal studies are insufficient to determine the acute toxicity of carbon fibers from burning composites. AU - Gandhi, S AU - Lyon, R E Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - Sep 1998 SP - 36 KW - composite materials KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Fires KW - Aircraft KW - Combustion products KW - Toxicity KW - H 7000:Fire Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164935?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Gandhi%2C+S%3BLyon%2C+R+E&rft.aulast=Gandhi&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Health+Hazards+of+Combustion+Products+from+Aircraft+Composite+Materials&rft.title=Health+Hazards+of+Combustion+Products+from+Aircraft+Composite+Materials&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT/FAA/AR98/34. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99104499. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Influence of a Trailer's Axle Arrangement and Loads on the Stability and Control of a Tractor/Semitrailer AN - 17164761; 4467373 AB - The evaluation of a basic vehicle type relative to another, in terms of stability and control properties, can be done comprehensively only by examining its behavior over a wide range of loading conditions, component selection, and operation variables, such as tire tread wear level, pavement friction, etc. While the scope of the study did not permit an evaluation at such levels of detail, the results show the safety- related dynamic performance effects of varying a trailer's axle arrangement (tandem vs. tridem), suspension type (steel vs. air), tire type (dual vs. wide-base single), and axle loading level. Typical five- and six-axle tractor/semitrailers (483-cm (190-in) tractor and 14.6-m (48-ft) van- semitrailer) were used in this study. AU - El-Gindy, M AU - Kenis, W Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - Sep 1998 SP - 184 KW - axle arrangement KW - loading KW - safety engineering KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Automotive engineering KW - Trucks KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164761?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=El-Gindy%2C+M%3BKenis%2C+W&rft.aulast=El-Gindy&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=184&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Influence+of+a+Trailer%27s+Axle+Arrangement+and+Loads+on+the+Stability+and+Control+of+a+Tractor%2FSemitrailer&rft.title=Influence+of+a+Trailer%27s+Axle+Arrangement+and+Loads+on+the+Stability+and+Control+of+a+Tractor%2FSemitrailer&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA /RD-97/123. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99107385. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Adapting Safety Audits for Small Cities AN - 17161760; 4465716 AB - A practical approach to identifying street safety needs for local governments has been developed in this research. These governments are responsible for a large street mileage carrying relatively low traffic volumes. Improving safety on these streets is given only limited focus in most small cities. Due to the limited funding, manpower, and traffic engineering expertise available, traditional safety improvement programs are generally beyond the means of these agencies. An effective safety program needs to recognize the reality of local governments. A regional survey was conducted to examine the current methods and practices used by city traffic safety programs. Results from this survey were utilized in the development of the prototype Street Safety Audit procedure. A set of simple checklists covering fundamental intersection and traffic sign issues were also developed from this research. The Street Safety Audit procedure presented is a useful tool for small cities to begin addressing basic safety needs on their streets. AU - Haiar, KA AU - Wilson, E M Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - Sep 1998 SP - 138 KW - safety engineering KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Government programs KW - Urban areas KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17161760?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Haiar%2C+KA%3BWilson%2C+E+M&rft.aulast=Haiar&rft.aufirst=KA&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=138&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Adapting+Safety+Audits+for+Small+Cities&rft.title=Adapting+Safety+Audits+for+Small+Cities&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: MPC-98-96A. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99106643. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Remote vehicle exhaust emission sensing for traffic simulation and optimization models AN - 17133183; 4434405 AB - This paper presents the development of the ONROAD vehicle exhaust emission model for estimating CO and HC emissions. This model is developed based on the on-road emission data collected from five highway locations in Houston area using a remote emission sensor. The ONROAD emission estimation model establishes relationships between the on-road vehicle exhaust emission rates and a vehicle's instantaneous speed profile. Since a vehicle's instantaneous speed profile is a function of different traffic demand and control scenarios, this emission model can be used to estimate the emission implications of alternative traffic control and management strategies. Because of the aggregate nature of the ONROAD emission model, it can be easily incorporated into a traffic simulation or dynamic traffic assignment model where a vehicle's instantaneous speed profile can be tracked consistently. Hence, this emission model is ideal for traffic simulation and optimization analyses. JF - Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment AU - Yu, Lei AD - Department of Transportation Studies, Texas Southern University, 3100 Cleburne Avenue, Houston, TX 77004, USA, yu_lx@tsu.edu Y1 - 1998/09// PY - 1998 DA - Sep 1998 SP - 337 EP - 347 VL - 3D IS - 5 SN - 1361-9209, 1361-9209 KW - ONROAD KW - USA, Texas, Houston KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Computer applications KW - Transportation KW - Emission measurements KW - Automotive exhaust emissions KW - Highways KW - Air pollution measurements KW - Urban areas KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17133183?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apollution&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+D%3A+Transport+and+Environment&rft.atitle=Remote+vehicle+exhaust+emission+sensing+for+traffic+simulation+and+optimization+models&rft.au=Yu%2C+Lei&rft.aulast=Yu&rft.aufirst=Lei&rft.date=1998-09-01&rft.volume=3D&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=337&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+D%3A+Transport+and+Environment&rft.issn=13619209&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Emission measurements; Urban areas; Air pollution measurements; Highways; Automotive exhaust emissions; Transportation; Computer applications ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE US 190 CORRIDOR FROM FM 2657 TO THE EAST CITY LIMITS OF COPPERAS COVE, CORYELL AND LAMPASAS COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36404712; 7050 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a seven-mile reliever route around the south side of Copperas Cove, located in central Texas, is proposed. The highway would be a four-lane, controlled-access facility with a wide median. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in the draft EIS. Each of the three primary action alternatives would cross portions of the City of Coperas Cove, eastern Lampsasa and western Coryell counties, and a portion of the western side of Fort Hood Army Base. All build alternatives would have common eastern and western termini at existing US 190. The eastern terminus would lie just east of the Copperas Cover city limits, while the western terminus would lie just west of Farm-to-Market (FM) 2657. The alternatives would vary in the middle sections as they cross the north-south arterials of FM 116 and FM 3046. The Green Alternative (northernmost) would extend 6.5 miles and would follow the alignment closest to the densely developed portions of Copperas Cove. The Yellow Alternative would extend 6.6 miles and run south of the Green Alternative. The Blue Alternative would extend 6.9 miles and follow the alignment furthest from Copperas Cove. The Green Alternative has been identified as the preferred alignment. The estimated cost of the construction of the Green Alternative is $53.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would reduce congestion on US 190 by at least 30 percent, improving through traffic mobility and easing access to important public facilities, services, and economic centers adjacent to US 190. Traffic and mobility problems caused by local and regional travel demands in excess of the capacity of the existing transport system would be relieved. In the short-term, any build alternative would stimulate approximately $40.3 million in total economic activity, generate $12.8 in wages, and create the equivalent of 488 full-time jobs in the local area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for the Green Alternative would displace 362 acres of land, 121 acres of which is undeveloped agricultural land, and result in the relocation of six households, three businesses, and one church. Approximately 37 acres of prime farmland and other locally valuable soils would be displaced, and three grazing operations would be adversely affected. Approximately 345 acres of vegetated habitat would be adversely affected, including woodland and grassland. Two endangered bird species were found in the vicinity of the corridors. Four to six intermittent creek crossings would occur, and up to five non-jurisdictional stock ponds would be displaced. The rural nature of the corridor would change significantly. Eight residences would experience noise in excess of federal standards. Due to the rugged local topography, roadway cuts through limestone would be required. Numerous cultural resource sites would be likely to fall within any corridor chosen. Some risk of encountering hazardous waste during construction would be present. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980332, 288 pages and maps, August 24, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-97-01-D KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404712?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+US+190+CORRIDOR+FROM+FM+2657+TO+THE+EAST+CITY+LIMITS+OF+COPPERAS+COVE%2C+CORYELL+AND+LAMPASAS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+US+190+CORRIDOR+FROM+FM+2657+TO+THE+EAST+CITY+LIMITS+OF+COPPERAS+COVE%2C+CORYELL+AND+LAMPASAS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 24, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LAND AND FACILITIES AT NAVAL AIR STATION BARBERS POINT, HONOLULU COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36407940; 7045 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of land and facilities at Naval Air Station Barbers Point (NASBP), located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, is proposed. The base lies approximately 16 miles west of downtown Honolulu on the Ewa Plain. The base is bounded on the west by Campbell Industrial Park, on the east by Ewa Beach residential communities and open space, on the south by the ocean, and on the north by the city of Kapolei. NASBP will close on July 2, 1999, as the result of the 1993 Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations. Of the 3,722 acres of land at NASBP, approximately 1,130 acres are to be retained by the Navy and approximately 492 acres are to be transferred to other federal agencies, including the Veterans Administration (six acres), the Federal Aviation Administration (18 acres), the U.S. Postal Service (0.7 acre), the U.S. Army (16.5 acres), the National Guard Bureau (149.4 acres), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (253.3 acres), and the U.S. Coast Guard (48 acres). Some 2,100 acres would be disposed of and reused. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would assume the existing airport would not be used and, along with other surplus land (land not being retained by the Navy or other federal agency), would be retained by the Navy in caretaker status, are considered in this draft EIS. The three action alternatives, including the plan approved by the Barbers Point Naval Air Station Redevelopment Commission and signed by the Governor, would include a general aviation reliever airport. Under the alternative preferred by the state and the Navy for 691 acres of the surplus land, a general aviation reliever airport of Honolulu Airport would be developed. The airport would feature two parallel runways and a crosswind runway. The remaining land would be developed for park and recreational uses (681 acres), commercial and private recreation and light industrial uses (498 acres), and residential use (165 acres), including land designated for residential accommodation for the homeless (13 acres). POSITIVE IMPACTS: The redevelopment of the site would create residential, employment, and recreational opportunities. The airport would provide additional air traffic support in the Honolulu metropolitan area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Major events at special attractions related to recreational uses on portions of the transferred land would occasionally result in vehicular traffic congestion on area roads. Two federally-listed endangered plant species and one federally-listed bird species occur in the area, but consultation with the appropriate agencies during development should prevent any degradation of their habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 980326, 234 pages and maps, August 21, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Defense Programs KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Hawaii KW - Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407940?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-08-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LAND+AND+FACILITIES+AT+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+BARBERS+POINT%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LAND+AND+FACILITIES+AT+NAVAL+AIR+STATION+BARBERS+POINT%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 21, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 11 JANESVILLE BYPASS (WEST) (PROJECT I.D. 1704-05-00), ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36404408; 7039 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an east-west transportation link to Interstate-90 (I-90) on State Highway 11 (STH 11), located in southern Wisconsin, is proposed. STH 11 is the primary east-west route across southern Wisconsin between Dubuque, Iowa, and the Racine and Kenosha urban area in Wisconsin. In the project area, STH 11 presently passes through the downtown area of Janesville. Travel along STH 11 in Janesville is slowed by high traffic volumes (including heavy trucks), numerous signalized intersections and driveways, and insufficient roadway capacity. The crash rate on the urban segments is nearly twice the statewide average for similar roadways. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Three of the four build alternatives would bypass Janesville to the south. Alternative 5 would involve the widening of segments of STH 11 and US 51 in Janesville, then using STH 351 to access I-90. The locally preferred alternative (Alternative 3) would follow a nine-mile bypass alignment east of Haynor Road. This alternative would use existing STH 11 to Haynor Road, then head south on new alignment along property lines east of Haynor. Near O'Leary Road, the alignment would head east to cross the Rock River just north of the wastewater treatment plant, and join Avalon Road near US 51. Like the other build alternatives, the alignment then uses STH 351 to access I-90. The estimated cost of the project is $24.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, traffic congestion and associated safety problems in Janesville would be alleviated. Under the bypass alternatives, traffic would be removed from populous areas, and local and through traffic would generally be separated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace four acres of parkland, one bike and recreation trail, 145 acres of farmlands, 12.7 acres of woodlands, and three residences. Two substantial surface flows would be crossed, and four farms would be severed. Two threatened and endangered species of fish have been recorded in Rock River, which would be crossed by all of the build alternatives. Approximately 1.4 acres of wetlands would be filled. The project would adversely affect two hazardous materials sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0463D, Volume 21, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 980320, 297 pages and maps, August 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-97-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Rock River KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404408?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-08-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+11+JANESVILLE+BYPASS+%28WEST%29+%28PROJECT+I.D.+1704-05-00%29%2C+ROCK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+11+JANESVILLE+BYPASS+%28WEST%29+%28PROJECT+I.D.+1704-05-00%29%2C+ROCK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE 111 (WINDHAM-SALEM PROJECT NUMBER M-STP-F-038-1(5), 10075), WINDHAM AND SALEM, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36412095; 7025 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 3.3-mile segment of New Hampshire Route 111 (NH Route 111) and a 1.1-mile segment of NH Route 28 in the towns of Windham and Salem, located in southeastern New Hampshire, is proposed. The NH Route 111 project corridor would begin at Exit 3 of Interstate 93 (I-93) and extend easterly to the existing alignment of NH Route 111 northeast of Shadow Lake Salem. This unreconstructed, unimproved section is part of the important east-west highway from Hudson to Kingston. NH Route 111 provides access to I-93, the major north-south interstate highway serving New Hampshire. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative MC-3/4), the improved facility would include a two-mile bypass around congested areas and 1.3 miles of improvements to portions of the existing alignment to be retained as part of the project. Between Exit 3 of I-93 and NH Route 28, the improved highway would provide four travel lanes, highway shoulders, and a center median area that would serve as a left-turn pocket at intersections and a dual-use left-turn lane where access would be a concern. East of the proposed NH Route 28 intersection, the highway would narrow to two lanes, though right-of-way would be provided for future expansion of this section to four lanes. NH Route 28 would be upgraded and widened to provide two lanes northbound, two lanes southbound, and a center turn lane from just south of the existing NH Route 111/NH Route 28/Lake Street intersection to just north of the proposed NH Route 111 relocated /NH Route 28 intersection, a distance of approximately 1.1 miles. Improvements to the 3.3-mile section of NH Route 111 would involve 6.9 miles of construction within the primary alignment and for associated roads. Right-of-way acquisition and construction costs for the preferred alternative are estimated at $38.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a controlled- and limited-access facility that would improve safety, efficiency, and traffic flow on this section of state highway. The bypass section would reduce traffic volumes along the sections of existing NH Route 111 extending from Searles Road to East Broadway and from NH Route 28 to East Broadway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the full build alternatives, some six acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Lands in the proposed project corridors are also sensitive to sedimentation and erosion, requiring special control measures. Approximately 21.3 acres of soils classified as important farmland soils, including 2.9 acres of active farmland, would be displaced. A total of 17 wetlands, with a combined areas of six acres, would be impacted. {{2-46}} Some 39.8 acres of wildlife habitat would be adversely affected, as would three historic properties and one historic district. Highway development would result in displacement of 18 residences and 17 businesses. Property acquisitions would decrease the tax bases for the towns of Windham and Salem by $35,000 and 80,000, respectively. Highway noise would exceed federal standards at 17 residential and six commercial receptor sites. The project would traverse three streams, and cross 1.5 miles of stratified drift aquifer, potentially affecting groundwater quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980305, Volume I--477 pages, Volume II--234 pages and maps, Volume III--maps, August 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-95-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412095?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-08-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+111+%28WINDHAM-SALEM+PROJECT+NUMBER+M-STP-F-038-1%285%29%2C+10075%29%2C+WINDHAM+AND+SALEM%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+111+%28WINDHAM-SALEM+PROJECT+NUMBER+M-STP-F-038-1%285%29%2C+10075%29%2C+WINDHAM+AND+SALEM%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - School Bus Safety: Safe Passage for America's Children. AN - 62359478; ED437736 AB - This document outlines measures to enhance the safe transportation of children to and from school. It reports that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is dedicated to the highest standards of safety in school buses, and it outlines some of the NHTSA guidelines, such as rollover protection, body-joint strength, seat belts, emergency exits, fuel-system integrity, handrails, nonconforming vans, and passenger seating. The report provides a brief history of NHTSA's activities related to school-bus safety, including behavioral program and vehicle regulations. It discusses current projects and future agency plans, including recent research that aims to make the next generation of school buses safer. Because children are at much greater risk of being killed as a pedestrian in a school-bus loading zone rather than as a passenger on a school bus, educating children on how to be safe pedestrians is fundamental to safety. The booklet describes various education programs for children, and it discusses the training and licensing of school-bus drivers. It analyzes motorist behavior, especially stop-arm violators and illegal passing, and the various safety enhancements that have been made to buses over the years. Two appendices provide federal motor-vehicle safety standards and other information. (RJM) Y1 - 1998/08// PY - 1998 DA - August 1998 SP - 27 VL - DOT-HS-808-755 KW - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - School Buses KW - Student Transportation KW - Safety KW - Bus Transportation KW - Bus Drivers KW - Elementary Secondary Education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/62359478?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Availability - Level 1 - Available online, if indexed January 1993 onward N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Highway bridge seismic design; how current research may affect future design practice AN - 50325401; 1999-042257 AB - Under a program sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research is conducting a research program on new highway structure design and construction which has among its objectives studies on the seismic vulnerability of tunnels, retaining structures and bridges and the development of technical information on which, in the case of bridges, revisions can be made to current national design specifications. As a wrap-up to the program, research results are being reviewed and assessed in order to determine the impact that their results may have on the future development of a consistent seismic design specification for highway structures. This paper summarizes some of the important results of the research conducted under the program and discusses issues resulting from this impact assessment task with respect to expected effects on future design practice. JF - National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication(NIST) AU - Friedland, Ian M AU - Yen, W Phillip AU - Mayes, Ronald L AU - O'Fallon, John A2 - Raufaste, Noel J. Y1 - 1998/08// PY - 1998 DA - August 1998 SP - 248 EP - 259 PB - U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, DC KW - United States KW - programs KW - elasticity KW - geologic hazards KW - damage KW - stability KW - seismic response KW - liquefaction KW - structures KW - California KW - seismicity KW - tunnels KW - seismic risk KW - ground motion KW - risk assessment KW - aseismic design KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - zoning KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50325401?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=National+Institute+of+Standards+and+Technology+Special+Publication%28NIST%29&rft.atitle=Highway+bridge+seismic+design%3B+how+current+research+may+affect+future+design+practice&rft.au=Friedland%2C+Ian+M%3BYen%2C+W+Phillip%3BMayes%2C+Ronald+L%3BO%27Fallon%2C+John&rft.aulast=Friedland&rft.aufirst=Ian&rft.date=1998-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=248&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=National+Institute+of+Standards+and+Technology+Special+Publication%28NIST%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 30th joint meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources; panel on Wind and seismic effects N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - NSPUE2 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aseismic design; bridges; California; damage; design; earthquakes; elasticity; geologic hazards; ground motion; liquefaction; programs; risk assessment; roads; seismic response; seismic risk; seismicity; stability; structures; tunnels; United States; zoning ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Use of waste glass as aggregate for pipe backfill and embankment material AN - 50290823; 2004-001694 AB - The purpose of this final report is to evaluate the use of waste glass as a construction material for use on PennDOT projects. The two research projects involved were, "The Use of Waste Glass as Aggregate go Pipe Backfill", and "Waste Glass as Embankment materials". While clear glass can be easily recycled back into the glass manufacturing process, colored glass cannot and is usually stockpiled or shipped to landfills. PennDOT is currently researching ways in which to utilize this waste and substitute it for aggregate used in the projects. JF - Use of waste glass as aggregate for pipe backfill and embankment material AU - Gargiulo, R AU - Howrylak, C Y1 - 1998/08// PY - 1998 DA - August 1998 SP - 26 VL - PA-98-008-91-072 KW - United States KW - soils KW - backfill KW - aggregate KW - recycling KW - engineering properties KW - landfills KW - pollution KW - compactness KW - pipelines KW - waste management KW - waste disposal KW - Pennsylvania KW - glass materials KW - construction KW - roads KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50290823?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Gargiulo%2C+R%3BHowrylak%2C+C&rft.aulast=Gargiulo&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Use+of+waste+glass+as+aggregate+for+pipe+backfill+and+embankment+material&rft.title=Use+of+waste+glass+as+aggregate+for+pipe+backfill+and+embankment+material&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from NTIS database, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2004-01-01 N1 - Availability - National Technical Information Service, (703)487-4650, order number PB99-152399NEG, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - SuppNotes - Also pub. as Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation, Rep. nos. RP-91-072 and RP-92-058; final report; Jul 92-Jul 98 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY 23 FROM 0.74 KM WEST OF JCT TH 22 IN RICHMOND TO I-94, STEARNS COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 16356062; 7012 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 13.43-mile segment of Trunk Highway (TH) 23, located in central Minnesota, is proposed. The segment under consideration extends eastward from a point approximately 0.46 mile west of TH 22 near Richmond to the transition to the existing four-lane section near the Interstate 94 (I-94)/TH 23 interchange. Communities affected would include Richmond, Cold Spring, and Rockville. The project would upgrade the highway from a two-lane, two-way roadway to a four-lane, controlled-access expressway. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. For the most part, the three build alternative would follow the existing highway alignment, though there would be a slight alignment shift to an abandoned railroad grade near Richmond. The Rockville area alternatives would include a route using the existing highway through town as well as two bypass alternatives running south of Rockville. The preferred alternative would be a combination of segments beginning on the west within the existing corridor through Richmond, the railroad corridor along the Schneider Lake area, the existing route through Cold Spring and along the Sauk River, a southeastern bypass of Rockville, and the existing route for the remainder of the facility to its eastern terminus. A bridge would be constructed across the Sauk River in Cold Spring, and a box culvert over Mill Creek south of Rockville would be required. The project would be phased, with the first segment, extending from I-94 to Rockville, scheduled for the year 2000. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $28.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The upgrading of TH 23 would improve safety, capacity, and level of service within the corridor. Local as well as regional accessibility would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace 238 acres of farmland, including 41 acres of prime farmland and 78 acres of farmland of statewide importance. A total of 13 residences and 15 businesses would be displaced. The highway would displace 35.2 acres of wetland, traverse a number of floodplains, and adversely affect Lion's Park in Cold Spring and the Cold Spring Heron Colony Scientific and Natural Area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980291, 276 pages and maps, July 29, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-97-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16356062?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+23+FROM+0.74+KM+WEST+OF+JCT+TH+22+IN+RICHMOND+TO+I-94%2C+STEARNS+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+23+FROM+0.74+KM+WEST+OF+JCT+TH+22+IN+RICHMOND+TO+I-94%2C+STEARNS+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 63 CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PHELPS COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 16353359; 7013 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane divided roadway within the Route 63 corridor, located in south-central Missouri, is proposed. The corridor runs from north of the Rolla city limits to the vicinity of Vida near Route W. The project would also include potential improvements to Interstate 44 (I-44) through the city limits of Rolla and Route 72 within Rolla. In general, across the state, existing Route 63 consists of a rural, two-lane roadway with regular shoulders. In the study area, a large portion of the route lies within the Rolla city limits, most of which consists of a three- or five-lane section flanked by curbs and gutters and providing little or no control of access. From the northern city limit to I-44, Route 63 is a four-lane facility with limited access control. From I-44 to Fourteenth Street, Route 63 is a three-lane section, incorporating a continuous left-turn lane. A five-lane section currently runs from Fourteenth Street to Route CC. Outside Rolla, Route 63 was designed as a four-lane facility from the Maries County line to approximately one mile north of Rolla and constructed, in 1983, partially as a four-lane roadway and partially as a two-lane roadway within a four-lane right-of-way. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred Route 63 improvements (the West Hybrid Alternative) would extend from a point 0.5 mile north of I-44 to a newly proposed interchange with I-44, thence along a reconstructed section of I-44 for a distance of four miles to a second newly proposed interchange on I-44. Route 63 would then leave the I-44 alignment and continue on new alignment to a point on existing Route 63 near Brays Lake, a distance of two miles south of the Rolla city limits. On this new alignment, Route 63 would be constructed as a two-lane roadway within a right-of-way sufficient for construction of a four-lane facility. The project would also include an extension of Route 72 and improvements to existing Route 63 through Rolla. A transportation system management alternative is also under consideration. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $69.6 million, and the estimated benefit-cost ratio is 1.22. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve existing and anticipated traffic congestion and improve safety within the corridor. Total vehicle miles traveled during the movement of goods and persons within the region would decline. Emergency vehicle response times would also decline. Highway improvements would provide regional continuity based on currently planned Route 63, I-44, and Route 72 improvements along adjacent roadway segments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way acquisitions would displace 39 conventional residences, four mobile homes, 28 multi-family units, and 20 businesses. Eleven businesses would be adversely affected due to loss of parking facilities. Four public use facilities would be displaced. Highway development would also affect 6,070 feet of stream, 1.5 acres of ponds and lakes, 0.15 acre of jurisdictional wetland, 32.68 acres of floodplain, 5.2 acres of riparian forest, 190 acres of upland forest, and 41.5 acres of prime farmland. One previously recorded archaeological site and 16 historic sites would be adversely affected, and 17 sites which would have some potential for containing hazardous waste would be traversed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980292, 224 pages and maps, July 29, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-98-03-D KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353359?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+63+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PHELPS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+63+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PHELPS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TYLER LOOP 49 SOUTH, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 16341475; 7010 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the southern section of Loop 49 around the urbanized area of Tyler, located in northeastern Texas, is proposed. The southern section of 40-mile circumferential controlled access highway would extend 9.6 to 11.5 miles from State Highway (SH) 155 to SH 110 in the southern portion of the county. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. All of the build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane divided highway, incorporating both parkway and freeway sections. The choice of section type for a particular segment of the corridor would depend upon surrounding land uses. Alternative Alignment A (the preferred alternative) would lie closest to Tyler and extend 9.62 miles. Extending from SH 155 approximately 0.5 mile south of the intersection of SH 155 and County Road (CR) 1125, the alignment would proceed east-southeast for approximately 1.0 mile before turning to the east just south of the abandoned fish hatchery at the end of CR 166, then continue eastward for 4.7 miles across CR 178, the abandoned Saint Louis and Southwestern railway line, Farm-to-Market Road (FM) 2493, US Highway 69 and CR 111. Approximately 0.5 mile south of Cumberland Estates, Alternative A would turn to the northeast continuing for approximately 3.6 miles to cross FM 756, FM 2964, and CR 2191 before proceeding to its eastern terminus at SH 110. Alternative B, which would lie outside the Alternative A Alignment, would extend 10.4 miles. Alternative C, which would lie still further outside the urban area, would extend 11.5 miles. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Loop 49 would alleviate traffic congestion on existing roadways in urbanized Smith County, provide a safer, more convenient route for through traffic, and provide access (including improved emergency service access) to the southern Tyler/Smith County area. The Loop would also provide a multitude of functions consistent with adopted area-wide goals, policies, and objectives relating to a comprehensive development plan. The highway would serve outlying development expected to occur due to evolving economic trends in Smith County and the East Texas area in general. A bypass would be provided for traffic, especially industrial and commercial vehicles not destined for Tyler. Major residential areas to the south of Tyler would be provided with a link to industrial, manufacturing, health care, and interstate highways east and northeast of Tyler. The Loop would also provide connections to Tyler's Pounds Field Airport and industrial and manufacturing and interstate facilities west and northwest of Tyler. In the short-term, the project would provide 3,000 person-years of employment, $55.0 million in income, and $230 million in secondary economic benefits. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the alternative considered, the project would result in development of 535 to 609 acres of primarily agricultural land. It would also displace 466.7 to 609 acres of agricultural or undeveloped land and 28 to 47 residences. Alternative A would displace 144.6 acres of agricultural land 83.5 acres of residential land (including 38 residences), and 322.1 acres of other land. The existence of Loop 49 could induce future residential and commercial growth in the area, converting yet more land from its current uses. Wetland and forested wildlife habitat would be lost, and six floodplains would be traversed. The construction of highway in rural areas would alter visual aesthetics significantly. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0373D, Volume 20, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 980289, 287 pages and maps, July 27, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-95-01-F KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16341475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TYLER+LOOP+49+SOUTH%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=TYLER+LOOP+49+SOUTH%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 27, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KEALAKEHE PARKWAY, MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY TO QUEEN KAAHUMANU HIGHWAY, NORTH KONA, HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36411357; 7001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 2.5-mile-long, four-lane divided urban arterial that would complete the Kealakehe Parkway, connecting Mamalahoa Highway and Queen Kaahumanu Highway in North Kona, Hawaii, is proposed. The project would address system linkage needs, existing transportation demand and capacity needs, safety needs, and economic development needs. Issues addressed include the effects on land use, socioeconomic conditions, noise levels, traffic conditions, rare and endangered species, and archaeological resources. Three alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The two action alternatives would represent differing alignment options. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a detour road at the eastern terminus of Kealakehe Parkway, improvements to the existing and future intersections of Palani Road, Old Mamalahoa Highway, Mamalahoa Highway and Kealakahe Parkway; and at-grade improvements to the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kealakahe Parkway. The detour road would maintain traffic flow during the construction of the eastern terminus of the project. After the completion of the project, the detour road would remain to provide access to a small number of existing residential units. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would be supportive of development projects in the vicinity without creating long-term impacts to land use trends and plans. Social and economic impacts would be mostly beneficial, including the expenditure locally of construction funds and enhanced access in the region which would contribute to overall economic activity. The completed parkway would alleviate traffic congestion on Palani Road; establish access to and facilitate mobility for existing and proposed developments within the Keahole to Kailua area; and facilitate access to and provision of community services. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would convert nearly 64 acres of open space currently in agricultural use to a paved roadway. Highway embankments could adversely affect the drainage characteristics of the affected area. The project would require one residential relocation, and a transportation corridor would be placed in proximity to some existing residential areas. The parkway would adversely affect one endangered and one threatened species. The parkway would have highly-localized and severe adverse impacts on those existing residences that would be immediately adjacent to the berm on which the roadway would be placed. The construction would adversely affect 54 archaeological sites. Noise levels along the corridor would increase, exceeding federal standards at one location. Construction activity could result in short-term erosion and adverse impacts on air quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0373D, Volume 18, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 980280, 441 pages, July 22, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Drainage KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411357?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KEALAKEHE+PARKWAY%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+TO+QUEEN+KAAHUMANU+HIGHWAY%2C+NORTH+KONA%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KEALAKEHE+PARKWAY%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+TO+QUEEN+KAAHUMANU+HIGHWAY%2C+NORTH+KONA%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 22, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36404191; 6996 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a runway and the improvement and development of ancillary facilities at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CDIA) in Charlotte, located in southern North Carolina, are proposed. CDIA is a publicly-owned air carrier and air cargo airport operated by the City of Charlotte Aviation Department to provide commercial service for Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, North Carolina-South Carolina metropolitan statistical area. The character of CDIA has changed as the US Airways hub has matured, and projected activity levels have continued to show growth. In 1997, CDIA ranked as the 16th busiest airport in the nation in operations, ranking 20th in passenger volume and 30th in cargo volume. Seven major airlines and six commuter carriers use the airport. Several alternatives and subalternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would involve the construction of a 9,000-foot Runway 17/35 (future 18R/36L), with associated taxiway improvements, and the development of a 2,000-foot extension to existing Runway 18R/36L (future 18C/36C) to provide an overall runway length to 12,000 feet. This draft EIS addresses federal actions regarding installation of navigational aids, airspace use, and approach and departure procedures associated with the proposed developments. In addition, the project would involve several airport support facility improvements to both the terminal area and the landside area. The latter improvements include terminal development projects to extend Concourse A, construct a commuter concourse, extend the terminal building, relocate the Federal Inspection Services, and extend the lower level roadway. It would also include landside development projects to expand Loop Road, relocate the rental care area, reconfigure hotel ingress/egress facilities, relocate employee parking, develop additional long-term parking, relocate West Boulevard around the south end of the airport from east of Runway 36R, close Byrum Road, and relocate Old Dowd Road to the north of the new third parallel runway. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The runway improvements and associated facilities would assist CDIA in meeting requirements to serve aircraft destined to or arriving from the Pacific Rim. Project developments would also reduce delays during peak operating periods, provide sufficient terminal gate capacity for commuter aircraft as well as domestic and international jet aircraft, provide ancillary facilities to support potential increases in air transportation demand, enhance, and allow the airport to address federal noise abatement requirements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The acquisition of 1,475 acres for airport development would require the relocation of 123 residential structures as well as approximately 220 mobile homes. Some 330 jobs would be displaced due to the acquisition of 32 businesses. A total of 3,000 acres of vegetated land would be disturbed, and 5.7 acres of wetland and 9.5 acres of open water would be adversely affected. Two historic structures, Walker Homestead and Freeman House, would be displaced, and four historic structures would require noise abatement measures, Two archaeological sites of potentially national significance would be disturbed. Aircraft noise would increase with increasing air traffic in the vicinity of CDIA; sound insulation would be provided for 52 residential structures. Noise levels would exceed federal standards for some receptors. Roadway relocations would alter surface transportation flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1348 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980275, Draft EIS--580 pages and maps, Appendices A-E--691 pages, Appendices F-J--383 pages and maps, July 16, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHARLOTTE%2FDOUGLAS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+CHARLOTTE%2C+MECKLENBURG+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=CHARLOTTE%2FDOUGLAS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+CHARLOTTE%2C+MECKLENBURG+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, College Park, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 16, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MINILLAS EXTENSION, TREN URBANO TRANSIT PROJECT, PUERTO RICO (DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1995). AN - 36404563; 6994 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements within a 1.6-kilometer corridor extending from Sagrado to the Minillas area within the Santurce Ward of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is proposed. The metropolitan area faces severe and growing traffic congestion as a result of concentrated population and employment densities and centralized development patterns, high and increasing travel demand, limited capacity of the network of highways and streets, and inadequate public transportation service. Santurce encompasses approximately 12.8 square kilometers comprising a rich mixture of residential and other uses, making it one of San Juan's most prominent neighborhoods. The neighborhoods include the tourists areas and affluent precincts of Condado, Ocean park, and Mirmar to the north and west and the neighborhoods of Barrio Obrero, Villa Palmeras, and Las Casas to the south and east. The high concentration of development between Sagrado Corazon and Minillas, along with the limited availability of public transportation services from other parts of the San Juan metropolitan area to this corridor, has led to significant traffic congestion. The street system cannot be expanded without great cost and community disruption. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and two heavy rail alternatives, are considered in this draft supplement to the final EIS. The final EIS addressed the proposed Tren Urbano heavy rail system, extending from the municipality of Bayamon to the Sangrado Corazon station, a distance of 17.2 kilometers. The currently considered project would constitute an extension the Tren Urbano system. The Highway Alignment Alternative would extend 1.6 kilometers, plus an additional 180 meters of curved track and 220 meters of pocket and tail tracks necessary for turnback operation. The Ponce de Leon Alternative would extend 1.52 kilometers, plus an additional 220 meters for tail tracks and a pocket track to accommodate turnback operations. Either alternative would consist of a two-track heavy rail system beginning at the tail tracks of the Sagrado Corazon station and involving both below-grade and aerial configurations. The estimated costs of the Highway Alignment Alternative and the Ponce de Leon Alternative are $325.9 million and $432.2 million, respectively. The estimated annual operating and maintenance costs for the alternatives are $3.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail system would expand public transit service capacity to accommodate passenger volumes in the year 2010, improve air quality by reducing auto traffic volume, reduce the need for additional highway construction, support economic growth within the metropolitan area, and dramatically improve transportation mobility within the affected area, reducing travel times and connecting key institutions and job centers. The project would support nearly numerous construction-related jobs and some permanent jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for the rail alternatives would result in the displacement of 20 to 143 residences housing 64 to 458 persons. Aerial structures would adversely affect the visual appearances of the affected portions of the corridor. Those properties that abut the rail line would experience increased noise and vibration. Five small parks and 16 historic properties, including one property listed in the National Register of Historic Places and one eligible for inclusion, are located in the project corridor. One historic site would require demolition; however, no parkland would be displaced. Two known hazardous waste sites are proximate to the rail alignments. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0148D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980273, 262 pages, July 15, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Puerto Rico KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404563?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MINILLAS+EXTENSION%2C+TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+PUERTO+RICO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENTAL+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1995%29.&rft.title=MINILLAS+EXTENSION%2C+TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+PUERTO+RICO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENTAL+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 15, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 231 NEW CONSTRUCTION FROM CR 200 N TO CR 1150 S, DUBOIS AND SPENCER COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 36404766; 6992 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided, partially-controlled-access highway to replace the existing US 231, located in southwestern Indiana, is proposed. The new alignment would connect County Road (CR) 200 North near Rockport in to CR 1150 approximately 1.4 miles north of Interstate 64 (I-64), a distance of 22 miles. The project would be linked with a Kentucky project to build a bridge over the Ohio River (Natcher Bridge) at the Indiana project's southern terminus. During the design year (2016), it is anticipated that 13,900 vehicles per day (VPD) would travel the southern of the section of US 231 under consideration, while 16,900 VPD would travel the northern section; these projects assume that AK Steel would generate 3,200 VPD in the future and that Natcher Bridge would be in operation. Four alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would link the Natcher Bridge to I-64, then continue another 1.4 miles north of I-64 to tie into existing US 231. The basic section for the highway would reflect specifications typical of a rural principal arterial, with four 12-foot lanes and an 80-foot median located within a 300-foot right-of-way. Inside shoulders would be six feet wide, while outside shoulders would be 11 feet wide. The right-of-way requirements could expand to 500 feet in areas where cut-and-fill sections were required. The project would include an interchange at I-64, 1,100 feet west of the current US 231 interchange near Dale; the interchange would require additional right-of-way. Connections to other crossroads would be at-grade intersections. The facility would cross all railway tracks on overpass structures to eliminate conflicts. The design speed would be 70 miles per hour (mph), though the posted speed limit would be 55 mph. Preliminary planning suggests that the intersection with SR 68 would require signalization, and the intersection with SR 162 would also be examined for signalization based upon anticipated traffic volumes. More detailed examination of signalization would be conducted during the design phase. The estimated cost of implementation of the preferred alternative is just over $100 million in 1993 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would upgrade a substandard section of highway to maintain transportation in the corridor. Together with the Natcher Bridge, the project would complete a National Highway System link between Owensboro and I-61. Accidents along the corridor would decline from 196 to 141 for the year 2016, resulting in a savings of $540,000 in 1998 dollars. The project would support local planning goals. Emergency and school bus access would improve. Economic development, including that associated to tourism, would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way acquisitions would require the displacement of 22 residences, including two working farms, 25 acres of residential property, and one small strip mining operation (eight acres), 516 acres of agricultural land, with 410 acres of cultivated farmland and 106 acres of uncultivated land and pasture, 265 acres of woodland, 193 acres of industrial land, nine acres of institutional land associated with the Catholic outpost youth camp, 19 acres of water habitat (ponds), 0.3 acres of other wetland, 0.5 acres of commercial property, and 63 acres of existing road and railroad right-of-way. In addition, one institutional relocation could be required. A gas line would also be crossed. The closure of some county roads would sever east-west access for the affected road users. Some retail trade would bypass Rockport, Chrisney, Gentrybille, and Dale. Noise levels would be introduced into a predominantly rural area. Five archaeological sites potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property (42 U.S.C. 7901). JF - EPA number: 980271, 147 pages, July 14, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-98-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Mines KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Indiana KW - Kentucky KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404766?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+231+NEW+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+CR+200+N+TO+CR+1150+S%2C+DUBOIS+AND+SPENCER+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=US+231+NEW+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+CR+200+N+TO+CR+1150+S%2C+DUBOIS+AND+SPENCER+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 14, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Vibration of horizontally curved box girder bridges due to vehicles AN - 16551680; 4374949 AB - The purpose of this paper is to develop a procedure for obtaining the dynamic response of thin-walled curved box girder bridges due to truck loading and to get their basic impact characteristics. The box girder bridge is divided into a number of thin-walled beam elements. Both warping torsion and distortion are considered in the study. The analytical vehicle is the AASHTO HS20-44 truck simulated as a nonlinear vehicle model with 11 independent degrees of freedom. Four different classes of road-surface roughness generated from power spectral density function for very good, good, average, and poor roads are used in the analysis. In comparison with the other approaches developed by former investigators, the proposed procedure not only facilitates a physical understanding of the general structural response, but also greatly reduces the computing time required and output obtained. The analytical results show that most impact factors of torsion and distortion are much larger than those of vertical bending response. The impact factors of normal stress at different points in the same cross section are quite different. The larger the normal stress, the smaller the impact factor will be. Though the static normal stresses at different positions in the same cross section may be extremely different for a curved box girder bridge, their dynamic normal stresses tend to be uniform. JF - Computers & Structures AU - Huang, Dongzhou AU - Wang, T L AU - Shahawy, M AD - Structural Department, Florida Department of Transportation, Bartow, FL 33830, USA Y1 - 1998/07/13/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 Jul 13 SP - 513 EP - 528 VL - 68 IS - 5 SN - 0045-7949, 0045-7949 KW - box girder bridges KW - loading KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Bridges KW - Motor vehicles KW - Structural engineering KW - Stress KW - Civil engineering KW - Vibration KW - Trucks KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16551680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Computers+%26+Structures&rft.atitle=Vibration+of+horizontally+curved+box+girder+bridges+due+to+vehicles&rft.au=Huang%2C+Dongzhou%3BWang%2C+T+L%3BShahawy%2C+M&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Dongzhou&rft.date=1998-07-13&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=513&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Computers+%26+Structures&rft.issn=00457949&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Structural engineering; Vibration; Bridges; Motor vehicles; Civil engineering; Trucks; Stress ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 16/UNION AVENUE VICINITY TO SR 302 VICINITY, TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36390643; 6983 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 12 miles of State Route (SR) 16 extending from Union Avenue in Tacoma to the SR 302 exit in Purdy, located in western-central Washington, is proposed. The project corridor includes the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. SR 16 is a four-lane principal state highway. Within the project area, peak and non-peak travel demand between Interstate 5 (I-5) and the Kitsap Peninsula and at the Tacoma Narrows crossing is substantially greater than system capacity. Three alternatives, including a No Action alternative (Alternative 1), which would involve the implementation of presently proposed system improvements, are considered in this draft EIS. The only differences distinguishing the improvement alternatives would involve the Tacoma Narrows crossing. Improvements along the SR 16 mainline would consist of an additional lane in each direction throughout the entire project corridor that would operate as high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Existing lanes would operate as general purpose lanes. Improvements related to the Tacoma Narrows crossing would principally involve construction of either a second deck on the existing bridge (Alternative 2) or a new parallel suspension bridge (Alternative 3) as well as reconfiguration of the existing bridge deck, and an automated, high-speed electronic and manually operated toll plaza in the vicinity of 24th Street NW. The preferred bridge alternative is Alternative 3. Other major improvements would include a split interchange at 36th Street NW and 32nd Street NW, stormwater facilities throughout the corridor, the expansion of park-and-ride facilities, bus service improvements, and the closure and the relocation of an existing commercial road providing access to SR 16 in the vicinity of Haven of Rest Cemetery between the Rosedale Street NW overpass and 96th Street NW (Bujacich Road). The estimated costs of implementation of Alternative 1, Alternative 2, and Alternative 3 are $19.0 million, $449 million, and $408 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the project would help achieve the goals of the State Highway System Plan for the period 1999-2018 with respect to Washington State Department of Transportation Puget Sound Core HOV lane strategies. The project would provide a direct continuation of the HOV lanes planned as part of the I-5 Core HOV project on I-5 and the Nalley Valley Bridge, which would end near SR 16 and Union Avenue in Tacoma. Diversion to arterials and other roadways adjacent to SR 16 would decline, traffic capacity within the corridor would increase, and safety on the narrows crossing would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Regardless of the alternative considered, federal noise and air quality standards would be violated. The construction of the second bridge would require activity within and above the Tacoma Narrows, adversely affecting water quality. Under the preferred alternative, the development of 93.8 acres of right-of-way for the project proper and approximately 10 acres for provision of new access to the Haven of Rest Cemetery would displace 29 residential units, 14 businesses, one publicly owned park, 58 acres of grassland habitat as well as small areas of shrub habitat, grassland and mixed forest habitat, forest habitat, and wetland. The habitat for bald eagles could be adversely affected, and activities associated with the bridge could adversely affect Chinook salmon. During the 52-month construction period, traffic flows would be impeded at some locations. The project could conflict with the planned SR 16 non-motorized trail. Noise barriers could adversely affect visual aesthetics in the vicinity of the structures, and the new bridge would alter the historic setting of the existing bridge. Hazardous waste sites would be encountered during the construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980262, Draft EIS--687 pages and maps, Appendices--217 pages and maps, July 8, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-98-4-D KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cemeteries KW - Drainage KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36390643?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+16%2FUNION+AVENUE+VICINITY+TO+SR+302+VICINITY%2C+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+16%2FUNION+AVENUE+VICINITY+TO+SR+302+VICINITY%2C+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 8, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cargo Theft: Federal/industry Cooperation forming to combat rising intermodal cargo theft in the United States AN - 821088339 JF - Trends in Organized Crime AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1998///Summer PY - 1998 DA - Summer 1998 SP - 104 EP - 105 CY - New York PB - Springer Science & Business Media VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 1084-4791 KW - Criminology And Law Enforcement UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/821088339?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acriminaljusticeperiodicals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Trends+in+Organized+Crime&rft.atitle=Cargo+Theft%3A+Federal%2Findustry+Cooperation+forming+to+combat+rising+intermodal+cargo+theft+in+the+United+States%3A+Maritime+Security+Report%2C+No.+2%2C+Maritime+Administration%2C+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+April%2C+1996%3A+1-4&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=104&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Trends+in+Organized+Crime&rft.issn=10844791&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12117-998-1075-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Springer 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-30 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12117-998-1075-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Business and Government cooperation Increasing to stem maritime cargo crimes in International trade maritime security report AN - 821088310 JF - Trends in Organized Crime AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1998///Summer PY - 1998 DA - Summer 1998 SP - 105 EP - 107 CY - New York PB - Springer Science & Business Media VL - 3 IS - 4 SN - 1084-4791 KW - Criminology And Law Enforcement UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/821088310?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Acriminaljusticeperiodicals&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Trends+in+Organized+Crime&rft.atitle=Business+and+Government+cooperation+Increasing+to+stem+maritime+cargo+crimes+in+International+trade+maritime+security+report%3A+Maritime+Security+Report%2C+Maritime+Administration%2C+Washington%2C+D.C.%2C+January%2C+1997%3A+7-11&rft.au=Anonymous&rft.aulast=Anonymous&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-07-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=105&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Trends+in+Organized+Crime&rft.issn=10844791&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12117-998-1076-9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Central N1 - Copyright - Springer 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2014-08-30 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12117-998-1076-9 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Juvenile and Resident Salmonid Movement and Passage through Culverts AN - 17658680; 4467633 AB - An outcome of the Washington State Department of Transportation's Juvenile Fish Passage Workshop on September 24, 1997, was agreement that a literature review was necessary to determine the state of knowledge about juvenile salmonid movement and passage through culverts at road crossings. This report summarizes the findings of the literature review. The conclusion of this literature review is that stream dwelling salmonids are often highly mobile. Upstream movement was observed in nearly all studies that were designed to detect it, and in all species, age classs, and seasons. There are variations in the movement patterns of fish populations both between and within river systems. The role of turbulence in affecting the ability of fish to pass through culverts is poorly understood and deserves further investigation. Countersunk culverts have proved to be better for fish passage than culverts with or without other modifications for fish passage. AU - Kahler, TH AU - Quinn, T P Y1 - 1998/07// PY - 1998 DA - Jul 1998 SP - 54 KW - Salmonids KW - culverts KW - fish passage KW - roads KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - USA, Washington KW - Juveniles KW - Local movements KW - Fishways KW - Literature reviews KW - Migrations KW - Freshwater KW - Salmonidae KW - Turbulence KW - Q2 09123:Conservation KW - Q5 08521:Mechanical and natural changes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17658680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Kahler%2C+TH%3BQuinn%2C+T+P&rft.aulast=Kahler&rft.aufirst=TH&rft.date=1998-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=54&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Juvenile+and+Resident+Salmonid+Movement+and+Passage+through+Culverts&rft.title=Juvenile+and+Resident+Salmonid+Movement+and+Passage+through+Culverts&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: WARD-457.1. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99104580. N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Event recorders for rail rapid transit systems AN - 17165526; 4466601 AB - The Federal Transit Administration, stimulated in part by a recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board, is exploring the effectivness and efficiency of using event recorders on rapid rail cars in recognition of NTSB's strong emphasis on the value of data derived from event recorders in rail accident investigations. This study presents and analyzes data, defines various aspects of using accident/incident event recorders, performs a cost, feasibility and benefit analysis, and identifies the technical requirements for these devices in rapid rail transit. Data from actual experience is used where available. Event recorders, defined in the broadest sense, are valuable for monitoring and diagnosis of equipment and system problems, for engineering and administrative management of system operations and system performance, as well as for accident and incident analysis. AU - Poritzky, S AU - Chaudhari, D AU - Cuppett, D AU - Boehmer, L S Y1 - 1998/06/30/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 Jun 30 SP - 84 KW - event recorders KW - rapid transit systems KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Cost-benefit analysis KW - Feasibility studies KW - Data collection KW - Accidents KW - Economics KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17165526?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Poritzky%2C+S%3BChaudhari%2C+D%3BCuppett%2C+D%3BBoehmer%2C+L+S&rft.aulast=Poritzky&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1998-06-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=84&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Event+recorders+for+rail+rapid+transit+systems&rft.title=Event+recorders+for+rail+rapid+transit+systems&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FTAVA-26-7004-98-1. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98167406. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVED HIGHWAY ACCESS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF WESTERN JOHNSTON AND CRANSTON, PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND. AN - 36407708; 6975 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and reconstruction of highway sections in order to provide access to the 1,150-acre Environmental Management District of Western Johnston and Cranston, located in northern Rhode Island, is proposed. The district has been chosen for the propagation of the resource recovery industry. Currently, the district experiences in excess of 800 one-way heavy truck trips per day. Employment projections predict 3,600 new jobs in the district by the proposed actions design year of 2020. Currently, the three largest employers are the Rhode Island Central Landfill, Rhode Island Materials Recovery Facility, and the Green Hill Farms Facility; the latter is a private landfill. Currently, principal access to the district is via Interstate 295 (I-295) interchange at Plainfield Pike and via Plainfield Pike to Green Hill Road, Shun Pike, and Scituate Avenue. Plainfield Pike is a commercial arterial roadway constituting a major east-west connection in central Rhode Island. The roadway is considered by community planners to be a major focal point for future employment generation for Johnston and Cranston. Currently, businesses in the district generate a high daily volume of heavy truck traffic which adversely affects the operation and development potential of Plainfield Pike; traffic volumes are expected to rise sharply in the future. Deficiencies on the existing roadway will be exacerbated by increases in traffic. Major issues addressed include future impacts to traffic flow on Rhode Island Route 14, maintenance of operational safety on Interstate 295, air quality impacts, and wetland impacts. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 (the Comstock Parkway Extension Alternative) would consist of upgrading Plainfield Pike from I-295 to Comstock Parkway (2,920 feet), construction of 1.2 miles of new roadway from the intersection of Plainfield Pike and Comstock Parkway northward to Shun Pike, reconstruction of 0.9 mile of Shun Pike and Scituate Avenue, and reconstruction of the causeway between Simmons Upper and Lower Reservoirs. Alternative 3 (the I-295/Scituate Avenue Alternative) would consist of the construction of I-295 northbound on- and off-ramps, I-295 southbound on- and off-ramps, the reconstruction of 0.9 miles of Scituate Avenue and Shun Pike, the disconnection of Old Pocasset Road through the construction of two cul-de-sacs, and the disconnection of Scituate Avenue east of I-295 through the construction of two cul-de-sacs. Alternative 3 would require the preparation of a Request for New Access from the Federal Highway Administration for access to I-295. The estimated costs of Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 are $17.39 million and $8.98 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the either action alternative would enhance safety for users of I-295, prevent continued deterioration of local streets and maximize opportunities for local and regional plans. The region is classified as a non-attainment area for ozone. Both Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 would decrease ozone precursor emissions, with Alternative 3 providing the greatest reduction. The action alternatives would include closed drainage structures, improving water quality in receiving streams. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, the rights-of-way development would partially displace 13 to 36 parcels and completely displace two to four parcels, resulting in displacement of two to three single-family residences and up to five businesses. The highway development could result in disturbance of archaeological sites. Two hazardous wastes sites could be encountered. Alternative 2 would displace 2.6 acres of perimeter wetland and 2.7 acres of wetland proper. Vegetation and associated wildlife habitat and wildlife travel corridors would be disrupted significantly by Alternative 2. Alternative 3 could encroach upon an historic cemetery, and other historic sites could be adversely affected; surveys would occur. Regardless of the alternative chosen, I-295 and Plainfield Pike between Green Road and I-295 would not meet capacity needs by the design year of 2020. Other roadways in the area would exceed capacity by the design year unless Alternative 3 is chosen. Traffic noise would increase significantly in some areas regardless of the alternative chosen. The recreational facilities associated with the Upper and Lower Simmons Reservoirs would be adversely affected by Alternative 2. Alternative 2 would result in significant adverse visual impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980254, Main Report--241 pages and maps, Technical Data Report Number 1--65 pages, Technical Data Report Number 2--238 pages, Technical Data Report Number 3--312 pages, Technical Data Report Number 4--58 pages, June 26, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-RI-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Landfills KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recycling KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Rhode Island KW - Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, Emission Standards KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407708?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVED+HIGHWAY+ACCESS+TO+THE+ENVIRONMENTAL+MANAGEMENT+DISTRICT+OF+WESTERN+JOHNSTON+AND+CRANSTON%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.title=IMPROVED+HIGHWAY+ACCESS+TO+THE+ENVIRONMENTAL+MANAGEMENT+DISTRICT+OF+WESTERN+JOHNSTON+AND+CRANSTON%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Providence, Rhode Island; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 26, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FOX RIVER BRIDGES PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT UP TO FIVE NEW BRIDGES ACROSS THE FOX RIVER, KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 36402119; 6958 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of up to five crossings of the Fox River between the Kane/McHenry county line and the Kane/Kendall county line, located in northeastern Illinois, is proposed. The five potential bridge corridors are Bolz Road in the villages of Carpentersville and Algonquin, CC&P/Stearns Road in the village of South Elgin, Red Gate Road near the city of Saint Charles and the village of Wayne, C&NW/Dean Street in Saint Charles, and Illinois Route 56/Oak Street in the village of North Aurora. The need for this project is based on ongoing development on the west side of the Fox River in Kane County. The prioritization of which corridors were selected and which projects were constructed would rest with the Kane County Board. The length of the Fox River in Kane County under study is divided into three regions. The Boltz Road corridor lies in the northern region; the CC&P/Stearns Road, Red Gate Road, and C&NW /Dean Street corridors lie in the central region; and the Illinois Route 56/Oak Street corridor lies in the southern region. The cross-sections for the crossings would vary across corridors due to differences in adjoining land uses. A Build Alternative, a No-Build Alternative, and a No-Build with Congestion Management Alternative were considered, however the latter two were determined to be inadequate and eliminated from additional analysis because they didn't address the purpose and need for this project. The Bolz Road cross-section would consist of two 12-foot lanes in each direction separated by a 18-foot median; the road would extend 5.6 miles. The CC&P Stearns Road cross-section would consist of two 12-foot lanes in each direction separated by a four-foot median; the road would extend 4.6 miles. Three alignments are under consideration for the 4.0- to 5.8-mile Red Gate Road corridor; depending on the alignment selected, the road would consist of two 13-foot lanes in each direction separated by a four-foot median or a simple two-lane roadway. The 1.9-mile C&NW/Dean corridor cross-section would consist of two 12-foot lanes. The 5.2-mile Illinois Route 56/Oak Street cross-section would consist of two 12-foot lanes in each direction. Various intersection improvements would be provided in relation to each crossing. Illinois Routes 31 and 25 would be grade separated from the road associated with the C&NW/Dean Street corridor, and Illinois Route 31 would be grade separated from the road associated with the CC&P/Stearns Road corridor. All of the build alternatives would accommodate bicycles and pedestrians via ten-foot multi-user lanes on or attached to each bridge and mixed use paths along the roadway approaches. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bridge construction would serve the existing land use by providing efficient access to central business districts, public service and employment, and commercial centers in the area. The bridges would also serve future land use in conformance with Kane County's 2020 Land Resource Management Plan goals of encouraging compact, contiguous growth in the eastern portion of the County while preserving the pastoral qualities of the western portion. Finally, the bridges would provide alternative, and more direct, routes within the Kane County transportation network, thereby reducing congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way acquisitions would displace up to 53 homes and seven businesses employing approximately 500 workers. Approximately two acres of wetland would be filled, and roadway salt would degrade water quality in remaining wetlands. The project would encroach on numerous public parks and forest preserves, and the development of corridors would fragment habitat or convert habitat to roadway. Several sites that are on or could be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places could be adversely affected, including Moline Foundry, Kirtland Plant, numerous farmsteads along the Rad Gate Road, the Oak Lawn Historic District, and the Perry-Lathrop home. One of the Red Gate Road alignments would conflict with Kane County planning objectives. Traffic noise would exceed federal standards for some receptors; not all receptors would be amenable to effective mitigation measures. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980237, Volume I--339 pages, Volume II--maps, Volume III--225 pages, June 16, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-93-01-D/4(f) KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402119?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FOX+RIVER+BRIDGES+PROJECT+TO+CONSTRUCT+UP+TO+FIVE+NEW+BRIDGES+ACROSS+THE+FOX+RIVER%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FOX+RIVER+BRIDGES+PROJECT+TO+CONSTRUCT+UP+TO+FIVE+NEW+BRIDGES+ACROSS+THE+FOX+RIVER%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 16, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 64 BYPASS, FROM I-440 TO US 64 WEST OF WENDELL AND EASTERN WAKE EXPRESSWAY FROM EXISTING US 64 TO US 64 BYPASS, APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES, WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36390600; 6957 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 11.1-mile multilane freeway and 2.4 miles of expressway, located in eastern-central North Carolina, is proposed. The study area is located east of the city of Raleigh; the western limits of the study area lie within the city limits. The town of Knightdale is located in the center of the study area. The project termini would be interchanges with Interstate 440 in eastern Raleigh to the west and with the existing US Route 64 freeway section west of Wendell to the east. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative S3-b), the facility would include eight interchanges, four railroad structures, 11 drainage structures, and six grade-separation structures. The estimated construction and right-of-way costs, in 1994 dollars, are $192.5 million and $39.1 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The US 64 Bypass would provide an efficient bypass to avoid congestion on the existing US 64, to improve service for local traffic currently using US 64 and other rural two-lane roads in the vicinity of the project, and to complete an integrated freeway facility that is recognized as a key element in the thoroughfare plans of the area. The bypass would also reduce traffic accidents by providing a safer, access-controlled divided highway, as well as reducing vehicle operating costs, travel time, and emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new alignment build alternatives would result in the displacement of 54 residences, of which ten would be inhabited by minorities and five businesses. The land requirements would displace 257 acres of cultivated or open farmland, 354 acres of woodland, and 294 acres of developed land. In addition, disturbances would occur on 526 acres of prime, unique, and locally important farmland, 25.9 acres of wetlands, and 5.92 acres of open water. Some 18 stream crossings would occur. Substantial noise increases would be occur at 56 noise receptor locations, and noise at 17 receptors would exceed abatement criteria. Two potentially hazardous waste sites would occur on the alignment corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0378D, Volume 19, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 980236, 116 pages, June 15, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-95-03-F KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36390600?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+64+BYPASS%2C+FROM+I-440+TO+US+64+WEST+OF+WENDELL+AND+EASTERN+WAKE+EXPRESSWAY+FROM+EXISTING+US+64+TO+US+64+BYPASS%2C+APPROXIMATELY+13+MILES%2C+WAKE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+64+BYPASS%2C+FROM+I-440+TO+US+64+WEST+OF+WENDELL+AND+EASTERN+WAKE+EXPRESSWAY+FROM+EXISTING+US+64+TO+US+64+BYPASS%2C+APPROXIMATELY+13+MILES%2C+WAKE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 15, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lateral load behavior of full-scale pile group in clay AN - 52554204; 1998-066941 AB - A static lateral load test was performed on a full-scale pile group to determine the resulting pilesoil-pile interaction effects. The 3X3 pile group at three-diameter spacing was driven into a profile consisting of soft to medium-stiff clays and silts underlain by sand. The piles were instrumented with inclinometers and strain gages. The load carried by each pile was measured. A single pile test was conducted for comparison. The pile group deflected over two times more than the single pile under the same average load. Group effects significantly reduced load capacity for all rows relative to single pile behavior. Trailing rows carried less than the leading row, and middle row piles carried the lowest loads. Maximum moments in the group piles were 50-100% higher than in the single pile. P-multipliers were 0.6, 0.38, and 0.43 for the front, middle, and back row piles, respectively. Good agreement between the measured and computed pile group responses was obtained using the p-multiplier approach. Design curves are presented to estimate p-multipliers over a range of pile spacings. JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Rollins, Kyle M AU - Peterson, Kris T AU - Weaver, Thomas J Y1 - 1998/06// PY - 1998 DA - June 1998 SP - 468 EP - 478 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 124 IS - 6 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - clay KW - shear strength KW - soil profiles KW - strain KW - inclinometers KW - clastic sediments KW - silt KW - models KW - computer programs KW - pressuremeters KW - foundations KW - soil-structure interface KW - sediments KW - load tests KW - Salt Lake International Airport KW - piles KW - instruments KW - Atterberg limits KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52554204?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Lateral+load+behavior+of+full-scale+pile+group+in+clay&rft.au=Rollins%2C+Kyle+M%3BPeterson%2C+Kris+T%3BWeaver%2C+Thomas+J&rft.aulast=Rollins&rft.aufirst=Kyle&rft.date=1998-06-01&rft.volume=124&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=468&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atterberg limits; clastic sediments; clay; computer programs; foundations; inclinometers; instruments; load tests; models; piles; pressuremeters; Salt Lake International Airport; sediments; shear strength; silt; soil profiles; soil-structure interface; strain ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bed material discharge prediction for nonuniform bed sediments AN - 52495366; 1999-016835 JF - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering AU - Karim, Fazle Y1 - 1998/06// PY - 1998 DA - June 1998 SP - 597 EP - 604 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 124 IS - 6 SN - 0733-9429, 0733-9429 KW - hydrology KW - degradation KW - stream transport KW - sediment transport KW - rivers and streams KW - aggradation KW - prediction KW - channels KW - porosity KW - size distribution KW - transport KW - sediments KW - discharge KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52495366?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.atitle=Bed+material+discharge+prediction+for+nonuniform+bed+sediments&rft.au=Karim%2C+Fazle&rft.aulast=Karim&rft.aufirst=Fazle&rft.date=1998-06-01&rft.volume=124&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=597&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.issn=07339429&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/hyo/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JHEND8 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggradation; channels; degradation; discharge; hydrology; porosity; prediction; rivers and streams; sediment transport; sediments; size distribution; stream transport; transport ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Management of Stormwater Facility Maintenance Residuals AN - 18164908; 4466412 AB - Currently research on stormwater maintenance residuals has revealed that the source and nature of these materials is extremely variable, that regulation can be ambiguous, and handling can be costly and difficult. From a regulatory perspective, data indicate that the TPH and PAH's are the major constituents of concern but in most cases do not pose a substantial environmental impact if handled appropriately. Several operational facilities were reviewed. Though the operators are not completely satisfied with facility performance, some reported successes involve decanting prior to dumping on the dewatering slab, and piling the solids fraction deeper. While decant water is being directed to sanitary sewer treatment plants, the solids have various disposal options. Recommendations are made to consider the investigation of alternative technologies such as dewatering in filter containers and co-composting. AU - Lenhart, J H Y1 - 1998/06// PY - 1998 DA - Jun 1998 SP - 70 KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Storm Water KW - Sewers KW - Planning KW - Water Quality KW - Water Treatment KW - Economic Aspects KW - Maintenance KW - SW 4020:Evaluation process UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18164908?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Water+Resources+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Lenhart%2C+J+H&rft.aulast=Lenhart&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1998-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=70&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Management+of+Stormwater+Facility+Maintenance+Residuals&rft.title=Management+of+Stormwater+Facility+Maintenance+Residuals&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA /OR/RD99/02. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98157100. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Review of the Flammability Hazard of Jet A Fuel Vapor in Civil Transport Aircraft Fuel Tanks AN - 17164787; 4467591 AB - This reporting documents the findings of a Fuel Flammability Task Group made up of recognized fuel and combustion specialists investigating the flammability and explosiveness of fuel within an aircraft fuel tank. The task group reviewed all available reports on the subject and met and discussed the data with technical experts from Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., California Institute of Technology, and the National Transportation Safety Board. The scope of the report includes jet fuel definitions and specifications, jet fuel flammability data, influences of various factors on fuel flammability, and predictive analyses and models for flammability. The report discusses the impact of this knowledge on the needs for in-flight fuel fire prevention. Y1 - 1998/06// PY - 1998 DA - Jun 1998 SP - 68 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Materials testing KW - Fuels KW - Explosions KW - Vapors KW - Aircraft KW - Flammability KW - H 7000:Fire Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164787?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=68&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Review+of+the+Flammability+Hazard+of+Jet+A+Fuel+Vapor+in+Civil+Transport+Aircraft+Fuel+Tanks&rft.title=Review+of+the+Flammability+Hazard+of+Jet+A+Fuel+Vapor+in+Civil+Transport+Aircraft+Fuel+Tanks&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT/FAA/AR-98/26. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99102675. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO RUNWAY 6-24, SIKORSKY MEMORIAL AIRPORT, STRATFORD, FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. AN - 16354043; 6916 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of runway 6-24 at Sikorsky Memorial Airport, located in Stratford in southwestern Connecticut, is proposed. Sikorsky is primarily a general aviation facility, though the airport handles some corporate and regional commuter airline activity. Due to the proximity of competing facilities at Tweed-New Haven Airport and Westchester County Airport, it is anticipated that Sikorsky will retain this status. Forecast aircraft operations for the year 2003 include 16,450 regional operations, 85,500-98,900 general aviation itinerant operations, 68,000-73,100 general aviation local operations, and 2,590 military operations. Runway 6-24 currently suffers from deteriorating pavement, safety areas failing to meet current federal safety standards, absence of a standard runway approach lighting system, and inadequate runway length to accommodate existing and projected air transport demand. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The four build alternatives would involve the improvement of runway safety areas, the reconstruction of the existing runway pavement, the installation of a medium intensity approach light system (MALSF) with sequenced flashers at the runway 6 end, and/or the partial relocation of a public highway (Route 113). Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 2D), the reconstructed runway 6 would offer a takeoff and landing distance of 4,677 feet; runway 6-24 end dimensions would be 1,000 feet by 5,000 feet. Runway 6 safety areas would be oriented so as to avoid significant damage to wetlands. The runway 6 MALSF would extend southwest over the tidal waters of the Great Meadows Marsh northeast of Lordship Boulevard; a 250-foot catwalk would be constructed to provide access for maintenance personnel. The middle marker for runway 6, which is located on Long Beach to assist pilots in landing, would be rendered out of tolerance by the runway shift and would be decommissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration. Main Street (Route 113) would be relocated. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to bringing the airport within the bounds of federal safety requirements, the improvements would accommodate projected increases in airport traffic. Despite the projected increase in future-year aircraft operations, off-airport noise exposure during the project's opening year would decrease from existing base-case levels. The relocation of Main Street would eliminate an existing flooding problem resulting in occasional closure of the road. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The movement of landing and takeoff operations farther to the east would result in an increase of 1.8 decibel on the A-weighted scale (dBA)in noise experienced near the Breakwater Key condominium complex at Sniffens Point; this increase falls below the three dBA increase considered significant for noise-sensitive land uses. Though no residential of business units would be displaced, one property would be required for taxiway extension. The relocation of Main Street would increase travel times between the existing Main Street/Sniffens Lane intersection and the Lordship community by one to two minutes. Height restrictions on adjacent land would be adversely affected. The runway and ancillary facilities construction would displace tidal and freshwater wetland and upland habitat. Additional impervious surface created by runway extension would increase stormwater runoff to adjacent water bodies. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248). JF - EPA number: 980192, Volume I--277 pages and maps, Volume II--425 pages and maps, May 21, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Coastal Zones KW - Noise Assessments KW - Roads KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Connecticut KW - Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Connecticut KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+RUNWAY+6-24%2C+SIKORSKY+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+STRATFORD%2C+FAIRFIELD+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=PROPOSED+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+RUNWAY+6-24%2C+SIKORSKY+MEMORIAL+AIRPORT%2C+STRATFORD%2C+FAIRFIELD+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 21, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MARYLAND ROUTE 331 - DOVER BRIDGE, CAROLINE AND TALBOT COUNTIES, MARYLAND. AN - 16342382; 6917 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction or modification of the new Maryland Route 331 (MD 331) bridge over the Choptank River, located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, is proposed. The existing Dover Bridge, located six miles east of the city of Easton, would be replaced. The Dover Bridge is one of only three remaining single swing-span bridges in Maryland on the state system and the only remaining operating metal truss swiz-span bridge in Maryland eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The existing bridge has recently suffered mechanical malfunctions and operational problems and is deemed functionally obsolete due to its narrow road width. In addition to a No-Build Alternative, which would involve routine maintenance and spot improvements to the existing bridge, two build alternatives which would incorporate the existing bridge, and four new alignment alternatives which would involve the replacement of the bridge, are considered in this draft EIS. The Modification Alternative would involve the alteration of the curb and rail system of the existing bridge to provide additional roadway width and its upper diagonal architectural knees at the entrance portals of each of the three truss spans to increase roadway space for trucks and eliminate any perception of clearance constraints and, if structurally feasible, an installation of a detachable walkway outside the truss on one or both sides of the span to accommodate pedestrian and bicycle traffic. The Dual Bridge Alternative would provide a single-lane roadway on a fixed structure (32-foot deck width accommodating one 12-foot lane and two 10-foot shoulders) parallel to the existing bridge to accommodate westbound traffic. Each of the new alignment alternatives would feature a 50 mile-per-hour (mph) vertical design speed with maximum vertical grades of four percent, a typical section consisting of two 12-foot lanes and two eight-foot shoulders, and a 60-mph horizontal design speed. Two of the new alignment alternatives would be located north of the bridge and two south of the bridge. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bridge design would accommodate vehicular, pedestrian, bicycle, and marine traffic while minimizing adverse impacts to environmental resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new alignment alternatives located to the south of the existing bridge would adversely affect one early colonial historic site. Shading, pier construction, and embankment placement would adversely affect as much as 4.7 acres of wetlands under the new alignment alternatives. Terrestrial resources could also be adversely affected, including agricultural fields and narrow pioneer edge forests. One tree, a 32-inch-diameter sycamore could be adversely affected. The dual bridge and new alignment alternatives would displace 1.8 to 3.0 acres of prime farmland and 0.2 to 1.9 acres of statewide important farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980193, Volume I--256 pages and maps, Volume II--238 pages and maps, May 15, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-98-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Choptank River KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16342382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MARYLAND+ROUTE+331+-+DOVER+BRIDGE%2C+CAROLINE+AND+TALBOT+COUNTIES%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=MARYLAND+ROUTE+331+-+DOVER+BRIDGE%2C+CAROLINE+AND+TALBOT+COUNTIES%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 15, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - CONF T1 - Dual-use air traffic control radar AN - 27480323; 0345907 (EN); A98-38098 (AH) AB - During the past seven years the Federal Aviation Administration has had a research program called the Terminal Area Surveillance System (TASS) to develop the next generation airport surveillance radar. At present the FAA has two radars for aircraft and weather surveillance at the major airports. One of these radars, the ASR-9, is for aircraft surveillance and rain intensity. The other, the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar, is for detecting wind shear. The concept of TASS is to develop a system which will replace both radars with a single radar. A radar with back-to-back phased array antennas is a promising concept to satisfy the need for safe air traffic control at a reasonable cost. JF - The 1998 IEEE Radar Conference; Dallas, TX, USA; UNITED STATES; 11-14 May 1998 AU - Buckler, Lewis Y1 - 1998/05/11/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 May 11 SP - 26 EP - 31 PB - Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. KW - Environmental Engineering (EN); Aerospace & High Technology (AH) KW - A98-38093 10-32 KW - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL KW - SURVEILLANCE RADAR KW - METEOROLOGICAL RADAR KW - AIRPORTS KW - WIND SHEAR KW - PHASED ARRAYS KW - ANTENNA ARRAYS KW - Conference KW - EE 716.2:Radar Systems and Equipment KW - EE 431.5:Air Navigation and Traffic Control KW - EE 911.2:Industrial Economics KW - EE 716:Electronic Equipment, Radar, Radio and Television KW - EE 443.1:Atmospheric Properties (EN) KW - EE 443.2:Meteorological Instrumentation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/27480323?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Aenvironmentalengabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=The+1998+IEEE+Radar+Conference%3B+Dallas%2C+TX%2C+USA%3B+UNITED+STATES%3B+11-14+May+1998&rft.atitle=Dual-use+air+traffic+control+radar&rft.au=Buckler%2C+Lewis&rft.aulast=Buckler&rft.aufirst=Lewis&rft.date=1998-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=26&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+1998+IEEE+Radar+Conference%3B+Dallas%2C+TX%2C+USA%3B+UNITED+STATES%3B+11-14+May+1998&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 1998-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-11-11 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 60 EAST OF WILLOW SPRINGS TO WEST OF VAN BUREN; CARTER, HOWELL, AND SHANNON COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 16338443; 6904 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 50 miles of US Route (US) 60 east from Route U, four miles east of Willow Springs, to a point 2.42 miles west of Van Buren, located in southern Missouri, is proposed. The existing route consists of two 12-foot lanes with shoulders varying in width from three feet to 10 feet. At-grade intersections are located at all crossings of state numbered or lettered routes, county roads and private drives. Route 60 is used to transport goods across the central United States and up to 21 percent of the existing traffic is comprised of trucks, in addition to tourist travel to the Mark Twain National Forest. Traffic volumes are expected to triple by the year 2022, and the existing highway conditions would operate near a level of service of F, or unstable traffic flow, stop-and-go movements, and long queues in the traffic stream. Six discrete segments were identified during the planning project and five build alternatives were developed, including a No-Build Alternative. Under the proposed action, the highway would be improved to a four-lane, divided, limited-access facility and partly realigned. The facility would consist of a 24-foot pavement in each direction separated by a variable width median. Interchanges would be provided at Business Route 60, west of Mountain View, Route Y at Mountain View, Route 99 and FF at Birch Tree, and Route 19 at Winona. An expressway design would be implemented along those segments where existing US 60 was followed and along sections and along sections proposed on new location through the Mark Twain National Forest and through Freemont. A freeway design would be implemented for bypasses around the communities of Mountain View, Birth Tree, and Winona. Each alternative offers alignment variations. The benefit-cost ratios range from 1.05 to 1.2. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative (Alternative E) is $188.6 million to $194.5 million, and the benefit-cost ratio is estimated at 1.2. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The addition of capacity to US 60 would improve safety and travel efficiency for traffic traveling through southern Missouri and a portion of the Mark Twain National Forest. An expected three-fold increase in traffic on the route would be accommodated. US 60's heavy commercial truck traffic would be supported more appropriately, contributing to the economic development of the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way acquisition of 1,109 acres under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 51 residences, 11 businesses, 450.6 acres of farmland, 179.3 acres of National Forest System land, 1.5 acres of wetland, 566.6 acres of woodland, and 44.5 acres of floodplain. A total of 16 streams would be traversed. Two potential significant architectural structures would be adversely affected. Traffic noise would exceed federal standards at 29 locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980180, 437 pages and maps, May 10, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-98-02-D KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Mark Twain National Forest KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16338443?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+60+EAST+OF+WILLOW+SPRINGS+TO+WEST+OF+VAN+BUREN%3B+CARTER%2C+HOWELL%2C+AND+SHANNON+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+60+EAST+OF+WILLOW+SPRINGS+TO+WEST+OF+VAN+BUREN%3B+CARTER%2C+HOWELL%2C+AND+SHANNON+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 10, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO US 301 FROM US 301 NORTH OF US 301/MD 5 INTERCHANGE AT THOMAS BROOKE TO US 50, PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND (NORTHERN CORRIDOR TIER I DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 36404368; 6900 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of highway and other improvements for the northern 50-mile portion of US 301, extending from just north of the US 301 /MD 5 interchange at Thomas Brooke near Brandywine to US 50 in southern Maryland, is proposed. The US 301 study addressed existing and anticipated transportation and land use issues affection the section of US 301 from Governor Nice Bridge to US 50 near Bowie in Prince George's and Charles counties. US 301, which is a four-lane, divided highway, with six lanes through the Waldorf area, serves as the primary north-south route between the suburbs of Washington, District of Columbia, in Prince George's County and the less densely developed areas to the south. Due to the extensive scope of the project considered, a tiered approach to assessment was undertaken. This Tier I draft EIS focuses on broad issues, such as project need, general location of improvements and area-wide environmental implications. The Tier II document will involve site-specific environmental analysis. Two sub-corridors and modes were investigated within the corridor. Sub-corridor A was assessed for the implementation of transportation systems management, freeway construction, transit-related improvements, and high-occupancy-vehicle lanes. Sub-Corridor B was assessed for development of commuter rail facilities along Pope's Creek rail line. A No-Build Alternative, which would continue currently planned transportation development activities, is also under consideration. Commuter rail facilities for Sub-Corridor B were dropped due to lack of potential ridership. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the project would enhance travel for southern Maryland commuters bound for and/or employed in Washington. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would include almost 800 acres of commercial and residential units, with most of the impacts affecting the latter category, including an estimated 322 properties. Farmland displacement would be unavoidable. Corridor developments could encroach on some of the six existing and two potential publicly owned parks or recreation facilities within the area. Minority populations living in Upper Marlboro could be adversely affected by the project. The extent of negative impact on low-income populations is not yet fully known, though no such populations have been identified as yet. Efforts thus far have resulted in the identification of two properties in the National Register of Historic Places and 19 properties eligible for inclusion in the Register; all are historic, as opposed to archaeological, sites. However, a cultural resources sensitivity model suggests that approximately 40 percent of the corridor should be intensively surveyed for archaeological resources. Ten residential subdivisions would lie within the noise impact zone. Stormwater runoff from project facilities could degrade surface flows and wells could be adversely affected. Portions of at least some of the 25 non-tidal wetlands identified within the area would be displaced, and the project would traverse 100-year floodplains associated with Charles Branch, Western Branch, and Collington Branch, impacting 1.4 to 3.4 acres and 12 to 30 acres within the Western Branch and Charles Branch floodplains, respectively. Seven perennial streams and numerous unnamed, intermittent and ephemeral waterways could be adversely affected by the contemplated developments. Adverse impacts to portions of the large, contiguous unfragmented forest areas would be unavoidable. Two state-designated endangered species, the stripeback darter and the glassy darter, which inhabit portions of the corridor study area could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980176, 587 pages and maps, May 8, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Facilities KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404368?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+301+FROM+US+301+NORTH+OF+US+301%2FMD+5+INTERCHANGE+AT+THOMAS+BROOKE+TO+US+50%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28NORTHERN+CORRIDOR+TIER+I+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+301+FROM+US+301+NORTH+OF+US+301%2FMD+5+INTERCHANGE+AT+THOMAS+BROOKE+TO+US+50%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28NORTHERN+CORRIDOR+TIER+I+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 8, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-25/I-40 INTERCHANGE AND ADJACENT SECTIONS OF I-25 AND I-40: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVENUE TO COMANCHE ROAD AND CARLISLE BOULEVARD TO SIXTH STREET, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36402448; 6892 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of the Interstate 25 (I-25)/I-40 interchange and adjacent segments of I-25 and I-40, located in Albuquerque in central New Mexico, is proposed. The project would encompass the interchange, the portion of I-25 from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue to Comanche Road and the portion of I-40 from Carlisle Boulevard to Sixth Street. A reoccurrence of congestion on the freeway mainline and ramps, a significantly higher than normal accident rate and consequential congestion associated with these accidents, and the need to replace aging bridge structures and pavement has brought the need for this reconstruction. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Two build alternatives would involve the reconfiguration of the core of the interchange, the addition of lanes on I-25 and I-40, and the addition of frontage roads adjacent to the freeway mainlines. Arterial streets crossing and/or intersecting the freeway segments would also be improved. The preferred alternative (Alternative C-1) would involve the relocation of the left-side ramps within the interchange to the right of the freeway mainline; the provision of three through lanes through the interchange for each direction of travel on both interstate highways; the provision of continuous frontage roads between Second Street and Carlisle Boulevard parallel to I-40 and between Lomas Boulevard and Comanche Road parallel to I-25; the alteration of the south-to-east system to include a two-lane ramp; the addition of auxiliary (ramp-to-ramp) lanes to connect system interchange ramps with ramps from the adjacent service interchanges; and provisions for future high-occupancy-vehicle lanes or other high-capacity transit vehicle accommodations for mainline I-40 and in the layout of the interchange bridge structures for I-25. Arterial street system changes would include the elimination of direct access to northbound I-25 from Lomas Boulevard, with alternative access being provided via a northbound frontage road parallel to I-25; the elimination of direct access to eastbound I-40 from Second and Fourth Streets and westbound access to Second and Fourth streets, with access being provided via the frontage road parallel to I-40; the elimination of direct access from I-25 to Candelaria Road, with access being provided via a frontage road parallel to I-25; and the provision of new access to University Boulevard via a frontage road extending from the Carlisle Boulevard interchange to University Boulevard. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Aging bridge structures would be replaced and the accident rate within the project bounds would decline. Congestion affecting the interchange area would be relieved, and air quality would improve within the project area. The project would facilitate the implementation of several segments of the regional bicycle system and provide an opportunity to enhance the visual character of the interstate system through the addition of landscaping and use of pleasing architectural designs for the new walls and structures. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Spruce Park and Sycamore neighborhood could suffer from increased traffic on residential streets east of I-25 between Lomas Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Avenue, adversely affecting the safety of neighborhood residents. The project's facilities would encroach into the Paloma Health Care Facility site and could adversely affect the northernmost building of the complex, which provides care for the elderly. Noise levels approaching or exceeding federal standards would adversely affect several sites, including residential areas, three parks, a school, and two cemeteries, but abatement measures would be considered, including noise barriers at six locations. Noise barriers would limit the visibility of hotel and motel establishments adjacent to the freeways, possibility reducing business income; hence, noise controls would not be implemented for such properties. The construction activities would result in some disruption of traffic, including disruption resulting from closure of lanes and shoulders. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1971 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980168, 163 pages, May 7, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NE-EIS-98-02-D KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cemeteries KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Hospitals KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Visual Resources KW - New Mexico KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Civil Rights Act of 1968, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402448?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-25%2FI-40+INTERCHANGE+AND+ADJACENT+SECTIONS+OF+I-25+AND+I-40%3A+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING+JR.+AVENUE+TO+COMANCHE+ROAD+AND+CARLISLE+BOULEVARD+TO+SIXTH+STREET%2C+BERNALILLO+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=I-25%2FI-40+INTERCHANGE+AND+ADJACENT+SECTIONS+OF+I-25+AND+I-40%3A+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING+JR.+AVENUE+TO+COMANCHE+ROAD+AND+CARLISLE+BOULEVARD+TO+SIXTH+STREET%2C+BERNALILLO+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 7, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MERRICK CREEK CONNECTOR US 60/WV 2, CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36414763; 6891 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile highway, the Merrick Creek Connector, between West Virginia Route 2 (WV 2) and US Route 60 (US 60), located in western West Virginia, is proposed. The connector would include an interchange with Interstate 64; it is located in the vicinity of County Road 19 (CR 19), which follows a portions of Merrick Creek Road and Little Seven Mile Road. CR 19 is a two-lane rural highway carrying an average of 6,100 vehicles per day. This highway is an important north-south route providing connection between US 60 and WV 2, as well as to the interstate system, retail centers, and communities. The connector is included in the Transportation Improvement Program for the Huntington-Ironton Metropolitan Area. The placement of the project corridor in the existing transportation system is compatible with potential alternatives for other reasonably foreseeable transportation improvements. Traffic analyses conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways reflect a projected annual growth of five percent, based on increasing employment and population within the study area. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 9), the connector would be a four-lane, divided highway with partial control of access. This 3.6-mile-long alternative was selected because it would involve the least number of residential and business displacements and have only minimal effects on a prehistoric archaeological zones. A transportation system management alternative is also under consideration. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $30.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The connector would provide a safe and efficient bypass of the City of Huntington and improve accessibility to the study area with additional and direct access to I-64. In diverting traffic from Huntington, it would alleviate current and projected traffic congestion and provide better traffic service to east Huntington, Barboursville, and a regional shopping mall located east of the study area. It would also relieve traffic congestion at adjacent interchanges and lead to an improvement in air quality as congestion was reduced in the project vicinity. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace 26 residences and four businesses. Increased sedimentation would result from construction activities, though careful design of the highway drainage system would prevent major long-term erosion and water quality effects. The Mud River, a regulated floodway, would be bridged by each of the action alternatives. Portions of the 100-year floodplain would be crossed, adversely affecting 13.3 acres. Some 142.6 acres of vegetative communities and their typical wildlife would be adversely affected. These areas would include aquatic habitats, riparian forest, and upland deciduous forests. The project area would include two gas wells. Substantial increases in noise levels would be experienced at eight specific locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0246D, Volume 19, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 980167, 182 pages and maps, May 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-95-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Sediment Control KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Mud River KW - West Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414763?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MERRICK+CREEK+CONNECTOR+US+60%2FWV+2%2C+CABELL+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=MERRICK+CREEK+CONNECTOR+US+60%2FWV+2%2C+CABELL+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CROSS-BASE HIGHWAY I-5 TO STATE ROUTE 7, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36404278; 6888 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of 5.9 miles of arterial roadway between Interstate 5 (I-5) and State Route (SR) 7 (Pacific Avenue), located in the city of Lakewood and Pierce County in west-central Washington, is proposed. The project, to be known as Cross-Base Highway, would extend from the Thorne Lane interchange on I-5 to the intersection of 176th Street South and SR 7. The roadway would provide four through lanes. Traffic congestion is projected to continue to increase overtime and by the year 2017, most of the freeway and arterial streets will operate with volume/capacity ratios above 1.0. The proposed action would reduce projected traffic volumes and congestion, provide a more direct east-west connection for more efficient movement of freight and goods, improve public transit access, public safety, and military access. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the two build alternatives, of which one has two alignment variations, access would be limited to three signalized intersections, including two in American Lake Gardens and one at the Spanaway Loop Road S extension, and an interchange at A Street, providing access to McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis. The existing Thorne Lane interchange would be reconstructed to accommodate additional traffic, and the intersection of 176th Street South and SR 7 would be enlarged, providing additional lanes for turning movements. On Fort Lewis, Lincoln Road would be realigned to connect with the A Street interchange and a military access road between Fort Lewis and McChord AFT would be constructed on the east side of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad right-of-way. Depending on the build alternative chosen, the estimated cost of the project ranges from $66.6 million to $71.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Cross-Base Highway would provide a necessary link in the regional transportation system, connecting existing and planned residential areas in mid-Pierce County and north Thurston County with two of the largest employment sites in Pierce County, Fredrickson and DuPont. The arterial road would reduce projected traffic volumes and congestion, particularly during peak periods, on existing roads, including SR 7, SR 512, SR 507, Spanaway Loop Road S, and 174th Street South. All these roads are projected to operate at, near or above capacity in the year 2017 if additional east-west capacity were not added. The Pierce County Comprehensive Plan assumes the development of an arterial link between the mid-Pierce County area and the cities of Lakewood and DuPont. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending upon the alternative chosen, the project could result in displacement of Clover Park Head State/American Lake South Facility, the isolation of 15 properties along Murray Road SW, and the displacement of land owned by Fort Lewis and used by the technical college. Rights-of-way acquisitions would also require the displacement of 10 to 312 housing units and up to three businesses. Under one alternative, minority populations would be affected by isolation of the southwest corner of American Lake Gardens. The highway construction would displace 47 acres of wildlife habitat, including forest and scrub communities, and the highway would present a barrier to wildlife movements. The project would adversely affect 2.95 acres of Pierce County wetland buffer, and the operation of the highway would adversely affect water detention and treatment, drainage patterns, water quality, and wildlife habitat. Traffic on the highway would increase noise levels within the corridor significantly, though noise barriers would mitigate impacts to residents. Noise and traffic would alter the setting for the Woodbrook Hunt Club and generally change the visual appearance of the area adjacent to the corridor. Annual tax revenue losses resulting from displacements would range from $15,370 to $92,253. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980164, 398 pages and maps, May 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-98-03-D KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Fort Lewis, Washington KW - McChord Air Force Base, Washington KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Executive Order 12898, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404278?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CROSS-BASE+HIGHWAY+I-5+TO+STATE+ROUTE+7%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=CROSS-BASE+HIGHWAY+I-5+TO+STATE+ROUTE+7%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM. AN - 36414102; 6883 AB - PURPOSE: The development, deployment and operation of evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) systems are proposed to replace current launch systems used to lift payloads into earth orbit. The EELV systems would replace current Atlas IIA, Delta II, and Titan IVB launch systems. The EELV systems are designed to meet the requirements of the national executable mission model (NMM) for both medium-lift (2,500 to 17,000 pounds) and heavy-lift (13,500 to 41,000) payloads for government space launches at a lower cost than the present expendable launch systems. The EELV systems would support military, intelligence and civil contractor launches and would be the Department of Defense's source of expendable medium- and heavy-lift vehicles for launching payloads into orbit through the year 2020. The launch locations for the EELV program would be Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would include the continuation of the existing launch systems as opposed to implementation of the EELV program, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, three concepts are considered in this final EIS. Concepts A and B depict each of the two EELV contractor concepts. Concept A would use Space Launch Complex (SLC) 41 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-3W at Vandenberg AFB for EELV system activities. Under concept B, the contractors would use SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-6 at Vandenberg AFB. Under concept A/B, the contractors would use SLC-41 and SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-3W and SLC-6 at Vandenberg AFB. Regardless of the concept chosen, other facilities at both Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg AFB would be used. The number of launches analyzed for each of these concepts includes the government NMM as well as 16 commercial launches per year. Under concept A/B, there would be no distinction between government and commercial flights. For the purposes of analysis, it is assumed that each contractor would launch 50 percent of the combined total of EELV flights. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, costs for delivering payloads into space would decrease significantly. Direct and indirect employment would increase temporarily during program development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The quantities of hazardous waste generated by the EELV program would be greater than those generated under the existing launch system programs due to the addition of commercial launches under the EELV program. Dredging activities would be required in the southern part of Vandenberg AFB during the construction of the necessary facilities, and wildlife at Vandenberg AFB would be exposed to sonic booms during launches. For some concept B and A/B commercial launches, alumina particulates and chlorine compounds would be emitted into the stratosphere, though these amounts would be minimal and would occur under the No Action Alternative as well. Both the proposed action and the No Action Alternative could result in contribution to the existing orbital debris level, though the EELV program vehicles would be designed to minimize such debris. Long-term employment would decline due to the decline in the number of workers required for implementation of the EELV systems compared to the replaced systems. The construction associated with concept B would affect an archaeologically sensitive area within Vandenberg AFB as well as Hangar C at Cape Canaveral, which could have historical significance. Concept A construction activities would adversely affect Building 8510 at Vandenberg AFB, which has been determined to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.) and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0445D, Volume 21, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 980159, 719 pages, May 1, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Missiles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Particulates KW - Sonic Booms KW - Wildlife KW - California KW - Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida KW - Florida KW - Vandenberg Air Force Base, California KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, Emission Standards KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414102?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EVOLVED+EXPENDABLE+LAUNCH+VEHICLE+PROGRAM.&rft.title=EVOLVED+EXPENDABLE+LAUNCH+VEHICLE+PROGRAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Analysis Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 1, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Centrifuge Modeling of Liquefaction Remediation at Bridge Sites AN - 18165120; 4465832 AB - Many bridges at river sites in California are founded on poor soil conditions which may be susceptible to liquefaction and large deformations during an earthquake. The primary was to conduct model tests to help evaluate the extent of soil improvement required to mitigate the consequences of liquefaction. The first phase involved completion of a very large centrifuge-based servo- hydraulic shaking table. This table can shake 2700 kg payloads with 15 to 25 g shaking accelerations while the centrifuge provides up to 53 g steady accelerations to the physical models. This facility is available for future studies. Five centrifuge models of a hypothetical 'river' site were tested. The models simulated a sloping 9 m thick liquefiable sand layer covered by sloping clay 'floodplane'. In two of the tests, a 7 m wide, full depth section of this liquefiable sand was densified. The improvement effectively controlled settlements, but resulted in relatively minor reductions in the lateral sliding of the clay. The apparent shear resistance of the liquefiable soil was back-calculated from one-way and two-way sliding block analyses. Additional testing is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of different extents and different types of soil improvement. AU - Balakrishnan, A AU - Kutter, B L AU - Idriss, I M Y1 - 1998/05// PY - 1998 DA - May 1998 SP - 78 KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Civil Engineering KW - Bridges KW - Liquefaction KW - Soil Mechanics KW - Earthquake Engineering KW - Soil Properties KW - Deformation KW - Clays KW - SW 6040:Soil mechanics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18165120?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Water+Resources+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Balakrishnan%2C+A%3BKutter%2C+B+L%3BIdriss%2C+I+M&rft.aulast=Balakrishnan&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=78&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Centrifuge+Modeling+of+Liquefaction+Remediation+at+Bridge+Sites&rft.title=Centrifuge+Modeling+of+Liquefaction+Remediation+at+Bridge+Sites&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: UCD/CGM-98/03. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98155203. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Programs that make an impact AN - 17165462; 4466368 AB - The report gives summaries of programs around the United States that aim to increase highway safety. Contacts name and addresses are given. Y1 - 1998/05// PY - 1998 DA - May 1998 SP - 10 KW - USA KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Government programs KW - Motor vehicles KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17165462?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Programs+that+make+an+impact&rft.title=Programs+that+make+an+impact&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98163736. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Strategies for aggressive driver enforcement AN - 17164833; 4467623 AB - A new traffic safety phenomenon, commonly known as aggressive driving, has emerged as an 'issue of the 90's' and is a major concern for the motoring public and law enforcement. For purposes of this document, the following definition of aggressive driving will be used: 'The operation of a motor vehicle in a manner which endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property.' Roadway congestion is considered one factor which tends to exacerbate aggressive driving behavior. This congestion also places an increased burden on law enforcement officers attempting to enforce traffic laws. A number of law enforcement agencies across the country have launched a variety of operations to target enforcement of the traffic laws commonly associated with aggressive driving, such as speeding, following too closely, unsafe lane changes, and failure to obey traffic control devices. In conjunction with the enforcement, they are conducted media campaigns to increase awareness and educate the motoring public about aggressive driving and basic traffic law. Y1 - 1998/05// PY - 1998 DA - May 1998 SP - 26 KW - aggressive driving KW - law enforcement KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Education KW - Motor vehicles KW - Human factors KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164833?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=26&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Strategies+for+aggressive+driver+enforcement&rft.title=Strategies+for+aggressive+driver+enforcement&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99104150. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Trends in large truck crashes AN - 17164068; 4466039 AB - Large trucks account for about 3.5 percent of all vehicles and for approximately 7 percent of all motor vehicle travel, while accounting for about 12 percent of all traffic fatalities. However, large truck travel has more than doubled during the 1975 - 1995 time period, while the number of truck-related fatalities has not changed appreciably. When occupant fatalities in crashes between large trucks and other vehicles are examined, another pattern appears to emerge, i.e., large truck occupant fatalities have declined during the 1975 - 1995 period, while fatalities of occupants of the other vehicle have remained at the 3,000 - 4,000 per year level. The study examines data on driver licenses, vehicle registrations, vehicle miles traveled, all crashes, fatal crashes and fatalities involving large trucks and other vehicles for the period 1975 - 1995. The involvement of various driver age groups in large truck crashes is examined more closely for the last three years i.e., 1993 - 1995. Younger drivers appear to be under- represented in large truck crashes. The risk of fatality to passenger vehicle drivers involved in large truck crashes was also found to be greater for younger drivers than for older drivers. AU - Cerrelli, E C Y1 - 1998/05// PY - 1998 DA - May 1998 SP - 32 KW - USA KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Mortality KW - Age KW - Accidents KW - Trucks KW - Human factors KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164068?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Cerrelli%2C+E+C&rft.aulast=Cerrelli&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trends+in+large+truck+crashes&rft.title=Trends+in+large+truck+crashes&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 690. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98157621. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Texas Type T411 Bridge Rail AN - 17161224; 4467796 AB - The Texas Type T411 Bridge Rail is a concrete beam-and-posts system that was developed under a previous Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) study performed for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Texas Type T411 was previously crash tested and approved under NCHRP Report 230 guidelines. However, with the adoption of NCHRP Report 350, the bridge rail needed to be reevaluated using the 2000-kg pickup truck. The report presents the details and results of the full-scale crash test on the Texas Type T411 Bridge Rail with the 2000-kg pickup truck traveling at 100 km/h and 25 degrees to evaluate performance at test level three. According to the specifications set for NCHRP Report 350 test designation 3-11, the Texas Type T411 Bridge Rail met all requirements except occupant risk. Significant occupant compartment deformation occurred on the center and right side of the vehicle. This deformation was judged to have the potential to cause serious injury. AU - Buth, CE AU - Bligh, R P AU - Menges, W L Y1 - 1998/05// PY - 1998 DA - May 1998 SP - 52 KW - crashworthiness KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Bridges KW - Injuries KW - Structural analysis KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17161224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Buth%2C+CE%3BBligh%2C+R+P%3BMenges%2C+W+L&rft.aulast=Buth&rft.aufirst=CE&rft.date=1998-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NCHRP+Report+350+Test+3-11+of+the+Texas+Type+T411+Bridge+Rail&rft.title=NCHRP+Report+350+Test+3-11+of+the+Texas+Type+T411+Bridge+Rail&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/TX98/1804-3. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99107922. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 101/CUESTA GRADE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36411326; 6878 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of the transportation facility in order to improve traffic movement on the portion of Route 101 known as the Cuesta Grade, located north of the City of San Luis Obispo in southwestern California, is proposed. Consistent with community and agency concerns and the transportation control measures established in local plans, the project would seek to address the need of encouraging use of alternative modes as a means of reducing volumes of single-occupant vehicles. The project would range from 1.1 miles north of Reservoir Canyon Road to the Cuesta Grade Overhead, a distance of about 3.2 miles. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), under which no improvements would be made to the existing four-lane highway, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative 2 would add a truck lane and a four-foot-wide adjacent outside shoulder in the northbound direction along the east side of the roadway. It also would minimize cuts and widening and not adjust the existing horizontal alignment. Alternative 3 would extend the features under Alternative 2 to include eight-foot-wide outside shoulders in each direction, acceleration and deceleration lanes, left-turn pockets at intersections, and a 12-foot median. It would also allow for the inclusion of a bike path on the west side of Route 101. Alternative 4 (the preferred alternative) would extend the features under Alternative 3 to include a truck lane in each direction. Transit improvements, transportation system management, and travel demand management components would be included in all of the highway improvement alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Alleviating traffic congestion on the Cuesta Grade would serve the related needs of improving traffic safety, facilitating goods movement, and improving local access for Grade residents and visitors. The build alternatives would result in carbon monoxide concentrations 0.1 to 0.4 parts per million lower than under the No-Build Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Adverse impacts to aquatic life in San Luis Obispo Creek and the larger side channels would potentially result from sedimentation and road runoff from all of the build alternatives. Four noise receptor locations would be adversely affected by the build alternatives. Build alternatives would disturb 18 to 41 acres of vegetation, could adversely affect coast range newt habitat and steelhead salmon migration, and could require the removal of serpentine manzanita. The quality of visual resources would be reduced. Improvements could bring about potential involvement with asbestos-bearing serpentine rock deposits. LEGAL MANDATES: California Environmental Quality Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0575D, Volume 19, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 980154, 430 pages and maps, April 28, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Emissions KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - San Luis Obispo Creek KW - California Environmental Quality Act of 1994, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411326?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+101%2FCUESTA+GRADE+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+101%2FCUESTA+GRADE+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 28, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST HOWELL AREA I-96 ACCESS STUDY, CITIES OF HOWELL AND BRIGHTON, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 16354316; 6864 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an interchange in the vicinity of the existing Interstate 96 (I-96) Lake Chemung Interchange (Exit 141) along I-96, located in central Livingston County in southeastern Michigan, is proposed. The project area is located in Genoa Township, southeast of Howell and northwest of Brighton. I-96 passes diagonally northwest-southeast through the project area linking the communities of Brighton and Howell. Grand River Avenue is a parallel arterial roadway in the area, and is dominated by retail and other commercial developments. Congestion along Grand River Avenue has increased as a result of urbanization trends and capacity problems at the Exit 141 interchange. Exit 141 is a partial-access interchange of an older design that is unsuitable for urban traffic levels. Eastbound traffic on Grand Avenue, which crosses the free flow I-96 off-ramp, experiences increasing delays because ramp volumes do not provide adequate gaps for crossing. In the afternoon peak hour, the exit ramp intersection operates at a level of service "F." Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternative, the interchange would consist initially of a modified diamond interchange with two loop ramps designed to provide full access to and from the east, two "T" ramps for traffic to and from the west at Latson/Nixon roads and a revised ramp system at the existing intersection at Lake Chemung. As traffic increases, the "T" ramps to and from the east would be added at Latson Road. The loop ramps would then be converted to right turn entrances and exits. The existing interchange would be reconstructed in approximately the same time frame as the initial Latson/Nixon construction, replacing the existing exit ramp with a longer one to the east and reconstructing the entrance ramp. The exit ramp would intersect Grand River Avenue at a signalized "T" intersection and require drivers to slow in order to execute right or left turns onto Grand River. The estimated cost of the project is $31.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange would relieve congestion and improve traffic safety along I-96 and Grand River Avenue, support regional population and economic growth, and improve access to the east Howell area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternative would displace a small amount of wetlands, four residences, a historic farmstead, two parcels of prime farmland, and some unused school property. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980140, Main Report--279 pages and maps, Appendices--83 pages, April 17, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-97-01-D KW - Commercial Zones KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354316?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST+HOWELL+AREA+I-96+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+CITIES+OF+HOWELL+AND+BRIGHTON%2C+LIVINGSTON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=EAST+HOWELL+AREA+I-96+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+CITIES+OF+HOWELL+AND+BRIGHTON%2C+LIVINGSTON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 17, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 84/285 FROM ALAMO DRIVE IN SANTA FE TO VIARRIAL STREET IN POJOAQUE, SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 16354263; 6858 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 14-mile section of US 84/285 between Santa Fe and Pojoaque, located in north-central New Mexico, is proposed. The project area extends from Alamo Drive in Santa Fe to Viarrial Street in Pojoaque. The highway is the major transportation route connecting Santa Fe to destinations in north-central New Mexico and south-central Colorado. The corridor is currently a four-lane divided highway with uncontrolled and unrestricted access. The uncontrolled access and design deficiencies of the highway resulted in traffic accidents far in excess of the statewide average for highways of this type. Traffic congestion along the highway has increased in recent years, adding to safety concerns. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve upgrading the existing highway, correcting design deficiencies, adding shoulders and turn lanes, restricting access from driveways, adding frontage roads and traffic signals where needed, and making other operational improvements. Interchanges would be constructed at County Road 73 south, Tesuque Flea Market, County Road 73 North, the Pueblo of Tesuque entrance, Camel Rock, and the Cuyamungue area. An overpass would be constructed in the Tano Road area to provide access to the Ridge Top interchange on the Santa Fe Relief Route. Three interchange design modifications to serve the Cuyamungue area are being considered. The estimated cost of the project is $101.5 million to $111.3 million, depending on the design modification selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, control access onto the highway, and improve safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would displace up to six residences and ten businesses, increase noise levels at six locations, and adversely affect up to 24 cultural resource sites. Vegetation would be removed from approximately 81 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980134, Volume I--110 pages and maps, Volume II--62 pages and maps, April 15, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NM-EIS-98-01-D KW - Cultural Resources KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - New Mexico KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354263?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+84%2F285+FROM+ALAMO+DRIVE+IN+SANTA+FE+TO+VIARRIAL+STREET+IN+POJOAQUE%2C+SANTA+FE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=US+84%2F285+FROM+ALAMO+DRIVE+IN+SANTA+FE+TO+VIARRIAL+STREET+IN+POJOAQUE%2C+SANTA+FE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 15, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Accidents on Secondary Highways and Counter- Measurers. Phase 1 Final Report AN - 17584705; 4464635 AB - This Southeatern States have some of the highest overall traffic collision rates in the United States. Collision rates on secondary highways in the region are particularly high compared to other regions and compared to higher functional classes in the Southeast. This report presents the results from Phase I of the study, focusing on the analysis of collisions. The overall goals of this study are to examine the factors that influence collisions on secondary roadways and to recommend effective countermeasures. This report presents Phase I results that related to the effects of environmental, roadway, vehicle and driver factors on secondary road collisions in the Southeastern United States. The report presents: The opinions of officials in the region's state highway and safety agencies on the common secondary road problems and countermeasures. A detailed analysis of collision and roadway data from six representative counties; two each in Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee; An analysis of statewide collision data using the quasi-induced exposure method to examine the impact of driver and vehicle characteristics in Kentucky and North Carolina. AU - Hummer, JE AU - Hultgren, C AU - Khattak, A J AU - Hao, T AU - Stamatiadis, N Y1 - 1998/04/10/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 Apr 10 SP - 168 KW - USA, Southeast KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17584705?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hummer%2C+JE%3BHultgren%2C+C%3BKhattak%2C+A+J%3BHao%2C+T%3BStamatiadis%2C+N&rft.aulast=Hummer&rft.aufirst=JE&rft.date=1998-04-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=168&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Accidents+on+Secondary+Highways+and+Counter-+Measurers.+Phase+1+Final+Report&rft.title=Accidents+on+Secondary+Highways+and+Counter-+Measurers.+Phase+1+Final+Report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98139041. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 90, SOUTH SAMMAMISH PLATEAU ACCESS ROAD AND SUNSET INTERCHANGE MODIFICATIONS, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36406271; 6843 AB - PURPOSE: The modification of the existing Interstate 90 (I-90) Sunset interchange in east Issaquah, located in western Washington, is proposed. The interchange currently provides only a westbound off-ramp and eastbound on-ramp. The partial interchange limits the overall utility of the interchange and causes severe traffic congestion at the Front Street interchange and adjoining roads. Furthermore, the planned Issaquah Highlands residential and commercial development, a major economic development project for the area, depends on an adequate roadway connection to the I-90 freeway. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1) would involve the upgrading of the existing Sunset interchange to a full interchange accommodating all traffic movements to and from I-90. The construction of the ramps would require the construction of a six-lane bridge over I-90 and the addition of an auxiliary lane in each direction along I-90. A section of East Sunset Way would be realigned to accommodate the new on-ramp. In addition, a north/south arterial known as the South Sammamish Plateau Access Road (South SPAR) would connect the Sunset interchange to an intersection with a east/west arterial to be constructed in the southwest portion of the Issaquah Highlands development. The South SPAR would be a 0.8-mile multilane road with through lanes, turn-lane channelization, bicycle lanes, curb, gutter, stormwater management, lighting, and signalization. The estimated cost of the project is $59.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Commuting times, traffic congestion and accidents, and driver stress would be significantly reduced under the preferred alternative. Linkage to the regional roadway system and planned developments would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the roadway and interchange would displace 20.2 acres of wildlife habitat and 10 residences near East Sunset Way, require the relocation of 30 meters of stream, and increase noise levels at selected locations. Landslides could occur as a result of South SPAR construction within the ancient landslide area north of I-90. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980119, 536 pages and maps, April 9, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-98-2-D KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406271?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+90%2C+SOUTH+SAMMAMISH+PLATEAU+ACCESS+ROAD+AND+SUNSET+INTERCHANGE+MODIFICATIONS%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 9, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, PROVINCETOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE, BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 16353473; 6840 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the operation and design of Provincetown Municipal Airport in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is proposed. The commercial service airport is located two miles from the center of Provincetown on 322 acres within the Cape Cod National Seashore. The airport has one 3,500-foot runway, no associated runway safety areas, and limited instrument landing capability for use in inclement weather. Since 1990, commercial service at the airport has been growing at the rate of 15 percent per year. The proposed action would involve the construction of runway safety areas, a garage for storing firefighting equipment, general aviation parking apron areas to accommodate 40 aircraft, and an additional 700 feet of usable runway. Three to six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered for each of the four construction projects in this draft EIS. The preferred alternatives would involve the construction of 150-foot-wide and 300-foot-long runway safety areas at each end of the runway, the construction of a firefighting equipment garage within the employee parking lot as close as possible to the existing hangar, the expansion of the paved area by 12,750 square feet and the turf area by 64,950 square feet, the extension of Runway 7 by 350 feet and Runway 25 by 350 feet, and the construction of expanded safety areas for the expanded runway. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Three of the four projects would satisfy safety mandates of the Federal Aviation Administration; the runway extension would ensure that the airport is capable of supporting a viable level of commercial air service into the next century. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The runway construction would require the taking of 1.8 acres of wetlands and create a slight visual intrusion in the national seashore area. The general aviation parking area would require the taking of 0.06 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980116, 371 pages and maps, April 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Beaches KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Regulations KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Cape Cod National Seashore KW - Massachusetts KW - Provincetown Municipal Airport, Massachusetts KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353473?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENT+PROGRAM%2C+PROVINCETOWN+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+CAPE+COD+NATIONAL+SEASHORE%2C+BARNSTABLE+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENT+PROGRAM%2C+PROVINCETOWN+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+CAPE+COD+NATIONAL+SEASHORE%2C+BARNSTABLE+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY 371, CROW WING COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 16339198; 6839 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of an approximately 6.5-mile-long segment of Trunk Highway (TH) 371, located in central Minnesota, is proposed. Currently, TH 371 is a two-lane undivided highway which changes to an urban arterial in the city of Brainerd, with four through-travel lanes and a number of signalized intersections. These intersections become quite congested with local and tourist traffic during summer weekends, holidays, and special events. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of October 1994. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 2), the project would provide a four-lane divided highway extending 4.9 miles from a south terminus approximately 1.5 miles south of Barrows to a north terminus at the existing intersection of TH 210 and TH 371 in Baxter. Direct highway access to existing and future development would occur at approximately one-mile intervals, with at-grade intersections to be provided at TH 210, Isle Road, and CSAH 48 on the north side of the river, and at the existing TH 371 and Anthony Road south of the river. A supplemental draft EIS considered the design and location of a 1.6-mile section of TH 371, known as the South Extension, which would connect the proposed bypass and an existing four-lane segment of TH 371. The preferred alternative would involve upgrading this two-lane section to four lanes in order to provide design continuity. The draft supplement also considered five design alternatives for the bridge crossing the Mississippi River. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1) would be a four-span prestress beam span bridge. Bridge abutments would be set back, allowing for the placement of a trail under the bridge. Three piers would be required: two at the shorelines and one center pier in the water. The estimated cost of Alternative 1 is $3.0 million. This final EIS, which is issued in an abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft EIS as well as public comments and agency responses. The draft supplement has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The relocation of TH 371 would relieve congestion. Noise levels in downtown Brainerd and on West Washington Street in Baxter would be reduced from levels projected without either of the build alternatives. Businesses along the existing TH 371 that are not dependent on transient traffic would realize benefits through decreased congestion and improved accessibility. At the regional level, the relocation of TH 371 would improve access to the Brainerd/Baxter area from the south. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would increase for 11 residences and one business along the South Extension. The corridor would traverse known habitat of the Blanding's turtle, classified as threatened by the state of Minnesota. Up to 0.65 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Some businesses in the Brainerd central business district (CBD) and on Washington Street west of the CBD would be adversely affected by the bypass construction. The rights-of-way acquisition would displace up to three residences, one business, up to 59 acres of succession savannah vegetation, and up to 164 acres of jack pine forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 97-0225D, Volume 21, Number 3. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0474D, Volume 16, Number 6, and 94-0416F, Volume 18, Number 5, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980115, Final EIS Draft Supplement--122 pages and maps, April 3, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-97-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Mississippi River KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339198?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+371%2C+CROW+WING+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+371%2C+CROW+WING+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 3, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 71, BELLA VISTA TO PINEVILLE, BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND MCDONALD COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36407374; 6832 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading to interstate standards of 16.4 miles of US 71 from south of Bella Vista in northwestern Arkansas to near Pineville in southwestern Missouri, is proposed. Within the project area, the US 71 roadway consists of a rural two-lane highway with stabilized shoulders and partially limited access control. The freeway section around Bentonville consists of a four-lane roadway with a grassy, depressed median. At the Missouri state line, the highway transitions to a four-lane divided highway. In 1991, Congress identified the existing US 71 corridor extending from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana, as a high-priority corridor. In response, Arkansas and Missouri have undertaken projects to upgrade portions of US 71. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (the Far West Alternative) would involve the construction of the roadway on a new alignment in predominantly rural areas three to five miles west of the existing highway, thereby eliminating the safety hazard of mixing the local, elderly traffic with the higher-speed through traffic. The estimated construction cost of the project is $174.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, traffic congestion along the existing US 71 would be relieved; traffic safety would be improved by upgrading current design deficiencies and separating through and local traffic; and economic development in the project area would be enhanced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 15 residences, four mobile homes, two businesses, and 45.4 hectares of statewide important farmland. Some of the 27 architectural sites in the project area would be adversely affected. The highway would cross 12 streams (eight by bridge and four by culvert) and encroach on 15.7 hectares of floodplain. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980108, 452 pages and maps, April 2, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-98-01-D KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Arkansas KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407374?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-04-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+71%2C+BELLA+VISTA+TO+PINEVILLE%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+MCDONALD+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=US+71%2C+BELLA+VISTA+TO+PINEVILLE%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+MCDONALD+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 2, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Variability in the skin exposure of machine operators exposed to cutting fluids. AN - 79936860; 9630060 AB - This study describes a new technique for measuring skin exposure to cutting fluids and evaluates the variability of skin exposure among machine operators performing cyclic (repetitive) work. The technique is based on video recording and subsequent analysis of the video tape by means of computer-synchronized video equipment. The time intervals at which the machine operator's hand was exposed to fluid were registered, and the total wet time of the skin was calculated by assuming different evaporation times for the fluid. The exposure of 12 operators with different work methods was analyzed in 6 different workshops, which included a range of machine types, from highly automated metal cutting machines (ie, actual cutting and chip removal machines) requiring operator supervision to conventional metal cutting machines, where the operator was required to maneuver the machine and manually exchange products. The relative wet time varied between 0% and 100%. A significant association between short cycle time and high relative wet time was noted. However, there was no relationship between the degree of automatization of the metal cutting machines and wet time. The study shows that skin exposure to cutting fluids can vary considerably between machine operators involved in manufacturing processes using different types of metal cutting machines. The machine type was not associated with dermal wetness. The technique appears to give objective information about dermal wetness. JF - Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health AU - Wassenius, O AU - Järvholm, B AU - Engström, T AU - Lillienberg, L AU - Meding, B AD - Department of Transportation an Logistics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden. Y1 - 1998/04// PY - 1998 DA - April 1998 SP - 125 EP - 129 VL - 24 IS - 2 SN - 0355-3140, 0355-3140 KW - Fungicides, Industrial KW - 0 KW - Metals KW - Solutions KW - Water KW - 059QF0KO0R KW - Index Medicus KW - Videotape Recording KW - Fungicides, Industrial -- adverse effects KW - Risk Factors KW - Humans KW - Adult KW - Middle Aged KW - Male KW - Industrial Oils -- adverse effects KW - Water -- adverse effects KW - Metals -- adverse effects KW - Dermatitis, Occupational -- etiology KW - Occupational Exposure -- adverse effects KW - Dermatitis, Irritant -- epidemiology KW - Dermatitis, Contact -- etiology KW - Dermatitis, Occupational -- epidemiology KW - Dermatitis, Irritant -- etiology KW - Dermatitis, Contact -- epidemiology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/79936860?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Scandinavian+journal+of+work%2C+environment+%26+health&rft.atitle=Variability+in+the+skin+exposure+of+machine+operators+exposed+to+cutting+fluids.&rft.au=Wassenius%2C+O%3BJ%C3%A4rvholm%2C+B%3BEngstr%C3%B6m%2C+T%3BLillienberg%2C+L%3BMeding%2C+B&rft.aulast=Wassenius&rft.aufirst=O&rft.date=1998-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=125&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Scandinavian+journal+of+work%2C+environment+%26+health&rft.issn=03553140&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1998-08-27 N1 - Date created - 1998-08-27 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - User Guidelines for Waste and By-Product Materials in Pavement Construction AN - 17579261; 4465583 AB - The objective of this project was to develop a concise, easy-to-use manual containing the latest available information on the use of waste or by- product materials in pavement construction publications. The manual provides technical guidance for highway and materials engineers, waste and by-product generators, and others involved in making decisions regarding the use of water and by-product materials in highway construction. The manual covers nineteen waste and by-product materials from the domestic, industrial, and mining sectors and six high-volume payment construction applications. For each materials, information on material origin, sources, and properties is performance, engineering properties, processing requirements, design and construction, and unresolved issues. General guidance on environmental and cost issues, and general outline on determining the suitability of a material in an application, are also provided. AU - Chesner, W H AU - Collins, R J AU - MacKay, M H Y1 - 1998/04// PY - 1998 DA - Apr 1998 SP - 702 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Environmental impact KW - Construction materials KW - Recycling KW - Economics KW - Waste disposal KW - Highways KW - P 4000:WASTE MANAGEMENT UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17579261?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Chesner%2C+W+H%3BCollins%2C+R+J%3BMacKay%2C+M+H&rft.aulast=Chesner&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1998-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=702&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=User+Guidelines+for+Waste+and+By-Product+Materials+in+Pavement+Construction&rft.title=User+Guidelines+for+Waste+and+By-Product+Materials+in+Pavement+Construction&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/RD97/148. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98152697. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Alcohol highway safety: Problem update AN - 17164062; 4466374 AB - This document examines new literature and data on selected alcohol-crash targets or problems that have become available since the November 1989 State of Knowledge review. Specifically, this update addresses research since the 1989 review dealing with characteristics of drinking-drivers and drinking-driving that are associated with increased levels of alcohol-crash risk and/or alcohol-crash incidence. With the exception of NHTSA's Traffic Safety Facts 1996, the cutoff date for literature included in this study was February, 1994. This document contains a description of the methods followed in determining the topics and issues of concern; identifying, acquiring and screening the articles to be reviewed; and a synthesis of the individual reviews. AU - Jones, R K AU - Lacey, J H Y1 - 1998/04// PY - 1998 DA - Apr 1998 SP - 72 KW - driving ability KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Alcohol KW - Accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17164062?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Jones%2C+R+K%3BLacey%2C+J+H&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=72&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Alcohol+highway+safety%3A+Problem+update&rft.title=Alcohol+highway+safety%3A+Problem+update&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOTHS-808 743. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98160609. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Investigation and analysis of heavy truck accidents AN - 17160944; 4465682 AB - The objectives of this study were to investigate and analyze traffic accidents involving trucks and to study the relationship between heavy loads and truck braking efficiency. Field test were made to determine the effect of increased loads on the ability of a truck to brake to a stop and determine if the trucks could meet the requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The test combination truck with a gross weight of up to 151,180 was able to meet both braking distance and maximum G requirements. The test single-unit truck failed to meet requirements only at the maximum weight tested of 120,680 pounds. Accident data were analyzed for the three-year period of 1994 through 1996. Characteristics of truck accidents were compared to all accidents. A detailed analysis was conducted for all fatal accidents involving a truck. Average and critical numbers and rates of truck accidents were calculated and one-mile sections having a critical rate were located with an investigation conducted at a sample of these sections. AU - Pigman, J G AU - Agent, K R Y1 - 1998/04// PY - 1998 DA - Apr 1998 SP - 90 KW - braking systems KW - loading KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Accidents KW - Trucks KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17160944?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Pigman%2C+J+G%3BAgent%2C+K+R&rft.aulast=Pigman&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1998-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=90&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Investigation+and+analysis+of+heavy+truck+accidents&rft.title=Investigation+and+analysis+of+heavy+truck+accidents&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: KTC-98-5. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98155013. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THIRD STREET LIGHT RAIL PROJECT, CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16353945; 6828 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Third Street Light Rail Project in order to provide improved mass transit service to the communities in southeastern San Francisco, California, is proposed. Because of plans to develop Mission Bay, Hunters Point, and other areas, the southeastern corridor is projected to experience a 39 percent increase in population and a 35 percent increase in employment by the year 2015. Currently, mass transit needs in the area are being met only by existing bus lines. Three alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The project would involve the construction of a light rail transit (LRT) line linking some or all of Chinatown, downtown, South of Market, Potrero Hill, Bayview Hunters Point, and Visitacion Valley/Little Hollywood neighborhoods, primarily along the Third Street corridor. A LRT maintenance and storage facility would be constructed on 13 acres north of Pier 80 and a 17.5-acre tract near Pier 90. The project would be completed in two phases: the initial LRT line (to be operational in 2003) would extend 5.4 miles from the Market Street Subway to the Caltrain Bayshore Station near the County line; the second phase (to be constructed sometime after 2005) would extend for 7.0 miles, including 1.75 miles of subway north of King Street to a station at Stockton and Clay streets. The initial phase of the project would require 128 light rail vehicles; the second phase would require three additional vehicles. The total capital cost of the initial phase of the LRT is $401.7 million; the estimated cost of the second phase is $505.9 million. A Transportation System Management Alternative is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would address deficiencies in the existing transit system serving southeastern San Francisco and provide transportation infrastructure to support planned economic development in the region. The project would result in a reduction in traffic congestion, vehicle miles traveled, and fossil fuel consumption. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction would require the displacement of up to eight businesses, depending on the location of the new maintenance facility. The addition of light rail tracks and overhead wires would alter the historic architectural character of the Islais Creek bridge. Vibrations would be experienced at 78 residential locations, two churches, and one school. Earthquake-induced hazardous material spills could occur at the maintenance facility. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 94-373), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980104, 522 pages, March 27, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: R67431-A-3-075988-1 KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - California KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353945?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THIRD+STREET+LIGHT+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CITY+AND+COUNTY+OF+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=THIRD+STREET+LIGHT+RAIL+PROJECT%2C+CITY+AND+COUNTY+OF+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW RIVER PARKWAY, I-64 TO HINTON, RALEIGH AND SUMMERS COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 16344064; 6824 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a ten-mile scenic parkway and recreational facilities, located in southern West Virginia, is proposed. The parkway would run parallel to the New River, which serves as the boundary between the two counties in the project area, and extend from the I-64 bridge over the river to the town of Hinton, the county seat for Summers County. The entire length of the New River flows north from Blowing Rock, North Carolina, to Fayette County, West Virginia. In 1978, a 50-mile section of the river was designated as the New River Gorge National River; the management plan prepared by the National Park Service emphasized the need for developing high-quality river recreation experiences while protecting the river's natural, cultural, and scenic resources. Currently, the project area includes 12 recreational facilities accessible through an irregular network of substandard rural roads and secondary highways. Some 15 additional facilities have been identified for development after the parkway was constructed. These sites include boat launch facilities, scenic overlooks, and trailheads. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would generally follow the alignment of existing Route 26 on the west side of the New River along a modified narrow roadway; three optional crossings of the New River near the I-64 interchange are associated with this alternative. The facility would run on the east side of the river from I-64 to south of Brooks Island, where the alignment would cross to the west side of the river and follow the same course as Alternative 2. Alternative 3 would begin at the I-64 interchange north of Sandstone, east of the New River, and run along WV20 to the southern end of Laurel Creek Bridge and then follow parallel of Chestnut Mountain below WV 20. Alternative 4 would cross the New River twice: at the one of the three locations considered for Alternative 2, and at the Alternative 3 site. The estimated costs of the project range from $34.3 million to $49.5 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The parkway would provide improved access to recreational sites in and around the New River gorge and support the development of recreational facilities, stimulate regional economic development, improve highway safety in the project area, and preserve scenic landscape patterns of the river corridor. Annual tourist expenditures would increase by up to $27.8 million. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace 11 to 29 private properties, encroach on up to seven acres of the 100-year floodplain, and adversely affect the Brooklin Historic District and one or two other historic properties. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Highway Systems Designation Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980100, 516 pages and maps, March 25, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-95-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Preserves KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - New River KW - West Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Highway Systems Designation Act of 1995, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344064?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+RIVER+PARKWAY%2C+I-64+TO+HINTON%2C+RALEIGH+AND+SUMMERS+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=NEW+RIVER+PARKWAY%2C+I-64+TO+HINTON%2C+RALEIGH+AND+SUMMERS+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 70 GOLDSBORO BYPASS FROM SR 1237 TO SR 1323, LENOIR AND WAYNE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36403666; 6822 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bypass for US Route 70 (US 70) in Goldsboro, located in east-central North Carolina, is proposed. The new US 70 Goldsboro Bypass project, identified as project R-2554 in the North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), would involve the development and construction of a bypass from a point on the existing US 70 in the vicinity of State Route 1237 (SR 1237) to a point on existing US 70 in the vicinity of state route 1323 (SR 1323). The approximately 21-mile project corridor is located north of Goldsboro. Eight action alternatives, involving three basic corridors and five interconnecting corridors, and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The bypass would be a four-lane, limited-access, divided freeway, and require a minimum of 300 feet of right-of-way. Improvements would include interchanges at major traffic intersections, with grade separations provided at other crossroads and railroads. Access would be fully controlled and limited to proposed interchange ramps. The estimated cost of the rights-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and construction for the preferred alternative (Alternative 9) is $156.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Transportation needs along US 70 intrastate corridor between Raleigh and Morehead City would be addressed: traffic capacity demands along the affected portion of the corridor would be met through the year 2018; traffic congestion would be reduced, resulting in improved highway safety and air quality; access to residential neighborhoods, industrial areas, and commercial centers would be improved, and desired development would be encouraged; and substantial monetary user benefits would result from improved transportation efficiency and safety, and the local tax base would be improved, resulting in increased local government revenues. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels in some areas would increase beyond Federal Highway Administration criteria. Some streams would be temporarily disrupted by the construction of box culverts. Some wetland acreage, water resources, natural vegetation, and farmland within the area required for construction would be adversely affected. Under the preferred alternative rights-of-way requirements would displace 103 residences and seven businesses. One archaeological sites lies within the project corridors and could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0333D, Volume 18, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 980098, 493 pages and maps, March 24, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-94-02-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Industrial Districts KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403666?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+70+GOLDSBORO+BYPASS+FROM+SR+1237+TO+SR+1323%2C+LENOIR+AND+WAYNE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+70+GOLDSBORO+BYPASS+FROM+SR+1237+TO+SR+1323%2C+LENOIR+AND+WAYNE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 24, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 0119 SOUTH TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36416340; 6814 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an 8.3-mile section of State Route (SR) 119 between Blairsville and Homer City, located in west-central Pennsylvania, is proposed. This section of highway is a two-lane roadway between two four-lane sections of SR 119. The highway is the primary north-south route connecting three western Pennsylvania counties: Clearfield, Indiana, and Jefferson. The highway enables commuters residing within or near the project area to travel to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the largest employer in Indiana County. As part of the upgrade of SR 119, a pedestrian-bikeway facility would be constructed on an abandoned railroad bed along the west side of the highway, beginning at the intersection with SR 2011 at Black Lick and extending north to Homer City. This facility would ultimately tie into a larger rails-to-trails project planned between Indiana and Cambria counties. The primary purpose of the SR 0119 South Improvement Project is to provide safer, less congested, and more efficient traffic conditions and linkages throughout the study area. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (the Combination Widening Alternative) would involve upgrading the existing two-lane alignment to a four-lane highway by widening SR 119. In some areas, widening would occur entirely to the east, entirely to the west, or on both sides of the existing alignment in order to minimize impacts to environmental features and structures. Design features such as turning lanes, jughandles, and signalized intersections would be installed at critical locations along the highway. The estimated construction and right-of-way costs of the project are $46.0 million and $7.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would improve traffic flow conditions in the project area, relieve existing traffic congestion, improve safety, and accommodate growth anticipated in the land use and comprehensive plans of adjacent communities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would adversely affect farmlands and displace 29 residences, one vacant residence, five businesses, two vacant businesses, two community facilities, and four acres of wetlands. Noise levels that exceed federal standards would be experienced at 240 residential locations and seven community facilities. Twelve archaeological sites, two acres of historic districts, and four historic structures would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Public Law 100-17, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980090, 195 pages, March 19, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-98-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36416340?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+0119+SOUTH+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+INDIANA+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=SR+0119+SOUTH+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+INDIANA+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 19, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TUSCALOOSA EAST BYPASS, TUSCALOOSA AND NORTH PORT, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 16353891; 6812 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 20-mile bypass of Tuscaloosa and Northport from US 82 on the north side of the Black Warrior River extending east and southeast to I-59 and I-20, located in western-central Alabama, is proposed. The Tuscaloosa area has experienced dramatic population growth in recent years, and the two major highways in the area that cross the Black Warrior River, US 82 and State Route (SR) 69, are severely congested during peak periods. The six-lane bridge on SR 69, located in the downtown area, had an average daily traffic volume of 55,110 vehicles per day in 1996; the four-lane bridge on US 82 had a volume of 53,800 vehicles per day. Planning for the area has long identified the need for additional river crossings. The bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa would reroute through traffic, disperse local traffic, and relieve congestion on the two existing bridges and area roads. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane, divided highway with full-control access and interchanges at I-59 and I-20, US 11, SR 216, Crescent Ridge Road, River Road, McWrights Ferry Road, Rice Mine Road, Watermelon Road, SR 69, US 43, SR 171, and US 82. Two sites are under consideration for the crossing of the Back Warrior River: at Central Foundry and near Reichold Drive. The total costs of the project would range from $222.5 million to $246.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce network travel time, relieve congestion on existing highways, improve levels of service, separate local and through traffic, and provide an acceptable design speed throughout the network to maximize traveler benefit. The project would also increase opportunities for regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to 288 residences, 16 businesses, one nonprofit organization, 40.9 hectares of wetlands, and 845.7 hectares of upland forest. Up to 22 noise sensitive sites would experience a substantial increase in noise levels of 15 decibels or more. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980088, 310 pages and maps, March 18, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-98-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Black Warrior River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353891?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTH+PORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTH+PORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 18, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIAMI INTERMODAL CENTER, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36416088; 6810 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an intermodal transportation center in order to improve the transportation system in Miami, Florida, is proposed. The Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) would serve as the central transfer point (or hub) for certain regional trips in southeastern Florida and become an extension of the Miami International Airport (MIA) landside terminal functions. The study area is bordered by NW 46th Street (East 8th Street in Hialeah) on the north, NW 11th Street on the south, NW 27th Avenue on the east, and the landside terminal area of MIA on the west to NW 57th Avenue. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternative, elements of the project would include the construction of the MIC core facility, the MIC/MIA connector, and the State Route (SR) 836/SR 112 interconnector expressway. The MIC core facility would be a three-level building located east of the MIA. It would provide MIA services such as passenger ticketing, baggage claim, rental car services, limousine services, hotel courtesy service vehicles, and visitor and employee parking. This facility would also serve as a central transfer point for transportation modes such as Metrorail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, the future High Speed Rail, the MIC/MIA connector, Seaport-Airport Transportation Services, the East-West Corridor Rail, Metrobus, regional highways, local streets, and airport-related transportation services. The MIC/MIA connector would transport passengers from the airport to the MIC facility in automated vehicles operating on an elevated fixed guideway along the NW 38th Avenue corridor and Central Boulevard. The SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector would be a four-mile, six-lane, limited-access expressway which would extend east from the SR 836/NW 57th Avenue interchange to SR 112 just west of NW 30th Avenue. Related components would include bridges associated across the Miami Canal, elevated structures associated with the SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector, and joint development. The construction of this project would be phased over a 20-year period. The estimated capital cost of the project is $452.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, MIA-area roadway congestion would be relieved. The SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector would segregate east-west traffic from MIA-bound traffic and provide an alternate route for north-south traffic traveling between SR 836 and SR 112, thereby reducing traffic volumes and enhancing roadway safety on LeJeune Road. Public transportation service and access to MIA-area employment and activity centers would be greatly improved for the transit-dependent community; public transit modes would be encouraged as alternatives to private automobile travel. Access to the surrounding neighborhoods would be improved as a result of roadway improvements. Localized carbon monoxide levels along the Lower Drive at MIA would be reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, rights-of-way requirements for the MIC project would require the displacement of 83 residences and 279 businesses. Some 58 MIA-related businesses would be adversely affected. Some 3.85 acres of Glide Angel Lake and Blue Lagoon Lake would be adversely affected. Direct habitat loss would reduce wading bird foraging habitat, and deep-water habitat for resident fishes and other aquatic animals. Approximately 10.4 acres of habitat for the West Indian Manatee, an endangered species, would be lost. Noise impacts as a result of the SR 836/SR 112 interconnector would adversely affect the Tempo Apartments and the Dade Mobile Home Park. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0479D, Volume 19, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 980086, 516 pages, March 17, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FLA-EIS-95-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36416088?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIAMI+INTERMODAL+CENTER%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=MIAMI+INTERMODAL+CENTER%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 17, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 60, VAN BUREN TO POPLAR BLUFF (JOB NUMBER J9P0455Z), BUTLER AND CARTER COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36401381; 6800 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 31-mile section of Route 60 from the interchange with the Van Buren bypass just east of Van Buren to Route 67 north of Poplar Bluff, located in southeast Missouri, is proposed. The project corridor includes the community of Ellsinore, holdings of the Mark Twain National Forest, and areas characterized by karst topography. Ten Mile Creek, Cane Creek, Goose Creek, Carter Creek, and other tributary streams dissect the project area. An upgraded roadway would consist of a four-lane facility with two traffic lanes in each direction and full-paved shoulders, separated by a depressed grassy median. The existing roadway is characterized by substandard geometrics, inadequate shoulder widths, and a high fatality rate. High traffic volumes, in combination with a narrow roadway and substandard shoulders on the existing bridges at Cane and Goose creeks, have created an unsafe condition on Route 60. Eight alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 3), the roadway would follow an alignment just to the south of existing Route 60 from the Van Buren bypass to the intersection with Route T, just outside the national forest. It would then follow the existing Route 60 alignment for most of the remainder of the route. Also under consideration is an upgrade alternative. The estimated cost for construction and rights-of-way is $149.2 million and the estimated benefit/cost ratio is 1.09. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would reduce accident rates on existing Route 60 and adjoining routes, and improve regional transportation efficiency and economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace approximately 235 acres of prime farmland, result in 45 residential and seven commercial relocations, and adversely affect 1.7 acres of wetlands, 732 acres of woodlands. Two state-listed species would be adversely affected. The site would be located near three undiscovered historical sites and ten potentially historical sites. In addition, 83 acres of floodplain would be filled, and three permanent streams and 28 intermittent streams would be crossed. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 97-0131D, Volume 21, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980076, 375 pages and maps, March 11, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-97-02-F KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Mark Twain National Forest KW - Missouri KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401381?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+60%2C+VAN+BUREN+TO+POPLAR+BLUFF+%28JOB+NUMBER+J9P0455Z%29%2C+BUTLER+AND+CARTER+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+60%2C+VAN+BUREN+TO+POPLAR+BLUFF+%28JOB+NUMBER+J9P0455Z%29%2C+BUTLER+AND+CARTER+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 11, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MARSHALLS CREEK TRAFFIC RELIEF STUDY SR 0209, SECTION 007, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1995). AN - 16353839; 6797 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, limited-access highway in the village of Marshalls Creek, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The highway would provide a connection between Pennsylvania State Route (SR) 209, Business 209, and SR 402, while bypassing existing intersections in the village, thereby alleviating severe traffic congestion problems. SR 209 is a major north-south arterial highway in the heart of the Pocono Mountain resort area, providing a vital link between Interstate 80 (I-80) and I-84. The project would also include congestion management system strategies to further relieve traffic congestion within this portion of Monroe and Pike counties. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of October 1995. This draft supplement to the draft EIS identifies two additional alternatives, including a preferred alternative (Alternative 3D1RB Modified), which would follow the same general route as the existing Oak Grove Drive, which would be relocated to the east. In addition, an access road would be established to the west of Oak Grove Drive for direct access to SR 402 from Russell Ridge Road. Other service roads would be updated as well. The estimated project cost is $61.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide smoother highway transitions from I-80 to SR 209 and SR 402, improved mobility for those who live and work in the area, improved traffic safety conditions, improved access and mobility for emergency management services vehicle operations, and lower accident levels. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to local terrain characteristics, all build alternatives would present the possibility of difficult excavation, sinkhole involvement, debris fragments, and slope stability concerns. Some 95.4 acres of erosion-prone soils would be disturbed by construction activity, as well as 510,264 square feet of floodplain, 22 wetlands areas, 17 groundwater wells, and 1,051 feet of streams. Three waste sites would be located in possible project corridors; and 21 residential units and two businesses would be displaced. Three visual resource areas and 11 archaeological resources would be adversely affected; 99 surrounding sites are noise sensitive. Projected total fiscal impact estimates are for annual net losses of $41,445. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0472D, Volume 19, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 980073, 206 pages and maps, March 10, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-95-06-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Resorts KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastes KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MARSHALLS+CREEK+TRAFFIC+RELIEF+STUDY+SR+0209%2C+SECTION+007%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1995%29.&rft.title=MARSHALLS+CREEK+TRAFFIC+RELIEF+STUDY+SR+0209%2C+SECTION+007%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 10, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 50 WEST-CENTRAL CORRIDOR LOCATION STUDY, SEDALIA TO SAINT MARTINS; COLE, COOPER, MONITEAU, MORGAN, AND PETTIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36389876; 6790 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 65-mile section of Route 50 from just west of Sedalia to just east of Saint Martins, located in central Missouri, is proposed. The route is a principal arterial highway running east-west across Missouri, connecting Kansas City on the west and Saint Louis on the east. Jefferson City, the state capitol, is located near the center of the state along Route 50. Within the project area, portions of Route 50 do not meet current highway design standards, and the highway is highly congested within the communities of Sedalia, Tipton, and California. Furthermore, the existing highway geometrics, particularly at Route 65, Route 5, and Route 87, are substandard and do not adequately accommodate turning movement for trucks. In rural portions of the project area, Route 50 is a two-lane with poor horizontal and vertical alignment, and narrow, unimproved shoulders; approximately 60 percent of the route is marked as a no passing zone. A No-Build Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, and a range of build alternatives within four corridor segments are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would be a four-lane freeway that would bypass Sedalia to the north, follow the existing alignment of Route 50 past Smithton and Otterville, bypass Tipton to the south, and reach its eastern terminus by following an alignment just to the south of Existing Route 50. The estimated cost of the project is $253.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would reduce accident rates on existing Route 50 and adjoining routes, improve response time for emergency vehicles, improve access to points east and west along Route 50, improve vehicle travel times and reduce vehicle congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace up to 216 residential units, 25 businesses, one school, and 28 acres of wetlands. In addition, the construction would disturb three sites potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The highway would encroach on 3.8 miles of floodplain. There would be potential for spills of hazardous materials into surface waters. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980065, 347 pages and maps, March 4, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-98-01-D KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389876?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+50+WEST-CENTRAL+CORRIDOR+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+SEDALIA+TO+SAINT+MARTINS%3B+COLE%2C+COOPER%2C+MONITEAU%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+PETTIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+50+WEST-CENTRAL+CORRIDOR+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+SEDALIA+TO+SAINT+MARTINS%3B+COLE%2C+COOPER%2C+MONITEAU%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+PETTIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 4, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 104, EDMONDS CROSSING PROJECTS, CITY OF EDMONDS, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36410966; 6788 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a multimodal transportation plan in the city of Edmonds, located along the Puget Sound in northwestern-central Washington, is proposed. A critical transportation link in Edmonds is the ferry that transports vehicles and passengers across Puget Sound to Kingston. The ferry route is one leg of State Route (SR) 104, which is classified as a portion of the National Transportation System because it links the urban Seattle area and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas. The city is also served by a bus system and Amtrak passenger train service, each with a separate terminal facility. The lack of an integrated terminal serving all modes of travel makes transfers between modes cumbersome and time-consuming. The terminals for ferry, rail, and transit modes are not located conveniently near one another, and connecting linkages are inadequate. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 2) would involve the relocation of the ferry terminal and the development of a multimodal center at Point Edwards, located 0.75 miles south of the existing Main Street terminal. Access to the complex would be provided by realigning SR 104 from its current intersection with Pine Street; traffic lanes would be realigned to facilitate access to the ferry and the multimodal center. The multimodal center would be located on a site that had formerly been a Unocal storage depot. The center would include a railroad station with a loading platform that straddles double tracks, a bus terminal that accommodates up to ten buses, a dedicated busway between the center and downtown Edmonds, a 460-space parking garage, a 120-space short-term parking lot, and a pedestrian walkway and automated people mover system. The estimated cost of the project is $143.9 million to $147.9 million, depending on the phasing of the project. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow conditions in the Edmonds area, improve transportation system linkages, relieve existing traffic congestion, and improve safety. The project would employ up to 1,570 construction workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The use of the Unocal site would require the removal and disposal of hazardous wastes and contaminated soils; during the demolition of the Unocal pier, some potential would exist for the release of contaminated sediments into Puget Sound. The wetlands along the western and southern edges of Edmonds Marsh would be reduced. Noise and dust levels would increase in nearby parks. Vehicle emissions from idling vehicles at busy intersections would adversely affect air quality. The fishing industry of the Suquamish Tribe would be adversely affected due to increased water traffic. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 980063, 537 pages and maps, March 2, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-98-1-D KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Ferries KW - Harbor Structures KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Puget Sound KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410966?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+104%2C+EDMONDS+CROSSING+PROJECTS%2C+CITY+OF+EDMONDS%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+104%2C+EDMONDS+CROSSING+PROJECTS%2C+CITY+OF+EDMONDS%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 2, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using shallow reflection seismic to locate abandoned mine workings in Joplin, Missouri AN - 52616009; 1998-025777 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Shoemaker, Michael L AU - Anderson, Neil AU - Brady, Tom AU - Hatheway, Allen AU - Newton, Tim AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - March 1998 SP - 31 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 30 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - mines KW - Newton County Missouri KW - seismic profiles KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - Missouri KW - geophysical methods KW - reflection methods KW - mapping KW - seismic methods KW - Jasper County Missouri KW - southwestern Missouri KW - Joplin Missouri KW - detection KW - identification KW - sinkholes KW - surveys KW - risk assessment KW - geophysical profiles KW - solution features KW - abandoned mines KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52616009?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Using+shallow+reflection+seismic+to+locate+abandoned+mine+workings+in+Joplin%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Shoemaker%2C+Michael+L%3BAnderson%2C+Neil%3BBrady%2C+Tom%3BHatheway%2C+Allen%3BNewton%2C+Tim%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Shoemaker&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, South-Central Section, 32nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; detection; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; identification; Jasper County Missouri; Joplin Missouri; mapping; mines; Missouri; Newton County Missouri; reflection methods; risk assessment; seismic methods; seismic profiles; sinkholes; solution features; southwestern Missouri; surveys; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hannibal Bridge Wetland Compensation Site; final hydrogeologic characterization report AN - 52483307; 1999-035470 JF - Open File Series - Illinois State Geological Survey AU - Rorick, Nancy L AU - Miner, James J AU - Hilchen, Paul E Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - March 1998 SP - 52 PB - Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - Illinois KW - site exploration KW - surface water KW - observation wells KW - mapping KW - rock mechanics KW - ground water KW - water table KW - constructed wetlands KW - topography KW - boreholes KW - wetlands KW - levels KW - Hannibal Bridge KW - hydrodynamics KW - Pike County Illinois KW - Mississippi River KW - construction KW - East Hannibal Illinois KW - design KW - climate KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52483307?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Rorick%2C+Nancy+L%3BMiner%2C+James+J%3BHilchen%2C+Paul+E&rft.aulast=Rorick&rft.aufirst=Nancy&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Hannibal+Bridge+Wetland+Compensation+Site%3B+final+hydrogeologic+characterization+report&rft.title=Hannibal+Bridge+Wetland+Compensation+Site%3B+final+hydrogeologic+characterization+report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/ofhome.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - PubXState - IL N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., 2 tables, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #03572 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; climate; constructed wetlands; construction; design; East Hannibal Illinois; ground water; Hannibal Bridge; hydrodynamics; Illinois; levels; mapping; Mississippi River; monitoring; observation wells; Pike County Illinois; rock mechanics; site exploration; surface water; topography; United States; water table; wetlands ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High-resolution reflection seismic surveys of abandoned lead and zinc mines along a proposed interstate route, near Joplin, Missouri AN - 50914161; 1999-060556 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Shoemaker, Michael AU - Anderson, Neil L AU - Baker, Jesse AU - Hatheway, Allen AU - Roark, Michael AU - Newton, Tim AU - Cardimona, Steve AU - Oppert, Shauna A2 - Bell, Ronald S. A2 - Powers, Michael H. A2 - Larson, Timothy Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - March 1998 SP - 903 EP - 912 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 1998 KW - United States KW - bedrock KW - Mississippian KW - mines KW - high-resolution methods KW - Newton County Missouri KW - seismic profiles KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - site exploration KW - Paleozoic KW - Missouri KW - geophysical methods KW - Carboniferous KW - reflection methods KW - seismic methods KW - Jasper County Missouri KW - Joplin Missouri KW - case studies KW - surveys KW - geophysical profiles KW - roads KW - abandoned mines KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50914161?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=High-resolution+reflection+seismic+surveys+of+abandoned+lead+and+zinc+mines+along+a+proposed+interstate+route%2C+near+Joplin%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Shoemaker%2C+Michael%3BAnderson%2C+Neil+L%3BBaker%2C+Jesse%3BHatheway%2C+Allen%3BRoark%2C+Michael%3BNewton%2C+Tim%3BCardimona%2C+Steve%3BOppert%2C+Shauna&rft.aulast=Shoemaker&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=1998&rft.issue=&rft.spage=903&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society 11th annual meeting , symposium on the Application of geophysics to environmental and engineering problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - sects., strat. col., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; bedrock; Carboniferous; case studies; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; high-resolution methods; Jasper County Missouri; Joplin Missouri; mines; Mississippian; Missouri; Newton County Missouri; Paleozoic; reflection methods; roads; seismic methods; seismic profiles; site exploration; surveys; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Fatigue Cracking of Riveted Steel Tied Arch and Truss Bridges AN - 18166001; 4465530 AB - Riveted steel truss and tied arch bridges in Washington state have experienced significant cracking that is due to fatigue loading. The Lewis River and Toutle River bridges are good examples of these two bridge types. They are both on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 and experience heavy truck traffic. This research study addressed the fatigue cracking on these two bridges. The cracking on these two bridges was summarized and anlayzed. Computer models of the two bridges were developed, and static and dynamic analyses of the bridges were performed. Instrumentation was installed on both bridges in 1996. Controlled load and weight station tests were performed on the two bridges with trucks of known weight and geometry traveling at known speeds. The results of these measurements were used to evaluate the overall behavior of the two bridges and to calibrate the intruments for further testing with trucks of unknown weight and geometry. AU - Roeder, C W AU - MacRae, G A AU - Crocker, P N AU - Arima, K AU - Wong, S D Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - Mar 1998 SP - 101 KW - USA, Washington KW - Water Resources Abstracts KW - Bridges KW - Fatigue KW - Measuring Instruments KW - Cracks KW - Steel KW - SW 6010:Structures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18166001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Water+Resources+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Roeder%2C+C+W%3BMacRae%2C+G+A%3BCrocker%2C+P+N%3BArima%2C+K%3BWong%2C+S+D&rft.aulast=Roeder&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=101&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Fatigue+Cracking+of+Riveted+Steel+Tied+Arch+and+Truss+Bridges&rft.title=Fatigue+Cracking+of+Riveted+Steel+Tied+Arch+and+Truss+Bridges&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: WARD-447.1. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98138597. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sacrificial anode protection of an underground steel reinforced concrete structure AN - 17272642; 4435563 AB - The annual cost of corrosion in the U.S. is estimated at approximately $ 30 billion. Corrosion is defined as the destruction or deterioration of a material because of a reaction with its environment. Generally speaking, all environments are corrosive to some extent. Depending on the severity of the environment, different approaches to corrosion prevention and control can be used to avert the associated physical and subsequent economic losses. With corrosion of structural facilities such as aboveground and underground tanks, bridges, pipelines, and other infrastructure components, public safety concerns and other potential liabilities represent significant justification to establish efficient control programs such that corrosion deterioration can be minimized. A proven efficient method of providing corrosion control is through the use of cathodic protection (CP). A sacrificial magnesium anode cathodic protection system was installed on an underground steel reinforced concrete structure when corrosion occurred on steel reinforcing bars, which were left exposed as a result of concrete placement difficulties. JF - Materials Performance AU - Kessler, R J AU - Powers, R G AU - Lasa, IR AD - Florida Department of Transportation, Corrosion Research Laboratory, 2006 Northeast Waldo Road, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - Mar 1998 SP - 10 EP - 13 VL - 37 IS - 3 SN - 0094-1492, 0094-1492 KW - reinforced concrete KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Aboveground storage tanks KW - Structural analysis KW - Materials technology KW - Concrete structures KW - Economics KW - Pipelines KW - Cathodic protection KW - Marine KW - Steel structures KW - Bridges KW - Liability KW - Underground storage tanks KW - Corrosion control KW - Anodes KW - Corrosion KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Q2 09282:Materials technology, corrosion, fouling and boring KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17272642?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Materials+Performance&rft.atitle=Sacrificial+anode+protection+of+an+underground+steel+reinforced+concrete+structure&rft.au=Kessler%2C+R+J%3BPowers%2C+R+G%3BLasa%2C+IR&rft.aulast=Kessler&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Materials+Performance&rft.issn=00941492&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-06 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Steel structures; Bridges; Structural analysis; Liability; Materials technology; Concrete structures; Corrosion control; Economics; Anodes; Corrosion; Pipelines; Reinforced concrete; Cathodic protection; Underground storage tanks; Aboveground storage tanks; Marine ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Guidelines for public sector hazardous materials training AN - 17159993; 4467600 AB - The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (HMTA), as modified by the Hazardous Materials Uniform Safety Act (HMTUSA) of 1990, Section 117A, authorized the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make grants available to States, Territories, and Indian Tribes to conduct training of public sector employees who respond to emergencies (responders). To achieve these legislated responsibilities, DOT has established the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) Grant Program. HMTUSA, Section 117A, also authorized DOT to develop a curriculum to accompany the training grant program that (1) functions as a tool for State self-assessment that courses funded comply with curriculum, (2) supports State self-determination of a national 'list of courses', and (3) ensures that public sector employees can safely and efficiently respond to hazardous materials emergencies. This document, constitutes one component of the overall program to provide assistance and support to State, Tribal, Territory and local hazardous materials training initiatives. This material has been developed by an author team of Federal, State, Tribal, Territory and local public sector training, planning, and response organizations and from a cross-section of professonal associations involved in hazardous materials planning and response. Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - Mar 1998 SP - 504 KW - grants KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Hazardous materials KW - Training KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Materials handling KW - Occupational safety KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17159993?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=504&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Guidelines+for+public+sector+hazardous+materials+training&rft.title=Guidelines+for+public+sector+hazardous+materials+training&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99109084. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The role of ATC in mitigating collision risk AN - 16408091; 4308937 AB - Midair collisions between controlled aircraft are so rare that it might be assumed that the risk is negligible. This paper presents a mathematical analysis that estimates the risk that would exist in the absence of air traffic controller or pilot intervention. It shows that this risk is surprisingly high, suggesting that any proposed changes in air traffic control (ATC) procedures or separation requirements should be carefully considered. JF - Journal of Air Traffic Control AU - Geisinger, K AD - Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, 20591 USA Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - Mar 1998 SP - 49 EP - 52 VL - 40 IS - 1 SN - 0021-8650, 0021-8650 KW - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - R2 23020:Technological risks KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16408091?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ariskabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.atitle=The+role+of+ATC+in+mitigating+collision+risk&rft.au=Geisinger%2C+K&rft.aulast=Geisinger&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.issn=00218650&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surface movement advisor (SMA) AN - 16400017; 4308935 AB - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in collaboration with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Mitre Corporation's Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), is researching and developing new Air Traffic Management (ATM) functionalities that build the foundation of collaborative decision making and decision support tools. These will allow air traffic controllers to work cooperatively with airlines and airport managers to reduce ground delays caused by airfield congestion. The goal of the FAA's Office of Air Traffic Systems Development ATM Integrated Product Team (IPT) is to develop automation systems and automated air traffic management functions that improve system capacity, safety and performance, reduce aircraft delays, and maximize the flexibility and efficiency of gate-to-gate operations. JF - Journal of Air Traffic Control AU - Lawson AD - Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC, 20591 USA Y1 - 1998/03// PY - 1998 DA - Mar 1998 SP - 25 EP - 27 VL - 40 IS - 1 SN - 0021-8650, 0021-8650 KW - surface movement advisor KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16400017?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.atitle=Surface+movement+advisor+%28SMA%29&rft.au=Lawson&rft.aulast=Lawson&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-03-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=25&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.issn=00218650&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID-CURRITUCK SOUND BRIDGE, CURRITUCK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36405941; 6786 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge across Currituck Sound and associated approach roads, located in northeastern North Carolina, is proposed. The project would begin at US 158 on the mainland and end at NC 12 on the Currituck Outer Banks. The bridge would be approximately 4.8 miles long, and its mainland approach road would be 2.3 miles long. Both the bridge and the mainland approach would be two lanes wide. Currently, a trip from SR 1142 on the mainland to Monteray Shores on the Outer Banks takes about one hour on a weekday and 1.6 hours on a summer weekend. If a bridge were built across Currituck Sound, that trip would be decreased to five to ten minutes. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The six bridge corridor alternatives (Alternatives C1 through C6) would involve various combinations of three mainland approaches and two Outer Banks termini. The mainland approaches would be parallel to the power line right-of-way, parallel to SR 1140, and between Aydlett and Poplar Branch. The two termini would be the north end of Monteray Shores and the south end of Monteray Shores at Albacore Street. Estimated project costs would range from $70.5 million to $87.2 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The structure would provide a convenient crossing for permanent residents of Currituck County as well as tourists visiting the Outer Banks. Over 50 years the bridge would provide travel time savings worth $1.76 billion. The bridge would encourage commercial development along US 158 and also provide a hurricane evacuation route for Outer Banks residents and visitors. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The bridge alternative would adversely affect community cohesion and require the relocation of up to eight families and businesses. The bridge would have a major aesthetic and visual effect on views of the Sound. An embankment nearly 24 feet high would be built in the community of Aydlett; however, there would be no access to the bridge in Aydlett. Approximately 249 acres of farmland would be adversely affected and 27.3 acres would be disturbed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980061, 460 pages, February 27, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-98-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-02-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MID-CURRITUCK+SOUND+BRIDGE%2C+CURRITUCK+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=MID-CURRITUCK+SOUND+BRIDGE%2C+CURRITUCK+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 27, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Review of Breakaway Supports for Small Signs and Mailbox Installations AN - 18146361; 4465172 AB - For many years, the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) installed two types of crashworthy mailbox support systems alongside their state highways. The breakaway support systems consisted of the Eze-Erect sign support system manufactured by Franklin Steel Company and the V-LOC socket support system manufactured by Foresight Products Inc. In 1994, the Franklin Steel Company went out of business, the patent period of the Eze-Erect system expired, and the Eze-Erect system became unavailable. The objective of this research project was to either identify new sources of low- cost, small sign and mailbox supports or, if necessary, develop a new support system as a replacement to the Eze-Erect system to meet the safety standards provided in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report No. 350, Recommended Procedures for the Safety Performance Evaluation of Highway Features and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard Specifications for Structural Supports for Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic Signals. AU - Vogel, J C AU - Faller, R K AU - Reid, J D AU - Sicking, D L Y1 - 1998/02/23/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 Feb 23 SP - 130 KW - crashworthiness KW - mailbox support systems KW - safety engineering KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - USA, Nebraska KW - Standards KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18146361?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Vogel%2C+J+C%3BFaller%2C+R+K%3BReid%2C+J+D%3BSicking%2C+D+L&rft.aulast=Vogel&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1998-02-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=130&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Review+of+Breakaway+Supports+for+Small+Signs+and+Mailbox+Installations&rft.title=Review+of+Breakaway+Supports+for+Small+Signs+and+Mailbox+Installations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: TRP-03-68-98. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98144942. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 63 EDDYVILLE BYPASS TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT, CITY OF EDDYVILLE; MAHASKA, MONROE, AND WAPELLO COUNTIES, IOWA. AN - 36414095; 6778 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided bypass of the city Eddyville, located in southeastern Iowa, is proposed. The bypass would extend for four miles from the end of the completed US 63 expressway south of Eddyville to the end of the four-lane US 63 expressway under construction north of Eddyville. US 63 is part of the major east-west route between Des Moines and Burlington. Along with Iowa 163 and US 34, US 63 serves the agricultural and commercial interests in Des Moines, Pella, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, and Burlington. The existing two-lane highway through Eddyville is characterized by high truck volumes, slow speeds, numerous access points, and conflicts with local traffic and pedestrians. Much of the truck traffic is generated by vehicles entering and leaving the Eddyville Industrial Park, located south of town. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The West Alternative would travel west of Eddyville, cross the Des Moines River, cross the Union Pacific Railroad twice, and cross Iowa 137 and the river again before rejoining existing US 63 near the sewage treatment lagoons. The Near East Alternative would travel east of Eddyville, cross Merino Avenue and 330 Street before curving south and crossing County Road G77 just east of 330 Street. The Far East Alternative would have the same alignment as the Near East Alternative from the north edge of the project to the point where both alternatives cross 330 Street. From that point, the Far East Alternative would curve eastward to a point one mile east of Eddyville and 0.5 mile beyond the Near East Alternative. It would rejoin US 63 near Columbia Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would replace the existing, substandard highway in Eddyville and provide reasonable access to the truck-reliant companies in the industrial park. The highway segment would comprise an important facet of Iowa's Commercial and Industrial Network of Highways. Local and through traffic would be separated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements for highway construction would displace up to 302 acres of farmland, 25.2 acres of wetlands, five residences, and one business. The facility would be in the proximity of the habitat of five endangered or threatened mammals, one endangered or threatened plant, and three endangered or threatened birds. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980053, 296 pages and maps, February 20, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IOWA-EIS-98-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Iowa KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414095?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+63+EDDYVILLE+BYPASS+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT%2C+CITY+OF+EDDYVILLE%3B+MAHASKA%2C+MONROE%2C+AND+WAPELLO+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=US+63+EDDYVILLE+BYPASS+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT%2C+CITY+OF+EDDYVILLE%3B+MAHASKA%2C+MONROE%2C+AND+WAPELLO+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH/NORTH CORRIDOR PROJECT; CLACKAMAS, MULNOMAH, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, OREGON, AND CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 16342304; 6782 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements in the Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, metropolitan region is proposed. The north/south transportation corridor includes the cities of Oregon City, Gladstone, and Milwaukie; the Clackamas Regional Center (CRC) area of unincorporated Clackamas County; a section of southeast Portland; Portland's central city; a section north/northeast of Portland; the city of Vancouver; and other parts of Clark County, Washington. Since 1980, the number of jobs and households along the corridor has been increasing at the rate of two to three percent annually. By the year 2015, the projected increases in travel miles will result in a 268 percent increase in the miles of congested roadways in the corridor and a 720 percent increase in the number of hours that drivers must sit in congested traffic. Alternatives considered in this draft EIS include a No-Build Alternative, four light-rail length alternatives, 16 light-rail alignment alternatives, and 22 light-rail design options. The length alternatives include a 21-mile, full-length alignment from the CRC to the VA Medical Center and Clark College in Vancouver; a 17-mile alignment from the Milwaukie Marketplace to the VA Medical Center and Clark College in Vancouver; a 12-mile alignment from the CRC to the Rose Quarter Transit Center; and a 15-mile alignment from the CRC to North Lombard Street in north Portland. Project capital costs range from $748 million to $1.3 billion, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide high-quality transit service along a major metropolitan transportation corridor, accommodate future population and economic growth patterns in the area, reduce traffic congestion and traffic infiltration through neighborhoods, and improve regional air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 77 businesses, 333 residences, and 1.95 acres of parkland. In addition, up to 22,300 cubic yards of floodplain fill would be required, and seven historic properties would be adversely affected. Slightly less than two acres of parkland would be displaced and three parks would be adversely affected by noise. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980057, 623 pages, February 20, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Oregon KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16342304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-02-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH%2FNORTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%3B+CLACKAMAS%2C+MULNOMAH%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+OREGON%2C+AND+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SOUTH%2FNORTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%3B+CLACKAMAS%2C+MULNOMAH%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+OREGON%2C+AND+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 20, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE EXTENDED TEST RANGE (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1994). AN - 36413411; 6761 AB - PURPOSE: The conducting of 116 extended range tests of target missiles, defensive missiles, and sensor systems at one or more test range areas during the period from 1997 to 2000 is proposed. The tests would provide realistic test situations for defenses to operate within a simulated theater of operations that would include target missiles. The tests would involve conducting target and other missile system flights over distances not to exceed 750 miles. The missile flight tests could fully validate system design and operation effectiveness of ground-based theater missile defense (TMD) and sensor systems. The military presently has a limited TMD capability. Existing air defenses provide a very limited capability for point defense and no capability for area defense of military and geopolitical targets against theater missiles. Potential off-range launch locations could include land areas and sea-based platforms. Missile-to-missile intercepts would occur over existing test range areas or over open sea areas. Four candidate test areas are the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Fort Bliss in Texas, with off-range missile launches from sites in New Mexico and Utah; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) on Santa Rosa Island and at Cape San Blas in Florida, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Gulf of Mexico; Vandenberg AFB, San Nicolas Island, and San Clemente Island in California, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Pacific Ocean; and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, also with off-range launches from the Pacific. Some combination of test range areas would likely be implemented since no single area would satisfy all test objectives. A draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1994 considered potential booster drop zones at the White Sands site. This draft supplement to the final EIS of November 1994 identifies the Eglin AFB as the preferred alternative and identifies new launch and support locations, sensor operations, launch preparation activities, and missile test flight tests and intercepts in the airspace over the Gulf of Mexico, which would also be location for air launches of target missiles and ship-launches of interceptors. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide target flights over distances that would not be attainable on most existing ranges. It would also effectively simulate a hostile missile attack against a theater of operations; hostile missiles would include Scud-type ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface guided missiles launched against a specific target. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Any test flights conducted off the Florida coast would result in the temporary closure of large areas of the Gulf of Mexico to watercraft and temporarily reroute aircraft in the immediate vicinity. Small amounts of hazardous material would be spread over large areas of the Gulf. Booster drops would disturb wildlife habitat and vegetation in the immediate area. LEGAL MANDATES: Missile Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the first draft supplement, see 95-0006D, Volume 19, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 94-0004D, Volume 18, Number 1, and 94-0272D, Volume 18, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 980036, Volume 1--671 pages, Volume 2--270 pages, February 6, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Islands KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Missiles KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Radar KW - Recreation Resources KW - Research KW - Weapon Systems KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Missile Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413411?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-02-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1994%29.&rft.title=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Washington, District of Columbia; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 6, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RHODE ISLAND FREIGHT RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND. AN - 36403484; 6758 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of improvements, including track and overhead bridge construction and rehabilitation, within a 22-mile section of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) right-of-way (ROW) in Rhode Island, is proposed. These improvements have been deemed necessary in order to aid in the redevelopment of the former Quonset Point /Davisville Naval facility (QP/D) by creating an environment for freight rail which would allow the use of double stack container and tri-level auto carrier rail cars. In addition, as a result of the Freight Rail Improvement Project (FRIP), freight rail movements would enjoy increased flexibility, given the anticipated restricted operating windows expected due to the frequency of train service on the NEC. The State of Rhode Island views modernization of the region's freight rail network as essential for retaining existing freight-dependent businesses, attracting new commercial and industrial development to the corridor, and redeveloping QP/D into an intermodal port facility. However, the expansion of freight service on the NEC is currently constrained by insufficient clearances at 37 bridges and other overhead structures which prevent the use of higher modern freight equipment between Davisville and Central Falls. Double-stack container and tri-level auto carriers, which require a minimum 20-foot-and-8-inch clearance above top of rail, are the most cost-effective means for the long haul shipment of automobiles and certain types of rail cargo, and are therefore a critical component for port development at QP/D. In addition, rail simulations performed by Amtrak for the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP) Electrification indicated that increasing passenger service on the corridor will reduce the operating windows available for freight movements, and depending on the level of projected freight rail demand, could severely restrict daytime operations, and result in the loss of freight revenue or jobs unless new trackage and passing sidings are provided. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 3) would utilize existing freight-dedicated track, the AMTRAK mainline, and a new freight-dedicated track within the NEC right-of-way. An additional freight siding would be installed for operational purposes in the Cranston area. Freight traffic would operate on AMTRAK's main passenger line for approximately five miles. Structural modifications or track lowering would occur at 45 points along the route where structures do not provide adequate vertical clearance. The estimated capital cost of the project is $122 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the preferred alternative would help provide ample track capacity to accommodate existing and future rail service, maximize freight rail operational efficiency and schedule reliability, improve access to the freight rail system, and provide sufficient vertical and horizontal clearances to accommodate modern freight equipment. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would include three land acquisitions, ROW and utility easements, potential for the release of hazardous substances, operational spills, herbicide application, noise and vibration adversely affecting 142 and 84 residences respectively, safety concerns at selected retaining wall locations, potential disturbance of a historic cemetery, and locomotive emissions. The project would also include construction easements, the potential for subsurface ROW contamination, the potential for contamination from spills during the construction period, construction equipment emissions, fugitive dust, potential for erosion and sedimentation during construction, temporary roadway congestion due to construction traffic, disturbing noise due to construction activities, the disturbance of habitat during construction, and excessive vibration due to construction activities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0166D, Volume 20, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 980033, Volume I--535 pages and maps, Volume II--117 pages, Volume III--287 pages, February 5, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-RI-FEIS-96-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Energy Consumption KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Rhode Island KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403484?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-02-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RHODE+ISLAND+FREIGHT+RAIL+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.title=RHODE+ISLAND+FREIGHT+RAIL+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Providence, Rhode Island; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 5, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prenatal survival of mouse embryos irradiated in utero with fission neutrons or 250 kV X-rays during the two-cell stage of development. AN - 79712069; 9489572 AB - To investigate the relationship between radiation dose at the two-cell stage and prenatal survival. Pregnant mice were irradiated with fast neutrons (0.53-1.94 Gy) or X-rays (1.50-5.00 Gy), or sham irradiated. At selected times up to gestation day 16, the mice were killed and the uterine contents examined. At doses up to 0.82 Gy of neutrons and 2.50 Gy of X-rays, all or virtually all the radiation-induced deaths occurred during the period from the time of implantation to gestation day 10. At higher doses an appreciable proportion of the deaths occurred after day 10. Many neutron-induced deaths in the period from implantation to day 10 occurred before day 7. A mathematical model was developed for estimating survival to gestation day 16 as a function of neutron dose. The mortality pattern, in which low radiation doses led to early deaths and high doses to both late and early deaths, suggests the existence of two lethal processes. The relationship between neutron dose and survival to gestation day 7 has been interpreted as indicating that the early deaths involved predominantly a two-event inactivation mechanism. An individual cell of a two-cell embryo was found to be less sensitive to lethal radiation injury than a pronuclear zygote. JF - International journal of radiation biology AU - Friedberg, W AU - Faulkner, D N AU - Neas, B R AU - Darden, E B AU - Parker, D E AU - Hanneman, G D AD - Civil Aeromedical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK 73125, USA. Y1 - 1998/02// PY - 1998 DA - February 1998 SP - 233 EP - 239 VL - 73 IS - 2 SN - 0955-3002, 0955-3002 KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Neutrons KW - Mice, Inbred Strains KW - Animals KW - X-Rays KW - Zygote -- radiation effects KW - Gestational Age KW - Radiation Tolerance KW - Mice KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation KW - Male KW - Female KW - Pregnancy KW - Blastocyst -- radiation effects KW - Embryonic and Fetal Development -- radiation effects KW - Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/79712069?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+journal+of+radiation+biology&rft.atitle=Prenatal+survival+of+mouse+embryos+irradiated+in+utero+with+fission+neutrons+or+250+kV+X-rays+during+the+two-cell+stage+of+development.&rft.au=Friedberg%2C+W%3BFaulkner%2C+D+N%3BNeas%2C+B+R%3BDarden%2C+E+B%3BParker%2C+D+E%3BHanneman%2C+G+D&rft.aulast=Friedberg&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1998-02-01&rft.volume=73&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=233&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+journal+of+radiation+biology&rft.issn=09553002&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1998-03-13 N1 - Date created - 1998-03-13 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Pedestrian Safety Zone for Elderly Pedestrians AN - 17575533; 4464231 AB - The objectives of this study were to develop and apply procedures for defining pedestrian safety zones for the older (age 65+) adult and to develop, implement and evaluate a countermeasure program in the defined zones. Zone definition procedures were developed and applied to two cities: Phoenix and Chicago. Countermeasure development included a comprehensive video, five public service announcements and 13 flyers. Other available NHTSA and AAA education countermeasures were used in the study. A detailed engineering evaluation of each zone resulted in the selection of enginering countermeasures for the two cities. Extensive countermeasure programs were implemented in both cities. A complete evaluation was conducted only for the city of Phoenix. Data from Phoenix showed significant reductions in zone crashes to 65+ pedestrians over a period in which the city's population and overall pedestrian crashes increased. It was concluded that the zone process resulted in an effective and efficient means of deploying pedestrian countermeasures. A separate document describes procedures that program implementors in other cities can use in defining zones and applying the zone process to their pedestrian safety problems. AU - Blomberg, R D AU - Cleven, A M Y1 - 1998/02// PY - 1998 DA - Feb 1998 SP - 156 KW - elderly KW - pedestrians KW - safety engineering KW - safety zones KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Urban areas KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Blomberg%2C+R+D%3BCleven%2C+A+M&rft.aulast=Blomberg&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-02-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=156&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Development%2C+Implementation+and+Evaluation+of+a+Pedestrian+Safety+Zone+for+Elderly+Pedestrians&rft.title=Development%2C+Implementation+and+Evaluation+of+a+Pedestrian+Safety+Zone+for+Elderly+Pedestrians&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DA97-1 (603); DOTHS-808 692. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98132442. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIAMI NORTH CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN NW 62ND STREET AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. STATION AND NW 215TH STREET AT DALE/BROWARD COUNTY LINE, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36390025; 6752 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements from northern Miami to the Broward/Dade county line, located in southern Florida, is proposed. The project corridor extends 8.5 miles along NW 27th Avenue from NW 62nd Street to 215th Street. Major destinations along the corridor include Miami-Dade Community College North Campus, North Dade Health Center, Saint Thomas University, and Calder Race Course. Because of congestion along I-95 and SR 826, more and more commuters have begun using NW 27th Avenue as an alternative north-south corridor. The roadway is the only north-south arterial linking Broward County with the Miami Airport area. Traffic congestion is projected to increase with the anticipated population growth along the corridor. Four alternatives, including a No-Project Alternative, which would implement a small-scale Metrorail extension and other programmed improvements, are considered in this draft EIS. The Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative would involve relatively low-cost transit and roadway improvements in addition to those already programmed. The Busway Alternative would provide an exclusive right-of-way for express Metrobuses between 62nd Street and NW 199th Street. Several Broward County bus lines would be reconfigured to serve the park-and ride lot at NW 215th Street. Buses would connect with Metrorail at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Station. Median and side alignment options for the busway are under consideration. The Metrorail Alternative would extend Metrorail service along 27th Avenue to the Broward County line. The line would run via an elevated structure with station locations at 82nd Street, NW 113th Street, Ali Baba, NW 116th Street, NW 183rd Street, NW 199th Street, and NW 215th Street. Park-ride facilities would be constructed at most stations. Estimated project costs range from $15.6 million for the TSM alternative to $477.3 million for the rail alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The transportation system would reduce traffic congestion in the area, address projected demographic trends, and correct current system deficiencies. The West Side Busway option and the Rail Alternative would reduce annual vehicle miles traveled by 20 million and 23.9 million, respectively. The rail or bus alternatives would provide a safe, efficient, economical, attractive and integrated multimodal system that offers convenient, accessible, and affordable mobility to all people and for all goods, conserve energy, and protect the natural and social environments. Air quality, relative to the No-Project Alternative, would improve. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Metrorail alternative would displace 44 businesses and 33 residences, while the side alignment Busway option would displace 99 businesses and 88 residences. Minorities would be adversely affected by the relocations since the population along the corridor is predominantly African-American. The rail alternative would adversely affect the visual landscape and increase noise and vibration levels at selected locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 980026, Main Volume--334 pages and maps, Appendix A--47 pages, January 30, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Energy Consumption KW - Highways KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36390025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIAMI+NORTH+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+BETWEEN+NW+62ND+STREET+AT+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING+JR.+STATION+AND+NW+215TH+STREET+AT+DALE%2FBROWARD+COUNTY+LINE%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=MIAMI+NORTH+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+BETWEEN+NW+62ND+STREET+AT+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING+JR.+STATION+AND+NW+215TH+STREET+AT+DALE%2FBROWARD+COUNTY+LINE%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 30, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PASEO DEL VOLCON CORRIDOR FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH I-40 TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH NM 44 NEAR THE TOWN OF BERNALILLO, BERNALILLO AND SANDOVAL COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36403632; 6739 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a limited-access highway on the west side of Albuquerque, located in central New Mexico, is proposed. The 30.6-mile highway would extend from I-40 west of Albuquerque to NM 44 north of Rio Rancho, which would provide a connection to I-25. The highway, to be known as Paseo del Volcan, would provide critical north-south access in one of the fastest growing areas of the country. For analysis purposes, the corridor has been divided into three segments, and one or two alignments alternatives have been identified in each segment. The preferred alignment in the A segment would begin at I-40 two miles west of the access road Double Eagle II Airport. This alignment would turn to the northeast as it crosses into Sandoval County and terminate just south of Southern Boulevard. The estimated construction cost of this 14-mile segment is $18.3 million. The preferred alignment in the B segment would follow an alignment along the western edge of the Rio Rancho city limits, turn eastward through Rio Rancho in the vicinity of 28th and 29th streets, and terminate west of Bernalillo, three miles south of NM 44. The estimated construction cost of this 13.5-mile segment is $13.9 million. The preferred alignment in the C segment would proceed northeast for 3.1 miles to a terminus at an intersection with NM 44. The estimated construction cost of this segment is $3.1 million. A No-Build Alternative is also under consideration in this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternatives, the facility would provide for planned growth and economic development, reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, and provide linkage between two interstate highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility would require the acquisition of approximately 1,966 acres for right-of-way, but no residential or commercial displacements would be required. However, 32 residences would experience significant increases in traffic-related noise. The affected areas would include up to 555 acres of native vegetation and habitat for mammals and reptiles. Scenic views from within Petroglyph National Monument could be adversely affected by the highway. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980013, Volume I--121 pages, Volume II--108 pages, January 21, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NM-EIS-97-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Mexico KW - Petroglyph National Monument KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403632?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PASEO+DEL+VOLCON+CORRIDOR+FROM+ITS+INTERSECTION+WITH+I-40+TO+ITS+INTERSECTION+WITH+NM+44+NEAR+THE+TOWN+OF+BERNALILLO%2C+BERNALILLO+AND+SANDOVAL+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=PASEO+DEL+VOLCON+CORRIDOR+FROM+ITS+INTERSECTION+WITH+I-40+TO+ITS+INTERSECTION+WITH+NM+44+NEAR+THE+TOWN+OF+BERNALILLO%2C+BERNALILLO+AND+SANDOVAL+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 21, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RED MOUNTAIN FREEWAY (LOOP 202), STATE ROUTE 87 TO ROUTE 60, MESA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36413931; 6733 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Red Mountain Freeway between State 87 (SR 87) and US 60 in the city of Mesa, located in southwestern Arizona, is proposed. The six-lane freeway would follow a 17.8-mile alignment along the northern and eastern city limits of the city of Mesa. The project would include a freeway-to-freeway interchange with US 60. A three-mile section of the Red Mountain Freeway from the Price /Pima Freeway to SR 87 was approved for construction in 1994. The freeway extension would provide an east-west link between two major highways and help to accommodate the 81 percent increase in daily traffic volume anticipated by the year 2015. For analysis purposes, the study corridor has been divided into an eastern segment and a western segment. Two alternative alignments are under consideration in the eastern segment, and three in the western segment; a No-Build Alternative is also considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred western alternative (the 1988-89 Alignment Alternative), the alignment would be adjusted to avoid radio towers located between SR 87 and Center Street and to avoid historic structures and properties that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Traffic interchanges would occur at SR 87, Gilbert Road, Val Vista Street, Greenfield Road, and Higley Road. In the eastern segment, the preferred alternative would be the Red Mountain District Park Bypass. This alignment would run parallel to the eastern boundary of Red Mountain District Park. Traffic interchanges would occur at Higley, Recker, McKellips, and Brown roads; Power and McDowell roads; University Drive and Broadway Road. The estimated total costs of the preferred alternatives are $327.5 million and $225.2 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow conditions in Maricopa County, serve regional transportation needs, and relieve existing traffic congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative in the western segment would displace 50 houses, 13 mobile homes, and up to five businesses. 21 historic properties would be directly affected. The preferred alternative in the eastern segment would displace 48 houses, 154 mobile homes, and up to four businesses. The two alignments together would convert 283.3 acres of desert shrub habitat to highway use and encroach on 43.3 acres of floodplain. The western alignment would directly and adversely affect properties located along the northern limits of the Lehi Historic District; the eastern alignment would encroach on a small section of the Red Mountain District Park. All interchanges may affect access and add congestion within residential areas during peak periods. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980007, 391 pages and maps, January 13, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZ-EIS-96-01-D KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413931?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+STATE+ROUTE+87+TO+ROUTE+60%2C+MESA%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+STATE+ROUTE+87+TO+ROUTE+60%2C+MESA%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 13, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KENAI RIVER BRIDGE CROSSING, STERLING HIGHWAY TO FUNNY RIVER ROAD, KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH, ALASKA. AN - 36405566; 6728 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane highway, with a bridge across the Kenai River, to connect Sterling with Funny River, Alaska, is proposed. The highway and bridge would provide direct access to the state highway system for Funny River, and a logical extension of the transportation network serving the central Kenai Peninsula. Three bridge alternatives and three highway alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and a No-Build Alternatives, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred highway alternative (Alternative 1) would begin at Milepost 14 Funny River Road and extend for 2.4 miles to a termination point at the Sterling Highway-Swanson River Road intersection. It would involve the construction of 0.7 miles of paved two-lane road and the upgrading and paving of 1.7 miles of existing roadway embankment. The highway would have two 12-foot-wide lanes and two eight-foot-wide shoulders. The average width of the road base would be about 90 feet. The right-of-way (ROW) would average 120 feet to accommodate a 30-foot utility easement on the east side. A 550-foot-long bridge would be constructed across the Kenai River at River Mile 34. The preferred bridge design (Bridge Alternative 1) would be a four-span, bulb-tee, three-pier structure. The midpoint of the structure would be 29 feet above ordinary high water. Three instream piers would be located at approximate 136-foot intervals; each pier footprint would be 105 square feet. Total estimated cost of both alternatives is $9.3 million in 1992 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in an improved highway network, opportunities for dispersed recreational development, improved access for Funny River residents to vital services such as emergency vehicles, reduced travel distances for Funny River residents to obtain goods and services, reduced commuting distances to jobs and schools, and an alternative escape route in the event of forest fires. Recreational and small-scale commercial development would be encouraged. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, some 44,000 cubic yards of fill would be placed in four acres of palustrine wetlands. Contaminated runoff into the Kenai River would increase with greater traffic volumes. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, and Executive Order 11990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0396D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 980002, Main Report--213 pages and maps, Appendices A-P--254 pages and maps, Appendix Q Part 1--462 pages, Appendix Q Part 2--250 pages, January 5, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-91-3-F KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Alaska KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405566?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KENAI+RIVER+BRIDGE+CROSSING%2C+STERLING+HIGHWAY+TO+FUNNY+RIVER+ROAD%2C+KENAI+PENINSULA+BOROUGH%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=KENAI+RIVER+BRIDGE+CROSSING%2C+STERLING+HIGHWAY+TO+FUNNY+RIVER+ROAD%2C+KENAI+PENINSULA+BOROUGH%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 5, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989; highway systems AN - 52607765; 1998-031446 AB - This paper summarizes the impact of the Loma Prieta, California earthquake on highway systems. Significant damage to roads, bridges, tunnels, and other highway structures is described. Recorded bridge motion at six sites is provided. The effect that the highway damage had on policies and practices locally, nationally, and around the world is also shown. JF - U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper AU - Yashinsky, Mark Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 191 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 1044-9612, 1044-9612 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - seismic intensity KW - damage KW - seismic response KW - structures KW - California KW - spatial distribution KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - tunnels KW - epicenters KW - aseismic design KW - bridges KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - construction KW - roads KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52607765?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Yashinsky%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Yashinsky&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Loma+Prieta%2C+California%2C+earthquake+of+October+17%2C+1989%3B+highway+systems&rft.title=The+Loma+Prieta%2C+California%2C+earthquake+of+October+17%2C+1989%3B+highway+systems&rft.issn=10449612&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1552/pp1552b/ http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/PP LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 121 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol. Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 28 tables, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the National Science Foundation N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aseismic design; bridges; California; construction; damage; earthquakes; epicenters; geologic hazards; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; roads; San Francisco Bay region; seismic intensity; seismic response; spatial distribution; structures; tunnels; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Avalanche control in the Brooks Range of Alaska; an environment of extremes AN - 52270097; 2001-013652 JF - Proceedings of the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) AU - Bahnson, Reid AU - Moore, Mark Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 8 EP - 12 PB - Washington State Department of Transportation on behalf of the International Snow Science Workshop VL - 1998 KW - United States KW - protection KW - snowmelt KW - avalanche triggering KW - avalanche forecasting KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - avalanches KW - avalanche protection KW - avalanche engineering KW - Chandalar Alaska KW - slushflows KW - snow KW - runoff KW - Northern Alaska KW - mass movements KW - Dalton Highway KW - Alaska KW - Brooks Range KW - winter maintenance KW - roads KW - climate KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52270097?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+International+Snow+Science+Workshop+%28ISSW%29&rft.atitle=Avalanche+control+in+the+Brooks+Range+of+Alaska%3B+an+environment+of+extremes&rft.au=Bahnson%2C+Reid%3BMoore%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Bahnson&rft.aufirst=Reid&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=1998&rft.issue=&rft.spage=8&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+International+Snow+Science+Workshop+%28ISSW%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.issw2008.com/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - International snow science workshop N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #05640 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; atmospheric precipitation; avalanche engineering; avalanche forecasting; avalanche protection; avalanche triggering; avalanches; Brooks Range; Chandalar Alaska; climate; Dalton Highway; mass movements; Northern Alaska; protection; roads; runoff; slushflows; snow; snowmelt; United States; winter maintenance ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reflection seismic and ground-penetrating radar study of previously mined (lead/zinc) ground in Joplin, Missouri AN - 52213217; 2001-051925 JF - Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science AU - Shoemaker, Mike AU - Anderson, Neil L AU - Baker, Jesse A AU - Shaw, A E AU - Webb, D AU - Haltheway, Allen AU - Newton, Timothy AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 128 PB - Missouri Academy of Science, Columbia, MO VL - 32 SN - 0544-540X, 0544-540X KW - United States KW - Mississippian KW - geophysical surveys KW - geologic hazards KW - underground space KW - site exploration KW - Missouri KW - ground-penetrating radar KW - abandoned mines KW - bedrock KW - mines KW - lead ores KW - Paleozoic KW - zinc ores KW - geophysical methods KW - Carboniferous KW - radar methods KW - reflection methods KW - seismic methods KW - Joplin Missouri KW - metal ores KW - surveys KW - risk assessment KW - geophysical profiles KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52213217?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transactions+of+the+Missouri+Academy+of+Science&rft.atitle=Reflection+seismic+and+ground-penetrating+radar+study+of+previously+mined+%28lead%2Fzinc%29+ground+in+Joplin%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Shoemaker%2C+Mike%3BAnderson%2C+Neil+L%3BBaker%2C+Jesse+A%3BShaw%2C+A+E%3BWebb%2C+D%3BHaltheway%2C+Allen%3BNewton%2C+Timothy%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Shoemaker&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=&rft.spage=128&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transactions+of+the+Missouri+Academy+of+Science&rft.issn=0544540X&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.moacad.org/transpapertable.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual meeting of the Missouri Academy of Science N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2001-01-01 N1 - PubXState - MO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - MISTBW N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; bedrock; Carboniferous; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; geophysical profiles; geophysical surveys; ground-penetrating radar; Joplin Missouri; lead ores; metal ores; mines; Mississippian; Missouri; Paleozoic; radar methods; reflection methods; risk assessment; seismic methods; site exploration; surveys; underground space; United States; zinc ores ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Acquisition of rock structure data for probabilistic slope stability analysis AN - 52056837; 2002-072836 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Kuhne, Jody C AU - Douglas, Thomas J AU - Keane, James M AU - Tepel, Robert E Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 53 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - North Carolina KW - drilling KW - analysis KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - rock mechanics KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52056837?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Acquisition+of+rock+structure+data+for+probabilistic+slope+stability+analysis&rft.au=Kuhne%2C+Jody+C%3BDouglas%2C+Thomas+J%3BKeane%2C+James+M%3BTepel%2C+Robert+E&rft.aulast=Kuhne&rft.aufirst=Jody&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=53&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists, 37th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - analysis; drilling; North Carolina; roads; rock mechanics; slope stability; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chicago; a geotechnical solution to geologic constraints AN - 52055615; 2002-072852 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Maynard, Theodore R AU - Tepel, Robert E Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 57 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - subways KW - North America KW - Lake Michigan KW - Illinois KW - Chicago Illinois KW - waterways KW - Great Lakes KW - boundary conditions KW - Cook County Illinois KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52055615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Chicago%3B+a+geotechnical+solution+to+geologic+constraints&rft.au=Maynard%2C+Theodore+R%3BTepel%2C+Robert+E&rft.aulast=Maynard&rft.aufirst=Theodore&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=57&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists, 37th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boundary conditions; Chicago Illinois; Cook County Illinois; Great Lakes; Illinois; Lake Michigan; North America; subways; United States; waterways ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting AN - 51638048; 2006-012715 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Jones, Christopher AU - Higgins, Jerry D AU - Turner, A Keith AU - Andrew, Richard AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 101 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - models KW - rockfalls KW - slopes KW - mass movements KW - data processing KW - Colorado Rock-Fall Simulation Program KW - Colorado KW - slope stability KW - simulation KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51638048?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Association+of+Engineering+Geologists+41st+annual+meeting&rft.au=Jones%2C+Christopher%3BHiggins%2C+Jerry+D%3BTurner%2C+A+Keith%3BAndrew%2C+Richard%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=101&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Colorado; Colorado Rock-Fall Simulation Program; data processing; mass movements; models; rockfalls; simulation; slope stability; slopes; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Draped rockfall protection systems; a WSDOT perspective AN - 51637560; 2006-012650 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Badger, Thomas C AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 76 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - rockfalls KW - anchors KW - Washington KW - Washington State Department of Transportation KW - mass movements KW - government agencies KW - fabric KW - slope stability KW - design KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51637560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Draped+rockfall+protection+systems%3B+a+WSDOT+perspective&rft.au=Badger%2C+Thomas+C%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Badger&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - anchors; design; fabric; government agencies; mass movements; rockfalls; slope stability; United States; Washington; Washington State Department of Transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rock rolling research program AN - 51635548; 2006-012756 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Pierson, Lawrence A AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 116 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Oregon Department of Transportation KW - rockfalls KW - Oregon KW - slopes KW - mass movements KW - research KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51635548?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Rock+rolling+research+program&rft.au=Pierson%2C+Lawrence+A%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Pierson&rft.aufirst=Lawrence&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=116&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - mass movements; Oregon; Oregon Department of Transportation; research; rockfalls; slopes; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The performance of rockfall mitigation measures in New York State AN - 51634185; 2006-012799 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Vierling, Michael P AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 132 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - rockfalls KW - New York KW - mitigation KW - erosion KW - blasting KW - mass movements KW - weathering KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51634185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=The+performance+of+rockfall+mitigation+measures+in+New+York+State&rft.au=Vierling%2C+Michael+P%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Vierling&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=132&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - blasting; erosion; mass movements; mitigation; New York; roads; rockfalls; United States; weathering ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Carbonate staining; joy from an old workhorse AN - 51634012; 2006-012784 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Smith, Barbara J AU - Charlwood, Kevin AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 126 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - aggregate KW - staining KW - quarries KW - limestone deposits KW - data bases KW - construction KW - carbonates KW - construction materials KW - concrete KW - 26A:Economic geology, general, deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51634012?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Carbonate+staining%3B+joy+from+an+old+workhorse&rft.au=Smith%2C+Barbara+J%3BCharlwood%2C+Kevin%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=126&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; carbonates; concrete; construction; construction materials; data bases; limestone deposits; quarries; staining ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Management and review of rockfall mitigation measures AN - 51633764; 2006-012679 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Duffy, John D AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 87 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - models KW - California KW - rockfalls KW - mitigation KW - Lamb Canyon KW - Gaviola KW - mass movements KW - data processing KW - Waddell Bluffs KW - debris flows KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51633764?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Management+and+review+of+rockfall+mitigation+measures&rft.au=Duffy%2C+John+D%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Duffy&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; data processing; debris flows; Gaviola; Lamb Canyon; mass movements; mitigation; models; rockfalls; United States; Waddell Bluffs ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Data quality objectives and criteria for basic information, acceptable uncertainty, and quality-assurance and quality-control documentation AN - 50321852; 1999-021400 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Granato, Gregory E AU - Bank, Fred G AU - Cazenas, Patricia A Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 17 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - hydrology KW - water quality KW - programs KW - monitoring KW - pollutants KW - regulations KW - surface water KW - pollution KW - stormwater KW - environmental analysis KW - environmental effects KW - measurement KW - runoff KW - quality control KW - USGS KW - accuracy KW - uncertainty KW - roads KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50321852?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Data+quality+objectives+and+criteria+for+basic+information%2C+acceptable+uncertainty%2C+and+quality-assurance+and+quality-control+documentation&rft.au=Granato%2C+Gregory+E%3BBank%2C+Fred+G%3BCazenas%2C+Patricia+A&rft.aulast=Granato&rft.aufirst=Gregory&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ma.water.usgs.gov/fhwa/products/ofr98-394.pdf https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/OFR LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol. Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - A contribution to the National Highway Runoff Data and Methodology Synthesis N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accuracy; environmental analysis; environmental effects; hydrology; measurement; monitoring; pollutants; pollution; programs; quality control; regulations; roads; runoff; stormwater; surface water; uncertainty; USGS; water quality ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geotechnical characterization for abandoned mined ground as a highway siting constraint, Joplin, Missouri AN - 50282431; 2006-012700 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Hatheway, Allen W AU - Anderson, Neil L AU - Shoemaker, Michael AU - Newton, Timothy E AU - Clevenger, Bill Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 95 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 41 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - mines KW - reflection KW - geophysical surveys KW - Missouri KW - ground-penetrating radar KW - radar methods KW - exploration KW - Joplin Missouri KW - surveys KW - roads KW - land use KW - abandoned mines KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50282431?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Geotechnical+characterization+for+abandoned+mined+ground+as+a+highway+siting+constraint%2C+Joplin%2C+Missouri&rft.au=Hatheway%2C+Allen+W%3BAnderson%2C+Neil+L%3BShoemaker%2C+Michael%3BNewton%2C+Timothy+E%3BClevenger%2C+Bill&rft.aulast=Hatheway&rft.aufirst=Allen&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=&rft.spage=95&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 41st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; exploration; geophysical surveys; ground-penetrating radar; Joplin Missouri; land use; mines; Missouri; radar methods; reflection; roads; surveys; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 168 - BATTLEFIELD BOULEVARD SOUTH, CITY OF CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. AN - 36408832; 7184 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 10.5 miles of Battlefield Boulevard South (Route 168) from Peaceful Road to the North Carolina state line in the city of Chesapeake, located in southeastern Virginia, is proposed. Within the project limits, Route 168 is a two-lane, non-limited-access roadway and serves as the primary north-south connector linking the Hampton Roads area and point north and west with coastal recreational and resort areas on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It also supports local commuter traffic between North Carolina and the Hampton Roads area. Existing traffic conditions on Route 168 are unacceptable due to traffic volumes which exceed design capacity, and conditions are expected to deteriorate as traffic volumes are projected to increase a minimum of 250 percent by the year 2015. Numerous safety problems also affect the highway. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the September 1995 final EIS. The three action alternatives include a four-lane, limited-access expressway on the new location (Alternative 1); a four- to eight-lane arterial on the existing alignment (Alternative 5); and a combination alternative, using the Alternative 1 design and alignment for the northern portion and the Alternative 5 design and alignment for the southern portion. Regardless of the alternative chosen, bridge construction at the Northwest River would be required. Alternative 1, with modifications, has been selected as the preferred alternative in this final EIS. The estimated cost of the alternative is $84.9 million. [The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration has adopted the U.S. Department of the Army's Corps of Engineers' final EIS number 960421 filed on September 6, 1996. The Federal Highway Administration was not a cooperating agency for the final EIS. Recirculation of the document is necessary under Section 1506.3(b) of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations.] POSITIVE IMPACTS: The realignment and upgrading of this section of Route 168 would relieve traffic congestion within the corridor, while improving safety, efficiency, and convenience of transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would result in the displacement of 109 acres of residential land, three acres of commercial land, 23 acres of upland forest, 198 acres of farmland, 27 families, three businesses, and one non-profit organization, a church. The habitat for the endangered Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew would be adversely affected. The Doughty House, a structure of architectural significance, along with three archaeological sites, would be adversely affected. Unacceptable levels of service would continue to be experienced along the route in the year 2015, though the preferred alternative would result in the fewest occurrences of this problem. Noise standards would be exceed at two locations, and noise levels would increase substantially for 28 receptors. The facility would traverse nine streams and the Northwest River. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Corps of Engineers' draft and final EISs, see 95-0462D, Volume 19, Number 5, and 96-0474F, Volume 20, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 980463 , Draft EIS--411 pages, Final EIS--61 pages, 10, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Virginia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408832?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+168+-+BATTLEFIELD+BOULEVARD+SOUTH%2C+CITY+OF+CHESAPEAKE%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+168+-+BATTLEFIELD+BOULEVARD+SOUTH%2C+CITY+OF+CHESAPEAKE%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Norfolk, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: 10, 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS): Real World Benefits AN - 17590542; 4464599 AB - It is a compilation of findings from ITS deployments across the United States. Four types of applications are described: Metropolitan, Rural, Commercial Vehicles, and Intelligent Vehicles. The systems deployed within each area reduce congestion, enhance transportation safety, improve access to traveler information, reduce operating costs, and reduce the environmental impacts of transportation. This report is intended as an introductory resource for the lay reader. It provides an overview of the benefits of ITS in a single, easy to understand source. the interested reader is encouraged to explore the online resources, bibliography, and government contacts at the end of this report to gain a further appreciation of the benefits and uses of ITS. Y1 - 1998/01// PY - 1998 DA - Jan 1998 SP - 58 KW - intelligent transportation systems KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Cost-benefit analysis KW - Motor vehicles KW - Economics KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17590542?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=58&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Intelligent+Transportation+Systems+%28ITS%29%3A+Real+World+Benefits&rft.title=Intelligent+Transportation+Systems+%28ITS%29%3A+Real+World+Benefits&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWAJPO-98-018. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98137847. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Evaluation of the Corridor Safety Improvement Program. Phase 1 Final Report AN - 17588561; 4464923 AB - This project is an analysis of Oregon's Corridor Safety Improvement Programs implemented on Oregon Route 22 and Oregon Route 34. Improvements were made along each corridor in 1993. The project used a mail-out survey to determine the level of awareness and perception of safety among drivers due to the improvements made along each corridor The results of the study show that most drivers are aware of the changes that were made to the corridors. In addition, most drivers also agreed that the changes made to the corridors were an improvement in safety. Most devices were said to be effective, but would eventually lose their effectiveness with repeated exposure. AU - Hunter-Zaworski, K M AU - Price, N T Y1 - 1998/01// PY - 1998 DA - Jan 1998 SP - 140 KW - USA, Oregon KW - safety engineering KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17588561?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hunter-Zaworski%2C+K+M%3BPrice%2C+N+T&rft.aulast=Hunter-Zaworski&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=140&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Evaluation+of+the+Corridor+Safety+Improvement+Program.+Phase+1+Final+Report&rft.title=Evaluation+of+the+Corridor+Safety+Improvement+Program.+Phase+1+Final+Report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/OR/RD98/20. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98143829. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Characteristics of the Risky Driver in the State of Maryland AN - 17575646; 4463760 AB - The study's primary objective is to identify the major risky driving attributes from the State of Maryland driving population. By studying and identifying high-risk driver population cohorts, the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) of Maryland can develop and proactively implement effective treatment programs. A second objective of the study is to document, from a nationwide survey (Saka et al 1997) of licensing requirements, existing and planned mitigation programs for risky driving. The information on high-risk driver programs from the survey was used as a guide to recommend a model program for the State of Maryland. AU - Saka, A A AU - Perrino, C S Y1 - 1998/01// PY - 1998 DA - Jan 1998 SP - 40 KW - USA, Maryland KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Accidents KW - Behavior KW - Motor vehicles KW - Human factors KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575646?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Saka%2C+A+A%3BPerrino%2C+C+S&rft.aulast=Saka&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=40&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Characteristics+of+the+Risky+Driver+in+the+State+of+Maryland&rft.title=Characteristics+of+the+Risky+Driver+in+the+State+of+Maryland&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98125107. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Evaluation of Prototype Automatic Truck Rollover Warning Systems AN - 17575603; 4464288 AB - The report will be of interest to highway engineers and administrators responsible for the safety of trucks on freeway ramps. This report presents the evaluation of three prototype automatic truck rollover warning systems that were installed on ramps on the Capital Beltway in the Washington, D.C. area. Two systems were installed on ramps in Virginia, and one system was installed on a ramp in Maryland. The systems were operational for 3 years, and data were collected on the effect the system had on slowing trucks, the accuracy of the sensors in measuring truck characteristics, as well as the operational and maintenance problems experienced with the systems. Plans and specifications for the installation of these systems are available from the Federal Highway Administration, HSR-30. AU - Strickland, R AU - McGee, H Y1 - 1998/01// PY - 1998 DA - Jan 1998 SP - 94 KW - rollover KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Trucks KW - Warning systems KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575603?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Strickland%2C+R%3BMcGee%2C+H&rft.aulast=Strickland&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=94&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Evaluation+of+Prototype+Automatic+Truck+Rollover+Warning+Systems&rft.title=Evaluation+of+Prototype+Automatic+Truck+Rollover+Warning+Systems&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/RD97/124. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98131725. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Summary of Vehicle Occupant Protection Laws Current as of January 1, 1998 AN - 17574574; 4463565 AB - This publication reports the status of State statutes that are concerned with vehicle occupant protection (except off highway vehicles). Such laws include requiring the use of (1) safety belts, (2) child passenger restraint devices and (3) motorcycle or bicycle helments. Also included are laws that prohibit riding in the bed of a pick-up truck. Except as noted, the status of the State laws reported is January 1, 1998. Y1 - 1998/01/01/ PY - 1998 DA - 1998 Jan 01 SP - 198 KW - USA KW - helmets KW - seat belts KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Children KW - Protective equipment KW - Accidents KW - Government regulations KW - Legislation KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17574574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=198&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Summary+of+Vehicle+Occupant+Protection+Laws+Current+as+of+January+1%2C+1998&rft.title=Summary+of+Vehicle+Occupant+Protection+Laws+Current+as+of+January+1%2C+1998&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 650. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98118458. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Highway Safety Data: Costs, Quality, and Strategies for Improvement. Research Report AN - 17572921; 4464203 AB - The goal of this project was to analyze the collection and management of highway safety data by identifying issues and costs, and proposing means of resolving those issues and reducing the costs. Initial emphasis addressed known elements of the highway safety system with emphasis on collecting and storing relevant data. Sources included the literature and what the States, local agencies, and researchers throughout the Nation were doing to improve data handling for the three largest sources: traffic crash, roadway inventory, and crash injury (emergency medical services and trauma). A major thrust of the research was directed toward identifying the costs of collecting, reporting, and managing safety data. Lack of cost data or lack of applicability of most data collected for roadway inventory and crash injury preclude an extension of the cost model beyond that of crash reporting. Additionally the report estimates a range of costs by severity of crash, number of vehicles involved, and region of the country. Finally a set of strategies was identified along with goals to be met. The research team identified 23 strategies which were capable of being introduced without requiring substantial additional effort. The report concludes with discussion of how strategies may be grouped and introduced as a package. All of the recommended strategies will provide both short- and long term benefits. AU - Pfefer, R C AU - Raub, R A AU - Lucke, R E Y1 - 1998 PY - 1998 DA - 1998 SP - 206 KW - emergency medical services KW - safety engineering KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Data collection KW - Economics KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17572921?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Pfefer%2C+R+C%3BRaub%2C+R+A%3BLucke%2C+R+E&rft.aulast=Pfefer&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=206&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Highway+Safety+Data%3A+Costs%2C+Quality%2C+and+Strategies+for+Improvement.+Research+Report&rft.title=Highway+Safety+Data%3A+Costs%2C+Quality%2C+and+Strategies+for+Improvement.+Research+Report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/RD96/191. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98131246. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 219 (PIN 5101.53), SPRINGVILLE TO SALAMANCA, CATTARAUGUS AND ERIE COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 16343185; 6926 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 28-mile segment of US Route (US) 219 between Springville and Salamanca, located in western New York, is proposed. The existing highway is a two-lane rural arterial. The project would begin at the southern end of the existing four-lane divided US Expressway at NY Route 39 in Springville and continue south along US 219 through predominantly rural areas of Erie and Cattaraugus counties to State Route (SR) 17, Southern Tier Expressway in Salamanca. The project would traverse the towns of Concord, Ashford, Ellicottville, and Great Valley as well as the villages of Springville and Ellicottville, the City of Salamanca, and the Seneca Nations Lands at Allegany. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Upgrade Alternative would involve the development of a four-lane rural arterial. In most areas, the existing roadway would be widened to include four 3.6-meter travel lanes, with a 1.2-meter flush median and 2.4-meter shoulders. Turning lanes would be included at major intersections, and a continuous two-way left-turn lane would be provided through Springville. Alignment improvements would be included in areas with no major right-of-way constraints. An at-grade railroad crossing would be eliminated near the Hamlet of Great Valley. Most of the existing bridges along the route would be reconstructed. An at-grade intersection could be provided at State Route 417, though a flyover would also be considered. Bypasses would be provided for Ellicottville and Salamanca and could be provided for Ashford Hollow. The facility would allow unrestricted passing. The Freeway Alternative would feature two 3.6-meter travel lanes in each direction, three-meter right shoulders, 1.8-meter left shoulders, and variable width medians (11 meters to 80 meters) except in areas where right-of-way widths do not allow medians; in restricted width areas, barriers are proposed. Bridges would be provided at Cattaraugus Creek, Beaver Meadows Road, SR 242, Somerville Valley, and the intersection of the facility with SR 417, Great Valley Creek, two railway tracks, and the Allegheny River. The existing US 219 would be retained. The estimated costs of the Upgrade Alternative and the Freeway Alternative are $226.2 million and $484.1 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The allowance of unrestricted passing in areas currently limited to restricted passing would improve traffic flow under the Upgrade Alternative, and roadway capacity would be doubled. The Freeway Alternative would provide, by far, the most superior travel times for highway users in the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Upgrade Alternative would adversely affect 13 of 24 major farm operations in the corridor, displacing 191.4 acres of farmland, while the Freeway Alternative would adversely affect 18 farms, displacing 409.7 acres of farmland. The acquisition of a total of 414.9 acres of right-of-way would result in the displacement of 33 residential units and three commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the Upgrade Alternative. The acquisition of a total of 2094.5 acres of right-of-way would result in the displacement of 56 residential units and 11 commercial buildings occupied by two businesses under the Freeway Alternative, and 33 residences and three commercial buildings under the Upgrade Alternative. Noise impacts would adversely affect 491 properties under the No Action Alternative, 497 under the Upgrade Alternative, and 573 under the Freeway Alternative. The project would traverse Seneca Nations lands at Allegany, requiring an easement. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 980202, Final EIS--672 pages, Appendix A&B--146 pages, Appendix C--61 pages, Appendix D--72 pages, Appendix E--85 pages, Appendix F--198 pages, Appendix G--41 pages and maps, Appendix H--29 pages and maps, Appendix I--127 pages and maps, Appendix J--367 pages, Appendix K--186 pages and maps, Appendix L--148 pages and maps, Appendix M--87 pages and maps, Appendix N--51 pages, Appendix O--103 pages, Appendix P--82 pages and maps, Appendix Q--266 pages, Appendix R--37 pages, 1998 PY - 1998 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-98-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Easements KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Indian Reservations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - New York KW - Seneca Nations KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1998-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+219+%28PIN+5101.53%29%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+CATTARAUGUS+AND+ERIE+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+219+%28PIN+5101.53%29%2C+SPRINGVILLE+TO+SALAMANCA%2C+CATTARAUGUS+AND+ERIE+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: 1998 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAMBERT-SAINT LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAINT LOUIS, SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36389416; 6717 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport serving the metropolitan area of Saint Louis, Missouri, is proposed. The existing airport is severely constrained and projected to be unable to meet levels of demand in the next five to seven years. The airport currently serves as a hub for TWA and would like to expand to serve as a hub for other air carriers. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative X-1), are considered in this final EIS. The Saint Louis Airport Authority's preferred alternative (Alternative W-1W) would involve the construction of a 9,000-foot runway approximately 2,500 southwest of the airport's current boundary lines and 4,100 feet from existing runway 12L/3OR. The project would also involve the construction of related taxiways, the installation of lighting and navigational aids, grading and drainage improvements, utility relocations, the implementation of air traffic control procedures below 3,000 feet, the renovation and expansion of existing terminal facilities and associated aprons, the relocation of airline support facilities, and the installation of a precision runway monitor. The project would require the relocation of several roadways, including the Natural Bridge Road, Fee Fee Road, Cypress Road, Gist Road, Lambert International Boulevard, Missouri Bottom Road, and McDonnell Boulevard. The realignment of Lindbergh Boulevard would require the construction of a roadway tunnel for those portions of the roadway impacted by the construction of the runway and the optional future extension of existing Runway 12R/30L. The estimated program cost of the expansion is $2.2 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The capacity enhancements would preserve the Saint Louis Airport's ability to provide good air service and economic benefits to the region as a major connecting hub, which is integral to the air service the airport provides the region. The preferred alternative would generate 4,000 jobs and $120 million of value added by the year 2015. The benefit-cost ratio is 2.2. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 1,925 residences, primarily in the city of Bridgton, and adversely affect three park and recreation areas. The construction activity and runway operations would contaminate the water quality of Coldwater Creek. Air traffic control would place aircraft at lower altitudes over the Missouri River floodplain, potentially disrupting bird feeding and nesting activities. The planned construction would displace 9.7 acres of wetlands and encroach on 57.3 acres of floodplain. Approximately 2,123 persons would experience a significant increase noise levels as a result of aircraft operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0420D, Volume 20, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970495, Volume 1--571 pages and maps, Volume 2--873 pages and maps, Volume 3--931 pages and maps, Summary--37 pages, Section 106 Documentation--79 pages maps, Section 303 and 6(f) Documentation--244 pages and maps, Conformity Determination--51 pages, December 22, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport KW - Missouri KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAMBERT-SAINT+LOUIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAINT+LOUIS%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=LAMBERT-SAINT+LOUIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAINT+LOUIS%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 22, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED NEW RUNWAY AT MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36410237; 6706 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a runway and related facilities at Miami International Airport, located in southern Florida, is proposed. The airport, which occupies 3,300 acres approximately six miles northwest of downtown Miami, serves as the primary commercial air service airport in south Florida, handling more than 33 million passengers and 1.8 million tons of cargo annually. Its three major runways operate at or near maximum capacity during peak periods, and air carrier activity is projected to increase significantly in the next 20 years. Two of the existing runways (9L/27R and 9R/27L) are in a parallel east-west configuration and are spaced approximately 5,100 feet apart. The third runway (12/30) is a southeast/northwest diagonal runway. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action (the Air Carrier Runway Alternative) would involve the construction of a parallel runway 8,600 feet long and 150 feet wide, also 800 feet north of Runway 9L/27R. The runway would be used by landing aircraft, with occasional departure operations. The proposed action would also include associated taxiways and related navigational aids. The Commuter Runway Alternative would involve the construction of a parallel runway 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide, approximately 800 feet north of Runway 9L/27R. This runway would be used by general aviation and commuter aircraft for arrival and departures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expansion would enable the airport to keep pace with increased air carrier operations would provide economic benefits to the region in the form of increased employment and earnings, higher levels of direct expenditures, and increased numbers of travelers to the region. The proposed action would involve the hiring of 2,800 construction workers. Pollutant emissions would decrease under the proposed action because aircraft delays would diminish. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, 105,632 persons would be exposed to aircraft day-night average sound levels of 65-plus A-weighted decibels. Among the nonresidential land uses sensitive to noise impacts would be as many as 13 parks and recreational sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248). JF - EPA number: 970483, Volume 1--501 pages, Volume 2--953 pages, December 16, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Florida KW - Miami International Airport, Florida KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410237?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+NEW+RUNWAY+AT+MIAMI+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=PROPOSED+NEW+RUNWAY+AT+MIAMI+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MIAMI-DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Orlando, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 16, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL FLORIDA LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM NORTH/SOUTH CORRIDOR PROJECT, ORANGE AND SEMINOLE COUNTIES, FLORIDA. AN - 36415400; 6705 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit facilities, including the construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system, in a 26.8-mile section of the North/South Corridor, located in central Florida, is proposed. The project area extends from Central Florida Parkway near Interstate 4 on the south through downtown Orlando to just north of the intersection of State Route 434 and the CSXT railroad, Bee Line Expressway, and International Drive on the east. The southern portion of the corridor includes hotels, resorts, and major tourist attractions (Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios). The northern portion of the corridor is characterized by pockets of commercial and residential developments with large undeveloped tracts of land. The existing transportation network has not kept pace with the volume of tourist traffic and the accelerated population growth the area has experienced since 1970. Much of I-4 and arterial routes providing access to I-4 operate at levels of service E and F during peak periods and frequently during midday hours as well. Eight alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The five LRT alternatives would improve transit services through the development of a light rail service. The transit service would be provided via articulated vehicles would be powered by an overhead catenary system and operating on steel wheels running on steel rails in trains of up to three cars over approximately 26.8 to 33.4 miles of double-track guideway in a combination of exclusive, semi-exclusive, and shared rights-of-way. The LRT alternatives would also include a feeder bus system serving the 27 to 32 stations located throughout the corridor and a background bus system operating express and local service in areas not served by the rail system. An LRT system would be constructed along the entire 52-mile corridor over a 20-year period. Six alignment options are under consideration in this section of the corridor. The estimated capital costs range from $878.8 million to $1.1 billion, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LRT development would improve regional transportation, support regional economic growth, reduce congestion along I-4, nearly double the system's transit trip capacity, and provide approximately 1,880 jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LRT alternatives would displace up to 78 businesses, 40 households, and 9.4 acres of wetlands. It would adversely affect up to ten historic districts, 25 historic structures, and 12 parks. Noise and vibration levels would increase at 19 locations along the main route. Visual aesthetics could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970482, Volume 1--554 pages and maps, Volume 2--227 pages, December 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Recreation Resources KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36415400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+FLORIDA+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM+NORTH%2FSOUTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+ORANGE+AND+SEMINOLE+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=CENTRAL+FLORIDA+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM+NORTH%2FSOUTH+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+ORANGE+AND+SEMINOLE+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONRAIL INC. AND CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION ACQUISITION BY CSX CORPORATION AND CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC; NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION; AND NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CORPORATION. AN - 36402820; 6704 AB - PURPOSE: The acquisition of Conrail, Inc., and Consolidated Rail Corporation by CSX Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc., and Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) is proposed. Under the agreement reached by the companies, most of Conrail's assets would be divided between CSX and NS. However, some portions of Conrail would be operated jointly by CSX, NS, and Conrail. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, have been considered in this EIS draft. The three applicants own and operate over 10 million rail cars that operate on 44,000 miles of track in 24 States, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Conrail itself currently operates 10,500 route miles. If the acquisition were approved, CSX and NS would be companies of roughly equal size and scope. Only 514 track miles would remain in the Conrail system. The acquisition would result in some rerouting of rail traffic, increasing traffic for some rail lines and decreasing traffic for others. The applicants would construct a total of 15 rail line connections in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio in order to provide shorter, more direct links between various origin and destination points. A total of 23 intermodal facilities in the states Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee would be redesigned in order increase facility capacity. CSX and NS would abandon one bridge in Ohio and three rail line segments totaling 58.2 miles in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The acquisition would create a more efficient, competitive rail transportation system in the eastern United States. The applicants believe that the new rail system would attract additional traffic away from highway truck shipments, thereby improving air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Improved safety monitoring would be required to ensure that the increase use of some rail segments does not result in an increase in the accident rate. Without significant safety improvements, accidents at highway-rail at-grade crossings and accidents involving hazardous materials would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. Sec 10901). JF - EPA number: 970481, Volume 1--199 pages, Volume 2--627 pages, Volume 3A--522 pages, Volume 3B--513 pages, Volume 4--97 pages, Volume 5A--602 pages, Volume 5B--306 pages, Volume 5C--288 pages, Volume 6--92 pages, Executive Summary--51 pages, December 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Safety Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Alabama KW - Connecticut KW - Delaware KW - Florida KW - Georgia KW - Illinois KW - Indiana KW - Kentucky KW - Louisiana KW - Maryland KW - Massachusetts KW - Michigan KW - Mississippi KW - Missouri KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - North Carolina KW - Ohio KW - Pennsylvania KW - Rhode Island KW - South Carolina KW - Tennessee KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Interstate Commerce Act, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402820?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONRAIL+INC.+AND+CONSOLIDATED+RAIL+CORPORATION+ACQUISITION+BY+CSX+CORPORATION+AND+CSX+TRANSPORTATION%2C+INC%3B+NORFOLK+SOUTHERN+CORPORATION%3B+AND+NORFOLK+SOUTHERN+RAILWAY+CORPORATION.&rft.title=CONRAIL+INC.+AND+CONSOLIDATED+RAIL+CORPORATION+ACQUISITION+BY+CSX+CORPORATION+AND+CSX+TRANSPORTATION%2C+INC%3B+NORFOLK+SOUTHERN+CORPORATION%3B+AND+NORFOLK+SOUTHERN+RAILWAY+CORPORATION.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Surface Transportation Board, Washington, District of Columbia; STB N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 11 JANESVILLE BYPASS (WEST) (PROJECT I.D. 1704-05-00), ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36400914; 6701 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an east-west transportation link to Interstate-90 (I-90) on State Highway 11 (STH 11), located in southern Wisconsin, is proposed. STH 11 is the primary east-west route across southern Wisconsin between Dubuque, Iowa, and the Racine and Kenosha urban area in Wisconsin. In the project area, STH 11 presently passes through the downtown area of Janesville. Travel along STH 11 in Janesville is slowed by high traffic volumes (including heavy trucks), numerous signalized intersections and driveways, and insufficient roadway capacity. The crash rate on the urban segments is nearly twice the statewide average for similar roadways. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Three of the four build alternatives would bypass Janesville to the south. Alternative 5 would involve widening segments of STH 11 and US 51 in Janesville, then using STH 351 to access I-90. The locally preferred alternative (Alternative 3) would follow a nine-mile bypass alignment east of Haynor Road. This alternative would use existing STH 11 to Haynor Road, then head south on new alignment along property lines east of Haynor. Near O'Leary Road, the alignment would head east to cross the Rock River just north of the wastewater treatment plant, and join Avalon Road near US 51. Like the other build alternatives, the alignment then uses STH 351 to access I-90. The estimated cost of the project is $26.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, traffic congestion and associated safety problems in Janesville would be alleviated. Under the bypass alternatives, traffic would be removed from populous areas, and local and through traffic would generally be separated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace four acres of parkland, 145 acres of farmlands, 12.7 acres of woodlands, and three residences. Two substantial surface flows would be crossed, and four farms would be severed. Two threatened and endangered species of fish have been recorded in Rock River, which would be crossed by all of the build alternatives. Approximately 1.4 acres of wetlands would be filled. The project would affect two hazardous materials sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970478, 224 pages and maps, December 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-97-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Rock River KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400914?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+11+JANESVILLE+BYPASS+%28WEST%29+%28PROJECT+I.D.+1704-05-00%29%2C+ROCK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+11+JANESVILLE+BYPASS+%28WEST%29+%28PROJECT+I.D.+1704-05-00%29%2C+ROCK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM, CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA, AND VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36389604; 6696 AB - PURPOSE: The development, deployment, and operation of evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) systems to replace current launch systems used to lift payloads into earth orbit are proposed. EELV systems would replace current Atlas IIA, Delta II and Titan IVB launch systems. EELV systems are designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. National Executable Mission Model (NEMM) for both medium-lift (2,500 to 17,000 pounds) and heavy-lift (13,500 to 41,000 pounds) payloads for government space launches at a lower cost than the present expendable launch systems. EELV systems would support military, intelligence, and civil contractor launches and would be the Department of Defense's source of expendable medium and heavy lift vehicles for launching payloads into orbit through the year 2020. The launch locations for the EELV program would be Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would involve the continuation of the existing launch systems as opposed to implementation of the EELV program, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, three concepts are considered. Concept A and Concept B would depict the two EELV contractor concepts. Concept A would use Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-3W at Vandenberg AFB for EELV system activities. Under Concept B, the contractors would use SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-6 at Vandenberg AFB. Under Concept A/B, the contractors would use SLC-41 and SLC-37 at Cape Canaveral and SLC-3W and SLC-6 at Vandenberg AFB. Regardless of the concept chosen, other facilities at both Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg AFB would be used. The number of launches analyzed for each of these concepts includes the government NEMM as well as 16 commercial launches per year. Under Concept A/B, there would be no distinction between government and commercial flights. For the purposes of analysis, it was assumed that each contractor would launch 50 percent of the combined total of EELV flights. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the costs for delivering payloads into space would decrease significantly. Direct and indirect employment would increase temporarily during program development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The quantities of hazardous waste generated by the EELV program would be greater than those generated under the existing launch system programs due to the addition of commercial launches under the EELV program. Dredging activities would be required at South Vandenberg AFB during construction of the necessary facilities, and wildlife at Vandenberg AFB would be exposed to sonic booms during launches. For some Concept B and Concept A/B commercial launches, alumina particulates and chlorine compounds would be emitted into the stratosphere, though these amounts would be minimal and would occur under the No Action Alternative as well. Both the proposed action and the No Action Alternative could result in contribution to the existing orbital debris level, though the EELV program vehicles would be designed to minimize such debris. Long-term employment would decline due to the decline in the number of workers required for implementation of the EELV systems compared to the replaced systems. The construction associated with Concept B would adversely affect an archaeologically-sensitive area within Vandenberg AFB as well as Hangar C at Cape Canaveral, which may have historical significance. Concept A construction activites would adversely affect Building 8510 at Vandenberg AFB, which has been determined to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970473, 621 pages, December 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Research and Development KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Missiles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Particulates KW - Sonic Booms KW - Wildlife KW - California KW - Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida KW - Florida KW - Vandenberg Air Force Base, California KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389604?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EVOLVED+EXPENDABLE+LAUNCH+VEHICLE+PROGRAM%2C+CAPE+CANAVERAL+AIR+STATION%2C+FLORIDA%2C+AND+VANDENBERG+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=EVOLVED+EXPENDABLE+LAUNCH+VEHICLE+PROGRAM%2C+CAPE+CANAVERAL+AIR+STATION%2C+FLORIDA%2C+AND+VANDENBERG+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Analysis Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BETWEEN US 4 AND US 7 IN THE CITY OF RUTLAND AND THE TOWNS OF CLARENDON, MENDON, RUTLAND, AND SHREWSBURY, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 36406785; 6695 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway capacity and safety improvements along sections of US Routes 4 and 7, located in western Vermont, is proposed. US 4 connects Vermont with New Hampshire to the east and upstate New York to the west. US 7, which extends north-south from Canada to Massachusetts, connects Rutland with Burlington, Middlebury, Bennington, and other communities in western Vermont. In recent years, the growth of Rutland as a regional shipping center has increased traffic congestion, travel delays, and accident frequency along both routes and at the intersection of the two highways in downtown Rutland. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. One of the build alternatives would involve upgrading the existing roadway along 1.2 miles of Route 7. The capacity of the improved section would vary from five to seven lanes. Under the alternatives which would include no building on new alignments, the roadway alignments would be constructed to the west of the congested intersections on US 4 and 7 (the Westerly Alternative) or to the east (the Powerline Alternative, the 1100' Contour Alternative, and the Wheelerville Alternative). Each build alternative would complete a three-quarter circle bypass with connections between US 7 and 4 around Rutland City. The lengths of the roadway alignments would range from 7.1 miles to 13.4 miles. Initial construction of any selected build alternative would be a two-lane facility with climbing lanes in a four-lane divided facility. A transportation systems management alternative is also under consideration. The estimated construction costs range from $3.3 million to $183.5 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would displace up to 26 single-family houses, 32 apartments, six businesses, and 23.6 acres of wetlands. The construction would require land takings from up to six agricultural operations and four historic properties and require the demolition of three historic buildings. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970472, Main Report--447 pages and maps, Appendices--320 pages and maps, Engineering Report Volume 1--128 pages and maps, Engineering Report Volume 2--66 pages and maps, Appendix B--223 pages and maps, Appendix E Volume 1--216 pages and maps, Appendix E Volume 2--515 pages, December 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VT-EIS-97-01-D KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Vermont KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406785?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+US+4+AND+US+7+IN+THE+CITY+OF+RUTLAND+AND+THE+TOWNS+OF+CLARENDON%2C+MENDON%2C+RUTLAND%2C+AND+SHREWSBURY%2C+RUTLAND+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.title=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+US+4+AND+US+7+IN+THE+CITY+OF+RUTLAND+AND+THE+TOWNS+OF+CLARENDON%2C+MENDON%2C+RUTLAND%2C+AND+SHREWSBURY%2C+RUTLAND+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANCHESTER AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, BEDFORD-MANCHESTER-LONDONDERRY-LITCHFIELD-MERRIMACK (DPR-F-0047 (001) 11512), HILLSBOROUGH AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36403219; 6694 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of approximately two miles of four-lane highway in order to provide improved access to Manchester Airport, located in southern New Hampshire, is proposed. Eleven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Action alternatives would include connections from both the west (F.E.E. Turnpike) and the east (roads east of Harvey Road such as NH Route 28), and upgrades (involving upgrades of Brown Avenue, Interstate 293, and South Willow Street). The preferred alternative (Alternative CG-Modified) would involve the construction of a divided four-lane, limited-access facility beginning at the F.E.E. Turnpike and US Route 3 at the existing Bedford toll facility and extending easterly for approximately one mile before turning northerly and entering the southern side of the airport. The highway section would include interchanges at F.E.E. Turnpike and US 3 in Bedford, a crossing of the Merrimack River, and an at-grade intersection with NH Route 3A in Manchester. Additional approach improvements to F.E.E. Turnpike, US 3 and NH Route 3A would also be provided. Two additional intersections in Londonderry would be created in order to provide local access to industrially zoned land south of the airport. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative, including construction, right-of-way acquisition, and the mitigation of environmental impacts is $63.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would provide safe, convenient, and efficient access to the Manchester Airport and industrial lands south of the airport. More specifically, the highway would ease congestion on roads currently used to access the airport as well as accommodate projected increases in traffic generated by expansion of the airport and expected development of the adjacent industrial area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would cross the Little Cohas Brook and cross 109 acres of mapped stratified-drift aquifer. The project would displace approximately 36.3 acres of farmland, 17.8 acres of wetland and 93 acres of forest and other upland and the associated wildlife habitat. Slight increases in noise levels would be experienced at numerous sites. The highway would cross a town-owned riverfront parcel that has been noted for its exceptional views, and 20,000 feet of the project would lie on areas likely to contain prehistoric sites. The project would require acquisition of businesses, residences and/or non-profit organizations in Bedford, Manchester, and Londonderry. Development secondary to the existence of the highway would adversely affect natural resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970471, Volume I--518 pages and maps, Volume II--107 pages and maps, December 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-97-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANCHESTER+AIRPORT+ACCESS+ROAD%2C+BEDFORD-MANCHESTER-LONDONDERRY-LITCHFIELD-MERRIMACK+%28DPR-F-0047+%28001%29+11512%29%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+AND+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=MANCHESTER+AIRPORT+ACCESS+ROAD%2C+BEDFORD-MANCHESTER-LONDONDERRY-LITCHFIELD-MERRIMACK+%28DPR-F-0047+%28001%29+11512%29%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+AND+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KDOT temporary erosion-control manual; a guide for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of temporary erosion-control measures in Kansas AN - 50299977; 2000-000136 AB - KDOT must comply with current federal and state erosion-control requirements and prepare to meet even more stringent requirements in the future. The development and implementation of an effective stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) is essential. This manual is intended to give designers, contractor, installers, and inspectors the tools they need to implement practical and efficient SWPPPs. Each chapter of this manual includes sections on design, installation, inspection and maintenance for temporary erosion-control measures (TECMs). The TECM selection process has been streamlined through the use of flowcharts. The user identifies an erosion or sedimentation condition (ditch, slope, and inlet) and then answers site-specific questions along the flowchart paths. When the end of a path is reached, TECM selection is complete. The user is then directed to specific pages in the manual. Each TECM description contains information on design, placement, material specification, installation, inspection, and maintenance. No design calculations are needed--all design data is in tabular form. JF - KDOT temporary erosion-control manual; a guide for the design, installation, inspection and maintenance of temporary erosion-control measures in Kansas Y1 - 1997/12// PY - 1997 DA - December 1997 SP - 40 KW - United States KW - soils KW - hydrology KW - soil mechanics KW - road tests KW - sediment transport KW - erosion KW - engineering properties KW - maintenance KW - stability KW - pollution KW - preventive measures KW - Kansas KW - erosion control KW - runoff KW - seeds KW - manuals KW - soil erosion KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50299977?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KDOT+temporary+erosion-control+manual%3B+a+guide+for+the+design%2C+installation%2C+inspection+and+maintenance+of+temporary+erosion-control+measures+in+Kansas&rft.title=KDOT+temporary+erosion-control+manual%3B+a+guide+for+the+design%2C+installation%2C+inspection+and+maintenance+of+temporary+erosion-control+measures+in+Kansas&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from NTIS database, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Availability - National Technical Information Service, (703)605-6000, order number PB98-149545NEG, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Summary of SHRP Research and Economic Benefits of Work Zone Safety AN - 17588413; 4464739 AB - In 1995, a project was initiated to assess the costs versus benefits of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP). Information was collected from State and local highway agencies on their experiences with the SHRP products, and this information was used as the basis for an economic analysis of the costs and benefits of the program and its products. This report summarizes the preliminary findings of an economic analysis conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute. It also describes the work zone safety technologies developed under SHRP and the experiences of highway agencies that have used them. In addition, it summarizes the objectives of the research conducted under SHRP on work zone safety, and outlines the work conducted by the Federal Highway Administration to refine the products and encourage their adoption. AU - Epps, JA AU - Ardila-Coulson, M Y1 - 1997/12// PY - 1997 DA - Dec 1997 SP - 30 KW - work zones KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Economics KW - Occupational safety KW - Highways KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17588413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Epps%2C+JA%3BArdila-Coulson%2C+M&rft.aulast=Epps&rft.aufirst=JA&rft.date=1997-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=30&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Summary+of+SHRP+Research+and+Economic+Benefits+of+Work+Zone+Safety&rft.title=Summary+of+SHRP+Research+and+Economic+Benefits+of+Work+Zone+Safety&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/SA98/016. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98135486. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Effect of Free Flight Conditions on Controller Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness AN - 17586033; 4464598 AB - Free flight represents a major change in the way that aircraft are handled in the National Airspace System. It has the potential to significantly increase airspace utilization and, by doing so, improve aircraft throughput. The degree to which these objectives can be met without compromising aircraft safety will depend on appropriate changes in the air traffic control system. This study provides an evaluation of some of the potential effects of free flight on controllers' ability to maintain an accurate and complete picture of the traffic situation. This picture or mental representation is essential for monitoring and separation functions. The study revealed that, using current technology, some aspects of free flight may adversely influence the situation awareness and performance of controllers. The results provide information on some possible consequences of free flight that should be explored in future research. AU - Endsley, M R AU - Mogford, R H AU - Allendoerfer, K R AU - Snyder, MD AU - Stein, E S Y1 - 1997/12// PY - 1997 DA - Dec 1997 SP - 53 KW - air traffic control KW - free flight conditions KW - traffic safety KW - working conditions KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Risk assessment KW - Aircraft KW - Stress KW - Human factors KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17586033?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Endsley%2C+M+R%3BMogford%2C+R+H%3BAllendoerfer%2C+K+R%3BSnyder%2C+MD%3BStein%2C+E+S&rft.aulast=Endsley&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1997-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=53&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Effect+of+Free+Flight+Conditions+on+Controller+Performance%2C+Workload%2C+and+Situation+Awareness&rft.title=Effect+of+Free+Flight+Conditions+on+Controller+Performance%2C+Workload%2C+and+Situation+Awareness&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT/FAA/CT-TN97/12. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: ADA3402286. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of characteristics of mixed traffic flow of autopilot vehicles and manual vehicles AN - 16555606; 4372253 AB - This work examines the positive effects on highway capacity implementing automatic vehicle control. Mixed traffic streams of a mimic freeway interchange simulate an on-ramp section with autopilot-equipped vehicles and normal manual vehicles. The simulation illustrates characteristics of speed, volume and concentration of mixed flows. The capacity trend is presented with mixed ratios of equipped cars and its market occupation rate. In order to make current highways more efficient during the transition stage, general rules for traffic control are proposed. JF - Transportation Research, Part C AU - Chang, Tang-Hsien AU - Lai, I-Shyen AD - Department of Transportation Science, Tamkang University, P.O. Box 7-876, Taipei, Taiwan 10617, Taiwan, thchang@im2.im.tku.edu.tw Y1 - 1997/12// PY - 1997 DA - Dec 1997 SP - 333 EP - 348 VL - 5C IS - 6 SN - 0968-090X, 0968-090X KW - traffic control KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Transportation KW - Motor vehicles KW - Simulation KW - Automation KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16555606?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+C&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+characteristics+of+mixed+traffic+flow+of+autopilot+vehicles+and+manual+vehicles&rft.au=Chang%2C+Tang-Hsien%3BLai%2C+I-Shyen&rft.aulast=Chang&rft.aufirst=Tang-Hsien&rft.date=1997-12-01&rft.volume=5C&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=333&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Research%2C+Part+C&rft.issn=0968090X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Motor vehicles; Automation; Transportation; Highways; Simulation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flight 2000: Path to free flight AN - 16328652; 4251353 AB - Flight 2000 is an aggressive and exciting initiative to deploy and evaluate selected air traffic management capabilities planned for the year 2005 National Airspace System (NAS) modernization. This modernization will be demonstrated in a real-world implementation of advanced communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management capabilities to validate enhanced system benefits for all airspace users. Flight 2000 will integrate for the first time the requisite systems, procedures, and training necessary to provide improved NAS safety, security, productivity, capacity, and efficiency at affordable operations and maintenance costs. This integrated demonstration and validation will begin in September 2000. Flight 2000 is an important precursor of Free Flight, a revolutionary air traffic management concept that greatly increases users' flexibility to plan and fly their preferred routes under instrument flight rules. The objectives of the Flight 2000 program are to demonstrate safety and efficiency benefits of new technology and improved procedures; evaluate communication, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) transition issues without a requirement for mandate; streamline avionics development, certification, and installation, thereby driving down costs; reduce risks for accelerated modernization; develop controller and pilot tools for transition, and go beyond near-term procedural changes to make Free Flight a reality. The model in Figure 1 shows the methodology we will continue to use to integrate our efforts effectively within the FAA and to sustain our partnership with the aviation industry. JF - Journal of Air Traffic Control AU - Tuttle, D AU - Rehmann, J AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, USA Y1 - 1997/12// PY - 1997 DA - Dec 1997 SP - 36 EP - 40 VL - 39 IS - 4 SN - 0021-8650, 0021-8650 KW - Flight 2000 KW - air traffic control KW - maintenance KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16328652?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.atitle=Flight+2000%3A+Path+to+free+flight&rft.au=Tuttle%2C+D%3BRehmann%2C+J&rft.aulast=Tuttle&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1997-12-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=36&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.issn=00218650&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ADOPTION OF ALIGNMENT STATE ROUTE 58 BETWEEN INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTE 99, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36415621; 6682 AB - PURPOSE: The acquisition of right-of-way for the future development of an east-west transportation corridor between Route 99 in the city of Bakersfield and Interstate 5 (I-5), located in southern California, is proposed. The corridor would eventually be used for making improvements to State Route 58, a principal arterial highway between Santa Margarita and Barstow. The project would include a 16.9-mile, two-lane section of Route 58 from Route 99 to I-5. Route 58 lacks continuity in the project area. The route is offset one mile at Route 43 (Enos Lane), and more importantly, offset two miles at Route 99 in central Bakersfield. The lack of continuity at Route 99 contributes to traffic congestion on that freeway. The segment of Route 99 through Bakersfield is the third most congested segment of highway in California. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would begin at I-5 1.3 miles north of the existing Stockdale Highway interchange. From there, it would run directly east 2.8 miles on the alignment of Brimhall Road, then shift to the south, running parallel to the Cross Valley Canal east to Nord Road. At this point, the facility would bend northward through an urban area east of Heath Road and then parallel the Cross Valley Canal and Kern River east to about Mohawk Street. The facility would cross the Kern River just west of the existing railroad bridge and run east, terminating at Route 99 near the present overcrossing of Truxton Avenue. The facility would be connected directly to the Route 59 East freeway by ramps running parallel to Route 99. The total estimated cost of the highway improvements is $705 million in 1992 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway improvement would improve traffic safety by alleviating congestion along Route 58 and Route 99. The reduced levels of traffic congestion would result in lower emissions of pollutants, lower noise levels, and lower levels of fuel consumption. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The acquisition of rights-of-way for the Route 58 transportation facility would result in the relocation of 84 residences and 110 businesses, and the displacement of 420 acres of prime farmland and 2.4 acres of wetlands. Land uses incompatible with the highway construction would be prohibited within the project corridor. Although the alignment would cross the 100-year floodplain, no significant encroachment would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970459, 413 pages and maps, November 25, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-05-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36415621?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-11-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ADOPTION+OF+ALIGNMENT+STATE+ROUTE+58+BETWEEN+INTERSTATE+5+AND+STATE+ROUTE+99%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ADOPTION+OF+ALIGNMENT+STATE+ROUTE+58+BETWEEN+INTERSTATE+5+AND+STATE+ROUTE+99%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 25, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 202, SECTION 700, BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 16354644; 6657 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 7.7-mile segment of US Route 202 (US 202) from just south of PA 63 in Upper Gwynedd Township in Montgomery County to the existing PA 611 bypass in Doylestown Township in Bucks County, located in southeastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. US 202 is a highway of local and regional importance in the Delaware Valley. Within Pennsylvania, it forms a 59-mile-long circumferential corridor around the Philadelphia metropolitan area between the Delaware and New Jersey state lines, and connects the county seats in three adjacent counties. The project area has experienced a dramatic increase in population in the past forty years, and the expanding residential and commercial development has increased congestion on US 202, which is the major north-south route in the area. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. One build alternative would involve the widening of Upper State/Shady Retreat Road (State Route 2012 in Montgomery County and a local road in Bucks County) and also widening existing US 202 to five lanes. A second build alternative (the preferred alternative) would involve the relocating of US 202 as a limited-access expressway from a point just south of PA 63 in Upper Gwynedd Township in Montgomery County to PA 611 Bypass in Doylestown Township in Bucks County. A third build alternative would involve the widening of Upper State Road to five lanes from PA 309 in Montgomeryville to a point north of County Line Road near Detweiler Road. Just north of that point, the free-access section would connect to the new alignment limited-access expressway corridor and continue to the existing interchange at PA 611. All three of the build alternatives would require improvements to up to 12 off-line intersections. The estimated total cost of the preferred alternative is $225.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would help to improve local and regional traffic flows, to alleviate existing roadway deficiencies, to reduce congestion, and to reduce safety risks. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 37 residences and 18 commercial and industrial establishments, the conversion of 137.2 acres of productive agricultural lands, the filling of 6.2 acres of high-quality wetlands, the fragmentation of 14 wetlands, and potential adverse impacts on eight historic sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0369D, Volume 20, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 970433, Volume I--808 pages, Volume II--1,032 pages, Volume III--925 pages, November 5, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-11-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+202%2C+SECTION+700%2C+BUCKS+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+202%2C+SECTION+700%2C+BUCKS+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 5, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WISCONSIN STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 29, IH 94 TO STH 29/CTH J INTERCHANGE, CHIPPEWA AND DUNN COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 16345988; 6661 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of State Trunk Highway (STH) 29 to a four-lane, divided facility between Interstate 94 (I-94) near Elk Mound, Wisconsin, and County Trunk Highway (CTH) J east of Chippewa Falls, located in western Wisconsin, is proposed. The project would begin at I-94 in eastern Dunn County, cross the Chippewa River, and end at the existing STH 29 and CTH J intersection in south-central Chippewa County, a distance of about 21 miles. STH 29 functions as the primary, and most heavily traveled, route across north-central Wisconsin, linking Green Bay to the east with I-94 and the Twin Cities to the west. Key issues identified in the scoping process include crossing the Chippewa River dells area, the type of facility to be built, wetlands, bald eagle nesting sites, the use of public recreation land, noise, aesthetics, impacts to surface water and groundwater resources, and socioeconomic impacts. Thirteen alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under all build alternatives, the project would include a limited-access facility with grade-separated interchanges on the east of the Chippewa River. Overpasses and underpasses would be provided where necessary to maintain local circulation. West of the river, interchanges would be built where traffic warrants them; other access would be at-grade. Direct driveway and farm accesses would be eliminated or combined where possible. In order to improve operations at the I-94 /STH 29 interchange, the build alternatives would include realignment of both STH 40 and US 12 approximately one mile east of the interchange; there are two additional build alternatives for this realignment. The preferred alternative (Alternative 9) would consist of a corridor with segments on the existing alignment and south of the existing alignment west of the river. East of the river, the corridor would bypass Chippewa Falls and terminate at the existing four-lane freeway near Townline Road. The project costs would be $68.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements to the corridor, which carries a high volume of truck traffic, would save travel time and reduce accidents. A more efficient highway network would provide statewide economic benefits, as transportation costs and access to high-quality four-lane highways are factors affecting business location decisions. Tourism could increase as tourists gained better access to vacation and recreation areas. The ultimate impact of these economic benefits would be to generate more jobs and income for Wisconsin residents. A bypass of Chippewa Falls would reduce congestion for local traffic as well as eliminate delays for through traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would adversely affect 53.1 wetland acres, 215.9 upland woodlot acres, 664 agricultural acres, seven cultural resource sites, five hazardous waste sites, and two farmsteads. Relocation would be required for 39 residential properties and five commercial properties. Some alternatives would cross Hallie Town Park with main-line traffic, segmenting the contiguous area available for park use. In addition, some alternatives would adversely affect the Chippewa River dells, the largest remaining dells in western Wisconsin and a valuable visual resource. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0412D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970437, 502 pages and maps, November 5, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-92-05-F KW - Birds KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16345988?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-11-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WISCONSIN+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+29%2C+IH+94+TO+STH+29%2FCTH+J+INTERCHANGE%2C+CHIPPEWA+AND+DUNN+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=WISCONSIN+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+29%2C+IH+94+TO+STH+29%2FCTH+J+INTERCHANGE%2C+CHIPPEWA+AND+DUNN+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 5, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STUTSON STREET (BIN 3317120) OVER GENESSEE RIVER, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16342712; 6655 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane roadway and a four-lane bridge over the Genessee River on a new alignment in the towns of Greece and Irondequoit and the city of Rochester, located in western New York, is proposed. The project would begin at the Lake Ontario State Parkway near the Latta Road interchange and continues east on the parkway to Lake Avenue. From Lake Avenue to the east, it follows a new alignment over the river, terminating on Pattonwood Drive near Timrod Drive in the town of Irondequoit. The project would primarily be a bridge replacement project. The existing Stutson Street Bridge is 269 meters long, with a total of 15 spans. Built in 1917, the bridge has experienced several structural failures and has been repaired extensively. A load limit of 20 tons was established for the bridge in 1994. The two build alternatives presented in the draft EIS of March 1996 would involve the construction of a bridge 75 to 150 meters upstream of the existing bridge, which would continue to be used during the construction period. The preferred alternative (Alternative D-6) would involve the construction of a bascule-type movable bridge, with 1.8 kilometers of roadway reconstruction on both sides of the river. Crossing the river 80 meters south of the existing bridge with a 13.7-meter clearance over the navigation channel, the bridge and approach roadway would curve to align with Pattonwood Drive. This final EIS, which is issued in an abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft EIS as well as public comments and agency responses. The draft EIS has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Either one of the build alternatives would provide increased traffic safety, minimize required bridge maintenance, minimize transportation user costs, and improve both highway travel and navigation. Improved bridge access would improve business conditions in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Two historically significant buildings in the project area would be adversely affected. Some parking places belonging to the Lakeside Presbyterian Church would be displaced. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0259D, Volume 20, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 970431, Final EIS--224 pages and maps, Draft EIS Volume 1--362 pages and maps, Draft EIS Volume 2--564 pages, November 4, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-95-02-F KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Genessee River KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16342712?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STUTSON+STREET+%28BIN+3317120%29+OVER+GENESSEE+RIVER%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=STUTSON+STREET+%28BIN+3317120%29+OVER+GENESSEE+RIVER%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 4, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Enhanced Proximity Warning System (EPWS) for Locomotives AN - 17589513; 4464629 AB - EPWS allows location information to be exchanged between trains using track ID and milepost references as opposed to latitude /longitude without the need for any track or ground infrastructure additions. An on-board track database also allows implementation of a number of safety functions which are not dependent on radio data communications between trains. Use of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites is a key part of the navigation system and is supplemented by other sensors to permit more accurate location and track determination. Direct locomotive-to- locomotive data communications are based on shared use of one of the end-of-train (EOT) monitor systems frequencies. EOT operation is still protected as the primary user of the channel. This communications link allows exchange of location references, speed, and direction information between trains. A computer in each locomotive can then compute the distance and relative direction of other trains and warn the engineer of potential conflicts. AU - Kull, R C Y1 - 1997/11// PY - 1997 DA - Nov 1997 SP - 30 KW - proximity warning systems KW - locomotive KW - safety systems KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Railroads KW - Warning systems KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17589513?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Kull%2C+R+C&rft.aulast=Kull&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1997-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=30&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Enhanced+Proximity+Warning+System+%28EPWS%29+for+Locomotives&rft.title=Enhanced+Proximity+Warning+System+%28EPWS%29+for+Locomotives&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: TRB/IDEA /ITS-39. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98128606. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Role of Motor Vehicle Emission Controls in State Implementation Plans AN - 17575009; 4464169 AB - The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) require that states submit State Implementation Plans (SIPs) detailing strategies to improve air quality in nonattainment areas. This analysis first reviews the administrative procedures that states and the EPA must undertake to submit and approve SIPs, as well as the status of that process. Then, the analysis examines data that has been reported in selected SIPs in order to assess the contribution of transportation to air pollution in areas across the country and to determine the relative effectiveness of transportation sources in reducing this contribution. AU - Ostria, S AU - Deysher, E AU - Robinson, D AU - Pickrell, D AU - vanderWilden, P Y1 - 1997/11// PY - 1997 DA - Nov 1997 SP - 104 KW - USA KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Clean Air Act Amendments KW - State regulations KW - Emission control KW - Air quality standards KW - Government regulations KW - Automotive exhaust emissions KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575009?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ostria%2C+S%3BDeysher%2C+E%3BRobinson%2C+D%3BPickrell%2C+D%3BvanderWilden%2C+P&rft.aulast=Ostria&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1997-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=104&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Role+of+Motor+Vehicle+Emission+Controls+in+State+Implementation+Plans&rft.title=Role+of+Motor+Vehicle+Emission+Controls+in+State+Implementation+Plans&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-97-7; FHWA/PD98 /001. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98128812. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Incremental Safety Improvements for Unpaved Rural Roads AN - 17575000; 4463341 AB - Safety on existing unpaved rural roads is enhanced by the implementation of an incremental improvement program. Many of the unpaved rural roads worldwide have geometric deficiencies that do not conform with recognized standards and guidelines. In many instances, roadway improvements are not being completed due to the inability to fund improvements that meet the standards and guidelines. Tort liability involving unsafe roadway conditions is an increasing concern to highway agencies. Incremental improvements for unpaved rural roads is potentially an important tool for local agencies. By making incremental improvements to certain rural roads, even though these improvements are not in conformance with acceptable minimum standards, the safety of the road is enhanced. AU - Calvert, E C AU - Wilson, E M Y1 - 1997/11// PY - 1997 DA - Nov 1997 KW - safety engineering KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Highways KW - Rural areas KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575000?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Calvert%2C+E+C%3BWilson%2C+E+M&rft.aulast=Calvert&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1997-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Incremental+Safety+Improvements+for+Unpaved+Rural+Roads&rft.title=Incremental+Safety+Improvements+for+Unpaved+Rural+Roads&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: MPC-97-87. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98113889. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Design and Performance of Dry Detention Ponds with Underdrain Systems AN - 17163315; 4462939 AB - The management of highway stormwater runoff has become an environmental concern due to its ability to contaminate natural water bodies that receive the runoff. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) uses the dry detention ponds with underdrain systems to enhance the highway stormwater quality before it is discharged to the receiving water bodies. Because there is need for FDOT to have a clear understanding of the present condition of all existing dry ponds under its jurisdiction, this study concentrated on the inventory of the dry detention ponds with underdrains in the state. Three of the identified non-functioning and two of the functioning ponds were investigated for seven months to identify the potential factors that affect their performance. During the investigation, the ponds were evaluated using laboratory, field and forensic approaches. A soil investigative study was conducted to identify the possibility of silting and accumulation of organic materials from the runoff and the possible presence of clayey soil within and around the pond area. It also included evaluation of soil classification, infiltration rates and the depth of underdrains in relation to the design criteria. The condition of the filter materials was also investigated to see if clogging was a factor. The groundwater and structural elevations in and around the ponds system were evaluated and compared to the design values. AU - Nnadi, F N AU - Ashe, K W AU - Sharek, R C Y1 - 1997/11// PY - 1997 DA - Nov 1997 SP - 326 KW - dry detention ponds with underdrain systems KW - performance assessment KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Urban runoff KW - USA, Florida KW - Stormwater runoff KW - Water pollution treatment KW - Soils KW - Ground water KW - Freshwater KW - Silting KW - Runoff KW - Ponds KW - Pollution control KW - Q5 08522:Protective measures and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17163315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Nnadi%2C+F+N%3BAshe%2C+K+W%3BSharek%2C+R+C&rft.aulast=Nnadi&rft.aufirst=F&rft.date=1997-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=326&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Design+and+Performance+of+Dry+Detention+Ponds+with+Underdrain+Systems&rft.title=Design+and+Performance+of+Dry+Detention+Ponds+with+Underdrain+Systems&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: WPI0510791. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800- 553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98110430. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Oil-Grit Separators in South Central Alaska. Phase 1 AN - 17161107; 4463285 AB - In response to an increasing national concern for the environmental impact of highway runoff, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) allocated funds for the study of the mitigation of pollutants found in highway runoff. For certain circumstances oil-grit separators (OGS) may be appropriate Best Management Practice for stream crossing sites with restricted space. However, the FHWA questions their effectiveness. They have indicated that runoff from roads such as the Sterling Highway, with a predicted Average Daily Traffic of 6,350 vehicles for the year 2,000, may not contain significant amount of pollutants and that OGS technology is not effective as an overall treatment strategy. The Alaska DOT&PF, with guidance from the Alaska Dept. of Enrivonmental Conservation Regulations, designed and constructed an OGS system at the Moose River. The project was funded by FHWA in response to strong environmental concern at the Moose River crossing of the Sterling Highway. AU - Carlson, R F AU - Barker, C I AU - Scarbrough, G W Y1 - 1997/11// PY - 1997 DA - Nov 1997 KW - USA, Alaska, Moose R. KW - highways KW - oil-grit separators KW - Pollution Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Rivers KW - Motor vehicles KW - Environmental impact KW - Vehicles KW - Separation processes KW - Freshwater KW - Water pollution KW - Stormwater runoff KW - River water KW - Water pollution treatment KW - Oil pollution KW - Highways KW - Pollution control KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - Q5 08505:Prevention and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17161107?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Carlson%2C+R+F%3BBarker%2C+C+I%3BScarbrough%2C+G+W&rft.aulast=Carlson&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1997-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Evaluation+of+the+Effectiveness+of+Oil-Grit+Separators+in+South+Central+Alaska.+Phase+1&rft.title=Evaluation+of+the+Effectiveness+of+Oil-Grit+Separators+in+South+Central+Alaska.+Phase+1&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: INE/TRC-96.01; AKRD-97-02. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98113616. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 5 CORRIDOR (MHTD PROJECT NUMBER J5PO694); CAMDEN, LACLEDE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 16354365; 6646 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 5 in the Lake of the Ozarks region, located in central Missouri, is proposed. The corridor for the project extends for approximately 40 miles from north of the community of Gravois Mills to about one mile south of the Camden/Laclede county line. The existing Route 5 is a winding, two-lane, rural highway that passes through the communities of Gravois Mills, Laurie, Sunrise Beach, and Camdenton. It was originally built in the early 1930s after the completion of Bagnell Dam and the subsequent inundation of the Lake of the Ozarks. The current route has not significantly changed from its original design, following ridgelines wherever possible and creating a number of blind curves and hills. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action (Expressway Alternative 2), the facility would most closely follow the alignment of existing Route 5 from one end of the corridor to the other. Under the Major Improvements Alternative, the facility would provide four or five lanes in some areas, improved intersection, truck climbing lanes, shoulders, and guardrails where needed. Under Alternative 1, the facility would have the westernmost alignment. Under Alternative 3, the facility would resemble that under the preferred alternative except that it would provide a bypass to the east of Laurie and Camdenton. Under Alternative 4, the facility would take the most direct route and a bridge crossing the lake from Route F to Lovers Leap Bluff would be constructed. Under Alternative 5, the facility would include both the bypass and bridge. Under Alternative 6, the facility would have the easternmost alignment. The estimated total cost for the proposed action is $227.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the improvements would substantially reduce delays and vehicle miles of travel during the peak summer months, saving an average of 33.6 minutes per trip, when compared to the conditions under the No Action Alternative. In addition, the new expressway would improve the traffic safety and level of service, decrease the accident rate, stimulate the flourishing tourist industry, and support development without encouraging excessive growth in and outside of the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 42 occupied single-family residences, two vacant residences, 33 mobile home residences, eight multifamily units, 37 businesses, one public-use structure, and 213 acres of farmland. Approximately 90 residences along the project corridor would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. Construction would adversely affect 14 small stock ponds, seven medium-sized stock ponds, and up to 2,058 acres of woodlands. The route would cross two hazardous waste disposal sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0123D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 970421, Volume I--547 pages and maps, Volume II--378 pages and maps, October 28, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-01-F KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Lakes KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+5+CORRIDOR+%28MHTD+PROJECT+NUMBER+J5PO694%29%3B+CAMDEN%2C+LACLEDE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+5+CORRIDOR+%28MHTD+PROJECT+NUMBER+J5PO694%29%3B+CAMDEN%2C+LACLEDE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SADDLE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 200), MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY (STATE ROUTE 190) TO MILEPOST 6 (FHWA PROJECT NUMBER A-AD-6(1)), HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36404044; 6641 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Saddle Road between Mamalahoa Highway and Milepost 6 near Hilo, Hawaii, is proposed. This 78-mile section of roadway is a narrow, winding, two-lane road with steep grades, sharp curves, poor pavement, substandard drainage, and no shoulders. The roadway passes through key training areas of the U.S. Army's Pohakuloa Training Area, creating conflicts between motorists and military training units. Saddle Road is an important cross-island link for business travel, the transport of goods and services, tourism, recreation, shopping, and commuting, and is the only paved arterial serving the army training facility, the astronomical observatory on Mauna Kea, Waiki'i Ranch, upper Kaumana, Mauna Kea State Recreation Area, Kilohana Girl Scout Camp, and major hunting areas. Issues of concern include the effects on protected species of flora and fauna, critical habitat for endangered palila, wetlands and biological habitats of importance, archaeological resources, fire hazard, residential displacement, and noise. Thirteen alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the improvements to Saddle Road would incorporate two 3.6-meter travel lanes with two 2.4-meter paved shoulders. The roadway would be configured to accommodate a maximum design speed of 80 kilometers per hour, with a maximum grade of eight percent and a maximum curve radius of 230 meters. Passing lanes would be added in select locations. In environmentally vulnerable portions of the roadway, paved fire breaks, fencing, and extruded asphalt curbs would be installed to minimize fire hazards. For analysis purposes, the project area has been divided into four sections, and one to three alignment alternatives are under consideration within each segment. In three of the four sections, Saddle Road would be rebuilt along its existing alignment. In Section I (Mamalahoa Highway to Milepost 42), alternative routes south of the existing alignment are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in improved east-west traffic flow on the island of Hawaii, correct roadway deficiencies, reduce conflicts and hazards with military operations, improve roadway capacity and safety, and stimulate economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would include the loss or the displacement of up to 74 hectares of hunting land, approximately 83 hectares of agricultural lands, and approximately 272 hectares of vegetation, including Palila critical habitat. Historic trails and roads would be adversely affected by planned construction. The construction would occur in a geologically unstable area, with many caves and the potential for volcanic activity. The project would result in up to 32 exceedences or approaches of Federal noise standards. It would also adversely affect visual quality and character. The risk of fire would increase during construction and use of the facility. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970416, Main Report--608 pages and maps, Appendix Volume I--223 pages and maps, Appendix Volume II--180 pages and maps, Appendix Volume III--194 pages and maps, Appendix Volume IV--233 pages and maps, Appendix Volume V--113 pages and maps, Appendix Volume VI--247 pages and maps, Appendix Volume VII--190 pages, October 27, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FPHI-EIS-97-1-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fire Prevention KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Vegetation KW - Hawaii KW - Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404044?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SADDLE+ROAD+%28STATE+ROUTE+200%29%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+%28STATE+ROUTE+190%29+TO+MILEPOST+6+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+A-AD-6%281%29%29%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=SADDLE+ROAD+%28STATE+ROUTE+200%29%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+%28STATE+ROUTE+190%29+TO+MILEPOST+6+%28FHWA+PROJECT+NUMBER+A-AD-6%281%29%29%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 27, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KAHULUI AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS, KAHULUI, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36405635; 6632 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of facilities at Kahului Airport, located in the Wailuku District of the island of Maui in Hawaii, is proposed. The 1,447-acre airport, which is located on the northeastern side of the town of Kahului, is owned and operated by the state of Hawaii and is part of the statewide airport system. In terms of passenger volume, the airport ranks second to Honolulu International Airport. A variety of both on- and off-airport alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. As detailed in the 1993 master plan for the airport, the preferred alternative would involve extending existing Runway 2-20 by 2,600 feet to the south (to a total length of 9,600 feet), expanding the safety areas beyond the threshold of Runway 2 and north of the existing Runway 20, extending taxiways to support the extended runway, strengthening runway pavements to support the operation of heavier aircraft, and eventually constructing an 8,500-foot long runway to the east of the existing runway. Runway 5-23 would continue to be used by general aviation and commuter/air taxi aircraft, and also serve as a backup runway for inter-island air carriers during periods when other runways are unavailable. Air cargo facilities, to be located south of the main passenger terminal, would be expanded to support the anticipated increase in passenger aircraft traffic; a second facility would be constructed at the northern end of the East Ramp. A four-lane access road to the main passenger terminal would be provided on the western side of the airport; as part of this project, a portion of Hansen Road would be relocated. Areas would be reserved for future parking needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Facility expansion and improvement would reduce operating and maintenance costs, improve efficiency, accommodate existing and forecasted demand, and improve public access to the airport. Runway extension and improvements would also reduce delays and improve air traffic safety at this airport. Other improvements would bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration design standards and improve the overall safety of the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of an access road and the diversion of existing traffic could adversely affect some businesses along Hansen Road. Increased air and automobile traffic would result in an increase in noise levels and carbon monoxide and other emissions at some locations. Plans to expand and improve the Kanaha Beach Park could adversely affect archaeological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, (P.L. 91-258), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0105D, Volume 20, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 970407, 478 pages and maps, October 21, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Hawaii KW - Kahului Airport, Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KAHULUI+AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+KAHULUI%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KAHULUI+AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+KAHULUI%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 315 (ILLINOIS ROUTE 336), FROM FAP 315, IL 336 (SOUTHEAST OF CARTHAGE) TO US 136 (JUST WEST OF MACOMB), HANCOCK AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36403320; 6633 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 45-kilometer highway extending from southeast of the city of Carthage to the west side of the city of Macomb, located in west-central Illinois, is proposed. The highway, to be known as Federal Aid Primary Route 315, would be one of a series of actions connecting the communities of Quincy, Macomb, Monmouth, and Galesburg to one another and to major cities on central Illinois. The major area of controversy concerns the amount of farmlands that would be converted to highway uses. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. A proposal to reconstruct two existing two-lane highways (Illinois 94 and US 136) was dropped from further consideration because that proposal would not improve highway linkage to area expressways. Similarly, a freeway alternative was dropped from further consideration because the reduced rural access to the freeway might retard economic growth in rural areas. The preferred alternative would involve the construction of a rural expressway in the project corridor. The expressway would consist of a four-lane divided highway with a 15-meter median, interchanges at selected major crossroads, and at-grade intersections at minor cross roads. Entrances to single-family homes and farmsteads would be allowed to remain in place if they were at least 150 meters apart on the same side of the highway and adequate sight distance were available. For study purposes, the project corridor was divided into five sections, and a preferred alignment was identified in each section. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expressway would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, connections to the interstate system, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. Travel times would be improved by eliminating many speed restrictions and no passing zones, bypassing developed areas, and improving highway geometrics. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 21 residences, one business, and approximately 194 hectares of croplands and 2.8 hectares of wetlands. In addition, numerous streams would be crossed, and a small parcel of land from an existing park (the Ball Fore facility in Macomb) would be converted to highway use. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970408, Main Report--241 pages and maps, Appendix--162 pages, October 21, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-96-03-D/4(f) KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+315+%28ILLINOIS+ROUTE+336%29%2C+FROM+FAP+315%2C+IL+336+%28SOUTHEAST+OF+CARTHAGE%29+TO+US+136+%28JUST+WEST+OF+MACOMB%29%2C+HANCOCK+AND+MCDONOUGH+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+315+%28ILLINOIS+ROUTE+336%29%2C+FROM+FAP+315%2C+IL+336+%28SOUTHEAST+OF+CARTHAGE%29+TO+US+136+%28JUST+WEST+OF+MACOMB%29%2C+HANCOCK+AND+MCDONOUGH+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 20-BROADWAY FROM TRANSIT ROAD TO THE LANCASTER EAST VILLAGE LINE IN THE VILLAGES OF DEPEW AND LANCASTER (PIN 5111.41), ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16354214; 6617 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of bridges and roadway along the US Route 20 (Broadway Road) corridor, located in western New York, is proposed. The project area is located in the villages of Depew and Lancaster. The project would involve the reconstruction of 2.2 miles of Broadway from Transit Road in the village of Depew to the eastern Lancaster Village line. The project would also include the reconstruction of 0.30 miles of New York Route 78/Transit Road from Cayuga Creek to a point between Terrace Boulevard and Gould Avenue in Depew. The improvements would address safety deficiencies, pavement and bridge deficiencies, poor drainage, and highway segments and intersections that exceed capacity. Areas of controversy would include the removal of mature trees along the roadway corridor and the potential change in village atmosphere as a result of widening the roadway. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. All build alternatives would include full-depth reconstruction and geometric improvements of Broadway and Transit roads; and the replacement of two bridges over Cayuga Creek, the existing drainage system, traffic control devices, curbs, and sidewalks. The alternatives differ primarily in terms of the lane configurations selected for different portions of Broadway Road. The estimated project costs are $14.8 million to $16.3 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The roadway and bridge reconstruction would reduce traffic congestion in the area and improve traffic safety. The project would also contribute to local and regional economic development, which has been hindered by the lack of adequate highway facilities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Thirteen of the structures along Broadway in the village of Lancaster are eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The build alternatives would not directly affect any of these structures, but would adversely affect their setting. A commercial and residential building would be acquired under each alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970391, Volume 1--317 pages and maps, Volume 2--211 pages and maps, Volume 3--373 pages and maps, October 6, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-97-02D KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354214?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+20-BROADWAY+FROM+TRANSIT+ROAD+TO+THE+LANCASTER+EAST+VILLAGE+LINE+IN+THE+VILLAGES+OF+DEPEW+AND+LANCASTER+%28PIN+5111.41%29%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+20-BROADWAY+FROM+TRANSIT+ROAD+TO+THE+LANCASTER+EAST+VILLAGE+LINE+IN+THE+VILLAGES+OF+DEPEW+AND+LANCASTER+%28PIN+5111.41%29%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 6, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - JUDD ROAD CONNECTOR, VILLAGE OF NEW YORK MILLS, TOWNS OF NEW HARTFORD AND WHITESTOWN, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16344373; 6610 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane highway connecting the towns of New Hartford and Whitestown, located in central New York, is proposed. The project area is located within the Utica-Rome metropolitan area, 50 miles east of Syracuse and 90 miles west of Albany. The area has experienced significant growth in commercial development, creating traffic congestion on various local streets within the study area. Much of this development has occurred along State Route 5A, which is locally known as Commercial Drive. The four-mile-long highway would begin at the Route 5/8/12 interchange in New Hartford, pass through the village of New York Mills, and continue westward to the existing Judd Road/Halsey Road intersection in the town of Whitestown. The proposed action would include interchanges at Route 5A and at Middle Settlement Road, and at-grade intersections at Clarks Mills Road and Judd Road/Halsey Road. The project alignment has been divided into four segments. Two interchange alternatives are under consideration within the Commercial Segment, which passes through the heavily developed Route 5A area. One alternative would involve the construction of a partial cloverleaf interchange; the other, a single point urban interchange. Clinton Street on the east side of Route 5A would be interrupted and a cul-de-sac constructed. Northern and southern alignment alternatives are under consideration within the Central Segment, located immediately to the west of Route 5A. The estimated costs of the project are $34.7 million to $39.7 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would reduce traffic congestion on local streets, improve the connections between four state highways, and stimulate regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in the relocation of up to 15 residences and 13 businesses, increased noise levels at four sites, and the loss of up to 3.46 acres of wetlands and 55.82 acres of farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970384, Volume 1--469 pages and maps, Volume 2--386 pages and maps, October 3, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-97-03D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Commercial Zones KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - New York KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=JUDD+ROAD+CONNECTOR%2C+VILLAGE+OF+NEW+YORK+MILLS%2C+TOWNS+OF+NEW+HARTFORD+AND+WHITESTOWN%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=JUDD+ROAD+CONNECTOR%2C+VILLAGE+OF+NEW+YORK+MILLS%2C+TOWNS+OF+NEW+HARTFORD+AND+WHITESTOWN%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 3, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OUTER CONNECTOR STUDY, SPOTSYLVANIA AND STAFFORD COUNTIES, VIRGINIA. AN - 36412348; 6608 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, limited-access, divided highway to the north and west of the city of Fredericksburg, located in northeastern Virginia, is proposed. The roadway would be approximately 9 to 14 miles long and require a bridge across the Rappahannock River. The project area extends from US 1 in the vicinity of I-95 and Route 627 in Stafford County to Route 3 in the vicinity of the intersection with Route 610 in Spotsylvania County. The roadway would provide an additional north-south travel corridor in the region, relieving current and projected congestion on I-95, US 17, and Route 3. The Fredericksburg area is one of Virginia's fastest growing regions. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Regional Build Alternative would consist of five corridor options. Corridors 1 through 4 would be similar in that they would all tie in to the I-95/US 1 interchange in Stafford County, in the vicinity of the Mine Road Extension/airport access. From this connection, the four corridors would all proceed southwesterly to a crossing of US 17, continue in a southerly direction to a crossing of the Rappahannock River, and then connect to Route 3. The Corridor 5 option would consist of three components: a connecting roadway between I-95/US 1 and US 17, a Route 3 bypass with new interchanges on I-95, and additional lanes of collector-distributor roads along the portion I-95 in and to the north of Fredericksburg. The estimated costs of the build alternatives are $79.1 million to $122.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would benefit through travel in the region and improve safety and efficiency. It would also provide for improved intermodal linkages to promote economic growth. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 78 residences, 13 businesses, 16.5 acres of wetlands, 322 acres of prime farmland, and 126.4 acres of likely habitat of the small whorled pogonia. In addition, up to 17 streams would be crossed, and 255 residences would experience increased noise levels. Some of the corridors would require the taking of property from the Banks Ford and Lick Run historic districts. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970382, 644 pages and maps, October 1, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-97-03-D KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Rappahannock River KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412348?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OUTER+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+SPOTSYLVANIA+AND+STAFFORD+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=OUTER+CONNECTOR+STUDY%2C+SPOTSYLVANIA+AND+STAFFORD+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 1, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Effective Control Strategies for Highway Nonpoint Pollution AN - 17581534; 4465738 AB - The goals of this research were the characterization of lateral pavement sheet flow and based on characterization results, development of passive in-situ treatment for metal elements and solids transported in storm water drainage. Characterization results were obtained from a highway experimental site which intercepted lateral pavement sheet flow directly from Interstate 75 (I-75) in Cincinnati, Ohio. Measurements at the site included rainfall, flow and water quality parameters for 12 storm events over 3 years. Laboratory analysis included metal element concentrations and partitioning. Solids anlaysis included fractionation, particle size distributions (PSD) and specific surface area (SSA). Results indicated that Zn, Dc and Cu were mainly in dissolved form, and on an event basis exceeded USEPA and OEPA surface water quality standards. Based on characterization results, an in-situ treatment strategy called a partial exfiltration trench (PET) was developed. The PET functions by intercepting and infiltrating lateral pavement sheet flow influent while exfiltrating treated effluent to surrounding soils or to a perforated underdrain at the base of the trench. The body of the trench was filled with iron oxide coated sand (OCS) for adsorptive filtration of metal elements in the percolating stormwater. Results indicated that breakthrough capacity was controlled by particulate-bound metal element breakthrough. After one year of storm water loadings, PET removal efficiency exceeded 80 percent for dissolved and 70 percent for particlate-bound metal elements, respectively. AU - Sansalone, J J AU - Buchberger, S G Y1 - 1997/10/01/ PY - 1997 DA - 1997 Oct 01 SP - 184 KW - USA, Ohio, Cincinnati KW - Pollution Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Particle size KW - Pollution monitoring KW - Stormwater runoff KW - Heavy metals KW - Groundwater pollution KW - Freshwater KW - Nonpoint pollution KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17581534?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Sansalone%2C+J+J%3BBuchberger%2C+S+G&rft.aulast=Sansalone&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1997-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=184&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Effective+Control+Strategies+for+Highway+Nonpoint+Pollution&rft.title=Effective+Control+Strategies+for+Highway+Nonpoint+Pollution&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA /OH98/002. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB99109746. N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-06 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Travel Model Speed Estimation and Post Processing Methods for Air Quality Analysis AN - 17581325; 4465831 AB - Transportation planners have relatively sophisticated computer models available for forecasting travel demand and air quality, however the weak point in the process is the interface between the demand forecasting and the pollutant emission models. This report suggests various short term improvements that might be made to the speed estimation routines contained in travel demand models, and suggest various post-processor routines that can be used to further improve model speed estimates. Since the capabilities and resources of metropolitan planning organizations vary within the United States, no single set of methods is recommended, however, several promising methods for improving the estimation of speed and operating modes are described for planning agencies. Y1 - 1997/10// PY - 1997 DA - Oct 1997 SP - 92 KW - travel planning KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Air pollution forecasting KW - Transportation KW - Regional planning KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17581325?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=92&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Travel+Model+Speed+Estimation+and+Post+Processing+Methods+for+Air+Quality+Analysis&rft.title=Travel+Model+Speed+Estimation+and+Post+Processing+Methods+for+Air+Quality+Analysis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOTT-98-5,; FHWA/PD98/030. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98155658. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Direct Observation of Safety Belt Use in Michigan, Fall 1997 AN - 17574418; 4463295 AB - The safety belt has prevented more injuries and saved more lives in motor vehicle crashes than, perhaps, any other traffic safety technology. The safety belt is effective, however, only if it is consistently used. Despite its clear safety benefits, many people still do not use the safety belt. As part of a national program to reduce motor vehicle fatalities and injuries, in the late 1970s numerous states began writing legislation to mandate statewide safety belt use. Since the first safety belt law was passed in 1984 (New York), 49 states and the District of Columbia have passed similar laws (New Hampshire does not legislate belt use). In general, these laws have produced a dramatic increase in belt use immediately following implementation, followed by a subsequent decline in belt use that is generally above prelaw levels. This was the case in Michigan following implementation of a safety belt law in July 1985. AU - Eby, D W AU - Hopp, M L Y1 - 1997/10// PY - 1997 DA - Oct 1997 KW - USA, Michigan KW - seat belts KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Legislation KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17574418?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Eby%2C+D+W%3BHopp%2C+M+L&rft.aulast=Eby&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1997-10-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Direct+Observation+of+Safety+Belt+Use+in+Michigan%2C+Fall+1997&rft.title=Direct+Observation+of+Safety+Belt+Use+in+Michigan%2C+Fall+1997&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: UMTRI-97-41. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98113293. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 126, CUBA-LA CUEVA ROAD, FOREST HIGHWAY 12, RIO ARRIBA AND SANDOVAL COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. AN - 16356680; 6591 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 19.8 miles of New Mexico State Highway 126 (NM 126), also known as Forest Highway 12, located in northern New Mexico, is proposed. The project would begin one mile southeast of Fenton Lake at the end of the paved portion of NM 126 and run generally northwest to the paved portion of the road beginning 8.5 miles east of Cuba at Senorito Divide. This section of NM 126 does not meet current design standards for a state highway as it consists primarily of dirt with some gravel and the surface condition depends on the level of maintenance. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would involve the improvement of the existing road to provide a paved, all-weather surface consistent with Federal Highway Administration guidelines for low-speed recreational roads and a traffic volume of 650 vehicles per day. The alignment of the improved highway section would closely follow that of the existing NM 126 alignment. The maximum design speed would be 30 miles-per-hour, with lower design speeds in sections characterized by difficult terrain. Also under consideration is the reconstruction and graveling with a stabilized surface. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improved road would decrease the long-term environmental degradation caused by the existing road, meet public needs and expectations with respect to state highway travel, accommodate automobile and truck traffic safely and efficiently, and reduce maintenance requirements demanded of the state authorities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The highway improvements would displace some wetland and riparian acreage and adversely affect habitat of Mexican spotted owl and peregrine falcon. Some habitat for other wildlife would be lost. The bridge construction and fill work would result in some visual impacts. The improvements could adversely affect the Fenton Lake State Park and Wildlife Refuge. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970365, 262 pages and maps, September 15, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FPNM-EIS-97-1-D KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highways KW - Recreation Resources KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Rivers KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Fenton Lake State Park and Wildlife Refuge KW - New Mexico KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16356680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-09-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+MEXICO+STATE+HIGHWAY+126%2C+CUBA-LA+CUEVA+ROAD%2C+FOREST+HIGHWAY+12%2C+RIO+ARRIBA+AND+SANDOVAL+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=NEW+MEXICO+STATE+HIGHWAY+126%2C+CUBA-LA+CUEVA+ROAD%2C+FOREST+HIGHWAY+12%2C+RIO+ARRIBA+AND+SANDOVAL+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 15, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ELKINS BYPASS, RANDOLPH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 16354191; 6583 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bypass of the city of Elkins, located in northeast-central West Virginia, is proposed. The project would involve the relocation of US 33 as a four-lane, partially-controlled-access facility from the four-lane section of US 33 near the village of Aggregates to the four-lane section of US 33 near Canfield, a distance of approximately 5.7 miles. This draft EIS considers three possible locations for the build alternative: Line 1-A (7.79 miles), Line 4-A (7.75 miles), and Railroad Line (5.94 miles). Each is associated with two connecting spurs into the city of Elkins. In addition, the EIS also considers two alternatives for an extension providing a connection from the Line 1-A or Line 4-A terminus at the proposed US 219 interchange, south of Elkins, to the four-lane section of US 33 at the project limit, east of Elkins. Alternatives alignments considered were developed to avoid impacts to sites eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The estimated construction costs of Line 1-A, Line 4-A, and the Railroad Line are $83.7 million, $84.9 million, and $74.0 million, respectively. The estimated construction cost of the extension is $30.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would remove through traffic from Elkins, the governing seat of Randolph County and the county's commercial, medical, cultural, and educational center. Through traffic volumes on the north-south through route to be bypassed would increase significantly in the absence of the bypass. The bypass would reduce traffic congestion in Elkins, eliminate roadway deficiencies, and improve safety for the traveling public. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Depending on the build alternative chosen, the project would result in displacement of 22 to 40 homes, 4 to 20 businesses, 8 to 12 vacant structures, 42 to 70 acres of productive agricultural land, and, under one alternative, one community service facility. In addition, the extension would displace five homes. Each alternative along with the extension would result in up to 19 noise receptors experiencing noise levels in excess of federal standards. The build alternatives would adversely affect 1,740 to 4,590 feet of stream, 6.6 to 18.7 acres of wetlands, 125 to 213 acres of wildlife habitat, 21 to 54 acres of floodplain, 19 to 50 acres likely to contain archaeological resources, and up to three historic sites. The extension would affect 2,970 feet of stream, 0.4 acres of wetlands, 88 acres of wildlife habitat, and five acres likely to contain archaeological resources. The build alternative would cross 17 to 23 potentially contaminated sites, while the extension would cross one such site. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970357, 466 pages and maps, September 8, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-97-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Community Facilities KW - Creeks KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16354191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-09-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ELKINS+BYPASS%2C+RANDOLPH+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ELKINS+BYPASS%2C+RANDOLPH+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 8, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT STUDY, INTERSTATE 95 FROM TELEGRAPH ROAD TO MARYLAND ROUTE 210, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 16345890; 6582 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Woodrow Wilson bridge crossing the Potomac River, a project that would affect the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, is proposed. The Interstate 95 (I-95) corridor, in addition to being the major north-south corridor from Florida to Maine in the Washington, District of Columbia, area, serves as the eastern half of the Capital Beltway. The existing bridge is 90 feet wide and approximately 5,900 feet long. It has a 222-foot drawspan, with a 50-foot vertical clearance over the river's navigation channel in the closed portion. Maryland maintains the bridge, Virginia furnishes all the electric power and water service, and the District of Columbia operates the drawspan and maintains the machinery. The bridge was designed to carry 75,000 vehicles per day. The intense land development and increased travel demand in the Washington metropolitan area since the bridge opened has resulted in current daily traffic counts averaging 160,000 vehicles. The study corridor for the currently proposed project extends from Telegraph Road in Virginia to Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Maryland. A draft supplement (issued in January 1996) to the draft EIS considered a revised set of six build alternatives, developed by a multi-jurisdictional coordination committee formed after the issuance of the draft EIS. Alternative 2 would replace the existing bridge with a tunnel for both eastbound and westbound traffic. The tunnel would be 7,500 feet long and contain four tubes. Alternative 3A would replace the existing bridge with a new drawbridge built 30 feet south of the existing bridge and a new tunnel built 60 feet south of the new bridge. Alternative 4A would replace the existing bridge with two parallel drawbridges, each 6,640 feet long. Alternative 4B would involve the construction of a double-deck swingspan bridge, to be built 200 feet south of the existing bridge; both the upper and lower decks of this new bridge would swing open to allow the passage of marine vessels. Alternative 5 would replace the existing bridge with a new high-level bridge 12,040 feet long without a movable span. A second draft supplement considered modified versions of Alternative 3A and Alternative 4A. Both revisions would involve changing the proposed new bridge from a moveable-span structure with a 71-foot clearance over the navigational channel to a fixed bridge with a 135-foot clearance. The preferred alternative is Alternative 4A; its total estimated cost is $1.58 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bridge or tunnel improvements would alleviate problems caused by one of the weakest links in the I-95 system, which constitutes the major north-south transportation facility for the East Coast. Current and future inadequacies in traffic capacity at the crossing would be eliminated. Air quality would improve due to easing of traffic movements. The preferred alternative would provide the highest level of traffic handling capacity at the lowest cost. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the acquisition of 21.6 hectares of land. The selection of the existing bridge alignment in combination with a new bridge or the tunnel alternatives would result in the displacement of 338 residences and could result in the displacement of 12 businesses. All build alternatives would result in the taking of parklands. Wetlands and floodplains associated with the Potomac River would be adversely affected under all of the alternatives. Numerous sensitive receptors would be subject to noise levels in excess of federal standards. The preferred alternative would adversely affect three properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four submerged archaeological sites could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the second draft supplement, see 96-0367D, Volume 20, Number 4. For the abstract of the first draft supplement, see 96-0059D, Volume 20, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0331D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970356, Volume 1--431 pages and maps, Volume 2--514 pages and maps, Volume 3--588 pages, September 5, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-VA-DC-EIS-91-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Potomac River KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16345890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-09-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.title=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 5, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NE 8TH/I-405 INTERCHANGE PROJECT, BELLEVUE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 16345857; 6578 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a freeway interchange and access improvements between Interstate 405 (I-405) and downtown Bellevue, located in west-central Washington, is proposed. The improvements would be implemented in the vicinity of NE 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th Streets. The project would lie within the primary north-south transportation facility on the east side of Lake Washington. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 4), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would include the provision of a one-way couplet on NE 8th Street (eastbound) and NE 10th Street (westbound) between I-405 and Bellevue Way, the modification of the NE 8th Street/I-405 interchange to provide one-way access from I-405 to NE 10th Street and from NE 8th Street to I-405, and the widening of the intersection of NE 8th Street and 116th Avenue NE to accommodate additional lanes. Alternative 2 would include the provision of intersection improvements at NE 8th Street and 112th Avenue NE and NE 8th Street and 116th Avenue NE and widening of NE 8th Street from 110th Avenue NE to just east of 116th Avenue NE and of I-405 from Main Street to NE 12th Street as well as improvements to I-405 connections, including those involving ramps, transit and high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) interchanges, HOV lanes and HOV restrictions, and an overpass of NE 4th Street. Alternative 3 would include the provision of freeway access to NE 10th Street via construction of a new off-ramp from southbound I-405 and a new on-ramp to southbound I-405 at NE 10th Street/112th Avenue NE and elevated ramps (viaducts) connecting NE 10th Street at 112th Avenue NE with NE 8th Street just east of 116th Avenue NE. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would support improved HOV access and usage, accommodate the existing and projected traffic demand between downtown Bellevue and I-405 and relieve existing traffic congestion at the NE 8th Street/I-405 freeway interchange. Improved traffic flows could lead to increases in retail sales and enhance development and employment. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The congestion levels would increase and noise standards would be violated at various locations and pollutant loading for receiving waters would increase regardless of the alternative chosen. Alternative 1 would result in violation of year 2000 and year 2010 air quality standards at some locations. Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 would be inconsistent with the existing city transportation plan and policies and could cause a shift in land use patterns from residential to commercial development in the affected area. Any of the action alternative would result in some major visual impacts. The acquisition of rights-of-way would displace 2.01 to 6.38 acres and one to nine businesses, and some 12 to 22 properties would be affected. Construction activities would result in traffic disruption and, under Alternative 2, would cause closure of the NE 4th Street overcrossing for 12 to 18 months. Construction activities could also result in soil contamination. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970352, 221 pages, September 4, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-92-2-D KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16345857?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-09-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NE+8TH%2FI-405+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+BELLEVUE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=NE+8TH%2FI-405+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+BELLEVUE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 4, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Role of Driver Hearing in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation: An Evaluation of the FHWA Hearing Requirement AN - 17574890; 4463582 AB - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) currently requires that all interstate truck drivers have a certain minimal level of hearing in order to obtain a commercial driver's licence. A research program was undertaken to determine whether this hearing requirement is necessary, and if so, whether the requirement is set at the correct audiometric level. This was a multi-part project. The first segment of the project consisted of an extensive literature review on the topics of commercial truck driving and hearing, the effects of occupational noise exposure, and truck-cab noise. Another extensive segment of the literature review concerned the effectiveness of the forced-whisper test, which is one of two methods by which the FHWA allows truck driver hearing to be tested. No firm conclusions could be reached on any of these topics based solely on the literature review, but several interesting research questions and needs were identified as a result thereof. AU - Robinson, G S AU - Casali, J G AU - Lee, SE Y1 - 1997/09/01/ PY - 1997 DA - 1997 Sep 01 SP - 294 KW - licensing KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Government regulations KW - Noise levels KW - Trucks KW - Occupational exposure KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17574890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Robinson%2C+G+S%3BCasali%2C+J+G%3BLee%2C+SE&rft.aulast=Robinson&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1997-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=294&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Role+of+Driver+Hearing+in+Commercial+Motor+Vehicle+Operation%3A+An+Evaluation+of+the+FHWA+Hearing+Requirement&rft.title=Role+of+Driver+Hearing+in+Commercial+Motor+Vehicle+Operation%3A+An+Evaluation+of+the+FHWA+Hearing+Requirement&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: AUDIO LAB-9/1/97/5-HP, ISE-9703. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98114606. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Identification of Alcohol-Pedestrian Crash Problems among Selected Racial/Ethnic Groups AN - 17573209; 4463101 AB - Pedestrian who has been drinking make up about half of all adult pedestrian crash fatalites. About one-third of all adult pedestrian victims were at BACs of15% or more (NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 1984 - 1993). This study examined racial/ethnic pattern of involvement in fatal crashes, then conducted focus group testing with members of at-risk minority populations to study cultural factors which might affect the alcohol-pedestrian problem and to study how countermeasures should be targeted for greatest effectiveness. Racial data were obtained for all 1987-89 FARS data and for one to 12 years of FARS data for seven states or state subsets. Analyses showed three specific groups with pedestrian-alcohol fatality risks as high or higher than the population as a whole: Black adults ages 25 and older, Hispanic adult males ages 15 and older, and Native American adults ages 15 and older. Fourteen focus group discussions were conducted with blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans. Results were analyzed for cultural patterns of alcohol use and abuse, likely countermeasure mechanisms, and comments and suggestions on 28 specific countermeasure themes. Alcohol-fatality rates and population values were calculated for 50 states, the District of Columbia, and 74 metropolitan areas. Recommendations were made for possible NHTSA follow-on countermeasure implementation tests. AU - Leaf, WA AU - Preusser, D F Y1 - 1997/09// PY - 1997 DA - Sep 1997 KW - pedestrians KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Alcohol KW - Accidents KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicles KW - Ethnic groups KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17573209?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Leaf%2C+WA%3BPreusser%2C+D+F&rft.aulast=Leaf&rft.aufirst=WA&rft.date=1997-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Identification+of+Alcohol-Pedestrian+Crash+Problems+among+Selected+Racial%2FEthnic+Groups&rft.title=Identification+of+Alcohol-Pedestrian+Crash+Problems+among+Selected+Racial%2FEthnic+Groups&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOTHS-808 641. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98110653. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Safety Impact Issues of Job-Associated Sleep AN - 17569373; 4462821 AB - This research investigated the safety impact issues of job-associated sleep in truck drivers. The research focused on the anonymous survey of professional truck drivers. Information was gathered regarding perception of driving performance and its relationship to sleep on the road. In addition to the survey, detailed information was gathered on a typical sleeper berth used by 65% of the respondents. All recommendations address issues that were identified by less than 85% of the respondents in the questionnaire. Thus, the potential impact of these recommendations may be low due to the small response sample of professional drivers. First, drivers should be medically screened and treated if necessary for sleep disorders. Second, special training and education is needed to help drivers improve their strategies to overcome fatigue and obtain higher and/or a greater quantity of sleep. drivers, as a result of many contributing factors, indicates a need for a comprehensive design model for work-rest cycle planning. Fourth, the physical discomforts reported by drivers need additional investigation to determine the sources of exposure in order to facilitate exposure elimination or reduction. AU - Riley, M W AU - Stentz, T L AU - Tarawneh, I Y1 - 1997/09// PY - 1997 DA - Sep 1997 SP - 148 KW - sleep disorders KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Motor vehicles KW - Occupational safety KW - Trucks KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17569373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Riley%2C+M+W%3BStentz%2C+T+L%3BTarawneh%2C+I&rft.aulast=Riley&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1997-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=148&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Safety+Impact+Issues+of+Job-Associated+Sleep&rft.title=Safety+Impact+Issues+of+Job-Associated+Sleep&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Third, the presence of sleep deprivation in Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98105943. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Safety Review of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Operations AN - 17567962; 4462910 AB - A recent series of accidents and incidents at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) have raised concerns about the Authority's commitment to safety as its top priority. In January 1996, a train operator was killed at an end-of-the line station when his train slid on icy tracks into parked railcars. There have also been incidents of tower supervisors misdirecting trains in yards, including an incident in which a supervisor directed a train to pass a red (stop) signal. In April 1996, WMTA disconnected the operating mechanisms for the mid-car emergency doors on approximately 100 rail cars without informing the public. The doors were disabled to allow electrical repairs to be made gradually overa two-day period without removing cars from service. Later that month, two workers were injured when their tools made contact with a live electrical cable that should have been deactivated while tracks were being repaired. On May 10, a delayed response to a fire put both firefighters and passenters at risk. This document presents a review of safety and operational issues at WMATA that have contributed to these events. It identifies historical and corporate culture issues that have affected safety performance at the Authority and presents 31 findings, many of which have been the subject of prior internal and external reviews. Recent actions to improve safety practices are also identified. AU - Gilbert, E AU - Gilbert, S AU - Boni, E A AU - Newman Y1 - 1997/09// PY - 1997 DA - Sep 1997 SP - 98 KW - USA, Washington, District of Columbia KW - safety systems KW - subways KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Transportation KW - Injuries KW - Public health KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17567962?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Gilbert%2C+E%3BGilbert%2C+S%3BBoni%2C+E+A%3BNewman&rft.aulast=Gilbert&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1997-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=98&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Safety+Review+of+Washington+Metropolitan+Area+Transit+Authority+%28WMATA%29+Metrorail+Operations&rft.title=Safety+Review+of+Washington+Metropolitan+Area+Transit+Authority+%28WMATA%29+Metrorail+Operations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-VNTSC-FTA-97-6; FTAMA-90-9005-97- 1. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98107626. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Compendium of Traffic Safety Research Projects, 1987-1997 AN - 17166891; 4462568 AB - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Research and Evaluation Division, Office of Research and Traffic Records, conducts research and evaluation projects dealing with human attitudes, behaviors, and failures (motor vehicle crashes). Our focus is on drivers, passengers, pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists and their role in traffic safety. This Compendium updates the original Compendium that was published in April 1996. It is an annotated bibliography listing NHTSA's recent (the last ten years) and on-going behavioral research and evaluation projects. Y1 - 1997/09// PY - 1997 DA - Sep 1997 SP - 66 KW - NHTSA KW - USA KW - bicycles KW - motorcycles KW - pedestrians KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Data collection KW - Motor vehicles KW - Accidents KW - Behavior KW - Human factors KW - Research programs KW - Government agencies KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17166891?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=66&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Compendium+of+Traffic+Safety+Research+Projects%2C+1987-1997&rft.title=Compendium+of+Traffic+Safety+Research+Projects%2C+1987-1997&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 599. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98102445. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BENICIA-MARTINEZ BRIDGE SYSTEM PROJECT, CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36404964; 6573 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane bridge across Carquinez Strait and associated improvements on Interstate 680 (I-680) and I-780 in order to increase the capacity of the connection between the communities of Benicia and Vallejo, California, are proposed. The project would involve portions of northern Contra Costa and southern Solano counties. The bridge would parallel the existing Benicia-Martinez Bridge, either to the east or west of the bridge. The project would also involve the construction of a new 17-booth toll plaza with ultimate capacity for 20 toll booths south of the bridges in Contra Costa County, and reconstructing the immediate bridge approaches. The I-680/I-780 interchange and portions of the I-680/Marina Vista interchange would be reconstructed to accommodate the proposed bridge and toll plaza. If the bridge were constructed east of the existing bridge, it would consist of five northbound traffic lanes (four mixed-flow lanes and one slow-vehicle lane). The existing bridge would then be restriped to accommodate four lanes of southbound traffic and a bicycle /pedestrian lane on the western edge of the bridge. If the new bridge were constructed to the west, it would consist of four southbound traffic lanes and a bicycle/pedestrian lane on the western edge of the bridge. The existing bridge would then be restriped to accommodate five lanes of northbound traffic. As a result of funding constraints, the scope of the project has been reduced from the levels described in the draft EIS of November 1991. A March 1995 draft supplement responded to that reduction in scope. The eight alternatives described in the draft EIS were withdrawn from consideration, replaced by the East Bridge Alternative, the West Bridge Alternative, and a No Project Alternative. The preferred alternative is a modification of the East Bridge Alternative, which shifts the alignment farther to the east in order to minimize impacts to the nearby Union Pacific Railroad Bridge. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Severe existing and anticipated congestion along I-680 and I-780 would be alleviated. Delays at the bridge crossing of up to 25 minutes would be eliminated. New bridge construction would implement one provision of a regional planning initiative passed by Bay Area voters in 1988, and other project elements would improve local and regional access to existing and planned commercial, industrial, and residential development from freeway facilities. Air quality within the affected corridors, which are located in a nonattainment area under federal standards, would improve significantly. Noise levels associated with operations on the freeways would also decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would convert small strips of urban land and some larger industrially-zoned land to highway uses. Some commercial and industrial displacements also would occur. The new bridge would add to the navigational complexity for river vessel traffic at the crossing point, presenting a safety hazard. Some floodplain land would be displaced, and flooding risk would be somewhat higher in some areas due to project structures. A number of hazardous waste sites would be encountered during project implementation. Under the preferred alternative, the project would have an adverse visual effect on the nearby railroad bridge, an historically significant structure. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft and first supplemental draft EISs, see 91-0415D, Volume 15, Number 6, and 95-0132D, Volume 19, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970347, Volume I--407 pages and maps, Volume II--593 pages, Volume III--204 pages, August 29, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-91-03-F KW - Bridges KW - Flood Hazards KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Harbors KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Navigation KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Petroleum KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Carquinez Strait KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404964?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BENICIA-MARTINEZ+BRIDGE+SYSTEM+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=BENICIA-MARTINEZ+BRIDGE+SYSTEM+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 29, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 71 RELOCATION, DEQUEEN TO INTERSTATE 40; CRAWFORD, POLK, SCOTT, SEBASTIAN, AND SEVIER COUNTIES, ARKANSAS. AN - 36414852; 6572 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, fully controlled highway to replace existing US 71 connecting DeQueen, Arkansas, and Interstate 40 near Alma, Arkansas, is proposed. The existing US 71 is a two-lane highway extending from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana. The US 71 highway corridor is one of 21 high-priority corridors in the National Highway System. The 500-mile Shreveport to Kansas City corridor is one of the longest corridors in the system. The project examined in this final EIS would be 122 miles in length, beginning in Sevier County at the crossing of US 70 just east of DeQueen and extending north to the existing interchange of I-540 and I-40 in Crawford County. Throughout the proposed route, the highway would pass through forest and farm landscapes, would bypass the many rural communities along US 71, would cross the mountains of the Ouachita National Forest, and would also cross the Ouachita, Fourche LaFave, Poteau, Petit Jean, and Arkansas rivers. The highway would be built to interstate standards with a design speed of 70 miles per hour. The possibility of building an additional two lanes adjacent to existing US 71 was investigated but rejected because such a project would have design deficiencies and would require several hundred relocations. Instead, a 22-mile corridor paralleling US 71 was identified as the project corridor. This corridor was further subdivided into 14 segments, and three alternative alignments were analyzed within each segment. A preferred alignment within each corridor was also identified. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $1.1 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace up to 2,070 acres of farmlands, fill 51.9 acres of wetlands, encroach on 252.1 acres of floodplain, cross 86 streams and a national recreation trail, and adversely impact one park, one historic site, and 60 potential archaeological sites. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 81 houses, 12 mobile homes, and six businesses. Noise levels would increase at 211 receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0567D, Volume 20, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 970346, Main Report--351 pages and maps, Appendix--381 pages, August 27, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-96-01-F KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414852?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+71+RELOCATION%2C+DEQUEEN+TO+INTERSTATE+40%3B+CRAWFORD%2C+POLK%2C+SCOTT%2C+SEBASTIAN%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+71+RELOCATION%2C+DEQUEEN+TO+INTERSTATE+40%3B+CRAWFORD%2C+POLK%2C+SCOTT%2C+SEBASTIAN%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 27, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 117 CORRIDOR, GOLDSBORO TO WILSON, WAYNE AND WILSON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1992). AN - 36403071; 6569 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 22-mile-long and up to three-mile-wide section of US 117 between US 70 in Goldsboro and US 301 in Wilson, located in Wayne and Wilson counties, North Carolina, is proposed. The study area includes a northern portion of the city of Goldsboro and the towns of Belfast, Pikeville, and Fremont, all in Wayne County, plus the town of Black Creek and a southwestern portion of the city of Wilson, in Wilson County. Improvements to US 117 have been planned for over 25 years by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the Wayne-Wilson US Highway 117 Association, Inc., a community association, has funded studies of improvements since 1985. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of February 1992. Following the release of the draft EIS, it was determined that US 177 would function as a link between I-95 and I-40 and that the project should be extended an additional mile from US 301 to the proposed US 264 bypass of Wilson. State highway officials designated Alternative 2 as the preferred alternative because it was the only one of the four alternatives that would provide a four-lane divided freeway. Under the preferred alternative, the project would involve the construction of a freeway with interchanges on a new alignment, which would run from a point 0.5 miles southwest of Pikeville northward approximately 13.25 miles and intercept US 301 approximately one mile west of US 117; this alignment would cross State Route (SR) 1002 and State Highway 222 approximately one mile west of US 117 in Pikeville and Fremont, respectively, and cross the Wayne/Wilson County line approximately 0.5 miles west of US 117. Additional construction from Goldsboro to Pikeville would involve a 6.5-mile section that would start one mile south of US 70, include a new interchange 2,000 feet west of the existing Grantham Street interchange, and run north to the west of SR 1300 (Salem Church Road). After the publication of the draft supplemental EIS, one modification was made to the preferred alternative. A 2.2-mile segment of the corridor north of SR 1354 (Stuckey Road) was shifted 1500 westward to avoid negatively impacting the Barnes-Hooks property, which is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would ameliorate the existing roadway's inadequate capacity to carry current and forecasted traffic volumes, its unsafe present condition and accident records showing many hazardous locations, and its accident rates that exceed statewide statistics for rural roads. In addition, local business owners have indicated that improvements to US 117 would benefit their operations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisition under the preferred alternative would require the displacement of 48 residences and 2 businesses, and 726 acres of farmland, and 65 acres of wetlands. Noise from the improved highway would adversely affect eight residences and community facilities, and noise abatement barriers would not prove cost-effective under current guidelines. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0110D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 970343, 287 pages and maps, August 27, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-92-05-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Tanks KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403071?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+117+CORRIDOR%2C+GOLDSBORO+TO+WILSON%2C+WAYNE+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1992%29.&rft.title=US+117+CORRIDOR%2C+GOLDSBORO+TO+WILSON%2C+WAYNE+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 27, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT LOOP ARTERIAL, DES MOINES, POLK COUNTY, IOWA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 1987). AN - 36413003; 6565 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four- to six-lane divided highway, to be known as the Central Business District (CBD) Loop Arterial, located in Des Moines, Iowa, is proposed. The facility would have two major segments: north-south and east-west. The north-south segment would begin at the existing intersection of Martin Luther King (MLK) Parkway and Center Street, just south of Interstate 235 (I-235) and extend approximately 1.3 miles along the MLK Parkway corridor to Fleur Drive. The east-west segment would intersect with the north-south segment near the Raccoon River. Then it would proceed eastward along the existing corridors of Market Street, Elm Street, Raccoon Street, and Scott Avenue to a point in the vicinity of SE 14th Street (US 65 and US 69), a distance of approximately 2.9 miles. The project would also include connections to Fleur Drive, 15th Street, Indianola Avenue, and East 15th Street, as well as construction of bridges across the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. This draft supplement to the final EIS of December 1987 considers two significant changes to the proposed alignment. West of the Des Moines River an Indianola Avenue Connection had been proposed to connect the MLK Parkway with Indianola Avenue across the Raccoon River. The revised proposal would follow a more northwest-southeast alignment. The East 15th Street Extension had been proposed to end just north of the Des Moines River where it rejoins SE 14th Street. The revised proposal would involve lengthening the extension south across the Des Moines River to rejoin SE 14 Street near Pioneer Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The development of the main arterial in the vicinity of the CBD would reduce congestion on streets in the central city, reduce accidents and travel time, improve accessibility within the central city, facilitate city land use planning activities, and support ongoing revitalization of the CBD. The arterial would also improve accessibility to the Des Moines Airport from I-35 and other areas of the city. Traffic safety and air quality would be enhanced as a result of the project. The alignment revision would improve intersection geometrics and traffic flow to the southeast of the central business district. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development would result in displacement of 192 housing units, 48 businesses, and 19 structures that contribute to the significance of a historic district. In addition, the project would result in the loss of a small amount of land currently located within two publicly-owned parks, three publicly-owned riverfront open space areas, and one publicly-owned multiuse area. Noise levels and air quality within the immediate vicinity of the project corridor would decline. Project structures would intrude on the facilities and water storage areas of the Des Moines Water Works. Construction activities would result in increased noise levels, air pollution, street closures, and utility disruptions. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 83-0307D, Volume 7, Number 6, and 86-0517D, Volume 10, Number 12, respectively. For the abstract of the final EIS, see 87-0449F, Volume 11, Number 11. JF - EPA number: 970339, 188 pages and maps, August 26, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IOWA-EIS-83-01-DS KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Demography KW - Emissions KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Iowa KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413003?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+BUSINESS+DISTRICT+LOOP+ARTERIAL%2C+DES+MOINES%2C+POLK+COUNTY%2C+IOWA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1987%29.&rft.title=CENTRAL+BUSINESS+DISTRICT+LOOP+ARTERIAL%2C+DES+MOINES%2C+POLK+COUNTY%2C+IOWA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1987%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 26, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST 11TH AVENUE - GARFIELD STREET, FLORENCE-EUGENE HIGHWAY, LANE COUNTY, EUGENE, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1985). AN - 16342523; 6560 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an extension of the 6th Avenue/7th Avenue couplet on new alignment in the city of Eugene, Oregon, is proposed. The project would be 5.6 to 5.8 miles long. The eastern terminus of the project would be a connection to Pacific Highway West (99W) north of West 5th Avenue. The western terminus of the project would lie just beyond the Green Hill Road intersection with Goble Road. Four cross-sections would be included in the project design. For the most part, between Seneca Road and the western terminus, the typical section would have four 12-foot lanes, a 14-foot median, and eight-foot shoulder. One section would feature four 12-foot lanes, a 14-foot median, eight-foot shoulder, and five-foot sidewalks with curbs. A third section, between West 6th Avenue and 7th Avenues, would have two 12-foot travel lanes, a four-foot shoulder on the south side of the roadway, a six-foot shoulder on the north side of the roadway, and five-foot sidewalks with curbs. From 5th Avenue to Garfield Street, the existing 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue roadways would be reconstructed within existing rights-of-way to a width of 46 feet, with curb and sidewalks on both sides. Rights-of-way widths would range from 70 to 190 feet. This draft supplement to the final EIS of January 1990 considers a modified project that would involve moving the West Eugene Parkway to the north side of the railroad tracks between the west end of the project and Terry Street, and construction of a new flyover at the parkway's intersection with Highway 99, to eliminate left turns across Highway 99. The estimated cost of the project is $81.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would serve the city of Eugene's economic diversification plans. The corridor would provide access for the development of an additional industrial and business base, inducing economic growth along either side of the respective proposed alignments. Improved east-west traffic flow would improve access to the West Eugene industrial area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development for the modified project would displace 148 acres of land, 11 to 14 businesses, and up to 3 homes. Approximately 14.4 acres of wetlands would be impacted, including the wetlands connected to the Amazon Channel, the A3 Channel, and Willow Creek. Habitat conditions for endangered plant species could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the final EIS, see 90-0049F, Volume 14, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft EIS and a draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 85-0480D, Volume 9, Number 10, and 86-0250D, Volume 10, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970334, 193 pages and maps, August 25, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Birds KW - Community Development KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Floodplains KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Highways KW - Industrial Districts KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16342523?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+11TH+AVENUE+-+GARFIELD+STREET%2C+FLORENCE-EUGENE+HIGHWAY%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+EUGENE%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.title=WEST+11TH+AVENUE+-+GARFIELD+STREET%2C+FLORENCE-EUGENE+HIGHWAY%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+EUGENE%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 25, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TERMINAL DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR TO SERVE JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AND LAGUARDIA AIRPORTS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. AN - 16338159; 6545 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) for the John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and the LaGuardia Airport (LGA), located in the New York City area, is proposed. The TDWR system is an automated radar system that is used to detect low-altitude hazardous weather conditions, including microbursts and gust fronts, in and near the terminal approach and departure zones of airports. The TDWR system would represent a major improvement over the capability of existing weather radar, primarily through the application of the Doppler principle. The Doppler effect is the shift in the frequency of sound or electromagnetic waves when reflected from moving objects. This frequency shift can be used to estimate the velocity of the object. Applied to weather radar, the velocity at which precipitation droplets move toward or away from the radar can be determined. The proposed system at the JFK and the LGA would be used to warn pilots of advancing bad weather and to plan runway use configurations, thereby enhancing the safety and efficiency of airport operations. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would involve locating the TDWR system at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn, an 81-acre portion of Floyd Bennet Field used for helicopter operations. The TDWR facility itself would occupy less than an acre of land. It would consist of a 25-foot-diameter parabolic dish enclosed in a 37-foot-diameter fiberglass radome, mounted on a steel-lattice tower up to 98 feet in height. The electronic equipment would be housed in a one-story building. The TDWR would be automated, and no staff would be normally present at the facility; periodic maintenance visits would occur about once per week. The radar would operate at a frequency of 5,600 to 5,650 megahertz. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would greatly improve the warning time to pilots of hazardous low-altitude weather conditions around two of the country's busiest airports. The TDWR would provide additional improvements over existing radar through the use of solid-state technology, as well as improved data processing, communication, and display devices. The TDWR would provide at least one minute's warning prior to the onset of hazardous outflows of a forming microburst. In addition to monitoring these hazardous outflows, the TDWR would detect microburst features aloft that typically precede initial surface outflows by 10 minutes. A second TDWR function would improve management of air traffic in the terminal area through the forecast of gust-front-induced changes in wind direction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility would be visible from selected locations within the Gateway National Recreation Area. The installation of the TDWR at the preferred site would create approximately 15,700 square feet of new impervious surfaces, which would increase the amount of storm runoff from the site. The construction activities would produce fugitive dust and air pollution consisting of combustion emissions from mobile sources. JF - EPA number: 970319, Main Report--200 pages, Appendices--463 pages, August 15, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Antennas KW - Buildings KW - Electric Power KW - Military Facilities (Coast Guard) KW - Natural Gas KW - Navigation Aids KW - Radar KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Visual Resources KW - Gateway National Recreation Area KW - New York UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16338159?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TERMINAL+DOPPLER+WEATHER+RADAR+TO+SERVE+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AND+LAGUARDIA+AIRPORTS%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=TERMINAL+DOPPLER+WEATHER+RADAR+TO+SERVE+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AND+LAGUARDIA+AIRPORTS%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 15, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PIMA FREEWAY (LOOP 101), INTERSTATE 17 TO SCOTTSDALE ROAD, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36403210; 6548 AB - PURPOSE: The design and construction of an approximately 11.2-mile segment of the Loop 101 Pima Freeway through Phoenix and Scottsdale, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. The project would begin at Interstate 17 (I-17) milepost 23.44 And extend to Scottsdale Road milepost 34.60. The freeway would be a six-lane facility, with three lanes in each direction along the Beardsley Road alignment. Access to the freeway would be provided by interchanges at six major crossroads, at a minimum of one-mile intervals. A median 46 feet wide would permit the addition of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes when needed in the future. Provisions for ramp metering and HOV bypass lanes on on-ramps are also included in the design. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the freeway build alternative (the preferred alternative), the project would require 580.5 acres of right-of-way. Displacement would involve 56 tenant-occupied residential units and three commercial properties. There are 14 reported and potential sites with contaminated soils; sites which could not be avoided would be remediated prior to construction. Noise impacts under both of the build alternatives would be mitigated with the construction of noise barriers at locations where noise abatement criteria would be approached or exceeded. The proposed project would not affect any publicly-owned parks or recreation areas; the existing Reach 11 Recreation Area is planned around the proposed Loop 101 corridor. Under either of the build alternatives, there would be no impacts to wetlands or endangered species, and there would be no violations of Federal Air Quality Standards for carbon monoxide. In addition, a major urban arterial alternative, consisting of an at-grade eight-lane facility with additional turning lanes at signalized intersections, is also under consideration. Right-of-way acquisition and construction costs are estimated at $112 million for the urban arterial alternative and at $153.55 million for the freeway alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would effectively improve traffic safety by reducing accidents and fatalities, reduce congestion on local streets, provide capacity to accommodate future travel demand, establish system continuity with the regional freeway/expressway plan, and improve access to airports and the regional core. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Of the 11 cultural resource sites identified within then project corridor, three sites are potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Under either of the build alternatives, the project would adversely affect 299 acres of prime farmland. Moderate adverse visual impacts would be experienced in Buffalo Ridge and the Reach 11 recreation area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0128D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 970322, 588 pages and maps, August 14, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Desert Land KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Arizona KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403210?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PIMA+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+INTERSTATE+17+TO+SCOTTSDALE+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=PIMA+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+INTERSTATE+17+TO+SCOTTSDALE+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 14, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 880 INTERCHANGE AT DIXON LANDING ROAD, FREMONT AND MILPITAS, ALAMEDA AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36412665; 6543 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the I-880 interchange at Dixon Landing Road, located near the Alameda/Santa Clara county line in western California, is proposed. The project site is located within the cities of Fremont and Milpitas. The area west of the intersection is experiencing extensive commercial and industrial development. Consequently, this portion of I-880 is severely congested. The existing interchange consists of a pier bridge structure where the mainline I-880 crosses over Penitencia Creek, the Dixon Landing Bridge Road bridge overcrossing of I-880, and ramp improvements in three of the four quadrants of the interchange. The existing overcrossing has two lanes in each direction. The project would construct a wider replacement with three lanes in each direction plus a merge-weave lane on the north side. Outer lanes would have an additional paved width five feet wide to accommodate separate bicycle travel. Pedestrian traffic would be accommodated by a sidewalk on the south side. The ramps on the north side would be replaced with diagonal and cloverleaf ramps connected to the merge-weave lane. A diagonal on-ramp to I-880 southbound and a hook on-ramp to I-880 northbound would also be constructed. The project would increase the overcrossing clear span to accommodate programmed high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes on I-880 and also accommodate the relocation of an existing Pacific Gas & Electric natural gas main west of I-880. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange improvements would maintain acceptable traffic flow in the area through the year 2015. The HOV lanes would tie into HOV lanes planned north and south of Dixon Landing Road. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would adversely affect 17.8 acres of wetlands which support a population of salt marsh harvest mice, a federal and state-listed endangered species. The wetlands are associated with Scott Creek and Penitencia Creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970317, 192 pages, August 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-04-D KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Pipelines KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Penitencia Creek KW - Scott Creek KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412665?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+880+INTERCHANGE+AT+DIXON+LANDING+ROAD%2C+FREMONT+AND+MILPITAS%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+880+INTERCHANGE+AT+DIXON+LANDING+ROAD%2C+FREMONT+AND+MILPITAS%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 222 CORRIDOR DESIGN LOCATION STUDY, BREINGSVILLE TO THE I-78 INTERCHANGE, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1993). AN - 16356345; 6532 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 6.5-mile segment of US 222 and a 3.4-mile segment of Pennsylvania 100 (PA 100) for an area approximately 1.5 miles west of the city of Allentown, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The improvements could include the construction of new roadway along both new and existing secondary roadway alignments. US 222 extends east-west through the project area and has two travel lanes and a center turning lane, while PA 100 is a two-lane highway running north-south. Rising traffic volume has increased congestion along these major roads. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of August 1993. This draft supplement to the draft EIS includes a revision of one of these alternatives (Alternative D Modified) and a new alternative (Alternative E). Under Alternative A, US 222 would be widened to four lanes from 2,100 feet west of the intersection with Brookdale Road in Breingsville to east of Wescosville, and PA 100 would be widened to four lanes from Schantz Spring Road to the US 222 intersection in Trexlertown. Under Alternative B, US 222 would be widened to four lanes from east of Wescosville to Grange Road, and sections of US 222 and PA 100 would be relocated to the north of the village of Trexlertown, where they would intersect. Alternative C would resemble Alternative B, except that a four-lane mainline bypass would be built to the north of Wescosville and US 222 would be widened from west of Wescosville to Grange Road. Under Alternative D Modified, a section of US 222 would be relocated to the north of existing US 222. The new four-lane roadway would run almost parallel to the existing US 222 alignment from east of Wescosville to Breingsville. A section of PA 100 would be relocated to the west of Trexlertown and connect with the relocated section of US 222. PA 100 would be widened to four lanes from Schantz Road to the relocated US 222. Alternative E (the preferred alternative) would follow the general design of Alternative D Modified but the alignment would be shifted 1,500 feet to the north between Grim Road and Grange Road in order to reduce impacts on residential and commercial developments. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic congestion, alleviate the negative traffic-related impacts to communities in the project area, and improve access and safety along the targeted sections of PA 100 and US 222. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 39 dwelling units and 10 commercial structures, 158.6 acres of prime farmland, 9.1 acres of floodway and floodplain, and 1.32 acres of wetlands. Construction workers would encounter nine underground gasoline storage tanks and other hazardous materials. Up to 40 sites would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. The roadway widening in some communities would diminish the residential character of the areas and restrict pedestrian uses. Alternative A would require the acquisition of eight structures in the Trexlertown historic district; the preferred alternative would have minor effects on two structures eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0361D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970306, 379 pages and maps, August 7, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-05-DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16356345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.title=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 7, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROUTE 120, EXITS 1 AND 3 ON I-684 AND ROUTE 122, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36389306; 6529 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 3.0-mile section of the State Route 120 (SR 120) corridor in the town of North Castle, located in southeastern New York, is proposed. The project area is bounded by several significant areas, including the Westchester County Airport, the Kensico Reservoir, and the New York-Connecticut State Line. The project area extends from south of County Road 135 (Airport Access Road) along SR 120 to the northerly intersection with SR 22, up to and including Whippoorwill Road. The project area also includes Interchange 2 and Interchange 3 on Interstate 684 (I-684) and portions of SR 22. The two-lane SR 120 is currently unable to handle traffic volumes at an acceptable level of service, and the area served by the highway is experiencing accelerated development. The existing network of signalized and unsignalized intersections would be unable to accommodate design year 2020 traffic forecasts. In addition, the SR 120 bridge crossing Bear Gutter Creek has numerous deficiencies in the abutments, wingwalls, and approaches, which will require a total replacement of the bridge. A variety of alternatives are considerd in this draft EIS for the SR 120 mainline and for the key intersections and interchanges. The preferred alternatives would include the upgrading of SR 120 and corporate access roads to four lanes, the replacement of the bridge over Bear Gutter Creek, the reconfiguring of both intersections of SR 120 and SR 22, and the addition of traffic signals and turn lanes at Interchange 3. Three design alternatives are under consideration for Interchange 2; the alternative with the least adverse impact on the Kensico Reservoir and adjacent wetlands will ultimately be selected. The estimated construction cost of the project is $35.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic safety, reduce congestion, and remove design deficiencies along the project corridor. The rehabilitation activities would extend the service life of the highway. A structurally deficient bridge would be replaced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in the loss of 3.0 acres of wetlands and the potential pollution of the reservoir with heavy metals and phosphorous, although these effects would be mitigated by implementation of a stormwater management plan. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970303, Volume I--336 pages and maps, Volume II--227 pages and maps, Volume III--118 pages, Volume IV--274 pages and maps, Volume V--81 pages, Volume VI--92 pages, August 1, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-97-01D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Reservoirs KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wastewater KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Connecticut KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389306?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+ROUTE+120%2C+EXITS+1+AND+3+ON+I-684+AND+ROUTE+122%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+ROUTE+120%2C+EXITS+1+AND+3+ON+I-684+AND+ROUTE+122%2C+WESTCHESTER+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 1, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Guidelines for Truck Lane Restrictions in Texas AN - 17587960; 4464822 AB - This report describes a one-year project conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to assess the current state-of-the-practice in truck lane restrictions and to recommend guidelines for implementing truck lane restrictions in Texas. Researchers conducted several tasks, including an extensive literature review on the application and evaluation of truck lane restrictions, and a survey of state practices to identify states that have implemented truck lane restrictions for operational /safety benefits or for pavement longevity purposes. During the conduct of this research, the 75th Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 773, permitting local municipalities to request, from TxDOT, lane restictions on certain highways. This bill, and the results of the research, were used to develop guidelines for TxDOT to implement these lane restriction when a request is received from a local municipality. The adoption of these guidelines by TxDOT will provide consistent implementation across the state for truck lane restrictions. AU - Jasek, D AU - Shafer, MA AU - Picha, D L AU - Urbanik, T Y1 - 1997/08// PY - 1997 DA - Aug 1997 SP - 112 KW - USA, Texas KW - traffic safety KW - truck lane restrictions KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Motor vehicles KW - Trucks KW - Highways KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17587960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Jasek%2C+D%3BShafer%2C+MA%3BPicha%2C+D+L%3BUrbanik%2C+T&rft.aulast=Jasek&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1997-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=112&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Guidelines+for+Truck+Lane+Restrictions+in+Texas&rft.title=Guidelines+for+Truck+Lane+Restrictions+in+Texas&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/TX98/1726-S. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98135965. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - UNIVERSITY-DOWNTOWN-AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. AN - 16341664; 6517 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system linking the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, the downtown area of the Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake City International Airport, located in northern Utah, is proposed. The 10.9-mile-long, east-west project corridor would interface with the existing north-south LRT line at 400 South and Main Street, and at South Temple and 400 West. The new corridor would relieve congestion on the Salt Lake City road network, which lacks the capacity for handling the 32 percent increase in population projected between 1995 and 2015. The project would also improve air quality in Salt Lake City, which is designated as a nonattainment area for carbon monoxide, ozone, and particulate matter. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative, a two-directional LRT line would be constructed in the center of the existing roadway; the exception would occur in the vicinity of the airport, where the LRT corridor would shift from a center mall to a right-of-way along the north side of the I-80 airport access roadway. LRT stations would be constructed at 17 key locations along the proposed route. Streets would widened at selected station sites. According to computer models, the LRT line would carry up to 40.8 million riders per year. The estimated capital cost for the project is $374.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would connect the three largest generators of vehicle traffic in the Salt Lake City area--the University of Utah, the downtown area, and the airport. The rail line would improve access to the airport and other rail lines, reduce roadway congestion, improve air quality, relieve parking pressures in the downtown area, and support local economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Up to five acres of wetlands located near the airport would be filled for LRT rail line and station construction. The rail cars would cause noise and vibration in buildings located within 50 feet of the tracks. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970291, Main Report--277 pages and maps, Appendices--120 pages and maps, July 25, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Noise KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16341664?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=UNIVERSITY-DOWNTOWN-AIRPORT+TRANSPORTATION+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+CITY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=UNIVERSITY-DOWNTOWN-AIRPORT+TRANSPORTATION+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+CITY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 25, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - JUNEAU ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, JUNEAU, ALASKA. AN - 16341635; 6511 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of surface transportation in the Lynn Canal/Taiya corridor between Juneau and Haines/Skagway, located in southern Alaska, is proposed. Juneau, the state capital and third largest city in the state, does not have direct highway access. Since the 1920's, a wide array of studies have been undertaken by those interested in a highway linking Juneau with the towns of Haines and Skagway, Alaska, or Atlin, British Columbia. Haines and Skagway both have direct highway access to the Alaska Highway that connects with the Continental Highway System. The ferry system now used to access Juneau is operating at capacity, has limited flexibility, and high user costs. Issues identified during the scoping process include the effects of improved vehicular access on quality of life of residents; and the effects of transportation improvements on Berners Bay, an area populated by sea lions and bald eagles. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, a 65-mile-long highway would be constructed on the east side of the Lynn Canal/Taiya Inlet between Echo Cove and Skagway, with a shuttle ferry between Haines and the Katzehin River delta. This highway would include two driving lanes with paved four-foot shoulders. Mainline ferry service between Juneau and Haines/Skagway would terminate once this highway is constructed. Alternative 4 comprises four options for enhancing ferry service. Option A and Option B would continue the mainline ferry service, while adding a high-speed ferry between Auke Bay and Haines/Skagway or between Sawmill Cove and Haines/Skagway. Option C and Option D would replace the mainline service with high-speed ferries. These high-speed ferries would travel at 29 miles an hour and carry over 100 vehicles and 775 passengers. The estimated costs for the project range from $61.0 million to $232.4 million, depending on the alternative and option selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, convenience and safety would be improved, user costs would decrease, and transportation capacity would increase to meet project demand. The tourist industry and the southern Alaska economy would benefit from increased visitation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Large sections of roadless area within the Tongass National Forest would be adversely affected by the highway. Under Alternative 2, up to 872 acres of timber would be cleared for road construction and 137.2 acres of wetlands (primarily near Berners Bay) would be adversely affected by road and bridge construction. In addition, the highway construction could adversely affect two endangered species (humpback whales and peregrine falcons) and one threatened species (stellar sea lions). LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970285, Main Report--241 pages and maps, Appendix A--363 pages and maps, Appendix B 174 pages and maps, Appendix C--491 pages and maps, Appendix D--343 pages and maps, July 24, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-97-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Scenic Areas KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Alaska KW - Tongass National Forest KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16341635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=JUNEAU+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+JUNEAU%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=JUNEAU+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+JUNEAU%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 24, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHWEST REGIONAL SPACEPORT, DONA ANA AND SIERRA COUNTIES, NEW MEXICO. AN - 16343549; 6502 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a facility in Sierra and Dona Ana Counties, New Mexico, for private companies to launch commercial space vehicles is proposed. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would license the facility as a commercial launch site and would separately license the users who propose to conduct launch operations at the site and would register the objects to be launched into space. All of the vehicles launched at the site would be unmanned, fully reusable space vehicles; expendable launch vehicles would be prohibited. The site would occupy 387 square miles adjacent to the White Sands Missile Range; only about 27 square miles would be required for actual launch operations. The remainder would continue to be managed by the New Mexico State Land Office for multiple uses except during brief periods when it would be closed for launch or landing safety. Federal and private lands within the boundaries of the site would be acquired by the state either through purchase or transfer. Major components of the site would include a central control facility for administration and mission planning; an airfield capable of handling large cargo aircraft, commercial aircraft, space vehicles that land horizontally, winged reentry vehicles, and helicopters; a maintenance facility for payload processing and vehicle repair; three launch and landing pads; a flight control center; and a cryogenic fuel plant for manufacturing and storing the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants necessary to support 30 launches per year. A Minimal Infrastructure Alternative is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would support a number of scientific and industrial missions that are outside the scope of the U.S. space program. It would also enhance economic development opportunities in New Mexico. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The operation of the cryogenic plant would require approximately 1,200 acre-feet of water per year, most of which would be drawn from the Elephant Butte Reservoir. Launch noise and aircraft noise would be noticeable in nearby communities. Sonic boom noise would affect downrange areas, but would be unlikely to cause physical damage or result in significant public complaints. Approximately 54 Native American archaeological sites are located in the project area, but aggressive action would be taken to minimize the possible negative impacts caused by the proposed action. LEGAL MANDATES: Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984 (P.L. 98-575). JF - EPA number: 970276, 505 pages, July 17, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Research and Development KW - Aerospace KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Employment KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Spacecraft KW - Sonic Booms KW - Water Supply KW - New Mexico KW - Commercial Space Launch Act of 1984, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343549?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHWEST+REGIONAL+SPACEPORT%2C+DONA+ANA+AND+SIERRA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=SOUTHWEST+REGIONAL+SPACEPORT%2C+DONA+ANA+AND+SIERRA+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 17, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT, STATE ROUTE 37 FROM KP R12.9/16.9 (POST MILE 8.0 TO 10.5), VALLEJO, SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16337986; 6497 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 2.5-mile-long, four-lane freeway along State Route (SR) 37 from the Napa River Bridge to near Diablo Street, located in the city of Vallejo, California, is proposed. SR 37 was initially a two-lane, rural facility, but urbanization in the area has resulted in a piecemeal upgrading of the highway. Within Vallejo, SR 37 serves both local and inter-regional traffic, functioning as an express route for residents to get from one side of town to the other and as an east-west route for Napa County and Sonoma County traffic going to the North Bay area. Traffic volumes routinely cause considerable delays for mainline traffic as well as for motorists assessing the highway from intersection roads. On weekday evenings, traffic routinely backs up for 1.5 miles near the intersection with Route 29. The upgrade would be constructed in phases, partially on the existing alignment and partially on new alignment. The project would involve the removal of four signalized intersections and a railroad crossing from the traffic corridor and eliminating an existing two-lane bottleneck between Sacramento Street and Enterprise Street. Two options are considered for interchange with Sacramento Street, and three options for the interchange with Route 29. Five alignment options are considered for the White Slough section of the project area, where the narrow roadway is bounded by the White Slough Tidal Marsh to the north and the White Slough Lagoon to the south. The preferred alignment option is the South Partial Viaduct. Under this option, the westbound lanes would be constructed entirely on fill, and the eastbound lanes would be placed on a viaduct from Austin Creek to the Olympia Mobil Lodge, a distance of 1,900 feet. The estimated cost of the project ranges from $75.9 million to $105.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce existing congestion and delay during peak traffic flows, help to accommodate project traffic increases along the corridor, and reduce the accident rate. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 23 businesses. The South Partial Viaduct Option would adversely affect the open water portion of the lagoon, but would avoid impacts to the salt marsh. The habitat of the delta smelt and other sensitive species would be disturbed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970271, 439 pages and maps, July 16, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-96-11-D KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16337986?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+37+FROM+KP+R12.9%2F16.9+%28POST+MILE+8.0+TO+10.5%29%2C+VALLEJO%2C+SOLANO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+37+FROM+KP+R12.9%2F16.9+%28POST+MILE+8.0+TO+10.5%29%2C+VALLEJO%2C+SOLANO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 16, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 101/INTERSTATE 580 ON US 101 FROM LUCKY DRIVE TO NORTH SAN PEDRO ROAD AND INTERSTATE 580 FROM IRENE STREET TO US 101, MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36404878; 6476 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes and auxiliary lanes in the north and southbound directions of US 101, located in northern California, is proposed. The project area extends from Lucky Drive (milepost 8.4) in the town of Corte Madera to San Pedro Road (milepost 12.7) in the city of San Rafael. The additional lanes would close a gap in the present HOV lane system along US 101. The US 101 freeway corridor is the only major north-south highway through the north Bay Area. The delays experienced by motorists using US 101 during the morning and evening rush hours are among the worst in the Bay Area, and are projected to get even worse in the future. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would widen the six-lane freeway to provide one additional lane in each direction for the entire 4.3-mile section; the additional lanes would serve as HOV lanes during peak periods. In addition, northbound and southbound auxiliary lanes would be constructed, the intersection with Route 580 would be improved, and the northbound San Rafael Viaduct would be replaced. Alternative 2 would respond to the current lack of funds to construct Alternative 1 in its entirety. Alternative 2 would add one lane southbound from Lucky Drive to San Pedro Road. West Francisco Boulevard would be relocated to the west, allowing the reconfiguration of the merging southbound auxiliary lanes between the Second Street on-ramp and the Route 580 off-ramp. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The HOV lanes would reduce congestion on US 101 and other local roads in the Bay Area, improve the capacity of the regional highway system by providing a continuous HOV system, and improve safety and air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Alternative 1 would displace 49 households and 50 businesses. Alternative 2 would displace 49 households and 21 businesses. Noise barriers would be required in order to reduce adverse impacts on 66 single-family homes, 20 apartment complexes, and one mobile home park. The noise barriers and removal of landscaping would adversely affect the viewshed along the freeway. Small takes of marginal riparian and wetland habitat would be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970250, 296 pages and maps, July 2, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404878?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+101%2FINTERSTATE+580+ON+US+101+FROM+LUCKY+DRIVE+TO+NORTH+SAN+PEDRO+ROAD+AND+INTERSTATE+580+FROM+IRENE+STREET+TO+US+101%2C+MARIN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=US+101%2FINTERSTATE+580+ON+US+101+FROM+LUCKY+DRIVE+TO+NORTH+SAN+PEDRO+ROAD+AND+INTERSTATE+580+FROM+IRENE+STREET+TO+US+101%2C+MARIN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 2, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Subgrade resilient modulus correction for saturation effects AN - 52613518; 1998-021569 JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Drumm, Eric C AU - Reeves, Jason S AU - Madgett, Mark R AU - Trolinger, William D Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - July 1997 SP - 663 EP - 670 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 123 IS - 7 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - strength KW - moisture KW - stiffness KW - effects KW - triaxial tests KW - models KW - compaction KW - resilient modulus KW - saturation KW - Tennessee KW - corrections KW - construction KW - roads KW - Atterberg limits KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52613518?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Subgrade+resilient+modulus+correction+for+saturation+effects&rft.au=Drumm%2C+Eric+C%3BReeves%2C+Jason+S%3BMadgett%2C+Mark+R%3BTrolinger%2C+William+D&rft.aulast=Drumm&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=123&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=663&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atterberg limits; compaction; construction; corrections; effects; models; moisture; resilient modulus; roads; saturation; soil mechanics; stiffness; strength; Tennessee; triaxial tests; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Analysis of stress-change disturbance caused by ideal drilling in clay AN - 52613043; 1998-021565 JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Li, X S AU - Holland, J AU - Wang, G AU - Roblee, C J Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - July 1997 SP - 626 EP - 634 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 123 IS - 7 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - clay KW - soil mechanics KW - clastic sediments KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - analysis KW - soil sampling KW - models KW - computer programs KW - ABAQUS KW - finite element analysis KW - pressuremeters KW - boreholes KW - pore pressure KW - sediments KW - drilling KW - permeability KW - changes KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52613043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Analysis+of+stress-change+disturbance+caused+by+ideal+drilling+in+clay&rft.au=Li%2C+X+S%3BHolland%2C+J%3BWang%2C+G%3BRoblee%2C+C+J&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=X&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=123&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=626&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - ABAQUS; analysis; boreholes; changes; clastic sediments; clay; computer programs; drilling; finite element analysis; models; permeability; pore pressure; pressuremeters; sediments; soil mechanics; soil sampling; statistical analysis; stress ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Bicycle Crash Types: A 1990's Informational Guide AN - 17650375; 4463553 AB - The purpose of the research was to apply the basic National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) pedestrian and bicyclist typologies to a sample of recent crashes and to refine and update the crash type distributions with particular attention to roadway and locational factors. Five thousand pedestrian- and 3,000 bicycle-motor vehicle crashes were coded in a population-based sample drawn from the States of California, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Utah. The bicycle-motor vehicle crash types distributed as: (1) parallel path events - 36 percent, (2) crossing path events -57 percent, and (3) specific circumstances -6 percent. This particular information guide provides detail on specific bicycle-motor vehicle crash types (e.g., motorist left turn facing the cyclist) through two-page layouts that contains a sketch, description and summary of the crash type, various graphs, and 'bullet' information boxes. AU - Hunter, W W AU - Pein, W E AU - Stutts, J C Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - Jul 1997 SP - 136 KW - USA KW - bicycles KW - pedestrians KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Physical Education Index KW - Bicycling KW - Data collection KW - Accidents KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicles KW - Obituary KW - H 2000:Transportation KW - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17650375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Physical+Education+Index&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hunter%2C+W+W%3BPein%2C+W+E%3BStutts%2C+J+C&rft.aulast=Hunter&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=136&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Bicycle+Crash+Types%3A+A+1990%27s+Informational+Guide&rft.title=Bicycle+Crash+Types%3A+A+1990%27s+Informational+Guide&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Physical Education Index; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/RD96/104. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98109663. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Characteristics and Conditions of Teenage Safety Belt Use AN - 17575702; 4463886 AB - Safety belt use was observed for 7,384 vehicle occupants estimated as 15-19 year old in four states--Texas, Virginia, Idaho, and Mississippi. Age and other pertinent information was obtained from 2,330 teen occupants. Belt use ranged from 19.5 percent in Yazoo City, Mississippi to 57.6 percent in Charlottesville, Virgina. Teen more likely to be belted were: drivers, females, occupants of passenger cars, younger, had taken driver education, and lived in larger cities. Very few teens wore safety belts in the back seat. They were more likely to buckle up on the highway, and less likely to buckle up for a recreational and short, local trips. Teen pasengers tended to make their retraint decision on a conditional basis more often than teen drivers. AU - Womack, K N AU - Trout, N H AU - Davies, B J Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - Jul 1997 SP - 98 KW - USA, Idaho KW - USA, Mississippi KW - USA, Texas KW - USA, Virginia KW - seat belts KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Accidents KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicles KW - Protective equipment KW - Adolescents KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17575702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Womack%2C+K+N%3BTrout%2C+N+H%3BDavies%2C+B+J&rft.aulast=Womack&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=98&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Characteristics+and+Conditions+of+Teenage+Safety+Belt+Use&rft.title=Characteristics+and+Conditions+of+Teenage+Safety+Belt+Use&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOTHS-808 676. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98126824. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Tranzit XPress: Hazardous Material Fleet Management and Monitoring System AN - 17573752; 4462991 AB - In this report, the evaluation performed on the first phase of the Transit XPress system is presented. The system comprises of a traffic/safety control center, motor vehicle instrumentation, and a variety of off vehicle tools that communicate with each other. These include electronic tags for cargo components, radar guns, cellular communication, etc. The system was evaluated by involving motor carrier operators and incident responders. The overall perception of the draft system configuration (at the time there was no complete functional system) is positive and it is a significant improvement over existing systems. The system appears, however, to need tailoring to the needs of each actor involved, and should be complemented by other systems such as CHEMTREC, CAMEO, etc. In addition, perception and intention of use is different between the two groups examined in this evaluation. AU - Goulias, K G AU - Alam, S B Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - Jul 1997 SP - 218 KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Materials handling KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17573752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Goulias%2C+K+G%3BAlam%2C+S+B&rft.aulast=Goulias&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=218&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Tranzit+XPress%3A+Hazardous+Material+Fleet+Management+and+Monitoring+System&rft.title=Tranzit+XPress%3A+Hazardous+Material+Fleet+Management+and+Monitoring+System&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: MAUTC-III-9704. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98109333. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Injuries Associated with Specific Motor Vehicle Hazards: Radiators, Batteries, Power Windows, and Power Roofs AN - 17573708; 4462946 AB - This report provides estimates of the numbers of persons injured as a result of hazards involving four specific motor vehicle components: radiators, batteries, power windows, and power roofs. The injury estimates are based upon data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). During the period 10/1/93 through 9/30/94, data from 591 (409 involving radiators; 171 involving batteries; 10 involving power windows; and 1 involving a power roof) cases of persons injured and treated in hospital emergency rooms were collected in NEISS. Based upon these cases, it is estimated that in a twelve-month period: 19,638 persons are injured due to radiators; 8,134 are injured due to batteries (7,051 due to motor vehicle batteries); and 499 are injured due to power windows. The one case involving a power roof was a result of the injured person being ejected due to a traffic crach, and therefore, not related to a hazard associated with the power roof itself. The report provides breakdowns of the injury estimates for radiators, batteries, and power windows by activity producing the injury, injury diagnosis and severity, injured body region, and age/sex of the injured. AU - Richardson, HA Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - Jul 1997 SP - 62 KW - power roofs KW - power windows KW - radiators KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Batteries KW - Injuries KW - Motor vehicles KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17573708?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Richardson%2C+HA&rft.aulast=Richardson&rft.aufirst=HA&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=62&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Injuries+Associated+with+Specific+Motor+Vehicle+Hazards%3A+Radiators%2C+Batteries%2C+Power+Windows%2C+and+Power+Roofs&rft.title=Injuries+Associated+with+Specific+Motor+Vehicle+Hazards%3A+Radiators%2C+Batteries%2C+Power+Windows%2C+and+Power+Roofs&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 598. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98107600. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Environmental Assessment of the Sale of National Defense Reserve Fleet Vessels for Scrapping. Appendix B. Substantive Law on Environmentally Compliant Ship Breaking/Recycling in the United States AN - 17162891; 4462898 AB - In this report, federal and state environmental laws are reviewed to determine how they may influence ship breaking/recycling within the United States. In addition, certain international agreements and foreign laws are examined to determine whether any of them present impediments to the continued export of Maritime Administration vessels for breaking/recycling. Part 1.0 summarizes the key issues found during the review. Part 2.0 reviews significant federal environmental and safety laws and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act. Most of the major environmental laws, including those regulating air quality, water quality, and hazardous waste, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, affect vessel recycling. Part 3.0 reviews the environmental laws of 10 states. This part identifies the areas where state law differs significantly from federal law in areas affecting vessel recycling. Part 4.0 reviews the two major international agreements--the Basel Convention and the North American Free Trade Agreement--that could affect ship breaking /recycling. Part 5.0 reviews the laws of India, China, and Mexico. Y1 - 1997/07// PY - 1997 DA - Jul 1997 SP - 66 KW - USA KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Ships KW - Government regulations KW - Recycling KW - Legislation KW - Waste management KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17162891?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=66&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Environmental+Assessment+of+the+Sale+of+National+Defense+Reserve+Fleet+Vessels+for+Scrapping.+Appendix+B.+Substantive+Law+on+Environmentally+Compliant+Ship+Breaking%2FRecycling+in+the+United+States&rft.title=Environmental+Assessment+of+the+Sale+of+National+Defense+Reserve+Fleet+Vessels+for+Scrapping.+Appendix+B.+Substantive+Law+on+Environmentally+Compliant+Ship+Breaking%2FRecycling+in+the+United+States&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: MAENV-820-96003-B. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98109960. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Performance Prediction of the SAE J1850 and Related Buses for In-Vehicle Communications Requirements for the ITS Safety-Related Services AN - 17162299; 4462708 AB - The overall approach to performing this study was to develop simulation models of in-vehicle data buses and safety systems and to investigate, through contacts with industry, developments in in-vehicle networking. The assessment modeled the data interfaces for safety-related user services using Optimized Network Engineering Tool (OPNET) simulation environment, developed by MIL 3 Inc., and established the performance of the J1850 and CAN data bus standards under the data load of individual and combinations of safety system devices and other vehicle elements. The computer- based tool, OPNET, provides a software on environment to model and simulate networks and other distributed computer and communication systems such as automotive networks. This study also investigated the fault tolerance reliability of the emerging in-vehicle networks using fault tolerance analysis techniques. Finally, this study investigated the ability of automotive network standards to support internetworking among multiple in-vehicle data buses. The study team also participated in the SAE committee developing the emerging SAE ITS data bus standard. AU - Bruno, R AU - Horne, W AU - McOmber, R AU - Olechna, E Y1 - 1997/06/30/ PY - 1997 DA - 1997 Jun 30 SP - 10 KW - safety systems KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Communications KW - Emergency preparedness KW - Standards KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17162299?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Bruno%2C+R%3BHorne%2C+W%3BMcOmber%2C+R%3BOlechna%2C+E&rft.aulast=Bruno&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1997-06-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Performance+Prediction+of+the+SAE+J1850+and+Related+Buses+for+In-Vehicle+Communications+Requirements+for+the+ITS+Safety-Related+Services&rft.title=Performance+Prediction+of+the+SAE+J1850+and+Related+Buses+for+In-Vehicle+Communications+Requirements+for+the+ITS+Safety-Related+Services&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 614. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1- 800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98108681. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, PA 60 TO US 22, ALLEGHENY AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36405769; 6466 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a six-mile-long highway connecting PA 60 to US 22, located in southwestern Pennsylvania, is proposed. The project is one of three Southern Beltway Transportation Projects designed to improve mobility and stimulate economic development in the circumferential corridor south and west of Pittsburgh. The roadway network within the project area has serious deficiencies: 42 percent of the roads have substandard lane widths and 60 percent have substandard shoulder widths. The project area is located 15 miles west of Pittsburgh and 12.5 miles east of the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. The Pittsburgh International Airport, which is accessible from PA 60, is located near the northern project terminus. The proposed connection to US 22 would improve access to the airport from the west. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the two build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane toll road with a 60-foot median. The two alternatives share a common alignment from Interchange 1 on US 22 to the interchange with Potato Garden Road, at which point the Green Alternative continues on a northerly route to an interchange with Moon-Clinton Road, while the Tan Alternative follows an alignment to the northeast, terminating at the airport. The two alternative alignments are 5.8 miles and 5.5 miles long, respectively. The Tan Alternative is the preferred alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve traffic flow conditions in the project area, relieve existing traffic congestion, improve safety, provide direct access to the airport, and accommodate growth anticipated in the land use and comprehensive plans of adjacent communities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the preferred alternative would require 25 stream crossings, the displacement of seven residential and one commercial property, the loss of 8.0 acres of wetlands, and the cleanup of approximately 45 acres potentially contaminated with hazardous wastes. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970240, 316 pages and maps, June 26, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-97-02-D KW - Airports KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Public Law 100-17, Project Authorization KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405769?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHERN+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+PA+60+TO+US+22%2C+ALLEGHENY+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=SOUTHERN+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+PA+60+TO+US+22%2C+ALLEGHENY+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 26, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY 371, CROW WING COUNTY, MINNESOTA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1994). AN - 16343410; 6467 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of an approximately 6.5-mile-long segment of Trunk Highway (TH) 371, located in central Minnesota, is proposed. Currently, TH 371 is a two-lane undivided highway which changes to an urban arterial in the city of Brainerd, with four through-travel lanes and a number of signalized intersections. These intersections become quite congested with local and tourist traffic during summer weekends, holidays, and special events. Three alternatives, including the No-Build Alternative, were considered in the final EIS of October 1994. Under Alternative 2 (the preferred alternative), the project would provide a four-lane divided highway extending 4.9 miles from a south terminus approximately 1.5 miles south of Barrows to a north terminus at the existing intersection of TH 210 and TH 371 in Baxter. Direct highway access to existing and future development would occur at approximately one-mile intervals, with at-grade intersections to be provided at TH 210, Isle Road, and CR 48 on the north side of the river, and at the existing TH 371 and Anthony Road south of the river. This supplemental draft EIS considers the design and location of a 1.6-mile section of TH 371, known as the South Extension, which would connect the proposed bypass and an existing four-lane segment of TH 371. The preferred alternative would involve upgrading this two-lane section to four lanes in order to provide design continuity. This draft EIS also considers five design alternatives for the bridge crossing the Mississippi River. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1) would be four-span prestress beam span bridge. Bridge abutments would be set back, allowing for the placement of a trail under the bridge. Three piers would be required: two at the shorelines and one center pier in the water. The estimated cost of Alternative 1 is 3.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The relocation of TH 371 would relieve congestion. Noise levels in downtown Brainerd and on West Washington Street in Baxter would be reduced from levels projected without either of the build alternatives. Businesses along the existing TH 371 that are not dependent on transient traffic would realize benefits through decreased congestion and improved accessibility. At the regional level, the relocation of TH 371 would improve access to the Brainerd/Baxter area from the south. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would increase for 11 residences and one business along the South Extension. The proposed corridor would traverse known habitat of the Blanding's turtle, classified as "threatened" by the state of Minnesota. Up to 3.3 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Some businesses in the Brainerd central business district (CBD) and on Washington Street west of the CBD would be adversely affected by the bypass construction. Rights-of-way acquisition would displace up to three residences, one business, up to 59 acres of succession savannah vegetation, and up to 164 acres of jack pine forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0474D, Volume 16, Number 6, and 94-0416F, Volume 18, Number 5, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970241, 122 pages and maps, June 26, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-97-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Mississippi River KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343410?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+371%2C+CROW+WING+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1994%29.&rft.title=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+371%2C+CROW+WING+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 26, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 58 MOJAVE FREEWAY, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36412800; 6454 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane freeway on a new alignment of State Route (SR) 58 northwest of Mojave, located in southern California, is proposed. The project area is located in the western Mojave Desert, near the eastern limit of the Tehachapi Mountain Range. SR 58, the major east-west highway in California south of Sacramento, is heavily used to haul agricultural and manufactured goods from California to eastbound interstate routes. Within the town of Mojave, SR 58 merges with SR 14 to form the Sierra Highway, which serves as the main thoroughfare through town. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the freeway would be constructed in three phases. The first phase would involve the construction of a four-lane expressway on a new alignment from SR 58 north of Mojave to SR 58 south of town. The expressway would provide 12-foot travel lanes and a 100-foot median. The expressway would intersect SR 14 northeast of Mojave, cross the Searles Branch line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and extend along the east side of the Mojave Airport, connecting with existing SR 58, east of Mojave. The proposed project would require the construction of two bridges over aqueducts owned by the city of Los Angeles. The estimated costs of the project are $55.7 million for construction and $13.5 million for right-of-way costs. Phases 2 and 3, which would involve upgrading the SR 14 connection south of town and upgrading the Sierra Highway to seven lanes, are outside the scope of this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would separate local and through traffic, and improve traffic safety by alleviating congestion along the Sierra Highway. Reduced levels of traffic congestion would result in lower emissions of pollutants, lower noise levels, and lower levels of fuel consumption. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The diversion of some vehicles from the downtown area of Mojave would result in some reduction of commercial activity. Construction would result in the direct loss of 700 acres of habitat for desert tortoise and Mohave ground squirrel as well as the loss of native plant communities. Three historic period sites in the project area are considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Although the alignment would cross the 100-year floodplain, no significant encroachment would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0118D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 970228, 332 pages and maps, June 13, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-94-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+58+MOJAVE+FREEWAY%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+58+MOJAVE+FREEWAY%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 13, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 99), SEGMENT I-2 FROM STATE HIGHWAY 225 TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 (EAST), CHAMBERS AND HARRIS COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36401958; 6446 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the approximately 15-mile-long segment I-2 of the State Highway 99 (SH 99), the Grand Parkway, located in southeastern Texas, is proposed. The project would complete the area's regional mobility plan. The parkway was conceived in 1960; SH 99, along with SH 146, would form a circumferential loop around Houston. Upon completion, SH 99 would also provide access and increased mobility to areas without current access to the freeway network, expedite implementation of thoroughfare plans in various areas in support of business and residential growth, provide freeway capacity in those areas requiring additional emergency evacuation routes during hurricanes, and provide a central city bypass, relieving existing congestion. Segment I-2 would form a corridor intersecting SH 225 approximately 19 miles southeast of Houston and Interstate 10 (East) approximately 29 miles east of Houston. Prevailing land uses in the study corridor are farming, ranching, and industrial activities. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 6), segment I-2 would be constructed as a four-lane, at-grade arterial in a 300- to 400-foot right-of-way; ultimately the roadway would be expanded to six lanes. Construction costs are estimated at $51.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Segment I-2 would respond to current and projected area transportation needs, using existing roadways to the maximum practical extent. It would also reroute long range trips away from SH 146 through Baytown; this would shorten travel time, provide an alternate route for hazardous cargo, and reduce peak hour congestion. Bridges and other structures for stream and other channel crossings would not alter local drainage patterns. Under the preferred alternative, land from a publicly-owned park, recreation area of wildlife or waterfowl refuge would not be used. There are no known areas of unique scenic quality in the project vicinity; and no known archaeologic or historic structures would be disturbed. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would involve the acquisition of 586 acres. Some four acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Vegetative communities, including wooded areas and farmland, would be removed; some floral and faunal populations would be destroyed. Noise exposure within the immediate project area would increase. Segment I-2 could contribute to higher regional ozone concentrations. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0508D, Volume 18, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 970220, Volume I--226 pages and maps, Volume II--197 pages and maps, Volume III--212 pages and maps, June 11, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-93-01-PF KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Channels KW - Conservation KW - Drainage KW - Flood Hazards KW - Highways KW - Industrial Districts KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Storage KW - Toxicity KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401958?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRAND+PARKWAY+%28STATE+HIGHWAY+99%29%2C+SEGMENT+I-2+FROM+STATE+HIGHWAY+225+TO+INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+10+%28EAST%29%2C+CHAMBERS+AND+HARRIS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=GRAND+PARKWAY+%28STATE+HIGHWAY+99%29%2C+SEGMENT+I-2+FROM+STATE+HIGHWAY+225+TO+INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+10+%28EAST%29%2C+CHAMBERS+AND+HARRIS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 11, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 4 GAP CLOSURE PROJECT, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36406420; 6443 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 4.7-mile segment of State Route (SR) 4 between I-80 and the Cummings Skyway, located in western California, is proposed. This segment of highway is a two-lane, two-directional, undivided highway with restricted sight distances and non-standard shoulder widths and curve radii. The segment is referred to as "the Gap" because it is the only non-freeway section of SR4 remaining between I-80 and Route 160. SR4, which is one of only three east-west links between the urbanized Bay Area and the Central Valley, has been designated by the state as a primary corridor for interregional travel in Contra Costa County. Approximately 11 percent of the traffic volume along "the Gap" is heavy truck traffic, and the accident fatality rate is 1.5 times the statewide average for facilities of that type. Three alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Full Freeway Alternative would involve the construction of a full four-lane freeway along one of four optional alignments that run 100 to 400 feet north of the existing roadway. The existing SR4 would be retained as a frontage road. The Upgraded Highway Alternative would involve the construction of two additional lanes along one of the four optional alignments being considered for the Full Freeway Alternative. The existing roadway would function as the roadway, and the new roadway would serve as the westbound roadway. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would reduce traffic congestion, improve safety, and close the existing gap in the regional freeway network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would require the relocation of two residences, two businesses, the conversion of up to 57.8 acres of farmland, noise abatement at the proposed Franklin Canyon Golf Course Residential development, channel modifications to Rodeo Creek, the loss of 3 to 4 acres of wetlands, and up to 3.5 acres of floodplain encroachment. Potential impacts on the endangered California red-legged frog would be monitored. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970217, 283 pages and maps, June 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-02-D KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406420?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+4+GAP+CLOSURE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+4+GAP+CLOSURE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 880/92 INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 880 FROM WINTON AVENUE TO TENNYSON ROAD ON ROUTE 92 FROM HESPERIAN BOULEVARD TO SANTA CLARA STREET, CITY OF HAYWARD, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36416648; 6440 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of the Interstate 880 (I-880) and Route 92 interchange in Hayward, California, is proposed. The existing interchange is inadequate in terms of both traffic capacity and geometric design to accommodate current and future traffic volumes. One of the major drawbacks associated with a four-quadrant interchange is the weaving conflicts inherent in the design. The off- and on-ramps merge together within a short section adjacent to the freeway, resulting in weaving conflicts and constrained capacity for vehicles entering and exiting the interchange. The existing four quadrant cloverleaf interchange would be replaced by a new interchange, with direct connectors (flyovers) from Route 92 eastbound to I-880 northbound and from Route 92 westbound to I-880 southbound. Other improvements would include auxiliary lanes on I-880 north and south of Route 92, a new pedestrian overcrossing, and provision for the future construction of traffic operation system improvements such as high-occupancy-vehicle lanes and ramp metering. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The two build alternatives are identical in terms of interchange geometrics. Alternative 2D would differ only from 2C in that it would involve a westward shift of I-880 north of the interchange for a distance of about 3,000 feet, and includes an auxiliary lane on southbound I-880 between Winton Avenue and Route 92 westbound off-ramp. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new interchange would relieve traffic congestion that occurs during the hours of peak traffic volume, reduce or eliminate the need for drivers to use diversion routes to avoid the interchange, provide additional roadway capacity, and improve traffic safety and operations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace 14 to 57 single-family homes, depending on the alternative selected. The construction activities would result in an increase of sedimentation loads in area streams and an increase in noise levels. Once the new interchange was operational, nearby residences would experience an increase in noise levels. Some landscaped freeway sections would not be retained, resulting in adverse visual impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970214, 413 pages and maps, June 6, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-95-2-D KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36416648?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-06-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+880%2F92+INTERCHANGE+RECONSTRUCTION+ON+INTERSTATE+880+FROM+WINTON+AVENUE+TO+TENNYSON+ROAD+ON+ROUTE+92+FROM+HESPERIAN+BOULEVARD+TO+SANTA+CLARA+STREET%2C+CITY+OF+HAYWARD%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+880%2F92+INTERCHANGE+RECONSTRUCTION+ON+INTERSTATE+880+FROM+WINTON+AVENUE+TO+TENNYSON+ROAD+ON+ROUTE+92+FROM+HESPERIAN+BOULEVARD+TO+SANTA+CLARA+STREET%2C+CITY+OF+HAYWARD%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 6, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Progressive failure analysis of highwalls in oil sand mines AN - 52627007; 1998-017410 JF - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts AU - Mathioudakis, M AU - Morgenstern, N R AU - Chan, D H A2 - Kim, Kunsoo Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - June 1997 SP - 673 PB - Pergamon, Oxford-New York VL - 34 IS - 3-4 SN - 0148-9062, 0148-9062 KW - mining KW - mines KW - failures KW - shear strength KW - petroleum engineering KW - surface mining KW - numerical analysis KW - stiffness KW - statistical analysis KW - oil sands KW - Fort McMurray Alberta KW - analysis KW - Alberta KW - finite element analysis KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Canada KW - pore pressure KW - Western Canada KW - open-pit mining KW - slope stability KW - highwalls KW - 29A:Economic geology, geology of energy sources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52627007?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%26+Geomechanics+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Progressive+failure+analysis+of+highwalls+in+oil+sand+mines&rft.au=Mathioudakis%2C+M%3BMorgenstern%2C+N+R%3BChan%2C+D+H&rft.aulast=Mathioudakis&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=673&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%26+Geomechanics+Abstracts&rft.issn=01489062&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 36th U. S. Rock mechanics symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alberta; analysis; Canada; failures; finite element analysis; Fort McMurray Alberta; highwalls; mines; mining; numerical analysis; oil sands; open-pit mining; petroleum engineering; pore pressure; sedimentary rocks; shear strength; slope stability; statistical analysis; stiffness; surface mining; Western Canada ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of previous remedial construction along the Duquesne Bluff AN - 52622627; 1998-017302 JF - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts AU - Kovacs, J W AU - Adams, W R, Jr A2 - Kim, Kunsoo Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - June 1997 SP - 518 PB - Pergamon, Oxford-New York VL - 34 IS - 3-4 SN - 0148-9062, 0148-9062 KW - United States KW - rockfalls KW - erosion KW - site exploration KW - joints KW - Boulevard of the Allies KW - weathering KW - remediation KW - Monongahela River KW - fractures KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - mass movements KW - Duquesne Bluff KW - Pennsylvania KW - roads KW - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52622627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%26+Geomechanics+Abstracts&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+previous+remedial+construction+along+the+Duquesne+Bluff&rft.au=Kovacs%2C+J+W%3BAdams%2C+W+R%2C+Jr&rft.aulast=Kovacs&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=518&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Rock+Mechanics+and+Mining+Sciences+%26+Geomechanics+Abstracts&rft.issn=01489062&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 36th U. S. Rock mechanics symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Allegheny County Pennsylvania; Boulevard of the Allies; Duquesne Bluff; erosion; fractures; joints; mass movements; Monongahela River; Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; remediation; roads; rockfalls; site exploration; United States; weathering ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Laboratory investigation on caissons-deformations and vertical load distributions AN - 52622028; 1998-022610 AB - A detailed laboratory investigation was undertaken to study the settlement and deflection behavior of open ended caissons on sandy soil. Effect of embedment depth, diameter, and point of lateral load application were studied due to combination of vertical and lateral loads. Results indicate that load shared by the skin friction is greater than the base resistance for higher embedment depth/diameter ratios. Hence, the long-term safety of the caissons depends on the unused part of the tip loads, as the skin friction is mobilized at low settlements. Load-settlement curves indicate that the soil behaves linearly elastic up to very small settlements and deflections (2 to 4% of diameter). For better comparison with numerical methods, elasto-plastic constitutive laws are a must. Observed results agree well with those available in the literature. It was found that neglecting the base resistance is uneconomical for caissons with predominantly vertical loads, but it is recommended in estimating ultimate lateral load capacity. These results also indicate that small scale laboratory tests conducted in controlled conditions allow rapid and reliable information on field performance of caissons. JF - Soils and Foundations AU - Alampalli, Sreenivas AU - Peddibotla, Venkatanarayana Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - June 1997 SP - 61 EP - 69 PB - Japanese Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Tokyo VL - 37 IS - 2 SN - 0038-0806, 0038-0806 KW - soil mechanics KW - pressure KW - textures KW - loading KW - statistical analysis KW - settlement KW - mathematical models KW - models KW - laboratory studies KW - finite element analysis KW - marine installations KW - piers KW - testing KW - arenaceous texture KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52622028?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Soils+and+Foundations&rft.atitle=Laboratory+investigation+on+caissons-deformations+and+vertical+load+distributions&rft.au=Alampalli%2C+Sreenivas%3BPeddibotla%2C+Venkatanarayana&rft.aulast=Alampalli&rft.aufirst=Sreenivas&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=37&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=61&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Soils+and+Foundations&rft.issn=00380806&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ci.nii.ac.jp/vol_issue/nels/AA00700879_en.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - SOIFBE N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arenaceous texture; finite element analysis; laboratory studies; loading; marine installations; mathematical models; models; piers; pressure; settlement; soil mechanics; statistical analysis; testing; textures ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of uniaxial and borehole jack tests at Fort providence ice crossing, 1995 AN - 50933659; 1997-070396 AB - A field test program was conducted on the ice bridge crossing near Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, during March 1995. Cores of ice were extracted and tested on a portable test frame in uniaxial compression at a strain rate of 2X10 (super -3) s (super -1) . The ice temperature varied from -6 to -15 degrees C over the course of the tests. In the core holes, in situ strength tests were performed using a borehole jack. Tests were conducted in both the natural ice and the sprayed ice to obtain a correlation between uniaxial compression strengths and the strengths obtained by the borehole jack. Based on our results and previous practice, the factor of safety for the ice crossing against flexural failure was about 4. JF - Canadian Geotechnical Journal = Revue Canadienne de Geotechnique AU - Masterson, D M AU - Graham, W P AU - Jones, S J AU - Childs, G R Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - June 1997 SP - 471 EP - 475 PB - National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON VL - 34 IS - 3 SN - 0008-3674, 0008-3674 KW - boreholes KW - Canada KW - ice KW - Western Canada KW - tensile strength KW - compressive strength KW - bridges KW - Northwest Territories KW - uniaxial tests KW - Fort Providence KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50933659?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.atitle=A+comparison+of+uniaxial+and+borehole+jack+tests+at+Fort+providence+ice+crossing%2C+1995&rft.au=Masterson%2C+D+M%3BGraham%2C+W+P%3BJones%2C+S+J%3BChilds%2C+G+R&rft.aulast=Masterson&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=34&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=471&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.issn=00083674&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=cgj&lang=eng LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - ON N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CGJOAH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; bridges; Canada; compressive strength; Fort Providence; ice; Northwest Territories; tensile strength; uniaxial tests; Western Canada ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Estimation of Frequency Based Flood Peaks for an Ungauged Watershed Using Field Calibration AN - 18156871; 4465695 AB - The study has been conducted to evaluate eight flood prediction models for an ungauged small watershed. These models are either frequently used by or were developed by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD). The eight models were applied to calculate flood frequency for the watershed on Ward Creek at Government Street in Baton Rouge. By comparing the results of the models with the flood peaks derived using the systematic flood records observed at the Ward Creek gauge station and by following the U.S. Water Resources Council (WRC) procedure, it was found that four of the eight models have better accuracy than the others. The U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) model is widely used for flood prediction for small urban watersheds, but the accuracy of the model for the Ward Creek watershed is relatively low. This study shows that the accuracy of the SCS model can be significantly improved with the parameters calibrated using short-term field data. A procedure of parameter calibration using one- to two-year field data was developed in this study. The procedure may be used for more accurate flood prediction for watersheds with short-term stream gauging data or watersheds with long-term stream gauging data that have undergone significant hydrological changes. AU - Wang, M AU - Yu, F X Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - Jun 1997 SP - 90 KW - USA, Louisiana KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Urban Watersheds KW - Gaging Stations KW - Gauges KW - River discharge KW - Freshwater KW - Watersheds KW - Flood Forecasting KW - Flood forecasting KW - Hydrology KW - Hydrologic Data KW - Discharge Measurement KW - Flood Frequency KW - SW 0835:Streamflow and runoff KW - Q2 09171:Dynamics of lakes and rivers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/18156871?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Water+Resources+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Wang%2C+M%3BYu%2C+F+X&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=90&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Estimation+of+Frequency+Based+Flood+Peaks+for+an+Ungauged+Watershed+Using+Field+Calibration&rft.title=Estimation+of+Frequency+Based+Flood+Peaks+for+an+Ungauged+Watershed+Using+Field+Calibration&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - SuppNotes - Report: LTRC-300; FHWA/LA97/300. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98153612. N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-07 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Quality assurance and its applications in the National Airspace System AN - 15946320; 4053496 AB - In the last two decades, there have been many advances in the areas of software and hardware development. More and more Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) hardware components and systems (physical entities) are being used today, across many platforms and applications. Quality for these COTS products has also enjoyed similar progress and delivered considerable benefit to the end users, government or private sector alike. What about the software, you may ask? After all, software is what drives the hardware components to accomplish what you want the computer systems and avionics systems to do in the first place. Although software is invisible to the end users, it is equally critical to the operations of any computer system as is the hardware, if not more so. The scope of this discussion will be focused on software, and more specifically, the testing aspect of quality assurance (QA) and how it relates to the crucial requirements definition element of any computer system. Currently there are software engineering principles and industry standards such as the ISO 9000 which provide sound theoretical foundations spanning the entire life-cycle of computer system development. They cover many aspects of development, maintenance, configuration management, documentation, and project management activities. This article will attempt to apply some of these principles to the software maintenance of the US en route air traffic control system (ATC). The definition of software maintenance will include activities such as design, development, testing documenting of corrections (fixed) and minor enhancements. JF - Journal of Air Traffic Control AU - Tran, V T AD - Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC, USA Y1 - 1997/06// PY - 1997 DA - Jun 1997 SP - 22 EP - 26 VL - 39 IS - 2 SN - 0021-8650, 0021-8650 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - computer programs KW - USA KW - air traffic control KW - quality control KW - H SA1.11:SAFETY ENGINEERING UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15946320?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.atitle=Quality+assurance+and+its+applications+in+the+National+Airspace+System&rft.au=Tran%2C+V+T&rft.aulast=Tran&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=1997-06-01&rft.volume=39&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=22&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Air+Traffic+Control&rft.issn=00218650&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - USA; quality control; computer programs; air traffic control ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 113 PLANNING STUDY, FROM SOUTH OF SNOW HILL, MARYLAND, TO THE DELAWARE STATE LINE, WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36401720; 6414 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US 113 in southeastern Maryland, is proposed. US 113 is an important north-south roadway running from US 13 near Pocomoke City, Maryland to US 13 in Dover, Delaware. The highway carries considerable interstate traffic on the Delmarva Peninsula and provides an indirect connection to Ocean City, the second-most populated city in Maryland during the summer vacation season. These highway sections have an accident rate that exceeds the statewide average for two-lane highways. In the summer months up to 18,500 vehicles per day use the highway. Five alternatives are under consideration for the northern section, and four alternatives for the southern section. The proposed action would improve the remaining two-lane sections of US 113: the southern study area extends 16.3 miles from south of Snow Hill, Maryland to south of Berlin, Maryland; the northern study area extends 7.5 miles from north of Berlin to the Delaware state line. Each set of alternatives includes a No-Build Alternative and a Transportation System Management Alternative. Alternative 2S-Median would involve the provision of a 20-foot median with guardrail plus passing lanes and turning lanes along existing two-lane US 113 in the southern portion of the study area. Alternative 3S and Alternative 3N would involve dualization along existing US 113 in the southern and northern portions, respectively. Alternative 4N-Modified would involve a four-lane dual highway in the northern section. A 34-foot-wide median is also under consideration for both sections of roadway. A combination of Alternative 3N and Alternative 4N-Modified is also considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would address the capacity and safety concerns along US 113, reducing traffic congestion and the number of accidents on a heavily traveled highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 24 residences, 7 businesses, 24.8 acres of wetlands, and 103 acres of farmland in the north; 4 residences, 1 business, 13.6 acres of wetlands, and 115 acres of farmland in the south. Floodplain encroachment and potential impacts on historic and archaeological resources could occur under most of the build alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970188, 643 pages and maps, May 21, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Delaware KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401720?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+113+PLANNING+STUDY%2C+FROM+SOUTH+OF+SNOW+HILL%2C+MARYLAND%2C+TO+THE+DELAWARE+STATE+LINE%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=US+113+PLANNING+STUDY%2C+FROM+SOUTH+OF+SNOW+HILL%2C+MARYLAND%2C+TO+THE+DELAWARE+STATE+LINE%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 21, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1996). AN - 16352879; 6409 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a third runway and other upgraded facilities at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located in west-central Washington, is proposed. The airport is unable to accommodate regional air traffic during poor weather conditions because the two existing runways are only 800 feet apart; Federal Aviation Administration regulations require at least a 2,500-foot separation between parallel runways during poor weather. Consequently, the airport can accommodate only one stream of arriving aircraft in bad weather; other aircraft are held on the ground in their originating city, slowed in route, or placed in a holding pattern to await clearance to land. Only 24 aircraft per hour (aph) are permitted to land at the airport during bad weather, in contrast to the 60 aph that normally land in good weather. These problems will only worsen as air travel demand increases. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a third parallel runway (Runway 16X/34X) with a length of up to 8,500 feet, separate from existing Runway 16L/34R by 2,500 feet, with associated taxiways and navigational aids. Other developments would include the extension of an existing runway by 600 feet, the construction of an air traffic control tower, main terminal improvement and terminal expansion, parking and access improvements and expansion, the development of the south aviation support area for cargo and/or maintenance facilities, and the relocation, redevelopment, and expansion of support facilities. The developments would occur during the 1996-2020 period; the construction of the parallel runway and improvements to the passenger terminal and parking would occur during the first five years. The project would cost $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in 1994 dollars. This final supplement to the final EIS of February 1996 considers the effects of a revised forecast of passengers and operations that is 17 percent higher than the levels projected as part of the Master Plan Update in 1994. According to these revised forecasts, the existing airfields would exceed their operational capability between 2005 and 2010. Except for an acceleration of parking facility construction, the basic elements of the proposed action remain unchanged following an analysis of the revised forecast. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The parallel runway would reduce weather-related delays at the airport to levels experienced at comparable airports. Aircraft noise would decrease from current levels, largely as the result of the conversion to quieter aircraft. The improved capacity of the airport would stimulate the area's economic growth and enable the airport to serve as a major export and import center with Pacific Rim countries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The runway construction would require the displacement of 388 single-family residences, 260 apartment and condominium units, and 105 businesses. New impervious areas would increase runoff levels to Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek, and portions of the runway would encroach on a 100-year floodplain. The construction would also result in the loss of 10.4 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 97-0164F, Volume 21, Number 6. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 95-0068D, Volume 19, Number 2, and 96-0003F, Volume 20, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970183, Volume 1--468 pages and maps, Volume 2--457 pages and maps, Volume 3--745 pages and maps, May 15, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington KW - Washington KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16352879?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1996%29.&rft.title=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 15, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16343313; 6410 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the ground transportation system linking midtown Manhattan and Queens with John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport is proposed. Although New York City has a vast intermodal network of highways, rail lines, and bus routes, there is no fast, reliable transit service to its two major airports. Virtually all access is via the congested roadway network. Consequently, ground-access travel times to either facility from midtown Manhattan is 30 to 40 minutes longer than for comparable airports in major cities. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of June 1994. The proposed action would involve the construction of a 22-mile-long, electrically-powered, automated-guideway-transit system extending from downtown Manhattan to LaGuardia and JFK airports. In order to reduce the costs of the project, its scope was reduced following the release the draft EIS. The proposed action under consideration in this final EIS would involve the construction of an 8.4-mile-long light rail transit (LRT) system using the same general alignment between Jamaica Station and JFK, an on-airport link to the New York City Transit Howard Beach Station, and a circulator system within the JFK Central Terminal Area, all of which were evaluated in the draft EIS. The system alignment would consist of a dual-track guideway, with 10 aerial station. The Jamaica station would provide connections to subway, commuter rail and bus lines. The 3.1-mile Jamaica section would connect with the Federal Circle at JFK; the 1.8-mile Howard Beach section would connect with the JFK long-term parking lot and the Federal Circle; the 1.5-mile Federal Circle section would connect with the car rental area and the 2-mile circulator system. Vehicles would operate at headways of 90 seconds on a 24-hour basis. The estimated ridership in the year 2003 is 23,000 on-airport trips and 11,000 off-airport trips. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improved airport access would enhance airport capacity and efficiency, helping to achieve the broader goal of supporting New York City's competitive position in the global economy. The system would connect with numerous rail lines and bus routes at stations in Queens and Manhattan, thereby providing improved airport service for both air passengers and airport employees. Passengers throughout the metropolitan area would be able to access the system via connections at major transit hubs. The project would also reduce traffic congestion on area expressways and improve air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would adversely affect three businesses, the historic Jamaica station, and an area of wetland and open water at the head of Hawtree Basin near the Howard Beach station. The project would have a visual impact on residences along its alignment between Jamaica Station and JFK. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0227D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 970184, Volume 1--469 pages and maps, Volume 2--843 pages and maps, Volume 3--684 pages, May 15, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kennedy (John F.) International Airport, New York KW - New York KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343313?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORT+AUTHORITY+OF+NEW+YORK+AND+NEW+JERSEY+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+LIGHT+RAIL+SYSTEM%2C+QUEENS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=PORT+AUTHORITY+OF+NEW+YORK+AND+NEW+JERSEY+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+LIGHT+RAIL+SYSTEM%2C+QUEENS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 15, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MISSION VALLEY EAST TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16346554; 6400 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit facilities within the 5.9-mile Mission Valley East Corridor, located between Interstate 15 (I-15) in Mission Valley and the community of La Mesa, California, is proposed. The corridor has grown more congested in recent years. Large numbers of commuters and other travelers use the corridor to reach work destinations as well as commercial and educational centers. The corridor maintains a variety of transportation facilities and services, with a strong emphasis on freeways and arterials and a moderate emphasis on bus transit. I-8, which provides connections to State Route 125, I-15, I-805, and I-5, is the only controlled-access, multi-lane roadway within the corridor. The I-8 freeway through Mission Valley experiences the highest level of traffic congestion in the San Diego region, and widening the freeway is not feasible because of proximity to existing developments. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action (the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative) would extend the Mission Valley West LRT Line (scheduled to open in December 1997) to a connection with the existing East Line LRT near Baltimore Drive In La Mesa. The resulting new LRT line would serve four stations (including an underground station at San Diego State University) and operate on elevated structure in most areas, with some portions being at-grade or below-grade. Elevated guideways would be about 30 feet wide and supported by columns 100 to 200 feet apart. The guideways would generally follow the existing I-8 alignment. Electrically-propelled LRT vehicles similar in construction and appearance to the existing San Diego trolley cars would be used in up to four-car trains. Estimated capital costs for the system are $267.2 million. The other action alternative under consideration would provide expanded bus service. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide some measure of relief for freeway congestion, which is already at unacceptable levels. By the year 2015, the proposed system would divert 5,000 daily single-occupant vehicles from I-8 and other major highways. The construction and operation of system improvements would provide significant employment opportunities in the metropolitan area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LRT implementation would result in the taking of some open space land and displace three residential condominium units and 16 businesses. The rail facilities would have adverse visual impacts, increase noise and vibration levels within affected neighborhoods, and create traffic congestion at selected points. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970174, 629 pages, May 9, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16346554?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MISSION+VALLEY+EAST+TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=MISSION+VALLEY+EAST+TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Diego, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 9, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH SPOKANE FREEWAY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 16338304; 6398 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four- to eight-lane, fully-controlled-access highway between I-90 on the southern terminus (mile post 283.44) and US 2/US 395 on the northern terminus, located in the northeast quadrant of Spokane County and the city of Spokane, Washington, is proposed. The project would address transportation safety and mobility through the city of Spokane and Spokane County between Interstate 90 (I-90), located in northeastern Washington, and Canada. The approximately 10-mile-long North Spokane Freeway (NSF) would include up to seven interchanges. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (the Market/Greene Alternative) would begin with a interchange connection with I-90 near Thor/Freya Street. The freeway would then extend north along the same line as Greene Street. After crossing the Spokane River, it would continue north past Wellesley Avenue and Francis Avenue, to Lincoln Road. The roadway would follow the vacant Burlington Northern Railroad property just east of Hillyard. Two optional alignments were developed to bypass the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Company and Bonneville Power Administration facilities. The preferred option would comprise the four-mile northern connection. The preferred alternative would also involve the implementation of mass transit and transportation system management improvements. The estimated project construction costs are $874.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, a transportation facility that would accommodate high-volume traffic movements, including high-capacity transportation systems between I-90 and areas north would be provided. The project would help reduce the congestion and related operational problems on city streets and county roads such as Division Street and Market Street, and remove regional trips from local streets. This would reduce congestion in the overall transportation system projected for design year 2020, reduce travel times by improving system linkages between major northside arterial and state routes, meet the needs of the Washington State Growth Management Act and regional planning guidelines, support or facilitate the implementation of multimodal system uses, conform to the state implementation plan for carbon monoxide and particulate matter emissions, provide safe movement of people and freight by providing a limited-access facility that has fewer points of conflict than local signalized major arterials, improve energy efficiency in the movement of people and freight, and accommodate or improve intermodal transfers such as park and ride lots and rail and truck freight movement. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Several areas along the build corridors and I-90 would experience noise levels exceeding Federal Highway Administration noise abatement criteria. Some 3.6 acres of prime farmland and farmland of state importance would be diverted to highway use. Several recreational properties would be adversely affected as a result of the project, including two parks and a municipal golf course. The preferred alternative would require the relocation of 450 single-family residences, 53 multiple family units, and 115 businesses. According to a corridor level initial site assessment, a total of 38 potential hazardous waste sites are found along the build corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0457D, Volume 19, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970172, Volume 1--480 pages, Volume 2--357 pages and maps, May 8, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cost Assessments KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Particulates KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16338304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+SPOKANE+FREEWAY%2C+SPOKANE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=NORTH+SPOKANE+FREEWAY%2C+SPOKANE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 8, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 95, NEW HAVEN HARBOR CROSSING, NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN, AND EAST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1991). AN - 16353631; 6396 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge to carry Interstate 95 (I-95) across the New Haven Harbor to connect New Haven, West Haven, and East Haven, Connecticut, is proposed. The existing six-lane Quinnipiac River Bridge (Q-Bridge) crossing the harbor is inadequate to serve traffic demands. Seven alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of September 1991. In response to public objections to these alternatives, seven new alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were developed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS. Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 would involve the construction of a bridge immediately south of the existing Q-Bridge, which would be demolished; the new bridge would provide seven lanes under Alternative 1 and eight lanes under Alternative 2. Alternative 3, Alternative 4, and Alternative 6 would involve the rehabilitation and reconfiguration of the existing Q-Bridge, resulting in a structure containing six to eight lanes and widened safety shoulders or a high-occupancy-vehicle lanes. The rehabilitation would include the construction of a new bridge deck. Alternative 5 would involve the construction of a ten-lane bridge in a two-stage manner in order to use as much of the existing Q-Bridge footprint as possible. The existing Q-Bridge would be demolished. All of the build alternatives would include the development of commuter rail lines and other mass transit incentives and transportation system management components. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $462.5 million to $850.4 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The capacity of the I-95 harbor crossing, which is currently substandard, would be increased significantly and brought up to interstate highway standards. Easing traffic movements within the corridor would reduce emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 2 to 6 dwelling units, and 11 to 26 commercial establishments. The utility relocation requirements would include electrical transmission towers, jet fuel lines, sanitary sewers, and/or force mains. Benthic habitat, including leased shellfish beds, would be displaced. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at 13 to 17 sites. Bridge structures would adversely affect visual aesthetics in the area. Coastal floodplain encroachment would occur. Some historic and archaeological resources would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0036D, Volume 16, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 970170, Volume I--246 pages, Volume II--277 pages, Tech Report 1--291 pages and maps, Tech Report 2--73 pages and maps, Tech Report 3--192 pages, Tech Report 4--106 pages and maps, Tech Report 5--107 pages and maps, Tech Report 6--116 pages and maps, Tech Report 7--85 pages and maps, Tech Report 8--104 pages and maps, Tech Report 9--210 pages and maps, May 7, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CT-EIS-91-01-SD KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Connecticut KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16353631?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+95%2C+NEW+HAVEN+HARBOR+CROSSING%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+WEST+HAVEN%2C+AND+EAST+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1991%29.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+95%2C+NEW+HAVEN+HARBOR+CROSSING%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+WEST+HAVEN%2C+AND+EAST+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Wethersfield, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 7, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE ROUTE 95, NEW HAVEN HARBOR CROSSING, NEW HAVEN, WEST HAVEN, AND EAST HAVEN, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT. AN - 16339728; 7465 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge to carry Interstate 95 (I-95) across the New Haven Harbor to connect New Haven, West Haven, and East Haven, located in southern Connecticut, is proposed. The existing six-lane Quinnipiac River Bridge (Q-Bridge) crossing the harbor is inadequate to serve traffic demands. Seven alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of September 1991. In response to public objections to these alternatives, seven new alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative, were considered in the draft supplement to the draft EIS of April 1997. Alternative 1 and Alternative 2 would involve the construction of a bridge immediately south of the existing Q-Bridge, which would be demolished; the bridge would provide seven lanes under Alternative 1 and eight lanes under Alternative 2. Alternative 3, Alternative 4, and Alternative 6 would involve the rehabilitation and reconfiguration of the existing Q-Bridge, resulting in a structure containing six to eight lanes and widened safety shoulders or a high- occupancy-vehicle lanes. The rehabilitation would include the construction of a new bridge deck. Alternative 5 would involve the construction of a ten-lane bridge in a two-stage manner in order to use as much of the existing Q-Bridge footprint as possible. The existing Q-Bridge would be demolished. All of the build alternatives would include the development of commuter rail lines and other mass transit incentives and transportation system management components. The alternative recommended in this final EIS constitutes a selection from components of the alternatives presented in the draft supplement. The recommended action consists of transit and transportation systems management components; a 10-lane bridge harbor crossing, with adequate inside and outside shoulders (temporarily striped for eight travel lanes due to construction sequencing); and six travel lanes on I-95 within the existing I-95 right-of-way from Interchange 51 to Interchange 54. The project would tie into the existing system through the Long Wharf area and would feature a slight relocation of Interchange 46. The estimated cost of the recommended alternative is $979.0 million (1998 dollars), including $20 million in right-of-way acquisition costs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The capacity of the I-95 harbor crossing, which is currently substandard, would be increased significantly and brought up to interstate highway standards. Easing traffic movements within the corridor would reduce emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 20 commercial structures and 220 parking spaces in New Haven, East Haven, and Branford as well as one public school in New Haven. A total of 303 employees would be displaced, and annual tax losses would amount to $212,295. Two historic structures and two architecturally significant structures would be displaced. The excavation of footings for the bridge could adversely affect archaeological resources associated with early Native American activities. The levels of water pollutants transported in runoff would exceed federal standards. The project structures would displace 35 square yards of intertidal flats, 156 square yards of harbor bottom, 1,553 cubic yards of net estuarine embayment, and approximately two acres of wetland, and encroach upon 3.6 acres of floodplain. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 97-0212D, Volume 21, Number 3. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0036D, Volume 16, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 990214, Final EIS--621 pages, Supplemental Draft EIS-Volume I--246 pages, Supplemental Draft EIS-Volume II--277 pages, Tech Report 1--291 pages and maps, Tech Report 2--73 pages and maps, Tech Report 3--192 pages, Tech Report 4--106 pages and maps, Tech Report 5--107 pages and maps, Tech Report 6--116 pages and maps, Tech Report 7--85 pages and maps, Tech Report 8--104 pages and maps, Tech Report 9--210 pages and maps, May 7, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CT-EIS-91-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Water Quality Standards Violations KW - Wetlands KW - Connecticut KW - New Haven Harbor KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16339728?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+ROUTE+95%2C+NEW+HAVEN+HARBOR+CROSSING%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+WEST+HAVEN%2C+AND+EAST+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+ROUTE+95%2C+NEW+HAVEN+HARBOR+CROSSING%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+WEST+HAVEN%2C+AND+EAST+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Wethersfield, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 7, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITING OF NEWPORT MARINE FACILITIES, MIDDLETOWN, NEWPORT, AND PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND. AN - 16348428; 6393 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of water transportation facilities and their connection to the Newport Gateway intermodal transportation center on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island, is proposed. The 19-mile-long island is located near the easterly shore of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, approximately 30 miles southeast of Providence. The island includes the city of Newport, town of Middletown, and most of the town of Portsmouth. The island, a popular summer resort, lacks the parking facilities and roadways to handle huge increase in automobile traffic. The Gateway Center, which is located within walking distance of Newport's downtown area and waterfront, was built in 1986 to provide intermodal connections between pedestrians, commuter buses, interstate motor coaches, airport shuttles, taxis, a scenic railroad, and public parking. The proposed action would involve developing marine passenger facilities with connections to the Newport Gateway transportation center. Depending on water depth, landside access, and related landside facilities, the project would provide berths for high-speed commuter ferries, island ferries, cruise ships, tenders, water buses, and/or water taxis. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives would involve improving the water taxi and island ferry service at Fort Adams State Park; constructing a trestle and pier to berth one cruise ship off the west side of Goat Island; constructing a pier and other structures south of Goat Island for high-speed commuter ferries, island ferries, cruise ship tenders, and water taxis; constructing similar facilities at Perotti Park in Newport; and refurbishing existing piers at the U.S. naval base in Middletown and Melville Marine, Portsmouth for the berthing of cruise ships. The preferred alternative could combine some of these build alternatives. The construction costs of the build alternatives range from $1.9 million to $7.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of any of the build alternatives would enhance the quality and convenience of marine public transportation to and from Aquidneck Island, preserve the historic character and architectural resources of the Newport Harbor area, minimize residential disruption, and reduce congestion on downtown Newport streets. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Three of the facilities would be located in close proximity to existing neighborhoods and residential areas. Cruise ship berths would alter the visual character of existing harbors. Small tracts of eelgrass beds and wetlands would be adversely affected by some of the projects. Minor impacts to fishery resources could occur from the resuspension of contaminated sediments. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970167, Main Report--325 pages and maps, Appendix I--514 pages and maps, Appendix II--468 pages and maps, May 2, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Water KW - Agency number: FHWA-RI-EIS-97-01-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Fisheries KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbor Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Islands KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Ships KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Rhode Island KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Section 6(f) Involvement UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16348428?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITING+OF+NEWPORT+MARINE+FACILITIES%2C+MIDDLETOWN%2C+NEWPORT%2C+AND+PORTSMOUTH%2C+NEWPORT+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.title=SITING+OF+NEWPORT+MARINE+FACILITIES%2C+MIDDLETOWN%2C+NEWPORT%2C+AND+PORTSMOUTH%2C+NEWPORT+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Providence, Rhode Island; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 2, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - YUMA TRAINING RANGE COMPLEX MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, AND DEVELOPMENT, YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36401816; 6386 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the training facilities and procedures at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona, is proposed. The training complex includes airspace as well as lands within the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Arizona and the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range in California. These areas comprise more than 1,900 square miles of lands that have been employed as aerial gunnery and bombing training areas since they were established during the World War II period. The Marine Corps shares management of the Goldwater Range and its airspace with four other federal agencies. The complex is the only location available to and operated by the Marine Corps where the primary mission is to provide the full spectrum of support for Marine Corps tactical aviation training. Fourteen sets of alternatives are considered in this final EIS. A No Action Alternative is considered within each set. Three sets of alternatives would affect the airspace over the complex, restricting some overflights of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge but allowing overflights for 60 days per year and providing additional restricted airspace over the Chocolate Mountain Range. Five sets of alternatives would affect the Goldwater Range, adding new target scenarios and a new runway, relocating the parachute drop zone for cargo, and consolidating ground support areas. Six sets of alternatives would affect the Chocolate Mountain Range, increasing the net explosive weight limits for bombs, authorizing night ordnance delivery training, developing additional new targets, and relocating some ground support facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements to the training facilities would improve the Marine Corps' capabilities for anti-air warfare, offensive air support, assault support, aerial reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased levels of aerial training and ordnance use would expose bighorn sheep and other wildlife to high levels of noise and vibration. Additional ordnance use would also further contaminate the soil and cause soil erosion and delivery of sediment to streams. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0005D, Volume 20, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 970159, Main Report--529 pages and maps, Appendices--341 pages, May 1, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Erosion KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Noise KW - Preserves KW - Sediment KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge KW - California KW - Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401816?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=YUMA+TRAINING+RANGE+COMPLEX+MANAGEMENT%2C+OPERATION%2C+AND+DEVELOPMENT%2C+YUMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=YUMA+TRAINING+RANGE+COMPLEX+MANAGEMENT%2C+OPERATION%2C+AND+DEVELOPMENT%2C+YUMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Marine Crops, Yuma, Arizona; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 1, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Traffic Air Pollution Effects of Elevated, Depressed, and At-Grade Level Freeways in Texas AN - 17574291; 4463441 AB - To answer questions being raised by abutting residents and businesses about proposed elevated and/or depressed freeway improvements in the urban and suburban areas of Texas, a four year study has been conducted to estimate the social, economic, and environmental effects of such freeway designs. The sections selected for study range in location from predominately residential suburban areas to predominantly commercial-industrial downtown areas. The specific effects of the three types estimated for each study section are: (1) social impacts: population changes, neighborhood accessibility, neighborhood cohesion, and community services; (2) economic impacts; relocation and mitigation costs, business sales, property uses and values, tax revenues, employment and income, and user costs; and (3) environmental impacts: aesthetics, drainage and erosion, noise and air pollution, vibration, and hazardous spills. The literature review and a survey of highway agencies in other states were used to determine the appropriate procedures of models and mitigation measures to implement in estimating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of elevated and depressed freeways. AU - Nikolaou, M AU - Buffington, J L AU - Herrera, A AU - Inkeuk, H Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 KW - USA, Texas KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Air pollution KW - Motor vehicles KW - Environmental impact KW - Automotive exhaust emissions KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17574291?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Nikolaou%2C+M%3BBuffington%2C+J+L%3BHerrera%2C+A%3BInkeuk%2C+H&rft.aulast=Nikolaou&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Traffic+Air+Pollution+Effects+of+Elevated%2C+Depressed%2C+and+At-Grade+Level+Freeways+in+Texas&rft.title=Traffic+Air+Pollution+Effects+of+Elevated%2C+Depressed%2C+and+At-Grade+Level+Freeways+in+Texas&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FHWA/TX97/1327-4. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98113897. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Field Evaluation of Selected Highway Construction Temporary Sediment Controls for Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans AN - 17159966; 4464514 AB - A highway construction project in Houston was monitored from pre-construction through the first phase of construction to determine the effectiveness of temporary sediment controls for pollutant control. Nearby receiving waters were also monitored to determine the type and quantity of pollutants that left the site. Nutrients, metals, and general water quality parameters were monitored throughout the investigation period. The receiving-water bodies showed little or no changes in water quality parameters. There was no consistent, quantifiable effect of the use of the temporary sediment controls as pollutant controls as installed at the study site. AU - Muscara, J P AU - Cleveland, T G AU - Wang, KH Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 186 KW - highway construction KW - sediment controls KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Metals KW - Pollution monitoring KW - Construction KW - Freshwater KW - Sediments KW - Water quality control KW - Transportation KW - Stormwater runoff KW - Sediment load KW - Nutrients (mineral) KW - USA, Texas, Houston KW - Runoff KW - Pollution control KW - Q5 08505:Prevention and control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17159966?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Aquatic+Science+%26+Fisheries+Abstracts+%28ASFA%29+3%3A+Aquatic+Pollution+%26+Environmental+Quality&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Muscara%2C+J+P%3BCleveland%2C+T+G%3BWang%2C+KH&rft.aulast=Muscara&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=186&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Field+Evaluation+of+Selected+Highway+Construction+Temporary+Sediment+Controls+for+Storm+Water+Pollution+Prevention+Plans&rft.title=Field+Evaluation+of+Selected+Highway+Construction+Temporary+Sediment+Controls+for+Storm+Water+Pollution+Prevention+Plans&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98139116. N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-24 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Road log AN - 1645574914; 2015-006968 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Byerly, Don W AU - Douglas, Tommy AU - Glass, Russell AU - Moore, Harry Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 234 EP - 252 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - rockfalls KW - karst KW - field trips KW - roadcuts KW - areal geology KW - Great Smoky Mountains KW - thermal waters KW - road log KW - ground water KW - thrust faults KW - North Carolina KW - mass movements KW - Tennessee KW - springs KW - hot springs KW - bridges KW - solution features KW - roads KW - faults KW - 13:Areal geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645574914?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Road+log&rft.au=Byerly%2C+Don+W%3BDouglas%2C+Tommy%3BGlass%2C+Russell%3BMoore%2C+Harry&rft.aulast=Byerly&rft.aufirst=Don&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=234&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 75 N1 - Document feature - sect., strat. cols., geol. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - areal geology; bridges; faults; field trips; Great Smoky Mountains; ground water; hot springs; karst; mass movements; North Carolina; road log; roadcuts; roads; rockfalls; solution features; springs; Tennessee; thermal waters; thrust faults; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Physical distress evaluation of the west abutment of the SR 22 bridge over the Conemaugh River AN - 1645574808; 2015-006951 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Bruhn, Robert W AU - Roth, Bruce L AU - Chelednik, Craig Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 85 EP - 95 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - Conemaugh River KW - abutments KW - Indiana County Pennsylvania KW - stability KW - settlement KW - foundations KW - testing KW - piles KW - Pennsylvania KW - bridges KW - compressibility KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645574808?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Physical+distress+evaluation+of+the+west+abutment+of+the+SR+22+bridge+over+the+Conemaugh+River&rft.au=Bruhn%2C+Robert+W%3BRoth%2C+Bruce+L%3BChelednik%2C+Craig&rft.aulast=Bruhn&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=85&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abutments; bridges; compressibility; Conemaugh River; foundations; Indiana County Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; piles; settlement; soil mechanics; stability; testing; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "Internal sulfate attack"; Wyoming's expansive experience AN - 1645574802; 2015-006943 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Hager, G Michael AU - Huntington, George S Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - experimental studies KW - strength KW - grain size KW - Wyoming KW - laboratory studies KW - mixing KW - expansive materials KW - compressive strength KW - construction KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645574802?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=%22Internal+sulfate+attack%22%3B+Wyoming%27s+expansive+experience&rft.au=Hager%2C+G+Michael%3BHuntington%2C+George+S&rft.aulast=Hager&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - compressive strength; construction; expansive materials; experimental studies; grain size; laboratory studies; mixing; roads; soil mechanics; strength; United States; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Parameters used for slope design of I-26 in North Carolina AN - 1645574601; 2015-006964 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Beard, Jerome Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 207 EP - 216 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - rock masses KW - failures KW - shear strength KW - strength KW - stress KW - joints KW - mapping KW - decision-making KW - fractures KW - safety KW - style KW - quantitative analysis KW - North Carolina KW - shear KW - testing KW - outcrops KW - foliation KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645574601?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Parameters+used+for+slope+design+of+I-26+in+North+Carolina&rft.au=Beard%2C+Jerome&rft.aulast=Beard&rft.aufirst=Jerome&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=207&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - decision-making; design; failures; foliation; fractures; joints; mapping; North Carolina; outcrops; quantitative analysis; roads; rock masses; safety; shear; shear strength; slope stability; strength; stress; style; testing; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Resistivity field testing of mechanically stabilized earth structures AN - 1645574587; 2015-006954 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Adkins, Grant AU - Rutkowski, Nanette Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 117 EP - 126 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - stabilization KW - soil mechanics KW - Saratoga County New York KW - geophysical surveys KW - Clifton Park New York KW - rainfall KW - moisture KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - resistivity KW - Rensselaer County New York KW - measurement KW - walls KW - New York KW - surveys KW - testing KW - Rensselaer New York KW - interpretation KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645574587?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Resistivity+field+testing+of+mechanically+stabilized+earth+structures&rft.au=Adkins%2C+Grant%3BRutkowski%2C+Nanette&rft.aulast=Adkins&rft.aufirst=Grant&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Clifton Park New York; electrical methods; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; hydrology; interpretation; measurement; moisture; New York; rainfall; Rensselaer County New York; Rensselaer New York; resistivity; Saratoga County New York; soil mechanics; stabilization; surveys; testing; United States; walls ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rock stability analysis based on potential energy AN - 1645573978; 2015-006960 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Arwood, Scott AU - Mauldon, Matthew AU - Moore, Harry Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 174 EP - 183 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - rock masses KW - shear stress KW - behavior KW - Appalachians KW - Carter County Tennessee KW - rock mechanics KW - bedding KW - folds KW - Tennessee KW - sedimentary structures KW - cleavage KW - orientation KW - North America KW - failures KW - Biltmore Tennessee KW - strength KW - structural analysis KW - ROCKSLIP KW - prediction KW - friction KW - potential energy KW - models KW - case studies KW - planar bedding structures KW - safety KW - Southern Appalachians KW - foliation KW - slope stability KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645573978?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Rock+stability+analysis+based+on+potential+energy&rft.au=Arwood%2C+Scott%3BMauldon%2C+Matthew%3BMoore%2C+Harry&rft.aulast=Arwood&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=174&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. block diags., sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; bedding; behavior; Biltmore Tennessee; Carter County Tennessee; case studies; cleavage; failures; folds; foliation; friction; models; North America; orientation; planar bedding structures; potential energy; prediction; rock masses; rock mechanics; ROCKSLIP; safety; sedimentary structures; shear stress; slope stability; Southern Appalachians; strength; structural analysis; Tennessee; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Construction techniques on U.S. 23 (future I-26) Unicoi County, Tennessee AN - 1645573758; 2015-006969 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Moore, Harry Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 253 EP - 273 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - embankments KW - Unicoi County Tennessee KW - eastern Tennessee KW - Appalachians KW - techniques KW - environmental effects KW - rock mechanics KW - mitigation KW - foundations KW - mass movements KW - Tennessee KW - sediments KW - bridges KW - water pollution KW - construction KW - South Indian Creek KW - rockfalls KW - North America KW - failures KW - retaining walls KW - colluvium KW - clastic sediments KW - Blue Ridge Province KW - drainage KW - acid rock drainage KW - pollution KW - geomembranes KW - walls KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645573758?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Construction+techniques+on+U.S.+23+%28future+I-26%29+Unicoi+County%2C+Tennessee&rft.au=Moore%2C+Harry&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=253&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. block diag., sects., sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acid rock drainage; Appalachians; Blue Ridge Province; bridges; clastic sediments; colluvium; construction; design; drainage; eastern Tennessee; embankments; environmental effects; failures; foundations; geomembranes; mass movements; mitigation; North America; pollution; retaining walls; roads; rock mechanics; rockfalls; sediments; slope stability; South Indian Creek; techniques; Tennessee; Unicoi County Tennessee; United States; walls; water pollution ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Selecting shear strength parameters for weathered metamorphic rock AN - 1645573743; 2015-006963 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Lambe, Philip C AU - Sweitzer, Margaret M Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 197 EP - 206 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - P-waves KW - shear strength KW - density KW - elastic waves KW - qualitative analysis KW - cores KW - rock mechanics KW - laboratory studies KW - sampling KW - weathered materials KW - metamorphic rocks KW - velocity KW - biotite gneiss KW - gneisses KW - body waves KW - experimental studies KW - strength KW - properties KW - equations KW - models KW - North Carolina KW - testing KW - foliation KW - seismic waves KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645573743?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Selecting+shear+strength+parameters+for+weathered+metamorphic+rock&rft.au=Lambe%2C+Philip+C%3BSweitzer%2C+Margaret+M&rft.aulast=Lambe&rft.aufirst=Philip&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=197&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - biotite gneiss; body waves; cores; density; elastic waves; equations; experimental studies; foliation; gneisses; laboratory studies; metamorphic rocks; models; North Carolina; P-waves; properties; qualitative analysis; rock mechanics; sampling; seismic waves; shear strength; strength; testing; United States; velocity; weathered materials ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Abandoned underground mine inventory and risk assessment AN - 1645573732; 2015-006950 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Ruegsegger, L Rick AU - Lefchik, Thomas E Y1 - 1997/05// PY - 1997 DA - May 1997 SP - 75 EP - 84 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, [varies] VL - 48 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - mining KW - mines KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - underground mining KW - site exploration KW - land subsidence KW - remediation KW - evaluation KW - safety KW - inventory KW - Guernsey County Ohio KW - natural hazards KW - risk assessment KW - roads KW - abandoned mines KW - Ohio KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1645573732?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Abandoned+underground+mine+inventory+and+risk+assessment&rft.au=Ruegsegger%2C+L+Rick%3BLefchik%2C+Thomas+E&rft.aulast=Ruegsegger&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1997-05-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=&rft.spage=75&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 48th highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2015, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Studies in Geology 27 ISSN 02711648 N1 - Last updated - 2015-01-15 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; evaluation; geologic hazards; Guernsey County Ohio; inventory; land subsidence; mines; mining; monitoring; natural hazards; Ohio; remediation; risk assessment; roads; safety; site exploration; underground mining; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ENHANCED TRAINING IN IDAHO. AN - 16347175; 6389 AB - PURPOSE: The restructuring of special-use airspace and development of new air-to-ground range areas in order to accommodate Air Force training operations in southwestern Idaho is proposed. The proposed action would substantially enhance the realism, quality, and flexibility of local training for the 366th Wing, stationed at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Elmore County, Idaho. The 366th Wing is an air expeditionary force prepared to deploy worldwide to an area of potential or ongoing conflict in order to neutralize enemy forces. The mission requires intensive training in all types of offensive and defensive weapons, and the coordinated involvement of various aircraft types. The 366th Wing must practice on various types of realistic targets, including airfields, enemy equipment, and industrial and command complexes. However, the range area used by the 366th Wing for training lacks tactical targets, offers limited target arrays, and does not provide a realistic battlefield complex to allow for variation in training attacks. Furthermore, existing airspace restrictions limits aircraft approaches from only one direction. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the action alternatives would involve continued use of the Saylor Creek Range, and designating a new 12,000-acre training range with a 300-acre primary ordnance impact area, five no-drop targets on which no ordnance would be dropped, 30 small electronic emitter sites, and modified military airspace to allow for greater dispersal of aircraft. The alternatives would differ primarily in regard to the location of the range area. All of the affected lands would be withdrawn from public lands use in Owyhee County, Idaho. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The restructuring and expansion of military airspace and range areas would enhance the readiness of the 366th Wing by enabling it to conduct realistic training exercises. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would increase in the airspace over new range areas. Some risk of ground fires exist as a result of aircraft accidents and use of training ordnance and flares. The range alternatives would result in the loss of up to 700 acres of vegetation and associated wildlife habitat, and approximately 12,000 acres of potential grazing acreage. Some traditional cultural resources and archaeological sites potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places would be adversely affected at each of the three potential range sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970162, Volume I--758 pages, Volume II--403 pages, April 29, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Fires KW - Grazing KW - Land Management KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Traffic Control KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Idaho KW - Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16347175?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-04-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ENHANCED+TRAINING+IN+IDAHO.&rft.title=ENHANCED+TRAINING+IN+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Boise, Idaho; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 29, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 71, TEXARKANA TO DEQUEEN; LITTLE RIVER, MILLER, AND SEVIER COUNTIES, ARKANSAS, AND BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36412867; 6376 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided highway extending north to south approximately 57 to 63 miles, connecting Texarkana in Arkansas and Texas and US 71 north of DeQueen, Arkansas, is proposed. The highway would replace existing US 71, a two-lane highway with basic design deficiencies. The project would be built to interstate standards and utilize sections of existing and proposed Loops 245 and 151 to reach Interstate 30 on the north side of Texarkana. The facility, which would be part of the National Highway System, would constitute one section of a freeway connecting Kansas City, Missouri, and Shreveport, Louisiana. For analysis purposes, the project area was divided into seven corridors and two to four build alternatives are considered within each corridor. Nineteen alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. From the north side of Texarkana, the proposed alignments cross I-30, either in northwest Texarkana (Texas) or northeast Texarkana (Arkansas), and extend northward across the Red River. The alternatives then run north-south and vary from locations just east of existing US 71 on the east to locations near Horatio and State Highway 41 on the west. Cost estimates range from $349.7 million to $403.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, traffic congestion along the existing US 71 would be relieved; economic development in northwestern Arkansas would be enhanced; and regional transportation would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 86 residences, 15 businesses, 1,868 acres of prime farmland, and 56.6 acres of wetlands. Noise levels would increase substantially in selected areas; up to 170 sensitive receptors would be adversely impacted. The project would adversely affect one historic site and up to 23 archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970149, 746 pages and maps, April 18, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-97-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Red River KW - Texas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412867?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+71%2C+TEXARKANA+TO+DEQUEEN%3B+LITTLE+RIVER%2C+MILLER%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOWIE+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+71%2C+TEXARKANA+TO+DEQUEEN%3B+LITTLE+RIVER%2C+MILLER%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOWIE+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THIRD STREET WIDENING, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. AN - 36409399; 6362 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading and widening of the Third Street segment of the Minnie /Third/Farewell corridor in Fairbanks, Alaska, is proposed. Third Street, a minor arterial highway providing east-west travel on the north side of town, extends from the Old Steese Highway to Hamilton Avenue. The corridor provides access to the Graehl, Island Homes, and Hamilton Acres neighborhoods in the Fairbanks area, and is the only access for Island Homes. The many commercial establishments and residential areas along Third Street generate traffic volumes that contribute to the frequent delays experienced during peak hours. The existing width of Third Street is 44 feet from curb to curb. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. All of the build alternatives would widen the roadway to accommodate four through-lanes, both left and right turning lanes, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and shoulders. These alternatives would differ only in their horizontal alignment. One would shift the roadway to the north; another would essentially follow the middle line of the roadway; and a third would shift the roadway to the south. Each would require right-of-way acquisitions. The preferred alternative is the southern alternative; the estimated project costs are $4.295 million. A transportation system management alternative is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic accidents, eliminate turning conflicts, and increase the street's capacity to accommodate forecast traffic demand to the year 2015. The build alternatives would increase capacity, promote efficient movement of traffic, and reduce delays, thereby reducing air pollution. The upgrade would result in a 25 percent reduction in the number of accidents on the roadway throughout the 20-year design life of the project. The pedestrian and bicycle pathways would be upgraded in order to encourage alternative modes of transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace up to ten businesses along the northern route; seven businesses and two residences along the middle route; and eight businesses and two residences along the southern route. All of the build alternatives would displace some parking places for abutting businesses, although the northern route would have the greatest impact, displacing 72 places from two shopping centers. The construction noise would adversely affect properties adjacent to the corridor, and traffic noise would increase moderately throughout the design life of the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0204D, Volume 16, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 970135, Final EIS--92 pages and maps, Draft EIS--73 pages and maps, April 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-92-01-F KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Alaska KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409399?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-04-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THIRD+STREET+WIDENING%2C+FAIRBANKS%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=THIRD+STREET+WIDENING%2C+FAIRBANKS%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BURLINGTON SOUTHERN CONNECTOR HIGHWAY (BURLINGTON MEGC M 5000(1)), BURLINGTON, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1979). AN - 36414262; 6353 AB - PURPOSE: The construction on portions of the previously-approved Burlington Southern Connector/Champlain Park Way Project, located in the city of Burlington in northwest Vermont, is proposed. The approved project would involve the construction of approximately 2.3 miles of highway commencing at the interchange of I-189 with Shelburne Street (US Route 7) and extending westerly and northerly to the intersection of Battery and Main Streets in the Burlington central business district (CBD). A portion of the selected alternative (the C-1 alignment) has already been constructed; however, a hazardous waste Superfund site, known as the Pine Street Barge Canal Site, was discovered following the release of the final EIS. One portion of the selected alternative (the C-8 alignment) traverses the site and the construction project cannot be completed until a remediation strategy for the site has been approved. A draft supplement to the final EIS was prepared in 1984 but was never finalized because no agreement could be reached on the realignment of the highway. This final supplement to the final EIS of July 1979 considers the construction of the C-6 alignment which would include a 1.2-mile roadway improvement circumventing the hazardous waste site to the east; roughly 0.3 miles would be on new location and 0.9 miles constructed within existing rights-of-way. Five variations of the C-6 alignment, as well as a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final supplement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve access from the vicinity of the intersection of I-189 and US Route 7 to the Burlington CBD and the downtown waterfront area. In addition, the project would improve circulation, alleviate capacity overburdens, and improve safety on local streets in the study area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Each of the variations of the C-6 alignment would require changes or modifications to rail operations on the Vermont Railway site; these changes would include the relocation of some track, storage tanks, and other facilities. The relocation costs would range from $2.5 million to $4.0 million. Portions of the Pine Street Historic District and other historic properties would be adversely affected by the C-6 alignment. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the most recent draft supplement, see 95-0377D, Volume 19, Number 4. For the abstract of the initial draft supplement, see 85-0028D, Volume 9, Number 1. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 78-0050D, Volume 2, Number 1, and 79-1079F, Volume 3, Number 10, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970126, 582 pages and maps, April 4, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VT-EIS-77-02-FS KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vermont KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414262?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BURLINGTON+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+HIGHWAY+%28BURLINGTON+MEGC+M+5000%281%29%29%2C+BURLINGTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1979%29.&rft.title=BURLINGTON+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+HIGHWAY+%28BURLINGTON+MEGC+M+5000%281%29%29%2C+BURLINGTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1979%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 4, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERCOUNTY CONNECTOR, I-270 TO US 1, MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTIES, MARYLAND. AN - 36405539; 6352 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a highway, the Intercounty Connector (ICC), between the Interstate 270 (I-270) corridor near Rockville and Gaithersburg and the I-95 corridor near Laurel, Maryland, is proposed. Currently, the I-270 corridor is linked to the I-95 corridor by I-495, the beltway around Washington, District of Columbia. Issues of concern include the effects on the social environment, cultural resources, the natural environment, air quality, and noise levels. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Upgrade Existing Roads Alternative would include widening the existing east-west roads, increasing the capacity of the major intersections, providing a commuter parking lot in northern Montgomery County, and improving bus service between the Rockville/Shady Grove area and Laurel, Maryland. The Master Plan Alternative (MPA) would involve the construction of a six-lane divided, multimodal facility with full-access control, extending from existing I-370 near Shady Grove to US 1 south of Laurel, a distance of 17.5 miles. The Northern Alternative would have the same design features as the MPA but a slightly different alignment for a 19.4-mile-long facility. The Midcounty Highway/MD 198 Alternative would involve the construction of a six-lane, divided highway with a 30-foot-wide median and a parkway-type design. The 16.7-mile-long facility would reuse a portion of existing MD 198. The estimated costs of the ICC range from $460.0 million to $1.1 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The ICC would provide additional access between I-270 and I-95. It could help relieve congestion along I-270, I-495, and existing east-west roadways and sustain regional economic growth patterns. The improvements could also reduce the number of accidents on area roads. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the action alternatives would displace up to 139 residences, 35 businesses, 145 acres of parkland, 165 acres of active farmland, 21.5 acres of wetlands, 60 acres of floodplain, 552 acres of forest, portions of seven historic properties, and two archeological sites. In addition, up to 77 streams and 60.1 acres of floodplain would be crossed. The facility would adversely affect noise levels at up to 61 sites. None of the ICC alternatives would have a substantial impact on the levels of service experienced by motorists on I-495, I-270, or I-95 within the study area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970125, Volume I--427 pages and maps, Volume II--581 pages and maps, Volume III--821 pages and maps, Volume IV--159 maps, April 2, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-97-01-D KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Indian Creek KW - Little Paint Branch KW - Maryland KW - Mill Creek KW - North Branch, Rock Creek KW - Northwest Branch, Anacostia River KW - Paint Branch, Anacostia River KW - Patuxent River Conservation Park KW - Rock Creek National Park KW - Rock Creek Regional Park KW - Sycamore Creek KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405539?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-04-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERCOUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+I-270+TO+US+1%2C+MONTGOMERY+AND+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTIES%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=INTERCOUNTY+CONNECTOR%2C+I-270+TO+US+1%2C+MONTGOMERY+AND+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTIES%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 2, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - California's Devil's Slide; slip sliding away AN - 50326430; 1997-049018 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Pestrong, Raymond AU - Van Velsor, Joan AU - Wilcox, Grant AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1997/04// PY - 1997 DA - April 1997 SP - 56 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 29 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - failures KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - rock mechanics KW - California KW - landslides KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - tunnels KW - mass movements KW - Devils Slide KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - San Mateo County California KW - Salinian Block KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50326430?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=California%27s+Devil%27s+Slide%3B+slip+sliding+away&rft.au=Pestrong%2C+Raymond%3BVan+Velsor%2C+Joan%3BWilcox%2C+Grant%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Pestrong&rft.aufirst=Raymond&rft.date=1997-04-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=56&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 93rd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; construction; Devils Slide; failures; geologic hazards; landslides; mass movements; roads; rock mechanics; Salinian Block; San Francisco Bay region; San Mateo County California; slope stability; tunnels; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WATERLOO NORTHWEST (PROJECT NUMBER NH-275-7(156)), DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1988). AN - 36404532; 6339 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately 9.3-mile-long section of highway on and along the existing US 275, located between the communities of Mercer and Waterloo in eastern Nebraska, is proposed. The east-west traffic in this corridor is currently accommodated by a two-lane, two-way highway extending between Omaha and Fremont. Current traffic volumes exceed the design capacity of this roadway, and congestion occurs during peak hours, creating serious traffic safety problems. The number of commuters from Fremont, Valley, and other adjacent areas using this route daily is increasing substantially. The facility would consist of a four-lane, divided highway created by construction of a two-lane roadway adjacent to the existing two lanes. For the 1.5-mile segment of the project in the vicinity of the Valley area, four alternative alignments have been assessed. The preferred alternative would involve construction of a four-lane rural bypass of Valley along the northern and eastern edges of the town, which would provide access to Valley at two locations via short connecting roads. The existing segment of US 275 within Valley would revert to city jurisdiction after the project was completed. The estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $31.1 million. This final supplement to the draft EIS of July 1988 considers revisions to the alignment of the preferred alternative, based on local resident reactions to the draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improved facility would provide safer travel for motorists throughout the segment. The facility would complement the existing police, fire, and ambulance protection services by providing safer and more efficient access to surrounding and outlying areas. In general, the expressway would reasonably meet the service requirements of an area located within Dodge and Douglas counties. The expressway would also serve as a direct connection to the interstate system in the vicinity of Omaha. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would total approximately 141.7 hectares (primarily farmland) and would displace two residences and 1.7 hectares of wetlands. The bypass would introduce a highway facility into an otherwise bucolic setting. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and draft supplement, see 88-0242D, Volume 12, Number 7-8, and 96-0058D, Volume 20, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970112, 110 pages and maps, March 27, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-88-01-FS KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Nebraska KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404532?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WATERLOO+NORTHWEST+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-275-7%28156%29%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1988%29.&rft.title=WATERLOO+NORTHWEST+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+NH-275-7%28156%29%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1988%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 27, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CANAL STREETCAR LINE, NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA. AN - 36402276; 6342 AB - PURPOSE: The reintroduction of a streetcar line on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, is proposed. The line would extend from the foot of Canal Street on the Mississippi River to the Cemeteries, a distance of 5.6 miles. Streetcars served this corridor for more than 100 years before being replaced by buses in 1964. The restored streetcar line would feature vehicles similar in appearance to the Perley Thomas 900 series cars used throughout New Orleans in the first half of this century and that are currently operating on the Saint Charles and Riverfront streetcar lines. The fleet would consist of 24 vehicles, with up to 20 in service at any given time. The cars would be designed to carry 44 seated and 56 standing passengers. Rush-hour headways would average five minutes or less. The alignment of the streetcar line would consist of two tracks reoccupying the traditional rail corridor in the neutral ground along the entire length of Canal Street; the track would have a five-feet-and-2.5-inch gauge and the distance from the center of each track would be 12 to 15 feet apart. The Canal Streetcar Line would connect with the existing Riverfront Line to provide through service to the Riverfront Esplanade Terminal. The electric power for the streetcar line would be provided by a 600-volt direct current system similar to those in use on the Saint Charles and Riverfront lines. Three new electrical substations would be built, and the existing Riverfront Line substation upgraded, to provide adequate power for the full system. Power would be provided to vehicles via a single-wire overhead contact system. The estimated capital cost of the streetcar line is $144.0 million to $149.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The operating and maintenance costs of streetcars would be significantly lower than for buses; the net annual cost savings from streetcars would be $500,000 to $600,000. Under the proposed action, ridership would increase by 20 percent; access to the French Quarter, Riverfront, Central Business District, Cemeteries, and City Park would be enhanced; noise and vibration for neighboring residents and businesses would be reduced; and air quality would be improved. In addition to contributing to transit efficiency, the streetcar line would contribute to the historic character of the region. The corridor contains eight historic districts and 11 properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace one business. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240). JF - EPA number: 970115, 344 pages and maps, March 27, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Electric Power KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Louisiana KW - Mississippi River KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402276?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CANAL+STREETCAR+LINE%2C+NEW+ORLEANS%2C+ORLEANS+PARISH%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.title=CANAL+STREETCAR+LINE%2C+NEW+ORLEANS%2C+ORLEANS+PARISH%2C+LOUISIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New Orleans, Louisiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 92/SAN MATEO-HAYWARD BRIDGE EAST APPROACH AND TRESTLE WIDENING, ALAMEDA AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36411818; 6322 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of the trestle portion of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge and related improvements on Route 92, located in western California, are proposed. The bridge is one of the main east-west routes connecting the Peninsula with East Bay cities. Traffic volumes on the bridge have almost doubled in the past decade and further increases are projected, resulting in increased traffic congestion and delays. The bridge consists of a flat concrete trestle and a high-rise steel bridge: the trestle is 5.0 miles long and is supported on piers as it crosses the mudflats on the east side of San Francisco Bay; the high-rise bridge is 1.8 miles long and arches over the shipping channel and reaches the western shore of the bay at Foster City. The eastern approach is 4.1 miles long and extends from the 92/880 interchange to the bridge toll plaza, which contains seven toll booths and one high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) bypass lane. The proposed action would involve improvements to the eastern approach, the toll plaza, and the flat trestle portion of the bridge. The eastern approach would be widened from two to three mixed-flow lanes in each direction. The bridges at the Industrial Boulevard overcrossing and Southern Pacific railroad undercrossing would be widened. The existing HOV lane in the westbound direction would be extended to begin at Hesperian Boulevard and would be moved from the outside lane to the inside lane. The trestle portion of the bridge would be expanded to provide three lanes with shoulders in each direction. A 60-foot wide bridge structure would be built parallel to the existing structure in order to accommodate westbound traffic. Three toll plazas would be constructed. The estimated capital cost of the project is $164.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would provide a continuous freeway with three lanes in each direction from I-880 in Alameda County to US 101 in San Mateo County. The additional capacity and shoulders on the bridge would provide a refuge area for disabled vehicles and for emergency response vehicles and maintenance crews. These improvements would substantially reduce delays on the existing trestle, increase the effectiveness of the bridge as a major Bay crossing, and improve the safety of the traveling public. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new bridge would cover 36 acres of bay surface area and would add 0.28 acres of solid fill to the bay. Pile-driving of new bridge piles would create turbidity. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 970095, 271 pages, March 18, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Navigation KW - Noise KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411818?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+92%2FSAN+MATEO-HAYWARD+BRIDGE+EAST+APPROACH+AND+TRESTLE+WIDENING%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+92%2FSAN+MATEO-HAYWARD+BRIDGE+EAST+APPROACH+AND+TRESTLE+WIDENING%2C+ALAMEDA+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Alameda, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 18, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 60, VAN BUREN TO POPLAR BLUFF (JOB NUMBER J9P0455Z), BUTLER AND CARTER COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36410150; 6325 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 31-mile section of Route 60 from the interchange with the Van Buren bypass just east of Van Buren to Route 67 north of Poplar Bluff, located in southeast Missouri, is proposed. The project corridor includes community of Ellsinore, Missouri; holdings of the Mark Twain National Forest; and areas characterized by karst topography. Ten Mile Creek, Cane Creek, Goose Creek, Carter Creek, and other tributary streams dissect the project area. An upgraded roadway would consist of a four-lane facility with two traffic lanes in each direction and full-paved shoulders, separated by a depressed grassy median. The existing roadway is characterized by substandard geometrics, inadequate shoulder widths, and a high fatality rate. High traffic volumes, in combination with a narrow roadway and substandard shoulders on the existing bridges at Cane and Goose creeks, have created an unsafe condition on Route 60. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 3), the roadway would follow an alignment just to the south of existing Route 60 from the Van Buren bypass to the intersection with Route T, just outside the national forest. It would then follow the existing Route 60 alignment for most of the remainder of the route. Also under consideration is an upgrade alternative. The estimated cost for construction and rights-of-way is $148.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would reduce accident rates on existing Route 60 and adjoining routes, and improve regional transportation efficiency and economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace approximately 235 acres of prime farmland, result in 45 residential and 7 commercial relocations, and adversely affect 7.0 acres of wetlands, and 732 acres of woodlands. In addition, 83 acres of floodplain would be filled, and three permanent streams and 28 intermittent streams would be crossed. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970098, Main Report--374 pages and maps, Report A--228 pages and maps, Report B--315 pages and maps, Report D--47 pages and maps, Noise Memorandum--36 pages and maps, March 17, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-97-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Mark Twain National Forest KW - Missouri KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410150?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+60%2C+VAN+BUREN+TO+POPLAR+BLUFF+%28JOB+NUMBER+J9P0455Z%29%2C+BUTLER+AND+CARTER+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+60%2C+VAN+BUREN+TO+POPLAR+BLUFF+%28JOB+NUMBER+J9P0455Z%29%2C+BUTLER+AND+CARTER+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CALTRAIN SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN EXTENSION PROJECT; SANTA CLARA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36412667; 6315 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of CalTrain's commuter service into downtown San Francisco, California, is proposed. CalTrain is the only commuter rail operator in the San Francisco Bay area. The 77-mile rail corridor extends from Gilroy in Santa Clara County to its current terminus at Fourth and Townsend streets in San Francisco. Its weekday ridership is 22,200 passengers, and nearly half of these riders use the terminus station, which is located one mile from the core downtown area. The distance from the station to most job destinations is beyond walking distance for most commuters and requires a bus transfer to complete the journey. The proposed action would extend rail service to an underground terminal on the site of the present Transbay Terminal at First and Mission streets. The extension would include three alignment options along Townsend Street, three alignment options for tunneling under Rincon Hill as the extension passes from Townsend Street to Folsom Street, one alignment option for the Folsom Street to Transbay Terminal segment, three propulsion options for powering the trains, and two option locations for a new CalTrain storage yard. As the alignment crosses Howard Street, it would turn 90 degrees to the east and branch from two to six tracks as it enters the Transbay Terminal site. The terminal would encompass the footprint of the present Transbay Terminal building plus 13 feet of Natoma Street, which borders the terminal on the south, and eight feet of Minna Street, which borders the terminal on the north. Estimated project costs range from $526 million to $671 million, depending on the options selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The extension would allow CalTrain riders to reach the downtown area without transferring to other modes of travel and would at the same time allow transfers to BART and other transit systems. The extension would result in a reduction in traffic congestion, vehicle miles traveled, and fossil fuel consumption. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction would require the demolition of the Transbay Terminal building and the removal of the elevated loop bus ramps that connect to the Bay Bridge, which is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, the construction would displace 40 businesses employing 305 persons. The increased ridership would increase the demand for parking places at 12 CalTrain stations. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970088, 526 pages, March 13, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Demolition KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412667?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CALTRAIN+SAN+FRANCISCO+DOWNTOWN+EXTENSION+PROJECT%3B+SANTA+CLARA%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=CALTRAIN+SAN+FRANCISCO+DOWNTOWN+EXTENSION+PROJECT%3B+SANTA+CLARA%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+AND+SAN+MATEO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 13, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH LOCUST STREET (PROJECT NUMBER STP 5415(1)), GRAND ISLAND, HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AN - 36399441; 6314 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of South Locust Street (also known as Old Highway 281) in the vicinity of Grand Island, Nebraska, is proposed. The project would provide a roadway connection form Interstate 80 (I-80) to Grand Island along the alignment of South Locust Street and include a new interchange at I-80, located approximately seven miles from City Hall. These improvements would provide a faster, more direct route to the Grand Island central business district (CBD). The project would begin 0.5 miles south of I-80 and continue north approximately 5.5 miles to a point 1,200 feet north of US Highway 34 (US 34). It would consist of the upgrade of the existing two-lane rural section to a four-lane, limited-access roadway for most of the project length, with a five-lane urban segment from the Grand Island city limits to US 34. The project would include widening three or four of the existing South Locust Street bridges over channels of the Platte River for southbound traffic, building new bridges east of the existing ones for northbound traffic, and widening the I-80 overpass. The preferred design for the new interchanges is a diamond with a loop in the southwest quadrant. Total project costs range from $23.3 million to $28.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would tap into the national market which traverses I-80, bring it into the Grand Island CBD, and generate revenue for existing downtown and South Locust Street businesses. The project would be expected to generate more visitor traffic, new business, new jobs, and an increased tax base for the city and the county. Additional benefits would be a reduction in traffic volume at the I-80/US 281 interchange, which should help to improve the level of service and alleviate safety problems; a reduction in the official sign mileage to Grand Island, which is perceived as a significant deterrent to visitor traffic; and the creation of an attractive entrance to the city through the use of land use controls to maintain the existing agricultural uses and natural image along the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative, using the existing alignment and the diamond interchange with the loop design, would require 129.8 acres for rights-of-way and 175.4 acres of additional takings. Some 58 acres of prime farmland and 7.2 acres of wetlands would be displaced. Two residences would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards, and seven irrigation wells would require relocation. Approximately 300 trees would be removed. The Grand Island Skeet and Sporting Clays Club would be relocated; this action was the subject of separate Section 4(f) Statement. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS and Section 4(f) Statement, see 93-0276D, Volume 17, Number 4, and 95-0384D, Volume 19, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970087, 205 pages and maps, March 13, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-93-02-F KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Nebraska KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399441?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-03-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+STP+5415%281%29%29%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET+%28PROJECT+NUMBER+STP+5415%281%29%29%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Grand Island, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 13, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Role of metabolites in aviation forensic toxicology. AN - 78857044; 9056034 AB - In aviation accident investigations, specimens from fatal aircraft victims are analyzed for drugs. The presence of drugs suggests possible associated medical conditions for which they might have been taken. As drugs are mostly present in therapeutic to subtherapeutic levels in aviation forensic toxicology cases, determination of parent drugs and their metabolites in multispecimens is of significance. Although chemically reactive metabolites are difficult to detect, physiologically active and inactive metabolites can be analyzed. Selective and sensitive techniques are available, but unavailability of metabolite reference standards, endogenous substance interference, and low tissue metabolite levels limit the analyses. However, the majority of primary metabolites can be effectively characterized/quantitated. Demonstrating the presence of drug (e.g., terfenadine, cocaine, THC) metabolites provides a compelling evidence for exposure to the parent drug and facilitates interpretation of results, particularly when the metabolites are active. Such analyses are not as helpful if the metabolites are also available as drugs (e.g., diazepam, temazepam, oxazepam). JF - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Canfield, D V AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Y1 - 1997/03// PY - 1997 DA - March 1997 SP - 230 EP - 233 VL - 68 IS - 3 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Sensitivity and Specificity KW - Biotransformation KW - Humans KW - Forensic Medicine KW - Accidents, Aviation KW - Aerospace Medicine KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- metabolism KW - Substance Abuse Detection -- methods KW - Substance-Related Disorders -- prevention & control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78857044?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+space%2C+and+environmental+medicine&rft.atitle=Role+of+metabolites+in+aviation+forensic+toxicology.&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+A+K%3BCanfield%2C+D+V&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1997-03-01&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=230&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+space%2C+and+environmental+medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1997-05-15 N1 - Date created - 1997-05-15 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design method for drilled shafts in soft argillaceous rock AN - 52704868; 1997-053431 JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Hassan, Khaled M AU - O'Neill, Michael W AU - Sheikh, Shamim A AU - Ealy, Carl D Y1 - 1997/03// PY - 1997 DA - March 1997 SP - 272 EP - 280 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 123 IS - 3 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - United States KW - Cretaceous KW - Upper Cretaceous KW - rock mechanics KW - finite element analysis KW - sedimentary rocks KW - shear tests KW - Navarro Group KW - drilling KW - argillaceous texture KW - textures KW - soft rocks KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - roughness KW - Texas KW - Eagle Ford Formation KW - Mesozoic KW - Dallas County Texas KW - cohesive materials KW - models KW - Dallas Texas KW - earthworks KW - load tests KW - Gulfian KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52704868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Design+method+for+drilled+shafts+in+soft+argillaceous+rock&rft.au=Hassan%2C+Khaled+M%3BO%27Neill%2C+Michael+W%3BSheikh%2C+Shamim+A%3BEaly%2C+Carl+D&rft.aulast=Hassan&rft.aufirst=Khaled&rft.date=1997-03-01&rft.volume=123&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=272&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - argillaceous texture; cohesive materials; Cretaceous; Dallas County Texas; Dallas Texas; design; drilling; Eagle Ford Formation; earthworks; finite element analysis; Gulfian; load tests; Mesozoic; models; Navarro Group; rock mechanics; roughness; sedimentary rocks; shear tests; soft rocks; statistical analysis; stress; Texas; textures; United States; Upper Cretaceous ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Borehole velocity logging for the Caltrans Bridge retrofit program AN - 50900384; 2002-000451 AB - The influence of local soil conditions on ground shaking and the potential for resulting structural damage has long been recognized. Two of the primary soil properties affecting the intensity of ground motion are shear-and compressional-wave velocity. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to the seismic retrofit of toll bridges, the California Department of Transportation uses a suspended borehole probe to measure in situ compressional- and shear-wave velocity, both for onshore and offshore environments. These data are used as input for ground-motion and foundation response analysis. The probe contains a dipole source that directly produces compressional waves. Shear-wave velocity is measured via the low-frequency component of the borehole flexural mode. A new empirical relationship between P-wave velocity and density improves the fit to observed data. Experiments with logging through free-hanging plastic casing produced mixed results. Although resolution is low compared to conventional sonic logs, the velocity data provide good delineation of gross stratigraphy (bed thickness >1 meter). JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Owen, William P AU - Vickery, Darby K AU - Bell, Ronald S Y1 - 1997/03// PY - 1997 DA - March 1997 SP - 947 EP - 951 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 1997 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - P-waves KW - body waves KW - geophysical surveys KW - well-logging KW - Caltrans Bridge KW - elastic waves KW - seismic response KW - California KW - boreholes KW - retrofitting KW - surveys KW - seismic waves KW - bridges KW - S-waves KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50900384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=Borehole+velocity+logging+for+the+Caltrans+Bridge+retrofit+program&rft.au=Owen%2C+William+P%3BVickery%2C+Darby+K%3BBell%2C+Ronald+S&rft.aulast=Owen&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1997-03-01&rft.volume=1997&rft.issue=&rft.spage=947&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on the Application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems; SAGEEP'97 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; boreholes; bridges; California; Caltrans Bridge; elastic waves; geophysical surveys; P-waves; retrofitting; S-waves; seismic response; seismic waves; soil mechanics; surveys; United States; well-logging ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Orangeville potential wetland compensation site; final hydrogeologic characterization report AN - 50317953; 1999-048872 JF - Open File Series - Illinois State Geological Survey AU - Miner, James J AU - Fucciolo, Christine S Y1 - 1997/03// PY - 1997 DA - March 1997 SP - 32 PB - Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL KW - United States KW - soils KW - Orangeville Illinois KW - hydrology KW - Illinois KW - drainage KW - surface water KW - Stephenson County Illinois KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - ground water KW - constructed wetlands KW - topography KW - wetlands KW - seasonal variations KW - discharge KW - construction KW - roads KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50317953?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Miner%2C+James+J%3BFucciolo%2C+Christine+S&rft.aulast=Miner&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1997-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Orangeville+potential+wetland+compensation+site%3B+final+hydrogeologic+characterization+report&rft.title=Orangeville+potential+wetland+compensation+site%3B+final+hydrogeologic+characterization+report&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/servs/pubs/ofhome.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - PubXState - IL N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #03572 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - atmospheric precipitation; constructed wetlands; construction; discharge; drainage; ground water; hydrology; Illinois; Orangeville Illinois; roads; seasonal variations; soils; Stephenson County Illinois; surface water; topography; United States; wetlands ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF FLEET AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CENTER, VISION 2000 MARITIME DEVELOPMENT, OAKLAND, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36405336; 6298 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, located in west Oakland, California, is proposed. The 528-acre site is located approximately two miles west of the Oakland central business district, on the eastern shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The supply center was constructed by the Navy in 1940 and provided logistical support for military activities in the Pacific region in World War II; the facility continued to provide logistical support through the 1980's. When the Navy abandons the site, approximately 392 acres would revert to ownership by the Port of Oakland. In addition, the Navy has discretionary authority to convey another 136 acres of nonreversionary Navy property directly to the port. The proposed action would involve developing integrated intermodal services at the port. These services would include a railroad terminal to be used by one or a combination of the area's three transcontinental railroads (Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Burlington Northern-Santa Fe); and an expanded marine terminal facilities to support the growth in cargo trade with the Pacific Rim. Development plans would also include a public waterfront access area and a marine habitat enhancement area. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Reduced Harbor Fill Alternative) would require the least net amount of solid fill in the Inner and Middle harbors to construct on-site transportation infrastructure. Placed fill would include about 35 acres of hard materials, primarily in the Oakland Middle Harbor, and 14 acres of covered fill in the Oakland Inner Harbor. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the redevelopment plan, many of the adverse economic effects of the base closure would be mitigated. The redevelopment activities would support 10,000 new jobs and $690 million in annual wages and salaries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The development of the intermodal facilities could result in the loss of Middle Harbor Park, a one-acre park that provides limited public access to the port; the demolition of some historic structures that date back to the World War II era; the loss of least tern foraging habitat; and the introduction of contaminants into the harbor and runoff streams. Traffic congestion would increase at the intersection of Third Street and Adeline Street. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970071, Volume I--532 pages and maps, Volume II--638 pages and maps, February 28, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Birds KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Employment KW - Harbors KW - Harbor Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Districts KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Oakland KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405336?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-02-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+FLEET+AND+INDUSTRIAL+SUPPLY+CENTER%2C+VISION+2000+MARITIME+DEVELOPMENT%2C+OAKLAND%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+FLEET+AND+INDUSTRIAL+SUPPLY+CENTER%2C+VISION+2000+MARITIME+DEVELOPMENT%2C+OAKLAND%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Bruno, California; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 28, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HARRY S. TRUMAN PARKWAY, CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA. AN - 36409164; 6293 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 6.4-mile-long, four-lane, limited-access parkway on the east side of Savannah, Georgia, is proposed. The roadway would extend from the Abercorn Street Extension (SR 204) north to Derenne Avenue and complete the final phase of the Harry S. Truman Parkway. Phase I of the project, from Derenne Avenue to Wheaton Street, was completed in 1993; construction of Phase II, from Wheaton Street to President Street, began in 1994. Completion of the parkway would enable traffic to bypass the congested southern areas of Savannah and would also remove through traffic from parallel roadways that are currently operating near capacity. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. All of the build alternatives would require the construction of a bridge over the salt marsh adjacent to the Vernon River. Two methods of bridge construction are under consideration: mat and barge (Method A), which would involve the placement of temporary mats directly on the marsh; and end-on/short span (Method B), which would involve the driving of piling ahead of the previous span. The applicant's preferred alternative is Alternative 1 with Bridge Construction Method A, which would be the lowest-cost and least controversial proposal. The total estimated cost of the project is $78.1 million to $97.8 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on area roads, reduce travel time and improve vehicle efficiency for commuters and local residents, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Wetland impacts would range from 15 to 19.3 acres under the various build alternatives. Each of the build alternatives would adversely affect a portion of the Bacon Park Golf Course and Archery Range. The preferred alternative would disturb 16.4 acres of wetlands and 91.8 acres of forest, require the relocation of 71 residences and four businesses, and create excessive noise levels at 122 receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970066, Volume 1--503 pages and maps, Volume 2--463 pages, Volume 3--292 pages, Volume 4--231 pages and maps, Volume 5--418 pages, Volume 6--309 pages, February 24, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-GA-EIS-96-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Georgia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409164?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-02-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA.&rft.title=HARRY+S.+TRUMAN+PARKWAY%2C+CHATHAM+COUNTY%2C+GEORGIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 24, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANCHESTER AIRPORT MASTER PLAN OF IMPROVEMENTS, MANCHESTER, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36387967; 6285 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a master plan for management of the Manchester Airport, located in southern New Hampshire, is proposed. The airport is the only commercial jet carrier airport in the state. In 1995, the airport served 451,000 departing passengers, and passenger volume is expected to increase to 1.3 million by the year 2015. Deficiencies in runway surfaces, design, and length make it difficult to satisfy this projected demand or even satisfy safety requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The master plan would involve providing the airport with runways long enough to support larger-size aircraft, providing runway safety areas as required under FAA regulations, improving terminal and parking facilities for the traveling public, and improving ground access to the airport. Runway 17/35 would remain the primary runway at the airport, but its pavement length would be increased by 2,000 feet to the south and a 1,000-foot safety area would be constructed at its new southern end. The passenger terminal building would be expanded to accommodate 23 parked aircraft (17 air carrier and six commuter aircraft), and a new aircraft control would be constructed. Public parking capacity would increase from 2,130 to 5,872 spaces. A variety of mitigation measures would be implemented, including wetland creation, noise abatement procedures, and a rehabilitated stormwater drainage system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The master plan would help to meet the developing and expanding aviation needs of the state and region. The improvements would bring the airport into compliance with FAA design standards and improve the overall safety of the airport. Airport employment would increase from 3,600 to 5,000 jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of runway protection zones would require the acquisition of 117 properties: 97 residences, two commercial establishments, 18 vacant parcels, and the St. Francis Church, school, and day care center. Four historic sites and 11 archaeological sites would potentially be affected by planned construction. Up to 15.45 acres of wetlands would be affected by fill and stream relocation. Portions of the expanded main runway would be built within the 100-year floodplain. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended (P.L. 91-258), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970058, 505 pages and maps, February 12, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Control KW - Wastewater KW - Wetlands KW - Manchester Airport, New Hampshire KW - New Hampshire KW - Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, Funding KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36387967?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-02-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANCHESTER+AIRPORT+MASTER+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+MANCHESTER%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=MANCHESTER+AIRPORT+MASTER+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+MANCHESTER%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Manchester, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 12, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL OF REESE AIR FORCE BASE, LUBBOCK AND TERRY COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36405209; 6282 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Reese Air Force Base (AFB) in northwest Texas, is proposed. The 2,987-acre base is adjacent to the city of Lubbock. The main base is located in Lubbock County while a 520-acre auxiliary airfield is located in Terry County, approximately 23 miles southwest of the main base. As a result of recommendations made by the 1995 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Reese AFB is scheduled to close in September 1997. Air Force (AF) policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the AF. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the plan being developed by the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority, Reese AFB would be developed into a business park with aviation facilities. Aviation-related areas would require 1,128 acres, or over 38 percent of the base property. The planned industrial and commercial use would require 86 acres in the southern part of the cantonment. The northern portion of the cantonment (689 acres) would be devoted to the development of an educational campus, while additional training activities would take place in the western portion of the main base and at the Terry County Auxiliary Airfield. In addition, the family housing area would be reused as part of a residential complex (118 acres) that would include reusing the medical center, located northwest of the family housing area, for an extended care facility and the nearby dormitories for assisted living quarters. The agricultural uses would require 736 acres on the northwestern portion of the main base and at the auxiliary airfield. The other two action alternatives would feature research and development facilities and a sports and entertainment complex. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses, and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities, would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. The redevelopment activities would generate approximately 2,462 direct jobs and 4,759 secondary jobs by the year 2017. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The redevelopment activities would disturb 567 acres, including 28.7 acres of wetlands. Approximately 158 residents would be exposed to aircraft and surface traffic noise levels of 65 decibels or greater. Some additional stress would be placed on local service infrastructures, with increased demand for potable water, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, electricity, and natural gas. By increasing average daily trips to and from the site by 21,930, the development would increase traffic congestion along area roads. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 970054, 522 pages, February 7, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Research Facilities KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Reese Air Force Base, Texas KW - Texas KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405209?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+OF+REESE+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+LUBBOCK+AND+TERRY+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+OF+REESE+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+LUBBOCK+AND+TERRY+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Conservation and Planning Directorate, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1996). AN - 16349543; 6391 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a third runway and other upgraded facilities at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located in western Washington, is proposed. The airport is unable to accommodate regional air traffic during poor weather conditions because the two existing runways are only 800 feet apart; Federal Aviation Administration regulations require at least a 2,500-foot separation between parallel runways during poor weather. Consequently, the airport can accommodate only one stream of arriving aircraft in bad weather; other aircraft are held on the ground in their originating city, slowed in route, or placed in a holding pattern to await clearance to land. Only 24 aircraft per hour (aph) are permitted to land at the airport during bad weather, in contrast to the 60 aph that normally land in good weather. These problems will only worsen as air travel demand increases. Several alternatives were considered in the final EIS of February 1996. These alternatives were divided into four main categories: improving poor weather airfield operating capability, providing sufficient runway length to accommodate warm weather operations without restricting passenger load, providing runway safety areas, and providing efficient and flexible landslide facilities. A No Action Alternative was considered within each category. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a third parallel runway (Runway 16X/34X) with a length of up to 8,500 feet, separate from existing Runway 16L/34R by 2,500 feet, with associated taxiways and navigational aids. Other developments would include the extension of an existing runway by 600 feet; a new air traffic control tower, main terminal improvement and terminal expansion, parking and access improvements and expansion, the development of the south aviation support area for cargo and/or maintenance facilities, and the relocation, redevelopment, and expansion of support facilities. The developments would occur during the 1996-2020 period; the construction of the parallel runway and improvements to the passenger terminal and parking would occur during the first five years. The project would cost $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in 1994 dollars. This draft supplement to the final EIS of February 1996 was prepared to address the environmental impacts that could result if the recent growth in aviation levels continued. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The parallel runway would reduce weather-related delays at the airport to levels experienced at comparable airports. Aircraft noise would, in fact, decrease from current levels, largely as the result of the conversion to quieter aircraft. The improved capacity of the airport would stimulate the area's economic growth and enable the airport to serve as a major export and import center with Pacific Rim countries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The runway construction would require the displacement of 388 single-family residences, 260 apartment and condominium units, and 105 businesses. Impervious areas would increase runoff levels to Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek, and portions of the runway would encroach on a 100-year floodplain. The construction would also result in the loss of 10.4 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 95-0068D, Volume 19, Number 2, and 96-0003F, Volume 20, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970055, s, Appendix B--772 pages, Appendix C--595 pages and maps, Appendix D--331 pages, Appendices E-I--121 pages and maps, February 7, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington KW - Washington KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16349543?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1996%29.&rft.title=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1996%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TUNKHANNOCK TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WYOMING COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36408979; 6268 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane, limited-access highway bypassing the borough of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The borough is located along the Susquehanna River in the east-central section of Wyoming County. Two of the region's most heavily traveled highways intersect in Tunkhannock: State Route (SR) 6 and SR 29. SR 6 serves as a major connecting route to Towanda, Mansfield, and Wellsboro to the west and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area to the east. Approximately 18,000 vehicles and large trucks travel through the downtown area of Tunkhannock each day on these routes, creating severe congestion and safety problems. The accident rate along SR 6 is 2.10 times higher than the statewide average for highways of that type. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Both build alternatives would involve the construction of a three-mile highway from a point located 0.5 miles east of the borough line to a point one mile northwest of the borough line. The preferred alternative (Alternative A5) would bypass Tunkhannock to the south, running parallel to the Susquehanna River and just to the north of the Conrail rail line for most of its proposed length. As part of this alternative, the deteriorated bridge over Tunkhannock Creek would be removed. The estimated cost of the project is $27.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve traffic congestion by separating local and through traffic, improve access to the downtown area, and improve traffic safety in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 22 residences and four businesses; the relocation of three structures from the Tunkhannock historic district, five prehistoric sites, and one archaeological site; the crossing of three hazardous waste sites; and the removal of 19.5 acres of productive farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970040, 461 pages and maps, January 30, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-96-03-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408979?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TUNKHANNOCK+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=TUNKHANNOCK+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+WYOMING+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 30, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-80/CARQUINEZ BRIDGE PROJECT, CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36401907; 6264 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement or seismic retrofitting of a bridge carrying the westbound lanes of I-80 over the Carquinez Strait, located in the northeastern San Francisco Bay area, is proposed. The northern end of the bridge is within the city of Vallejo in Solano County, California, and the southern end is within the unincorporated community of Crockett in Contra Costa County. The bridge is one of two steel truss bridges that cross the strait: the westbound bridge, which was constructed in 1927, has experienced corrosion of its metal components from exposure to chemical fumes and salt air; the eastbound bridge, which was constructed in 1958, will be seismically retrofitted as a separate project in 1997. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would seismically retrofit and rehabilitate the westbound bridge, its approaches, and its ramps, but would not make any other changes in the area. The bridge would continue to provide three lanes of traffic. Alternative 3 would construct a bridge west of the existing bridges with three lanes of westbound traffic, one carpool lane, and a combined pedestrian and bicycle lane. Alternative 4 would construct a bridge east of the existing bridges with four lanes of eastbound traffic, one carpool lane, and a combined pedestrian and bicycle lane; westbound traffic would be shifted to the 1958 bridge. Alternative 5 would construct a bridge on a center alignment between the two existing bridges, and the 1927 bridge would be removed. This new bridge would have the same lane configuration as Alternative 3. The preservation of the 1927 as a historic structure is also being considered. The estimated construction costs are $135.0 million to $165.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. Three options for reconstruction of the Crockett Interchange and extension of Cummings Skyway are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The replacement or retrofitted bridge would provide for increased safety, satisfy seismic and traffic safety standards, correct existing roadway deficiencies, encourage use of alternative transportation modes, and support the use of high-occupancy vehicles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels from increased traffic would increase over current levels. Rights-of-way acquisitions would result in the loss of 29 parking spaces and the relocation of up to 22 residences under the highway reconstruction options. Bridge construction would result in the loss of 0.33 acres of Delta smelt critical habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970036, 407 pages and maps, January 30, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-97-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Carquinez Strait KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401907?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-80%2FCARQUINEZ+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=I-80%2FCARQUINEZ+BRIDGE+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 30, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT ALTERNATIVE COAL RECEIVING SYSTEMS, NEW RAIL SPUR CONSTRUCTION NEAR THE CITIES OF HARRIMAN AND KINGSTON, ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 36400840; 6259 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a coal receiving system at the Kingston Fossil Plant, located in eastern Tennessee, is proposed. Coal is currently being delivered to the city of Harriman by Norfolk Southern Railroad (NS) and CSX Railroad and then transferred to NS rail line for shipment to the plant. The fee imposed by NS for this two-line transfer substantially increases TVA's fuel transportation costs. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would retain the existing coal delivery system, are considered in this final EIS. The two action alternatives (Alternative B and Alternative C) would involve the construction of a 4.5- to 4.75-mile-long rail spur that would largely bypass Harriman and allow coal deliveries directly to the plant. The two action alternatives would differ primarily in the details of routing. Alternative B would link the NS rail line coming into Harriman from the north directly to the plant via a new rail originating either from the CSX rail yard in Harriman or directly linked to the incoming NS line at Walnut Hill. The rail spur would cross the Emory River and go south to the plant. The rail line would cross Swan Pond embayment after passing under the TVA Kingston transmission lines, go around the Swan Pond Methodist Church and link up with the existing line after crossing Swan Pond Road. Alternative C (the preferred alternative) would differ only in that the route would not cross Swan Pond after passing under the transmission lines leading from the plant. This option would continue along the east side of Swan Pond embayment, cross Swan Pond Circle Road and the narrow embayment fronting the ash storage area and run parallel to Swan Pond Road. The estimated construction costs for the preferred alternative is $13 million to $17 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the rail spur would increase competition among rail lines, reduce maintenance costs, and eliminate the switching fee, thereby reducing the cost of coal delivered to the plant and ultimately reducing the cost of electricity. Such a rail line would save up to $14.0 million per year. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would cross 16 parcels of private lands, encroach on existing floodplain, and adversely affect two informal recreation areas. Up to 37 residential views would be adversely affected by the project. Construction runoff would temporarily degrade water quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 96-0223D, Volume 20, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 970031, 181 pages, January 24, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Energy KW - Bridges KW - Coal KW - Cost Assessments KW - Electric Power KW - Floodplains KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Rivers KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Emory River KW - Tennessee KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400840?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=KINGSTON+FOSSIL+PLANT+ALTERNATIVE+COAL+RECEIVING+SYSTEMS%2C+NEW+RAIL+SPUR+CONSTRUCTION+NEAR+THE+CITIES+OF+HARRIMAN+AND+KINGSTON%2C+ROANE+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee; TVA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 24, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BROAD STREET PARKWAY, NASHUA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36398942; 6256 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately one-mile roadway providing a second crossing of the Nashua River in the city of Nashua, in southeastern New Hampshire, is proposed. The roadway, the Broad Street Parkway project, would supplement the Main Street crossing of the Nashua River. It would relieve existing and projected traffic congestion, especially in the Nashua central business district (CBD). The severe congestion has caused the Nashua area to be classified as non-attainment for carbon monoxide and ozone, and several actions have been taken to address the air quality issues. The project would also maintain air quality standards and accommodate regional traffic growth. The project area includes a large portion of the central business district west of Main Street, as well as extensive areas of residential development north and south of the Nashua River. Industrial and commercial development also exist in the central and western portions of the area, while a multi-acre public recreational area, Mine Falls Park, encompasses a substantial amount of the westerly part of the project area. In addition to these developments, a number of historically important properties and/or districts exist in the project area. The Nashua River, with its associated wetlands and floodplains, meanders through the project area generally from west to east. Six alternatives, including No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 4-C Modified), the project would involve the construction of a multilane, landscaped roadway extending from Broad Street along the B&M railroad right-of-way to Fairmount Street. The alignment would then curve to the southwest and cross the Nashua River on a viaduct, then curve again to the south in the Millyard area. The alignment would then curve toward the east along an existing railroad spur, and approach West Hollis Street near Pine Street. The estimated construction cost is $22.6 million, with rights-of-way costs of $3.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate existing and projected traffic congestion problems, and related air quality problems associated with automobile emissions. Unless transportation system improvements were provided in the downtown area, there could be adverse economic effects to businesses as motorists attempt to bypass the Nashua CBD. The project could prevent existing businesses and manufacturing facilities from being forced to move to outlying areas more accessible from the regional highway network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 36 acres of private property would be acquired and converted to public right-of-way. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 19 residential dwelling units and six businesses employing 189 people. Property tax revenues would decline by $112,000. The facility would encroach on approximately 10,000 square feet of Mine Falls Park, and would displace or alter the setting of four historic structures in the Millyard Historic District. Noise effects from the project would be experienced at a number of locations along the route of the parkway, as the project would bring substantial volumes of traffic in close proximity to residential areas that are presently not subjected to heavy traffic. Asbestos and other hazardous materials would likely be encountered during displacement of industrial and other facilities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0332D, Volume 18, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 970028, Final EIS--438 pages and maps, Draft EIS--239 pages and maps, January 22, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-94-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Floodplains KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Manufacturing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Mine Falls Park KW - Nashua River KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398942?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BROAD+STREET+PARKWAY%2C+NASHUA%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=BROAD+STREET+PARKWAY%2C+NASHUA%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 22, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY FROM LOTT ROAD (SR 217) TO US 45, MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36387560; 6254 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane connector highway linking I-65 to the Mobile Municipal Airport and ultimately to I-10, located in southwest Alabama, is proposed. The project area, which is located northwest of the city of Mobile and includes the western part of the city of Prichard, extends the intersection of Schillinger Road and Lott Road (AL 217) to the intersection of existing Industrial Parkway (SR 158) and US 45, a distance of 5.3 miles. The highway would be constructed on new alignment and provide two through lanes of traffic in each direction and a center lane to be used as a two-way left-turn lane. The facility would carry as many as 28,000 vehicles per day by the year 2015 and serve as a portion of the western bypass of the city of Mobile. Issues identified in the scoping process include the presence in the project corridor of the Gopher Tortoise, a federally protected species, and a historic property known as the Outlaw Property. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative I, the facility would be located in the northern limit of the project area and be the longest route of the proposed alignments. Under Alternative II, the facility would run along the midsection of the corridor and be the second longest. Under Alternative III, the facility would be located in the southern limit of the corridor and be the shortest route linking Lott Road and US 45. Alternative II-A, which was developed in order to avoid Gopher Tortoise habitat, would run parallel to Seabury Creek and then cross the creek just east of the Alternative II crossing. Estimated construction costs range from $18.5 million to $21.1 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce network travel time, relieve congestion on existing highways, improve levels of service, and provide an acceptable design speed throughout the network to maximize traveler benefit. The project would also increase opportunities for economic development in western Mobile County and improve access to the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to 45 residences, two businesses, and 21 acres of wetlands. All of the build alternatives would adversely affect the Outlaw Property. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970026, 248 pages, January 22, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-96-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alabama KW - Mobile Municipal Airport, Alabama KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36387560?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INDUSTRIAL+PARKWAY+FROM+LOTT+ROAD+%28SR+217%29+TO+US+45%2C+MOBILE+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=INDUSTRIAL+PARKWAY+FROM+LOTT+ROAD+%28SR+217%29+TO+US+45%2C+MOBILE+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 22, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK, KINSTON, LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36403996; 6253 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a ten-year plan for the development of the North Carolina Global TransPark, located north of Kinston in eastern North Carolina, is proposed. The site is presently occupied by the Kinston Regional Jetport at Stallings Field providing general aviation and commercial air service for the Kinston service. Only one of the three airport runways is currently operational. Two alternative, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would expand the current airport facility from its present size of 1,255 acres to 2,191 acres and provide a unique complex of transportation, manufacturing, and commercial facilities dedicated to meeting the evolving business needs of international trade and global manufacturing. The expanded airport facility would include new and upgraded runways; 315 acres for a centralized cargo handling facility; 75 acres for passenger terminal facilities; 211 acres for military transportation facilities; 394 acres for industrial and commercial development; 55 acres for stormwater management; 76 acres for wetlands mitigation; and 71 acres for open space. The proposed project also includes 1,502 acres for industrial and commercial development in the area adjacent to the cargo airport; 84 acres for an education and training center; 631 additional acres for open space and 295 acres for wetlands mitigation; improvements to Airport Road, Benjamin Franklin Road, and other access roads; and development of an intermodal rail spur to connect the industrial area to the North Carolina Railroad. The estimated construction cost of the proposed project over a ten-year period is $118.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would accommodate the large air cargo transport aircraft projected to be in general use in the next ten years, and include sufficient land area to support cargo processing and intermodal transport services. The facility would stimulate regional economic development, generating up to 48,094 new jobs by the year 2016. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the expanded cargo airport would displace 24 residences, one business, four churches and cemeteries, 782 acres of farmlands, and 586 acres of wetlands. Additional development plans would displace 151 residences, five churches and cemeteries, 2,002 acres of farmlands, and 285 acres of wetlands. Ten single-family residences would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. Traffic levels would increase dramatically on local roads. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970025, Volume I--510 pages and maps, Volume II--616 pages and maps, Volume III--663 pages and maps, January 21, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Industrial Parks KW - Open Space KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - North Carolina Global TransPark, North Carolina KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403996?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INITIAL+DEVELOPMENT+OF+THE+NORTH+CAROLINA+GLOBAL+TRANSPARK%2C+KINSTON%2C+LENOIR+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=INITIAL+DEVELOPMENT+OF+THE+NORTH+CAROLINA+GLOBAL+TRANSPARK%2C+KINSTON%2C+LENOIR+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, College Park, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 21, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILMINGTON BYPASS US 17 TO US 421, BRUNSWICK AND NEW HANOVER COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36412497; 6251 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 13-mile section of the Wilmington Bypass from US 17 in Brunswick County to US 421, located in the southeastern part of North Carolina, is proposed. Currently, through traffic on US 17 and I-40 must pass through the central business district of Wilmington. If the proposed bypass were not constructed, existing roads and bridges would continue to operate at undesirable levels of service. At the present time, traffic along US 17/74/76 is routed across the Cape Fear River lift-span bridge near downtown Wilmington. When the bridge is in the upright position, traffic is stopped in both directions, adding to congestion and delays. The project would involve the construction of a four-lane, divided, controlled-access freeway to the northwest of Wilmington. The construction of an adjoining 7.8-mile section of the bypass is being considered in a separate EIS. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the build alternatives would provide an additional crossing of the Cape Fear River, alleviating some of the traffic crossing the existing lift-span bridge. The bridge construction would require that several piers be constructed in the wetlands surrounding the river and also require that the main span piers be constructed on waterline footings within the river. The construction costs for the project are $118.5 million to $123.4 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve access around the city of Wilmington; it also would have local importance as a means of relieving traffic congestion in downtown Wilmington by separating local traffic from through traffic. The project would likely benefit the regional economy by facilitating access to major industries and trade centers. It would also benefit the Marine Corps by expediting the movement of military equipment into and out of Camp Lejeune. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 46 residences and 10 businesses and adversely impact one cemetery. Each of the alignments would cross seven major electric transmission lines, three water lines, two or three gas lines, and six streams. Water quality in surrounding streams would be temporarily degraded due to construction-related soil erosion. Chemicals and hazardous materials accidentally spilled during transport could also degrade water quality. Construction would adversely affect up to 25 acres of prime and unique farmland and one archaeological site. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970023, 544 pages and maps, January 17, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-96-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Cape Fear River KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412497?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILMINGTON+BYPASS+US+17+TO+US+421%2C+BRUNSWICK+AND+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILMINGTON+BYPASS+US+17+TO+US+421%2C+BRUNSWICK+AND+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 17, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS SKI AREA, MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 1990). AN - 36400897; 6245 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a new master plan for the Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area in the Mount Hood National Forest, located on the southeast side of Mount Hood in northern Oregon, is proposed. The Mount Hood Ski Area occupies 3,136 acres of scattered subalpine meadows, forested slopes, and above-timberline slopes. The site lies 70 miles east of Portland via US 26. The area extends from elevation 4,000 feet at the east boundary near State Highway 35 to elevation 8,100 feet at the west boundary. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the final EIS of December 1990. In November 1991, the regional forester directed that additional cultural resource analysis be conducted. Five revised alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative S1), are considered in this final supplement. The Forest Service's preferred alternative (Alternative S4) would provide for use of the ski area by 13,900 persons at one time. Facilities would include 13 lifts, three bases covering a total of 39 acres, a mountain restaurant, a maintenance area, an access road, three service roads, picnic areas, and 30.5 acres of parking to provide for 4,600 vehicles. The permit for facility development and use would expand the Hood River Meadows permit area to 3,554 acres, including a 96-acre expansion at the Hood River Meadows to accommodate nordic skiing. Base facilities would include a six-acre expansion of the Main Lodge, a one-acre expansion at Hood River Meadows, and an 6.5-acre expansion at Westside. A moderate increase in summer uses would be accommodated around the Main Lodge and Westside base areas and at mid-mountain with limited uplifting, picnic areas, and restaurant operations. Summer uses would include hiking, horseback riding, tennis, swimming, and organized mountain biking. Four alternatives for widening and upgrading Oregon Highway 35 and Forest Road 3555 are also under consideration in this final supplement. This final supplement, which is issued in an abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft supplement as well as public comments and agency responses; the draft supplement has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Master plan implementation would prevent deterioration of the present quality of recreational opportunities due to overcrowding, provide high-quality downhill skiing and terrain balance for all levels of skiing proficiency, increase midweek and year-round use of the area so as to optimize operating economics, provide for sound land use and mountain resort design principles, maximize implementation of technological innovation, mitigate weekend traffic congestion problems on Highways 26 and 35, and maintain a reasonable and affordable recreational pricing structure for a broad base of the populace. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased visitation would raise the risk of fire and traffic congestion. Alpine and critical soils would be particularly affected by construction activities. Summer use would result in soil compaction. Soil disturbances and increased impervious surface areas would increase runoff significantly in the long term. Facility development would displace wetland and riparian habitat, degrade groundwater quality somewhat, and result in the permanent loss of vegetation and associated wildlife habitat. Some facilities would be visible from Gnarl Ridge and the Mount Hood Wilderness, and these and other areas would be affected by increased visitation. Noise levels within the permit area would increase, and the commercial forestland base would decline. Additional ski lift crossings and the expansion of summer uses would adversely affect the cultural setting of the Timberline Trail. Other recreational activities would be displaced by alpine skiing. The demand for affordable employee housing and other human resources would rise in the area, while the availability of these resources would decline. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 96-0324D, Volume 20, Number 4. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 89-0016D, Volume 13, Number 1, and 91-0037F, Volume 15, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 970017, Final Supplement--128 pages, Record of Decision--56 pages, Draft Supplement--318 pages, January 17, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Cost Assessments KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Hotels KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Ski Areas KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Trails KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MOUNT+HOOD+MEADOWS+SKI+AREA%2C+MOUNT+HOOD+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+HOOD+RIVER+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.title=MOUNT+HOOD+MEADOWS+SKI+AREA%2C+MOUNT+HOOD+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+HOOD+RIVER+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gresham, Oregon; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 17, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 84 REALIGNMENT PROJECT, STATE ROUTE 84 BETWEEN I-880 AND STATE ROUTE 238 IN THE CITIES OF FREMONT, HAYWARD, AND UNION CITY, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36400929; 6248 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a segment of Route 84 between I-880 (Nimitz Freeway) and Mission Boulevard in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Plain in California is proposed. Route 84 is an east-west roadway in the Bay Area that runs from Route 1 at San Gregorio on the Pacific coast to Route 4 in Contra Costa County. In the East Bay, Route 84 is a critical link in the highway network, facilitating transbay travel via the Dumbarton Bridge to the East Bay highway network of I-880 and Mission Boulevard. The project area is located roughly five miles east of the southeastern shoreline of San Francisco Bay. Transportation improvements are needed in order to respond to projected growth in traffic demand, which is expected to degrade the overall roadway network level of service to a rating of E or F by the year 2015. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Upgrade Alternative would widen Thornton Avenue to six lanes between Blacow Road and just west of Fremont Boulevard, and provide a four-lane facility eastward to Mission Boulevard along Peralta Boulevard and Mowry Avenue. The Historic Parkway Alternative would consist of a four- and six-lane median-divided parkway between the existing I-880/Decoto Road interchange on the west and the intersection of Mission Boulevard/Appian Way on the east. This alternative would also involve building bridges across the Alameda County Flood Control Channel and at two locations along Old Alameda Creek. The Decoto Parkway/Widening Alternative would reconstruct Decoto Road into a six-lane, median-divided parkway between I-880 and Mission Boulevard. The Industrial Expressway Alternative would upgrade the existing Industrial Parkway West to a six-lane, limited-access, median-divided arterial between the I-880 /Industrial Parkway interchange and Mission Boulevard. A transportation system management (TSM) alternative is also under consideration. The estimated project costs range from $30.0 million for the TSM alternative to $101.0 million for the Historic Parkway Alternative with a new interchange at Fremont Boulevard. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve congestion on I-880 by creating an alternative travel route within southern Alameda County, improve access to and from the Dumbarton Bridge, improve regional access, improve traffic safety, and eliminate roadway deficiencies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the loss of riparian habitat and the displacement of up to 55 households and 35 nonresidential properties. Construction activities could disturb some species of concern (burrowing owl and bank swallows). Each of the build alternatives would result in the displacement of some pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and increase noise levels in neighborhood parks. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970020, 472 pages and maps, January 16, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-96-03-D KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400929?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+84+REALIGNMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+84+BETWEEN+I-880+AND+STATE+ROUTE+238+IN+THE+CITIES+OF+FREMONT%2C+HAYWARD%2C+AND+UNION+CITY%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+84+REALIGNMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+84+BETWEEN+I-880+AND+STATE+ROUTE+238+IN+THE+CITIES+OF+FREMONT%2C+HAYWARD%2C+AND+UNION+CITY%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 16, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-5 TOUTLE PARK ROAD TO MAYTOWN; COWLITZ, LEWIS, AND THURSTON COUNTIES, WASHINGTON. AN - 36399126; 6241 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 42.5-mile section of Interstate 5 (I-5) from the Toutle Park Road Interchange (Exit 52) in northern Cowlitz County, through Lewis County, to the Maytown Interchange (Exit 95) in the southern part of Thurston County, located in southwestern Washington, is proposed. Portions of the corridor pass through the cities of Chehalis and Centralia. I-5 is the major north-south transportation corridor for intercity travel in western Washington. Roughly half of the project corridor is jointly designated with SR 12, a major east-west route through southern Washington, and the additional traffic from SR 12 adds to the capacity problems along the corridor. A mainline capacity analysis indicated that the project corridor would be operating at Level of Service F by the year 2020. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would involve short-term maintenance activities, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would widen the existing four-lane segments of I-5 to a six-lane divided highway and would make design modifications and improvements at three interchanges (SR 12 East, Cowlitz River, and SR 12 West). Widening the highway would require the replacement or widening of 11 bridges within the project area. At several locations the roadway would be realigned to improve visibility at horizontal curves and improve sight distance over hills. A section of highway in Centralia would be raised six feet to meet flood clearance standards. Drainage improvements would be made at various locations including stormwater detention and water treatment facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would increase the service level of I-5, enhance safety, reduce congestion, and accommodate projected population and traffic increases. Access to parks and recreational facilities would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would cross nine miles of floodplain. The widened highway could impede the flows of crossing streams and contribute to flooding risk. Up to 128 acres of wetlands would be filled, and 118 acres of prime farmland converted to highway use. Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 27 residential units and six businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970013, 421 pages, January 15, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-96-2-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Floodplains KW - Flood Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wastewater KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399126?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-5+TOUTLE+PARK+ROAD+TO+MAYTOWN%3B+COWLITZ%2C+LEWIS%2C+AND+THURSTON+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=I-5+TOUTLE+PARK+ROAD+TO+MAYTOWN%3B+COWLITZ%2C+LEWIS%2C+AND+THURSTON+COUNTIES%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 15, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF US 220 TO A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED FACILITY ON NEW LOCATION THAT EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY 15.3 MILES FROM EMERY TO SOUTH OF ELLERBE (FEDERAL AID PROJECT F-45-1(42)), MONTGOMERY AND RICHMOND COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36409156; 6237 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a US 220 bypass from approximately 16 miles from Emery to south of Ellerbe, located in southern North Carolina, is proposed. US 220 is located approximately 60 miles east of and generally parallel to Interstate 77 (I-77) and provides connections to I-40/I-85, US 64, and US 74, which are all east-west routes through the Piedmont and Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina. The highway would be a four-lane divided roadway, with full control of access within a minimum 350-foot right-of-way. Extra right-of-way width would be necessary in areas where deep cuts or fill are required, as well as in interchange zones. The design speed would be 70 miles per hour. The highway would bypass the towns of Ellerbe and Norman. Four build alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of July 1991. The eastern alignment is the preferred alternative based on better traffic service to Ellerbe and Norman, less severe impacts on bottomlands and upland hardwood and pine-hardwood forests, less severe impacts on wetlands, and lower costs. A 1.5-mile section of the southern section of the eastern alignment was modified in order to minimize residential impacts. Seven interchanges would control access to the facility. The estimated cost of the project is $72.6 million. This final EIS, which is issued in an abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft EIS as well as public comments and agency responses. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway construction would improve a major traffic route connecting the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point urban areas with the coastal areas of North Carolina and South Carolina. The facility would directly serves a corridor that extends from Roanoke, Virginia and traverses North Carolina to its border with South Carolina. It would provides a vital transportation link between the communities in and along the corridor, as well as access to other routes serving the entire southeastern seaboard. Through traffic would be removed from local roads within Ellerbe and Norman. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, 776 acres of right-of-way would be developed, resulting in the dislocation of 29 residences and five businesses. Other land use displacements would adversely affect 202 acres of managed timberland, 155 acres of other forested land, 395 acres of farmlands, 23 acres of currently disturbed lands, and up to five acres of open water. Approximately 31 drainageways would be crossed, adversely affecting 24.7 acres of wetlands. Noise standards would be violated at 33 residences. The bypass would decrease business related to through traffic on existing US 220 through Norman and Ellerbe. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0009D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 970009, 187 pages and maps, January 13, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409156?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+US+220+TO+A+FOUR-LANE+DIVIDED+FACILITY+ON+NEW+LOCATION+THAT+EXTENDS+APPROXIMATELY+15.3+MILES+FROM+EMERY+TO+SOUTH+OF+ELLERBE+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+F-45-1%2842%29%29%2C+MONTGOMERY+AND+RICHMOND+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+US+220+TO+A+FOUR-LANE+DIVIDED+FACILITY+ON+NEW+LOCATION+THAT+EXTENDS+APPROXIMATELY+15.3+MILES+FROM+EMERY+TO+SOUTH+OF+ELLERBE+%28FEDERAL+AID+PROJECT+F-45-1%2842%29%29%2C+MONTGOMERY+AND+RICHMOND+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 13, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 17, GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA. AN - 36411627; 6235 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 10-mile section of Route 17 in Chesapeake, Virginia, is proposed. Route 17 is a two-lane highway classified as a Primary Urban Principal Arterial that extends from Route 104 and Dominion Boulevard to the North Carolina state line. In addition to serving local traffic needs, the highway links Hampton Roads with markets to the north and south. By the year 2015, traffic levels are expected to increase more than 50 percent over existing levels. In order to accommodate this increase in traffic volume, substandard highway design and safety features must be corrected. Current deficiencies include substandard pavement and shoulder widths, vertical and horizontal pavement deviations, substandard right-of-way clear zones, and roadway shading. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the build alternatives would involve upgrading Route 17 to a four-lane divided highway with non-controlled access. Alternative A would involve widening and upgrading Route 17 along the existing alignment. Alternative A-1 and Alternative A-2 would also widen and upgrade Route 17, but would construct roughly 25 percent of the highway on new alignment. Alternative B-1 and Alternative B-2 would widen and upgrade a short segment of Route 17 and a long segment of West Road. They would also construct the intervening section on new alignment. The dimension of the project area would be 9.7 miles to 12.5 miles. The estimated total costs for the build alternatives are $18.9 million to $39.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would benefit through travel in the region, relieve traffic congestion, and improve safety and efficiency. The upgrading would also facilitate emergency hurricane evacuation from the Outer Banks. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 33 households, 1 business, 41.2 hectares of wetlands, and seven archaeological sites. Each of the build alternatives would adversely affect various structures and properties within the Dismal Swamp Canal Historic District, and might adversely affect the Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew, a federally listed threatened species. Noise levels would increase significantly at 97 locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970007, 276 pages, January 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-96-01-D KW - Cost Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+17%2C+GEORGE+WASHINGTON+HIGHWAY%2C+CHESAPEAKE%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+17%2C+GEORGE+WASHINGTON+HIGHWAY%2C+CHESAPEAKE%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEWARK BAY CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36401194; 6236 AB - PURPOSE: The establishment of a confined disposal facility (CDF) in Newark Bay to receive contaminated materials dredged from the New York-New Jersey Harbor is proposed. The project area is defined as the harbor waters contiguous to New Jersey, including Newark Bay, the Arthur Kill, and Kill Van Kull. The dredging of shipping channels and berthing areas in the Port of New York and New Jersey is necessary to maintain sufficient water depth for safe navigation and maintenance of a viable shipping industry. Sediment buildup, a result of the natural shallowness of the port and high sedimentation rates, clogs the port and makes it impossible to accommodate deeper-draft vessels. Up to 6,000 cubic yards (cy) of sediment must be dredged annually to maintain safe water depths. In recent years, dredging operations have been hampered by the lack of disposal sites for dredged materials. The proposed action would involve the construction of sub-aqueous borrow pits in Newark Bay as a short-term alternative for the disposal of contaminated materials considered unsuitable for ocean disposal. The pits would be located on the west side of Newark Bay near the Port Newark-Port Elizabeth terminals. The CDF would have a combined capacity of three million cy. Other alternatives under consideration include the construction of only one of the CDFs, the construction of a CDF on the east side of Newark Bay, the construction of CDF on both sides of the Bay, and a No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The CDF would ensure that port facilities would continue to operate while a long-term disposal plan for contaminated dredged material is being developed. The CDF would operate from September 1997 through the year 2000, at which point a long-term plan would be put into effect. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would disturb two percent of the Newark Bay's bottom shoal area and kill some benthic organisms and demersal fish. Turbidity would increase at the disposal sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 970008, 421 pages, January 10, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Water KW - Borrow Pits KW - Channels KW - Dredging KW - Fisheries KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Navigation KW - Ocean Dumping KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Sediment KW - Sediment Analyses KW - Ships KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Water Quality KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Section 103 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401194?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEWARK+BAY+CONFINED+DISPOSAL+FACILITY%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=NEWARK+BAY+CONFINED+DISPOSAL+FACILITY%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, New York, New York; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 10, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEWARK-ELIZABETH RAIL LINK, ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36411594; 6232 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system linking Newark, Newark International Airport, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, is proposed. The 8.8-mile-long project corridor is one of the most heavily-traveled corridors in the state, servicing trips into an out of Newark as well as trips destined to New York City and other areas. Although the area has an extensive and varied network of transportation services that are extensively used, the connections among some transit lines are poor, particularly between the Broad Street station (BSS), Newark Penn station (NPS), the airport, and the Midtown Elizabeth station. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would build an LRT system with 16 stations, linking downtown Newark and downtown Elizabeth. The alignment would operate at grade through a part of downtown Newark and would utilize a tunnel section to access the Newark City Subway (NCS) and the NPS. South of downtown Newark the alignment sections would be partially aerial with a connection to the Northeast Corridor/Airport monorail station. The new rail line would be constructed in stages from north to south to utilize the joint maintenance facility with the NCS, which is to be located in Belleville/Bloomfield near the northern end of the proposed project. Because subsequent stages would need to have a direct connection to the NCS subway, this would logically entail staging of the first segment to connect with the subway, with succeeding stages going south. The first operable segment would extend from the BSS to the NPS, a distance of 0.97 miles; the second segment would extend to Camp Street, a distance of 0.94 miles; the third and final segment would extend to the Midtown Elizabeth station, a distance of 6.89 miles. The estimated costs of constructing all three segments is $646.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail line would improve access to the airport and other rail lines, reduce roadway congestion, improve air quality, and support local economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace up to 24 single-family and 15 businesses, and a small portion of a recreation area in Elizabeth. It would disrupt neighborhood and local traffic during construction and after completion of the project. It would also traverse floodplain areas and cause noise and vibration in buildings located within 50 feet of the tracks. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 970004, 494 pages and maps, January 6, 1997 PY - 1997 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Commercial Zones KW - Noise KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - New Jersey KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEWARK-ELIZABETH+RAIL+LINK%2C+ESSEX+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=NEWARK-ELIZABETH+RAIL+LINK%2C+ESSEX+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 6, 1997 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Soil strength gain due to long-term embankment loading; a case study from the I-15 corridor reconstruction project, Salt Lake County, Utah AN - 52673312; 1997-070359 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Nelson, C V AU - Sakai, S AU - Gunalan, K N A2 - Sharma, Sunil A2 - Hardcastle, James H. Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 269 EP - 277 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 32 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - embankments KW - penetration tests KW - strength KW - loading KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - cone penetration tests KW - stress KW - case studies KW - Interstate-15 KW - sounding KW - Utah KW - construction KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52673312?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Soil+strength+gain+due+to+long-term+embankment+loading%3B+a+case+study+from+the+I-15+corridor+reconstruction+project%2C+Salt+Lake+County%2C+Utah&rft.au=Nelson%2C+C+V%3BSakai%2C+S%3BGunalan%2C+K+N&rft.aulast=Nelson&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=&rft.spage=269&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 32nd symposium on Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; cone penetration tests; construction; embankments; Interstate-15; loading; penetration tests; roads; Salt Lake County Utah; soil mechanics; sounding; strength; stress; United States; Utah ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seismic hazard analyses for the I-15 corridor expansion project AN - 52672326; 1997-070355 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Crouse, C B AU - Nelson, C V AU - McGuire, J W AU - Bischoff, Jon A2 - Sharma, Sunil A2 - Hardcastle, James H. Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 215 EP - 230 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 32 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - Wasatch fault zone KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - seismic sources KW - models KW - attenuation KW - Interstate-15 KW - seismicity KW - ground motion KW - Utah KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52672326?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Seismic+hazard+analyses+for+the+I-15+corridor+expansion+project&rft.au=Crouse%2C+C+B%3BNelson%2C+C+V%3BMcGuire%2C+J+W%3BBischoff%2C+Jon&rft.aulast=Crouse&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=&rft.spage=215&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 32nd symposium on Engineering geology and geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - attenuation; bridges; design; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ground motion; Interstate-15; models; Salt Lake County Utah; seismic sources; seismicity; United States; Utah; Wasatch fault zone ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pier scour in resistant material; current research on erosive power AN - 52633058; 1998-013243 JF - Proceedings - International Association for Hydraulic Research Congress = Congres de l'Association Internationale de Recherches Hydrauliques AU - Smith, S P AU - Annandale, G W AU - Johnson, P A AU - Jones, J S AU - Umbrell, E R A2 - Holly, Forrest M., Jr. A2 - Alsaffar, Adnan A2 - English, Marshall A2 - Szollosi-Nagy, Andras Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 160 EP - 165 PB - [International Association for Hydraulic Research Congress] VL - 27, Theme A KW - scour KW - hydrology KW - marine installations KW - piers KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - rivers and streams KW - prediction KW - water erosion KW - current research KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52633058?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+International+Association+for+Hydraulic+Research+Congress+%3D+Congres+de+l%27Association+Internationale+de+Recherches+Hydrauliques&rft.atitle=Pier+scour+in+resistant+material%3B+current+research+on+erosive+power&rft.au=Smith%2C+S+P%3BAnnandale%2C+G+W%3BJohnson%2C+P+A%3BJones%2C+J+S%3BUmbrell%2C+E+R&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=27%2C+Theme+A&rft.issue=&rft.spage=160&rft.isbn=078440271X&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+International+Association+for+Hydraulic+Research+Congress+%3D+Congres+de+l%27Association+Internationale+de+Recherches+Hydrauliques&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 27th congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 17 N1 - SuppNotes - Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PCIRD3 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - current research; erosion; geologic hazards; hydrology; marine installations; piers; prediction; rivers and streams; scour; water erosion ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of field and laboratory research on scour at bridge piers in the United States AN - 52631367; 1998-013239 JF - Proceedings - International Association for Hydraulic Research Congress = Congres de l'Association Internationale de Recherches Hydrauliques AU - Mueller, David S AU - Jones, J Sterling A2 - Holly, Forrest M., Jr. A2 - Alsaffar, Adnan A2 - English, Marshall A2 - Szollosi-Nagy, Andras Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 135 EP - 140 PB - [International Association for Hydraulic Research Congress] VL - 27, Theme A KW - United States KW - scour KW - failures KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - sediment transport KW - erosion KW - prediction KW - mathematical models KW - marine installations KW - piers KW - hydrodynamics KW - bridges KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52631367?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+International+Association+for+Hydraulic+Research+Congress+%3D+Congres+de+l%27Association+Internationale+de+Recherches+Hydrauliques&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+field+and+laboratory+research+on+scour+at+bridge+piers+in+the+United+States&rft.au=Mueller%2C+David+S%3BJones%2C+J+Sterling&rft.aulast=Mueller&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=27%2C+Theme+A&rft.issue=&rft.spage=135&rft.isbn=078440271X&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+International+Association+for+Hydraulic+Research+Congress+%3D+Congres+de+l%27Association+Internationale+de+Recherches+Hydrauliques&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 27th congress of the International Association for Hydraulic Research N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - SuppNotes - Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PCIRD3 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; erosion; failures; geologic hazards; hydrodynamics; marine installations; mathematical models; monitoring; piers; prediction; scour; sediment transport; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Channel adjustments from instream mining; San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California AN - 52614195; 1998-019148 AB - The San Luis Rey River comprises a 1,450-km (super 2) (560-mi (super 2) ) watershed in northern San Diego County, California. Construction aggregate has been mined along a 22.5-km (14-mi) reach of the river. Cumulative extraction volumes of eight operators peaked in the late 1980s, with few restrictions or coordinated oversight by local, state, or federal agencies. The river channel was deepened and widened as sand was removed at rates far in excess of natural replenishment. The 1992-1993 floods caused headward erosion of the mined pit boundaries, interruption of sediment transport continuity, and downstream scour. Lowering the base level in the mined portions triggered rapid erosional adjustments in nonmined portions of the river, affecting infrastructure, adjacent property, and wildlife habitat. During the 1992-1993 storms, the riverbed degraded 2.4 to 3.7 m (8 to 12 ft) under the old Route 395 bridge, causing structural instability that closed the bridge to traffic and necessitated a $4.5 million bridge replacement project. The Route 76 bridge over a tributary to the San Luis Rey River failed as the tributary headcut upstream, lowering the bed in the mainstem. The exposure of aqueduct crossings, sewage lines, natural gas conduits, and bridge foundations prompted a comprehensive evaluation of instream mining activity, initiated by the San Diego County Water Authority in 1990. Concurrently, the Environmental Protection Agency authorized funding a watershed management plan to preserve or replace habitat critical to rare, threatened, and endangered species. The lessons learned from the San Luis Rey River include: (1) the cumulative impacts of sand removal should be quantified, and potential offsite impact areas identified; (2) the effects of bed lowering on infrastructure can be quantified and used to limit mining depths and locations; and (3) the loss of riparian habitat can be minimized by identifying affected areas, preserving critical areas, and promptly implementing aquatic habitat and wildlife enhancement programs to restore impacted areas. JF - Reviews in Engineering Geology AU - Sandecki, Michael AU - Crossett Avila, Catherine M Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 39 EP - 48 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 11 SN - 0080-2018, 0080-2018 KW - United States KW - scour KW - mining KW - aggregate KW - sediment transport KW - erosion KW - watersheds KW - channels KW - excavations KW - models KW - California KW - Southern California KW - San Luis Rey River KW - San Diego County California KW - floods KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52614195?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reviews+in+Engineering+Geology&rft.atitle=Channel+adjustments+from+instream+mining%3B+San+Luis+Rey+River%2C+San+Diego+County%2C+California&rft.au=Sandecki%2C+Michael%3BCrossett+Avila%2C+Catherine+M&rft.aulast=Sandecki&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=&rft.spage=39&rft.isbn=0813741114&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Reviews+in+Engineering+Geology&rft.issn=00802018&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2FREG11-p39 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-13 N1 - CODEN - GAEGA4 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; California; channels; construction materials; erosion; excavations; floods; mining; models; San Diego County California; San Luis Rey River; scour; sediment transport; Southern California; United States; watersheds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/REG11-p39 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interpretation of late Pleistocene and Holocene stratigraphy and depositional environments in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah using borehole logs and cone penetrometer soundings AN - 52567407; 1998-057472 AB - Over 1,000 borings and cone penetrometer test (CPT) soundings have been completed as part of the geotechnical exploration program for the reconstruction of I-15 in Salt Lake County and the proposed Legacy West Davis Highway in Salt Lake and Davis Counties, Utah. The holes were generally 15 to 30 meters in depth and typically spaced at 100 to 150 meter intervals. Although the auger or mud-rotary boreholes were sampled at about 1.5 meter intervals, the CPT soundings recorded soil-behavior data every 2 centimeters providing essentially continuous subsurface logs. In addition to supplying geotechnical soil samples and parameters, the subsurface information from these projects provided a framework of closely-spaced data points used to create a geologic cross section along the approximately 25 mile, north-south trending highway alignment. This cross section can be used to interpret late Pleistocene and Holocene deposition in this area of the Salt Lake Valley and compares favorably with the mapped surficial geology. One feature of note is the evidently discontinuous nature of many of the beds, often assumed to be continuous by many groundwater modelers and geotechnical engineers. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Nelson, Craig V AU - Brink, Jason D AU - Heppler, Leslie AU - Bishoff, Jon AU - Braceras, Carlos AU - Brown, Keith AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 149 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 29 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - penetrometers KW - well logs KW - Quaternary KW - penetration tests KW - Salt Lake County Utah KW - cone penetration tests KW - Holocene KW - ground water KW - upper Pleistocene KW - models KW - Cenozoic KW - boreholes KW - sampling KW - Pleistocene KW - Utah KW - depositional environment KW - interpretation KW - Salt Lake Valley KW - 24:Quaternary geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52567407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Interpretation+of+late+Pleistocene+and+Holocene+stratigraphy+and+depositional+environments+in+the+Salt+Lake+Valley%2C+Utah+using+borehole+logs+and+cone+penetrometer+soundings&rft.au=Nelson%2C+Craig+V%3BBrink%2C+Jason+D%3BHeppler%2C+Leslie%3BBishoff%2C+Jon%3BBraceras%2C+Carlos%3BBrown%2C+Keith%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Nelson&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=29&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=149&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 1997 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; Cenozoic; cone penetration tests; depositional environment; ground water; Holocene; interpretation; models; penetration tests; penetrometers; Pleistocene; Quaternary; Salt Lake County Utah; Salt Lake Valley; sampling; United States; upper Pleistocene; Utah; well logs ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aspects of dynamic centrifuge testing of soil-pile-superstructure interaction AN - 52354806; 2000-038679 AB - Results of dynamic centrifuge tests of pile-supported structures in soft or liquefied soils on the large centrifuge at U.C. Davis are used to evaluate several aspects of the physical modeling system. Aspects that are evaluated include model uniformity, input motion characteristics, test repeatability, pore fluid effects, vertical motions, and model container effects. JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Wilson, Daniel W AU - Boulanger, Ross W AU - Kutter, Bruce L AU - Abghari, Abbas A2 - Nogamy, Toyoaki Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 47 EP - 63 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 64 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - sand KW - penetration tests KW - clastic sediments KW - shear stress KW - stiffness KW - physical models KW - structures KW - soil-structure interface KW - centrifuge methods KW - dynamics KW - pore pressure KW - sediments KW - testing KW - piles KW - soft clays KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52354806?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=Aspects+of+dynamic+centrifuge+testing+of+soil-pile-superstructure+interaction&rft.au=Wilson%2C+Daniel+W%3BBoulanger%2C+Ross+W%3BKutter%2C+Bruce+L%3BAbghari%2C+Abbas&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=64&rft.issue=&rft.spage=47&rft.isbn=0784402523&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Observation and modeling in numerical analysis and model tests in dynamic soil-structure interaction problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - centrifuge methods; clastic sediments; dynamics; penetration tests; physical models; piles; pore pressure; sand; sediments; shear stress; soft clays; soil-structure interface; stiffness; structures; testing ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Constitutive models for stone deterioration AN - 52336986; 2000-050327 AB - Stone deterioration processes include a number of agents including salts, air pollution, freeze-thaw and biodeterioration. The resulting distortions of shapes have some analogies with plasticity theory. However, the damage functions used in stone deterioration studies are not the same as those defined for plasticity. Stone damage can be quantified by three different measures: surface recession, mass loss or chemical denudation. Conventional stone damage functions are formulated in terms of environmental exposure variables. In order to develop constitutive models for stone deterioration it is necessary to use environmental loading variables rather than exposures. JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Livingston, Richard A A2 - Labuz, J. F. Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 42 EP - 56 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 72 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - models KW - degradation KW - building stone KW - stress KW - damage KW - construction materials KW - rock mechanics KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52336986?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=Constitutive+models+for+stone+deterioration&rft.au=Livingston%2C+Richard+A&rft.aulast=Livingston&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=72&rft.issue=&rft.spage=42&rft.isbn=0784402795&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - ASCE convention ; Degradation of natural building stone N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - building stone; construction materials; damage; degradation; models; rock mechanics; stress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of PCE biodegradation rate under natural versus enhanced conditions AN - 52328440; 2000-057060 AB - A site-specific treatability study was performed to investigate the feasibility of in-situ bioremediation of chlorinated solvents, under various conditions. The primary goals of the study were to:1) Compare rate of biodegradation of PCE under natural conditions vs. enhanced conditions; 2) Investigate the effect of using either a mixture of electron donors or a single electron donor under anaerobic condition; 3) Eliminate vinyl chloride production. The result of the study suggested that the highest PCE biodegradation was under sequential anaerobic/aerobic environments where methanol was used as a single electron donor under anaerobic condition. In addition, vinyl chloride production was eliminated, using the anaerobic rate of the transformation of PCE to DCE to select an appropriate time to change from anaerobic to aerobic conditions. JF - Bioremediation AU - Saberiyan, Amireh G AU - Schmid, Henry AU - Spadaro, Jack T AU - Kuiper, John AU - Alleman, Bruce C AU - Leeson, Andrea Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 241 EP - 246 PB - Battelle Press, Columbus, OH VL - 4, Vol. 3 KW - vinyl chloride KW - chlorinated hydrocarbons KW - concentration KW - biodegradation KW - in situ KW - pollution KW - tetrachloroethylene KW - bioremediation KW - remediation KW - ground water KW - aquifers KW - organic compounds KW - solvents KW - halogenated hydrocarbons KW - anaerobic environment KW - transformations KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52328440?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bioremediation&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+PCE+biodegradation+rate+under+natural+versus+enhanced+conditions&rft.au=Saberiyan%2C+Amireh+G%3BSchmid%2C+Henry%3BSpadaro%2C+Jack+T%3BKuiper%2C+John%3BAlleman%2C+Bruce+C%3BLeeson%2C+Andrea&rft.aulast=Saberiyan&rft.aufirst=Amireh&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=4%2C+Vol.+3&rft.issue=&rft.spage=241&rft.isbn=1574770284&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bioremediation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fourth international symposium on In situ and on-site bioremediation N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - PubXState - OH N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04467 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - anaerobic environment; aquifers; biodegradation; bioremediation; chlorinated hydrocarbons; concentration; ground water; halogenated hydrocarbons; in situ; organic compounds; pollution; remediation; solvents; tetrachloroethylene; transformations; vinyl chloride ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Large model spreading footing load tests on geosynthetic reinforced soil foundations AN - 52327778; 2000-057563 JF - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering AU - Adams, Michael T AU - Collin, James G Y1 - 1997/01// PY - 1997 DA - January 1997 SP - 66 EP - 72 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 123 IS - 1 SN - 1090-0241, 1090-0241 KW - models KW - foundations KW - footings KW - bearing capacity KW - loading KW - reinforced materials KW - testing KW - instruments KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52327778?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.atitle=Large+model+spreading+footing+load+tests+on+geosynthetic+reinforced+soil+foundations&rft.au=Adams%2C+Michael+T%3BCollin%2C+James+G&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=123&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=66&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+and+Geoenvironmental+Engineering&rft.issn=10900241&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/gto LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bearing capacity; footings; foundations; instruments; loading; models; reinforced materials; testing ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Devils Slide Tunnel; progress toward a bypass AN - 51659475; 2005-076856 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Hamilton, Douglas H AU - Marsh, S Gordon AU - Waggoner, John T AU - Kissick, Charles M AU - Heyes, David G AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 106 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - California KW - tunnels KW - Central California KW - Devils Slide Tunnel KW - mapping KW - construction KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51659475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Devils+Slide+Tunnel%3B+progress+toward+a+bypass&rft.au=Hamilton%2C+Douglas+H%3BMarsh%2C+S+Gordon%3BWaggoner%2C+John+T%3BKissick%2C+Charles+M%3BHeyes%2C+David+G%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Hamilton&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=106&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; construction; Devils Slide Tunnel; mapping; tunnels; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Repair of January 1997 storm induced damage to California highways AN - 51659205; 2005-076800 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Cole, Kenneth A AU - Duffy, John D AU - Kane, William F AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 83 EP - 84 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Gorda landslide 1997 KW - geologic hazards KW - El Dorado County California KW - damage KW - debris flows KW - Mill Creek landslide 1997 KW - California KW - landslides KW - Monterey County California KW - mass movements KW - floods KW - Walker River Canyon KW - storms KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51659205?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Repair+of+January+1997+storm+induced+damage+to+California+highways&rft.au=Beck%2C+Timothy+J%3BCole%2C+Kenneth+A%3BDuffy%2C+John+D%3BKane%2C+William+F%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Beck&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=83&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; damage; debris flows; El Dorado County California; floods; geologic hazards; Gorda landslide 1997; landslides; mass movements; Mill Creek landslide 1997; Monterey County California; roads; storms; United States; Walker River Canyon ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An up dip block slide, Aberdeen, Washington AN - 51658117; 2005-076795 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Badger, Thomas C AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 80 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - landslides KW - pressuremeters KW - Washington KW - Grays Harbor County Washington KW - boreholes KW - rainfall KW - mass movements KW - Aberdeen Washington KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51658117?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=An+up+dip+block+slide%2C+Aberdeen%2C+Washington&rft.au=Badger%2C+Thomas+C%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Badger&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=80&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aberdeen Washington; boreholes; Grays Harbor County Washington; landslides; mass movements; pressuremeters; rainfall; United States; Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Embankment reconstruction with a permanent geosynthetic wall AN - 51657690; 2005-076913 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Moses, Lynn J AU - Jenkins, David V AU - Allen, Tony M AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 129 EP - 130 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - sand KW - failures KW - embankments KW - Washington KW - colluvium KW - clastic sediments KW - strength KW - Pierce County Washington KW - stability KW - Mount Rainier National Park KW - debris flows KW - Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest KW - remediation KW - Cascade Range KW - mass movements KW - sediments KW - reconstruction KW - construction KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51657690?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Embankment+reconstruction+with+a+permanent+geosynthetic+wall&rft.au=Moses%2C+Lynn+J%3BJenkins%2C+David+V%3BAllen%2C+Tony+M%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Moses&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=129&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cascade Range; clastic sediments; colluvium; construction; debris flows; design; embankments; failures; mass movements; Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest; Mount Rainier National Park; Pierce County Washington; reconstruction; remediation; sand; sediments; stability; strength; United States; Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Emergency response to regional geologic disaster; response to the 1996 flooding and landslide damage to western Oregon highways AN - 51657185; 2005-076827 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - D'Agnese, Susanne AU - Pfeiffer, Amy AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 94 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Oregon KW - landslides KW - geologic hazards KW - western Oregon KW - mass movements KW - floods KW - damage KW - debris flows KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51657185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Emergency+response+to+regional+geologic+disaster%3B+response+to+the+1996+flooding+and+landslide+damage+to+western+Oregon+highways&rft.au=D%27Agnese%2C+Susanne%3BPfeiffer%2C+Amy%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=D%27Agnese&rft.aufirst=Susanne&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=94&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - damage; debris flows; floods; geologic hazards; landslides; mass movements; Oregon; roads; United States; western Oregon ER - TY - JOUR T1 - San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge-East; retrofit or replacement; a perspective from foundation investigations AN - 51657040; 2005-076812 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Buell, Reid L AU - Chai, James AU - Le, Thang AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 88 EP - 89 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Cenozoic KW - California KW - Alameda Formation KW - San Francisco Bay KW - San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge KW - Quaternary KW - Pleistocene KW - bridges KW - analysis KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51657040?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=San+Francisco+Oakland+Bay+Bridge-East%3B+retrofit+or+replacement%3B+a+perspective+from+foundation+investigations&rft.au=Buell%2C+Reid+L%3BChai%2C+James%3BLe%2C+Thang%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Buell&rft.aufirst=Reid&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=88&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alameda Formation; analysis; bridges; California; Cenozoic; design; Pleistocene; Quaternary; San Francisco Bay; San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring landslide movement with time domain reflectometry AN - 51656736; 2005-076878 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Kane, William F AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Gwinnup-Green, Misti D AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 115 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - landslides KW - monitoring KW - inclinometers KW - slopes KW - mass movements KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - time domain reflectometry KW - instruments KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51656736?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Monitoring+landslide+movement+with+time+domain+reflectometry&rft.au=Kane%2C+William+F%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J%3BGwinnup-Green%2C+Misti+D%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Kane&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=115&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - electrical methods; geophysical methods; inclinometers; instruments; landslides; mass movements; monitoring; slopes; time domain reflectometry ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Borehole velocity logging for the CALTRANS bridge retrofit program AN - 51656236; 2005-076924 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Owen, William P AU - Vickery, Darby K AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 134 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - P-waves KW - body waves KW - well logs KW - Central California KW - damage KW - elastic waves KW - frequency KW - California Department of Transportation KW - California KW - San Francisco Bay KW - boreholes KW - ground motion KW - velocity KW - seismic waves KW - S-waves KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51656236?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Borehole+velocity+logging+for+the+CALTRANS+bridge+retrofit+program&rft.au=Owen%2C+William+P%3BVickery%2C+Darby+K%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Owen&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=134&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; boreholes; California; California Department of Transportation; Central California; damage; elastic waves; frequency; ground motion; P-waves; S-waves; San Francisco Bay; seismic waves; United States; velocity; well logs ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lead in sediment next to California freeways, identification and waste management options AN - 51654630; 2005-076980 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Turney, Julia E AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 155 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - lead KW - excavations KW - history KW - California KW - waste management KW - sampling KW - soil pollution KW - metals KW - identification KW - sediments KW - roads KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51654630?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Lead+in+sediment+next+to+California+freeways%2C+identification+and+waste+management+options&rft.au=Turney%2C+Julia+E%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Turney&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=155&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; excavations; history; identification; lead; metals; pollutants; pollution; roads; sampling; sediments; soil pollution; United States; waste management ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting AN - 51653970; 2005-076978 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Sylwester, Richard E AU - Cromwell, Rowland AU - Hrutfiord, David AU - Lowell, Steve AU - Peterson, Gary L Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 154 EP - 155 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 40 SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - Washington KW - geophysical surveys KW - erosion KW - geophysical methods KW - effects KW - refraction methods KW - seismic methods KW - Pacific County Washington KW - mitigation KW - Willapa Bay KW - boreholes KW - surveys KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51653970?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Association+of+Engineering+Geologists+40th+annual+meeting&rft.au=Sylwester%2C+Richard+E%3BCromwell%2C+Rowland%3BHrutfiord%2C+David%3BLowell%2C+Steve%3BPeterson%2C+Gary+L&rft.aulast=Sylwester&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=&rft.spage=154&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Association of Engineering Geologists 40th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2005-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; effects; erosion; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; mitigation; Pacific County Washington; refraction methods; seismic methods; surveys; United States; Washington; Willapa Bay ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A brief guide to the Lower Ordovician formations of the Jefferson City area AN - 51240667; 2008-072480 JF - Field Trip Guidebook - Association of Missouri Geologists AU - Davis, George H A2 - Davis, George H. Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 32 EP - 55 PB - Association of Missouri Geologists, Rolla, MO VL - 44 KW - United States KW - lithostratigraphy KW - Mississippi Valley KW - biostratigraphy KW - Paleozoic KW - Missouri KW - field trips KW - Cole County Missouri KW - road log KW - bedding KW - Ordovician KW - planar bedding structures KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Jefferson City Missouri KW - Lower Ordovician KW - stratigraphic units KW - Invertebrata KW - sedimentary structures KW - 12:Stratigraphy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51240667?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Field+Trip+Guidebook+-+Association+of+Missouri+Geologists&rft.atitle=A+brief+guide+to+the+Lower+Ordovician+formations+of+the+Jefferson+City+area&rft.au=Davis%2C+George+H&rft.aulast=Davis&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=&rft.spage=32&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Field+Trip+Guidebook+-+Association+of+Missouri+Geologists&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.missourigeologists.org/EarlierGuidebooks/Guidebook1997.pdf http://www.missourigeologists.org/index.htm LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2008-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - PubXState - MO N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #06604 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bedding; biostratigraphy; Cole County Missouri; field trips; Invertebrata; Jefferson City Missouri; lithostratigraphy; Lower Ordovician; Mississippi Valley; Missouri; Ordovician; Paleozoic; planar bedding structures; road log; sedimentary rocks; sedimentary structures; stratigraphic units; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Truck Transport of Hazardous Chemicals: Isopropanol AN - 17572667; 4463807 AB - The transport of hazardous materials by all modes is a major concern of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Estimates place the total amount of hazardous materials transported in the United States in excess of 1.5 billion tons per year. Highway, water, and rail account for nearly all hazardous materials shipments; air shipments are negligible. The principal purpose of this report is to present estimates of truck shipments of isopropanol, one of 147 large-volume chemicals that account for at least 80 percent of U.S. truck shipments of hazardous chemicals. AU - Zebe, P K Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 38 KW - isopropanol KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Chemicals KW - Transportation KW - Hazardous materials KW - Materials handling KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17572667?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Zebe%2C+P+K&rft.aulast=Zebe&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=38&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Truck+Transport+of+Hazardous+Chemicals%3A+Isopropanol&rft.title=Truck+Transport+of+Hazardous+Chemicals%3A+Isopropanol&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-VNTSC-RSPA-97-6. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98123078. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Investigation of the Safety Implications of Wireless Communications in Vehicles AN - 17572234; 4463754 AB - The extenstive growth in the wireless communications industry over the past ten years has been accompanied by growing concern for the potential hazards of drivers using wireless communication devices from moving vehicles. The objective of this effort is to assess the current state of knowledge regarding the safety implications of using wireless communication while driving a motor vehicle and to explore the broader safety issues associated with such use. Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 278 KW - cellular telephones KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Hazards KW - Risk assessment KW - Motor vehicles KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17572234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=278&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Investigation+of+the+Safety+Implications+of+Wireless+Communications+in+Vehicles&rft.title=Investigation+of+the+Safety+Implications+of+Wireless+Communications+in+Vehicles&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98119720. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - General Methodology to Non-Destructively Evaluate Bridge Structural Safety AN - 17166171; 4462570 AB - The objective of this report is to develop a practical methodology to continuously monitor the safety of complex structures. The methodology of interest here is a level IV Nondestructive Damage Evaluation (NDE) method which can nondestructively assess the condition of the existing structure and simultaneously evaluate the safety of that same structure utilizing structural reliability concepts. The methodology proposed in this study deals with two broad activities: (1) periodic nondestructive damage detection: and (2) assessment of structural safety based on the results of damage detection. To meet the objective, an established methodology which yields information on the stiffness properties from changes in dynamic properties (i.e., mode shapes and frequencies) of the pre-damaged and post- damaged structures is reviewed. Next, an efficient technique, to directly assess the reliability of a complex structural system (such as a bridge) from the reliabilities of components of the structure, is developed. This technique is numerically validated via several examples using current techniques in structural reliability theory. The efficacy of the combination of these two activities (i.e., the nondestructive damage detection and the structural reliability evaluation) is demonstrated using the following data: (1) modal data obtained from numerical simulations of the dynamic responses of selected structures, and (2) modal data obtained from real structures. AU - Stubbs, N AU - Park, S AU - Sikorsky, C Y1 - 1997/01// PY - 1997 DA - Jan 1997 SP - 292 KW - damage KW - nondestructive testing KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Bridges KW - Structural analysis KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/17166171?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Stubbs%2C+N%3BPark%2C+S%3BSikorsky%2C+C&rft.aulast=Stubbs&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=292&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=General+Methodology+to+Non-Destructively+Evaluate+Bridge+Structural+Safety&rft.title=General+Methodology+to+Non-Destructively+Evaluate+Bridge+Structural+Safety&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: NDD-04-97-04; FHWA/CA/SD97/02. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1- 703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB98104698. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A study of the damage of subway structures during the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake AN - 16278120; 4261828 AB - During the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake, underground subway structures suffered significant damage, including middle column shear failure which has never been experienced in the past. The present paper describes analytical studies for damage verification and for failure mechanism investigation. Focusing on box culvert structure with middle columns at Kamisawa station, Kobe city municipal subway, the following three series of analytical studies have been conducted. In the first study, soil deposit dependent ground response are investigated using equivalent linear response analysis computer program based on multi-reflection theory. The increase of the deposit layer thickness provides less acceleration, but more displacement responses, which causes more in the way of damage in the present underground structure. In the second study, structure and ground responses are investigated with using two-dimensional soil-structure interaction computer program. As a result, the horizontal motion dependent flexural shear section force has more of an effect, but the vertical motion dependent axial force has less of an effect on the middle column damage. That section force is more affected by displacement amplification of ground dependent on deposit layer. In the third study, three-dimensional FE static nonlinear analysis is conducted to investigate failure mechanism of the damaged structure subjected to earth pressure load, which is obtained in the second study. Analytical results predict shear failure of the top story middle column prior to the flexural yielding of the slabs and walls. JF - Cement & Concrete Composites AU - Samata, S AU - Ohuchi, H AU - Matsuda, T AD - Technical Division of Rapid Transit, Department of Transportation, Kobe City, 6-5-1 Kanou-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650, Japan Y1 - 1997 PY - 1997 DA - 1997 SP - 223 EP - 239 VL - 19 IS - 3 SN - 0958-9465, 0958-9465 KW - Japan KW - damage KW - loading KW - structural analysis KW - subways KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16278120?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ahealthsafetyabstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cement+%26+Concrete+Composites&rft.atitle=A+study+of+the+damage+of+subway+structures+during+the+1995+Hanshin-Awaji+earthquake&rft.au=Samata%2C+S%3BOhuchi%2C+H%3BMatsuda%2C+T&rft.aulast=Samata&rft.aufirst=S&rft.date=1997-01-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=223&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cement+%26+Concrete+Composites&rft.issn=09589465&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Special issue: Kobe Earthquake. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fractional effective dose model for post-crash aircraft survivability. AN - 78675094; 9016751 AB - The development of a survival model for post-crash aircraft cabin fires is described in this paper. Its development is based on an extensive review of the literature on the toxicity of combustion gases and on thermal hazards. This model is to be used as a predictive tool to gauge human survivability in full scale aircraft cabin fire tests. The extensive literature search was conducted for carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), low oxygen, hydrogen fluoride (HF), hydrogen chloride (HCl), hydrogen bromide (HBr), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), acrolein (CH2CHCHO), and heat exposures. Those studies by various investigators of exposures to single and mixed gases on humans, primates, rats, and mice at different physical activity levels were compared. Regression equations were derived from those studies to give the best fit to the gas exposure concentration and duration data. The equation judged to best model the human escaping from an aircraft cabin was selected for each gas. This survival model uses incapacitation data to obtain a fractional effective dose (FED) for incapacitation (FED(I)) and lethality data, inclusive of post exposure deaths, to obtain a FED for lethality (FED(L)). The exposure time required for either FED(I) or FED(L) to reach unity, using a projected set of gas concentrations, represents the exposure time available to escape from the specified fire environment or to survive post exposure, respectively. The effect of CO2 in increasing the uptake of other gases was factored into the concentration term in the FED equation for all gases with the exception of CO2 and oxygen. Higher respiratory minute volumes due to CO2 exposure were found to be an important factor in predicting the time available to escape. This FED-based model can be applied to the evaluation of the toxicity of smoke in computer modeling of aircraft fire situations. JF - Toxicology AU - Speitel, L C AD - US Department of Transportation, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405, USA. Y1 - 1996/12/31/ PY - 1996 DA - 1996 Dec 31 SP - 167 EP - 177 VL - 115 IS - 1-3 SN - 0300-483X, 0300-483X KW - Gases KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Animals KW - Humans KW - Predictive Value of Tests KW - Mice KW - Administration, Inhalation KW - Accidents, Aviation -- mortality KW - Survival KW - Models, Biological KW - Gases -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78675094?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology&rft.atitle=Fractional+effective+dose+model+for+post-crash+aircraft+survivability.&rft.au=Speitel%2C+L+C&rft.aulast=Speitel&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=1996-12-31&rft.volume=115&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=167&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology&rft.issn=0300483X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date created - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In-flight cabin smoke control. AN - 78673800; 9016748 AB - Fatal accidents originating from in-flight cabin fires comprise only about 1% of all fatal accidents in the civil jet transport fleet. Nevertheless, the impossibility of escape during flight accentuates the hazards resulting from low visibility and toxic gases. Control of combustion products in an aircraft cabin is affected by several characteristics that make the aircraft cabin environment unique. The aircraft fuselage is pressurized in flight and has an air distribution system which provides ventilation jets from the ceiling level air inlets running along the cabin length. A fixed quantity of ventilation air is metered into the cabin and air discharge is handled primarily by pressure controlling outflow valves in the rear lower part of the fuselage. Earlier airplane flight tests on cabin smoke control used generators producing minimally buoyant smoke products that moved with and served as a telltales for overall cabin ventilation flows. Analytical studies were done with localized smoke production to predict the percent of cabin length that would remain smoke-free during continuous generation. Development of a buoyant smoke generator allowed simulation of a fire plume with controllable simulated temperature and heat release rates. Tests on a Boeing 757, modified to allow smoke venting out through the top of the cabin, showed that the buoyant smoke front moved at 0.46m/s (1.5ft/sec) with and 0.27m/sec (0.9ft/sec) against, the axial ventilation airflow. Flight tests in a modified Boeing 727 showed that a ceiling level counterflow of about 0.55m/sec (1.8ft/sec) was required to arrest the forward movement of buoyant smoke. A design goal of 0.61m/s (2ft/sec) axial cabin flow would require a flow rate of 99m3/min (3500ft3/min) in a furnished Boeing 757. The current maximum fresh air cabin ventilation flow is 78m3/min (2756 ft3/min). Experimental results indicate that buoyancy effects cause smoke movement behaviour that is not predicted by traditional design analyses and flight test methodologies. Augmenting available ventilation for smoke control remains a design and safety challenge. JF - Toxicology AU - Eklund, T I AD - Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center, US Department of Transportation, Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey 08405, USA. Y1 - 1996/12/31/ PY - 1996 DA - 1996 Dec 31 SP - 135 EP - 144 VL - 115 IS - 1-3 SN - 0300-483X, 0300-483X KW - Smoke KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Smoke -- adverse effects KW - Fires KW - Ventilation -- methods KW - Aircraft KW - Smoke Inhalation Injury -- prevention & control UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78673800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology&rft.atitle=In-flight+cabin+smoke+control.&rft.au=Eklund%2C+T+I&rft.aulast=Eklund&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1996-12-31&rft.volume=115&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=135&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology&rft.issn=0300483X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date created - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Application of full-scale fire tests to characterize and improve the aircraft postcrash fire environment. AN - 78673540; 9016742 AB - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has conducted numerous full-scale fire tests for the purpose of characterizing the postcrash cabin fire environment and developing improved fire test criteria for cabin materials. The tests consistently demonstrated the importance of cabin flashover on occupant survivability. Flashover is basically a sudden, very rapid spread of fire, generating large quantities of heat, smoke, and toxic gases that quickly fill the cabin. Before flashover, the cabin environment is largely survivable; after flashover, occupant survival becomes highly unlikely. Thermal incapacitation is more important near the fire origin and at higher elevations, whereas toxic gas incapacitation is predominant away from the fire origin and at lower elevations. The FAA has developed and adopted improved fire test methods for seat cushions (fire blocking layers) and interior panels (low heat release). In both cases, the fire test methods are consistent with full-scale test results and serve to improve occupant survivability by delaying the onset of flashover, thereby providing substantially greater available time for occupant evacuation. JF - Toxicology AU - Sarkos, C P AD - Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center, US Department of Transportation, Atlantic City, NJ 08405, USA. Y1 - 1996/12/31/ PY - 1996 DA - 1996 Dec 31 SP - 79 EP - 87 VL - 115 IS - 1-3 SN - 0300-483X, 0300-483X KW - Index Medicus KW - Humans KW - Toxicity Tests -- methods KW - Fires KW - Smoke Inhalation Injury -- physiopathology KW - Survival -- physiology KW - Safety KW - Accidents, Aviation -- mortality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78673540?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Toxicology&rft.atitle=Application+of+full-scale+fire+tests+to+characterize+and+improve+the+aircraft+postcrash+fire+environment.&rft.au=Sarkos%2C+C+P&rft.aulast=Sarkos&rft.aufirst=C&rft.date=1996-12-31&rft.volume=115&rft.issue=1-3&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Toxicology&rft.issn=0300483X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date created - 1997-02-26 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 14 CORRIDOR; BLUE EARTH, STEELE, AND WASECA COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. AN - 36401781; 6215 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 30.4-mile segment of Trunk Highway (TH) 14 from the east junction of TH 60 on the west to I-35 on the east, located in southern Minnesota, is proposed. The corridor being approximately two miles west of Smith's Mill, passes through Janesville and Waseca, and terminates within the city limits of Owatonna. TH 14 provides a direct connection between Mankato and Rochester, two major regional centers roughly 80 miles apart. Throughout most of its length TH 14 is a two-lane highway, functionally classified as a principal arterial roadway. The section of TH 14 within the project area suffers from several design deficiencies: 38 percent of the highway is designated as a no-passing zone; 25 locations do not meet current stopping sight distance guidelines; and usable shoulder widths are less than ten feet throughout most of the corridor. The accident rate in the corridor is significantly higher than the statewide average for similar two-lane roadways. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would include upgrading the existing two-lane segment. It would involve reconstruction as a two-lane roadway with some minor realignment, construction of right-turn lanes, and construction of a section of passing lanes. It would also include adding capacity improvements (such as left turn lanes) at key intersections within the built-up areas in Waseca and Janesville and upgrading the existing north I-35 interchange, which includes the realignment of the frontage road in the northwest quadrant. Alternative 3 would involve the upgrading of TH 14 to a four-lane roadway, and bypassing Janesville and Waseca either to the north or south. Three sets of bypass alignment options are under consideration. Alternative 4 would involve constructing a four-lane roadway on a new alignment and bypassing Janesville and Waseca to the south. The estimated construction costs range from $34.0 million to $107.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The roadway design changes would improve traffic safety and efficiency along the corridor and strengthen the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 34 residences and five businesses. It would adversely affect up to 112 acres of wetlands and 1,324 acres of farmland. Up to 522 residences would experience an increase in noise levels. Some sections of a nine-hole golf course and Crane Creek Park would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960595, 398 pages and maps, December 20, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-96-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401781?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+14+CORRIDOR%3B+BLUE+EARTH%2C+STEELE%2C+AND+WASECA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TH+14+CORRIDOR%3B+BLUE+EARTH%2C+STEELE%2C+AND+WASECA+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 20, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 220 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, BLAIR AND CENTRE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36404194; 6209 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 17- to 18-mile segment of US Route 220 (US 220) from the Interstate 90 (I-90) (US 220) Tyrone Expressway in Snyder Township, Blair County, to the US 322 Nittany Expressway in Patton Township, Centre County, located in central Pennsylvania, is proposed. The demands on US 220 have outpaced its original design capacity: it is used for interstate north-south travel and access to important east-west corridors, including the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) and I-80. As part of the statewide truck route system, it provides a necessary interstate commerce link. The roadways under consideration are currently experiencing traffic flows that result in congestion and inadequate levels of service. Collisions, which are due to narrow lanes, high truck volume, limited passing opportunities, and access conflicts, result in accident severity rates and truck involvement rates substantially higher in the study corridor than in the remainder of the state. Commercial, industrial, and residential development plans call for continued growth in the Centre County region, particularly in and around the State College area. Traffic volumes are projected to increase as population and employment in the area increase. The project area encompasses approximately 34 square miles and includes some streams supporting wild trout populations that have been identified as Aquatic Resources of National Importance by the Environmental Protection Agency. The area is rural with large parcels of forested lands and farmlands. Much remains of the area's settlement history, with pockets of multigenerational agrarian development in the hollows. Focal issues addressed include the effects on local and regional traffic and transportation systems, socioeconomics and land use, displacements and relocations, community cohesion, cultural resources, farmlands, soils and geology, surface water and groundwater resources, floodplains, wetlands, vegetation and wildlife, meteorological conditions, air quality, noise, visual quality, waste facilities, energy consumption, and construction activities, and the secondary and cumulative effects from induced development. For analysis purposes, the project area was divided into three sections: section 1 is from Tyrone Expressway (I-99) to the US 220/322 intersection in Port Matilda Borough; section 2 is from the US 220/322 intersection in Port Matilda Borough to the Skytop area on Bald Eagle Ridge; and section 3 is from the Skytop area to the Mount Nittany Expressway (improved US 322). Three sets of alignment alternatives (the Valley Alignment Alternatives, the Western Alignment Alternatives, and the Eastern Alignment Alternatives) were developed in corridors along either side of the existing roadway. Seven alternatives are considered for section 1: Existing Alignment Alternative G1-2, Valley Alignment Alternatives G1-1a and G1-1b, Western Alignment Alternative P1-1, and Eastern Alignment Alternatives R-1, RT-1, and RT-G. Six alternatives are considered for section 2: Existing Alignment Alternative G2-2, Valley Alignment Alternative G2-1, Western Alignment Alternatives P2-1 and P2-2, and Eastern Alignment Alternatives R-2 and RT-2. Three alternatives are considered for section 3: Existing Alignment Alternative G3-1/G3-2 and Western Alignment Alternatives P3-1 and P3-2. The preferred alternative would include a combination of Eastern Alignment Alternative RT-G, Western Alignment Alternative P2-2, and Western Alignment Alternative P3-2. It would involve the construction of a four-lane, limited-access highway in each of the three segments. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would address both local and regional needs by coordinating the projects in the development of a regional transportation solution. It would also help to alleviate existing roadway deficiencies, reduce congestion, and improve safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 1,075 acres, 14 residences, and two businesses. Some 36 acres of archaeological areas, 17 acres of wetlands, three historically significant sites, one site with threatened or endangered species, 111 acres of probable woodcock habitat, and four communities would be adversely affected. Some 14 stream crossings would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0504D, Volume 18, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960589, Volume 1--650 pages, Volume 2--878 pages, Volume 3--457 pages, December 19, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-94-05-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404194?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+220+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+BLAIR+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+220+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+BLAIR+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 19, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILMINGTON BYPASS, I-40 TO US 421, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1995). AN - 36404226; 6204 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a section of the Wilmington Bypass on a new alignment from US Route 421 (US 421) to approximately 5,800 feet east of Interstate 40 (I-40), located in southeast North Carolina, is proposed. The project area is north of the New Hanover International Airport and the city of Wilmington. The segment would be a segment of the US 17 intrastate corridor, which provides the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune with the most direct access to the Port of Wilmington and the Sunny Point Military Ocean Terminal. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of January 1995. The roadway would be a four-lane divided freeway on about 7.8 miles of new alignment. Under both of the build alternatives, the facility would provide interchanges at US 421, US 117/NC 133, and I-40. The interchange at I-40 would be at a common point near I-40 mile marker 417, located approximately 0.6 south of the State Route 1336 overpass of I-40. The I-40 interchange location would allow the eastern terminus of the project to meet the western terminus of the adjacent US 17 Connector. The project would bridge the Northeast Cape Fear River. The bridge would provide a 65-foot vertical clearance for vessels traveling the navigable portion of the river. This draft supplement to the draft EIS eliminates the Northern Alternative from further consideration because of its anticipated impacts on wetlands, cultural resources, and forested lands. In its place, this draft supplement considers the Center Alternative that traverses the injection well fields at the former Cape Industries Plant and crosses Lake Sutton at the CP&L Plant west of US 421. The Southern Alternative and Center Alternative would cost $132.6 million and $126.5 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve access around the city of Wilmington. It also would have local importance as a means of relieving traffic congestion in downtown Wilmington by separating local traffic from through-traffic. The project would likely benefit the regional economy by facilitating access to major industries and trade centers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would displace up to 58 residences and 13 businesses. The Southern Alternative would adversely affect community facilities and services, and the Center Alternative could eliminate the present access to Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church via Chair Road. Both of the build alternatives would cross major electric transmission lines and numerous lower voltage lines. The Southern Alternative would also cross two natural gas lines and could adversely affect two water lines along US 421. Water supply wells within the project's right-of-way (ROW) would need to be removed, and other water supply wells nearby could also be adversely affected by the project. Both of the build alternatives would adversely affect the visual quality of the project area. Under either of the build alternatives, water quality in surrounding streams would be temporarily degraded due to construction-related soil erosion. Chemicals and hazardous materials accidentally spilled during transport could also degrade water quality. The construction would adversely affect up to 86 acres of prime and unique farmland, up to 19 potential hazardous materials and waste sites, up to 74 acres of upland habitat, up to 133 acres of wetlands, and up to 8,000 linear feet of floodplains. Under either of the build alternatives, the facility would adversely affect some adjacent properties in regards to noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0143D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960583, 571 pages and maps, December 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-95-01-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Northeast Cape Fear River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404226?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILMINGTON+BYPASS%2C+I-40+TO+US+421%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1995%29.&rft.title=WILMINGTON+BYPASS%2C+I-40+TO+US+421%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PETROGLYPH NATIONAL MONUMENT, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. AN - 36412406; 6196 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a general management plan for development and visitor use of the Petroglyph National Monument, on the west mesa near Albuquerque, New Mexico, is proposed. The 7,244-acre monument was established in June 1990 in order to preserve the more than 15,000 prehistoric and historic petroglyphs and other resources located in the region. Most of the petroglyphs are believed to have been created between 1300 AD and 1600 AD; others are believed to be over 3,000 years old. The petroglyph images have a deep religious and cultural meaning to present-day Pueblo Indians. Focal issues addressed include recreation and public uses, erosion and flood control, interpretation, competing land claims, scenic quality, local communities, Native American Indian tribes, special uses, and the protection of archaeological resources and the cultural landscape. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 4), are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), visitors would be directed to a visitor center/heritage education center at Boca Negra Canyon. Horseback and bicycle riding would be permitted on selected designated mesa-top trails and at three crossing points. No horses or bicycles would be permitted in petroglyph viewing areas or archaeological sites anywhere in the monument. Mesa-top resources and visitor experiences would be monitored to identify adverse impacts. Mitigating measures would be developed to avoid adverse effects on the ferruginous hawk, which is being considered for listing as a threatened species, and for two rare cactus species. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preservation of the unique geological and archaeological features of the monument would be balanced with visitors' enjoyment and learning opportunities. The preferred alternative would provide diverse opportunities for visitors of different ages and abilities to see petroglyphs within the context of the escarpment, mesa top, volcanoes, Rio Grande valley, and Sandia Mountains. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The increased recreational use would increase the potential of wildlife, geologic, and archaeological site disturbance; in addition, increased visitation could disturb the indigenous Indian population. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Public Law 101-313. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0385D, Volume 19, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960575, 522 pages, December 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Erosion Control KW - Flood Control KW - Geologic Sites KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Management KW - Minorities KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Scenic Areas KW - Trails KW - New Mexico KW - Petroglyph National Monument KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Public Law 101-313, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412406?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PETROGLYPH+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+BERNALILLO+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.title=PETROGLYPH+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+BERNALILLO+COUNTY%2C+NEW+MEXICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TAMPA INTERSTATE STUDY, I-275 TO JUST NORTH OF CYPRESS STREET AND I-275 FROM THE HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE/KENNEDY BOULEVARD RAMPS NORTH TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD AND I-4 FROM I-275, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36403988; 6188 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of the safety and efficiency of the existing Interstate 275 (I-275) and I-4 corridors that service the Tampa urban area while maintaining access to the surrounding community in west-central Florida is proposed. The study limits for this project include Memorial Highway (SR 60) from I-275 to just north of Cypress Street and I-275 from the Howard Frankland Bridge/Kennedy Boulevard ramps north to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, I-4 from I-275 (including the interchange) to east of 50th Street (US 41), and the Crosstown Expressway from the Kennedy Boulevard overpass to Maydell Drive. In addition, a Crosstown Connector on new alignment from I-4 in the vicinity of 31st Street southward to the existing Crosstown Expressway is proposed. The proposed project would consist of the construction of approximately 15 miles of multilane improvements to I-275 from the Howard Franklind Bridge /Kennedy Boulevard Ramps and just north of Cypress Street on Memorial Highway (State Route 60) north to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and I-4 from I-275 (including interchange) to east of 50th Street (US 41); the construction of a multilane controlled-access facility (Crosstown Connector) on new alignment from I-4 south to the existing Tampa South Crosstown Expressway; and improvements to approximately 4.4 miles of the Tampa South Crosstown Expressway from the Kennedy Boulevard overpass east to Maydell Drive. The selected alternative would implement a portion of the proposed action: ramp improvements in the Westshore area; safety and operational improvements to the I-275/I-4 downtown interchange; the outside lanes of the four-roadway system in the Ybor City area; and the Crosstown Connector with an additional lane on the Crosstown Expressway transitioning back to the existing alignment. All elements of the proposed action would be implemented as funds became available. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The selected alternative would enhance the region's existing interstate system, improve area-wide mobility, and not significantly alter existing or future land uses because the proposed improvements would involve an existing freeway and land uses within the project vicinity that were already established. Air quality could improve as a result of increased motor vehicle mobility, faster operating speeds, and less stop-and-go driving. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The selected alternative would require the relocation of approximately 350 residences and 62 businesses. The displacements would have a combined rights-of-way and relocation cost of approximately $137.6 million. A portion of Perry Harvey Park (0.1 acres) would be adversely affected by the preferred alternative. The preferred alternative would adversely affect 37 sites listed or determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Electric lines and one Tampa Electric substation, sanitary sewer lines, water mains, and buried telephone lines, natural gas mains, and cable television lines would be affected and some could need to be relocated. Some 710 noise-sensitive sites would experience noise levels which approach or exceed Federal Highway Administration noise abatement criteria. Some 55 potential hazardous materials sites would occur in the project corridor. Approximately 5.2 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected by project construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0579D, Volume 19, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960567, Main Volume--516 pages and maps, Appendices--618 pages and maps, December 10, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-95-03-F KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403988?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAMPA+INTERSTATE+STUDY%2C+I-275+TO+JUST+NORTH+OF+CYPRESS+STREET+AND+I-275+FROM+THE+HOWARD+FRANKLAND+BRIDGE%2FKENNEDY+BOULEVARD+RAMPS+NORTH+TO+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+BOULEVARD+AND+I-4+FROM+I-275%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=TAMPA+INTERSTATE+STUDY%2C+I-275+TO+JUST+NORTH+OF+CYPRESS+STREET+AND+I-275+FROM+THE+HOWARD+FRANKLAND+BRIDGE%2FKENNEDY+BOULEVARD+RAMPS+NORTH+TO+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+BOULEVARD+AND+I-4+FROM+I-275%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 10, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 35 FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, TO INTERSTATE 35E IN BURNSVILLE, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA (ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1995). AN - 36387397; 6183 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of an 18-mile section of Interstate 35 West (I-35W) between Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis and Interstate 35 East (I-35E) in Burnsville, Minnesota, is proposed. The highway was built in the 1960s for traffic volumes forecast for 1975 using design standards which are not as safe or effective as those currently in use. The pavement condition is deteriorating and many bridges need extensive repair. In spite of ramp metering, television surveillance, preferential bus ramps, traffic information strategies, and express bus service implemented by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the mid-1970s, the system is again approaching its operational limits. The draft EIS of March 1992 considered six transit/mainline alternatives, which would be mixed with any of several interchange design alternatives, for the six subareas of the project area, each of which have different travel demand characteristics. The final EIS of January 1995 evaluated the environmental impacts of the preferred alternative, a hybrid plan involving both lane conversion and the construction of a 12-mile light rail line from downtown Minneapolis to 95th Street in the city of Bloomington in the I-35W right of way. However, shortly after the issuance of the final EIS, the Metropolitan Council issued a transportation policy plan that identified the projects likely to be funded within the next 20 years. The preferred alternative as presented in the final EIS was not included in the plan because of its $1.2 billion cost. This addendum to the final EIS presents a revised alternative that would involve rebuilding the I-35W/Highway 62 commons section and add a high-occupancy-vehicle lane in each direction between I-494 and 42nd Street South. The project would be a reduced version of the lane conversion alternative concerned in the draft EIS. The estimated cost is $75.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The revised alternative would correct deficiencies at the most congested section of the project corridor, the I-35W/Highway 62 commons section. This interchange currently handles 250,000 vehicles per day, and some portions are congested for up to 13 hours per day. The additional reconstruction of I-35W and the addition of HOV lanes would improve travel time and decrease the accident rate. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The revised alternative would require the acquisition of five single-family homes, two acres of wetlands, and the partial acquisition of two additional properties. Noise levels would increase in several residential areas but would be mitigated by the construction of noise walls. The project would accommodate more people than I-35W currently accommodates, but the projected travel demand would not be fully met. Highway changes would occur near three historic sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4602-8), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the final EIS, see 95-0042F, Volume 19, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 94-0122D, Volume 18, Number 2. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0102D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960562, 27 pages, December 6, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-92-01-F KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36387397?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-12-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28ADDENDUM+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1995%29.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28ADDENDUM+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 6, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 13, RICHMOND TO LEXINGTON (JOB NUMBER J4P1234), LAFAYETTE AND RAY COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36413762; 6165 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 13 from the interchange with the Route 10 bypass just south of Richmond to Route 24 just south of Lexington, a distance of ten miles, in Lafayette and Ray counties, Missouri, is proposed. The roadway would consist of a four-lane facility with two traffic lanes in each direction and full-paved shoulders, separated by a depressed grass median; the upgrade would require a relocation of Route 13 and a bridge across the Missouri River. Existing Route 13, which was constructed in the 1920's, suffers from substandard geometrics, inadequate roadway cross-section, impassability during flood conditions, and a narrow bridge structure in need of rehabilitation. Portions of the roadway lie within the 100-year floodplain; during the summer of 1993, access to the Lexington bridge was impassible due to flood conditions. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative MOPE), the facility would utilize a two-mile segment of existing Route 13 out of Richmond, then bypass Henrietta and Lexington to the north. Portions of the roadway would be elevated to the 500-year floodplain elevation. The alignment would cross the Missouri River approximately one mile north of the existing bridge. Under the No Action Alternative, the project would involve only the rehabilitation of the existing bridge. The estimated costs under the preferred alternative are $101.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would reduce accident rates on existing Route 13 and adjoining routes, improve response time for emergency vehicles, improve access to the lake areas in central and southern Missouri, and improve overall transportation efficiency. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace approximately 388 acres of prime farmland, result in nine residential relocations, and adversely affect 12.6 acres of wetlands, 17.5 acres of woodlands, and two potentially significant archaeological sites. In addition, 231 acres of floodplain would be filled, and two permanent streams and six intermittent streams would be crossed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0502D, Volume 18, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960542, 499 pages and maps, November 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-04-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413762?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+13%2C+RICHMOND+TO+LEXINGTON+%28JOB+NUMBER+J4P1234%29%2C+LAFAYETTE+AND+RAY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+13%2C+RICHMOND+TO+LEXINGTON+%28JOB+NUMBER+J4P1234%29%2C+LAFAYETTE+AND+RAY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ARDEN GARDEN CONNECTOR PROJECT, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36400394; 6160 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a connector linking Arden Way in North Sacramento with the Garden Highway in South Natomas, across the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal (NEMDC) in Sacramento County, California, is proposed. The Arden Garden Connector Project has been identified by Sacramento's City Council as the city's top priority major street project. The project would include improvements that would extend 1.3 miles east from a point approximately 1,000 feet west of Northview Drive on Garden Highway to an intersection of Arden Way and Del Paso Boulevard. Five alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative's alignment would include a cast-in-place concrete box girder-type bridge structure, approximately 1,270 feet long, spanning the NEMDC. The bridge would be 76 feet wide, with approximately 140-foot-long spans, and six-feet deep, and have 27 four-foot diameter cylindrical support columns, arranged in groups of three (with fifteen to be placed in the NEMDC), ranging up to 45 feet above ground level or over the flow line of the NEMDC. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve east-west circulation between South Natomas and North Sacramento, provide a safe and efficient transportation network for people and goods, relieve the existing and anticipated traffic congestion on parallel roadways, and improve access to I-5 and Business 80 for the northern Sacramento area north of the American River. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Unavoidable adverse impacts that could not be reduced to less-than-significant levels by economically feasible mitigation measures would include changes in character and cohesion in existing neighborhoods; degradation in traffic levels of service in numerous project corridor highway segments; and traffic noise levels at the Gardenland residential development and other locations. Additional adverse impacts requiring mitigation would include dust particle and fossil fuel exhaust emissions during construction; direct losses of seasonal and perennial wetlands, Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle habitat, and potential heritage trees; temporary losses of Giant Garter Snake and Northwestern Pond Turtle habitats, degradation of fish habitat with potential construction-related mortality, and degradation of surface water quality; increased flood risk with the increase in surface water elevation at NEMDC and the American River; and potential exposure of workers and residents to hazardous wastes during construction. Five residences would be displaced under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0576D, Volume 19, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960537, Volume I--589 pages and maps, Volume II--12 pages, Volume II Technical Appendices--265 pages and maps, Volume III--523 pages, November 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fisheries KW - Flood Hazards KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Particulates KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400394?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ARDEN+GARDEN+CONNECTOR+PROJECT%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ARDEN+GARDEN+CONNECTOR+PROJECT%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GLEN BURNIE LIGHT RAIL EXTENSION, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36405048; 6159 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the Baltimore Central Light Rail Line (CLRL) between the Cromwell Station stop and the Glen Burnie Town Center area, located in central Maryland, is proposed. The extension of light rail would connect commercial services, industrial jobs, and educational, social, and public services within the Glen Burnie Town Center with northern Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County. The Northern Anne Arundel County communities currently served by CLRL include Linthicum, North Linthicum, and Ferndale. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The No-Build Alternative would maintain present conditions plus planned future roadway and public transportation projects; it serves as a baseline. The proposed action would include an extension of light rail service from the Cromwell Station stop to the Glen Burnie Town Center, a distance of about one mile. Four alternative alignments are under consideration. All of the alignments would be double track beginning at the existing Cromwell Station stop of the CLRL. Each alignment would include the construction of a second track and additional passenger platform to the existing Cromwell Station stop, located along Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard (MD 648) just north of the intersection of Dorsey Road (MD 176) and 8th Avenue. The alignments each would end at a new Glen Burnie Town Center area stop. The estimated project costs are $20.2 million to $43.4 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The extension would support the economic viability of Glen Burnie, increase transit ridership between Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City and County, help achieve regional Clean Air Act goals, improve travel time in the Baltimore-Glen Burnie corridor, and be consistent with local and regional long range transportation plans. Transit ridership between Anne Arundel County and Baltimore City and Baltimore County would increase by 25,430 to 168,200 trips annually and travel time would improve by up to 13.5 minutes. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: There could be petroleum-contaminated soil and groundwater at properties associated with four of the alignment alternatives. Wetlands would be adversely affected in small areas, all less than 0.5 acres, with key functions such as flood flow alteration, sediment stabilization, and nutrient/toxicant retention slightly impaired. Along with the loss of vegetation, some loss of wildlife would occur. The construction could disrupt portions of the Glenn Burnie Survey District and the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail. It would displace up to seven residences and four businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960536, 269 pages and maps, November 14, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405048?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GLEN+BURNIE+LIGHT+RAIL+EXTENSION%2C+ANNE+ARUNDEL+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=GLEN+BURNIE+LIGHT+RAIL+EXTENSION%2C+ANNE+ARUNDEL+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 14, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 161 FROM INTERSTATE 20 TO TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 183, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1989). AN - 36400342; 6156 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 10.8-mile segment of State Highway (SH) 161 as a controlled-access freeway from Interstate 20 (I-20) in the south, northward primarily through the city of Grand Prairie and through a short segment of the city of Irving to SH 183 in the north, located in western Dallas County, Texas, is proposed. The facility would be an eight- to ten-lane divided freeway with two three-lane frontage roads from I-20 to I-30; and a ten-lane divided freeway thereafter to SH 183. The draft EIS of October 1989 proposed extending SH 161 from I-20 in the south to I-635 in the north; however, in December 1990, the Federal Highway Administration declared a portion of the project area, from SH 183 north to I-635 as environmentally clear, requiring no further environmental documentation. This portion of the project was constructed and opened for traffic in July 1994. This final supplement considers the remaining portion. Route alternatives studied include a combination of Carrier Parkway/Roy Orr Boulevard/Valley View Lane, the state's previously studied corridor, and Belt Line Road. The preferred alternative is the previously studied corridor Alternative 2A. Combined rights-of-way, utility, and construction costs for the preferred alternative is $450 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic congestion on streets adjoining the corridor would decline significantly, and the last uncompleted section of the I-635 loop around Dallas would be completed. Access to goods and services in the rapidly growing west Dallas County area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 59 single-family residences, seven multifamily residential units, 13 commercial and industrial establishments, and one parks. Acreage available for wildlife use would be reduced by highway construction. Approximately 0.9 acres of wetland habitat would be displaced; there are, however, no critical habitat areas in the project corridor. Noise levels would result in adverse effects at 768 sensitive receptors, including 238 single-family residences and 504 multifamily residential units. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 94-0429D, Volume 18, Number 5. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0190D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960533, Volume 1--462 pages and maps, Volume 2--1,193 pages, November 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-93-01-FS KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400342?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+161+FROM+INTERSTATE+20+TO+TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+183%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1989%29.&rft.title=TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+161+FROM+INTERSTATE+20+TO+TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+183%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1989%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Fort Worth, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 71 RELOCATION, DEQUEEN TO INTERSTATE 40; CRAWFORD, POLK, SCOTT, SEBASTIAN, AND SEVIER COUNTIES, ARKANSAS. AN - 36412163; 6151 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, fully controlled highway to replace existing US 71 connecting DeQueen, Arkansas, and Interstate 40 near Alma, Arkansas, is proposed. The existing US 71 is a two-lane highway extending from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana. The US 71 highway corridor is one of 21 high-priority corridors in the National Highway System. The 500-mile Shreveport to Kansas City corridor is one of the longest corridors in the system. The project examined in this draft EIS would be 125 miles in length, beginning in Sevier County at the crossing of US 70 just east of DeQueen and extending north to the existing interchange of I-540 and I-40 in Crawford County. Throughout the proposed route, the highway would pass through forest and farm landscapes, would bypass the many rural communities along US 71, would cross the mountains of the Ouachita National Forest, and would also cross the Ouachita, Fourche LaFave, Poteau, Petit Jean, and Arkansas rivers. The highway would be built to insterstate standards with a design speed of 70 miles per hour. The possibility of building an additional two lanes adjacent to existing US 71 was investigated but rejected because such a project would have design deficiencies and would require several hundred relocations. Instead, a 22-mile corridor paralleling US 71 was identified as the project corridor. This corridor was further subdivided into 14 segments, and three alternative alignments were analyzed within each segment. A preferred alignment within each corridor was also identified. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $1.1 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace up to 1,143 acres of prime farmlands, fill 51.9 acres of wetlands, encroach on 286.4 acres of floodplain, cross 90 streams and a national recreation trail, and adversely impact one park, one historic site, and 60 potential archaeological sites. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 86 houses, 12 mobile homes, and six businesses. Noise levels would increase at 234 receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960528, Main Report--260 pages and maps, Appendix--263 pages, November 8, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-96-01-D KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+71+RELOCATION%2C+DEQUEEN+TO+INTERSTATE+40%3B+CRAWFORD%2C+POLK%2C+SCOTT%2C+SEBASTIAN%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+71+RELOCATION%2C+DEQUEEN+TO+INTERSTATE+40%3B+CRAWFORD%2C+POLK%2C+SCOTT%2C+SEBASTIAN%2C+AND+SEVIER+COUNTIES%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 8, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREAT RIVER BRIDGE, US 65 IN ARKANSAS TO STATE HIGHWAY 8 IN MISSISSIPPI, DESHA COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND BOLIVAR COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. AN - 36398393; 6150 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Desha County, Arkansas, with Rosedale in Bolivar County, Mississippi, is proposed. Rosedale, which is located at the convergence of the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers, is the site of a developing water port. Since 1977, key area leaders have argued that a bridge carrying rail and highway traffic over the Mississippi River would spur economic development. Five alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would extend from a western terminus at US 65 either north or south of Dumas, Arkansas, to an eastern terminus at State Highway 8, near Rosedale. A roadway would be developed from the western bridge approach to the project terminus at US 65 and from the eastern bridge approach to the project terminus at State Highway 8. The two-lane highway would be approximately 32 miles long with a design speed of 60 miles per hour. The railway portion of the bridge would connect the Great River Railroad, owned and operated by Bolivar County in Mississippi, with tracks on the Arkansas side owned and operated by the Missouri Pacific Division of the Union Pacific Railroad. The main channel span of the Mississippi River crossing would be 1,000 feet long, with a horizontal navigation opening of 900 feet and a vertical clearance of 57.7 feet. Two optional bridge designs are being considered for the Arkansas River crossing: a concrete segmental box superstructure with a 110 foot parabolic haunch, and a steel haunched girder system with four lines of girders and a parabolic haunch of approximately 91 feet. Each of the build alternatives would involve a distinct combination of four alignment segments. Under each alternative, the railroad alignment would generally run parallel to the highway alignment. The estimated construction costs are $456.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The structure would provide a convenient river crossing for those living near Rosedale, Mississippi, and Dumas, Arkansas. It would also attract new industry to the region, expand existing industry in the region, expand the employment base, and attract tourists to the area. The bridge would result in travel time savings of $3.5 million per year. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The bridge would have a major aesthetic and visual effect on views of the river, including the view from the Great River Road State Park. Up to 667 acres of prime farmland would be displaced, and noise levels would increase at some residential locations. Up to 197 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240). JF - EPA number: 960527, Main Report--253 pages and maps, Appendices--572 pages, November 8, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-96-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arkansas KW - Arkansas River KW - Mississippi KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398393?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREAT+RIVER+BRIDGE%2C+US+65+IN+ARKANSAS+TO+STATE+HIGHWAY+8+IN+MISSISSIPPI%2C+DESHA+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOLIVAR+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.title=GREAT+RIVER+BRIDGE%2C+US+65+IN+ARKANSAS+TO+STATE+HIGHWAY+8+IN+MISSISSIPPI%2C+DESHA+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+AND+BOLIVAR+COUNTY%2C+MISSISSIPPI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 8, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL BRADFORD COUNTY TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BRADFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36400172; 6149 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the US 6, located in and near the borough of Towanda, Pennsylvania, is proposed. US 6 is part of the National Highway System and extends from Scranton through Towanda to US 220 and points west. In Towanda, US 6 is a two-lane, east-west highway designated as Main Street and York Avenue, and is the primary route for through and commuter traffic. In addition, Main Street serves as the primary route for shopping, access to industries, and other local traffic. The relocation of the US 6 bridge over the Susquehanna River between Towanda and Wysox Township has compounded the strain on Main Street. The old US 6 bridge connected the highway to River Street and served local traffic that may or may not have had a downtown destination. The new bridge, however, connects directly to Main Street, resulting in additional traffic that must pass through Towanda's downtown. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (the River Street Extension Alternative) would involve constructing an intersection at the US 6 bridge to connect the bridge and River Street. The existing River Street would be reconstructed in order to provide a two-lane, two-directional roadway extension along the river from Mix Avenue to Pratt Avenue. The extension would then follow a northwesterly direction to an intersection with York Avenue in the vicinity of Edward Drive. A four-way intersection would be constructed at York Avenue with center left turn lanes in all directions. The extension would cross York Avenue maintaining three lanes on new roadway until its connection with existing Patterson Boulevard. The existing partial interchange of US 220 and Patterson Boulevard would be reconstructed to provide a full interchange. The estimated cost for the project is $12.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, separate local and regional traffic, and reduce traffic noise and improve the quality of life in downtown Towanda. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace up to eight residences and four businesses, encroach on 2.2 acres of floodplain, adversely affect four erosion-prone areas, cross three streams, disturb a small portion of the Towanda Historic District, and displace 0.17 acres of Riverfront Park. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960526, Volume I--495 pages and maps, Volume II--92 pages and maps, November 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-96-04-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400172?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-11-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+BRADFORD+COUNTY+TRAFFIC+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BRADFORD+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=CENTRAL+BRADFORD+COUNTY+TRAFFIC+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+BRADFORD+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Damage and restoration of geodetic infrastructure affected by the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake AN - 52610593; 1998-030540 JF - Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union AU - Hodgkinson, Kathleen M AU - Stein, Ross S AU - Hudnut, Kenneth W AU - Satalich, Jay AU - Richards, John H AU - Lilje, Anne AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/11// PY - 1996 DA - November 1996 SP - 146 PB - American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC VL - 77 IS - 46, Suppl. SN - 0096-3941, 0096-3941 KW - United States KW - Los Angeles County California KW - bench marks KW - damage KW - leveling KW - geodetic networks KW - geodesy KW - California KW - Los Angeles California KW - strong motion KW - Southern California KW - ground motion KW - surveys KW - Northridge earthquake 1994 KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52610593?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Eos%2C+Transactions%2C+American+Geophysical+Union&rft.atitle=Damage+and+restoration+of+geodetic+infrastructure+affected+by+the+1994+Northridge%2C+California%2C+earthquake&rft.au=Hodgkinson%2C+Kathleen+M%3BStein%2C+Ross+S%3BHudnut%2C+Kenneth+W%3BSatalich%2C+Jay%3BRichards%2C+John+H%3BLilje%2C+Anne%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Hodgkinson&rft.aufirst=Kathleen&rft.date=1996-11-01&rft.volume=77&rft.issue=46%2C+Suppl.&rft.spage=146&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Eos%2C+Transactions%2C+American+Geophysical+Union&rft.issn=00963941&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - American Geophysical Union 1996 fall meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - EOSTAJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bench marks; California; damage; earthquakes; geodesy; geodetic networks; ground motion; instruments; leveling; Los Angeles California; Los Angeles County California; Northridge earthquake 1994; Southern California; strong motion; surveys; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 12, SAUK CITY TO MIDDLETON (STH 60/78--USH 14) [PROJECT I.D. 5300-03-01, SPES-F, NH 04], DANE AND SAUK COUNTIES, WISCONSIN (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1995). AN - 36415208; 6139 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an 18-mile segment of US Highway (USH) 12 that links Sauk City and Middleton, located in south central Wisconsin, is proposed. The two-lane highway is a principal east-west connector route across the region. A high volume of commuter traffic and agricultural vehicles, combined with numerous access locations and substandard geometric layout, have created a high risk of severe crashes and a low level of service. From 1985 to 1995, a total of 1,818 crashes occurred along this stretch of highway. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of April 1995. Under the proposed action, the existing roadway would be upgraded to a four-lane highway that would generally follow the existing alignment in order to avoid existing resources and help preserve farmland and farm operations. Public and private access to the new rural expressway would remain at-grade and continue to be controlled through existing state statutes. The project would also involve widening and rehabilitating the existing two-lane bridge crossing the Wisconsin River at Sauk City, improving the signalized intersection of Phillips Boulevard and Water Street, installing a signalized intersection at the intersection with CTH K, and constructing a freeway bypass to the west of the city of Middleton. Access to the bypass would be controlled through grade-separated ramp interchanges at Schneider Road, Airport Road, and University Avenue. The existing roadway through Middleton would remain in place as a local road. Rideshare programs, park-and-ride lots, and staggered work shifts would be implemented as part of the proposed project. The estimated cost is $64.0 million. This draft supplement to the draft EIS considers 12 alignment alternatives and identifies a preferred alternative (Alternative 4). POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce the number of fatal crashes in the project area by nearly 50 percent. It would increase capacity, improve geometric characteristics, and provide safer passing, turning, and crossing opportunities. The four-lane highway would give drivers greater flexibility in maneuvering within the high volume of traffic. Improved traffic flow would reduce noise and pollutant levels. The project's benefit-cost ratio is 6.1. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would involve the displacement of 47 housing units, 14 commercial properties, 424 acres of farmland, 27 acres of woodland, and four acres of wetlands. Up to six historic sites and four archaeological sites would be adversely affected. The proposed route would traverse a portion of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0151D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960516, Volume 1--492 pages and maps, Volume 2--653 pages, October 30, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-95-02-DS KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36415208?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1995%29.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 30, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MILWAUKEE EAST-WEST CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION STUDY, MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36405535; 6136 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the east-west corridor extending 21 miles from the junction of State Trunk Highway (STH) 16 and I-94 in Waukesha County east to the downtown Milwaukee and Lake Michigan in Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin is proposed. The study area, which is approximately five to seven miles wide, generally follows the east-west route of I-94 and extends north at its eastern terminus to include the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus and the near-north-shore communities adjacent to the city of Milwaukee. The study area includes portions of seven cities (Brookfield, Glendale, Milwaukee, New Berlin, Waukesha, Wauwatosa, and West Allis); three villages (Elm Grove, Shorewood, and West Milwaukee); and three towns (Brookfield, Pewaukee, and Waukesha). The decentralized growth patterns in the corridor have resulted in substantial traffic problems: congestion and delays due to slow travel speeds, traffic stoppages, and long queues at ramps and intersections. Ten alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. A No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1) would make spot improvements to I-94 through resurfacing, bridge repair, and interchange reconfigurations. These improvements would be included as the bale element in the remaining nine alternatives. Alternative 2 would expand bus service. Alternative 3 would add light rail transit (LRT) alignments to the north, northwest, south, and west in Milwaukee County. Alternative 4 would add an LRT alignment to the north. Alternative 5 would modernize I-94 without special lanes for car pools and buses. Alternative 6 would modernize I-94 with special lanes for car pools and buses. Alternative 7, Alternative 8, Alternative 9, and Alternative 10 would all combine the LRT alternatives with the I-94 modernization alternatives. The estimated capital costs of the project range from $1.1 billion for Alternative 1 to $2.8 billion for Alternative 10. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The corridor improvements would reduce congestion on the existing roadways, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would displace 60 residential units and 49 businesses. They would also increase noise levels at 421 to 436 receptors, encroach on the 100-year floodplain of the Menomonee River, alter the visual setting, and adversely affect eight historic sites and up to two potential archaeological sites. The I-94 modernization alternatives would disturb up to 3.7 acres of wetlands. The LRT alternative would displace several church-related facilities along Fond du Lac Avenue. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960513, 655 pages, October 29, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-96-05-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405535?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MILWAUKEE+EAST-WEST+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=MILWAUKEE+EAST-WEST+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 29, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRUNK HIGHWAY 100 IN GOLDEN VALLEY, CRYSTAL, ROBBINSDALE, AND BROOKLYN CENTER, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36410302; 6133 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of approximately 5.2 miles of Trunk Highway (TH) 100 in the western section of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota is proposed. TH 100 is a major regional north-south transportation corridor, constructed in the 1930's as the Twin Cities' first belt line. In the 1950's and 1960's portions of TH 100 were upgraded to freeway standards. Presently, the only non-freeway portion of TH 100 is located from Glenwood Avenue North to 50th Avenue North. This section has a number of deficiencies, including access problems, geometric deficiencies, infrastructure age and condition, and capacity problems. The reconstruction would rebuild the deficient section to freeway standards and eliminate at-grade access, correct structural deficiencies and substandard surfaces, and repair four bridges. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The two build alternatives (a four-lane freeway with transportation systems management (TSM) alternative and a six-lane freeway with TSM alternative) would differ in their cross-sectional design, lane usage, and horizontal alignment within the corridor. Under the six-lane alternative, the segment from County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 81 to Glenwood Avenue would have six travel lanes (three in each direction) and the segment from 50th Avenue to CSAH 81 would have four travel lanes (two in each direction). Several new interchanges would be built as part of this project. One or more interchange alternatives have been formulated for the TH 55, 36th Avenue, 42nd Avenue, CSAH 81, and France Avenue interchanges. At Duluth Street, the existing interchange configuration would be maintained and rebuilt. The estimated costs of the four- and six-lane alternatives are $46.8 million and $51.7 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reconstruction of this portion of TH 100 would improve the safety and capacity of the entire transportation corridor. Travel times would be reduced significantly once all of TH 100 is built to freeway standards. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace up to 132 residences and 46 businesses, and adversely affect 1.1 hectares of wetlands and 8.2 hectares of school and park property. By the year 2015, noise levels would increase for up to 1,153 residences. Because the roadway and its associated structures were built as part of the Great Depression relief programs, the project is under consideration as historic resource eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960510, 352 pages and maps, October 24, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-96-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410302?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+100+IN+GOLDEN+VALLEY%2C+CRYSTAL%2C+ROBBINSDALE%2C+AND+BROOKLYN+CENTER%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TRUNK+HIGHWAY+100+IN+GOLDEN+VALLEY%2C+CRYSTAL%2C+ROBBINSDALE%2C+AND+BROOKLYN+CENTER%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 24, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ADDISON ROAD TO LARGO TOWN CENTER METRORAIL EXPANSION, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36401638; 6131 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 3.1-mile extension of the Blue Line route portion of the Metropolitan Washington Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (Metrorail), located in central Prince Georges County, Maryland, is proposed. The Blue Line is one of seven branches of the Metrorail system serving Washington, District of Columbia, and surrounding areas. It presently terminates at the Addison Road Station. The proposed action would extend the rail line east to the Largo town center. The project area is one of the fastest growing areas in the Washington, District of Columbia, area: a 64 percent increase in population is expected from 1995 to 2020, and a 126 percent increase in employment. Major roads carrying traffic through the project area are heavily congested, and parking at the Addison Road station is presently at capacity (1,268 spaces). From the Addison Road station, the proposed extension would follow a utility easement south of MD 214 before traveling under MD 214. The route would continue within new right of way, generally at-grade or in open cut to an aerial crossing of I-95/I-495. The line would remain elevated over Harry S Truman Drive at the USAir Arena, terminating at an at-grade station in the arena parking lot or at an aerial station in an overflow parking area for the arena. A station would also be built near the midpoint of the extension at Summerfield Boulevard. The Largo and Summerfield stations would provide 2,200 and 500 parking spaces, respectively. The total estimated capital costs of the proposed project are $320 to $347 million, depending on the option selected for the Largo station. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Metrorail extension would constitute a key component of the Metrorail system. It would greatly improve transit service for the local populations of southern Prince George's County and reduce congestion on major roadways, diverting 12,800 daily automobile trips and 92,200 daily vehicle miles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The acquisition of some private property, valued at $19.8 million, would be necessary: 45.8 acres of undeveloped property, 31 acres of subdivided property, and 14.3 acres of developed property. Both Largo station options would displace parking for the USAir Arena. Portions of two community parks would be affected by planned construction activities. The alignment would encroach on a 100-year floodplain along a tributary to Southwest Branch. Train noise in excess of federal standards would occur at 11 of the 15 sites analyzed along the proposed route. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Capital Transportation Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-551), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960508, 440 pages, October 24, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Floodplains KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Capital Transportation Act Amendments of 1990, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401638?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ADDISON+ROAD+TO+LARGO+TOWN+CENTER+METRORAIL+EXPANSION%2C+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=ADDISON+ROAD+TO+LARGO+TOWN+CENTER+METRORAIL+EXPANSION%2C+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 24, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH CENTRAL CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) EXTENSION, DALLAS, COLLIN AND DALLAS COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36404901; 6126 AB - PURPOSE: The design and construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system to serve the North Central Corridor of Dallas, Texas, is proposed. The corridor would extend service provided by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) LRT starter system, which opened for passenger service in 1996, and would connect the cities of Richardson and Plano to downtown Dallas. The North Central Corridor has the highest population of any of the transportation corridors within the DART service area, and it has more jobs than any other corridor except for the circumferential LBJ corridor. From 1990 to 2010 the corridor is expected to exceed the regional growth rate for population and employment. Planned roadway improvements are not adequate for meeting projected increases in traffic volume. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The 12.3-mile North Central Corridor would be constructed from the existing Park Lane LRT station in Dallas to a new terminus at the Parker Road LRT station adjacent to the existing East Plano Transit Center. The LRT alignment would follow an old freight rail corridor (Southern Pacific Railroad) and generally parallel US 75, the North Central Expressway. Multi-car trains would operate on the railway at a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour. Between Park Lane and Arapaho Road, LRT vehicles would operate on two-track, two-way continuously welded steel rails generally centered within DART's right-of-way. LRT service would be provided to a total of six new stations: Park Lane, Walnut Hill Lane, Forest Lane, LBJ Freeway, Spring Valley Road, and Arapaho Road. The interim terminal station at Park Lane would be replaced with a permanent station. Service north of Arapaho Road would be staged, initially operating using a continuously welded steel rail single-track guideway wherever possible. The second phase would be the build-out configuration which would be developed when demand justifies and financial resources permit upgrading service by adding stations at Campbell Road and SH 190. Total estimated capital costs for the project are $268 million for Phase One, and $66 million for Phase Two. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LRT project would alleviate congestion, improve travel time and reliability for users in the corridor, and provide a safe and reliable alternative to the single-occupant vehicle. Additionally, the LRT would contribute to the attainment of regional air quality objectives and provide a transit system that would be compatible with other elements of the regional transportation plan. Because the LRT project would be located in an existing rail corridor, there would be few adverse physical impacts to the natural environment from the LRT. The LRT likewise would have minimal impacts on the man-made environment. The project would increase the economic attractiveness of the area, and improve access to employment and entertainment opportunities and community services. The LRT alternative would result in less energy consumed from fewer miles driven and would save 873,104 hours of travel time annually. Construction of the LRT would create 2,926 construction jobs in Phase One and 732 jobs in Phase Two. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the LRT stations could require up to 14 property acquisitions. Some residences would experience severe noise and vibration impacts requiring mitigation. Two parks and a nature area are in close proximity to the proposed alignment. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 960503, Main Report--310 pages, Appendix D--94 pages, October 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Texas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404901?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+CENTRAL+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+%28LRT%29+EXTENSION%2C+DALLAS%2C+COLLIN+AND+DALLAS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=NORTH+CENTRAL+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+%28LRT%29+EXTENSION%2C+DALLAS%2C+COLLIN+AND+DALLAS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Arlington, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 151, BELMONT TO DODGEVILLE ROAD, PROJECT NHS 12() I.D. 1200-04-00, IOWA AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36398531; 6125 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 20-mile section of US Highway (US) 151 from about one mile west of the village of Belmont extending northeast to the existing four-lane section of US 151 south of Dodgeville, located in southwestern Wisconsin, is proposed. US 151 is southwestern Wisconsin's principal highway, linking the two major population centers of Dubuque, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. In recent years, industrial activity and tourism have increased in the area, adding to the congestion on US 151. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of May 1994. Under the preferred alternative, the existing two-lane highway would be upgraded to a four-lane, divided highway with a 60-foot-wide median. A transition would be constructed at the south end to match the existing two-lane highway. Some or all of the existing roadway would be reconstructed to correct geometric deficiencies and provide adequate clear zones. Bypasses would be constructed around the village of Belmont and the city of Mineral Point. The interchange for the Belmont Bypass would be County Trunk Highway (CTH) G north of town; interchanges for the Mineral Point Bypass would be near CTH O south of the city and near Barreltown Road north of the city. For the bypass sections, local roads would be grade-separated from the new highway and private property access points would not be allowed. At-grade local road and private property access (including field entrances) would be allowed along the non-bypass project sections. The estimated construction cost for the project is $49.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would improve route safety, provide for future mobility needs, maintain the continuity of the overall route, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace eight residences, three commercial establishments, four other buildings, 374 acres of cropland, 256 acres of pasture and other farmland, and 19 acres of woodland. In addition, the highway would cross 10 streams and a portion of a public bike trail known as the Pecatonica Trail; the facility would also adversely affect two archaeological sites and two historic mining-related sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0233D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960502, 443 pages and maps, October 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-94-04-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398531?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+151%2C+BELMONT+TO+DODGEVILLE+ROAD%2C+PROJECT+NHS+12%28%29+I.D.+1200-04-00%2C+IOWA+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+151%2C+BELMONT+TO+DODGEVILLE+ROAD%2C+PROJECT+NHS+12%28%29+I.D.+1200-04-00%2C+IOWA+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED I-495 INTERCHANGE PROJECT, CRANE MEADOW ROAD, MARLBOROUGH AND SOUTHBOROUGH, MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER COUNTIES, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36408910; 6121 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an interchange along I-495 at the Marlborough /Southborough corporate boundary, located in east-central Massachusetts, is proposed. The interchange would be constructed between the Route 9 and Route 20 interchanges (approximately one mile south of the Route 20 interchange) and provide access to Crane Meadow Road. It would relieve congestion on area arterials and other interchanges and improve access to the commercial and industrial areas between Route 9 and Route 20 in west Marlborough. In addition to the No Action Alternative, three major interchange alternatives are under consideration. The preferred alternative, known as the Free-Flow Alternative, would consist of a full-service, diamond-type interchange providing access to the west, to Crane Meadow Road, but no access to the east. This alternative is a refinement of the Truncated Diamond (TD) configuration presented in the draft EIS of May 1993. The TD Alternative would consist of northbound and southbound off- and on-ramps terminating at an overpass and connector road extending to Crane Meadow Road. The connector road would have two westbound and two eastbound lanes. The ramps would each consist of one lane, with the northbound off-ramp widening to two lanes on its approach to a signalized intersection at the overpass, and the southbound on-ramp tapering from two lanes at the overpass to one lane where it merged with I-495. The new preferred alternative would eliminate a potential conflict between the northbound off- and on-ramp at the Connector Road by providing an overpass carrying off-ramp traffic over on-ramp traffic. The elimination of queuing would permit a single-lane configuration in each direction. Left turns would be eliminated by providing for free-flow traffic. One four-lane span across I-495 would be replaced by separate single-lane spans. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $12.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange would improve access to the commercial and industrial area in west Marlborough and provide a stimulus for additional development in the area, resulting in 6.5 million square feet of new commercial space and 4,800 new secondary jobs. The interchange would provide for the safe and efficient movement of traffic volume through the year 2016 and, in so doing, would reduce traffic congestion on local roads and intersections. Air quality would improve at locations along Route 20 as a result of the diversion of trips to the new interchange. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would eliminate 0.50 acres of wetlands and more than 50 feet of bank, and would convert approximately 20 acres of wildlife habitat to highway use. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0198D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960498, Volume 1--505 pages and maps, Volume 2--165 pages and maps, Appendix G--132 pages, October 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS-93-01-F KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Massachusetts KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+I-495+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CRANE+MEADOW+ROAD%2C+MARLBOROUGH+AND+SOUTHBOROUGH%2C+MIDDLESEX+AND+WORCESTER+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=PROPOSED+I-495+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CRANE+MEADOW+ROAD%2C+MARLBOROUGH+AND+SOUTHBOROUGH%2C+MIDDLESEX+AND+WORCESTER+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ABERDEEN-HOAQUIAM CORRIDOR PROJECT, GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36408865; 6119 AB - PURPOSE: The establishment of a new transportation corridor or enhancement of the existing transportation system for US 12, US 101, and State Route 109 (SR 109) through the cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam, located in coastal western Washington, is proposed. The project area begins in the vicinity of US 12 and South Fleet Street intersection in Aberdeen and terminates in the vicinity of the SR 109 and SR 109 Spur junction in Hoquiam, a distance of approximately eight miles. The US 101 corridor is the main route between the metropolitan Puget Sound region, the Pacific Ocean Beaches, and the western Olympic Peninsula. Besides handling significant volumes of local and truck traffic, the corridor conveys thousands of tourists during peak spring and summer periods. The existing facility consists of a single couplet of two-lane, one-way streets that are frequently congested. A designated truck-route bypass is located in the industrial areas south of the US 101 couplet; most trucks do not use the bypass because it has no connection across the Hoquiam River. The existing bridges over the Wishkah River and Hoquiam River are low-level movable structures that can, when open to river traffic, have significant impact on traffic flows. Three of the four bridges are between 45 and 70 years old and have high maintenance needs requiring periodic closure. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. All four of the build alternatives would make multi-modal improvements such as increasing the number of buses, constructing bus pull-outs, and constructing bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Alternative II-B would make low-cost improvements to the existing system, but would not involve any new bridge construction. Alternative III-B would involve constructing a new Hoquiam River Bridge as well as connections and improvements to the existing truck route. Alternative IV-A would construct new bridges over both the Hoquiam and Wishkah Rivers, complete the interchange for the Chehalis River Bridge, and construct a new highway alignment using railroad right-of-way and existing streets. Alternative IV-B would include the same facilities as Alternative IV-A using existing streets and a new alignment. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $1.6 million to $159.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would improve traffic flow conditions along the US 101 corridor, relieve existing traffic congestion, improve safety, and promote economic growth for the region by improving truck access to port facilities and decreasing travel time through the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under Alternative III-B, Alternative IV-A, and Alternative IV-B would displace up to 21 businesses and 46 residences and would affect some wetland areas near the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Two properties within the corridor are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and fourteen others are eligible for listing. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960496, 542 pages, October 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-95-5-D KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ABERDEEN-HOAQUIAM+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+GRAYS+HARBOR+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=ABERDEEN-HOAQUIAM+CORRIDOR+PROJECT%2C+GRAYS+HARBOR+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. AN - 36400221; 6120 AB - PURPOSE: The continuation of icebreaking operations in the Great Lakes by the Coast Guard is proposed. These operations are conducted in order to facilitate shipping, flood control, search and rescue operations, and research and development. Icebreaking for shipping involves the establishment and maintenance of tracks in critical waterways and, secondarily, direct assistance as needed to prevent hazardous conditions and to extricate vessels in danger. Any flood control efforts by the Coast Guard are made after consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers. The Coast Guard employs nine vessels in its icebreaking operations on the Great Lakes, connecting waters, and harbor and river mouths. These diesel-fueled vessels have crew sizes of 15 to 75 persons and self-contained sanitary waste systems. Under the proposed action, the Coast Guard would allocate its icebreaking hours much as it has in the past: 35 percent of its time would be dedicated to Lower Lake Superior and the Saint Marys River, and another 35 percent would be dedicated to the upper reaches of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. All of these areas freeze over to a depth of 17 inches. Traffic on the Saint Marys River during winter depends on the status of the lock facility. When the locks are closed (January 16 through March 24), the Coast Guard typically makes a single transit per day between Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Lake Huron. When the lock opens, the Coast Guard escorts an average of five commercial vessels during a typical March day. The upper reaches of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are high priority areas because the area has heavy shipping traffic and contains inhabited islands for which ferry tracks must be maintained. The other seven operational areas would each be allocated one to five percent of the Coast Guard's icebreaking hours. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The maintenance of shipping lanes during the winter months is vital to the regional economy. Open shipping lanes provide economic benefits of $49 million a year at a cost of $11 million a year, resulting in a benefit-cost ratio of 4.6 to one. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Icebreaking increases turbulence, which, in turn, could stir up sediments and associated contaminants. In addition, the risk of oil and hazardous materials spills would be introduced during a period of time when there would normally be none. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 9521, and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960497, 80 pages, October 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Water KW - Flood Control KW - Harbors KW - Ice Control KW - Islands KW - Navigation KW - Rivers KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Illinois KW - Lake Erie KW - Lake Huron KW - Lake Michigan KW - Lake Ontario KW - Lake Superior KW - Michigan KW - Ohio KW - New York KW - Pennsylvania KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Executive Order 9521, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400221?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREAT+LAKES+ICEBREAKING%2C+INDIANA%2C+MICHIGAN%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+OHIO%2C+PENNSYLVANIA%2C+AND+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=GREAT+LAKES+ICEBREAKING%2C+INDIANA%2C+MICHIGAN%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+OHIO%2C+PENNSYLVANIA%2C+AND+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Cleveland, Ohio; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - M-84 RECONSTRUCTION FROM TITTABAWASSEE ROAD TO EUCLID AVENUE (M-13) IN BAY CITY, BAY AND SAGINAW COUNTIES, MICHIGAN. AN - 36403642; 6116 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 8.3-mile section of M-84 between Tittabawassee Road in Saginaw County and Euclid Avenue in Bay City, located in central Michigan, is proposed. The project area experiences traffic congestion and problems associated with turning movements. The M-84 corridor serves as a major transportation link between the cities of Bay City and Saginaw. The highway has experienced accelerated commercial growth in the past five to seven years, especially at the south end and at the I-75 interchange. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would provide only the continued maintenance of the existing roadway, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (the Full Development Alternative) would involve the construction of a five-lane road between Tittabawassee and Pierce roads, Delta Road and the I-75 interchange, and Salzburg Road and Euclid Avenue. A boulevard section would be used in the more rural segment between Delta and Pierce roads, and a three-lane section would be used in the residentially developed area between I-75 and Salzburg Road. This alternative would require the improvement of selected highway structures. The I-75 overpass would require widening, and the Squaconning Creek and Dutch Creek bridges would be replaced. The transportation system management alternative would provide for the incremental widening of short road segments, construction of auxiliary lanes, and traffic signal phasing and signal adjustments. The estimated cost of the project is $28.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate traffic congestion, delays at intersections, and problems associated with turning movements along M-84. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility would displace 48 residences, 37 commercial properties, 36.1 acres of farmland, and 1.1 acres of wetlands. Parking and recreational areas belonging to the historic St. Paul Lutheran Church Complex would be adversely affected. Noise levels would be exceeded at 65 residences. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0501D, Volume 18, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960493, 227 pages and maps, October 11, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-94-03-F KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403642?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=M-84+RECONSTRUCTION+FROM+TITTABAWASSEE+ROAD+TO+EUCLID+AVENUE+%28M-13%29+IN+BAY+CITY%2C+BAY+AND+SAGINAW+COUNTIES%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=M-84+RECONSTRUCTION+FROM+TITTABAWASSEE+ROAD+TO+EUCLID+AVENUE+%28M-13%29+IN+BAY+CITY%2C+BAY+AND+SAGINAW+COUNTIES%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 11, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 9, BERKELEY SPRINGS TO MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY AND MORGAN COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36398621; 6104 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 27 miles of West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) from Berkeley Springs to Martinsburg, located in northeast West Virginia, is proposed. WV 9, a two-lane, non-controlled-access roadway with lanes 10 to 12 feet wide, traverses the state's pandhandle from Berkeley Springs in the northwest, through Berkeley and Jefferson counties to the state border with Virginia, in the southeast. The region is characterized by rough and steep terrain in Morgan County, and rolling hills and farmland in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. WV 9 is the only major roadway that connects the two largest cities in the panhandle, Martinsburg and Charles Town, and links two other major interstate roadways, US 340 and I-81. The segment of WV 9 under consideration in this draft EIS extends from the US 522 bypass on the east side of Berkeley Springs to a new three-legged directional interchange with WV 45 in Martinsburg. Except for a four-lane portion of roadway at the I-81, the entire length of WV 9 in the project area is two lanes wide. The annual daily traffic volume varies from 2,800 vehicles per day near Berkeley Springs to 21,000 vehicles per day in Martinsburg. In addition to a No-Build Alternative and three system upgrade alternatives (a transportation system management alternative, a mass transit alternative, and an upgrade of the existing alignment alternative), five corridor alternatives west of I-81 and three alternatives east of I-81 are considered in this Tier One draft EIS; a corridor selection document will be issued prior to the issuance of a final EIS. Each of the eight corridor alternatives would involve construction of a new four-lane highway. All three of the corridors east of I-81 would bypass Martinsburg to the east. Corridor VII is the easternmost of these corridors. Of the five corridors west of I-81, Corridor IV is the northernmost and runs parallel to the Potomac River for much of its length. Corridor IX would add two additional lanes on either side of the existing WV 9. The estimated costs of the build corridors range from $115.2 million to $141.8 million west of I-81, and from $31.7 million to $37.3 million east of I-81. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and provide for improved intermodal facility connections and for enhanced scenic values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: West of I-81, the build alternatives would displace up to 1429 residences and businesses, fill 13.0 hectares of wetlands, encroach on 166 hectares of floodplains, and adversely affect approximately 590 acres of farmland. East of I-81, the build alternatives would displace up to 575 residences and businesses, fill 5.7 hectares of wetlands, encroach on 91 hectares of floodplains, and adversely affect approximately 178 acres of farmland. A total of 44 historic sites and cultural resources would be within the corridors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960481, 238 pages and maps, October 9, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-96-02-F KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398621?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+BERKELEY+SPRINGS+TO+MARTINSBURG%2C+BERKELEY+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+BERKELEY+SPRINGS+TO+MARTINSBURG%2C+BERKELEY+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 9, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AMERICAN RIVER BRIDGE CROSSING PROJECT, FOLSOM, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36403888; 6102 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge crossing the American River in the city of Folsom, located in north central California, is proposed. The project would relieve traffic congestion on the Rainbow Bridge, a two-lane bridge over the American River designed to carry traffic from Folsom and surrounding areas to US 50 and Sacramento. The bridge is currently operating at its design capacity. Folsom is located approximately 25 miles east of Sacramento and 25 miles west of Placerville in the eastern portion of Sacramento County. The project area extends from Lake Natoma on the west to Folsom Dam on the northeast. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The four build alternatives would involve the construction of a bridge with four to six lanes and improvements to access roads and nearby intersections. Alternative 1 would extend across Lake Natoma from Folsom Boulevard near its intersection with Leidesdorff Street to the Folsom-Auburn Road /Greenback Lake intersection. Alternative 2 would extend across the American River from the northern extension of Oak Avenue Parkway to East Natoma Street at Fargo Way. Alternative 3 would cross the American River immediately upstream from the existing Rainbow Bridge and include a connector to the Oak Avenue Parkway extension. Under this proposal, the new bridge would serve both directions of traffic while the Rainbow Bridge would serve southwest-bound traffic. Alternative 4 would cross the American River just below Folsom Dam, with access from Folsom-Auburn Road. The preferred alternative is a variation of Alternative 1 (Subalternative 1b), a 2300-foot-long, four-lane bridge across Lake Notoma; the bridge would be built on pilings on the north side of the river. The estimated project costs are $36.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would relieve traffic congestion on the bridge approach roadways and near intersections in the vicinity of the existing bridge, improve traffic circulation through Folsom, and stimulate local businesses. The potential for utility conduits to be added to the proposed bridge structure would decrease the need for additional utility corridors across the American River. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way development would displace up to six residential parcels, two commercial properties, 15 acres of mixed forest, 1.7 acres of riparian woodland, 3.5 acres of jurisdictional wetlands, and 7.4 acres of oak savanna. Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 would decrease the size of the Folsom State Prison security buffer zone. Alternative 4 would result in the loss of a great blue heron rookery. Alternative 1 would result in the loss of a portion of state park (5.1 acres under Subalternative 1b) and disrupt bicycling and other recreational activities. All of the alternatives could disturb the habitat of the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, a threatened species. Construction activity at all sites would result in significant increases in dust particle emissions and internal combustion engine emissions, violating state ambient carbon monoxide standards at 18 to 21 receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0111D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960479, Volume I--364 pages and maps, Volume II--445 pages and maps, October 8, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Surveys KW - Dams KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Parks KW - Prisons KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Wetlands KW - American River KW - California KW - Folsom State Prison, California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403888?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-10-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AMERICAN+RIVER+BRIDGE+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+FOLSOM%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=AMERICAN+RIVER+BRIDGE+CROSSING+PROJECT%2C+FOLSOM%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 8, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Forced vibration of full-scale wall-backfill system AN - 52728834; 1997-030974 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Elgamal, Ahmed W AU - Alampalli, Sreenivas AU - Van Laak, Paul Y1 - 1996/10// PY - 1996 DA - October 1996 SP - 849 EP - 858 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 122 IS - 10 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - models KW - soil mechanics KW - P-waves KW - body waves KW - dynamics KW - vibration KW - velocity KW - testing KW - elastic waves KW - seismic waves KW - amplitude KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52728834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Forced+vibration+of+full-scale+wall-backfill+system&rft.au=Elgamal%2C+Ahmed+W%3BAlampalli%2C+Sreenivas%3BVan+Laak%2C+Paul&rft.aulast=Elgamal&rft.aufirst=Ahmed&rft.date=1996-10-01&rft.volume=122&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=849&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 43 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - amplitude; body waves; dynamics; elastic waves; models; P-waves; seismic waves; soil mechanics; testing; velocity; vibration ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NIMITZ HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS FROM KEEHI INTERCHANGE TO PIER 16 (AWA STREET), HONOLULU, HONOLULU COUNTY, OAHU, HAWAII (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1986). AN - 36404782; 6084 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a two-mile-long section of Nimitz Highway between the Keehi Interchange and Pier 16 (Awa Street) in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, is proposed. The Nimitz Highway is a major access route into and out of downtown Honolulu, and the section of the highway under consideration is characterized by light and medium industrial development, commercial strip businesses, and major harbor and terminal and storage facilities. The proposed improvements considered in this draft supplement are in addition to the intersection improvements made within the corridor in the mid-1980's. These intersection improvements were analyzed in a final EIS of February 1986. The 1986 Record of Decision indicated that additional improvements in the corridor would be necessary in the future. Congestion already exists at peak traffic periods and future development projects are further likely to adversely affect the corridor. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement. One action alternative would involve constructing a two-lane reversible viaduct, supported by single or double columns, which would extend the existing high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) system to downtown Honolulu. This alternative would maintain the existing number of at-grade lanes (three in each direction) from Sand Island Access Road to the Piers 30/31 entrance. The other action alternative would involve the construction of a three-lane viaduct, requiring the loss of one of the six at-grade lanes. Both of the action alternatives would also involve bike lanes from Waiakamilo Road to Keehi Interchange, sidewalks in areas where they are currently lacking or substandard, an additional right-turn lane from Nimitz Highway onto Sand Island Access Road, an additional left turn lane onto Waiakamilo Road, an additional inbound lane between the entrance to Pier 32 and Awa Street, and traffic signal improvements. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By extending the HOV network from Keehi Interchange to downtown Honolulu, the project would result in improved traffic flow and circulation in the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the viaduct would displace up to 12 businesses and complicate access to local parks and businesses. The viaduct would introduce an elevated structure to the project area, blocking views of the Koolau Mountains. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 83-0137D, Volume 7, Number 3, and 86-0286D, Volume 10, Number 7, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960461, 428 pages and maps, September 30, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-HI-EIS-83-01-DS KW - Highway Structures KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Hawaii KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NIMITZ+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+KEEHI+INTERCHANGE+TO+PIER+16+%28AWA+STREET%29%2C+HONOLULU%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+OAHU%2C+HAWAII+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1986%29.&rft.title=NIMITZ+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+KEEHI+INTERCHANGE+TO+PIER+16+%28AWA+STREET%29%2C+HONOLULU%2C+HONOLULU+COUNTY%2C+OAHU%2C+HAWAII+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1986%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 30, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAMBERT-SAINT LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAINT LOUIS, SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36403564; 6082 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport serving the metropolitan area of Saint Louis, Missouri, is proposed. The existing airport is severely constrained and projected to be unable to meet levels of demand in the next five to seven years. The airport currently serves as a hub for TWA and would like to expand to serve as a hub for other air carriers. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative X-1), are considered in this draft EIS. The Saint Louis Airport Authority's preferred alternative (Alternative W-1W) would involve the construction of a 9,000-foot runway approximately 2,500 southwest of the airport's current boundary lines and 4,100 feet from existing runway 12L/3OR. The project would also involve the construction of related taxiways, the installation of lighting and navigational aids, grading and drainage improvements, utility relocations, the implementation of air traffic control procedures below 3,000 feet, the renovation and expansion of existing terminal facilities and associated aprons, the relocation of airline support facilities, and the installation of a precision runway monitor. The project would require the relocation of several roadways, including the Natural Bridge Road, Fee Fee Road, Cypress Road, Gist Road, Lambert International Boulevard, Missouri Bottom Road, and McDonnell Boulevard. The realignment of Lindbergh Boulevard would require the construction of a roadway tunnel for those portions of the roadway impacted by the construction of the new runway and the optional future extension of existing Runway 12R/30L. Estimated program costs for the proposed expansion are $2.23 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The capacity enhancements would preserve the Saint Louis Airport's ability to provide good air service and economic benefits to the region as a major connecting hub, which is integral to the air service the airport provides the region. The preferred alternative would generate 4,000 jobs and $120 million of value added by the year 2015. Its benefit-cost ratio is 2.2. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 1,925 residences, primarily in the city of Bridgton, and adversely affect three park and recreation areas. Construction activity and new runway operations would contaminate the water quality of Coldwater Creek. Air traffic control would place aircraft at lower altitudes over the Missouri River floodplain, potentially disrupting bird feeding and nesting activities. Planned construction would displace 9.7 acres of wetlands and encroach on 35 acres of floodplain. Approximately 820 persons would experience a significant increase noise levels as a result of aircraft operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960459, Volume 1--455 pages and maps, Volume 2--464 pages and maps, September 27, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport KW - Missouri KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403564?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAMBERT-SAINT+LOUIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAINT+LOUIS%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=LAMBERT-SAINT+LOUIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SAINT+LOUIS%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 27, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR MODEL 9 (ASR-9) FACILITY TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT AND WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AIRSPACE. AN - 36387064; 6063 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of an airport surveillance radar model 9 (ASR-9) facility in the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area is proposed in order to improve radar coverage for Washington National Airport and security coverage for the White House and Capitol buildings. The existing facility (ASR-7), constructed in 1972, is outdated and inadequate for the level of air traffic experienced in the area. Its coverage is hampered by the development in Crystal City, Virginia, to the west of the airport, and by high ground to the east of the airport. It also does not provide adequate coverage for the prohibited P56 airspace over Washington, and an enhancement was requested by the U.S. Secret Service. The site chosen for the ASR-9 should provide unobstructed radar coverage to the runway approaches starting one nautical mile out from the runway threshold and should not have obstructions or objects that would cause false targets within a 1,500-foot radius. The facility would occupy an 0.6-acre site and include a tower structure not to exceed 85 feet high (including antennae), an equipment building, a transformer pad, and other support equipment. Atop the tower would be a 15-foot primary antenna, a five-foot secondary antenna, four lightning rods, and two dual steady burning obstruction lights. Six sites were considered in the draft EIS of December 1993. The preferred site in the draft EIS was located at the intersection of South Capitol Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in the Anacostia area of Washington, but this site was withdrawn from consideration in response to objections from local residents. The preferred site identified in this final EIS is Site 1b, located 100 feet east of the existing radar facility at Washington National Airport. The tower constructed at this site would be 57 feet high. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The ASR-9 system would provide air traffic controllers enhanced radar images of weather, aircraft, and aircraft within weather with more clarity and less interference than current systems allow. The facility would allow air traffic into Washington National Airport to use all flight paths into the airport. It would also improve detection of unauthorized small aircraft and helicopters entering prohibited airspace in the downtown Washington area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the facility would require extensive shutdowns of the existing primary radar at the airport. The tower would meet only 61.5 percent of the radar coverage of the area, limiting the coverage of aircraft approaching from the west or the east. However, this limitation can be mitigated by digitally transmitting the information for the shielded areas from the Dulles radar facility. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0388D, Volume 17, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960440, 286 pages and maps, September 19, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Navigation KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Radar KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Washington National Airport KW - District of Columbia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36387064?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AIRPORT+SURVEILLANCE+RADAR+MODEL+9+%28ASR-9%29+FACILITY+TO+SUPPORT+WASHINGTON+NATIONAL+AIRPORT+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA%2C+AIRSPACE.&rft.title=AIRPORT+SURVEILLANCE+RADAR+MODEL+9+%28ASR-9%29+FACILITY+TO+SUPPORT+WASHINGTON+NATIONAL+AIRPORT+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA%2C+AIRSPACE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 19, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LA CROSSE NORTH-SOUTH TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR STUDY, IH-90 TO USH 14 /61 (USH 53, STH 35, AND STH 16), LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36403589; 6060 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of three north-south routes in order to meet transportation capacity needs between I-90 and the downtown area in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, is proposed. By the year 2020 all three routes are expected to exceed their design capacity: traffic on USH 53 would increase by an average of 28 percent; traffic on STH 35 would increase by 19 percent; and traffic on STH 16 would increase by 15 percent. Travel on STH 35 and USH 53 is substantially impaired by numerous signalized intersections, insufficient number of traffic lanes and turning lanes, on-street parking, and numerous access points. From 1993 to 1995, USH 53 had an accident rate 46 percent higher than the statewide average, while STH 35 had a rate 110 percent higher. Five alternatives, including a No Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 4A and Alternative 4B would mainly involve adding capacity to existing roadway links. A roadway link would be added in the area between I-90 and the north end of existing River Valley Drive at Palace Street. This link would be common to all of the other build alternatives and involve extending STH 157 to River Valley Drive, extending 12th Avenue from CTH SS to STH 16, and constructing a new interchange between these extended roadways. These alternatives would also involve widening existing River Valley Drive between Palace and Gilette streets. Alternative 4A and Alternative 4B would differ in their alignments between Gillette and Monitor streets. Alternative 5B-1 and Alternative 5B-2 would involve both adding capacity and constructing new roadway links. Between Saint James and Monitor streets, both of these alternatives would involve constructing a multilane highway along the Harvey Street corridor. Alternative 5B-1 would involve constructing a multilane highway along an abandoned railroad corridor between Monitor and La Crosse Streets, while Alternative 5B-2 would use existing STH 35. The improvements would range from 4.9 miles to 5.8 miles in length, depending on the alternative selected. Estimated project costs range from $52.7 million to $67.1 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would relieve traffic congestion and decrease accident potential within the city of La Crosse, and accommodate economic growth and population increases. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed build alternatives, the facility would displace up to 56 residences and 23 businesses, fill 24.0 acres of wetlands, widen an existing crossing of the La Crosse River or add a new crossing, and increase noise levels at 460 receptors. Two of the proposed interchanges would cross the Great River State Trail. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960437, 230 pages and maps, September 16, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-96-06-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403589?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LA+CROSSE+NORTH-SOUTH+TRANSPORTATION+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+IH-90+TO+USH+14+%2F61+%28USH+53%2C+STH+35%2C+AND+STH+16%29%2C+LA+CROSSE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=LA+CROSSE+NORTH-SOUTH+TRANSPORTATION+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+IH-90+TO+USH+14+%2F61+%28USH+53%2C+STH+35%2C+AND+STH+16%29%2C+LA+CROSSE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 16, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OAKLAND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, OAKLAND, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36401375; 6052 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of new facilities at Metropolitan Oakland International Airport in Alameda County, California, is proposed. The 2,445-acre airport is located in the southwestern portion of the city of Oakland. The southern portion of the airport contains commercial air passenger facilities, its principal runway, and air cargo facilities. The northern portion contains three runways, general aviation, aviation maintenance, and some additional air cargo facilities. Current facilities are not considered adequate to meet passenger and air cargo volume forecasts for the year 2000; by 2000, it is expected that the airport will serve 13.8 million passengers. The airport currently has a single entry point, Airport Drive, which creates problems in terms of vehicle circulation during normal airport operating conditions and emergency vehicle access in the event of an emergency. A second access point would provide additional capacity as well as a detour route if the main airport entrance were closed. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action includes an airport roadway project designed to address current roadway deficiencies. The roadway project would include a new six-story parking garage; realignment, widening, and double-decking of the Airport Drive terminal loop; and relocation of existing parking and rental car facilities displaced by construction activities. Additional projects would include expanding both existing air passenger terminals by up to 750,000 gross square feet to include facilities to support 12 additional aircraft, consolidating existing ground vehicle equipment service facilities at a single site, relocating the jet fuel dispensing facility, expanding the existing United Airlines maintenance base, and expanding the existing air cargo facility. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would relieve existing and forecasted congestion at the airport, reducing passenger and air cargo inconveniences and delays. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Site grading and preparation would significantly alter the existing topography. Up to three residences and three businesses would be relocated. Aircraft noise would adversely affect residential areas of the cities of Alameda and San Leandro by the year 2010. Increased air operations and construction activities would also have a degrading effect on local air quality. Traffic congestion at selected intersections along Airport Drive would increase. Approximately 5.3 acres of wetlands would be displaced. The construction would disturb and displace nesting habitat of burrowing owls. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960429, Volume 1--519 pages and maps, Volume 2--893 pages and maps, September 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Metropolitan Oakland International Airport KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OAKLAND+AIRPORT+DEVELOPMENT+PROGRAM%2C+OAKLAND%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=OAKLAND+AIRPORT+DEVELOPMENT+PROGRAM%2C+OAKLAND%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlingame, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH SACRAMENTO CORRIDOR OF SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 1994). AN - 36403331; 6042 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the transit system in the southern portion of Sacramento, California, is proposed. The South Sacramento Corridor is a major travel corridor extending about 15 miles from downtown Sacramento south to the vicinity of Kammerer and Grant Line roads. The corridor is five to eight miles wide. Communities within the corridor include Southside Park, Land Park, Sierra Curtis, Hollywood Park, Oak Park, Meadowview, Pocket/Greenhaven, Freeport Manor, Valley Hi, Laguna Creek, Laguna West, Vineyard Community, and Elk Grove. Many of these communities became employment centers in the 1970s and 1980s, when suburban development accelerated. The Sacramento region has an extensive bus system consisting of 60 routes and a light rail system that operates in the Northeast (I-80) and Folsom (US 50) corridors. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (the Baseline Alternative), were considered in the draft EIS of September 1994. Under the preferred alternative, improvements would involve constructing a 11.3-mile-long rail line along the old Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) alignment and a Consumnes River Boulevard right-of-way to Calvine Road/Auberry Drive. Peak period headways would be 10 minutes and 7.5 minutes, respectively. The entire alignment would be at-grade, including existing surface-level street crossings. For about one half of the combined LRT-railroad corridor, the UPRR tracks would be shifted eastward to provide room for the light rail tracks. The maximum LRT train design speed would be 55 miles per hour. The first phase of the project, as presented in this draft supplement to the draft EIS, would extend service 6.3 miles to Meadowview Road. Six stations would be constructed during this phase of the project, at roughly one-mile intervals. An LRT satellite storage facility would be constructed on the west side of the LRT tracks, immediately north of the Meadowview Station park-and-ride lot. The estimated capital costs of the project are $198.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail line would provide passengers with through-service to and from the central business district and the city's southern communities. Surface traffic in a very congested region would be reduced, with an attendant improvement in air quality. The project would support 1,271 jobs on-site and 2,922 total jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, up to 89 acres would be acquired for right-of-way, and 12 businesses and 12 residences would be displaced. Noise levels would increase at 13 out of 26 receptors. Potentially significant impacts could be produced by disrupting nesting sites of the burrowing owl and the tricolored blackbird along the Union Pacific alignment and Elk Grove extension. Some wetlands and vernal pools would be lost. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0410D, Volume 18, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 960419, 543 pages, September 5, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Birds KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403331?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-09-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+SOUTH+SACRAMENTO+CORRIDOR+OF+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+SEPTEMBER+1994%29.&rft.title=TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+SOUTH+SACRAMENTO+CORRIDOR+OF+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+SEPTEMBER+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 5, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 9, MARTINSBURG TO CHARLES TOWN; BERKELEY, MORGAN, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36411855; 6027 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 10 miles of West Virginia Route 9 (WV 9) from Martinsburg to Charles Town, West Virginia is proposed. WV 9, a two-lane, non-controlled-access roadway with lanes 10 to 12 feet wide, traverses the state's pandhandle from Berkeley Springs in the northwest, through Berkeley and Jefferson counties to the state border with Virginia, in the southeast. The region is characterized by rough and steep terrain in Morgan County, and rolling hills and farmland in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. WV 9 is the only major roadway that connects the two largest cities in the panhandle, Martinsburg and Charles Town, and links two other major interstate roadways, US 340 and I-81. The southern end of the project would join the recently completed Charles Town Bypass, and the northern end also ties into a four-lane, controlled access highway. By bringing the Charles Town Bypass--Martinsburg portion of WV 9 up to the standards of the two adjoining segments, free flowing travel along this north-south highway would be improved. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would follow the general alignment of existing WV 9 with bypasses on new right-of-way in the vicinity of Kearneysville and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Baker Heights. Alternative 2 would follow the alignment of existing WV 9 except for a relocation at Bardane. Alternative 3 would generally run to the east of existing WV 9 on a parallel alignment. Each build alternative would involve the construction of diamond interchanges at Currie Road, Wiltshire Road, Route 1, Vanmeter Road, and Opequon Lane. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and provide for improved intermodal facility connections and for enhanced scenic values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed build alternatives, the facility would displace up to 303 residences, 18 businesses, 1 church, and 2 cemeteries; fill 0.68 acres of wetlands and 400 feet of floodplains; and adversely affect approximately 177 acres of farmland. Up to 12 historic properties would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960406, 363 pages and maps, August 27, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-95-02-D KW - Cemeteries KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+MARTINSBURG+TO+CHARLES+TOWN%3B+BERKELEY%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+JEFFERSON+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+MARTINSBURG+TO+CHARLES+TOWN%3B+BERKELEY%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+JEFFERSON+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 27, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM--JERSEY CITY, BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36400072; 6023 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit and roadway improvements along the Hudson River waterfront corridor in Bergen and Hudson counties, New Jersey, is proposed. The project area is bounded by Second Street on the north, Jersey Avenue to the west, the Morris Canal Little Basin to the south, and the Hudson River to the east. During the 1980s, the area experienced dramatic growth and development as abandoned railyards were converted into large-scale commercial, residential, and retail developments. These developments have dramatically increased traffic congestion, primarily caused by traffic bound for Manhattan. Nine alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of November 1992. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternative, which has two different alignments, a light-rail transit (LRT) system covering a 20.6-mile corridor would be constructed. The LRT system would extend from the Vince Lombardi Service Area of the NJ Turnpike to the southern end of the City of Bayonne and to Roue 440 in southwestern Jersey City. The park-and-ride lot at the northern terminus would be enlarged to 2,000 spaces. The alignment would pass through eight separate communities and have 32 stops. The build alternative would consist of a two-way LRT guideway with an overhead contact system, which would include catenary wire for electrical power, poles, and ancillary equipment. The in-road segments of track would be continuously welded steel rail embedded in concrete; the other sections of track would be continuously welded steel rail with pavers. Most of guideway for the proposed alignment would be developed within existing or abandoned railroad rights-of-way. Capital costs would be $495.3 million for the initial operating segment and $1.05 billion for the complete system. A transportation systems management alternative, which would involve relatively low-cost transit and traffic improvements, is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, waterfront locations would be linked to one another, access from residential neighborhoods to the waterfront's new commercial district would be improved, the waterfront area would be connected with the region's labor force outside the study area, and trans-Hudson access for residents of the study area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the build alternative would result in the displacement of 21 residences and 11 businesses. Land purchases within the corridor would result in annual tax revenue losses of $61.0 million. Noise and vibration would increase at selected locations along the route. Five historic properties would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and draft supplement, see 92-0479D, Volume 16, Number 6, and 95-0571D, Volume 19, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960402, Volume 1--426 pages and maps, Volume 2--296 pages, August 23, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Hudson River KW - New Jersey KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400072?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--JERSEY+CITY%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--JERSEY+CITY%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 23, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAINT CLAIR COUNTY CORRIDOR, SAINT CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 36403447; 6037 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the transportation corridor connecting the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and the city of Saint Louis and Saint Louis County, Missouri, with major cities in Saint Clair County, Illinois, is proposed. Saint Clair County includes Belleville, the county seat, major residential areas having a large transit-dependent population and large employment centers such as the Scott Joint Use Airport facility in the eastern part of the county. A major transportation investment would enhance mobility in the corridor, especially for the transit dependent, connecting numerous major employment centers in Missouri, such as Lambert International Airport, the University of Missouri at Saint Louis, and the central business district of Saint Louis, with residential and employment centers in Illinois. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), were considered in the draft EIS of March 1995 along with a transportation system management alternative, the construction of a busway along the Interstate 64 (I-64) alignment, the construction of light-rail transit along the I-64 alignment, the construction of a busway along the alignment of the abandoned CSXT railway, and the construction of light-rail transit on the CSXT alignment (the locally preferred alternative). A draft supplement of May 1996 considered a revised alignment for the locally preferred alternative (LPA) and revised station locations to better serve the city of Belleville and the Belleville Area College. The LPA presented in this final EIS would extend the existing MetroLink light rail system from the existing 5th & Missouri station in East Saint Louis to the passenger terminal at the new Mid-America Airport. The existing rail maintenance facility located between the Grand Avenue and Union Station MetroLink stations in Missouri would be expanded. The estimated capital cost of the project is $403.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve mobility in a heavily traveled transportation corridor and enhance land development opportunities. Under the LPA, the project would present opportunities for directing residential and commercial development into areas around proposed station locations offering pedestrian and bicycle access. Relocations and right-of-way acquisition costs would be low for a project of this magnitude, due to the use of existing rights-of-way. Regional air quality should show some improvement due to reduced auto use. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The LPA would displace 29 residences, nine businesses, and 24.0 acres of wetlands. It would cross 31 streams and adversely affect 414 noise receptors, 0.5 acres of parkland, and nine archaeological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and the draft supplement, see 95-0134D, Volume 19, Number 2, and 96-0265, Volume 20, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960387, 688 pages and maps, August 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403447?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DANVILLE-RIVERSIDE BRIDGE, SR 0054, SECTION 014, MONTOUR AND NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36398310; 6010 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the Danville-Riverside Bridge in Montour and Northumberland counties, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The existing structure is a seven-span Parker through truss constructed in 1904 that carries State Route 54 (SR 54) over the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and through the towns of Danville, to the northeast of the river, and Riverside, to the southeast of the river. The crossing is a vital transportation link for local and regional traffic. Other crossings are located ten miles to the east and 12 miles to the west. The existing bridge has shown signs of structural deterioration at periodic bridge inspections and is currently being maintained to allow short-term use without the imposition of weight restrictions. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would require the imposition of weight restrictions and the detour of trucks to Catawissa or Sunbury to cross the river, are considered in this final EIS. The Mill Street Alternative would involve the construction of a new bridge adjacent to and upstream from the existing structure. The alignment would curve to allow the abutments on Mill Street in Danville and Riverside to be placed in a position similar to that of the abutments for the existing structure. Under the Factory Street At-Grade Alternative, the new bridge would be built from the existing location in Riverside to Factory Street in Danville, one block downstream from the existing location. Traffic would use the same roadway surface as that which currently exists on Factory Street. Under the Factory Street Underpass Alternative, a one-block segment of Factory Street would be excavated to a cut section, a cover and retaining walls would be constructed, and Market Street would cross on the cover at a separated grade. Under all three of the build alternatives, two-way traffic would be maintained on the existing structure during construction. The Underpass Alternative is the preferred alternative. The estimated construction cost of the project is $13.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would allow SR 54 to continue in operation without weight restrictions at the river crossing. A new bridge near the current bridge would serve the social and economic needs of the towns of Danville and Riverside. The underpass concept proposed under the preferred alternative would mitigate the effects of traffic on residential and historic surroundings. Furthermore, the preferred alternative would remove through traffic from Mill Street in Danville, enhancing its shopping atmosphere. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both Factory Street alternatives would direct traffic through the historic and residential West Market Street area in Danville. Although the underpass alternative was developed to alleviate the extent of traffic impacts on the area, it would require the displacement of two residences on Factory Street and would introduce elements that are inconsistent with a historic setting. Short-term construction impacts would include considerable traffic delays, increased noise, dust generation, soil erosion, increased vehicular exhaust emissions, and the degradation of visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0405D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 960389, Main Report--611 pages and maps, Appendices--671 pages, August 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-92-1-F KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Erosion KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398310?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DANVILLE-RIVERSIDE+BRIDGE%2C+SR+0054%2C+SECTION+014%2C+MONTOUR+AND+NORTHUMBERLAND+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=DANVILLE-RIVERSIDE+BRIDGE%2C+SR+0054%2C+SECTION+014%2C+MONTOUR+AND+NORTHUMBERLAND+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 17 NEW BERN BYPASS FROM JONES-CRAVEN COUNTY LINE TO SR 1438 NEAR VANCEBORO, CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1991). AN - 36386662; 6002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, controlled-access freeway to provide a bypass around the western city limits of the city of New Bern, North Carolina, is proposed. The adjacent municipalities of River Bend, Trent Woods, and Bridgeton would also be bypassed. The proposed New Bern Bypass, which would extend 12 to 16 miles, would be designated as a portion of US 17, while the bypassed section of US 17 would be designated as US 17 Business. Each of the build alternatives would consist of a four-lane, divided freeway with interchanges at critical crossroads. Alternative 1, Alternative 2, Alternative 4, and Alternative 5 would begin at the westernmost point on existing US 17 within the study area, southwest of New Bern, and proceed in a northeasterly direction forming the westernmost alternatives. Interchanges for these alternatives would be located at both termini with existing US 17, US 70, North Carolina (NC) 55, NC 43 (Alternative 2 and Alternative 5 only), and State Route (SR) 1400. Alternative 3 and Alternative 6 would begin at the same point as Alternative 1, Alternative 2, Alternative 4, and Alternative 5, but would take a more easterly course after crossing US 70. Interchanges would be provided at the US 17 termini, NC 55, and NC 43. Alternative 7 and Alternative 8 would begin at the easternmost point on existing US 17, southwest of New Bern, proceed in a northeasterly direction to US 70, and turn northward, following a route similar to those of Alternative 1, Alternative 2, Alternative 4, and Alternative 5. Interchanges would be provided at US 17 termini, US 70, NC 55, NC 43, and SR 1400. Alternative 9 would begin near the initial termini of Alternative 7 and Alternative 8, but would take a more easterly route similar to the northern sections of Alternative 3 and Alternative 6. Interchanges would be provided at US 17 termini, US 70, US 55, and NC 43. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of August 1991 presents three new alignment alternatives for consideration. The preferred alternative (Alternative 12) would extend 15.8 miles from the Jones-Craven county line to its northern terminus at existing US 17. The estimated cost of the project is $121.18 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Regardless of the alternative chosen, the traffic capacity provided would meet the needs of projected traffic levels through the year 2010. Through traffic would be removed from local traffic in New Bern, River Bend, Trent Woods, and Bridgeton, enhancing long-distance travel and easing congestion on municipal streets. The bypass would implement a portion of the thoroughfare plan for the New Bern-Bridgeton-Trent Woods Area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would displace 24 residences, 2 businesses, a cemetery, and 178 acres of wetlands. The Tuscarora Game Land south of US 17 would be impacted by all alternatives, although impacts would have no effect on available deer hunting sites. One access site associated with the Neuse River would be removed by Alternative 1, Alternative 4, or Alternative 7. Access to bypassed communities would be restricted somewhat. A total of 28 archaeological sites are located within the corridors under consideration for construction, and 10 historic sites lie in close proximity to alternative corridors. Under the preferred alternative, approximately 600 acres of prime or statewide-important farmland soil would be converted to highway use. Two permitted mining operations and at least one hazardous materials sites could be encountered. Several alternatives would require relocation of 1,100 feet of Bear Branch, and three alternatives would encroach on a regulatory floodplain associated with Rocky Run Creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0424D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960379, 242 pages and maps, August 9, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-91-05-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36386662?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+17+NEW+BERN+BYPASS+FROM+JONES-CRAVEN+COUNTY+LINE+TO+SR+1438+NEAR+VANCEBORO%2C+CRAVEN+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.title=US+17+NEW+BERN+BYPASS+FROM+JONES-CRAVEN+COUNTY+LINE+TO+SR+1438+NEAR+VANCEBORO%2C+CRAVEN+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TYLER LOOP 49 SOUTH, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36398121; 5997 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 9.6-mile-long section of Loop 49 around the urbanized area of Tyler, Texas, is proposed. The project would be part of a 40-mile circumferential highway around the city of Tyler. Ultimately, Loop 49 may also serve as a future US 69 bypass for Tyler, an area that has experienced a steady increase in population and traffic volume in recent years. Loop 323, which currently serves as the main circumferential route around Tyler, is heavily utilized as an east-west thoroughfare for Tyler in its southern section. The Loop 49 project would be designed to serve outlying development that is expected to occur as a result of past and evolving economic trends in Smith County and the East Texas region. It would connect the major residential areas to the south of Tyler with the industrial, manufacturing, health care, and interstate routing on the east and northeast sides of Tyler. It would also provide connections to Tyler's Pounds Field Airport, and other facilities to the west and northwest of Tyler. The segment examined in this draft EIS would extend from State Highway 155 to State Highway 110 in southern Smith County. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The project would consist of a four-lane facility with both parkway and freeway sections, depending on the existing land uses. The three alternative alignments would range in length from 9.6 to 11.5 miles. Alternative A (the preferred alignment) would be located three miles south of the existing Loop 323. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would accommodate high-volume traffic movements in the southern sections of Tyler, relieving congestion on Loop 323 and other arterial roadways and diverting heavy-duty vehicles and through traffic from congested areas. The south segment of Loop 49 would improve east-west traffic movement in the southern portion of Smith County. Currently most of the major travel routes in the area radiate from Tyler along a north-south axis. In the short-term, the project would generate approximately 3,000 man-years of employment, $55.0 million in income, and $230.0 million in secondary economic benefits. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in the conversion of up to 609 acres from agricultural uses to highway uses; the relocation of up to 47 residences; and the encroachment of six floodplains. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960374, 333 pages and maps, August 8, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398121?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TYLER+LOOP+49+SOUTH%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=TYLER+LOOP+49+SOUTH%2C+SMITH+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 8, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 141, STH 22 TO STH 64 (LEMERE ROAD TO 6TH ROAD), MARINETTE AND OCONTO COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36410933; 5994 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 15.4 miles of US 141 between the towns of Stiles and Beaver in northeastern Wisconsin is proposed. US 141 is a principal arterial between the Green Bay metropolitan area and the recreation areas of northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan. The existing route serves a large amount of through traffic as well as commuter traffic into and out of Green Bay. Existing US 141 is a rural two-lane highway with bituminous pavement with cracks, ruts, and other signs of stress. The roadway has several substandard horizontal curves and vertical features for the design speed of 65 miles per hour. Approximately 42 percent of the existing roadway has no passing zones, and heavy traffic volume often prevents passing on the remaining roadway. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative G), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the facility would be a four-lane divided expressway, with at-grade intersections and restricted private access. The facility would feature two 12-foot lanes in each direction, and a 60-foot grass median in rural areas and along bypasses. Alternative A would follow the alignment of existing US 141 and incorporate the existing highway as one set of lanes; this alternative would provide a four-lane street through the villages of Lena, Coleman, and Pound. The other alternatives would bypass those villages. Alternative B would follow an alignment to the west of the existing highway, while Alternative E and Alternative H would be constructed to the east. The alternatives range from 15.3 to 16.0 miles in length; estimated total costs range from $31.3 to $40.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, improve the capacity of the highway, provide for planned growth and economic development, and improve safety. Improvements in roadway geometry and sight lines would reduce injury and fatal accident rates significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would displace up to 45 residences and 13 businesses, fill 117.3 acres of wetlands, remove 485.2 acres of farmland, sever 21 farms, exceed federal noise standards at 220 locations, and indirectly affect two historic properties, the Ruelle-Foral House and the Lena School. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960371, 242 pages and maps, August 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-96-01D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410933?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+141%2C+STH+22+TO+STH+64+%28LEMERE+ROAD+TO+6TH+ROAD%29%2C+MARINETTE+AND+OCONTO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+141%2C+STH+22+TO+STH+64+%28LEMERE+ROAD+TO+6TH+ROAD%29%2C+MARINETTE+AND+OCONTO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CROSSINGS ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER FROM EL PASO TO BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS. AN - 36399694; 5992 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an international bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border is proposed. Under current regulations, bridge sponsors must submit an application for a Presidential permit to the Secretary of State, Border Coordinator, Office of Mexican Affairs. Currently, 10 international bridge proposals for construction are awaiting action; of these, six have received presidential permits and four still have pending permit applications. Bridge structures generally consist of reinforced concrete roadway over concrete girders supported by columns on concrete pilings. Bridge abutments generally include concrete riprap at headerbanks to slopes no steeper than three horizontal to one vertical. Facilities generally include toll plazas, water and sewer hookups, and structures for three federal agencies (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Customs, and U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service). Existing facilities cover an average of 14 acres. Most crossings are arranged for traffic flow in both directions; however, some bridges maintain traffic one way only. The total area of a bridge, approach roads, and facilities can cover up to 500 acres. Under the proposed action, cumulative and indirect impacts of proposed bridges would be addressed by sponsors in the environmental impacts analysis accompanying the application. In addition, the applicant would consider alternative bridge designs based on environmental considerations. The biological recommendations issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service would be used as model criteria for the evaluation of bridge design, particularly in the environmentally sensitive area of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. A No Action Alternative, which would continue the existing permit system, is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: This programmatic draft EIS would serve as a foundation document for the evaluation of specific proposals for new bridges crossing the Rio Grande River. Project applicants would be required to counteract the loss of habitat along the Rio Grande watershed. Additional bridge construction would expand economic growth opportunities on both sides of the border. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Additional bridge construction would result in the loss of prime farmland, potential loss of flood control, disturbance of riparian wildlife corridor, increased surface runoff and sediment deposition, and increased air emissions from construction equipment and vehicles. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11423 and International Bridge Act of 1922 (Public Law 92-434). JF - EPA number: 960369, 416 pages and maps, August 5, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Control KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Mexico KW - Texas KW - Executive Order 11423, Compliance KW - International Bridge Act of 1922, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399694?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERNATIONAL+BRIDGE+CROSSINGS+ALONG+THE+U.S.-MEXICO+BORDER+FROM+EL+PASO+TO+BROWNSVILLE%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=INTERNATIONAL+BRIDGE+CROSSINGS+ALONG+THE+U.S.-MEXICO+BORDER+FROM+EL+PASO+TO+BROWNSVILLE%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 5, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Development of the Caltrans deterministic fault and earthquake hazard map of California AN - 52797731; 1996-073227 AB - Caltrans has developed a deterministic fault and earthquake hazard map for California for use in engineering. The deterministic method avoids the problem of long recurrence in the probabilistic approach. Relating earthquake recurrence or probability to the design/economic/useful lifetime of a structure is not always a sound approach for safety considerations because earthquake cycles are largely unknown and lifetimes are conceptual and not fixed. Experience in California shows that the recurrence and temporal sequence of earthquakes are not related. The deterministic approach avoids these problems. JF - Engineering Geology AU - Mualchin, Lalliana Y1 - 1996/08// PY - 1996 DA - August 1996 SP - 217 EP - 221, 10 PB - Elsevier, Amsterdam VL - 42 IS - 4 SN - 0013-7952, 0013-7952 KW - United States KW - California KW - maps KW - geologic hazards maps KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52797731?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Engineering+Geology&rft.atitle=Development+of+the+Caltrans+deterministic+fault+and+earthquake+hazard+map+of+California&rft.au=Mualchin%2C+Lalliana&rft.aulast=Mualchin&rft.aufirst=Lalliana&rft.date=1996-08-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=217&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Engineering+Geology&rft.issn=00137952&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00137952 LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from CAPCAS, Elsevier Scientific Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - EGGOAO N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; earthquakes; faults; geologic hazards maps; maps; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ATLANTIC PROTECTED LIVING MARINE RESOURCES (APLMR) INITIATIVE. AN - 36408438; 5986 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a program for improved conservation and recovery of marine mammals and sea turtles in U.S. waters of the Atlantic Ocean is proposed. The program consists of two parts: an internal program that describes procedures for operating Coast Guard vessels and aircraft in the Atlantic area in such a manner as to a avoid, to the maximum extent possible, harmful interactions with protected marine resources; and an external program that specifies conservation measures to be taken by the Coast Guard in cooperation with state and other federal agencies. The program was developed in response to a number of incidents in the past five years involving Coast Guard vessels' collisions with northern right whales and other marine mammals in the Atlantic. The program is designed to allow Coast Guard personnel to carry out their mandated duties efficiently while complying more fully with environmental laws and regulations. The internal program would involve the development of vessel operating procedures for specific areas and units, including critical habitat areas; establishment of speed standards within habitat areas; identification of habitat areas on navigational and other charts; training vessel crews in proper boat-handling techniques around marine mammals; and notification of mariners of endangered species sightings. The external program would involve improved cooperation with Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and other agencies to identify habitat areas, inform the public of whale locations, and develop recovery plans. These recovery plans would include measures the Coast Guard should take when it encounters a fishing vessel with a marine mammal or sea turtle entangled in its nets. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The program would reduce potential adverse impacts on living marine resources, especially endangered and threatened species. The program would reduce the likelihood of collisions and also reduce some of the indirect effects of Coast Guard operations. For example, a reduction in vessel operating speed in critical areas would result in a reduction in the resuspension of bottom sediments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The risk of collision between motor vessels and marine mammals could not be wholly eliminated. The program would set operating restrictions on Coast Guard vessels during non-emergency missions. Infrequently, as in the case of search and rescue missions and emergency spill response, Coast Guard personnel would have the freedom to weigh relative risks and take actions that might jeopardize the protected species. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361). JF - EPA number: 960363, 497 pages, August 1, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Water KW - Aircraft KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fisheries KW - Marine Mammals KW - Marine Surveys KW - Oceans KW - Preserves KW - Regulations KW - Ships KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Atlantic Ocean KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals KW - Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408438?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ATLANTIC+PROTECTED+LIVING+MARINE+RESOURCES+%28APLMR%29+INITIATIVE.&rft.title=ATLANTIC+PROTECTED+LIVING+MARINE+RESOURCES+%28APLMR%29+INITIATIVE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 1, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Emergency Medical Services: Agenda for the Future AN - 16373841; 4255700 AB - Emergency medical services (EMS) of the future will be community-based health management that is fully integrated with the overall health care system. It will have the ability to identify and modify illness and injury risks, provide acute illness and injury care and follow-up, and contribute to treatment of chronic conditions and community health monitoring. This new entity will be developed from redistribution of existing health care resources and will be integrated with other health care providers and public safety agencies. It will improve community health and result in more appropriate use of acute health care resources. EMS will remain the public's emergency medical safety net. Y1 - 1996/08// PY - 1996 DA - Aug 1996 SP - 87 KW - emergency medical services KW - health care KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16373841?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-08-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Emergency+Medical+Services%3A+Agenda+for+the+Future&rft.title=Emergency+Medical+Services%3A+Agenda+for+the+Future&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: DOT-HS-808 441, NTS-42. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB97108989. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 12, LAKE DELTON TO SAUK CITY (I-90/94 TO SKI HI ROAD), SAUK COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36403409; 5984 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 11.6-mile section of US 12, extending from Interstate 90/94 at Lake Delton south to the existing four-lane facility south of Ski Hi Road, located in south-central Wisconsin, is proposed. The corridor would pass through the towns of Delton, Baraboo, and Sumpter as well as the communities of Baraboo and West Baraboo. The rapid expansion of the area's tourism industry has dramatically increased traffic volume of US 12, which is the main access route to two state parks, 82 family attractions, the Ho-Chunk Casino, and other area attractions. Traffic volumes on some portions of the roadway has doubled in the past ten years, and projections indicate a 40 percent increase in the next 25 years. At those levels, traffic would be 260 percent above the desirable limit for a two-lane highway. The existing US 12 is a two-lane rural highway for much of the 11.6 miles between Lake Delton and Ski Hi Road. The project would include expanding the highway to a full four-lane divided highway. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would follow the alignment of existing US 12 and incorporate the existing highway as one set of lanes. The other four build alternatives would generally follow the existing highway, but each would bypass West Baraboo to the south and also bypass different sections of the existing highway. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $30.7 million to $54.2 million. The proposed improvements would not be implemented until after the year 2005. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A four-lane highway within the corridor would improve north-south traffic movements, improve access to area industries, stimulate economic development, relieve congestion on the existing highway, and provide a safe and efficient highway link to move people, goods, and services more quickly and directly. The facility would form part of the regional transportation network and would connect two multi-lane highways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the build alternatives would result in the displacement of up to 46 residences and businesses, 12.0 hectares of wetlands, 56.8 hectares of woodlands, and 113.0 hectares of agricultural land. Alternatives that deviate from the existing highway would result in fewer residential displacements than would occur Alternative 1; however, these alternatives would also convert more land to highway use and require more waterway crossings. Some alternatives would adversely affect the Baraboo Range National Natural Landmark, one of the largest blocks of southern upland forest in the Midwest. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960361, 493 pages and maps, July 31, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-96-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Baraboo Range National Natural Landmark KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403409?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+LAKE+DELTON+TO+SAUK+CITY+%28I-90%2F94+TO+SKI+HI+ROAD%29%2C+SAUK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+LAKE+DELTON+TO+SAUK+CITY+%28I-90%2F94+TO+SKI+HI+ROAD%29%2C+SAUK+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 31, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CANADIAN RIVER CROSSING; CANADIAN, GRADY, AND MUSTANG COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA. AN - 36401015; 5981 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane bridge and associated roadway over the Canadian River, connecting State Highway 37 (SH 37) east of Tuttle to SH 152 in or near Mustang, Grady, and Canadian counties, Oklahoma, is proposed. The project corridor is primarily a rural area located approximately 10 miles west southwest of Oklahoma City. Urban development is slowly moving from Oklahoma City into the study area. The study area north of the Canadian River is expected to experience commercial and industrial development while the area south of the river is expected to increase in population. Local and commuter traffic generated by the population within the immediate vicinity would be the primary beneficiaries of a river crossing but other long-term economic benefits would likely result from increased mobility of people and goods. The two-lane county roads that exist on opposite sides of the Canadian River currently carry very little traffic. Because there is no river crossing in the area (the nearest current crossings are 18.5 miles apart), lands opposite the river are not readily accessible, and with the exception of a few homes, the area is primarily undeveloped. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative C), are considered in this final EIS. The project under the action alternatives would include the construction of a four-lane divided facility on one of two alternative alignments. The estimated costs of rights-of-way acquisition and roadway and bridge construction range from $18.3 million to $22.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility under the action alternatives would save study area commuters $8.1 million to $14.5 million annually. Residents of the study area south of the river would be linked to shopping opportunities in the city of Mustang, which in turn would result in increased tax revenues in Mustang. Because the proposed project would greatly reduce travel time to major employment areas from areas south of the river, property values would likely increase in portions of northeast Grady County. By reducing travel time and distance, the consumption of fossil fuels and the generation of vehicle exhaust emissions would decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The alignment under one of the build alternatives would increase traffic volumes near an elementary school in Mustang. Under this alternative commuters would also be required to traverse the central business district of Mustang, creating delays and/or increased accidents there as traffic volumes approach the safe carrying capacity of the five-lane facility. The facility under the action alternatives would likely result in an increase in the number of residential units in the area, and commercial uses may be introduced; this would in turn reduce land available for farming and ranching in the corridor. Up to four commercial relocations, and 24 to 30 residential relocations, could occur. Future adverse noise impacts to the year 2010, assessed using Federal Highway Administration model, indicate that substantial noise increases would occur. Six sites totaling approximately 0.9 acres of wetland would be adversely affected under one of the alignment alternatives. Wildlife habitats on the study area would be adversely affected by the provision of access to previously undeveloped land. The Arkansas River shiner, a Category 1 threatened species, could occur on the project corridor. The replacement of undeveloped land with a highway facility would be regarded by some as aesthetically displeasing. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0374D, Volume 19, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960358, Volume 1--137 pages and maps, Volume 2--308 pages, July 30, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Canada River KW - Oklahoma KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401015?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CANADIAN+RIVER+CROSSING%3B+CANADIAN%2C+GRADY%2C+AND+MUSTANG+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.title=CANADIAN+RIVER+CROSSING%3B+CANADIAN%2C+GRADY%2C+AND+MUSTANG+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 30, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 202, SECTION 700, BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36410852; 5976 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 7.7-mile segment of US Route 202 (US 202) from just south of PA 63 in Upper Gwynedd Township in Montgomery County to the existing PA 611 bypass in Doylestown Township in Bucks County in Pennsylvania is proposed. US 202 is a highway of local and regional importance in the Delaware Valley. Within Pennsylvania, it forms a 59-mile-long circumferential corridor around the Philadelphia metropolitan area between the Delaware and New Jersey state lines, and connects the county seats in three adjacent counties. The project area has experienced a dramatic increase in population in the past forty years, and the expanding residential and commercial development has increased congestion on US 202, which is the major north-south route in the area. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. One build alternative would involve widening of Upper State/Shady Retreat Road (State Route 2012 in Montgomery County and a local road in Bucks County) and also widening existing US 202 to five lanes. A second build alternative would involve relocating US 202 as a limited access expressway from a point just south of PA 63 in Upper Gwynedd Township in Montgomery County to PA 611 Bypass in Doyletown Township in Bucks County. A third build alternative would involve widening Upper State Road to five lanes from PA 309 in Montgomeryville to a point north of County Line Road near Detweiler Road. Just north of that point, the free access section would connect to the new alignment limited-access expressway corridor and continue to the existing interchange at PA 611. All three of the build alternatives would require improvements to up to 12 off-line intersections. The estimated total costs of the project range from $65.0 million to $210.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would help to improve local and regional traffic flows, alleviate existing roadway deficiencies, to reduce congestion, and to reduce safety risks. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of up to 39 residences and 18 commercial and industrial establishments, the conversion of 111.6 acres of productive agricultural lands, the filling of 9.2 acres of high-quality wetlands, the fragmentation of 13 wetlands; and potential adverse impacts on four historic sites and three historic districts. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960353, 591 pages and maps, July 29, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410852?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+202%2C+SECTION+700%2C+BUCKS+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+202%2C+SECTION+700%2C+BUCKS+AND+MONTGOMERY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 29, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTES 54, 19, AND 107, MEXICO TO BOWLING GREEN, MEXICO TO NEW LONDON; AUDRAIN, MONROE, PIKE, AND RALLS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36413208; 5974 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of roughly 70 miles of Route 54, Route 19, and Route 107 extending from US 61 near Bowling Green and New London on the east to Mark Twain Lake and the Mexico bypass on the west in northeastern Missouri is proposed. The improvements would be in the immediate vicinity of seven communities: Center, Curryville, Farber, Laddonia, Perry, Rush Hill, and Vandalia. Route 54 and Route 19 are principal arterial highways providing important links for interstate service between Missouri, Iowa, and Illinois, and connecting metropolitan areas and tourist attractions throughout Missouri. Both routes are components within the National Highway System, and accident rates on both routes are well above the statewide average. The proposed improvements to these two routes would involve widening the existing two-lane routes to a four-lane, divided highway and bypassing six of the nearby communities. Improvements to Route 107 would involve widening the existing travel lanes and shoulders on local roads such as Route J, Route O, Route D, and Route E and connecting these two-lane improvements to Route 54 and Route 19. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would make no improvements except normal pavement maintenance, spot upgrading, and minor safety improvements, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 1 would generally widen Route 54 and Route 19 along their existing alignments. The other build alternatives would construct sections of Route 19 and Route 54 along new alignments. The estimated costs of the proposed improvements range from $248.0 million to $269.0 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway improvements would reduce congestion on the existing routes, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of up to 47 residences, 3 businesses, 1,816 acres of prime farmland, and 16 acres of wetlands; sever up to 50 farms; cross 65 streams; and adversely affect six historic sites and the habitat of the Indiana bat. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960351, 253 pages and maps, July 26, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-96-03-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413208?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTES+54%2C+19%2C+AND+107%2C+MEXICO+TO+BOWLING+GREEN%2C+MEXICO+TO+NEW+LONDON%3B+AUDRAIN%2C+MONROE%2C+PIKE%2C+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTES+54%2C+19%2C+AND+107%2C+MEXICO+TO+BOWLING+GREEN%2C+MEXICO+TO+NEW+LONDON%3B+AUDRAIN%2C+MONROE%2C+PIKE%2C+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 26, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT STUDY, INTERSTATE 95 FROM TELEGRAPH ROAD TO MARYLAND ROUTE 210, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1991). AN - 36403189; 5973 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Woodrow Wilson bridge crossing the Potomac River, a project that would affect the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, is proposed. The Interstate 95 (I-95) corridor, in addition to being the major north-south corridor from Florida to Maine in the Washington, District of Columbia, area, serves as the eastern half of the Capital Beltway. The existing bridge is 90 feet wide and approximately 5,900 feet long. It has a 222-foot drawspan, with a 50-foot vertical clearance over the river's navigation channel in the closed portion. Maryland maintains the bridge, Virginia furnishes all the electric power and water service, and the District of Columbia operates the drawspan and maintains the machinery. The bridge was designed to carry 75,000 vehicles per day. The intense land development and increased travel demand in the Washington metropolitan area since the bridge opened has resulted in current daily traffic counts averaging 160,000 vehicles. The study corridor for the currently proposed project extends from Telegraph Road in Virginia to Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Maryland. A draft supplement (issued in January 1996) to the draft EIS considers a revised set of six build alternatives, developed by a multi-jurisdictional coordination committee formed after the issuance of the draft EIS. Alternative 2 would replace the existing bridge with a tunnel for both eastbound and westbound traffic. The tunnel would be 7,500 feet long and contain four tubes. Alternative 3A would replace the existing bridge with a new drawbridge built 30 feet south of the existing bridge and a new tunnel built 60 feet south of the new bridge. Alternative 4A would replace the existing bridge with two parallel drawbridges, each 6,640 feet long. Alternative 4B would involve the construction of a double-deck swingspan bridge, to be built 200 feet south of the existing bridge; both the upper and lower decks of this new bridge would swing open to allow the passage of marine vessels. Alternative 5 would replace the existing bridge with a new high-level bridge 12,040 feet long without a movable span. This second draft supplement considers modified versions of Alternative 3A and Alternative 4A. Both revisions would involve changing the proposed new bridge from a moveable-span structure with a 71-foot clearance over the navigational channel to a fixed bridge with a 135-foot clearance. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Bridge or tunnel improvements would alleviate problems caused by one of the weakest links in the I-95 system, which constitutes the major north-south transportation facility for the East Coast. Current and future inadequacies in traffic capacity at the crossing would be eliminated. Air quality would improve due to easing of traffic movements. The two modified alternatives would make a significant improvement in traffic flow because the high clearance would remove the need for bridge openings. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the acquisition of 47.7 to more than 61.8 acres of land. The selection of the existing bridge alignment in combination with a new bridge or the tunnel alternatives would result in the displacement of significant numbers of residences and could result in the displacement of up to 13 businesses. All of the build alternatives would result in the taking of parklands. Wetlands and floodplains associated with the Potomac River would be adversely affected under all of the alternatives. Numerous sensitive receptors would be subject to noise levels in excess of federal standards. Each candidate build alternative could adversely affect two or more of six properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Six submerged archaeological sites could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the first draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 96-0059D, Volume 20, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0331D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 960350, 152 pages and maps, July 26, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-VA-DC-EIS-91-01-DS-II KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Potomac River KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403189?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.title=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 26, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE HIGHWAY 82 ENTRANCE TO ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 36412614; 5961 AB - PURPOSE: A light-rail transit (LRT) system for a 4.3-mile segment of Colorado State Highway (SH) 82, stretching from a point near Service Center Road on the west to Rubey Park on Durant Avenue on the east, located in Aspen, Colorado, is proposed. Ten highway-modification alternatives for addressing transportation problems on a shorter approximately 1.9-mile segment of SH 82 were presented in an August 1995 draft EIS; no LRT alternatives were considered at that time. Four LRT alternatives for the SH 82 corridor are considered in this draft supplement to the draft EIS. The length of the study corridor was extended to 4.3 miles in order to accommodate these LRT alternatives. Each alternative would include a different combinations of alignment between Maroon Creek Road and the Main Street/7th Street intersection near downtown Aspen, and the option to phase in the transition from buses to LRT as local support and funding become available. Under the preferred alternative (the Phased Modified Direct Alternative), two bus lanes on the outside of two general highway lanes would remain in place and operational while the LRT system were implemented. For the alignment between Maroon Creek Road and the Main Street/7th Street intersection, the preferred alternative would call for a cut-and-cover tunnel to a new bridge at Castle Creek to join with Main Street at 7th Street. An Incremental Traffic Management Plan would also be included in this alternative, which would monitor traffic volumes to verify that the volume target is not being exceeded. From the LRT maintenance facility near Service Center Road, the LRT alignment would go north of SH 82 to the Aspen Airport Business Center, then cross SH 82 to near the Aspen Airport and the Buttermilk Ski Area, where it would cross into the median and generally follows the existing SH 82 route to a roundabout at Cemetery Lane. The LRT route would continue inbound crossing the Marolot-Thomas property and Castle Creek and joining with Main Street at 7th Street. It would continue on Main Street to Monarch Street, then proceed south along the west side of Monarch Street to Durant Avenue. At Durant Avenue, the LRT alignment would run east and end at Rubey Park. Total capital costs under the preferred alternative are $125.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, air pollution would be reduced, transportation capacity would be increased, and accident rates would be reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Two households and one other structure would require relocation; and right-of-way encroachments would occur on some households and businesses, two historic sites (the Holden Smelting and Milling complex and the Berger Cabin), and some recreational, open space, and wetland locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)) and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0376D, Volume 19, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960338, 379 pages, July 19, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FWHA-CO-EIS-95-01-DS KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Open Space KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Colorado KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412614?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+HIGHWAY+82+ENTRANCE+TO+ASPEN%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=STATE+HIGHWAY+82+ENTRANCE+TO+ASPEN%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 19, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTERNATIVE TURBOJET DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, RUNWAY 27, BOSTON-LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36409300; 5960 AB - PURPOSE: The determination of a safe and efficient air traffic control procedure producing the least amount of noise from the departure of turbojet flights using Runway 27 of Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), were considered in the draft EIS. Flight control procedures were described in aircraft navigation and land use terms. In land use terms, the current procedure for Runway 27 is to maintain runway heading until the World Trade Center, then turn left to overfly Ft. Point Channel areas of South Boston and the South End, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain to the vicinity of Jamaica Pond, turning northerly, westerly, or southerly (in accordance with the destination) after leaving 3,000 feet. The point over the ground at which aircraft would leave 3,000 feet varies considerably depending on aircraft type and weight and air temperature, but generally would occur over Jamaica Plain or Brookline. The preferred procedure for Runway 27, in land use terms, is to maintain runway heading until the World Trade Center, then turn left to overfly the southern end of Ft. Point Channel, the Massachusetts Avenue interchange of the Southeast Expressway, areas of Roxbury, the center of Franklin Park, and the Forest Hills Cemetery, and then turn northerly, westerly, or southerly in accordance with the destination. This final EIS is issued in an abbreviated format. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would be environmentally preferable in that it exposes the least number of people to aircraft noise. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: None. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0510D, Volume 19, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960337, 209 pages, July 19, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Logan International Airport, Massachusetts KW - Massachusetts KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409300?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTERNATIVE+TURBOJET+DEPARTURE+PROCEDURES%2C+RUNWAY+27%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=ALTERNATIVE+TURBOJET+DEPARTURE+PROCEDURES%2C+RUNWAY+27%2C+BOSTON-LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 19, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 30 IMPROVEMENTS, ROUTE 210 TO ROUTE 215, LOS ANGELES AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36404345; 5955 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 28-mile highway within the Route 30 corridor extending from the Route 66 (Foothill Boulevard) interchange in eastern Los Angeles County to Interstate 215 (I-215) in western San Bernardino County, California, is proposed. The corridor traverses the communities of La Verne, Claremont, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Rialto, and San Bernardino. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The Freeway Alternative would involve development of a grade-separated freeway along the entire length of the Route 30 corridor. The freeway would consist of three general purpose lanes and one high-occupancy-vehicle lane in each direction. The freeway would connect the present Route 30 freeway from its existing terminus at Foothill Boulevard in La Verne to I-215 in San Bernardino. Major interchanges would occur with Route 66, I-215, and I-15. The project would also include an upgrade of the Route 30/I-215 interchange between Highland Avenue, H Street, Muscupiabe Drive, and University Parkway in San Bernardino. The project would include the restriping of existing lanes and placement of advance signs between San Dimas Canyon Road in San Dimas and Route 66. A local design variation is also under consideration for a four-mile section of the project from Fontana to Rialto. Within this section, locally-funded drainage improvements are needed to accommodate the transition from elevated to depressed roadway. The design variation would alter the vertical profile of the project so that drainage improvements would not be necessary. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway construction would improve transportation service to some of the fastest growing communities in Southern California. Traffic congestion problems, already beginning to affect La Verne, Claremont, and Upland, would be alleviated or forestalled. East-west travel along Route 30 and Route 66 as well as I-10 would be eased. The connection between I-215 and I-210 would be enhanced significantly, providing more direct access between San Bernardino and Los Angeles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisition would displace 219 dwelling units, 14 nonresidential properties, and 35 acres of farmland. The new roadway would adversely affect seven properties eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and would require the acquisition of 76 square feet of Emerald Park. Numerous sites would be adversely affected by noise levels in excess of federal standards unless abatement measures were implemented, and some sites would be adversely affected even if mitigation measures were undertaken. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0245D, Volume 15, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960332, Volume 1--964 pages and maps, Volume 2--457 pages, July 16, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-91-F KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Plants KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+30+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+ROUTE+210+TO+ROUTE+215%2C+LOS+ANGELES+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+30+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+ROUTE+210+TO+ROUTE+215%2C+LOS+ANGELES+AND+SAN+FRANCISCO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 16, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 179, ROUTE 50 TO ROUTE B, JOB NUMBER J5U0441, COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36414093; 5953 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 4.9-mile-long extension of Missouri Route 179 from US Route 50 (Route 50) to Missouri Route B in Cole County, Missouri, is proposed. The project area consists of hilly, timber-covered, rural terrain outside Jefferson City. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (the Red Line Alternate), the extension would be a four-lane highway from the existing intersection of Route 179 and Route 50 to West Edgewood Drive, and a two-lane facility on a four-lane right-of-way thereafter until joining with Route B. Past West Edgewood Drive, the route would continue south and cross Route C with an at-grade intersection. Rights-of-way for future interchanges at West Edgewood Drive and at Route C would be purchased. Beyond Route C, the route would curve to the east, crossing Idlewood Road with a grade separation and continuing to the east to Route 54 and continue east to join with Route B. Design changes since issuance of the draft EIS include the addition of a grade separation bridge and outer roads at Route 54 to provide safer public access to Idlewood Road and residential developments. The estimated construction costs under the preferred alternative are $20.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway extension would stimulate the economic growth of the area and support a substantial increase in jobs as the office parks were built and occupied. It would provide a safer and quicker route between the north and south ends of Jefferson City. Traffic on other roads would diminish as through traffic were routed around the city and as some state offices are moved to the new office complexes in the project area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of way requirements under the proposed action would displace about 68 acres of farmland, 15 residences, and 2 church buildings. Up to 29 residences would experience excessive noise levels. Runoff from construction and highway surfaces would degrade water quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960330, 73 pages and map, July 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-02-F KW - Commercial Zones KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+179%2C+ROUTE+50+TO+ROUTE+B%2C+JOB+NUMBER+J5U0441%2C+COLE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+179%2C+ROUTE+50+TO+ROUTE+B%2C+JOB+NUMBER+J5U0441%2C+COLE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY (NORMAN H. BANGERTER HIGHWAY), 9000 SOUTH TO 12600 SOUTH, WEST JORDAN CITY, SOUTH JORDAN CITY, RIVERTON, AND SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1993). AN - 36414338; 5945 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a continuation of the West Valley Highway from its current planned terminus at 9000 South to a connection with Interstate 15 (I- 15) at 12600 South in Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The highway has been a part of long-range planning for the transportation system in Salt Lake County since the 1950s and would meet the projected traffic demand in the most rapidly growing portion of the Salt Lake Valley, as well as relieving congestion on the I-15 corridor in the middle of the metropolitan valley. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 2), were considered in the final EIS of August 1993. All of the build alternatives would entail a limited-access highway designed to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials standards for a 60-mile-per-hour (mph) facility, although it would be posted at 50 mph. The road prism would consist of a 26-foot median with a concrete barrier and a two-foot base, four 12-foot travel lanes, and 12-foot outside paved shoulders within a 150-foot right-of-way (ROW). Curbs and gutters would be built on both sides of the pavement. Storm drains would provide storm runoff capabilities of approximately 38 cubic feet per second. As a limited-access highway, the ROW would be bounded by a six-foot-high fence to restrict pedestrian access. Sidewalks would be limited to designated intersections and would not be built adjacent to the proposed facility. Intersections for connecting existing east-west streets would be located at 9000 South, 10400 South, 11400 South, and 12600 South. A grade-separated crossing (overpass/underpass) would be built at 11800 South. The project would take two construction seasons to complete and not cause extended road closures or detours. Under the preferred alternative (the West Alternative), the facility would be 4.6 miles in length and begin at approximately 3600 West on 9000 South. South of this point, the route would pass through the communities of West Jordan, South Jordan, and Riverton en route to its southern terminus at 12600 South. The alignment would proceed due south along 3600 West for approximately 11,300 feet to 10800 South. At this point it would bear southwest to what would be approximately 3900 West and then continue due south to 12600 South. The alignment would be on relatively level terrain, with its steepest gradient being 2.6 percent, and would traverse primarily agricultural or fallow land. The estimated cost for the ROW purchase and the construction is $18.3 million. This final supplement to the final EIS of August 1993 reflects the interpretation of the construction of the project through the previously approved corridor as a changed condition, and presents proposals for a 9800 South and Bangerter Highway intersection (build alternative) and a grade separation with 9800 South crossing over the Bangerter Highway (the No-Build Alternative). POSITIVE IMPACTS: Population growth in southwestern Salt Lake Valley is projected to be approximately 11 percent annually through the design year of 2015; the West Valley Highway would relieve projected congestion on the existing parallel routes of 2700 West and Redwood Road, and provide for adequate levels of service on these road and their associated intersections. Community economic growth and tax bases would be anticipated to expand due to improved accessibility. Implementation of the preferred alternative would not require any residence relocations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, approximately 43 acres of prime farmland would be taken out of production and three existing irrigation wells would be lost. The ROW would split 12 farm units, thereby making these parcels less productive. In addition, there could be ROW acquisition conflict between the facility and a new aqueduct adjacent to the existing Jordan Aqueduct with approximately 8,300 feet of ROW adjacency. Development of the facility would result in visual aesthetic degradation at 49 residences and in long-term adverse noise impacts to 18 receivers. The project would require crossing Bingham Creek at a location heavily contaminated with heavy metals. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 95-0577D, Volume 19, Number 6. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0325D, Volume 16, Number 4, and 93-0362F, Volume 17, Number 5, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960322, 84 pages and maps, July 9, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-92-01-FS KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414338?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.title=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 9, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 17 FROM FIVE MILE POINT TO OCCANUM, TOWNS OF KIRKWOOD, AND WINDSOR, BROOME COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36404607; 5950 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 9.7-kilometer segment of State Route 17 in the towns of Kirkwood and Windsor, New York, is proposed. This section of Route 17 is the only section without access control in Broome County. The proposed action would convert this section from partial- to full-access control and rehabilitate the Route 17 pavement for the entire project length. Full-access control would conform with expressway sections to the east and west, thereby reducing or eliminating vehicular conflicts and accidents. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Each of the three build alternatives would eliminate driveways and intersections along Route 17, and maintain road continuity by constructing bridges, interchanges, and service roads at various locations along the project. The build alternatives would differ from one another primarily in regard to service road locations and interchange configurations and locations. Each build alternative would rehabilitate Route 17 for the entire project length. All asphalt overlays would be removed and the existing concrete base course would be rubblized. Following rubblization, a 150-millimeter asphalt concrete overlay would be installed, the shoulders reconstructed, and drainage improved. The guide rail would be removed or replaced as needed. In those sections of Route 17 where the existing median is 3.6 meters wide, the guide rail would be replaced with a concrete barrier. The estimated costs of the project range from $32.6 million to $35.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic safety by making this section consistent with the expressway conditions to the east and west. Rehabilitation activities would extend the service life of the highway by 30 years. Structurally deficient bridges would be replaced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Each of the build alternatives would involve relocating up to 350 meters of Occanum Creek or Park Creek and its tributaries. Right-of-way requirements would displace up to 23 residential homesteads, 2 family residences, and 7 businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960327, Volume I--514 pages and maps, Volume II--239 pages, Volume III--140 pages, Visual Impact--82 pages and maps, Energy--109 pages and maps, Air Quality--120 pages and maps, Hazardous Waste--28 pages, Noise--73 pages and maps, Asbestos--14 pages, July 9, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-96-01D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - New York KW - Occanum Creek KW - Park Creek KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404607?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+17+FROM+FIVE+MILE+POINT+TO+OCCANUM%2C+TOWNS+OF+KIRKWOOD%2C+AND+WINDSOR%2C+BROOME+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=ROUTE+17+FROM+FIVE+MILE+POINT+TO+OCCANUM%2C+TOWNS+OF+KIRKWOOD%2C+AND+WINDSOR%2C+BROOME+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 9, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE LOCATION, ADOPTION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF STATE ROUTE 125 BETWEEN STATE ROUTE 905 ON OTAY MESA TO STATE ROUTE 54 IN SPRING VALLEY, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36401268; 5941 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an 11-mile highway to connect Otay Mesa Road (Route 905) to Spring Valley (Route 54) in San Diego County, California, is proposed. The highway would be an important link in the outer loop freeway system included in the San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Plan. The outer loop would consist of Routes 56, 125, 54, and 905, and would divert traffic from the radial routes originating from the central business district to a modified grid and bypass system. The outer loop would be a circumferential route allowing interregional traffic to bypass the metropolitan area. The project would be a connecting link in that system. Initially, Route 125 South would be constructed as a four-lane controlled access highway, with local interchanges at Otay Mesa Road, Orange Avenue. Telegraph Canyon Road/Otay Lakes Road, and East H Street, with a freeway-to-freeway interchange with Route 54. Ultimately, the facility would be expanded to consist of eight mixed-flow lanes, a 61-foot median, and up to nine local interchanges, with freeway-to-freeway interchanges at Route 905 and Route 54. If necessary, two high-occupancy-vehicle lanes would be constructed within the median. Eleven alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS, along with freeway and tollway optional alternatives. Estimated construction and right-of-way costs range from $218 million to $249 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would reduce congestion on the Otay Mesa Roads and other local roads, improve the capacity of the regional highway system, provide for planned growth and economic development, and improve safety. In addition, the highway would provide an additional north-south transportation corridor within a very congested region, resulting in regional air quality improvements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace up to 31 residences, 8 businesses, and 12 acres of wetlands. In addition, up to 900 homes would experience noise levels that would be at least twice their current levels. Some alternatives would divide a residential neighborhood and adversely affect an archaeological site; all of the build alternatives would remove some land from Sweetwater Regional Park. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960318, 673 pages and maps, July 5, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-96-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401268?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+LOCATION%2C+ADOPTION%2C+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+125+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+905+ON+OTAY+MESA+TO+STATE+ROUTE+54+IN+SPRING+VALLEY%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+LOCATION%2C+ADOPTION%2C+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+125+BETWEEN+STATE+ROUTE+905+ON+OTAY+MESA+TO+STATE+ROUTE+54+IN+SPRING+VALLEY%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 5, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS SKI AREA, MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST, HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 1990). AN - 36401166; 5937 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a new master plan for the Mount Hood Meadows Ski Area in Hood River County and the Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon is proposed. The ski area lies on the southeast side of Mount Hood and occupies 3,136 acres of scattered subalpine meadows, forested slopes, and above-timberline slopes. The site lies 70 miles east of Portland via US 26. The area extends from elevation 4,000 feet at the east boundary near State Highway 35 to elevation 8,100 feet at the west boundary. Seven alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, were considered in the final EIS of December 1990. In November 1991, the regional forester directed that additional cultural resource analysis be conducted. Five revised alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative S1), are considered in this draft supplement. The Forest Service's preferred alternative (Alternative S4) would provide for use of the ski area by 13,900 persons at one time. Facilities would include 13 lifts, three bases covering a total of 39 acres, a mountain restaurant, a maintenance area, an access road, three service roads, picnic areas, and 30.5 acres of parking to provide for 4,600 vehicles. The permit for facility development and use would expand the Hood River Meadows permit area to 3,554 acres, including a 96-acre expansion at the Hood River Meadows to accommodate Nordic skiing. Base facilities would include a 6.0-acre expansion of the Main Lodge, a 1.0-acre expansion at Hood River Meadows, and a 6.5-acre expansion at Westside. A moderate increase in summer uses would be accommodated around the Main Lodge and Westside base areas and at mid-mountain with limited uplifting, picnic areas, and restaurant operations. Summer uses would include hiking, horseback riding, tennis, swimming, and organized mountain biking. Four alternatives for widening and upgrading Oregon Highway 35 and Forest Road 3555 are also under consideration in this draft supplement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Master plan implementation would prevent deterioration of the present quality of recreational opportunities due to overcrowding, provide high-quality downhill skiing and terrain balance for all levels of skiing proficiency, increase midweek and year-round use of the area so as to optimize operating economics, provide for sound land use and mountain resort design principles, maximize implementation of technological innovation, mitigate weekend traffic congestion problems on Highways 26 and 35, and maintain a reasonable and affordable recreational pricing structure for a broad base of the populace. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased visitation would raise the risk of fire and traffic congestion. Alpine and critical soils would be particularly affected by construction activities. Summer use would result in soil compaction. Soil disturbances and increased impervious surface areas would increase runoff significantly in the long term. Facility development would displace wetland and riparian habitat, degrade groundwater quality somewhat, and result in the permanent loss of vegetation and associated wildlife habitat. Some facilities would be visible from Gnarl Ridge and the Mount Hood Wilderness, and these and other areas would be affected by increased visitation. Noise levels within the permit area would increase, and the commercial forestland base would decline. Additional ski lift crossings and the expansion of summer uses would have an adverse effect on the cultural setting of the Timberline Trail. Other recreational activities would be displaced by alpine skiing. The demand for affordable employee housing and other human resources would rise in the area, while the availability of these resources is likely to decline. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 89-0016D, Volume 13, Number 1, and 91-0037F, Volume 15, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960314, 318 pages, July 2, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Cost Assessments KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Hotels KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Ski Areas KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Trails KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Mount Hood National Forest KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401166?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-07-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MOUNT+HOOD+MEADOWS+SKI+AREA%2C+MOUNT+HOOD+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+HOOD+RIVER+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.title=MOUNT+HOOD+MEADOWS+SKI+AREA%2C+MOUNT+HOOD+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+HOOD+RIVER+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Gresham, Oregon; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 2, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) earthquake; performance of structures, lifelines, and fire protection systems AN - 869790385; 2011-048491 JF - NIST Special Publication AU - Ballantyne, Donald AU - Borcherdt, Roger AU - Bucker, Ian AU - Comeau, Edward AU - Cooper, James AU - Hayes, John AU - Holzer, Thomas AU - Lew, H S AU - Leyendecker, E V AU - Madrzykowski, Daniel AU - Moehle, Jack AU - O'Rourke, Thomas AU - Schiff, Anshel AU - Sheng, Li-Hong AU - Singh, M P AU - Stone, William AU - Taylor, Andrew AU - Whitney, Michael AU - Wilcoski, James A2 - Chung, Riley Y1 - 1996/07// PY - 1996 DA - July 1996 SP - 538 PB - U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Washington, DC SN - 1048-776X, 1048-776X KW - Kobe Japan KW - technology KW - Far East KW - geologic hazards KW - waste water KW - reinforced materials KW - power plants KW - seismic response KW - liquefaction KW - urban environment KW - fires KW - telecommunications KW - railroads KW - Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake 1995 KW - tunnels KW - buildings KW - bridges KW - Asia KW - construction materials KW - lifelines KW - sewage KW - harbors KW - damage KW - steel KW - concrete KW - structures KW - subways KW - safety KW - airports KW - natural hazards KW - Honshu KW - water resources KW - Hyogo Japan KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - Japan KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/869790385?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Ballantyne%2C+Donald%3BBorcherdt%2C+Roger%3BBucker%2C+Ian%3BComeau%2C+Edward%3BCooper%2C+James%3BHayes%2C+John%3BHolzer%2C+Thomas%3BLew%2C+H+S%3BLeyendecker%2C+E+V%3BMadrzykowski%2C+Daniel%3BMoehle%2C+Jack%3BO%27Rourke%2C+Thomas%3BSchiff%2C+Anshel%3BSheng%2C+Li-Hong%3BSingh%2C+M+P%3BStone%2C+William%3BTaylor%2C+Andrew%3BWhitney%2C+Michael%3BWilcoski%2C+James&rft.aulast=Ballantyne&rft.aufirst=Donald&rft.date=1996-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+January+17%2C+1995+Hyogoken-Nanbu+%28Kobe%29+earthquake%3B+performance+of+structures%2C+lifelines%2C+and+fire+protection+systems&rft.title=The+January+17%2C+1995+Hyogoken-Nanbu+%28Kobe%29+earthquake%3B+performance+of+structures%2C+lifelines%2C+and+fire+protection+systems&rft.issn=1048776X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2011-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. tables, sects., sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Individual chapters are not cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - NSPUE2 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - airports; Asia; bridges; buildings; concrete; construction materials; damage; earthquakes; Far East; fires; geologic hazards; harbors; Honshu; Hyogo Japan; Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake 1995; Japan; Kobe Japan; lifelines; liquefaction; natural hazards; power plants; railroads; reinforced materials; roads; safety; seismic response; sewage; steel; structures; subways; technology; telecommunications; tunnels; urban environment; waste water; water resources ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TUSCALOOSA EAST BYPASS, TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHPORT, PROJECT NO. DE-7959(1), TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1994). AN - 36397761; 5923 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a highway bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, is proposed. The bypass would have a southern terminus at Interstate 59/20 near the Buttermilk Road interchange, crossing the Black Warrior River in the vicinity of Holt, with a western terminus at US 82 west of Northport. The bypass would be a limited-access, four-lane facility which could ultimately be extended as a loop around the Tuscaloosa/Northport community. The project corridor is approximately 20 miles long and 3.5 miles wide. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and build alternatives for each of the four sections of the project corridor, were considered in the draft EIS of April 1994. This draft supplement to the draft EIS responds to concerns raised by residents of the Summerfield, Wellington, and Riverchase subdivisions about the preferred alternative presented in the draft EIS, the location of the Black Warrior River crossing and potential noise impacts from the project. The preferred alternative considered in this draft supplement (Alternative 4) would bypass the town of Cottondale to the east and cross State Route 216 east of the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Cemetery, cross Hurricane Creek and pass the Summerfield subdivision to the east, cross the Black Warrior River at the Central Foundry site, then travel northbound passing Munny Sokol Park and turn west intersecting Watermelon Road just south of Sharpes Lake Road, then run southward parallel to Mt. Olive Road until intersecting US 82 just east of Mt. Olive Road. This alternative would best address engineering and environmental factors, including but not limited to purpose, safety, utility and housing, relocations, environmental impacts, economics, drainage, rights-of-way acquisition, and project cost. The estimated construction costs for the project are $71.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would help reduce traffic levels on existing arteries. It would utilize a third Black Warrior River bridge crossing, which would significantly reduce through traffic on the State Route 69 bridge and the US 82 bridge, which currently carry average daily traffic of 51,000 and 47,000 vehicles, respectively. The bypass would also help provide greater access to rapidly developing areas and promote development in previously inaccessible areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would require 177 residential and 9 business relocations. Four percent of the displaced residences are minority owned. Up to 24 sites potentially contaminated with hazardous wastes are located within the project corridor, and would require cleanup. Roughly 27 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected by the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0215D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960300, Volume I--208 pages and maps, Volume II--266 pages, June 25, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Community Development KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397761?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-06-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTHPORT%2C+PROJECT+NO.+DE-7959%281%29%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.title=TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTHPORT%2C+PROJECT+NO.+DE-7959%281%29%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 25, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAINT CHARLES CORRIDOR, SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36397707; 5915 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements within the Saint Charles corridor extending from the western part of the existing MetroLink line in Saint Louis County westward to mid-Saint Charles County, located in Missouri, is proposed. The corridor is roughly bounded by MO 370 on the north and the Page Avenue/Rock Island Railroad alignments plus the Page Avenue Extension/MO 94 alignment on the south. The corridor is bisected by the Missouri River, which represents the boundary between Saint Louis County to the east and Saint Charles County to the west. The corridor's transportation problems include slow, unreliable transit service in the corridor as a result of severe traffic congestion, a dearth of non-auto transportation options in the west half of the corridor, an inability to provide adequate parking at major activity centers, inadequate operating and capital funding for transit services, and an inability to attract transit patrons of choice with the presently available transit options. Issues of concern include the effects on land use and economic development, existing uses, residential neighborhoods, visual and aesthetic resources, air quality, noise and vibration levels, ecosystems, water, energy, parklands, hazardous materials, and historic, archaeological, and cultural resources. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The transportation system management (TSM) alternative (Alternative 2) would include minor feeder bus service improvements in Saint Louis County to better connect with MetroLink; significant new local and express bus service in Saint Charles County, including a Saint Charles County bus garage; the addition of ten MetroLink cars to increase MetroLink's mainline capacity and to accommodate the added Saint Charles County feeder bus network; and the introduction of complementary paratransit bus service in Saint Charles County similar to the Saint Louis County service currently provided by Bi-State. The busway alternative (Alternative 3) would incorporate the TSM improvements, modified to feed a fixed guideway between Lambert Airport and Saint Peters and 3.9 miles of mixed traffic operations between the airport and the North Hanley MetroLink station. The fixed guideway would be a 15.3-mile-long roadway for the exclusive use of buses with 12 stations and eight park-and-ride lots, plus pedestrian overpasses over Interstate 70 (I-70). It would also include roadway modifications at the Lindenwood station and at the Zumbehl station where an I-70 overpass would be. Three LRT alternatives (Alternative 4A LRT, Alternative 4B LRT, and Alternative 4C LRT) would incorporate the TSM improvements, modified to feed a Saint Charles Corridor extension of the existing MetroLink line. They would add a 16-mile, 18.1-mile, or 25-mile segment to the existing MetroLink line, while following differing routes and developing different support facilities. The construction of a satellite yard and shops facility at the southeast quadrant of I-70 and I-170 in Saint Louis County would be included. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would help mitigate the effects of economic downsizing and promote environmentally friendly future development in the corridor. Tax revenues could be increased by $7.2 million to $8. 6 million under the LRT alternatives. Employment during construction, operations, and maintenance could increase by 653 to 6,205 person-years of employment. Substantial regional reductions in emissions of volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxide, totaling 952.8 tons per day, could be expected by the year 2005. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the No Action alternative, auto traffic congestion in the corridor would increase substantially. Prime and statewide important farmland displacements of approximately 42 to 51 acres would occur. Between 339 and 545 residential units and 10 to 20 business units would be displaced by the build alternatives. The busway and LRT structures could alter the aesthetics of the area. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (49 U.S.C. 53). JF - EPA number: 960293, 472 pages and maps, June 20, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Carbon Dioxide KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Missouri KW - Missouri River KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397707?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-06-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+CHARLES+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=SAINT+CHARLES+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 20, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR, 10800 SOUTH TO 500 NORTH, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 36403367; 5912 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 16-mile section of Interstate 15 (I-15) between 10800 South Street and 500 North Street, located in Salt Lake Valley in Utah, is proposed. The corridor is approximately 16 miles long and 3 miles wide for a total area of about 50 square miles. The eastern and western limits of the project are State Street and the Jordan River, respectively. I-15 is an essential element of the regional and local circulation systems, and provides a north/south link between California and the Canadian border. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. Alternative 3 (the Full Build Alternative and the preferred alternative) would provide an additional general purpose lane in each direction on the outside of the existing lanes between 9000 South Street and I-80 East, and an additional high-occupancy-vehicle lane in each direction between 10800 South Street and 500 North Street. Other improvements would include the construction or reconstruction of some interchanges and frontage roads, auxiliary lanes, collector-distributor roads, and geometric improvements. Provisions would also be made for intelligent transportation system technologies. A light-rail transit line, its associated bus network, and the elements of the congestion management plan would be implemented. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the full build alternative, traffic patterns and accessibility would improve. The reduced traffic congestion would have a positive effect on the general economy, and vehicle miles traveled would decrease and travel speed would increase, helping to reduce the total emission levels on a regional basis. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, some 13 residential properties and 21 business properties would be displaced, and portions of an additional 49 business properties would be taken to meet right-of-way requirements. This alternative would also adversely affect 17 jurisdictional wetland sites with a total area of about 20.7 acres. Four eligible historic properties would be adversely affected. Noise levels and traffic congestion during construction also would be expected to increase, and a number of contaminant sites which could adversely affect the project have been identified. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 95-0467D, Volume 19, Number 5. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0191D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960290, 608 pages, June 19, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-90-02-F KW - Air Quality KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403367?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-06-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+15+CORRIDOR%2C+10800+SOUTH+TO+500+NORTH%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+15+CORRIDOR%2C+10800+SOUTH+TO+500+NORTH%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 19, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BART-SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXTENSION, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36407977; 5891 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit facilities within the Northern Peninsula Corridor in San Mateo County, California, is proposed. The corridor is bounded by San Francisco Bay on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, the San Francisco/San Mateo County border on the north, and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on the south. Three bus and rail transportation systems currently provide service to the area: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), SamTrans, and CalTrain. SFO, the corridor's largest single generator of traffic, is currently served by SamTrans and private bus lines, but lacks an effective connection with either of the region's two major rail systems, BART and CalTrain. Ten alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the locally preferred alternative (the Aerial Design Option Alternative), some 8.2 miles of new revenue service track would be constructed. This would include 7.4 miles of straight-through mainline track from the Colma BART station trailtracks to a BART/CalTrain station at Millbrae Avenue, and a 0.8-mile east-west aerial -stub perpendicular to the BART/CalTrain mainline terminating at the planned airport international terminal. Stations would be provided at Hickey Boulevard, Tanforan Park Shopping Center, SFO airport international terminal, and Millbrae avenue. The four stations would provide a total of 5,337 parking spaces. Key ancillary facilities would include ancillary tracks, car wash, traction power substations and feed facilities, access roads, ventilation buildings, and tailtracks. The estimated capital costs under the locally preferred alternative are $1.07 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic congestion in and around SFO would be relieved, resulting in air quality improvements. Generally, transit service would improve due to the minimization of travel time and the maximization of reliability. Projected transit-person trips for the year 1998 would increase by 37,600 trips per day. The increase in ridership would significantly reduce hazardous air emissions. The project would boost the local economy, providing up to 1,125 direct and indirect new jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would displace up to 525 residents, 55 employees, and 3.7 acres of wetlands. More than half of the lost wetlands are inhabited by the San Francisco garter snake, California red-legged frog, and the San Francisco forktail dragonfly. Levels of service along portions of Highway 101 and at selected intersections near new station sites would significantly deteriorate. Construction in Colma and west of Bayshore parcel would encroach on floodplains and increase the risks of flooding. Parklands in San Bruno would be adversely affected by the proposed alignment. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and draft supplement, see 92-0099D, Volume 16, Number 2, and 95-0037D, Volume 19, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960269, Volume I--463 pages and maps, Volume II--815 pages, Volume III--305 pages, Volume IV--46 pages, Volume V--773 pages and maps, Executive Summary--42 pages, June 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Flood Control KW - Insects KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - San Francisco International Airport KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407977?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-06-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 61 TO SOUTH OF ROUTE 36 (HANNIBAL RELOCATION) AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 36 (HANNIBAL RELOCATION) TO SOUTH OF ROUTE M, MARION AND RALLS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36400563; 5887 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Route 61 to a new approximately seven- to nine-mile-long, four-lane, fully-access-limited, divided highway, beginning in the vicinity of the existing Route 61/24 interchange north of the city of Hannibal, continuing southeasterly, and ending in the vicinity of the existing Route 61/M intersection south of Hannibal in Missouri, is proposed. US 61 is a high priority National Highway System route. The current facility is inadequate for future traffic levels. Delays at intersections will increase by more than an order of magnitude. Accident rates, which are similar to statewide average rates and slightly higher than the nationwide average rates for US routes, will likely increase. Four build alternatives, two links, and a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives (Alternative CW, Alternative D, Alternative EF, and Alternative F) would include various highway alignments. They would be in areas that are primarily agricultural, with little other development; from east to west, they would generally move from valley to ridge locations. A large portion of Alternative CW would lie close to Bear Creek and cross two other creeks near their confluences with Bear Creek. Alternative F (the preferred alternative) would be located primarily on drainage divides. Alternative D would result in the shortest travel distance and Alternative EF would result in the longest travel distance. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The two major beneficial impacts of the action would be to relieve traffic congestion on the existing Route 61 and to promote fast, safe, and efficient travel within and through the study area. Improved travel times would reduce energy consumption and vehicle exhaust emissions. In addition, the completion of the proposed highway project and subsequent changes in traffic patterns could encourage economic growth and development in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would adversely affect 1.5 to 16.5 acres of wetlands, 226 to 473 acres of prime farmland, and 29 to 92 acres of woodland. In addition, they would require 3 to 8 water crossings, 1,200 to 8,480 feet of floodplain crossing, and 2 to 16 relocations. Alternative D and Alternative EF would be visible from the Landis House, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The rural community of Withers Hill, would be visually impacted by Alternative CW; and the residential area along Marion Route 426 would be visually impacted by Alternative D/EF. Alternative F would result in the loss of 1.5 acres of wetlands, 473 acres of prime farmland, 29 wooded acres, and two residential properties; it would also cross four streams, encroaching on 1,200 feet of floodplain. Construction activities would potentially result in adverse noise impacts, primarily in the residential area and church south of the Alternative D/Route 36 interchange; nuisance dust in residential areas; and increased sedimentation, turbidity, and pollutants such as oil and grease in surface water resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0405D, Volume 19, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960265, 526 pages and maps, June 5, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400563?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-06-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+61+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+AND+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+M%2C+MARION+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+61+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+AND+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+M%2C+MARION+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 5, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAINT CLAIR COUNTY CORRIDOR, SAINT CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1995). AN - 36409379; 5882 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the transportation corridor connecting the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and the city of Saint Louis and Saint Louis County, Missouri, with major cities in Saint Clair County, Illinois, is proposed. Saint Clair County includes Belleville, the county seat, major residential areas having a large transit-dependent population and large employment centers such as the Scott Joint Use Airport facility in the eastern part of the county. A major transportation investment would enhance mobility in the corridor, especially for the transit dependent, connecting numerous major employment centers in Missouri, such as Lambert International Airport, the University of Missouri at Saint Louis, and the central business district of Saint Louis, with residential and employment centers in Illinois. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), were considered in the draft EIS of March 1995 along with a transportation system management alternative, the construction of a busway along the Interstate 64 (I-64) alignment, the construction of light-rail transit along the I-64 alignment, the construction of a busway along the alignment of the abandoned CSXT railway, and the construction of light-rail transit on the CSXT alignment (the locally preferred alternative). This draft supplement considers a revised alignment for the locally preferred alternative and revised station locations to better serve the city of Belleville and the Belleville Area College. The estimated capital cost of the project is $389.8 million, and its projected operating and maintenance cost in the year 2010 is $18.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve mobility in a heavily traveled transportation corridor. Under the action alternatives, the project would create 414 to 1,682 construction jobs and 47 to 356 permanent jobs; under the preferred alternative, the project would provide the maximum of each. Under any of the transit alternatives, the project could potentially enhance land development opportunities. Under the preferred alternative, the project would present opportunities for directing residential and commercial development into areas around proposed station locations offering pedestrian and bicycle access. Relocations and right-of-way acquisition costs would be low for a project of this magnitude, due to the use of existing rights-of-way. Regional air quality should show some improvement due to reduced auto use. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The revised alternative would displace 36 residences, seven businesses, and 29.6 acres of wetlands; it would cross 31 streams, and would adversely affect 439 noise receptors, 2.75 acres of parkland, and 30 historic sites and archaeological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0134D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960259, 626 pages, May 31, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409379?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1995%29.&rft.title=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1995%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 31, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED SMITH CREEK PARKWAY AND DOWNTOWN SPUR, WILMINGTON, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (SECOND DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 1980). AN - 36411543; 5867 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Smith Creek Parkway and Downtown Spur within the city of Wilmington and adjacent unincorporated areas of New Hanover County, North Carolina, is proposed. This draft supplemental EIS updates and supplements the final EIS of September 1980 and the final supplement of September 1991. The 1980 final EIS considered the construction of a six-mile-long, four-lane parkway east of Wilmington that would extend from NC 133 at the Northeast Cape Fear River to US 74 east of the city and a two-mile Downtown Spur that would extend from US 117 (Castle Hayne Road) at Smith Creek to 3rd Street in downtown Wilmington. The parkway would cross two sets of railroad tracks on grade separation structures and Burnt Mill Creek on a bridge structure. Access to the parkway would be provided at two interchanges. The parkway would have a design speed of 60 miles per hour (mph), while the spur would have a design speed of 45 mph. For design and funding purposes, the parkway was divided into four sections. Final construction for the two eastern sections has been completed. The two western sections were redesigned in the final supplement of 1991 in order to minimize noise impacts on Carolco studios and hazardous material impacts from the abandoned Burnt Mill Creek Landfill. Following the release of the 1991 supplement, the North Carolina Department of Transportation determined that the downtown spur should be developed for freight and passenger rail use exclusively. Therefore, this draft supplement considers a new preferred alternative for the two western sections of the project. This new preferred alternative (the Northern Design Alternative with 3rd Street Extension) would be a controlled-access, six-lane facility, with interchanges at the east approach of US 117 Northeast Cape Fear bridge, the US 117 Connector north of Smith Creek, and 23rd Street. The estimated cost of the alternative is $70.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Parkway and spur construction would implement a portion of the Wilmington Thoroughfare Plan under consideration since 1972. East-west access between downtown Wilmington and the rapidly developing eastern suburbs and coastal resort areas in adjacent New Hanover County would be improved substantially. The segment of I-40 extending to the Wilmington area would be complemented. Under the preferred alternative, adverse impacts and clean-up costs associated with the Burnt Mill Creek landfill would be avoided, and the downtown spur would be preserved for future rail service. The preferred alternative would provide a US 117 connector and better traffic utilization than the other alternatives. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new preferred alternative would adversely affect twice the acreage of wetlands as the 1991 alternative (14.4 acres versus 6.97 acres). The new roadway would extend along the northern and western boundaries of the expanded Wilmington National Historic District. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 10 businesses but no residences. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the first draft and final supplements, see 90-0188D, Volume 14, Number 3, and 91-0321F, Volume 15, Number 5, respectively. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 77-0597D, Volume 1, Number 6, and 80-1041F, Volume 4, Number 12, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960244, 243 pages and maps, May 21, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-77-03-DS KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources KW - Floodplains KW - Harbors KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Landfills KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411543?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+SMITH+CREEK+PARKWAY+AND+DOWNTOWN+SPUR%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+SEPTEMBER+1980%29.&rft.title=PROPOSED+SMITH+CREEK+PARKWAY+AND+DOWNTOWN+SPUR%2C+WILMINGTON%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28SECOND+DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+SEPTEMBER+1980%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 21, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WASSAIC EXTENSION PROJECT, DUTCHESS AND LITCHFIELD COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 36408100; 5862 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of passenger rail service of the Harlem line of the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company (Metro-North) to Wassaic in the town of Amenia, New York, is proposed. From the mid-1800s to 1972, passenger rail service was available on the former Penn Central right-of-way to residents in the Harlem Valley in Northern Dutchess County. The service was suspended in 1972 because of lack of ridership. Currently, Metro-North runs passenger service on the Harlem line as far north as Dover Plains in Dutchess County, which is approximately five miles south of Wassaic. Metro-North has recently experienced both an increase in ridership and in the use of parking facilities at the Dover Plains train station. The proposed action is to restore the six-mile rail segment from Dover Plains to a point 0.6 miles north of the hamlet of Wassaic where a rail yard, a maintenance building, and a passenger station with a 250-space parking lot, with a possible expansion work for an additional 750 spaces, would be constructed. The candidate site is located immediately to the east of NYS Route 22/343 on land that has been the site of past sand and gravel quarrying activities. A smaller passenger station with 50-space parking lot would also be constructed in the vicinity of the Taconic Development Disabilities Service Office, formerly, the Wassaic Developmental Center. The Wassaic station would serve as a regional transportation hub for residents and visitors of Dutchess and Litchfield counties, as well as western Massachusetts. In addition to rehabilitating the rail bed on the right-of-way, the project would involve the restoring of a number of bridges. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By extending the line's terminus from Dover Plains to Wassaic, the rail passenger market would expand further into territory underserved by public transportation. As a terminus, it would serve a broad array of travelers. Rail access would likely have a growth-inducing impact on the Harlem Valley area and positive effect on regional air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would adversely affect one acre of wetlands and require the relocation of the Harlem Valley Trailhead in order to construct the station and rail yard north of Wassaic. Wayside noise and noise from the railyard would have impacts on surrounding areas, up to 250 feet from the center of the right of way. The proposed action would adversely affect two historic districts potentially eligible for listing in the National Register and one archaeological resource. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 460), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960239, Main Report--281 pages, Technical Reports--259 pages, May 17, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Massachusetts KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408100?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WASSAIC+EXTENSION+PROJECT%2C+DUTCHESS+AND+LITCHFIELD+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=WASSAIC+EXTENSION+PROJECT%2C+DUTCHESS+AND+LITCHFIELD+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 17, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GEORGETOWN BRANCH CORRIDOR, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36404161; 5857 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements along the Georgetown Branch Corridor connecting the downtown areas of Silver Spring and Bethesda, Maryland, in southern Montgomery County near its border with Washington, District of Columbia, is proposed. The transit improvements would also provide connections between two north-south branches of the Metrorail Red Line and link local and regional trails and parks in the Rock Creek and Potomac River basins. The corridor includes the easternmost 3.3 miles of the Georgetown Branch right-of-way (from Bethesda to the CSX Metropolitan Branch junction) plus 1.1 miles along the CSC Metropolitan Branch main line to the Silver Spring Metrorail station near Colesville Road. Three critical issues associated with the proposed development are the need to improve mobility and accessibility, sustain the economic development of Bethesda and Silver Spring, and improve regional air quality. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Busway Trail Alternative would consist of an exclusive 4.2-mile two-lane roadway for buses between Bethesda and Silver Spring using a portion of the Georgetown Branch right-of-way. The busway terminal in Bethesda would be located at Bethesda Metro Center. The vehicles would be dual propulsion, capable of operating as an electric trolley bus on the exclusive busway and as a diesel bus during on-street operation. The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative would involve the construction of a 4.4-mile LRT line from Bethesda to Silver Spring, using a portion of the Georgetown Branch right of way and then paralleling the CSX Metropolitan Branch main line. Four stations and one off-peak-only station would be built along the LRT line, and the station in Bethesda would provide a direct link to the Metrorail station. Both alternatives would include a parallel hiker/biker trail, with access at stations and several intermediate locations. The estimated capital costs of the busway and LRT alternatives are $158.0 million and $205.4 million, respectively. A transportation system management alternative is also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LRT and busway alternatives would expedite transit service between two congested areas and improve Metrorail service in the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area. Surface traffic in a very congested region would be reduced, with an attendant improvement in air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some residents would experience noise impacts from LRT operation. The LRT alternative would require 14.9 acres of right-of-way acquisitions and displace some structures along the route. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960234, 455 pages and maps, May 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Trails KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Visual Resources KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404161?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+GEORGETOWN+BRANCH+CORRIDOR%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+GEORGETOWN+BRANCH+CORRIDOR%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STUTSON STREET (BIN 3317120) OVER GENESEE RIVER, MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36399512; 5855 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane roadway and a four-lane bridge over the Genessee River on a new alignment in the towns of Greece and Irondequoit and the city of Rochester in Monroe County, New York, is proposed. The proposed project begins at the Lake Ontario State Parkway near the Latta Road interchange and continues east on the parkway to Lake Avenue. From Lake Avenue to the east, it follows a new alignment over the river, terminating on Pattonwood Drive near Timrod Drive in the town of Irondequoit. The project is primarily a bridge replacement project. The existing Stutson Street Bridge is 269 meters long, with a total of 15 spans. Built in 1917, the bridge has experienced several structural failures and has been repaired extensively. A load limit of 20 tons was established for the bridge in 1994. The two build alternative presented in this draft EIS would involve the construction of a new bridge 75 to 150 meters upstream of the existing bridge, which would continue to be used during the construction period. The new bridge would be 296 or 309 meters long, and the approaching roadway would be 1.25 kilometers long. Alternative D-5 Modified would have a 12.8-meter clearance over the navigation channel, while Alternative D-6 would have a 13.7-meter clearance. Total estimated costs for the two alternatives would be $48.7 million and $49.4 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Either one of the build alternatives would provide increased traffic safety, minimize required bridge maintenance, minimize transportation user costs, and improve both highway travel and navigation. Improved bridge access would improve business conditions in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Two historically significant buildings in the project area would be adversely affected. Some parking places belonging to the Lakeside Presbyterian Church would be displaced. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960232, Volume 1--362 pages and maps, Volume 2--564 pages, May 14, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-95-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Genessee River KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399512?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STUTSON+STREET+%28BIN+3317120%29+OVER+GENESEE+RIVER%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=STUTSON+STREET+%28BIN+3317120%29+OVER+GENESEE+RIVER%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 14, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 93 (HAMILTON TO LOLO), MILEPOST 49.0 TO MILEPOST 83.2, MISSOULA AND RAVALLI COUNTIES, MONTANA. AN - 15224550; 5851 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 34-mile-long section of US 93, from Hamilton to Lolo, Montana, is proposed. US 93 is a two-lane, north-south principal arterial that extends along the western portion of the state, linking the city of Missoula, the region's largest city, and the Kalispell, Whitefish, and Columbia Falls triangle. The highway, which is part of the National Highway System, extends from Phoenix, Arizona to the Canadian border. The segment of highway proposed for improvement is located in the Bitterroot River Valley, a rural area experiencing rapid growth because of its scenic beauty and proximity to Missoula. Much of the highway is designated as a no-passing zone, and because a high percentage of trucks use the highway, traffic tie-ups are not uncommon. The accident rate on US 93 within the project area is higher than the statewide rate for similar highways. Additional highway deficiencies include narrow shoulders, deteriorating pavement on an inadequate subgrade, and restricted width bridges. Numerous build and no-build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would involve the construction of park-and-ride lots in or near the major population centers along the corridor; the reconstruction of the highway by building a four-lane undivided section in rural areas and a five-lane section (four lanes with a center turning lane) in developed areas; realignment for a new crossing of the Bitterroot River at the Silver Bridge just north of Hamilton; the realignment at Bass Creek Hill to reduce potential adverse environmental impacts and improve grades; and the construction of turning lanes, traffic signals, wide shoulders, and bicycle facilities to enhance traffic flow and safety and provide for pedestrian and bicycle movement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: With improvements to the facility, congestion would be reduced. The improvement would provide for planned growth and economic development, improved safety, improved intermodal facility connections, and enhanced scenic values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to ten miscellaneous structures (no residences or businesses), fill 46.9 acres of wetlands, encroach on 53.3 acres of floodplains, and adversely affect 0.9 acres of farmland. Collisions with animals would continue as traffic volume increases. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960228, 413 pages and maps, May 10, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MT-EIS-96-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Montana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15224550?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+93+%28HAMILTON+TO+LOLO%29%2C+MILEPOST+49.0+TO+MILEPOST+83.2%2C+MISSOULA+AND+RAVALLI+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=US+93+%28HAMILTON+TO+LOLO%29%2C+MILEPOST+49.0+TO+MILEPOST+83.2%2C+MISSOULA+AND+RAVALLI+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Helena, Montana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 10, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 238 FROM NEAR INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY TO THE ROUTE 238/I-580 INTERCHANGE IN THE CITY OF HAYWARD, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1987). AN - 36407679; 5836 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 5.3-mile section of Route 238 on a new alignment from a point just south of Interstate 580 (I-580) on the north to a point near the city limits of Hayward and the Industrial Parkway on the south in order to bypass downtown Hayward, California, is proposed. Two alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of October 1987. The expressway alternative would be a six-lane facility with a 30-foot-wide median and 10-foot-wide outside shoulders, providing for a minimum 50-miles-per-hour (mph) design speed. The expressway would include signalized intersections at A Street, B Street, and D Street and grade separations at Grove Way, North Third Street, and Mission Boulevard. Crescent Avenue, C Street, and Highland Boulevard would be terminated without intersecting the expressway. Some 10 or 11 structures would be constructed to provide controlled access for portions of the expressway. The freeway alternative, which has been revised in this draft supplement, would consist of a six-lane facility from Industrial Parkway to the Route 238/I-580 interchange. It would include a split profile to better harmonize the roadway in the hilly terrain portion between Grove Way and Third Street, and between Highland Boulevard and Tennyson Road; provide split-diamond type interchanges at Carlos Bee Boulevard and Harder Road; and extend Walpert Street in order to minimize impacts on Standon Hall, a historic property. This draft supplement also presents a four-lane expressway alternative, which would contain freeway and expressway elements. Construction of each alternative would be conducted in stages. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Each of the build alternatives would reduce congestion in downtown Hayward and the Foothill-Mission Boulevard corridor. Safety within the affected area would be enhanced, and traffic would be diverted from the heavily congested Nimitz Freeway (I-880). NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The six-lane alternatives would require the relocation of 15 to 24 business units, 0 to 2 nonprofit organizations, and 0 to 2 community service organizations, and 7 to 9 businesses would be declared as excess. The four-lane alternative would have more significant socioeconomic impacts displacing 143 single-family residences, 167 multi-family residences, 26 businesses, and 7 nonprofit institutions, and adversely affecting four historic properties. The transportation facility would lie within a seismically active area along coastal California, and small tracts of wetlands would be filled. Project alignment would traverse eleven drainage crossings LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 87-0402D, Volume 11, Number 10. JF - EPA number: 960212, 248 pages and maps, May 2, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-87-04-DS KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Flood Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Property Disposition KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407679?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+238+FROM+NEAR+INDUSTRIAL+PARKWAY+TO+THE+ROUTE+238%2FI-580+INTERCHANGE+IN+THE+CITY+OF+HAYWARD%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1987%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+238+FROM+NEAR+INDUSTRIAL+PARKWAY+TO+THE+ROUTE+238%2FI-580+INTERCHANGE+IN+THE+CITY+OF+HAYWARD%2C+ALAMEDA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1987%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 2, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simultaneous gas chromatographic determination of four toxic gases generally present in combustion atmospheres. AN - 78204470; 8735201 AB - The measurement of combustion gases produced by burning aircraft cabin materials poses a continuing limitation for smoke toxicity research. Because toxic effects of gases depend on both their concentrations and the duration of exposure, frequent atmosphere sampling is necessary to define the gas concentration-exposure time curve. A gas chromatographic (GC) method was developed for the simultaneous analyses of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and hydrogen cyanide (HCN). The method used an MTI M200 dual-column gas chromatograph equipped with 4-m molecular sieve-5A and 8-m PoraPlot-U wall-coated capillary columns and two low-volume, high-sensitivity thermal conductivity detectors. Detectability (in parts per million [ppm]) and retention times (in seconds) for the gases were as follows: CO, 100 ppm, 28 s; H2S, 50 ppm, 26 s; SO2, 125 ppm, 76 s; and HCN, 60 ppm, 108 s. The method was effective for determining these gases in mixtures and in the combustion atmospheres generated by burning wool (CO, HCN, and H2S) and modacrylic fabrics (CO and HCN). Common atmospheric gaseous or combustion products (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapor, and other volatiles) did not interfere with the analyses. However, filtration of the combustion atmospheres was necessary to prevent restriction of the GC sampling inlet by smoke particulates. The speed, sensitivity, and selectivity of this method make it suitable for smoke toxicity research and for evaluating performance of passenger protective breathing equipment. Also, this method can potentially be modified to analyze these gases when they are liberated from biosamples. JF - Journal of analytical toxicology AU - Endecott, B R AU - Sanders, D C AU - Chaturvedi, A K AD - Aeromedical Research Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-5066, USA. PY - 1996 SP - 189 EP - 194 VL - 20 IS - 3 SN - 0146-4760, 0146-4760 KW - Air Pollutants KW - 0 KW - Poisons KW - Sulfur Dioxide KW - 0UZA3422Q4 KW - Hydrogen Cyanide KW - 2WTB3V159F KW - Carbon Monoxide KW - 7U1EE4V452 KW - Hydrogen Sulfide KW - YY9FVM7NSN KW - Index Medicus KW - Filtration KW - Chromatography, Gas KW - Particle Size KW - Reference Standards KW - Poisons -- analysis KW - Hydrogen Cyanide -- analysis KW - Sulfur Dioxide -- analysis KW - Carbon Monoxide -- analysis KW - Air Pollutants -- analysis KW - Hydrogen Sulfide -- analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78204470?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.atitle=Simultaneous+gas+chromatographic+determination+of+four+toxic+gases+generally+present+in+combustion+atmospheres.&rft.au=Endecott%2C+B+R%3BSanders%2C+D+C%3BChaturvedi%2C+A+K&rft.aulast=Endecott&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1996-05-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+analytical+toxicology&rft.issn=01464760&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1996-10-23 N1 - Date created - 1996-10-23 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 310/US ROUTE 67; GREENE, JERSEY, MADISON, MORGAN, AND SCOTT COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36402803; 5831 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of Illinois 267 (IL-267) to a four-lane expressway from Godfrey to Jacksonville, Illinois, is proposed. The 56-mile expressway would be designated as Federal Aid Primary Route 310 and marked as US 67, and extend from north of Godfrey in Madison County northward to the US 36/I-72 interchange southwest of Jacksonville in Morgan County. It would provide system linkage between the Alton Bypass, US 36/I-72, and the Jacksonville West Bypass, all of which are four-lane freeway or expressway facilities. In addition to improving access to communities along the proposed route, the expressway would improve access to the St. Louis metropolitan area. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The alignments for both build alternatives would be the same from Godfrey to Manchester and include the following sections: alignment with the New Delhi bypass, Jerseyville east bypass, alignment along IL-267, Carollton west bypass, alignment along IL-267, White Hall-Roodhouse east bypass, alignment along IL-267, and the Manchester west bypass. North of Manchester, Alternative 1 would follow the eastern alignment north from Manchester to the existing interchange on US 36/I-72. Alternative 2 would follow the western alignment north of Manchester, following the Scott-Morgan County line north, then curving to intercept the existing US 36/I-72 interchange. The estimated costs for the project are $237 million for Alternative 1 and $240 million for Alternative 2. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The expressway would support economic growth and development within the region, enhance the existing system linkage, provide improved rural access, enhance travel efficiency, and improve traffic safety. It would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace up to 61 residences, 20 businesses, 7.8 acres of wetlands, 204 acres of forestland, and 691 acres of productive farmland. Traffic-generated noise would adversely affect several locations along the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960207, 312 pages and maps, May 1, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-95-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-05-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+310%2FUS+ROUTE+67%3B+GREENE%2C+JERSEY%2C+MADISON%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+SCOTT+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+310%2FUS+ROUTE+67%3B+GREENE%2C+JERSEY%2C+MADISON%2C+MORGAN%2C+AND+SCOTT+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 1, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DICKEYVILLE TO BELMONT, US 151, GRANT AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36407932; 5765 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of US Highway 151 (US 151) to a four-lane facility between Dickeyville and Belmont, Wisconsin, is proposed. US 151 is the principal route linking the metropolitan areas of Dubuque, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. The 18-mile section of US 151 between Dickeyville and Belmont is the last section scheduled for improvement. The proposed new facility would connect with the existing four-lane sections of US 151 1.0 mile south of Dickeyville and extend northeasterly to its terminus 0.4 miles west of Belmont. A No-Build Alternative and several build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. All of the build alternatives would utilize the existing highway corridor to the extent practical and bypass communities where necessary. Freeway access control standards (no access except at interchanges) would be implemented along the bypass portions of the route. Expressway standards, permitting at-grade intersections and private entrances at controlled spacings, would be applied to the rural segments located along the existing alignment. For analysis purposes, the project area has been divided into four segments. In segment 1, the preferred alternative route would bypass Dickeyville to the east and rejoin the existing corridor 0.5 miles north of the village limits. In segments 2 and 4, the preferred route would generally follow the existing alignment. In segment 3, the preferred route would bypass Platteville to the east; a full diamond interchange would be constructed at the STH 80/81 interchange. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $70.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate traffic congestion, improve route safety, provide a critical connecting link in the overall transportation system, maintain the continuity of the overall route, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would displace 21 residences and 9 businesses, 160 hectares of farmland, and 1.3 hectares of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960202, 349 pages and maps, April 30, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-96-03-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407932?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DICKEYVILLE+TO+BELMONT%2C+US+151%2C+GRANT+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=DICKEYVILLE+TO+BELMONT%2C+US+151%2C+GRANT+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 30, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORT OF MIAMI TUNNEL AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS FROM I-395 TO THE PORT OF MIAMI IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36412964; 5757 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately 1.8-mile, four-lane tunnel from Watson Island to the Port of Miami in Florida is proposed. The tunnel, which would provide direct access between the Port of Miami and I-395 via MacArthur Causeway, would be about 0.62 miles from portal to portal. The project area would extend from the western end of the MacArthur Causeway Bridge (eastern terminus of I-395) eastward along the MacArthur Causeway Bridge to Watson Island, then southeastwardly across the Main Channel to Dodge Island. A high-level bridge was considered for crossing the Main Channel, but because of the vertical clearance requirements over the channel and grade limitations of the heavy cargo trucks likely to use such a bridge, the design requirements for a bridge were judged to be impractical. To support the distribution of traffic for the tunnel, MacArthur Causeway Bridge would be widened for one additional lane in the eastbound direction and one lane in the westbound direction. On Dodge Island, the tunnel portal would be begin north of existing Port Boulevard and end in the center of Port Boulevard, requiring the relocation of the FEC railroad tracks to the south of Port Boulevard and the relocation of eastbound and westbound Port Boulevard to the south and north of the portal opening. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The tunnel would relieve the already congested Miami central business district of Port passenger and cargo traffic and would provide for the projected capacity needs of the Port itself. Furthermore, the tunnel would contribute significantly to the economic growth of the Port of Miami and the downtown Miami area. and would improve safety conditions along I-395. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Dredging activities would have a temporary effect on water quality. The project would be located in an area of Biscayne Bay designated as an Aquatic Preserve and an Outstanding Florida Water, but because the project is a tunnel, no significant impacts to the preserve are expected to occur. Turbidity impacts during construction would be mitigated by the use of siltation screens and other feasible measures. Noise levels would increase by 1 to 2 decibels above existing conditions for noise-sensitive receptors on Watson Island. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960194, 290 pages and maps, April 25, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-96-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Channels KW - Dredging KW - Harbors KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Preserves KW - Railroads KW - Ships KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412964?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORT+OF+MIAMI+TUNNEL+AND+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+I-395+TO+THE+PORT+OF+MIAMI+IN+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=PORT+OF+MIAMI+TUNNEL+AND+ACCESS+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+I-395+TO+THE+PORT+OF+MIAMI+IN+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 25, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BURLINGTON BYPASS, STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY (STH) 36, STH 11, AND STH 83, RACINE AND WALWORTH COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36399341; 5753 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane bypass around the city of Burlington, in the southwestern portion of Racine County and the eastern portion of Walworth County, Wisconsin, is proposed. Major highways serving the project area are STH 36, STH 83, STH 11, AND STH 142, each providing access into the city of Burlington. Each of these is a major link in the transportation system serving southeastern Wisconsin, an area that contains 37 percent of the state's population. The convergence of these highways in and around Burlington has resulted in high traffic volumes and crash rates above statewide averages. Transportation needs identified by the community include reducing truck traffic, addressing safety concerns and substandard roadway design, improving access to area businesses and planned development, and addressing capacity problems. The project would be 8 to 11 miles long, bypassing Burlington to the east, south, and west. Local studies conducted in 1988 and 1990 concluded that a northern bypass would have adverse environmental impacts and would not carry a high volume of traffic. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The project would extend from STH 36/83 north and east of the city to its western terminus at STH 11. Two alignments are being considered in the eastern segment (each would require a crossing of the Fox River); four, in the southern segment; and one, in western segment. Estimated construction costs range from $58.0 million to $82.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate traffic congestion in downtown Burlington, improve route safety, reduce truck traffic in town, improve highway system linkage, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the preferred alternative would displace up to 168 residences, 13 businesses, 313 acres of farmland, 45 acres of wetlands, and 34 acres of parkland. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960190, 349 pages and maps, April 22, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-96-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BURLINGTON+BYPASS%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+%28STH%29+36%2C+STH+11%2C+AND+STH+83%2C+RACINE+AND+WALWORTH+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=BURLINGTON+BYPASS%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+%28STH%29+36%2C+STH+11%2C+AND+STH+83%2C+RACINE+AND+WALWORTH+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 22, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STH 100 AND US 45 INTERCHANGE STUDY, MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36407498; 5747 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the State Trunk Highway 100 (STH 100) and US Highway 45 (US 45) interchange in northwest Milwaukee County and northeast Waukesha County, Wisconsin, is proposed. The study area includes most of the undeveloped land in northern Milwaukee County, which is a rapidly developing area within the Milwaukee metropolitan region. Land use changes and new development, along with growth in the area, are placing considerable demands on existing transportation facilities. The existing street and highway system is congested and is expected to become worse. Major causes of congestion are operational characteristics, inadequate capacity, additional traffic demand, and poor route continuity. Highway facility deficiencies include insufficient taper lengths for freeway interchange entrance and exit ramps, poor horizontal alignment, and short weaving areas. Accident frequency data indicate the need for system improvements. Continued growth and expansion in the northwest Milwaukee area has resulted in a need to provide an improved transportation system. Issues of concern include the proximity of residential development with respect to noise and air quality, access to existing and proposed development, and the potential impact upon the West Granville Historic District. The project is divided into six segments, of which two involve two alternative alignments; a preferred alternative has been selected for each segment. In all, the project would involve approximately nine miles of roadway construction at a cost of $54.8 million. Permits from the Army Corps of Engineers would be required for the discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S. and their adjacent wetlands. This final EIS, which is issued in abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft EIS as well as public comments and agency responses; the text of the draft EIS is included as an attachment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would alleviate a severe bottleneck that currently exists on West Good Hope Road between the STH 100 and US 45 freeway and North 107th Street. Improvements would correct current deficiencies, relieve existing and future anticipated congestion, and accommodate traffic demands in a safe and efficient manner. The project would also remedy current use by freeway-bound trucks exiting a petroleum products tank farm and other industrial facilities in the vicinity of North 107th Street of two at-grade railroad crossings and heavily developed residential areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in 23 residential relocations and the acquisition of 52.8 acres for ROW requirements. It would adversely affect 18.8 acres of farmland, 4.9 acres of wetlands, and 5.2 acres of parkland. Under all of the build alternatives, the project would include residential relocations, wetland takings, encroachment upon the Menominee River floodplain, agricultural land acquisition, the taking of Menominee River Parkway land, and adverse noise impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and Executive Order 11990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0512D, Volume 18, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960184, 394 pages and maps, April 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-94-05-F KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Menominee River KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407498?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STH+100+AND+US+45+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=STH+100+AND+US+45+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF STATE ROUTE 385 FROM MT. PLEASANT ROAD TO SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40, FAYETTE AND SHELBY COUNTIES, TENNESSEE. AN - 36399076; 5742 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided, access-controlled facility extending from Mt. Pleasant Road near Collierville to south of Interstate 40, located in Shelby and Fayette counties, Tennessee, is proposed. The facility would be 17 miles long and generally run parallel to the Shelby-Fayette county line. It would complete the final link of State Route (SR) 385 and provide a semi-circumferential loop for Memphis and Shelby County. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives (Alternative A and Alternative B) would be constructed on new location as a divided four-lane, access-controlled highway. Access to the project would be provided at intersections with state highways, except Route 205. Bridge structures would be required for the crossing of the Wolf River as well as smaller tributaries and the Norfolk Southern rail line near SR 57. The roadway would consist of two 12-foot-wide traffic lanes and a 12-foot-wide outside shoulder in each direction, separated by a 48-foot-wide median. Both build alternatives would begin at the same point south Collierville and proceed northerly to the same termination point south of I-40; however, for most of its length, Alternative B would follow a more easterly alignment, just within the Fayette County line. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve local and regional accessibility and traffic service, upgrade service for a rapidly developing area, reduce congestion on existing highways, improve safety and operating conditions in the transportation corridor, and enhance future planned growth and development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to three commercial establishments, nine residences, 623 acres of farmland, and 22 acres of wetlands. The build alternatives would each encroach on the Wolf River floodplain, but the encroachment would not be considered significant. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960179, 201 pages and maps, April 15, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TN-EIS-96-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Tennessee KW - Wolf River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399076?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+385+FROM+MT.+PLEASANT+ROAD+TO+SOUTH+OF+INTERSTATE+40%2C+FAYETTE+AND+SHELBY+COUNTIES%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+STATE+ROUTE+385+FROM+MT.+PLEASANT+ROAD+TO+SOUTH+OF+INTERSTATE+40%2C+FAYETTE+AND+SHELBY+COUNTIES%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Nashville, Tennessee; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 15, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR H, ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA, TO INTERSTATE 81, VIRGINIA. AN - 36407768; 5743 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided highway with partial control of access extending 100 miles from Elkins, West Virginia, to just west of the Virginia state line in northeastern West Virginia is proposed. The corridor would traverse mountainous terrain in portions of the West Virginia counties of Grant, Hardy, Randolph, and Tucker. The highway would complete Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System, improving east-west access as well as connecting several of the existing north-south highway systems. The original proposal involved connecting the corridor with I-81 in Virginia, but following the release of two draft supplements, the Commonwealth of Virginia decided not to proceed with the build alternatives. This final EIS compares the preferred alignment (Line A) with an upgrade local roads alternative and a No-Build Alternative. Line A would bypass Elkins to the north, would bypass Kerens to the east, and pass through the Monongahela and George Washington national forests. The highway would end just west of the Virginia state line, where it would tie into Route 55, which would connect with I-81 near Strasburg, Virginia. The estimated construction cost of the West Virginia segment is $951.7 million; the Virginia segment, if ever constructed, would cost $122.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would enhance the economic development of central West Virginia by improving its access to eastern and midwestern markets. It would reduce east-west travel time by up to 40 percent for automobiles and 48 percent for trucks; furthermore, the accident rate would be reduced by 36 percent, and fatalities by 50 percent. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements in West Virginia would displace 52 residences, four commercial establishments, 438 acres of farmland, 37.2 acres of wetlands, and over 6,000 wildlife habitat units. The highway corridor would encroach on 46.2 acres of flood zone and adversely affect 322 cultural resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-4), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft supplements, see 94-0510D, Volume 18, Number 6, and 92-0487D, Volume 16, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 81-0442D, Volume 5, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 960180, Volume I--557 pages, Volume II--367 pages and maps, Volume III--92 pages, April 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-92-01-F KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - George Washington National Forest KW - Monongahela National Forest KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407768?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+H%2C+ELKINS%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+H%2C+ELKINS%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 14/52 CORRIDOR, OLMSTEAD COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36403985; 5737 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of an approximately 10-mile-long section of TH 14 /52 from Olmstead CSAH 14 (75th Street NW) to TH 63 (Broadway) through the western portion of Rochester, Minnesota, is proposed. North of 55th Street NW, the project area is primarily rural. The major changes to the roadway would occur between 41st Street NW and 16th Street SW, which is considered the core area of the project. The project would improve the existing four-lane highway in order to provide two through lanes in each direction and room in the median for future transportation use. It would also involve upgrading the interchange of TH 14 West and TH 52, the interchange of 19th Street NW and TH 52, the interchange of 2nd Street SW/6th Street SW and TH 14/52, the improvement of several other exit and exit ramps on TH 14/52, and the reconstruction of some of the existing frontage road system. It would also include facilities to accommodate bicyclist and pedestrian needs in the corridor. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of April 1994. The build alternatives differ from one another by the traffic patterns established along frontage roads. Under Alternative 1, one-way frontage roads would be provided from 41st Street NW to 6th Street SW. Under Alternative 2, two-way frontage roads would be provided from 37th Street NW to 19th Street NW and one-way frontage roads from 19th Street NW to 6th Street SW. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 3), two-way frontage roads would be provided between 37th Street NW and 7th Street NW and one-way frontage roads between 2nd Street SW and 6th Street SW. A determination has not yet been made whether to construct a single diamond or a single point diamond interchange in the 19th Street NW interchange area. Estimated construction costs range from $61.2 million to $80.6 million, depending on the alternative selected. This final EIS, which is issued in abbreviated format, contains corrections and revisions to the draft EIS as well as public comments and agency responses; the draft EIS has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The replacement of deficient pavement and bridges would improve traffic safety and efficiency along the corridor. The frontage road system, which is confusing to drivers because of the mixture of one-way and two-way frontage roads, and several intersections with capacity deficiencies, would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 93 residences, 45 businesses, and the schoolyard attached to Folwell School. Under the alternative of one-way frontage road with crossings at 26th Street NW and 14th Street NW, some increase in traffic on residential streets would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0220D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960174, Final EIS--126 pages and maps, Draft EIS--379 pages and maps, April 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-94-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403985?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+14%2F52+CORRIDOR%2C+OLMSTEAD+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TH+14%2F52+CORRIDOR%2C+OLMSTEAD+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHWEST INDIANA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR, EVANSVILLE TO BLOOMINGTON; DAVIESS, GIBSON, GREENE, MONROE, PIKE, AND WARRICK COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 36403952; 5734 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a highway corridor extending from Bloomington to Evansville in southwestern Indiana is proposed. Some counties along the proposed corridor currently lack any high-quality, four-lane highways and consequently have a difficult time attracting new businesses and industries. Construction would stimulate economic development by providing a fast, safe, and direct link to the central section of the state. The project is divided into three sections for analysis purposes: Section 1 would begin at SR 37 in Monroe County on the southwest side of Bloomington and head in a southwesterly direction ending in Daviess County at SR 57 south of Newberry; Section 2 would begin in the vicinity of SR 57 near Newberry and extend to an area near Petersburg in northern Pike County; Section 3 would extend from Petersburg to the I-64/SR 57 interchange. The preferred alternative would be a four-lane, divided freeway, with 12-foot-wide travel lanes, a 60-foot-wide median, four-foot-wide inside shoulders, and 10-foot-wide outside shoulders. The right-of-way would vary from 300 to 500 feet. Two optional routes for going around Washington, Indiana, are under consideration: one option would involve use of the new US 50/150 bypass east of town and the other would utilize a new alignment one mile southeast of the bypass. Project costs would be $724 million to $732 million, depending on the optional route selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide economic benefits for southwest Indiana as well as the entire state of Indiana, including business expansion, business attraction, and tourism. It would generate 4,415 new jobs. Over a 30-year period, disposable personal income would increase by $2.6 billion and the total number of traffic accidents would be reduced by 9,456. The benefit/cost ratio for the project is 1.5. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The corridor would cross up to 3,052 acres of farmland, 1,065 acres of forest, and six reclaimed surface mining areas. It would also require the replacement of 30 to 31 acres of wetlands. During construction, many county roads would be temporarily closed and detours set up to accommodate traffic. Improper blasting during excavation could cause fractures in marketable limestone. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 75 to 83 residences and 24 to 26 mobiles homes, depending on the optional route selected around Washington. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960171, Main Report--335 pages and maps, Appendices--693 pages, Aerial Photographs--67 pages, April 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-95-01-D KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mining KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403952?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHWEST+INDIANA+HIGHWAY+CORRIDOR%2C+EVANSVILLE+TO+BLOOMINGTON%3B+DAVIESS%2C+GIBSON%2C+GREENE%2C+MONROE%2C+PIKE%2C+AND+WARRICK+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=SOUTHWEST+INDIANA+HIGHWAY+CORRIDOR%2C+EVANSVILLE+TO+BLOOMINGTON%3B+DAVIESS%2C+GIBSON%2C+GREENE%2C+MONROE%2C+PIKE%2C+AND+WARRICK+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROAD 145 NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION FROM INTERSTATE 64 IN PERRY COUNTY TO EAST JUNCTION WITH STATE ROADS 64 AND 145 IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA. AN - 36399119; 5732 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a roadway connecting Interstate 64 at St. Croix to the State Road (SR) 64/145 intersection near the Patoka Reservoir in southern Crawford County, Indiana, is proposed. The existing north-south routes in the area (SR 145 and SR 37) do not provide direct access to the reservoir and suffer from serious design deficiencies. The proposed facility would be a two-lane rural arterial roadway, with a 60-mile-per-hour design speed, partial control of access, at grade intersections, and 33- to 400-foot-wide rights-of-way. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The three build alternatives would include an 8.4- to 9.6-mile-long facility on a new alignment. A fourth build alternative would improve a 12.5-mile-long stretch of existing SR 145; this alternative was withdrawn from serious consideration because it would result in numerous possible residential relocations. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $62.5 million to $70.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve local and regional accessibility and traffic service, stimulate local economic development, and increase property values and property tax revenue. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace one to two residences. The alternatives would also require the construction of three to five bridges, the conversion of wooded and agricultural lands to highway uses, the fragmentation of woodlots and farmsteads, and the loss of wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960169, 123 pages and maps, April 12, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-96-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399119?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROAD+145+NEW+ROAD+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+INTERSTATE+64+IN+PERRY+COUNTY+TO+EAST+JUNCTION+WITH+STATE+ROADS+64+AND+145+IN+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=STATE+ROAD+145+NEW+ROAD+CONSTRUCTION+FROM+INTERSTATE+64+IN+PERRY+COUNTY+TO+EAST+JUNCTION+WITH+STATE+ROADS+64+AND+145+IN+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 12, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TONGUE RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AN ADDITIONAL RAIL LINE FROM ASHLAND TO DECKER, BIG HORN AND ROSEBUD COUNTIES, MONTANA. AN - 36385666; 5730 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 41-mile extension rail line from the communities of Ashland to Decker, located in Montana, is proposed. The Tongue River Railroad Company (TRRC) has submitted an application to the Surface Transportation Board (formerly the Interstate Commerce Commission) to extend the line from the planned 89-mile-long line between Miles City and Ashland, for which TRRC obtained ICC authorization in 1985, to the operating coal mines near Decker. The extension would be a single-track main line with a right-of-way averaging 200 feet, and with cut or fill construction as required. Together, the planned line and proposed extension would allow for the transport of low-sulfur, sub-bituminous coal from the mines in southern Montana to electric utilities in midwestern states. TRRC's preferred alignment for the proposed extension would generally parallel the eastern shore of the Tongue River until south of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, cross the Tongue River several times, and then pass to the west side of the Tongue River Reservoir. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the Four Mile Creek Alternative, the Tongue River Dam and an approximately ten-mile segment of the Tongue River that includes the Tongue River Canyon and sensitive habitat for waterfowl and wildlife would be avoided in the rail alignment. In the draft EIS of July 1992, the Four Mile Creek Alternative was considered the environmentally preferred alternative, although it would have been much more expensive to construct than TRRC's preferred alignment. In the draft supplement to the draft EIS, the ICC designation of the Four Mile Creek Alternative as environmentally preferred was withdrawn largely because additional analysis revealed that the steep grades over a three-mile portion of the route would create the potential for runaways or derailments. The draft supplement designated the TRRC's current proposed route alignment as the environmentally preferred alternative. However, this decision was reversed in the final EIS, which reinstated the Four Mile Creek Alternative as the preferred alternative because it bypasses the Tongue River Canyon and avoids adverse impacts to four endangered species. The draft EIS and draft supplement have been reissued as companion documents. If the proposed rail line between Miles City and Decker were not built, the present movement of coal from the Decker area would be unaffected because coal would continue to be transported along the existing Burlington Northern line that now serves the Powder River Basin. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Four Mile Creek Alternative would reduce the potential for increased bank erosion, river channelization, and flooding. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new preferred alternative would operate on a more difficult grade that would require strict adherence to rigorous operating practices, increased fuel consumption and air pollution, land disturbance, habitat and wildlife loss, and proximity to residences. Because of the steep grade and need for more engines, the Four Mile Creek Alternative would be more costly to construct and operate than the TRRC alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. Sec 10901), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS and draft supplement, see 92-0314D, Volume 16, Number 4, and 94-0124D, Volume 18, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960167, Final Supplement--290 pages, Draft Supplement--39 pages, Draft EIS--260 pages, April 11, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FR-4915-00-P KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Coal KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Minorities KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Safety Analyses KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Montana KW - Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation KW - Tongue River KW - American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978, Compliance KW - Interstate Commerce Act, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36385666?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TONGUE+RIVER+RAILROAD+COMPANY%2C+CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+OF+AN+ADDITIONAL+RAIL+LINE+FROM+ASHLAND+TO+DECKER%2C+BIG+HORN+AND+ROSEBUD+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=TONGUE+RIVER+RAILROAD+COMPANY%2C+CONSTRUCTION+AND+OPERATION+OF+AN+ADDITIONAL+RAIL+LINE+FROM+ASHLAND+TO+DECKER%2C+BIG+HORN+AND+ROSEBUD+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Surface Transportation Board, Washington, District of Columbia; STB N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 11, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36385926; 5827 AB - PURPOSE: The redirection of aircraft operations to less populated areas in order to alleviate noise problems at the Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) in Dane County, Wisconsin, is proposed. DCRA is located four miles northeast of downtown Madison. Noise problems were identified in a 1991 Federal Aviation Regulations Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study and Airport Master Plan. The specific purpose of the project is to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise over areas south of the airport by continuing, or modifying, the existing informal contra-flow pattern of air traffic which directs aircraft over less populated areas north of the airport and away from the more densely populated areas south of the airport. The project is needed because the informal contra-flow pattern would be difficult to continue as a noise abatement measure to accommodate projected increases in aviation activity without improvements to the existing airfield. Redirection would be accomplished by the construction of a new air carrier runway. Dane County, as sponsor for the DCRA, is requesting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the Airport Layout Plan and subsequent design, construction and operation of a new 7,200-foot air carrier runway 3-21; the associated actions of FAA divisions; and additional actions required to conform with FAA design guidelines. Associated FAA actions would include the installation of an instrument landing system and approach lighting system, the publication of new standard instrument approach and departure procedures, and the issuance of a new air traffic control tower order in order to implement new approach and departure procedures. Additional items required to conform with FAA guidelines include a runway safety area, parallel taxiway and taxiway connectors, taxiway safety area, perimeter road, and approach area. In order to ensure that land uses within the approach area are compatible with the airport, the FAA recommends that the sponsor purchase lands within the proposed area. Alternatives under consideration in this final EIS include a No Action Alternative, the construction of the new runway, the northward extension of one existing runway, and the reconstruction and northeasterly extension of another existing runway. Noise impacts under all of the alternatives have been assessed using FAA's integrated noise model analysis. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would be reduced for the most densely populated residential areas in the vicinity of the airport. An associated benefit of reducing aircraft noise by construction of a new air carrier runway would be the operational flexibility that would be realized during snow removal and maintenance operations. Temporary construction-related jobs would be created. Under two of the action alternatives, taxiing time would be reduced, resulting in decreased emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would adversely affect sensitive land uses north and northeast of DCRA that are not currently affected. Land acquisition for an approach area would require two to three residential relocations. Under the action alternatives, the project would variously require the termination of a current through road in a cul-de-sac, the construction of a 1,330-foot-long tunnel, and the relocation of a county road and a Soo Line Railway. Impervious land cover would increase by 22 acres to a total of 236 acres, resulting in 1,150 to 1,329 feet of Starkweather Creek being culverted or relocated, or in 1,400 feet of existing culvert being extended. Some 61 to 105 acres of farmland would be disturbed, as would 44 to 113 acres of wetland vegetation. Some 6 to 92 acres of floodplain would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0181D, Volume 19, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 960159, Volume I--265 pages and maps, Volume II--313 pages and maps, April 5, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Creeks KW - Emissions KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Housing KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Nitrogen Oxides KW - Noise Assessments KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Dane County Regional Airport, Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36385926?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DANE+COUNTY+REGIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DANE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=DANE+COUNTY+REGIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DANE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 5, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED RIGHT-OF-WAY PRESERVATION OF M-59 FROM I-69 TO US-23, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 15222322; 5819 AB - PURPOSE: The preservation of a 300-foot-wide right-of-way corridor along a 12.8-mile-long section of M-59 from I-96 to US 23 in Livingston County, Michigan, is proposed. The project would accommodate any future road improvements including the construction of four lanes, five lanes, or a boulevard. M-59 is a 60-mile-long east-west corridor located in Livingston, Macomb, and Oakland counties. Improvements planned on M-59 in Macomb County resulted in high rights-of-way costs because of the high levels of development that occurred between the planning and construction stages. Corridor preservation within Livingston County could prevent that type of cost escalation. Road improvements are considered likely because M-59 serves the area north of Detroit, one of the fastest growing areas in the state, and provides access to five major freeways. Within the project area, M-59 is a two-lane rural arterial roadway that traverses land that is primarily rural and agricultural but is beginning to undergo commercial and residential development. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would preserve the right-of-way adjacent to the existing roadway, either to the north or the south, depending on which side would have less adverse impacts on wetlands and private property. This draft EIS is a Tier One planning document; specific construction impacts would be analyzed in a Tier Two document if and when a construction proposal were developed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to reducing costs and expediting the implementation of roadway improvements, corridor preservation would enable transportation agencies to conduct their location studies early, when genuine alternatives are still available, to select the least environmentally-damaging options, and to implement mitigation measures promptly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative could displace 27 commercial establishments, 31 residences, and 58.4 acres of wetlands. Several historic houses could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960151, 125 pages and maps, April 2, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-96-01-D KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222322?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-04-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+RIGHT-OF-WAY+PRESERVATION+OF+M-59+FROM+I-69+TO+US-23%2C+LIVINGSTON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=PROPOSED+RIGHT-OF-WAY+PRESERVATION+OF+M-59+FROM+I-69+TO+US-23%2C+LIVINGSTON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 2, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Landslide at Mile Post 317, Washington State Route 101 AN - 52704637; 1997-046515 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Moses, Lynn J AU - Lowell, Steven M AU - Allen, Tony M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 94 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - embankments KW - Washington KW - inclinometers KW - damage KW - atmospheric precipitation KW - transportation KW - western Washington KW - models KW - landslides KW - boreholes KW - mass movements KW - reconstruction KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52704637?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Landslide+at+Mile+Post+317%2C+Washington+State+Route+101&rft.au=Moses%2C+Lynn+J%3BLowell%2C+Steven+M%3BAllen%2C+Tony+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Moses&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=94&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - atmospheric precipitation; boreholes; damage; embankments; inclinometers; landslides; mass movements; models; reconstruction; roads; slope stability; transportation; United States; Washington; western Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design and construction of a corrosion resistant steel-reinforced concrete bridge AN - 52704608; 1997-046496 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Mercer, Meredith AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 90 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - corrosion KW - reinforced materials KW - coastal environment KW - bridges KW - construction KW - weathering KW - design KW - construction materials KW - concrete KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52704608?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Design+and+construction+of+a+corrosion+resistant+steel-reinforced+concrete+bridge&rft.au=Mercer%2C+Meredith%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Mercer&rft.aufirst=Meredith&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=90&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; coastal environment; concrete; construction; construction materials; corrosion; design; reinforced materials; weathering ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Successful bioremediation of chlorinated solvents AN - 52703600; 1997-046585 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Saberiyan, Amy G AU - Kuper, John L AU - Spadaro, Jack T AU - Schmid, Henry AU - Williamson, Kenneth J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 107 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - thallophytes KW - soils KW - methods KW - chlorinated hydrocarbons KW - Plantae KW - experimental studies KW - in situ KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - dichloroethylene KW - tetrachloroethylene KW - bioremediation KW - remediation KW - ground water KW - organic compounds KW - solvents KW - bacteria KW - halogenated hydrocarbons KW - trichloroethylene KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52703600?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Successful+bioremediation+of+chlorinated+solvents&rft.au=Saberiyan%2C+Amy+G%3BKuper%2C+John+L%3BSpadaro%2C+Jack+T%3BSchmid%2C+Henry%3BWilliamson%2C+Kenneth+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Saberiyan&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=107&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bacteria; bioremediation; chlorinated hydrocarbons; dichloroethylene; experimental studies; ground water; halogenated hydrocarbons; in situ; methods; organic compounds; Plantae; pollutants; pollution; remediation; soils; solvents; tetrachloroethylene; thallophytes; trichloroethylene ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ground failures caused by the Robinson Point earthquake, southern Puget Sound region, Washington AN - 52703538; 1997-046537 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Palmer, Stephen P AU - Moses, Lynn J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 98 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - failures KW - Washington KW - geologic hazards KW - damage KW - liquefaction KW - landslides KW - Puget Sound KW - Robinson Point earthquake 1995 KW - mass movements KW - ground motion KW - epicenters KW - earthquakes KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52703538?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Ground+failures+caused+by+the+Robinson+Point+earthquake%2C+southern+Puget+Sound+region%2C+Washington&rft.au=Palmer%2C+Stephen+P%3BMoses%2C+Lynn+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Palmer&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=98&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - damage; earthquakes; epicenters; failures; geologic hazards; ground motion; landslides; liquefaction; mass movements; Puget Sound; Robinson Point earthquake 1995; United States; Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Liquefaction-induced ground failure by cyclic loading, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington AN - 52432400; 1999-064788 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Badger, Thomas C AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 45 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - Skamania County Washington KW - embankments KW - geologic hazards KW - density KW - engineering properties KW - uplifts KW - surficial geology KW - liquefaction KW - ground water KW - induced earthquakes KW - construction KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - failures KW - Washington KW - loading KW - stress KW - water table KW - cracks KW - ground motion KW - scarps KW - Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52432400?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Liquefaction-induced+ground+failure+by+cyclic+loading%2C+Mount+St.+Helens+National+Volcanic+Monument%2C+Washington&rft.au=Badger%2C+Thomas+C%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Badger&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=45&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; cracks; density; earthquakes; embankments; engineering properties; failures; geologic hazards; ground motion; ground water; induced earthquakes; liquefaction; loading; Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument; roads; scarps; Skamania County Washington; soil mechanics; soils; stress; surficial geology; United States; uplifts; Washington; water table ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Corrosion performance of infrastructure materials in coastal environments AN - 52427249; 1999-064826 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Bullard, Sophie J AU - Covino, Bernard S, Jr AU - Holcomb, Gordon R AU - McGill, Galen E AU - Cryer, Curtis B AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 52 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - corrosion KW - metals KW - solar radiation KW - shorelines KW - bridges KW - salt water KW - preventive measures KW - construction materials KW - concrete KW - climate KW - structures KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52427249?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Corrosion+performance+of+infrastructure+materials+in+coastal+environments&rft.au=Bullard%2C+Sophie+J%3BCovino%2C+Bernard+S%2C+Jr%3BHolcomb%2C+Gordon+R%3BMcGill%2C+Galen+E%3BCryer%2C+Curtis+B%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Bullard&rft.aufirst=Sophie&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 92nd annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; climate; concrete; construction materials; corrosion; metals; preventive measures; salt water; shorelines; solar radiation; structures ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cover-subsidence sinkhole evaluation of State Road 434, Longwood, Florida; discussion and reply AN - 50286596; 2006-082031 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Day, Robert W AU - Foshee, Jon AU - Bixler, Brian Y1 - 1996/04// PY - 1996 DA - April 1996 SP - 322 EP - 323 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 122 IS - 4 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - United States KW - Longwood Florida KW - State Road 434 KW - geologic hazards KW - sinkholes KW - Seminole County Florida KW - land subsidence KW - solution features KW - Florida KW - roads KW - Atlantic Coastal Plain KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50286596?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Cover-subsidence+sinkhole+evaluation+of+State+Road+434%2C+Longwood%2C+Florida%3B+discussion+and+reply&rft.au=Day%2C+Robert+W%3BFoshee%2C+Jon%3BBixler%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Day&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1996-04-01&rft.volume=122&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=322&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2006-01-01 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Foshee, J. and Bixler, B., Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 120, No. 11, p. 2026-2040, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atlantic Coastal Plain; Florida; geologic hazards; land subsidence; Longwood Florida; roads; Seminole County Florida; sinkholes; solution features; State Road 434; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SHELBY AVENUE/DEMONBREUN STREET FROM I-65 NORTH TO I-40 WEST, NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. AN - 36397159; 5811 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 1.5-mile transportation corridor through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, is proposed. In the past two years, many entertainment and food establishments have opened in the downtown area, adding to the area's traffic congestion problems. The proposed action would involve constructing a multilane, east-west highway corridor through the downtown area, linking the roadway to the interstates that pass through downtown Nashville, improving selected intersections, and building a new crossing of the Cumberland River. Currently the study corridor consists of two one-way streets. Demonbreun Street provides eastbound movement from I-40 across the Railroad Gulch to Fourth Avenue. Shelby Avenue is a two-way facility from I-65 across the river to Fourth Avenue, where it become McGavock Avenue. The Shelby Avenue bridge has been determined to be structurally deficient and in need of substantial repairs. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 7 would provide a one-way pair of streets using the existing Demonbreun Street and Franklin Street alignments. The alignment would utilize a new six-lane bridge crossing the Cumberland River south of the Thermal Transfer Corporation. The roadway would be a seven-lane facility between First Avenue and Second Avenue. Alternative 8 would involve constructing a six-lane roadway with a 40-foot median along the Franklin/Shirley alignments. A new six-lane bridge would be constructed in the same location as Alternative 7. Both alternatives would involve the demolition of the Shelby Avenue Bridge. The estimated constuction costs are $34.3 million for Alternative 7 and $36.9 million for Alternative 8. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve access to the Nashville downtown area, reduce traffic congestion, remove and replace an unsafe bridge, and provide transportation linkages for future development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way developments would result in the displacement of 24 to 25 businesses. Some local residents support keeping the Shelby Street bridge in place for use by pedestrians and bicyclists. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960143, 337 pages and maps, March 27, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TN-EIS-96-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Demolition KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tennessee KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397159?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SHELBY+AVENUE%2FDEMONBREUN+STREET+FROM+I-65+NORTH+TO+I-40+WEST%2C+NASHVILLE%2C+DAVIDSON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=SHELBY+AVENUE%2FDEMONBREUN+STREET+FROM+I-65+NORTH+TO+I-40+WEST%2C+NASHVILLE%2C+DAVIDSON+COUNTY%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Nashville, Tennessee; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 27, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KAHULUI AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS, KAHULUI, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36385881; 5806 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of Runway 2-20, the construction of a parallel runway, and the implementation of other improvements at Kahului Airport, located in the Wailuku District of Maui, Hawaii, are proposed. The 1,447-acre airport, which is located on the northeastern side of the town of Kahului, is owned and operated by the state of Hawaii and is part of the statewide airport system. In terms of passenger volume, the airport ranks second to Honolulu International Airport. As detailed in the 1993 master plan for the airport, the preferred alternative would involve extending existing Runway 2-20 by 2,600 feet to the south (to a total length of 9,600 feet), expanding the safety areas beyond the threshold of Runway 2 and north of the existing Runway 20, extending taxiways to support the extended runway, strengthening runway pavements to support the operation of heavier aircraft, and eventually constructing an 8,500-foot long runway to the east of the existing runway. Runway 5-23 would continue to be used by general aviation and commuter/air taxi aircraft, and also serve as a backup runway for inter-island air carriers during periods when other runways are unavailable. Air cargo facilities, to be located south of the main passenger terminal, would be expanded to support the anticipated increase in passenger aircraft traffic; a second facility would be constructed at the northern end of the East Ramp. A new four-lane access road to the main passenger terminal would be provided on the western side of the airport; as part of this project, a portion of Hansen Road would be relocated. Areas would be reserved for future parking needs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Facility expansion and improvement would reduce operating and maintenance costs, improve efficiency, accommodate existing and forecast demand, and improve public access to the airport. Runway extension and improvements would also reduce delays and improve air traffic safety at this airport. Other proposed improvements would bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration design standards and improve the overall safety of the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of a new access road and the diversion of existing traffic could adversely affect some businesses along Hansen Road. Increased air and automobile traffic would result in an increase in noise levels and carbon monoxide and other emissions at some locations. Plans to expand and improve the Kanaha Beach Park could adversely affect archaeological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, (P.L. 91-258), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960138, Volume 1--418 pages and maps, Volume II--612 pages, Volume III--793 pages and maps, Volume IV--745 pages and maps, Volume V--556 pages and maps, March 26, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Regulations KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Hawaii KW - Kahului Airport, Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36385881?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-03-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KAHULUI+AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+KAHULUI%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KAHULUI+AIRPORT+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+KAHULUI%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 26, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PARKER ROAD (SH-83)/I-225 INTERCHANGE, FCU-CX-083-1(49), PEORIA STREET TO HAMPDEN AVENUE, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 36411944; 5785 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Parker Road, located between Peoria Street and Hampden Avenue on either side of I-225 in Aurora, Colorado, is proposed. The population in the Denver metropolitan area has doubled in the past 20 years to more than 2 million people. During this time, Aurora's population has more than tripled from about 75,000 people in 1970 to 225,000 in 1990. Trends and projections show this growth to continue so that in 2015, the metropolitan area's population will be 2.5 million and Aurora's approximately 400,000. Both I-225 and Parker Road in the project area are currently more than 15 percent over their vehicle capacity. The 2015 Regional Transportation Plan states that I-225 between Parker Road and I-70 will be widened to six lanes, Parker Road from Hampden Avenue to I-225 will be widened to eight lanes, and the interchange at I-225 will be reconstructed. Motorists on Parker Road currently experience congestion and lengthy delays during morning and afternoon peak hours. Primary reasons for the congestion are heavy traffic movement on Parker Road to and from I-225 and turning movements at the intersections at the I-225 ramps, Vaughn Way, and Hampden Avenue. While current traffic volumes alone warrant proposed improvements, traffic volumes are projected to increase by approximately 50 to 75 percent on Parker Road by 2015. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The two build alternatives would include the widening of Parker Road by one through lane in each direction, modification of the I-225 interchange ramps, a grade separation and access roads at Vaughn Way, and a half-urban interchange at Hampden Avenue. The major difference between the two alternatives would be the configuration of the proposed flyover ramp from northwestbound Parker Road to southwestbound I-225. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would result in fewer and less severe accidents and alleviate current and future congestion problems. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would eliminate some parking spaces from the east side of the Parker Commons Office Building, south of Parker Road near Peoria Street. Direct access to several businesses on Parker Road near the Peoria Street intersection would be eliminated. The acquisition of land from businesses on Peoria Street could indirectly result in closing and/or relocation of these businesses. The Spinnaker Run Condiminiums development and the Holiday Inn would be visually affected by the new ramps. Potential petroleum contamination has been identified in the area of the Parker Road /Peoria Street intersection. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960117, 221 pages and appendices, March 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Colorado KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411944?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PARKER+ROAD+%28SH-83%29%2FI-225+INTERCHANGE%2C+FCU-CX-083-1%2849%29%2C+PEORIA+STREET+TO+HAMPDEN+AVENUE%2C+ARAPAHOE+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=PARKER+ROAD+%28SH-83%29%2FI-225+INTERCHANGE%2C+FCU-CX-083-1%2849%29%2C+PEORIA+STREET+TO+HAMPDEN+AVENUE%2C+ARAPAHOE+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Aurora, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RHODE ISLAND FREIGHT RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND. AN - 36399821; 5783 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of improvements, including track and overhead bridge construction and rehabilitation, within a 22-mile section of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor (NEC) right-of-way (ROW) in Rhode Island is proposed. These improvements have been deemed necessary in order to aid in the redevelopment of the former Quonset Point /Davisville Naval facility (QP/D) by creating an environment for freight rail which would allow the use of double stack container and tri-level auto carrier rail cars. In addition, as a result of the Freight Rail Improvement Project (FRIP), freight rail movements would enjoy increased flexibility, given the anticipated restricted operating windows expected due to the frequency of train service on the NEC. The State of Rhode Island views modernization of the region's freight rail network as essential for retaining existing freight-dependent businesses, attracting new commercial and industrial development to the corridor, and redeveloping QP/D into an intermodal port facility. However, expansion of freight service on the NEC is currently constrained by insufficient clearances at 37 bridges and other overhead structures which prevent the use of higher modern freight equipment between Davisville and Central Falls. Double-stack container and tri-level auto carriers, which require a minimum 20-foot-and-8-inch clearance above top of rail, are the most cost-effective means for the long haul shipment of automobiles and certain types of rail cargo, and are therefore a critical component for port development at QP/D. In addition, rail simulations performed by Amtrak for the Northeast Corridor Improvement Project (NECIP) Electrification indicated that increasing passenger service on the corridor will reduce the operating windows available for freight movements, and depending on the level of projected freight rail demand, could severely restrict daytime operations, and result in the loss of freight revenue or jobs unless new trackage and passing sidings are provided. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The Full Build Alternative would provide unrestricted operating capacity for freight by means of a dedicated rail line between Boston Switch and QP/D using a combination of existing, currently inactive, and new track parallel to the Amtrak mainline. The Partial Build Alternative would utilize existing freight-dedicated track and sidings where available, the AMTRAK mainline, the future Hillsgrove siding (being funded under NECIP Electrification mitigation, and two additional passing sidings to be provided, one in East Greenwich and a second in Cranston. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the action alternatives would help provide ample track capacity to accomodate existing and future rail service, maximize freight rail operational efficiency and schedule relaibility, improve access to the freight rail system, and provide sufficient vertical and horizontal clearances to accomodate modern freight equipment. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would include five land acquisitions (with the relocation /demolition of a stucture), ROW and utility easements, potential for the release of hazardous substances, operational spills, herbicide application, noise adversely affecting 55 residences, vibration adversely affecting 36 residences and 19 commercial buildings, safety concerns at selected retaining wall locations, and locomotive emissions. The project would also include construction easements, the potential for subsurface ROW contamination, the potential for contamination from spills during the construction period, construction equipment emissions, fugitive dust, roadway congestion due to construction traffic, disturbing noise due to construction activities, and excessive vibration due to construction activities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960115, Volume 1--475 pages, Volume 2--225 pages, Volume 3--1,150 pages, March 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-RI-DEIS-96-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Energy Consumption KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Rhode Island KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399821?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RHODE+ISLAND+FREIGHT+RAIL+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.title=RHODE+ISLAND+FREIGHT+RAIL+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Providence, Rhode Island; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HONOAPIILANI HIGHWAY/ FAP ROUTE 30 IMPROVEMENT, PUAMANA TO HONOKOWAI, LAHAINA DISTRICT, MAUI COUNTY, HAWAII (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1991). AN - 36410333; 5776 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a bypass highway between Lahaina Town and Kaanapali and the widening of Honoapiilani Highway between Kaanapali and Honokowai in West Maui, Hawaii, are proposed. The final EIS of March 1991 considered several alternatives to address the long-range regional highway need for the West Maui region. The extension of the bypass to Honokowai, following an alignment similar to that of the Modified Project was considered as one potential alternative. Two alternatives, including a Base Project Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement. The Modified Project Alternative would involve the construction of an approximately eight-mile-long, four-lane, controlled-access, bypass highway between Puamana and Honokowai. Additional improvements would include the addition of connector and access roads, as well as modifications to roadway profiles and typical sections. The bypass highway would originate at the southern outskirts (Puamana) of the town of Lahaina and proceed in a northerly direction to Ikena Avenue in Lahaina. From this point, the bypass would proceed in a northwesterly direction until it reaches Kapunakea Street in Lahaina. The bypass would then continue in a northerly direction passing to the east of the Kaanapali Resort and then proceed in a northwesterly direction until reaching its terminus near the community of Honokowai, south of Mahinahina Gulch. The minimum right-of-way along the entire length of the modified bypass alignment would remain unchanged at 150 feet. The original three-mile-long bypass alignment between Puamana to Kapunakea Street would remain unchanged; however, proposed modifications within this segment would involve changes to roadway profiles and typical sections. Between Puamana and Lahainaluna Road, the two travel lanes and separate truck climbing lane which were originally proposed would be modified to provide four travel lanes without a separate truck climbing lane. In addition, the roadway profile along Ikena Avenue would be modified to reflect a depressed or cut condition to allow for a grade-separated crossing Lahainaluna Road instead of at the at-grade crossing which was originally proposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would result in improved traffic flow and circulation through and within the West Maui region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Adverse impacts associated with traffic flow along the bypass would include noise generation and air quality emissions. Inasmuch as the proposed Modified Project to Honokowai traverses undeveloped agricultural lands, appropriate mitigation measures addressing adverse noise impacts would be implemented for proposed future developments located in the vicinity of the bypass. Air quality along the bypass would be adversely affected by vehicular emissions. However, the projected levels of emissions are anticipated to be within state and federal air quality standards. The proposed extension of the bypass to Honokowai, and the provision of the Kaanapali Connector and Lahainaluna Road-Bypass Access, would require the removal of an additional 51 acres of sugar lands (as compared to the alternative selected in the final EIS). The removal of the additional agricultural lands, however, would not adversely affect the economic viability of Pioneer Mill Company, Ltd. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Standards. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 88-0399D, Volume 12, Number 11-12, and 91-0104F, Volume 14, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 960108, 410 pages, March 4, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-HI-EIS-88-02-DS KW - Air Quality KW - Emissions KW - Erosion Control KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Control KW - Traffic Control KW - Hawaii KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emissions Standards KW - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410333?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-03-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HONOAPIILANI+HIGHWAY%2F+FAP+ROUTE+30+IMPROVEMENT%2C+PUAMANA+TO+HONOKOWAI%2C+LAHAINA+DISTRICT%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.title=HONOAPIILANI+HIGHWAY%2F+FAP+ROUTE+30+IMPROVEMENT%2C+PUAMANA+TO+HONOKOWAI%2C+LAHAINA+DISTRICT%2C+MAUI+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 4, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aircraft fires, smoke toxicity, and survival. AN - 78287609; 8775410 AB - In-flight fires in modern aircraft are rare, but post-crash fires do occur. Cabin occupants frequently survive initial forces of such crashes but are incapacitated from smoke inhalation. According to an international study, there were 95 fire-related civil passenger aircraft accidents worldwide over a 26-yr period, claiming approximately 2400 lives. Between 1985 and 1991, about 16% (32 accidents) of all U.S. transport aircraft accidents involved fire and 22% (140 fatalities) of the deaths in these accidents resulted from fire/smoke toxicity. Our laboratory analyses of postmortem blood samples (1967-93) indicate that 360 individuals in 134 fatal fire-related civil aircraft (air carrier and general aviation) accidents had carboxyhemoglobin saturation levels (> or = 20%), with or without blood cyanide, high enough to impair performance. Combustion toxicology is now moving from a descriptive to a mechanistic phase. Methods for gas analyses have been developed and combustion/animal-exposure assemblies have been constructed. Material/fire-retardant toxicity and interactions between smoke gases are being studied. Relationships between gas exposure concentrations, blood levels, and incapacitation onset are being established in animal models. Continuing basic research in smoke toxicity will be necessary to understand its complexities, and thus enhance aviation safety and fire survival chances. JF - Aviation, space, and environmental medicine AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Sanders, D C AD - Civil Aeromedical Institute, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City 73125-5066, USA. Y1 - 1996/03// PY - 1996 DA - March 1996 SP - 275 EP - 278 VL - 67 IS - 3 SN - 0095-6562, 0095-6562 KW - Smoke KW - 0 KW - Index Medicus KW - Space life sciences KW - Humans KW - Survival KW - Materials Testing KW - Fires KW - Accidents, Aviation -- mortality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/78287609?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Aviation%2C+space%2C+and+environmental+medicine&rft.atitle=Aircraft+fires%2C+smoke+toxicity%2C+and+survival.&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+A+K%3BSanders%2C+D+C&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1996-03-01&rft.volume=67&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=275&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aviation%2C+space%2C+and+environmental+medicine&rft.issn=00956562&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1996-12-04 N1 - Date created - 1996-12-04 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mineral reactions in dolomitic aggregate in concrete pavements of eastern South Dakota AN - 52830757; 1996-046583 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Duke, E F AU - Hansen, M R AU - Johnston, D AU - Paterson, Colin J Y1 - 1996/03// PY - 1996 DA - March 1996 SP - 7 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 28 IS - 4 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - limestone KW - aggregate KW - sedimentary rocks KW - dedolomitization KW - dolomitic limestone KW - frost action KW - dolostone KW - carbonate rocks KW - SEM data KW - construction materials KW - concrete KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52830757?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Mineral+reactions+in+dolomitic+aggregate+in+concrete+pavements+of+eastern+South+Dakota&rft.au=Duke%2C+E+F%3BHansen%2C+M+R%3BJohnston%2C+D%3BPaterson%2C+Colin+J&rft.aulast=Duke&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1996-03-01&rft.volume=28&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=7&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Rocky Mountain Section, 48th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; carbonate rocks; concrete; construction materials; dedolomitization; dolomitic limestone; dolostone; frost action; limestone; sedimentary rocks; SEM data ER - TY - JOUR T1 - NWT marine initiatives of interest to mining AN - 51317740; 1999-008875 JF - Exploration Overview AU - deBastiani, Pietro AU - Igboji, Ike E Y1 - 1996/03// PY - 1996 DA - March 1996 PB - Northern Affairs Program, NWT Geological Mapping Division, Yellowknife, NWT VL - 1995 SN - 0842-5108, 0842-5108 KW - programs KW - mining KW - sea ice KW - marine geology KW - mapping KW - transportation KW - Northwest Territories KW - Canada KW - mining geology KW - marine environment KW - ice KW - arctic environment KW - Western Canada KW - 07:Oceanography KW - 26A:Economic geology, general, deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51317740?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Exploration+Overview&rft.atitle=NWT+marine+initiatives+of+interest+to+mining&rft.au=deBastiani%2C+Pietro%3BIgboji%2C+Ike+E&rft.aulast=deBastiani&rft.aufirst=Pietro&rft.date=1996-03-01&rft.volume=1995&rft.issue=&rft.spage=3.10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Exploration+Overview&rft.issn=08425108&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - PubXState - NWT N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #03912 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arctic environment; Canada; ice; mapping; marine environment; marine geology; mining; mining geology; Northwest Territories; programs; sea ice; transportation; Western Canada ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Design and evaluation of reinforced concrete bridges for seismic resistance AN - 51046454; 1997-052016 JF - Report - Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley AU - Aschheim, Mark AU - Moehle, Jack P AU - Mahin, Stephen A Y1 - 1996/03// PY - 1996 DA - March 1996 SP - 196 PB - Earthquake Engineering Research Center, College of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA SN - 0271-0323, 0271-0323 KW - shear strength KW - loading KW - stiffness KW - reinforced materials KW - seismic response KW - concrete KW - structures KW - models KW - bridges KW - uncertainty KW - design KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51046454?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Aschheim%2C+Mark%3BMoehle%2C+Jack+P%3BMahin%2C+Stephen+A&rft.aulast=Aschheim&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=1996-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Design+and+evaluation+of+reinforced+concrete+bridges+for+seismic+resistance&rft.title=Design+and+evaluation+of+reinforced+concrete+bridges+for+seismic+resistance&rft.issn=02710323&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 151 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables N1 - SuppNotes - Includes a 53-page appendix N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; concrete; construction materials; design; loading; models; reinforced materials; seismic response; shear strength; stiffness; structures; uncertainty ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dynamic soil-pile foundation-structure interactions; records and predictions AN - 50327994; 1997-029189 JF - Geotechnique AU - Makris, N AU - Gazetas, G AU - Delis, E Y1 - 1996/03// PY - 1996 DA - March 1996 SP - 33 EP - 50 PB - Institution of Civil Engineers, London VL - 46 IS - 1 SN - 0016-8505, 0016-8505 KW - United States KW - embankments KW - Petrolia earthquake 1992 KW - Rio Dell California KW - seismic response KW - models KW - California KW - foundations KW - soil-structure interface KW - Humboldt County California KW - piles KW - bridges KW - Painter Sheet Bridge KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - dynamic properties KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50327994?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnique&rft.atitle=Dynamic+soil-pile+foundation-structure+interactions%3B+records+and+predictions&rft.au=Makris%2C+N%3BGazetas%2C+G%3BDelis%2C+E&rft.aulast=Makris&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=1996-03-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=33&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnique&rft.issn=00168505&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.thomastelford.com/journals/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 37 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GTNQA8 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; California; dynamic properties; earthquakes; embankments; foundations; Humboldt County California; models; Painter Sheet Bridge; Petrolia earthquake 1992; piles; Rio Dell California; roads; seismic response; soil-structure interface; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 34 ROADWAY AND BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT FROM I-29 IN MILLS COUNTY, IOWA, TO US 75, CASS AND SARPY COUNTIES, NEBRASKA. AN - 36407644; 5614 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading and realignment of a six-mile section of US 34 from the US 34/I-29 interchange in Mills County, Iowa, to US 75 in Cass or Sarpy County, Nebraska, is proposed. The proposed project would involve constructing a new bridge over the Missouri River, replacing a structure that is 65 years old and structurally and functionally deficient. In addition, the realigned highway would bypass the town of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The existing highway restricts traffic flow, causes safety problems, routes heavy vehicles through the center of the town, and restricts the efficient flow of commerce between southwest Iowa and southeast Nebraska. A trip from US 34 to I-29 currently takes about 14 minutes at an average speed of 26 miles per hour; if traffic flow were unrestricted, that same trip would take 6.5 minutes. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. One build alternative would involve the construction of a four-lane, controlled access rural expressway, beginning at Interchange 35 on I-29, crossing the Missouri River, passing the northern fringe of the village of LaPlatte, then intersecting with US 75. The other build alternative would involve the construction of a two-lane rural highway, also with controlled access, beginning at Interchange 32 on I-29, crossing the Missouri River, passing the southern limits of Plattsmouth, then intersecting with US 75. The estimated costs of the build alternatives are $39.5 million and $21.3 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The replacement of the deficient highway and bridge would improve traffic safety and efficiency along the corridor, enhance the regional highway network, and provide economic opportunities for the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 177 acres of prime farmland, 12 acres of wetlands, 28 acres of forest, and four residences. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960096, 222 pages and maps, February 26, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IA-EIS-95-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Iowa KW - Missouri River KW - Nebraska KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+34+ROADWAY+AND+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+FROM+I-29+IN+MILLS+COUNTY%2C+IOWA%2C+TO+US+75%2C+CASS+AND+SARPY+COUNTIES%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=US+34+ROADWAY+AND+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+FROM+I-29+IN+MILLS+COUNTY%2C+IOWA%2C+TO+US+75%2C+CASS+AND+SARPY+COUNTIES%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 26, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 340, INTERSTATE ROUTE 55 TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 80; COOK, DUPAGE, AND WILL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36402981; 5608 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 12.5-mile, north-south, multilane, divided highway linking Interstate 55 (I-55) to I-80, located near Chicago, Illinois, is proposed. The highway, to be known as Federal Aid Primary Route 340, would pass through Cook, DuPage, and Will counties, 25 miles southwest of the downtown Chicago area. The major areas of controversy concern the location of interchanges and the protection of the north bluff area of the Des Plaines River Valley, which includes a creek, a nature preserve, and two forest preserves. Numerous alternatives evaluated in the early stages of the project were found to be inadequate; these include a No Action Alternative, the Transportation System Management Alternative, the Mass Transit Alternative, an upgrade of the existing highway, and an expressway build alternative. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would be a freeway/tollway with interchanges at I-80, US 6, Illinois Route 7 (159th Street), and 143rd Street/Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue, 127th Street, and I-55). Densely populated subdivisions would be avoided, and sufficient right-of-way would be acquired to allow local agencies to construct a bikeway outside of access control and right-of-way limits. Under current plans, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority would construct and finance the freeway as a toll facility. Additional properties threatened by the development would include the Lustron House, an architecturally significant building on 135th Street, a recreational trail following the Des Plaines River, and a canal that runs parallel to the river. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway would ease suburban traffic congestion by improving the fragmented highway network. Ending the project at I-80 would provide access to the major east-west route serving southern communities such as New Lenox and Joliet. The freeway would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 52 residences, three businesses, one structure eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and 10.4 acres of wetlands. Traffic-generated noise would adversely affect several locations along the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 95-0262D, Volume 19, Number 3. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0327D, Volume 18, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960090, Main Report--328 pages and maps, Appendix--536 pages, February 22, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-93-03-F/4(f) KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Des Plaines River KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402981?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 22, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ERIE EAST SIDE ACCESS STUDY, ERIE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36408231; 5606 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of road and highway access between the Lake Erie waterfront and the east side of the city of Erie, Pennsylvania, and adjacent communities is proposed. The 25-square-mile study area includes the borough of Wesleyville, and the townships of Lawrence Park, Harborcreek, and Millcreek. The roadway system in these areas is characterized by narrow lane widths, inadequate shoulder widths and sight distances, steep grades, sharp horizontal curves, restrictive clearances, and the lack of turning lanes; significant congestion occurs at key intersections during the afternoon peak period. Three composite build alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Each would involve the construction of a new roadway alignment and the implementation of mass transit and traffic design improvements. The preferred alternative (Alternative 3) would upgrade State Route 430 from the interchange with I-90 to the intersection of the Bayfront Parkway and Port Access Road, a distance of 6.1 miles. The preferred alternative would also implement design improvements along East 12th Street, East 28th Street, and Pine Avenue in Erie, and along Station Road and Buffalo Road in Wesleyville. Minor repairs such as resurfacing, traffic lane marking, minor widening, and turning lane construction would be performed. The estimated costs of the project are $87 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would improve traffic safety and efficiency throughout the region and transportation links between the central Erie business district and communities to the east. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 39 residences, 13 businesses, 18 highly-probable archaeological areas, and 3.8 acres of wetlands. This alternative would cross or disturb six historic properties and four historic districts. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960088, 658 pages and maps, February 21, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-95-01-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Section 4(F) Statements KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Lake Erie KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408231?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ERIE+EAST+SIDE+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=ERIE+EAST+SIDE+ACCESS+STUDY%2C+ERIE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 21, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36399021; 5588 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a third runway and other upgraded facilities at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located in King County, Washington, is proposed. The airport is unable to accommodate regional air traffic during poor weather conditions because the two existing runways are only 800 feet apart; Federal Aviation Administration regulations require at least a 2,500-foot separation between parallel runways during poor weather. Consequently, the airport can accommodate only one stream of arriving aircraft in bad weather; other aircraft are held on the ground in their originating city, slowed in route, or placed in a holding pattern to await clearance to land. Only 24 aircraft per hour (aph) are permitted to land at the airport during bad weather, in contrast to the 60 aph that normally land in good weather. These problems will only worsen as air travel demand increases. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a third parallel runway (Runway 16X/34X) with a length of up to 8,500 feet, separate from existing Runway 16L/34R by 2,500 feet, with associated taxiways and navigational aids. Other developments would include the extension of an existing runway by 600 feet; a new air traffic control tower; main terminal improvement and terminal expansion; parking and access improvements and expansion; the development of the south aviation support area for cargo and/or maintenance facilities; and the relocation, redevelopment, and expansion of support facilities. The developments would occur during the 1996-2020 period; the construction of the new parallel runway and improvements to the passenger terminal and parking would occur during the first five years. The project would cost $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in 1994 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new parallel runway would reduce weather-related delays at the airport to levels experienced at comparable airports. Aircraft noise would, in fact, decrease from current levels, largely as the result of the conversion to quieter aircraft. The improved capacity of the airport would stimulate the area's economic growth and enable the airport to serve as a major export and import center with Pacific Rim countries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Runway construction would require the displacement of 388 single-family residences, 260 apartment/condominium units, and 105 businesses. New impervious areas would increase runoff levels to Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek, and portions of the runway would encroach on a 100-year floodplain. Construction would also result in the loss of 10.4 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0068D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960073, Volume 1--612 pages and maps, Volume 2--746 pages and maps, Volume 3--798 pages and maps, Volume 4--326 pages and maps, Volume 5--560 pages, Volume 6--784 pages, Volume 7--771 pages, February 9, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington KW - Washington KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399021?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 9, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED PUTNAM STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OVER THE MUSKINGUM RIVER, MARIETTA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 36399581; 5590 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of a structurally deficient two-lane bridge crossing the Muskingum River in Marietta, Ohio, is proposed. The bridge, which is 768 feet long and 24 feet wide, connects Putnam Street in eastern Marietta to Putnam Street in western Marietta. Until 1953, when a new bridge at Washington Street was opened to carry State Route 7 traffic, the Putnam Street Bridge was the sole link between Marietta's two downtown sections and historic districts. The bridge now functions primarily as a local service bridge. Routine inspections of the bridge conducted since 1972 have revealed corrosion problems and areas of concrete and mortar deterioration. A study conducted in 1989 and revised in 1993 concluded that the cost of rehabilitating the existing structure would exceed the cost of a new bridge. Ten alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 10), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 4), a four-lane bridge would be constructed immediately downstream of the existing bridge. The bridge deck would be curved to the south to straighten the approach alignments to the two sections of Putnam Avenue. The placement of a traffic signal on the western side and minor intersection improvements would also be required. Upon completion of the new structure, the old bridge would be demolished and removed. The estimated cost of the project is $6.25 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would improve traffic safety, local resident access to both downtown sections, the integrity of the existing street system, and emergency services in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would require the demolition and removal of a historic structure that contributes to the atmosphere of the adjoining historic district. It would also require the conversion of 0.17 acres of West Muskingum Park and a portion of a public parking lot (resulting in the loss of 41 spaces), and impede access to a new U.S. Postal Service facility. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960075, 220 pages and maps, February 8, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OH-EIS-96-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Demolition KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Muskingum River KW - Ohio KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399581?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+PUTNAM+STREET+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT+OVER+THE+MUSKINGUM+RIVER%2C+MARIETTA%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=PROPOSED+PUTNAM+STREET+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT+OVER+THE+MUSKINGUM+RIVER%2C+MARIETTA%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, Ohio; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 8, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 101 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM VINEYARD AVENUE TO JOHNSON DRIVE, VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36402521; 5582 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 1.7-mile section of US Highway 101 in Ventura County, California, is proposed. Route 101 is a major north-south route used for intrastate and interstate travel and shipping. In the project area, the roadway generally runs in an east-west direction. Currently heavy congestion occurs along many portions of the highway during peak hours, causing substantial delays to motorists. Anticipated future traffic demand on the highway would far exceed the capacity of the existing facility. The proposed action is to widen Route 101 from six to eight lanes between Vineyard Avenue at Postmile 22 in the city of Oxnard on the east and Johnson Drive at Postmile 23.7 in the city of Ventura on the west; auxiliary lanes would be provided between local interchanges. Widening would occur within the median and on the outside shoulders. In addition, the proposed action would involve modifying interchanges at Oxnard Boulevard and Johnson Drive; providing a grade separation between Johnson Drive and Southern Pacific Transportation Company rail line; reconstructing the Ventura Road undercrossing; and widening the Santa Clara River Bridges from 7 to 12 lanes. Seven alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The alternatives would differ primarily in regard to the type of interchange improvements proposed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve deficiencies in the existing highway, improve the local and regional transportation system, promote economic development, and reduce the number of traffic accidents. The project would improve access into surrounding developed and developing areas in Oxnard and Ventura. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would displace up to 12 businesses, temporarily disturb 6.2 acres of wetlands, encroach on 100-year floodplains, and require relocation of gas distribution line and fiber optic cable and a one-week disruption in rail service. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at several locations along the improved highway, and the construction of a soundwall is under consideration. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960066, Main Report--326 pages and maps, Appendices--596 pages and maps, February 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402521?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+101+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT+FROM+VINEYARD+AVENUE+TO+JOHNSON+DRIVE%2C+VENTURA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+101+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT+FROM+VINEYARD+AVENUE+TO+JOHNSON+DRIVE%2C+VENTURA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Los Angeles, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 21 CORRIDOR, OTTO TO DE SOTO, JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36385700; 5581 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 15.7-mile section of Missouri Highway Route 21 (Route 21) in Jefferson County, Missouri, is proposed. Built in the early 1930s, Route 21 originally served as a rural highway linking the communities of De Soto and Hillsboro to St. Louis. Advances in vehicular technology, increased use of the highway as a commuter and trucking route, and the changing demographics of the area have strained the operation of the facility. The highway today is characterized by substandard horizontal and vertical alignments, blind driveways, and intersections with arterial routes. The proposed action would improve the existing four-lane freeway section near the community of Otto on the north to approximately Route H/N near De Soto on the south. A No Build Alternative and ten build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 2) would involve the construction of a limited-access-controlled, four-lane divided highway on a new alignment that is located just to the west of the existing route. At-grade intersections would be provided as required for private property access and would be determined at the time of preliminary roadway design. Interchanges would be constructed at the following locations: existing Route 21 (in two locations), an extension of Route A, Route B, and an extension of Route 110. The estimated cost of the project is $101.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would correct deficiencies in the existing highway, improve the safety of travel within the corridor, and reduce the number of traffic accidents. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 45 residences, 6 businesses, 19 hectares of school property, 251 hectares of farmland, and 2.2 hectares of wetlands. Up to five sites would experience noise in excess of federal standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960065, 306 pages and maps, February 7, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-96-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36385700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-02-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+21+CORRIDOR%2C+OTTO+TO+DE+SOTO%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+21+CORRIDOR%2C+OTTO+TO+DE+SOTO%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 7, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Northridge earthquake rupture models based on the Global Positioning System measurements AN - 52833068; 1996-052448 AB - We use global positioning system (GPS) data to study the rupture mechanism of the 1994 Northridge earthquake in southern California. We include data from 62 observation sites, of which two (Palos Verdes and Jet Propulsion Lab) are permanent GPS geodetic array (PGGA) sites. We use a grid-search scheme to study the range of single- and dual-plane, uniform and varied slip models consistent with the data. We find that in order to fit the geodetic data with a fault model whose primary fault patch is confined to a plane through the aftershocks. a secondary fault plane is required above the primary fault plane. The moment release of the secondary fault can be as large as 1.9X10 (super 18) N-m, 14% of the moment release of the primary fault. This result implies significant deformation in the shallow crust associated with the mainshock. Our preferred model has a 14X14 array of dislocation patches on a plane through the main aftershock cluster and a 5X6 array of patches in the hanging wall west of the epicenter. We estimate the displacements on the patches by linear inversion with a first-order smoothness constraint. The estimated displacements on the main fault for this model are confined to a simple region between depths of 5 and 18 km, in the interior of the modeled fault surface. The mainshock lies at the bottom of the aftershock zone, near which about 1-m slip is shown on our modeled fault surface. The maximum slip on the fault surface is about 2.2 m, located at 34.28 degrees N, 118.55 degrees W, and 12.4 km at depth. The seismic moment release estimate of 1.34+ or -0.15X10 (super 19) N-m on the main fault at the 95% confidence is consistent with the estimate from strong-motion studies. JF - Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America AU - Shen, Zheng-Kang AU - Ge, Bob X AU - Jackson, David D AU - Potter, David AU - Cline, Michael AU - Sung, Li-yu A2 - Teng, Ta-liang A2 - Aki, Keiiti Y1 - 1996/02// PY - 1996 DA - February 1996 SP - 37 EP - 48 PB - Seismological Society of America, Berkeley, CA VL - 86 IS - 1, Part B Suppl. SN - 0037-1106, 0037-1106 KW - United States KW - Los Angeles County California KW - Global Positioning System KW - seismic moment KW - slip rates KW - geodesy KW - displacements KW - measurement KW - models KW - California KW - aftershocks KW - rupture KW - ground motion KW - Northridge earthquake 1994 KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52833068?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Northridge+earthquake+rupture+models+based+on+the+Global+Positioning+System+measurements&rft.au=Shen%2C+Zheng-Kang%3BGe%2C+Bob+X%3BJackson%2C+David+D%3BPotter%2C+David%3BCline%2C+Michael%3BSung%2C+Li-yu&rft.aulast=Shen&rft.aufirst=Zheng-Kang&rft.date=1996-02-01&rft.volume=86&rft.issue=1%2C+Part+B+Suppl.&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Bulletin+of+the+Seismological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00371106&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Special issue N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - BSSAAP N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aftershocks; California; displacements; earthquakes; faults; geodesy; Global Positioning System; ground motion; Los Angeles County California; measurement; models; Northridge earthquake 1994; rupture; seismic moment; slip rates; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Remote monitoring of unstable slopes using time domain reflectometry AN - 52806575; 1996-070840 JF - Proceedings of the Thematic Conference on Geologic Remote Sensing AU - Kane, William F AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Anderson, Neil O AU - Perez, Hernan Y1 - 1996/02// PY - 1996 DA - February 1996 SP - II.431 EP - II.440 PB - Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI VL - 11 SN - 1067-0106, 1067-0106 KW - United States KW - embankments KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - slopes KW - data acquisition KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - data processing KW - California KW - landslides KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - time domain reflectometry KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52806575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Thematic+Conference+on+Geologic+Remote+Sensing&rft.atitle=Remote+monitoring+of+unstable+slopes+using+time+domain+reflectometry&rft.au=Kane%2C+William+F%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J%3BAnderson%2C+Neil+O%3BPerez%2C+Hernan&rft.aulast=Kane&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1996-02-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=&rft.spage=II.431&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Thematic+Conference+on+Geologic+Remote+Sensing&rft.issn=10670106&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Eleventh thematic conference on Applied geologic remote sensing N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - MI N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; data acquisition; data processing; electrical methods; embankments; geologic hazards; geophysical methods; landslides; mass movements; monitoring; slope stability; slopes; time domain reflectometry; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 65, CARROLLTON TO MARSHALL; CARROLL, LAFAYETTE, AND SALINE COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36399651; 5567 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 35-mile-long section of US 65 from just south of Marshall to Carrollton, Missouri, is proposed. The highway is a primary north-south transportation corridor in central Missouri, but the section under study suffers from substandard alignments, inadequate cross-section elements, and poor pavement structure. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. At the southern terminus in Marshall, the proposed roadway would tie into the existing four-lane expressway, which is approximately nine miles north of Interstate 70. At the northern terminus, the proposed roadway would connect to an existing interchange with US 24 and incorporate an existing four-lane section of roadway one mile in length. North of the interchange, the improvements would extend an additional 2.7 miles and tie into the alignment of the existing two-lane highway that will ultimately be improved as part of a separate project. The project would also involve the construction of a new four-lane bridge over the Missouri River to replace either the 70-year-old, two-lane structure at Waverly or the 50-year-old, two-lane structure at Miami. The bridge and its approaches would be built at a new location near one of the existing bridges. Both of the existing bridges have narrow substandard lane widths and are unsafe for commercial and agricultural freight movement. The project would upgrade the existing highway from a two-lane to a four-lane facility. The preferred alternative (Alternative 6) would maximize the use of existing rights-of-way and pavement, using 14 miles of existing alignment, and provide the best overall traffic design profile. It would cross the Missouri River near Waverly. The estimated costs of the project are $130.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve existing highway deficiencies, replace an aging and unsafe bridge over the Missouri River, improve traffic efficiency and capacity, maintain linkage within the state highway system, and support regional and local economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 21 residences, one business, 16 acres of wetlands, 717 acres of cropland, 48.7 acres of pasture, 81 acres of forest, and 782 acres of prime farmlands. In addition, the project could adversely affect seven archaeological sites, one historic site, and 17 architectural sites; at least 13 of these are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960053, 293 pages and maps, January 31, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-96-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399651?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+65%2C+CARROLLTON+TO+MARSHALL%3B+CARROLL%2C+LAFAYETTE%2C+AND+SALINE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+65%2C+CARROLLTON+TO+MARSHALL%3B+CARROLL%2C+LAFAYETTE%2C+AND+SALINE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 31, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 312 EXTENSION, SR 207 TO US 1 NORTH (SR 5), SAINT JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36407280; 5563 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately nine-mile-long multilane, limited-access roadway extending State Route (SR) 312 from its current terminus at SR 207 to a connection with US 1 (SR 5) just north of the city of Saint Augustine in Saint Johns County, Florida, is proposed. The proposed SR 312 extension would serve primarily as a bypass route around the congested segments of US 1 in the St. Augustine area. It would serve a secondary function as a north-south traffic artery in the developing areas southwest and west of the city, and provide an alternate route linking the beach areas south of the city with SR 207, County Road 214, and SR 16. Three design alternatives are considered in this final EIS. All alignments would follow a preferred corridor that would minimize adverse impacts to the Glimpse of Glory neighborhood and the Fourmile Swamp. Alternative A would provide a four-lane, limited-access freeway, with four interchange locations, within a 300-foot right-of-way. Alternative B1 (the recommended alternative) and Alternative B2 would both provide limited-access rural arterials with six lanes from SR 207 to SR 16 and four lanes from SR 16 to US 1 north within 250-foot rights-of-way. Alternative B1 would have four access locations and Alternative B2 would have eight. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would improve north-south traffic flow, reduce traffic congestion, create safer driving conditions, and spur economic development at major crossroads. It would provide a projected average in 2015 of 36,000 daily trips for areas south of SR 16 and 18,000 daily trips for areas north of SR 16. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would displace 12 to 18 houses, six businesses, and 75 to 93 acres of wetlands, depending on the alternative selected. The project would encroach on 42 acres of floodplains and 34 acres with a high probability of containing archaeological sites. One of these sites is potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Three contaminated sites would be located within the project corridor. As many as four noise-sensitive residential sites could experience noise levels that approach or exceed federal standards. Operational impacts during construction would include air and noise pollution, and localized storm water runoff pollution. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0123D, Volume 17, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 960049, 338 pages and maps, January 29, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-93-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Beaches KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407280?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+312+EXTENSION%2C+SR+207+TO+US+1+NORTH+%28SR+5%29%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=SR+312+EXTENSION%2C+SR+207+TO+US+1+NORTH+%28SR+5%29%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 29, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LONG-TERM CHANNEL MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL HARBOR, AND A PERMIT APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT AND EXPAND BARGE TERMINAL FACILITIES, IN THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, CRAWFORD COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36399820; 5557 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a long-term plan for channel maintenance for the federal harbor in the East Channel of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, is proposed. In addition, Prairie Sand and Gravel, Inc., has applied for a permit to upgrade and expand an existing barge transloading facility on the north end of St. Feriole Island, and an adjacent area on the mainland known as the Swingle site. In the past, approximately 230 loaded barges left the existing facility each year. If the proposed expansion were approved, within a couple of years, up to 500 barges, the applicant estimated, could be handled at the facility each year. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed channel maintenance plan would provide a 100-foot-wide navigation channel between the northern end of the East Channel and the federal harbor at City Dock. In order to maintain the channel, the Corps of Engineers has proposed two dredge cuts. Cut 1 would involve dredging 2,500 cubic yards from the north end of the East Channel. Cut 2 would involve dredging immediately in front of City Dock; however, this operation would be deferred as a result of objections filed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The action alternatives would differ primarily in regard to the levels of barge traffic and maintenance dredging allowed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would facilitate navigation in the East Channel of the Mississippi River, and, as a result, the movement of grain and other commodities down the river. Facility expansion would stimulate the regional economy and increase incomes of Wisconsin farmers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased navigation and channel maintenance activities in the area would adversely affect aquatic resources, fish, and freshwater mussels, including the endangered Higgins' eye pearly mussel (L. higginsi). Dredging would also destroy or disturb habitat and benthic organisms. Archaeological sites on the Prairie du Chien terrace, such as those around the proposed harbor at the Swingle site, would probably be adversely affected by any further development in the area. Any increase in the size and scope of the barge maneuvering and staging areas would detract from the view of the river from the Iowa side. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1930, and River and Harbor Act of 1950. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0304D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 960041, 387 pages and maps, January 26, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Water KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Barges KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Dredging KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farm Management KW - Fish KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Rivers KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Mississippi River KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1930, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1950, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399820?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LONG-TERM+CHANNEL+MAINTENANCE+PLAN+FOR+THE+FEDERAL+HARBOR%2C+AND+A+PERMIT+APPLICATION+TO+CONSTRUCT+AND+EXPAND+BARGE+TERMINAL+FACILITIES%2C+IN+THE+EAST+CHANNEL+OF+THE+UPPER+MISSISSIPPI+RIVER+AT+PRAIRIE+DU+CHIEN%2C+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=LONG-TERM+CHANNEL+MAINTENANCE+PLAN+FOR+THE+FEDERAL+HARBOR%2C+AND+A+PERMIT+APPLICATION+TO+CONSTRUCT+AND+EXPAND+BARGE+TERMINAL+FACILITIES%2C+IN+THE+EAST+CHANNEL+OF+THE+UPPER+MISSISSIPPI+RIVER+AT+PRAIRIE+DU+CHIEN%2C+CRAWFORD+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Saint Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 26, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NOBEL DRIVE/INTERSTATE 805 EXTENSION AND INTERCHANGE PROJECT, SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36411280; 5549 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of Nobel Drive to a new half-diamond interchange with I-805 and associated improvements, located in San Diego, California, are proposed. The project area consists of 600 acres of land, much of it undeveloped open space vegetated mostly with chaparral, sage scrub, and perennial and annual grasslands. I-805 was constructed through the University City area in 1971 with interchanges at Governor Drive and La Jolla Village/Miramar Road. As early as 1973, it was recognized that additional interchanges would be needed at Nobel Drive on both I-5 and I-805 to accommodate planned high-density developments. Nobel Drive currently extends east from I-5 to Shoreline Drive, where it terminates. There is currently no direct access to I-805 or Miramar Road. The proposed project would include the extension of Nobel Drive easterly to a connection with Miramar Road, the construction of a new interchange at I-805, improvements to the existing La Jolla Village Drive /Miramar Road/I-805 interchange, improvements to the existing Governor Drive/I-805 interchange, and the widening of Miramar Road from six to eight lanes. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative A, which would disturb sensitive wildlife habitat at the Miramar Vernal Pool Preserve, has been withdrawn from further consideration. Alternative B (the preferred alternative) would involve many of the same improvements as Alternative A but would not adversely affect the vernal pool preserve. Under this alternative, the alignment would continue east, beyond I-805, to a proposed three-way signalized intersection with Miramar Road, roughly halfway between Eastgate Mall and I-805. A bridge would be required over a large drainage area, just south of Miramar Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic congestion, provide more direct travel routes, and improve the local street system in conformity with the local community plan. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Although Alternative B would avoid adverse impacts on the preserve, the bridge and road construction would promote erosion and geologic instability, diminish habitat for several federally listed threatened species, degrade the visual quality of the area, and increase noise levels at several sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 960033, 658 pages and maps, January 24, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-96-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Preserves KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411280?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NOBEL+DRIVE%2FINTERSTATE+805+EXTENSION+AND+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=NOBEL+DRIVE%2FINTERSTATE+805+EXTENSION+AND+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 24, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 71 TO ROUTE 66, JASPER COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36403738; 5548 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of a portion of US Route 71 to a bypass east of Joplin, Missouri, from existing Route 71 near Centerville to I-44, is proposed. The existing Route 71, called Range Line Road in Joplin, is experiencing traffic handling problems as a result of increasing urbanization, local traffic increases, and increased use of Route 71 by regional travelers. The new north-south route would provide needed eastern access to Joplin's east-west arterials. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the new facility would be a 5.8-mile, four-lane, fully-limited-access roadway on new right-of-way. It would feature a 60-foot median, a 24-foot travelway, and 10-foot shoulders. Interchanges would be constructed at existing Route 71 near Carterville, Zora Street, Newman Road, and Route 66. The project would complete construction of the Route 71/I-44 interchange. Initially the project would consist of a four-lane divided roadway and a partial two-lane section; future construction would complete the four-lane divided facility north of Route 66. The alignments for the build alternatives lie would within a one-mile corridor terminating at the partially completed I-44 interchange. The estimated construction costs of the project are $21.5 million to $24.3 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide enhanced public safety, traffic relief, numerous social benefits, and long-term improvement to the regional transportation system. In addition, the project would result in the reclamation and remediation of a portion of a Superfund site (a former lead/zinc mining area) through which the highway would pass. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 65 acres of prime farmland, 237 acres of important farmland, 22 residences, and 6 businesses. The roadway would encroach on roughly 625 lineal feet of floodplain for Mine Branch. Dust generated by construction equipment might increase exposure to airborne lead. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960029, 130 pages and maps, January 23, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-95-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403738?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+71+TO+ROUTE+66%2C+JASPER+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+71+TO+ROUTE+66%2C+JASPER+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 23, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CAROLINA BAYS PARKWAY, GEORGETOWN AND HORRY COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 36401988; 5546 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a roadway traversing the eastern portion of Horry County, South Carolina, running parallel to the Atlantic Coast just to the west of the Intercoastal Waterway, is proposed. The project would be located in the Grand Strand Area, one of the most popular resort areas in the nation. The area includes the communities of Atlantic Beach, Conway, Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the roadway, to be known as the Carolina Bays Parkway, would be 40.8 miles long and provide for six lanes of traffic along the main line with fully-controlled access between US Route 17 and SC 9 and four lanes along the connectors crossing the Intracoastal Waterway with limited access. The connectors would improve access to the beach areas and would link the Parkway with Route 17 at three points: Main Street (North Myrtle Beach); Central Parkway, located between 62nd Avenue and 48th Avenue North (Myrtle Beach); and 21st Avenue North (Myrtle Beach). The estimated costs of Build Alternatives 1 and Build Alternative 3 are $631.2 and $780.8 million, respectively. Alternative 1 has been identified as the preferred alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A controlled-access, high-speed highway within the corridor would improve north-south traffic movements, relieve congestion on the existing street network, and provide a safe and efficient highway link to move people, goods, and services more quickly and directly. The highway would help to support the construction of new tourist facilities and multi-use developments; an estimated $1 billion of such construction projects are planned for the next five years. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Build Alternative 1 would displace 180 residences, 16 businesses, 582 acres of prime farmland, two historic sites, and 304 acres of wetlands. Build Alternative 3 would displace 145 residences, 55 businesses, 243 acres of prime farmland, and 357 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960026, 423 pages, January 22, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-SC-EIS-96-01-D KW - Beaches KW - Coastal Zones KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Intracoastal Waterway KW - South Carolina KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401988?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CAROLINA+BAYS+PARKWAY%2C+GEORGETOWN+AND+HORRY+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=CAROLINA+BAYS+PARKWAY%2C+GEORGETOWN+AND+HORRY+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 22, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WOODROW WILSON BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT STUDY, INTERSTATE 95 FROM TELEGRAPH ROAD TO MARYLAND ROUTE 210, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1991). AN - 36396556; 5539 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Woodrow Wilson bridge crossing the Potomac River, a project that would affect the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, is proposed. The Interstate 95 (I-95) corridor, in addition to being the major north-south corridor from Florida to Maine in the Washington, District of Columbia, area, serves as the eastern half of the Capital Beltway. The existing bridge is 90 feet wide and approximately 5,900 feet long. It has a 222-foot drawspan, with a 50-foot vertical clearance over the river's navigation channel in the closed portion. Maryland maintains the bridge, Virginia furnishes all the electric power and water service, and the District of Columbia operates the drawspan and maintains the machinery. The bridge was designed to carry 75,000 vehicles per day. The intense land development and increased travel demand in the Washington metropolitan area since the bridge opened has resulted in current daily traffic counts averaging 160,000 vehicles. The study corridor for the currently proposed project extends from Telegraph Road in Virginia to Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Maryland. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of August 1991 considers a revised set of six build alternatives, developed by a multi-jurisdictional coordination committee formed after the issuance of the draft EIS. Alternative 2 would replace the existing bridge with a tunnel for both eastbound and westbound traffic. The tunnel would be 7,500 feet long and contain four tubes. Alternative 3A would replace the existing bridge with a new drawbridge built 30 feet south of the existing bridge and a new tunnel built 60 feet south of the new bridge. Alternative 4A would replace the existing bridge with two parallel drawbridges, each 6,640 feet long. Alternative 4B would involve the construction of a double-deck swingspan bridge, to be built 200 feet south of the existing bridge; both the upper and lower decks of this new bridge would swing open to allow the passage of marine vessels. Alternative 5 would replace the existing bridge with a new high-level bridge 12,040 feet long without a movable span. The estimated cost under the alternatives is $1.49 billion to $3.35 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Bridge or tunnel improvements would alleviate problems caused by one of the weakest links in the I-95 system, which constitutes the major north-south transportation facility for the East Coast. Current and future inadequacies in traffic capacity at the crossing would be eliminated. Air quality would improve due to easing of traffic movements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the acquisition of 47.7 to more than 61.8 acres of land. The selection of the existing bridge alignment in combination with a new bridge or the tunnel alternatives would result in the displacement of significant numbers of residences and could result in the displacement of up to 13 businesses. All of the build alternatives would result in the taking of parklands. Wetlands and floodplains associated with the Potomac River would be adversely affected under all of the alternatives. Numerous sensitive receptors would be subject to noise levels in excess of federal standards. Each candidate build alternative could adversely affect two or more of six properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Six submerged archaeological sites could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0331D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 960019, 568 pages and maps, January 18, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-VA-DC-EIS-91-01-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396556?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+THE+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.title=WOODROW+WILSON+BRIDGE+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+INTERSTATE+95+FROM+TELEGRAPH+ROAD+TO+MARYLAND+ROUTE+210%2C+CITY+OF+ALEXANDRIA+AND+FAIRFAX+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA%2C+PRINCE+GEORGES+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND%2C+AND+THE+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 18, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PACIFIC WAY--DOOLEY BRIDGE, OREGON COAST HIGHWAY, CLATSOP COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36411067; 5531 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of an approximately four-mile-long, two-lane section of US 101, the Oregon Coast Highway, from Pacific Way in the city of Gearhart to the Dooley Bridge in the city of Seaside, located in Clatsop County, Oregon, is proposed. The two-lane roadway would be replaced with a roadway providing two 12-foot travel lanes in each direction, bicycle lanes, and sidewalks. One build alternative and a No-Build Alternative are being considered in this draft EIS for most of the project length. Under the build alternative, median breaks would be located at Pacific Way, a point 1,000 feet south of Pacific Way, Oster Road and G Street, Airport Road, Seaside Airport access, and Lewis and Clark Road. A traffic signal would be located at Pacific Way. Three options for the design and location of the intersection with Lewis and Clark Road are under consideration. Four alternatives are under consideration at the south end of the project, a commercially developed area located between Avenue M and Dooley Bridge: a parkway with a restricted median 12 feet across; a five-lane configuration; a couplet (two one-way streets of two lanes each); and a new alignment along an abandoned railroad right of way. The estimated cost of the project is $23.4 million to $28.5 million, depending on the alternative selected. Construction would take two years to complete, but a construction date for the project has not yet been set. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would reduce traffic congestion, correct highway safety deficiencies, provide adequate capacity for projected demand, and foster economic growth of the north coast region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of up to 61 residences, 33 businesses, and 3.5 acres of wetlands. Two known archaeological sites are located in the project area. Up to 37 properties adjacent to or within the proposed alignment are contaminated with hazardous wastes. Up to 135 residences and 55 businesses would be adversely affected by highway noise following construction; sound barriers are recommended along some portions of the highway. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960011, 202 pages and maps, January 17, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411067?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PACIFIC+WAY--DOOLEY+BRIDGE%2C+OREGON+COAST+HIGHWAY%2C+CLATSOP+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=PACIFIC+WAY--DOOLEY+BRIDGE%2C+OREGON+COAST+HIGHWAY%2C+CLATSOP+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 17, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WATERLOO NORTHWEST (PROJECT NO. NH-275-7(156)), DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1988). AN - 36409755; 5535 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately 9.3-mile-long section of highway on and along the existing US 275, located between the communities of Mercer and Waterloo in Douglas County, Nebraska, is proposed. East-west traffic in this corridor is currently accommodated by a two-lane, two-way highway extending between Omaha and Fremont. Current traffic volumes exceed the design capacity of this roadway, and congestion occurs during peak hours, creating serious traffic safety problems. The number of commuters from Fremont, Valley, and other adjacent areas using this route daily is increasing substantially. The new facility would consist of a four-lane divided highway created by construction of a two-lane roadway adjacent to the existing two lanes. For the 1.5-mile segment of the project in the vicinity of the Valley area, four alternative alignments have been assessed. The preferred alternative would involve construction of a four-lane rural bypass of Valley along the northern and eastern edges of the town, which would provide access to Valley at two locations via short connecting roads. The existing segment of US 275 within Valley would revert to city jurisdiction after the project is completed. The estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $31.1 million. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1988 considers revisions to the alignment of the preferred alternative, based on local resident reactions to the draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improved facility would provide safer travel for motorists throughout the segment. The facility would complement the existing police, fire, and ambulance protection services by providing safer and more efficient access to surrounding and outlying areas. In general, the expressway would reasonably meet the service requirements of an area located within Dodge and Douglas counties. The expressway would also serve as a direct connection to the interstate system in the vicinity of Omaha. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would total approximately 350 acres and displace two residences, 1.08 acres of wetlands, and over 300 acres of prime farmland. The bypass would introduce a highway facility into an otherwise bucolic setting. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 88-0242D, Volume 12, Number 7-8. JF - EPA number: 960015, 61 pages and maps, January 17, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-88-01-D-DS KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Nebraska KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WATERLOO+NORTHWEST+%28PROJECT+NO.+NH-275-7%28156%29%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1988%29.&rft.title=WATERLOO+NORTHWEST+%28PROJECT+NO.+NH-275-7%28156%29%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1988%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 17, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - YUMA TRAINING RANGE COMPLEX MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, AND DEVELOPMENT, YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36399533; 5528 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the training facilities and procedures at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona, is proposed. The training complex includes airspace as well as lands within the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range in Arizona and the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Bombing and Gunnery Range in California. These areas comprise more than 1,900 square miles of lands that have been employed as aerial gunnery and bombing training areas since they were established during the World War II period. The Marine Corps shares management of the Goldwater Range and its airspace with four other federal agencies. The complex is the only location available to and operated by the Marine Corps where the primary mission is to provide the full spectrum of support for Marine Corps tactical aviation training. Fourteen sets of alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Three sets of alternatives would affect the airspace over the complex, restricting some overflights of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge but allowing overflights for 60 days per year and providing additional restricted airspace over the Chocolate Mountain Range. Five sets of alternatives would affect the Goldwater Range, adding new target scenarios and a new runway, relocating the parachute drop zone for cargo, and consolidating ground support areas. Six alternatives would affect the Chocolate Mountain Range, increasing the net explosive weight limits for bombs, authorizing night ordnance delivery training, developing additional new targets, and relocating some ground support facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements to the training facilities would improve the Marine Corps' capabilities for anti-air warfare, offensive air support, assault support, aerial reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and control of aircraft and missiles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased levels of aerial training and ordnance use would expose bighorn sheep and other wildlife to high levels of noise and vibration. Additional ordnance use would also further contaminate the soil and cause soil erosion and delivery of sediment to streams. JF - EPA number: 960008, 682 pages and maps, January 16, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Erosion KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Noise KW - Preserves KW - Sediment KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge KW - California KW - Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=YUMA+TRAINING+RANGE+COMPLEX+MANAGEMENT%2C+OPERATION%2C+AND+DEVELOPMENT%2C+YUMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=YUMA+TRAINING+RANGE+COMPLEX+MANAGEMENT%2C+OPERATION%2C+AND+DEVELOPMENT%2C+YUMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Marine Crops, Yuma, Arizona; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 16, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENT OF US ROUTE 61 AND US ROUTE 218 AND IOWA 394 (AVENUE OF THE SAINTS, CANTON, MISSOURI, TO MT. PLEASANT, IOWA), CLARK AND LEWIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI, AND HENRY AND LEE COUNTIES, IOWA. AN - 36402086; 5520 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 56-mile-long, four-lane highway between Canton, Missouri, and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, passing through portions of Lewis and Clark counties in Missouri and Lee and Henry counties in Iowa, is proposed. The proposed project would be part of the Avenue of the Saints, a four-lane highway that would connect the cities of St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Paul, Minnesota. The facility would be designed to either freeway or expressway standards in Missouri and to expressway standards in Iowa. A bridge over the Des Moines River would be constructed at the Missouri/Iowa border. Between Canton, Missouri, and Vincennes, Iowa, 12 alternatives are being considered: nine of these are freeway alternatives on new alignment; two are expressways that would use the same alignment as two of the freeway alternatives; and one alternative (the preferred alternative) would involve upgrading existing US 61, US 136 Spur, and Missouri Route B to expressway standards. Both eastern and western bypasses of Wayland, Missouri, are being considered; St. Francisville, Missouri, would be bypassed at one of two of locations west of the community. Between Vincennes and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, two alternatives are being considered. These alternatives would differ only in the location of the proposed community bypass of Argyle, where two eastern bypasses of the community are being considered. The rural sections of these alternatives would consist of improving existing Iowa 394 and US 218 as expressways with at-grade intersections along an eastern bypass of Donnellson, Iowa. A preferred alternative for this portion of the project has not been selected. A No Action Alternative is also under consideration in this draft EIS. The estimated costs of the proposed project range from $75.8 to $112.4 million for the Canton-Vincennes portion, and $73.1 to $73.7 million for the Vincennes-Mt. Pleasant portion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide improved roadway capacity in anticipation of anticipated traffic volume increases, improved services for truck traffic, safety improvements, and improved alignment of the roadway. The project would also contribute to regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative in Missouri would involve the taking of 713 acres for right-of-way, displacing 8 residences, 3 businesses, 651 acres of farmland, and 3.2 acres of wetlands. Numerous historic sites and archaeological resources are located in the project area. The alternatives under consideration for the Iowa portion would involve the taking of up to 1,063 acres for right of way, displacing 28 residences, 554 acres of farmland, and 12.4 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 960000, 396 pages and maps, January 3, 1996 PY - 1996 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-95-05-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Iowa KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402086?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1996-01-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENT+OF+US+ROUTE+61+AND+US+ROUTE+218+AND+IOWA+394+%28AVENUE+OF+THE+SAINTS%2C+CANTON%2C+MISSOURI%2C+TO+MT.+PLEASANT%2C+IOWA%29%2C+CLARK+AND+LEWIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI%2C+AND+HENRY+AND+LEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENT+OF+US+ROUTE+61+AND+US+ROUTE+218+AND+IOWA+394+%28AVENUE+OF+THE+SAINTS%2C+CANTON%2C+MISSOURI%2C+TO+MT.+PLEASANT%2C+IOWA%29%2C+CLARK+AND+LEWIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI%2C+AND+HENRY+AND+LEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 3, 1996 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Biography of David L. Royster (1931-1985) AN - 52832779; 1996-042588 JF - Environmental & Engineering Geoscience AU - Moore, Harry Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 97 EP - 98 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists and the Geological Society of America, College Station, TX VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 1078-7275, 1078-7275 KW - Royster, David L. 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ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A study on factors affecting the permeability of clay liner AN - 52697735; 1997-054663 JF - Environmental Geotechnology. Proceedings of the ... International Symposium AU - Shaktour, Khalil M AU - Daignault, Louis G AU - Janardhanam, R A2 - Fang, Hsai-Yang A2 - Inyang, Hilary I. Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 255 EP - 262 PB - Technomic Publishing, Lancaster VL - 3, Vol. 1 KW - silicates KW - clay KW - clastic sediments KW - landfills KW - stress KW - geomembranes KW - compactness KW - clay minerals KW - sediments KW - sheet silicates KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - waste disposal KW - permeability KW - disposal barriers KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52697735?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Environmental+Geotechnology.+Proceedings+of+the+...+International+Symposium&rft.atitle=A+study+on+factors+affecting+the+permeability+of+clay+liner&rft.au=Shaktour%2C+Khalil+M%3BDaignault%2C+Louis+G%3BJanardhanam%2C+R&rft.aulast=Shaktour&rft.aufirst=Khalil&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=3%2C+Vol.+1&rft.issue=&rft.spage=255&rft.isbn=1566764629&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Geotechnology.+Proceedings+of+the+...+International+Symposium&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 3rd international symposium on Environmental geotechnology N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04504 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - clastic sediments; clay; clay minerals; compactness; disposal barriers; geomembranes; hydraulic conductivity; landfills; permeability; sediments; sheet silicates; silicates; stress; waste disposal ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Damage and restoration of geodetic infrastructure caused by the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake AN - 52111175; 2002-026070 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Hodgkinson, Kathleen M AU - Stein, Ross S AU - Hudnut, Kenneth W AU - Satalich, Jay AU - Richards, John H Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 70 EP - 70, 1 sheet PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - Los Angeles County California KW - Global Positioning System KW - magnitude KW - damage KW - geodetic networks KW - deformation KW - seismic response KW - measurement KW - California KW - Los Angeles California KW - geographic information systems KW - Northridge California KW - ground motion KW - buildings KW - velocity KW - information systems KW - Northridge earthquake 1994 KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52111175?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Damage+and+restoration+of+geodetic+infrastructure+caused+by+the+1994+Northridge%2C+California%2C+earthquake&rft.au=Hodgkinson%2C+Kathleen+M%3BStein%2C+Ross+S%3BHudnut%2C+Kenneth+W%3BSatalich%2C+Jay%3BRichards%2C+John+H&rft.aulast=Hodgkinson&rft.aufirst=Kathleen&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/fema/ https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/OFR LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Availability - Earthquake Hazards Team, Menlo Park, CA, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Includes appendices; accessed on March 28, 2002 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-25 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - buildings; California; damage; deformation; earthquakes; geodetic networks; geographic information systems; Global Positioning System; ground motion; information systems; Los Angeles California; Los Angeles County California; magnitude; measurement; Northridge California; Northridge earthquake 1994; roads; seismic response; United States; USGS; velocity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Estimates of mass transfer rates during air sparging using relative permeability and neutron probe measurements AN - 52109956; 2002-038683 JF - Proceedings of the Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemicals in Ground Water: Prevention, Detection and Remediation Conference AU - Acomb, Lawrence AU - McKay, Daniel AU - Berglund, Scott AU - Sherhart, Tom AU - Benediktsson, Catharine A2 - Stanley, Anita Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 113 EP - 121 PB - Ground Water Publishing Company, Westerville, OH VL - 1996 KW - tomography KW - soils KW - oxygen KW - pollutants KW - soil vapor extraction KW - pollution KW - rates KW - resistivity KW - air sparging KW - environmental analysis KW - remediation KW - measurement KW - ground water KW - volatiles KW - organic compounds KW - water treatment KW - volatile organic compounds KW - efficiency KW - mass transfer KW - permeability KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52109956?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Petroleum+Hydrocarbons+and+Organic+Chemicals+in+Ground+Water%3A+Prevention%2C+Detection+and+Remediation+Conference&rft.atitle=Estimates+of+mass+transfer+rates+during+air+sparging+using+relative+permeability+and+neutron+probe+measurements&rft.au=Acomb%2C+Lawrence%3BMcKay%2C+Daniel%3BBerglund%2C+Scott%3BSherhart%2C+Tom%3BBenediktsson%2C+Catharine&rft.aulast=Acomb&rft.aufirst=Lawrence&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=1996&rft.issue=&rft.spage=113&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Petroleum+Hydrocarbons+and+Organic+Chemicals+in+Ground+Water%3A+Prevention%2C+Detection+and+Remediation+Conference&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 1996 Petroleum hydrocarbons & organic chemicals in ground water; prevention, detection, and remediation conference N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - PubXState - OH N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04977 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - air sparging; efficiency; environmental analysis; ground water; mass transfer; measurement; organic compounds; oxygen; permeability; pollutants; pollution; rates; remediation; resistivity; soil vapor extraction; soils; tomography; volatile organic compounds; volatiles; water treatment ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The 1994 submarine slope failure at Skagway, Alaska AN - 51446771; 2007-045378 JF - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Landslides = Comptes Rendus du Symposium International sur les Glissements de Terrain AU - Cornforth, D H AU - Lowell, J A A2 - Senneset, Kaare Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 527 EP - 532 PB - A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam VL - 7, Vol. 1 KW - United States KW - soil mechanics KW - failures KW - shear strength KW - geologic hazards KW - clastic sediments KW - Southeastern Alaska KW - earthflows KW - harbors KW - Skagway Alaska KW - silt KW - slumping KW - landslides KW - engineering geology KW - North Pacific KW - marine environment KW - Pacific Ocean KW - mass movements KW - sediments KW - coastal environment KW - Alaska KW - slope stability KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51446771?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+International+Symposium+on+Landslides+%3D+Comptes+Rendus+du+Symposium+International+sur+les+Glissements+de+Terrain&rft.atitle=The+1994+submarine+slope+failure+at+Skagway%2C+Alaska&rft.au=Cornforth%2C+D+H%3BLowell%2C+J+A&rft.aulast=Cornforth&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=7%2C+Vol.+1&rft.issue=&rft.spage=527&rft.isbn=9054108185&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+International+Symposium+on+Landslides+%3D+Comptes+Rendus+du+Symposium+International+sur+les+Glissements+de+Terrain&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Seventh international symposium on Landslides N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2007-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. table, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02939 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; clastic sediments; coastal environment; earthflows; engineering geology; failures; geologic hazards; harbors; landslides; marine environment; mass movements; North Pacific; Pacific Ocean; sediments; shear strength; silt; Skagway Alaska; slope stability; slumping; soil mechanics; Southeastern Alaska; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The reliability of soil classification derived from cone penetration test AN - 51159189; 2003-080078 JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Zhang, Zhongjie AU - Tumay, Mehmet T A2 - Shackelford, Charles D. A2 - Nelson, Priscilla P. A2 - Roth, Mary J. S. Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 383 EP - 408 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 58 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - soil mechanics KW - penetration tests KW - in situ KW - engineering properties KW - cone penetration tests KW - statistical analysis KW - reliability KW - data processing KW - layered materials KW - factors KW - classification KW - thickness KW - uncertainty KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51159189?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=The+reliability+of+soil+classification+derived+from+cone+penetration+test&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Zhongjie%3BTumay%2C+Mehmet+T&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Zhongjie&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=58&rft.issue=&rft.spage=383&rft.isbn=0784401888&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Uncertainty '96 N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2003-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 21 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - classification; cone penetration tests; data processing; engineering properties; factors; in situ; layered materials; penetration tests; reliability; soil mechanics; statistical analysis; thickness; uncertainty ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of remediated petroleum contaminated soils in highway construction AN - 51044470; 1998-033890 JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Meegoda, Jay N AU - Mueller, Robert T AU - Palise, Frank A2 - Meegoda, Jay N. A2 - Vallejo, Luis E. A2 - Reddi, L. N. Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 1 EP - 16 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 59 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - leaking underground storage tanks KW - experimental studies KW - asphalt KW - engineering properties KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - porous materials KW - petroleum products KW - concrete KW - remediation KW - waste management KW - bitumens KW - organic compounds KW - hydrocarbons KW - waste disposal KW - construction materials KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51044470?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=Use+of+remediated+petroleum+contaminated+soils+in+highway+construction&rft.au=Meegoda%2C+Jay+N%3BMueller%2C+Robert+T%3BPalise%2C+Frank&rft.aulast=Meegoda&rft.aufirst=Jay&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=0784402132&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - National convention of the ASCE , Sessions on Engineered contaminated soils and interaction of soils and geomembranes N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - asphalt; bitumens; concrete; construction materials; engineering properties; experimental studies; hydrocarbons; leaking underground storage tanks; organic compounds; petroleum products; pollutants; pollution; porous materials; remediation; soil mechanics; soils; waste disposal; waste management ER - TY - CONF T1 - Nondestructive materials characterization for historic conservation AN - 15788458; 249559 AB - Nondestructive methods for materials characterization can be applied to a wide range of problems in the conservation of cultural monuments and historic structures. Since destructive testing is generally prohibited in this field, the nondestructive approach is extremely important. NDT can be used in the archaeology of architecture to determine provenance of materials, dates of construction or changes in technology. For analysis of structural conditions, NDT tomographic methods can be used to look below frescoes, mosaics or other surface layers to identify materials used in wall or foundation construction. NDT can also be used to characterize materials in terms of physical properties such as density or strength. Materials characterization in terms of chemical or mineralogical composition is also required. NDT characterization of the deterioration of materials plays an important role in diagnostics for architectural conservation. This kind of characterization can involve changes in the material itself, such as corrosion of metals, or the detection of harmful environmental factors such as water or chlorides. JF - Materials Science Forum AU - Livingston, R A Y1 - 1996 PY - 1996 DA - 1996 SP - 751 EP - 758 PB - TRANSTEC PUBL LTD., ZURICH, (SWITZERLAND) VL - 210-213 IS - pt 2 KW - Architectural conservation KW - Density (optical) KW - Elastic moduli KW - Historic conservation KW - Provenance KW - Strength of materials KW - Structures (built objects) KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Materials KW - Characterization KW - Conservation KW - Composition KW - Computerized tomography KW - W4 801.4:PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY KW - W4 741.1:LIGHT/OPTICS KW - W4 421:STRENGTH OF BUILDING MATERIALS KW - W4 422.2:TEST METHODS KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W4 408.1:STRUCTURAL DESIGN (GENERAL) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15788458?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Materials+Science+Forum&rft.atitle=Nondestructive+materials+characterization+for+historic+conservation&rft.au=Livingston%2C+R+A&rft.aulast=Livingston&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1996-01-01&rft.volume=210-213&rft.issue=pt+2&rft.spage=751&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Materials+Science+Forum&rft.issn=02555476&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ELLIOT BRIDGE NO. 3166 REPLACEMENT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36407479; 5515 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of Elliot Bridge and its northern and southern approaches in King County, Washington, is proposed. A four-lane bridge across Cedar River would replace the existing substandard two-lane bridge; the existing bridge would be removed because it cannot be reconstructed to meet current design and safety standards. Because of its functionally obsolete design and narrow structure, Elliot Bridge is considered a safety hazard to pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists attempting to cross it. In the project area, residential development and population growth are expected to increase, and travel patterns will change, significantly increasing traffic volumes by the year 2010. In addition to severe congestion on the bridge, traffic accident rates will rise. The one existing sidewalk on the bridge does not provide adequate separation from vehicular traffic lanes. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Realignment of the approaches under all of the build alternatives would extend from State Route 169 (SR 169), the Renton-Maple Valley Highway, to approximately 0.25 miles north of the intersection of 154th Place SE and Jones Road. All of the build alternatives would include the construction of approximately 0.5 miles of roadway with curbs, gutters, and sidewalks; the addition of bicycle and pedestrian facilities, drainage systems, landscaping, and illumination; and the reconstruction of approximately 0.25 miles of streets intersecting with the new road and bridge alignment. The new bridge would be of sufficient length to span the normal flow of Cedar River without the use of piers or other supports in the floodway. The project under Alternative 1 would follow the existing 149th Avenue SE and cross Cedar River on a 300-foot bridge immediately west of the existing Elliot Bridge. It would then parallel the existing Jones Road curve, traverse the base of the bluff near the Flora Springs Nursery, and intersect with 154th Place SE approximately 0.25 miles north of the existing 154th Place SE/Jones Road intersection. The project under Alternative 2 would be similar to that under Alternative 1, except that after following the existing 149th Avenue SE, it would cross Cedar River immediately east of the existing bridge. The project under Alternative 3 (the preferred alternative) would extend 154th Place SE in a straight alignment so that it would intersect with SR 169 near 152nd Avenue SE It would cross Cedar River to the east of the existing bridge. The northern approach would be improved for a distance of approximately 0.25 miles north of the existing 154th Place SE/Jones Road intersection. Under the third alternative, the new bridge would consist of two spans with a pier on the south bank of the normal low-water channel. This alternative would require the removal of an abandoned railroad embankment at the intersection of 154th Place SE and SR 169. Construction costs under Alternative 1, Alternative 2, and Alternative 3 would be $5.939 million, $5.903 million, and $4.168 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed replacement bridge and its approaches would provide for increased safety through improved pedestrian and vehicular facilities, featuring increased sight distances. Improvement of the area roadways would reduce congestion, which would in turn reduce vehicle emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels from increased traffic would increase over current levels. Rights-of-way acquisition under the build alternatives would require the relocation of 1 to 4 residences and possibly a portion of the nearby nursery. Driveways would be steepened at several residences where the approach road was raised four to six feet above the existing roadway elevation. Filling, grading, and road construction would eliminate 4.7 to 8.2 acres of vegetation and 0.2 to 2.5 acres of parkland within the corridor. Water quality in the Cedar River would be negatively affected. Alternative 3 would adversely affect an area that provides a high quality of wildlife habitat, eliminate about 0.2 acres of riparian habitat, and reduce the number of perch trees available to bald eagles. Some views in the area would be obstructed by the increased size of the new bridge. Some nearby residences could experience traffic-related light and glare as a result of realignment of the approach roads. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0329D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 950604, 528 pages, December 22, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-92-4-F KW - Air Quality KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highway Structures KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407479?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ELLIOT+BRIDGE+NO.+3166+REPLACEMENT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=ELLIOT+BRIDGE+NO.+3166+REPLACEMENT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 22, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WORCESTER AIRPORT FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF IMPROVEMENTS AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 11-29, WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1991). AN - 36407432; 5509 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a parallel taxiway for Runway 11-29 and the implementation of other improvements at Worcester Municipal Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts, are proposed. The airport, which serves central Massachusetts, has two main runways; Runway 11-29 is the primary and precision instrument landing runway. A runway, especially a primary runway that experiences heavy use, is generally constructed with a parallel taxiway so that airplanes that are landing or taking off can be kept separate from those taxiing on the ground. Focal issues addressed include the effects on noise levels, water quality, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS. The preferred location of the taxiway was selected as north of the runway. Approximately 75 percent of the embankment material would be taken from the Taxiway D Borrow Site, which is north of Taxiway D and west of Runway 15. A waiver would be requested from the Federal Aviation Administration to allow for the 359-foot distance separating the runway centerline from the taxiway centerline. If the waiver were rejected or if it precluded further installation of a Category II instrument landing system on Runway 11-29, then a 400-foot offset would be provided. Three other taxiway build alternatives were also under consideration, including north of the runway with a 400-foot offset and south of the runway with either a 359-foot or 400-foot offset. Five borrow site alternatives were also considered. This final supplement to the draft EIS of March 1991 evaluates the effects of a five-year plan of airfield safety and proposed operations improvements. A December 1994 draft supplement to the draft EIS introduced 15 additional improvements to airport operations; the improvements would be independent of one another and could be implemented at various times in the next ten years. Near-term improvements would include reconstructing the terminal apron and its drainage system; upgrading the airfield lighting system; installing an instrument landing system at the end of Runway 11-29; installing safety and security fencing; reconstructing Runway 15-33 and constructing runway safety areas; constructing a parallel taxiway to Runway 11-29; and implementing improvements to the drainage system and embankment south of Runway 11-29. Long-range improvements would include extending and reconstructing some taxiways, and expansion of parking and rental car lots. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Taxiway construction would reduce delays and improve air traffic safety at this major central Massachusetts air carrier airport. Aircraft using the facility would no longer be required to taxi onto and down the 7,005-foot length of Runway 11-29 to reach the end of that runway due to the lack of a taxiway. The potential for collisions between departing and arriving aircraft resulting from this situation would be eliminated. Erosion control measures associated with the project would improve water quality in Lynde Brook Reservoir, a public water source just downstream of the project area. Other proposed improvements would bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration design standards and improve the overall safety of the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to the highly-erodible soils common to the area, major filling within the watershed would pose a potential threat to water stored in Lynde Brook Reservoir. All necessary precautions would be taken to ensure that sedimentation of the reservoir does not occur. A total of 4.2 acres of wetlands would be displaced by the construction of a parallel taxiway and safety areas for Runway 11-29. Floodplain lands would be adversely affected. Hauling of large quantities of fill from an off-airport site could pose significant adverse impacts, increasing traffic and deteriorating road conditions. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, (P.L. 91-258), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplemental EIS, see 94-0451D, Volume 18, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0124D, Volume 15, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950598, 378 pages, December 20, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Erosion Control KW - Floodplains KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Massachusetts KW - Worcester Municipal Airport, Massachusetts KW - Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, Funding KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407432?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WORCESTER+AIRPORT+FIVE-YEAR+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS+AND+PARALLEL+TAXIWAY+TO+RUNWAY+11-29%2C+WORCESTER+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+WORCESTER%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.title=WORCESTER+AIRPORT+FIVE-YEAR+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS+AND+PARALLEL+TAXIWAY+TO+RUNWAY+11-29%2C+WORCESTER+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+WORCESTER%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 20, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 1 FROM SECONDARY ROAD (SR) 1853 AT LAKEVIEW TO SR 1180 SOUTH OF SANFORD, STATE PROJECT NO. 8.T560302, LEE AND MOORE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36398042; 5507 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Route 1 in southern Lee County and eastern Moore County, North Carolina, is proposed. The project, which lies within the Sandhills region of the state, would extend 12 miles from Secondary Road (SR) 1853 at Lakeview to SR 1180 south of Sanford. The towns of Cameron, Lakeview, and Vass also are within the study area. The alignment of existing US 1 in the study area is substandard, with restrictive roadway geometrics and poor passing sight distances. The existing two-lane roadway consists primarily of a 22-foot-wide paved section with limited shoulder width within a 100-foot right-of-way. The project initially would involve construction of a four-lane expressway with future development of a four-lane freeway throughout the length of the study area. Corridors under consideration for the project would include the existing US 1 corridor along with frontage roads, a new corridor, and a combination of the existing corridor and a new alignment. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative A (the preferred alternative) would use three miles of the existing US 1 corridor and nine miles of a new corridor to the east. Alternative B would consist of a new corridor west of existing US 1 for a distance of 12 miles. Alternative C would use approximately eight miles of the existing US 1 corridor and a new corridor to bypass Vass to the west, for a total length of 12 miles. Alternative D would follow the existing corridor over nine miles, and a new corridor to bypass Vass to the east, for a total length of 12 miles. Alternative E would utilize approximately three miles of the existing corridor and new corridors to the east and west, for a total length of approximately 13 miles. All of the alternatives would cross the Little River, Crane Creek, and their tributaries. Alternative C, Alternative D, and Alternative E would cross Little Crane Creek. One crossing of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad (CSX) would be required under Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative C, and Alternative D. Alternative E would involve three crossings of the railroad. Alternative A and Alternative B would include three interchanges, while the other alternatives would include two interchanges. The estimated costs of Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative C, Alternative D, and Alternative E are $45.8 million, $45.2 million, $53.0 million, $52.0 million, and $54.4 million, respectively. Respective benefit-cost ratios are 2.11, 2.94, 2.31, 2.43, and 2.18. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By improving a substandard section of US 1, the project would enhance local as well as through traffic. US Route 1 is a major north-south route extending the entire length of the eastern seaboard. By removing traffic from Vass, alternatives involving a bypass of this community would remove through traffic from local streets. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 30 to 105 residents, 366 to 427 acres of wildlife habitat, 75 to 124 acres of wetlands, and 158 to 226 acres of prime farmlands. Habitat for several state and federally listed endangered species could be impacted. The project would traverse 14 to 19 hydrologic resources, possibly resulting in one channel relocation, and 1 to 5 sites containing potentially hazardous wastes. Some 14 to 20 sensitive receptors would be exposed to noise levels in excess of standards. Up to two archaeologic sites potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as one school, one water intake, and one waste treatment facility could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0423D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950596, 367 pages and maps, December 18, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-91-13-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Schools KW - Transportation KW - Waste Disposal KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+1+FROM+SECONDARY+ROAD+%28SR%29+1853+AT+LAKEVIEW+TO+SR+1180+SOUTH+OF+SANFORD%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+8.T560302%2C+LEE+AND+MOORE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+1+FROM+SECONDARY+ROAD+%28SR%29+1853+AT+LAKEVIEW+TO+SR+1180+SOUTH+OF+SANFORD%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+8.T560302%2C+LEE+AND+MOORE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 18, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FREEWAY AND EXPRESSWAY, STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 180, BETWEEN CHESTNUT AND HIGHLAND AVENUES, FRESNO, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36397983; 5506 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new east-west highway within the city of Fresno, California, is proposed. The project corridor extends five miles from Chestnut Avenue on the west to Temperance Avenue on the east. The proposed highway would connect with the previously approved State Route (SR) 180 freeway west of Chestnut Avenue and the existing SR 180 east of Temperance Avenue, providing improved access between the west side of the San Joaquin Valley and the recreational facilities to the east (Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park and Forest), as well as improving peak-period commuter travel. The existing SR 180 enters Fresno from the west along Whites Bridge Road and proceeds eastward on Ventura Avenue and Kings Canyon Road, which is a four-lane divided highway with parking on both sides between Chestnut and Fowler avenues. Beyond Fowler, the roadway tapers down to a two-lane highway without paved shoulders. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 1A) would involve construction of a six-lane freeway from Chestnut Avenue to Clovis Avenue and a four-lane expressway from Clovis Avenue to Temperance Avenue. The project would probably be constructed in stages, with sufficient right-of-way to permit expanding the roadway from six to eight lanes and from four to six lanes where applicable. The freeway alignment alternatives (Alternative 1B and Alternative 1C) would follow the same alignment as Alternative 1A to Fowler Avenue, where they would continue eastward toward Temperance Avenue before turning southeast to Kings Canyon Road. The Transportation Systems Management Alternative would eliminate on-street parking, improve signaling, and make similar improvements without requiring any major construction. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Because Fresno currently has no major east-west thoroughfare, the proposed project would facilitate east-west traffic movement; in addition, it would provide for expansion to accommodate future traffic growth. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 124 acres of agricultural lands, 3 farms, and 201 residences. The proposed roadway would cross a stream, a floodplain, and a known hazardous waste site. Although the proposed sound barrier would mitigate traffic noise in most urban areas near the project, four residences would not be protected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0308D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 950595, 317 pages and maps, December 18, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-92-02-F KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397983?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+OF+NEW+FREEWAY+AND+EXPRESSWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+180%2C+BETWEEN+CHESTNUT+AND+HIGHLAND+AVENUES%2C+FRESNO%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+OF+NEW+FREEWAY+AND+EXPRESSWAY%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+180%2C+BETWEEN+CHESTNUT+AND+HIGHLAND+AVENUES%2C+FRESNO%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 18, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 50 HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF ATHENS TO THE CITY OF COOLVILLE, US 50 18.58 FROM 4 KM WEST OF OH-690 TO OH-7, ATHENS COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 36403246; 5503 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Route 50 from a two-lane principal arterial to a four-lane highway between the cities of Athens and Coolville, Ohio, is proposed. The project corridor would extend approximately 16 miles and lie entirely within Athens County. The project would complete an unfinished segment of the Appalachian Highway and would improve access and safety. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The feasible build alternatives would include different alignment and right-of-way options. The road would be built as a controlled-access, four-lane highway with either a 40-foot or 60-foot median, depending on the location. Where possible, the project would use existing right-of-way. Some cut and fill would be required in the central and eastern portion of the project in order to reduce existing steep grades and to expand horizontal clearances in areas adjacent to steep hillsides where insufficient space exists to locate a four-lane freeway, or where the existing highway is located near the Hocking River. Nearly all existing at-grade intersections with public would be maintained. The two existing bridges near Guysville (over the Hocking River floodplain and over the Hocking River) would be used for traffic flow to the west. Two new parallel structures would be required for eastbound traffic. Alternative 7 has been identified as the preferred alternative. The estimated project cost is $79.4 million to $100 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would provide enhanced regional access to southeastern Ohio, accommodate design year traffic, and correct existing roadway design and safety deficiencies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some 51 to 56 residences would be displaced under the build alternatives, as would 3 to 5 businesses. Right-of-way requirements would involve 800 to 950 acres of land, including 19 to 120 acres of residential land and 51 to 89 acres of agricultural land. Under the preferred alternative, moderate adverse noise impacts would occur at 66 receptor sites; in addition, 12 hazardous materials underground storage tanks (and four other sites) would be encountered. Some 8 to 18 wetlands, in the amount of 2.64 to 4.1 acres, would be disturbed. Some 13 to 19 potential historic and archaeological sites occur on project alignments. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950592, 328 pages and maps, December 15, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Storage KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Ohio KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403246?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+50+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+BETWEEN+THE+CITY+OF+ATHENS+TO+THE+CITY+OF+COOLVILLE%2C+US+50+18.58+FROM+4+KM+WEST+OF+OH-690+TO+OH-7%2C+ATHENS+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=US+50+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+BETWEEN+THE+CITY+OF+ATHENS+TO+THE+CITY+OF+COOLVILLE%2C+US+50+18.58+FROM+4+KM+WEST+OF+OH-690+TO+OH-7%2C+ATHENS+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, Ohio; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 15, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 509 EXTENSION/SOUTH ACCESS ROAD CORRIDOR STUDY, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36396211; 5495 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of State Route 509 (SR 509) from its current terminus at 12th Place South southward to a connection with Interstate 5 (I-5), and improvements to southern access to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) by constructing a new South Access Road, located in King County, Washington, are proposed. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The ultimate design of the limited-access SR 509 extension would include two general-purpose travel lanes and a center high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction. The right-of-way width would vary, but would generally not be less than 200 feet. The ultimate design of the limited-access South Access Road would be two general-purpose travel lanes in each direction. The right-of-way width would vary, but would generally not be less than 120 feet. In each case, the actual roadway would be located within an identified corridor. Related transportation system actions planned or under way in or near the project corridor would include the addition of a runway and construction of support facilities at Sea-Tac Airport; the development of a business park in the City of Des Moines; and the construction of a federal detention center in Seattle. The build alternatives would present corridor alignments ranging in length from 2.2 to 5.37 miles. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Lower levels of traffic congestion, reduced travel times, and improved average travel speeds would result from the proposed action. Fuel consumption in the area would decrease relative to the No Action alternative. Reduced congestion and grade-separated facilities would improve overall traffic safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would increase as traffic and development increase in the area; approximately 1,500 receptors would experience 66-dBA or greater traffic noise levels, an increase of approximately 720 receptors over current conditions. Depending on the corridor selected, the highways would cross seismic, erosion, and landslide hazard areas. Construction impacts could include the alteration of existing wetland hydrology and degradation of water quality and wildlife habitat; total wetland fill would range from 4.0 to 11.0 acres. Community cohesion and access would be adversely affected, and between 16.2 and 18.2 acres of Des Moines Creek Park would be acquired for the project. A well north of South 200th Street would be removed. Right-of-way acquisition would result in the potential loss of $412,000 to $674,000 in annual property tax revenue. Displacements would include 55 to 184 single-family residences, 55 to 209 multifamily units, and 9 to 30 businesses; displacements would adversely affect county affordable housing stock. Some 12 and 21 potential hazardous waste sites could be encountered on the project corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950583, 497 pages and maps, December 14, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Airports KW - Cost Assessments KW - Energy Consumption KW - Erosion KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396211?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+509+EXTENSION%2FSOUTH+ACCESS+ROAD+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+509+EXTENSION%2FSOUTH+ACCESS+ROAD+CORRIDOR+STUDY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 14, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TAMPA INTERSTATE STUDY, I-275 TO JUST NORTH OF CYPRESS STREET AND I-275 FROM THE HOWARD FRANKLIND BRIDGE/KENNEDY BOULEVARD RAMPS NORTH TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD AND I-4 FROM I-275, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36406737; 5493 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of the safety and efficiency of the existing Interstate 275 (I-275) and I-4 corridors, comprising about 15 miles of roadway serving the Tampa urban area and providing access to the surrounding community, in Hillsborough County, Florida, is proposed. In addition to a No Action Alternative, five action alternatives, each with two to four alternative alignment options, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project would consist of the construction of approximately 15 miles of multi-lane improvements to I-275 from the Howard Franklind Bridge/Kennedy Boulevard Ramps and just north of Cypress Street on Memorial Highway (State Route 60) north to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and I-4 from I-275 (including interchange) to east of 50th Street (US 41); construction of a multi-lane controlled-access facility (Crosstown Connector) on new alignment from I-4 south to the existing Tampa South Crosstown Expressway; and improvements to approximately 4.4 miles of the Tampa South Crosstown Expressway from the Kennedy Boulevard overpass east to Maydell Drive. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would enhance the region's existing interstate system, improve area-wide mobility, and not significantly alter existing or future land uses because the proposed improvements would involve an existing freeway and land uses within the project vicinity that are already established. Air quality could improve as a result of increased motor vehicle mobility, faster operating speeds, and less stop-and-go driving. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would require the relocation of approximately 1,014 residences and 159 businesses. The displacements would have a combined right-of-way cost of approximately $388 million and a relocation cost of approximately $37 million. Three public educational facilities would also require relocation. Half an acre of the Perry Harvey Park would be adversely affected by the preferred alternative. The preferred alternative would adversely affect 116 sites listed or determined to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Electric lines and three Tampa Electric substations, sanitary sewer lines, water mains, and buried telephone lines, natural gas mains, and cable television lines would be affected and some could need to be relocated. Some 1,351 noise-sensitive sites would experience noise levels which approach or exceed Federal Highway Administration Noise Abatement Criteria. Sixty-nine potential hazardous materials sites would occur in the project corridor. Approximately 6.7 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected by project construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950581, Main volume--422 pages and maps, Appendices--268 pages and maps, December 13, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406737?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TAMPA+INTERSTATE+STUDY%2C+I-275+TO+JUST+NORTH+OF+CYPRESS+STREET+AND+I-275+FROM+THE+HOWARD+FRANKLIND+BRIDGE%2FKENNEDY+BOULEVARD+RAMPS+NORTH+TO+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+BOULEVARD+AND+I-4+FROM+I-275%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=TAMPA+INTERSTATE+STUDY%2C+I-275+TO+JUST+NORTH+OF+CYPRESS+STREET+AND+I-275+FROM+THE+HOWARD+FRANKLIND+BRIDGE%2FKENNEDY+BOULEVARD+RAMPS+NORTH+TO+DR.+MARTIN+LUTHER+KING%2C+JR.+BOULEVARD+AND+I-4+FROM+I-275%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 13, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DUAL-TRACK AIRPORT PLANNING PROCESS, CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION, MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DAKOTA AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. AN - 36402008; 5491 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a suitable plan to expand air traffic facilities at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) so as to accommodate aviation needs 30 years into the future for the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area is proposed. Recent studies conducted by the Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have independently concluded that without substantial airfield, terminal, and access improvements, future growth in aviation activity at MSP, located in Hennepin County, will result in significantly decreased level of service and increased user costs. Peak-hour demand will outstrip capacity of the runway/taxiway system without major improvements. The FAA's capacity enhancement plan for MSP reports an annual cost of peak hour delays at about $26 million annually under current conditions and projected at about $66 million annually by 2020. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, which would continue the use of existing airport facilities at MSP and committed projects with funding approved by MAC through 1997, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the MSP Development Alternative, a new 8,000-foot north-south runway would be added to the current three-runway airfield. A new replacement terminal building would be built on the west side of the airport and connected to gates on the east side via an underground people mover. Other improvements would include highway access from Trunk Highway 62 and Trunk Highway 77 to the new west side entrance to the terminal, and a parking/drop-off facility on the east side of the airport. Under the New Airport Alternative, a new replacement airport would be built on a site of 14,000 acres east of Vermillion and south of Hastings in Dakota County. The airfield would consist of six runways; four parallel runways and two crosswind runways. Main highway access would be from the north by a new eight-lane freeway to a centrally-located terminal. The development cost for a new airport would be $4.7 billion; the development cost for MSP expansion would be $2.8 billion. The expansion of MSP would create 92,000 jobs and $6.3 billion to the local economy during construction, compared with 154,000 jobs and $10 billion from the new airport. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed capacity enhancements would preserve MSP's ability to provide good air service and economic benefits to the region as a major connecting hub. MSP's role as a connecting hub is integral to the air service the airport provides the region. Further, MSP provides a major link in the nation's airspace structure, and currently ranks as the 15th busiest airport in the nation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All of the alternatives would adversely affect the natural environment; though relatively minor, they would involve air quality, water quality, wetlands, endangered and threatened species, archaeological resources, biotic communities, floodplains, parks and recreation areas, wild and scenic rivers, and wildlife refuges. If a new airport were built, some 17,000 acres of farmland would be lost in Dakota County (including over 4,000 acres due to induced development and relocated of displaced farm households). Expanding MSP would expose 7,620 persons to significant adverse noise impacts; the new airport alternative would similarly affect 175 people. The MSP expansion would require the relocation of 96 households and 76 businesses employing 2,920 workers; the new airport would require the relocation of 229 households and 147 businesses employing 712 workers. Expanding MSP would require the demolition of an historic architectural resource. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950579, 489 pages and maps, December 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota KW - Minnesota KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402008?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DUAL-TRACK+AIRPORT+PLANNING+PROCESS%2C+CONSTRUCTION+AND+EXPANSION%2C+MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT+PAUL+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DAKOTA+AND+HENNEPIN+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=DUAL-TRACK+AIRPORT+PLANNING+PROCESS%2C+CONSTRUCTION+AND+EXPANSION%2C+MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT+PAUL+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DAKOTA+AND+HENNEPIN+COUNTIES%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 1 FROM SECONDARY ROAD (SR) 1853 AT LAKEVIEW, TO SR 1180 SOUTH OF SANFORD, STATE PROJECT NO. 6.569001T, LEE AND MOORE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36399699; 5488 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Route 1 in southern Lee County and eastern Moore County, North Carolina, is proposed. The project, which lies within the Sandhills region of the state, would extend 12 miles from Secondary Road (SR) 1853 at Lakeview to SR 1180 south of Sanford. The towns of Cameron, Vass, and Lakeview also are within the study area. The alignment of existing US 1 in the study area is substandard, with restrictive roadway geometrics and poor passing sight distances. The existing two-lane roadway consists primarily of a 22-foot-wide paved section with limited shoulder width within a 100-foot-wide rights-of-way. The project initially would involve construction of a four-lane expressway with future development of a four-lane freeway throughout the length of the study area. Corridors under consideration for the project include the existing US 1 corridor along with frontage roads, a new corridor, and a combination of the existing corridor and a new alignment. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative A (the preferred alternative) would use three miles of the existing US 1 corridor and nine miles of a new corridor to the east. Alternative B would consist of a new corridor west of existing US 1 for a distance of 12 miles. Alternative C would use approximately eight miles of the existing US 1 corridor and a new corridor to bypass Vass to the west, for a total length of 12 miles. Alternative D would follow the existing corridor over nine miles, and a new corridor to bypass Vass to the east, for a total length of 12 miles. Alternative E would utilize approximately three miles of the existing corridor and new corridors to the east and west, for a total length of approximately 13 miles. All alternatives would cross the Little River, Crane Creek, and their tributaries. Alternative C, Alternative D, and Alternative E would cross Little Crane Creek. One crossing of the Seaboard Coastline Railroad (CSX) would be required under Alternatives A, Alternative B, Alternative C, and Alternative D. Alternative E would involve three crossings of the railroad. Alternative A and Alternative B would include three interchanges, while the other alternatives would include two interchanges. The estimated costs of Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative C, Alternative D, and Alternative E are $45.8 million, $45.2 million, $53.0 million, $52.0 million, and $54.4 million, respectively. Respective benefit-cost ratios are 2.11, 2.94, 2.31, 2.43, and 2.18. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By improving a substandard section of US 1, the project would enhance local as well as through traffic. US Route 1 is a major north-south route extending the entire length of the eastern seaboard. By removing traffic from Vass, alternatives involving a bypass of this community would remove through traffic from local streets. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 30 to 105 residents, 366 to 427 acres of wildlife habitat, 75 to 124 acres of wetlands, and 158 to 226 acres of prime farmlands. Habitat for several state and federally listed endangered species could be adversely affected. The project would traverse 14 to 19 hydrologic resources, possibly resulting in one channel relocation, and 1 to 5 sites containing potentially hazardous wastes. From 14 to 20 sensitive receptors would be exposed to noise levels in excess of standards. Up to two archaeologic sites potentially eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as one school, one water intake, and one waste treatment facility could be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0423D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950575, 367 pages and maps, December 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-91-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Schools KW - Transportation KW - Waste Disposal KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399699?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+1+FROM+SECONDARY+ROAD+%28SR%29+1853+AT+LAKEVIEW%2C+TO+SR+1180+SOUTH+OF+SANFORD%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+6.569001T%2C+LEE+AND+MOORE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+1+FROM+SECONDARY+ROAD+%28SR%29+1853+AT+LAKEVIEW%2C+TO+SR+1180+SOUTH+OF+SANFORD%2C+STATE+PROJECT+NO.+6.569001T%2C+LEE+AND+MOORE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY (NORMAN H. BANGERTER HIGHWAY), 9000 SOUTH TO 12600 SOUTH, WEST JORDAN CITY, SOUTH JORDAN CITY, RIVERTON, AND SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1993). AN - 36386341; 5487 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a continuation of the West Valley Highway from its current planned terminus at 9000 South to a connection with Interstate 15 (I- 15) at 12600 South in Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The highway has been a part of long-range planning for the transportation system in Salt Lake County since the 1950s and would meet the projected traffic demand in the most rapidly growing portion of the Salt Lake Valley, as well as relieving congestion on the I-15 corridor in the middle of the metropolitan valley. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 2), were considered in the final EIS of August 1993. All of the build alternatives would entail a limited-access highway designed to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials standards for a 60-mile-per-hour (mph) facility, although it would be posted at 50 mph. The road prism would consist of a 26-foot median with a concrete barrier and a two-foot base, four 12-foot travel lanes, and 12-foot outside paved shoulders within a 150-foot right-of-way (ROW). Curbs and gutters would be built on both sides of the pavement. Storm drains would provide storm runoff capabilities of approximately 38 cubic feet per second. As a limited-access highway, the ROW would be bounded by a six-foot-high fence to restrict pedestrian access. Sidewalks would be limited to designated intersections and would not be built adjacent to the proposed facility. Intersections for connecting existing east-west streets would be located at 9000 South, 10400 South, 11400 South, and 12600 South. A grade-separated crossing (overpass/underpass) would be built at 11800 South. The project would take two construction seasons to complete and not cause extended road closures or detours. Under the preferred alternative (the West Alternative), the facility would be 4.6 miles in length and begin at approximately 3600 West on 9000 South. South of this point, the route would pass through the communities of West Jordan, South Jordan, and Riverton en route to its southern terminus at 12600 South. The alignment would proceed due south along 3600 West for approximately 11,300 feet to 10800 South. At this point it would bear southwest to what would be approximately 3900 West and then continue due south to 12600 South. The alignment would be on relatively level terrain, with its steepest gradient being 2.6 percent, and would traverse primarily agricultural or fallow land. The estimated cost for the ROW purchase and the construction is $18.3 million. This draft supplement to the final EIS of August 1993 reflects the interpretation of the construction of the project through the previously approved corridor as a changed condition, and presents proposals for a 9800 South and Bangerter Highway intersection (build alternative) and a grade separation with 9800 South crossing over the Bangerter Highway (the No-Build Alternative). POSITIVE IMPACTS: Population growth in southwestern Salt Lake Valley is projected to be approximately 11 percent annually through the design year of 2015; the West Valley Highway would relieve projected congestion on the existing parallel routes of 2700 West and Redwood Road, and provide for adequate levels of service on these road and their associated intersections. Community economic growth and tax bases would be anticipated to expand due to improved accessibility. Implementation of the preferred alternative would not require any residence relocations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, approximately 43 acres of prime farmland would be taken out of production and three existing irrigation wells would be lost. The ROW would split 12 farm units, thereby making these parcels less productive. In addition, there could be ROW acquisition conflict between the facility and a new aqueduct adjacent to the existing Jordan Aqueduct with approximately 8,300 feet of ROW adjacency. Development of the facility would result in visual aesthetic degradation at 49 residences and in long-term adverse noise impacts to 18 receivers. The project would require crossing Bingham Creek at a location heavily contaminated with heavy metals. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 92-0325D, Volume 16, Number 4, and 93-0362F, Volume 17, Number 5, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950574, 66 pages and maps, December 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-92-01-F KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36386341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.title=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAGUARDIA AIRPORT EAST END ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36407862; 5481 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of four new ramp connections at the 102nd Street Bridge in order to improve access/egress between Grand Central Parkway (GCP) and the east end terminals of LaGuardia Airport in Queens County, New York, is proposed. Existing levels of service on the airport internal roadways have deteriorated as use of the east end of the airport has increased. Passenger volume at the east end of the airport is currently greater than 50 percent, compared with 29 percent in 1987. Eighteen of 22 roadway links serving the east end terminals are now operating at unacceptable levels of service during peak periods. The need for the proposed improvements has been determined through traffic surveys and the application of a computer-based transportation model (TransCAD) that has been developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to monitor and evaluate conditions on the internal airport roadway network. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this Phase I draft EIS. The proposed action would include the construction of the following four new ramp connections: ramp E would carry outbound traffic of the upper-level roadway at the USAir Terminal to the westbound lanes of the GCP via a new ramp structure just west of, and parallel to, the 102nd Street Bridge; ramp F would carry outbound traffic from the 102nd Street Bridge to merge with ramp E before the new entrance to the GCP westbound lanes; ramp G would provide direct entrance from the 102nd Street Bridge to the eastbound on-airport road leading to the upper and lower levels of the east end terminals; and ramp H would provide direct exit from the upper level roadway of the USAir Terminal to the 102nd Street Bridge. In addition, access to the 102nd Street Bridge from the lower-level loop road would be improved by construction of an at-grade intersection north of ramp H. The construction would take 1.5 years and estimated construction costs are approximately $16 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would consist of a group of improvements designed to address the immediate need on roadways now operating below the acceptable range. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would adversely affect parklands, pedestrian circulation, intersection capacity, and visual quality. The project would require approximately 60,000 square feet of parkway embankment adjacent to the airport; although not accessible to the public, the parkway right-of-way is technically part of the New York City park system and provides a visual amenity to those traveling near the airport. Construction of egress ramps from the 102nd Street Bridge would interrupt the sidewalk on the west side of the bridge. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950568, 197 pages and maps, December 4, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - LaGuardia Airport, New York KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407862?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAGUARDIA+AIRPORT+EAST+END+ROADWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+QUEENS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=LAGUARDIA+AIRPORT+EAST+END+ROADWAY+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+QUEENS+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Garden City, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 4, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ARDEN GARDEN CONNECTOR PROJECT, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36403094; 5479 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a connector linking Arden Way in North Sacramento with the Garden Highway in South Natomas, across the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal (NEMDC) in Sacramento County, California, is proposed. The Arden Garden Connector Project has been identified by Sacramento's City Council as the City's top priority major street project. The project would include improvements that would extend 1.3 miles east from a point approximately 1,000 feet west of Northview Drive on Garden Highway to an intersection of Arden Way and Del Paso Boulevard. Five alternatives, including a No Action alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative's alignment would include a cast-in-place concrete box girder-type bridge structure, approximately 1,270 feet long, spanning the NEMDC. The bridge would be 76 feet wide, with approximately 140-foot-long spans, and six-feet deep, and have 27 four-foot diameter cylindrical support columns, arranged in groups of three (with fifteen to be placed in the NEMDC), ranging up to 45 feet above ground level or over the flow line of the NEMDC. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve east-west circulation between South Natomas and North Sacramento, provide a safe and efficient transportation network for people and goods, relieve the existing and anticipated traffic congestion on parallel roadways, and improve access to I-5 and Business 80 for the northern Sacramento area north of the American River. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Unavoidable adverse impacts that could not be reduced to less-than-significant levels by economically feasible mitigation measures would include changes in character and cohesion in existing neighborhoods; degradation in traffic levels of service in numerous project corridor highway segments; and traffic noise levels at the Gardenland residential development and other locations. Additional adverse impacts requiring mitigation would include dust particle and fossil fuel exhaust emissions during construction; direct losses of seasonal and perennial wetlands, Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle habitat, and potential heritage trees; temporary losses of Giant Garter Snake and Northwestern Pond Turtle habitats, degradation of fish habitat with potential construction-related mortality, and degradation of surface water quality; increased flood risk with the increase in surface water elevation at NEMDC and the American River; and potential exposure of workers and residents to hazardous wastes during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950566, Volume I--713 pages and maps, Volume II--440 pages and maps, December 4, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fisheries KW - Flood Hazards KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Particulates KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403094?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ARDEN+GARDEN+CONNECTOR+PROJECT%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ARDEN+GARDEN+CONNECTOR+PROJECT%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 4, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 101/CUESTA GRADE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36398423; 5468 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of the transportation facility in order to improve traffic movement on the portion of Route 101 known as the Cuesta Grade, located north of the City of San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County, California, is proposed. Consistent with community and agency concerns and the transportation control measures established in local plans, the proposed project also would seek to address the need of encouraging use of alternative modes as a means of reducing volumes of single-occupant vehicles. The project would range from 1.1 miles north of Reservoir Canyon Road to the Cuesta Grade Overhead, a distance of about 3.2 miles. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), under which no improvements would be made to the existing four-lane highway, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would add a truck lane and a four-foot-wide adjacent outside shoulder in the northbound direction along the east side of the roadway. It also would minimize cuts and widening and not adjust the existing horizontal alignment. Alternative 3 would extend the features under Alternative 2 to include eight-foot-wide outside shoulders in each direction, acceleration and deceleration lanes, left-turn pockets at intersections, and a 12-foot median. It would also allow for the inclusion of a new bike path on the west side of Route 101. Alternative 4 would extend the features under Alternative 3 to include a truck lane in each direction. Transit improvements, transportation system management, and travel demand management components would be included in all of the highway improvement alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Alleviating traffic congestion on the Cuesta Grade would serve the related needs of improving traffic safety, facilitating goods movement, and improving local access for Grade residents and visitors. The build alternatives would result in carbon monoxide concentrations 0.1 to 0.4 parts per million lower than under the No-Build Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Adverse impacts to aquatic life in San Luis Obispo Creek and the larger side channels would potentially result from sedimentation and road runoff from all of the build alternatives. Four noise receptor locations would be adversely affected by the build alternatives. Build alternatives would disturb 18 to 41 acres of vegetation, could adversely affect coast range newt habitat, and could require the removal of serpentine manzanita. The quality of visual resources would be reduced. Improvements could bring about potential involvement with asbestos-bearing serpentine rock deposits. JF - EPA number: 950563, 220 pages and maps, December 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Emissions KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - California UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398423?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+101%2FCUESTA+GRADE+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+101%2FCUESTA+GRADE+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+SAN+LUIS+OBISPO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 10, MARSHFIELD TO WAUPACA; PORTAGE, WAUPACA, AND WOOD COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36398388; 5467 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Highway 10 (USH 10) in Portage, Waupaca, and Wood counties, Wisconsin, is proposed. USH 10 is a major east-west highway serving local, regional and interregional traffic. Major users include commuters, recreational traffic, and commercial trucks. USH 10 has been identified as a backbone and connector facility in the State of Wisconsin's Corridors 2020 Plan. This link as well as other major roadways in the state are part of its long-range plan to upgrade highways considered important to enhance Wisconsin's economic position. The project corridor extends 60 miles from the intersection of State Trunk Highway (STH) 13 and USH 10 south of Marshfield in Wood County, to the intersection of STH 54 and USH 10 near Waupaca. The proposed action would expand the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway. A No-Build Alternative and several build alternatives, with each build alternative addressed separately for 1 to 5 alignment options in each of eight project segments, are considered in this draft EIS. Project length and estimated costs under the build alternatives would be 61.8 to 66.9 miles, and $152.7 to $193.2 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would help the highway to meet design standards for the type and volume of traffic it carries. It would also address the projected traffic increase, which would result in congestion and delays if no improvements were implemented. The proposed action would also address other highway characteristics demonstrating a need for action including a fatal accident rate well above the state average for similar facilities, a large number of direct access points from homes and businesses on the highway, and intersections requiring improvements and expansions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Primary adverse impacts would include residential and business relocations, land acquisition and conversion from wetlands, and farmlands and/or upland habitats. Secondary adverse impacts would include noise increases, land use changes, and socioeconomic effects. The build alternatives would require 840 to 1,420 acres of new right-of-way, 7 to 12 stream crossings, 83 to 216 farm and residence relocations, and 15 to 67 business relocations. Areas adversely affected by build alternatives would include 157.6 to 269.8 acres of wetlands, 184.9 to 345 acres of woodlands, and 672 to 1,187.9 acres of farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and Executive Order 11990. JF - EPA number: 950562, 246 pages and maps, November 30, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398388?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+MARSHFIELD+TO+WAUPACA%3B+PORTAGE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+MARSHFIELD+TO+WAUPACA%3B+PORTAGE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 30, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORMAN H. BANGERTER HIGHWAY (WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY) 12600 SOUTH TO I-15, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 36409506; 5458 AB - PURPOSE: The continuation of the Norman H. Bangerter Highway (previously known as the West Valley Highway) from its current planned terminus at 12600 South Street to Interstate Highway 15 (I-15) at approximately 13550 South Street, in Buffalo City, Riverton City, and Draper City, and Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The project would serve as a connecting link with the overall transportation network for the metropolitan Salt Lake Valley. The highway has been part of long-range plans for the transportation system in Salt Lake County since the 1950s. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would construct an approximately seven-mile-long, four-lane, limited-access highway in order to provide the final segment of a major north-south arterial. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the highway would begin at approximately 12600 South Street and 3900 West, and terminate at I-15 with a grade-separated diamond interchange at about 13550 South. Access would be allowed only at designated intersections. The road would be approximately 6.6 miles in length. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would help meet the projected increases in traffic demand in the most rapidly growing portion of the Salt Lake Valley. In addition, it would relieve traffic congestion in the I-15 corridor. All of the build alternatives would allow for increased traffic capacity and safety, and increased energy efficiency and reduced fuel consumption per mile traveled. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, major adverse impacts would include the disruption of agricultural activities, the elimination of 66 to 72 acres of prime farmlands, relocations, the loss of up to three historically eligible sites, noise impacts, visual alterations, the acceleration of existing land use conversion trends, the disruption of existing lifestyles and social patterns, and a decrease in the air quality in the study area. Build alternatives would require the relocation of 13 to 24 residences and three businesses, and result in long-term adverse noise impacts to 29 to 83 dwellings, adverse impacts to 0.7 acre of wetlands, the crossing of 1,035 to 1,835 feet of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain, and the loss of two to five irrigation/stock watering wells. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950547, 220 pages and maps, November 22, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409506?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY+%28WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY%29+12600+SOUTH+TO+I-15%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY+%28WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY%29+12600+SOUTH+TO+I-15%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 22, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM--BAYONNE EXTENSION, BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1982). AN - 36410717; 5437 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit and roadway improvements along the Hudson River waterfront corridor in Bergen and Hudson counties, New Jersey, is proposed. The project area is a peninsula bounded by the Hudson River on the east, the Kill Van Kull on the south, Newark Bay on the west, and the city line of Jersey City on the north. During the 1980s, the area experienced dramatic growth and development as abandoned railyards were converted into large-scale commercial, residential, and retail developments. These developments have dramatically increased traffic congestion, primarily caused by traffic bound for Manhattan. Nine alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of November 1992. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, which would involve relatively low-cost transit and traffic improvements, and a build alternative, are considered in this supplement to the draft EIS. Under the build alternative, light-rail transit (LRT) service would be implemented on the east side of Bayonne and southern Jersey City with modifications to bus service to accommodate direct transfers between bus and rail transit services. The rail transit service component would consist of a 5.2-mile extension of LRT service from the Gateway Park-and-Ride southward through Bayonne. The preferred alignment principally would follow NJ Transit's Bayonne Branch rail line. The bus transit service component would involve modification of existing bus routes to create feeder bus service which would accommodate direct transfers between bus service and proposed LRT services. The capital cost and annual operations and maintenance costs of the build alternative would be $1.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively, in 1990 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, waterfront locations would be linked to one another, access from residential neighborhoods to the waterfront's new commercial district would be improved, the waterfront area would be connected with the region's labor force outside the study area, and trans-Hudson access for residents of the study area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, three businesses would be displaced. Operating noise from the LRT vehicles could have a significant adverse impact on residences in the area of East 23rd Street and Propect Avenue. Vibration could exceed the threshold criteria of potential damage at East 23rd Street and Propect Avenue and at Propect Avenue and the Eighth Street LRT stop. Some 12 to 15 acres of wetlands could be adversely affected. Temporary adverse impacts due to construction would include fugitive dust and debris, noise, vibration, traffic conflicts and other short-term activity at or near construction sites. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0479D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950544, 302 pages, November 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Hudson River KW - New Jersey KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410717?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--BAYONNE+EXTENSION%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.title=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--BAYONNE+EXTENSION%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HUDSON-BERGEN LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM--JERSEY CITY, BERGEN AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1982). AN - 36409394; 5436 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit and roadway improvements along the Hudson River waterfront corridor in Bergen and Hudson counties, New Jersey, is proposed. The project area is bounded by Second Street on the north, Jersey Avenue to the west, the Morris Canal Little Basin to the south, and the Hudson River to the east. During the 1980s, the area experienced dramatic growth and development as abandoned railyards were converted into large-scale commercial, residential, and retail developments. These developments have dramatically increased traffic congestion, primarily caused by traffic bound for Manhattan. Nine alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of November 1992. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, which would involve relatively low-cost transit and traffic improvements, and a build alternative with two different alignments, are considered in this supplement to the draft EIS. Under the build alternative, a light-rail transit (LRT) system covering a 20.6-mile corridor would be constructed. The LRT system would extend from the Vince Lombardi Service Area of the NJ Turnpike to the southern end of the City of Bayonne and to Roue 440 in southwestern Jersey City. The build alternative would consist of a two-way LRT guideway with an overhead contact system, which would include catenary wire for electrical power, poles, and ancillary equipment. The in-road segments of track would be continuously welded steel rail embedded in concrete; the other sections of track would be continuously welded steel rail with pavers. Under the city center alignment, the LRT would follow a route through western and northern downtown Jersey City. The main LRT guideway would follow Marin Boulevard and Christopher Columbus Drive between Greene Street and Morris Street (extended). A spur line would follow Greene Street south from Columbus Drive, turn at Sussex Street, and terminate just west of Hudson Street. Under this alignment, the LRT path would be 14.9 miles in length. Capital costs and annual operation and maintenance costs would be $835.6 million and $12.1 million, respectively, in 1990 dollars. Under the city south alignment, the southern and eastern portions of downtown Jersey City would be served. The LRT guideway would generally follow Essex Street and Hudson Street, continuing north via Greene Street. This alignment would not have a spur line. The LRT route would be approximately 14.8 miles long under this alignment. Capital costs and annual operations and maintenance costs would be $821.1 million and $12.7 million, respectively, in 1990 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, waterfront locations would be linked to one another, access from residential neighborhoods to the waterfront's new commercial district would be improved, the waterfront area would be connected with the region's labor force outside the study area, and trans-Hudson access for residents of the study area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under rights-of-way requirements for the city south alignment, there would be no residential or business displacements. However, two partial takes would adversely affect buildings used by businesses currently on the sites. Under either build alignment, traffic sound levels would increase slightly. Under the city center alignment, wheel squeal, which is a high-frequency noise that occurs as the rail cars traverse a turn, would cause the project to exceed impact criteria at Marin Boulevard south of Christopher Columbus Drive. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0479D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950543, 325 pages, November 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Hudson River KW - New Jersey KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409394?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--JERSEY+CITY%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.title=HUDSON-BERGEN+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+SYSTEM--JERSEY+CITY%2C+BERGEN+AND+HUDSON+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WHITTIER ACCESS PROJECT, SEWARD HIGHWAY TO WHITTIER, MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, CITY OF WHITTIER, AND CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1994). AN - 36407032; 5433 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of road or rail access to Whittier, Alaska, is proposed. Whittier, located 47 miles southeast of Anchorage on the western side of Prince William Sound, is an important recreation, shipping, fishing, and ferry port. It is separated from the Seward Highway and the community of Portage by glaciated peaks and Portage Lake. Current access between the highway and Whittier is via the Alaska Railroad, which runs a shuttle for both passengers and their vehicles. The shuttle passes through two railroad tunnels that were built for the military during World War II. The shuttle has a maximum daily capacity of 360 vehicles and 5,220 passengers; the train often exceeds its capacity during peak summer months and it is expected that by the year 2000 such exceedances will be routine. Other problems with the existing shuttle service are the infrequency of train service (once every three hours and only four days per week in the winter), high user costs, and unsafe conditions within the tunnels. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), were considered in the supplement to the draft EIS of May 1995. Under Alternative 2, capacity improvements would be provided to the existing shuttle to meet rail demands projected for the year 2015. Improvements would involve the use of two trains, each with two locomotives, one in front and one in back, to eliminate the current need to disconnect and reconnect the single locomotive. Trains would operate hourly. Each would make eight round trips daily, resulting in a daily capacity of 9,280 passengers and 1,440 vehicles. Lighting, ventilation, and other safety features would be added to the tunnels, and 3,200-foot siding with signals would be added in Bear Valley to allow the two trains to pass. Under both Alternative 3 (the preferred alternative) and Alternative 4, improvements would involve replacing rail service with a road that would have only one lane through the Whittier Tunnel. The chief difference between the project under the two is that under Alternative 4 the tunnel would be widened in order to provide a full shoulder through the tunnel; while under Alternative 3, the tunnel would be widened minimally in order to provide a narrow shoulder with periodic pullouts. The estimated cost is $28 million under Alternative 2, $49.8 million under Alternative 3, and $69.9 million under Alternative 4. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, convenience and safety would be improved, user costs would decrease, and transportation capacity would increase to meet project demand. The tourist industry and the Whittier economy would benefit from increased visitation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The sole access route to Whittier would be shut down during construction of the new facility. The essentially wilderness character of a small, isolated valley would be adversely affected. The scenic views from the visitor center would be disturbed. In addition, construction would adversely affect two recreation areas within the Chugach National Forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the supplement to the draft EIS, see 95-0253D, Volume 19, Number 3. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0216D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950540, Main Report--197 pages, Reissued Draft Supplement--363 pages and maps, Appendices A-E--397 pages and maps, November 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-94-02-F KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wilderness KW - Alaska KW - Chugach National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407032?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1994%29.&rft.title=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED 840 NORTH FROM INTERSTATE 40 EAST NEAR LEBANON TO INTERSTATE 40 WEST NEAR DICKSON; CHEATHAM, DICKSON, MONTGOMERY, ROBERTSON, SUMNER, AND WILSON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE. AN - 36398242; 5454 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of Route 840 North on a new location, extending from Interstate 40 (I-40) east of Nashville near Lebanon to I-40 west of Nashville near Dickson, Tennessee, is proposed. The project would consists of a four-lane, fully-access-controlled, divided highway and, when combined with the 840 South project now under way, would form a circumferential route around the Nashville metropolitan area. The highway would consist of two traffic lanes in each direction, with a grass median and interchanges at major intersections. The eastern and western segments of this project corridor originally were determined to require separate consideration. As studies for each of the EISs progressed, it became obvious that the two segments, which had been expected to have independent utility and would not foreclose, would ultimately serve the same purpose: a stimulus for economic growth in the less developed regions of the project area. Three basic alternatives are under consideration for each segment in this draft EIS, with six variations examined for the eastern segment and two variations examined for the western segment. The length of the highway project would be 86.31 to 116.43 miles, and carry traffic levels projected at about 34,000 to 99,000 average daily trips in 2015. Total right-of-way requirements would range from 4,092 to 5,183 acres, at costs of $38.5 million to $47 million. The estimated total project cost is $684.7 million to $798.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would fulfill the need for the circumferential route, which was cited in the mid-1970s and was included in the 1975-1995 Tennessee Highway System Plan. The proposed facility would encourage and stimulate economic growth and development in the area served by the new highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Project construction would displace 93 to 149 families and 1 to 6 businesses. Some 1,221 to 1,925 acres of agricultural land, 1,081 to 1,549 acres of upland forest, and 4.8 to 80.4 acres of wetlands would also be displaced, as would up to two churches or other non-profit organizations. Up to three historic sites could be adversely affected, and build alternatives would require or involve 74 to 107 stream crossings and 13 to 23 floodplain encroachments. Significant noise level increases would occur at 212 to 361 receptor locations. Some 6,039 to 14,038 feet of streambed would require rechannelization. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), Executive Order 11988, and Executive Order 11990. JF - EPA number: 950537, Volume I--321 pages and maps, Volume II--394 pages and maps, Summary--6 pages and map, November 14, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398242?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+840+NORTH+FROM+INTERSTATE+40+EAST+NEAR+LEBANON+TO+INTERSTATE+40+WEST+NEAR+DICKSON%3B+CHEATHAM%2C+DICKSON%2C+MONTGOMERY%2C+ROBERTSON%2C+SUMNER%2C+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=PROPOSED+840+NORTH+FROM+INTERSTATE+40+EAST+NEAR+LEBANON+TO+INTERSTATE+40+WEST+NEAR+DICKSON%3B+CHEATHAM%2C+DICKSON%2C+MONTGOMERY%2C+ROBERTSON%2C+SUMNER%2C+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Nashville, Tennessee; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 14, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 260, PAYSON TO HEBER; COCONINO, GILA, AND NAVAJO COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 36396349; 5450 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading from two to four lanes of an approximately 40-mile section of State Route (SR) 260 from the intersection of SR 87 and SR 260 in Payson to the west side of Heber, in Coconino, Gila, and Navajo counties, Arizona, is proposed. The project traverses land managed by the Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto national forests. SR 260 is the primary access route of motorists from the Phoenix metropolitan area to the recreational areas above and below the Mogollon Rim in the neighboring Tonto and Apache-Sitgreaves national forests. The existing roadway, which is classified as a minor rural arterial highway and designated as Route 053 in the proposed National Highway System, also serves as a commercial route between the Phoenix area and Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would provide four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, safety shoulders and variable width medians that retain native vegetation. Bridges would be provided at major stream crossings and at known wildlife crossings to facilitate wildlife movements across the highway and reduce the number of vehicle-wildlife conflicts. Action alternatives would include constructing alignments parallel to the existing highway alignment, and constructing new alignments in three locations: Preacher Canyon, Kohls Ranch, and Christopher Creek. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve traffic congestion and reduce the frequency of accidents. Secondary benefits related to these improvements would include long-term improved air quality and fuel efficiency due to the future lack of congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The major adverse environmental impacts associated with the proposed SR 260 improvements would include the removal of up to 1,000 acres of upland forested habitat, displacement of four businesses and 18 mobile homes/sites, the relocation of two publicly-owned campgrounds, and the disturbance and/or destruction of archaeological resources. Riparian habitat would be encountered at the three new potential alignments, and wetland habitat would be encountered above and below the Mogollon Rim. Adverse impacts during construction would include temporary air, noise and localized stormwater runoff pollution. Noise would also be a long-term adverse operational effect of the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950529, 400 pages, November 7, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Energy Consumption KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest KW - Arizona KW - Tonto National Forest KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396349?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+260%2C+PAYSON+TO+HEBER%3B+COCONINO%2C+GILA%2C+AND+NAVAJO+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+260%2C+PAYSON+TO+HEBER%3B+COCONINO%2C+GILA%2C+AND+NAVAJO+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 7, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BOSTON LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RUNWAY 27, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36410929; 5449 AB - PURPOSE: The determination of a safe and efficient air traffic control procedure producing the least adverse noise impact from departing turbojet flights using Runway 27 of Logan International Airport, in Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. Flight control procedures are described in this draft EIS in aircraft navigation and land use terms. In land use terms, the current procedure for Runway 27 is to maintain runway heading until the World Trade Center, then turn left to overfly Ft. Point Channel areas of South Boston and the South End, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain to the vicinity of Jamaica Pond, turning northerly, westerly, or southerly (in accordance with the destination) after leaving 3,000 feet. The point over the ground at which aircraft would leave 3,000 feet varies considerably depending on aircraft type and weight and air temperature, but generally would occur over Jamaica Plain or Brookline. The preferred procedure for Runway 27, in land use terms, is to maintain runway heading until the World Trade Center, then turn left to overfly the southern end of Ft. Point Channel, the Massachusetts Avenue interchange of the Southeast Expressway, areas of Roxbury, the center of Franklin Park, and the Forest Hills Cemetery, and then turn northerly, westerly, or southerly in accordance with the destination. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would be environmentally preferable in that it exposes the least number of people to aircraft noise. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: None. JF - EPA number: 950528, 481 pages, November 6, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Logan International Airport, Massachusetts KW - Massachusetts KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410929?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BOSTON+LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+RUNWAY+27%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=BOSTON+LOGAN+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+RUNWAY+27%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 6, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 108 FROM POST MILE M1.8 TO POST MILE R6.9, TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36407216; 5445 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the existing Sonora Bypass, constructed in 1988, east of the present Route 108/Mono Way signalized intersection (Post Mile 1.8) ultimately to the existing four-lane expressway section of Route 108 (Post Mile 6.9) in Tuolumne County, California, is proposed. State Route (SR) 108 is a trans- Sierra road running mainly east from the city of Modesto in the San Joaquin Valley, through the foothills and over the crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, terminating in California at SR 395 about 35 miles south of Reno, Nevada. Prior to 1988, a portion of this route passed through the historic commercial core of the city of Sonora, resulting in conflicts between local and interregional traffic and causing substantial congestion. SR 108 is currently known as the Mono Way as it passes through the commercialized unincorporated area east of the city of Sonora as a two-lane conventional highway with no access control. Throughout the day, local and interregional highway users experience severe traffic congestion. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. All of the action alternatives would be essentially on the same alignment, and differ only in interchange location and configuration. All would ultimately be a four-lane freeway, though financial constraints require initial construction as a two-lane expressway. The project would extend 5.1 miles from its existing terminus at Sanguinetti Road to Sunshine Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: This project would provide safe and efficient interregional travel for people and goods on SR 108, and ease congestion in East Sonora. The East Sonora bypass would help decrease accident rates along the most heavily used intersections of SR 108. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Minor adverse impacts for the major air quality components would result from any of the action alternatives. A few scattered rural residents would experience excessive noise levels. Both alternatives for the proposed bridge over Sullivan Creek would place bridge column foundations within the 100-year floodplain. There would be major adverse impacts to the viewshed from cuts and fills. There would be direct and indirect adverse impacts to wildlife species and habitats. The project would remove as much as 117.2 acres of blue and valley oak woodland. Three contaminated waste sites would be in the project area, with two within the right-of-way. Some 134 and 153 households, and 17 to 35 businesses, could be displaced. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950520, Main volume--196 pages and maps, Appendix--maps, diagrams and photographs, November 3, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407216?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+108+FROM+POST+MILE+M1.8+TO+POST+MILE+R6.9%2C+TUOLUMNE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+108+FROM+POST+MILE+M1.8+TO+POST+MILE+R6.9%2C+TUOLUMNE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 3, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LORING AIR FORCE BASE, AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1994). AN - 36398260; 5426 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Loring Air Force Base (AFB), located in Aroostook County, Maine, is proposed. The 9,035-acre Loring AFB is located 400 miles north of Boston and 5 miles west and south of the Canadian border at New Brunswick. It consists of the 8,317-acre main base as well as nine off-site parcels totaling 718 acres. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplement to the final EIS. Under the proposed action, implementation would include a comprehensive reuse plan for a mixed-use airport with civilian aviation activities, including general aviation, commercial aviation, maintenance, and air cargo components. These aviation uses would require up 1,895 acres of on-site property. Airfield improvements would include the installation of a precision instrument landing system and approach path on Runway 01/19, security fencing, runway and taxiway guidance signs, an airport beacon, and a weather observation station. Aviation support facilities, to be located west and south of the runway, would include the air traffic control tower, fuel system, fire station, hangars, and air cargo, maintenance, commercial aviation, and general aviation buildings. Additional uses of the property would include 727 acres for industrial development; 102 acres for medical and educational facilities; 194 acres for office and other commercial uses; 551 acres for residential land uses, 1,717 acres for open space and an urban park, and 3,136 acres for agricultural and forestry development. The 594-acre Madawaska Dam site, located off-site, would be set aside as a natural resource conservation area. This final supplemental EIS, together with the draft supplemental EIS issued in July 1995, represents a revision of the final EIS of August 1994; that EIS was rescinded in order to incorporate public comments and changes in the community reuse plan. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. Under the proposed action, reuse activities would increase employment levels by approximately 4,461 direct jobs and 3,339 secondary jobs by the year 2014. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed development activities would convert 1,828 acres of farmland to nonagricultural use. The quantities of hazardous materials used and wastes generated would be greater than under closure conditions. The responsibility for managing hazardous materials and wastes would shift from a single user to multiple, independent users, which could reduce the area's capability of responding to hazardous materials and waste spills and would increase the regulatory burden. Air pollutant emissions would increase, and surface water runoff would result from 572 acres of ground disturbance. The number of people living in areas exposed to surface traffic noise levels of 65 decibels or greater would increase by 482. Development activities could adversely affect historic properties that are potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0300D, Volume 19, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft and final EISs, see 94-0077D, Volume 18, Number 2, and 94-0266F, Volume 18, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950522, 684 pages, November 3, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Dams KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Resources KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Loring Air Force Base, Maine KW - Maine KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1994%29.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 3, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE, CLINTON COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 16344406; 9825 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of the Plattsburgh Air Force Base (AFB), located in Clinton County, New York, is proposed. Pursuant to the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-150, Title XXIX), Plattsburgh AFB closed on September 30, 1995. Focal issues include the effects on the community setting, land use and aesthetics, transportation, utilities, hazardous substances, soils and geology, water resources, air quality, noise levels, biological resources, and cultural and paleontological resources. Also of concern are the effects of aircraft- and traffic-related noise, increased traffic in the vicinity of the base, the disturbance of native vegetation, increased soil erosion, and increased air pollutant emissions. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of July 1995. Under the proposed action, a commercial airport using the existing flightline would be developed. A passenger terminal complex would be constructed east of the runway. It is assumed that Clinton County Airport would be closed and aviation-related activities would be relocated to Plattsburgh AFB. Plattsburgh Barracks would be converted to a resort area. The U.S. Oval National Register Historic District and property along Lake Champlain would attract tourism. Under one of the two other alternatives, the base would be converted to an airport supporting an aviation-based college for training in all aspects of the aviation industry. Under the other, the base would be converted to nonaviation industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational uses. Under the No Action Alternative, the federal government would retain ownership of the property after closure. Suggested mitigation of potential adverse impacts would include the avoidance of native vegetation areas to the extent possible and the use of best management practices, such as water application to reduce dust during construction and proper maintenance of construction equipment. Additional mitigation could include the Air Force placing specific restrictions in leases or covenants in deeds that would limit the use of the property and alert transferees to special environmental concerns prior to taking any actions affecting the property. Impacts under the action alternatives would be similar to those under the proposed action, except that under the nonaviation alternative, there would not be any aircraft-related noise. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Short and long-term direct employment benefits under the conversion alternatives would be 1,352 to 2,436 jobs, and 3,625 to 3,968 jobs respectively; indirect short- and long-term employment benefits would be 696 to 1,040 jobs and 1,733 to 1,886 jobs, respectively. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would result in average daily one-way motor vehicle trips of 10,685 in 2001 and 36,179 in 2016. Water demand would increase from 0.098 million gallons per day (MGD) to 0.463 MGD over the same period, as would wastewater production from 0.059 MGD to 0.253 MGD, solid waste generation from 8.67 tons per day to 12.75 tons per day, and electricity consumption from 67 megawatt-hours (MWH) per day to 142 MWH per day. Some 26 acres of prime farmland would be converted to nonagricultural use. Up to 447 acres of ground disturbance would occur, with the probable loss of 328 acres of upland forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 00-0433D, Volume 24, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 020219, 648 pages, November 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Cultural Resources KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise KW - Resorts KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastes KW - Wastewater KW - Water Supply KW - Wildlife KW - New York KW - Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New York KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344406?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+PLATTSBURGH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CLINTON+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+PLATTSBURGH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CLINTON+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE 16/US ROUTE 302 IMPROVEMENTS, CARROLL COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36406783; 5427 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of New Hampshire (NH) Route 16 and US 302 through the villages of Conway and North Conway, New Hampshire, is proposed. These improvements are considered necessary to solve major traffic congestion and safety problems along this corridor, between the Madison/Albany town line to the south and the Conway/Bartlett town line to the north. In addition to serving as a regional highway, the Route 16/302 corridor serves as the primary roadway for local traffic in and through Conway and North Conway. Over the last 25 years, a great deal of tourism-related development has occurred in the Mount Washington Valley, primarily in the Route 16/302 corridor. In addition to a No-Build Alternative and a number of Transportation Systems Management (TSM) and Transportation Demand Management alternatives, a total of 14 build alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of June 1993. The preferred alternative (Alternative 9A) would involve the phased construction of a two-lane bypass south and east of Conway that would be approximately 12 miles long; the bypass would extend east of the Mineral Spring Wetland System and west of Pudding Pond. This alternative would also provide for the upgrading of Route 16/302 within Conway in the vicinity of Mountain Valley Mall and Settlers Green; consolidated curb cuts from the intersection of Routes 16 /302 to Artist Falls Road; minor rehabilitation of US 302 from NH Route 113 to Route 16 to facilitate construction of the bypass; and some TSM improvements. In addition, all local roads upgraded as part of the project would have adequate shoulders that would function as bicycle ways. Following the draft EIS comment period, the preferred alternative was modified to incorporate the West Side Road Connector as a means to defer an immediate need for bypass construction. The estimated construction costs of the modified preferred alternative are $84.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would relieve traffic congestion and improve safety along the Route 16/302 corridor, and improve local travel and regional access to the northern part of the state. Traffic congestion would diminish within the two villages, enhancing their historic character. Emergency vehicle access would improve. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 52 residences and 2 businesses; the loss of 322.1 total acres, including 8.4 acres of farmland and 27.4 acres of wetlands; the relocation of approximately 2,400 linear feet of a brook; the disturbance of two historic properties and three historic districts; and the acquisition of approximately 15.3 acres of parkland, causing some fragmentation of habitat, truncation of recreational trails, loss of public access to undeveloped land, and loss of aesthetic qualities. Some residences would experience an increase in noise levels. Approximately five acres of floodplain would also be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0201D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950524, Volume 1--928 pages and maps, Volume 2--520 pages and maps, Appendixes A through D--499 pages and maps, November, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-93-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406783?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+16%2FUS+ROUTE+302+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+16%2FUS+ROUTE+302+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EAST-WEST MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36407130; 5417 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of integrated transportation system improvements in the east-west travel corridor of the Miami metropolitan area in Dade County, Florida, is proposed. The project corridor begins at the Tamiami Campus of Florida International University (FIU), extends the length of State Route 836 (SR 836), past Miami International Airport (MIA), through downtown Miami to the Port of Miami, and ends at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Dade County currently is served by numerous transportation modes, including heavy rail (Metrorail), people mover (Metromover), commuter rail (Tri-Rail), bus (Metrobus), and an extensive regional highway system. The county is also served by a large international airport and seaport/cruise ship facilities. However, there is a lack of connectivity between these modes. The transportation network between downtown Miami and the western part of the region has not kept pace with the population growth and development occurring in the western and southern parts of Dade County. Twelve alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Action alternatives would include a Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, involving relatively low-cost transit and roadway improvements; expressway widening, involving provision of six continuous general-purpose lanes with two buffer-separated high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes; seven separate SR 836 multimodal system alternatives and two separate minimal operable segment (MOS) alternatives, all involving a new rail transit line from FIU to the Port of Miami and SR 836 improvements, and incorporating various options regarding alignment, tunneling, and inclusion of HOV lanes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed transportation system would address projected demographic trends and correct current system deficiencies, including a 30-percent projected population growth between 1995 and 2020 in permanent residents in Dade County, and a 28 percent growth in jobs in the same period; increased traffic between MIA and the Port of Miami based on a projected 200 percent growth in cruise ship passengers and a 100 percent growth in MIA passengers between 1994 and 2015; travel to Miami Beach, a growing tourist attraction, on a limited number of Biscayne Bay crossings; and operational deficiencies causing capacity, safety, and merging problems at a number of location along SR 836. The proposed action would provide a safe, efficient, economical, attractive and integrated multimodal system that offers convenient, accessible, and affordable mobility to all people and for all goods, conserve energy, and protect the natural and social environments. Air quality relative to the No Action Alternative would improve. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Water quality impacts resulting from action alternatives would range from low for the TSM Alternative to moderate to high for all others. Some 5 to 406 residences would need to be relocated, as would up to 326 businesses and 10 other properties. Up to 11.09 hectares of wetlands would be disturbed, and moderate adverse impacts to threatened and endangered species, ecosystems, and vegetation could be expected under all of the action alternatives except the TSM Alternative. Up to 145 hazardous waste sites could be encountered on project corridors. As many as three historic districts and 15 historic sites, and two parks, would be adversely affected. Moderate adverse impacts to visual resources could result from all but two of the action alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 950504, Main Volume--541 pages and maps, October 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EAST-WEST+MULTIMODAL+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=EAST-WEST+MULTIMODAL+CORRIDOR+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MIAMI INTERMODAL CENTER, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36406810; 5413 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an intermodal transportation center in order to improve the transportation system in Miami, Florida, is proposed. The Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) would serve as the central transfer point for certain regional trips in southeastern Florida and become an extension of the Miami International Airport (MIA) landside terminal functions. The study area is bordered by State Route 112 (SR 112) on the north, SR 836 on the south, NW 27th Avenue on the east, and the landside terminal area of MIA on the west to NW 57th Avenue. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternative, elements of the project would include the construction of the MIC core facility, the MIC/MIA connector, and the SR836 /SR112 interconnector expressway. The MIC core facility would be a three-level building providing MIA services such as passenger ticketing, baggage claim, rental car services, limousine services, hotel courtesy service vehicles, and visitor and employee parking. This facility would also serve as a central transfer point for transportation modes such as Metrorail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, the future High Speed Rail, the MIC/MIA connector, Seaport-Airport Transportation Services, the East-West Corridor Rail, Metrobus, regional highways, local streets, and airport-related transportation services. Two sites are under consideration for this facility. Site 3 is bounded by NW 25th Street, NW 37th Avenue, NW 22nd Street, and NW 39th Avenue; Site 4 is generally defined by NW 25th Street, NW 35th Avenue, NW 22nd Street, and NW 37th Avenue. The MIC/MIA connector would transport passengers from the airport to the MIC facility; the specific technology for the system is still outstanding and would be determined during a later phase of the project. The SR836/SR112 Interconnector would be a four-mile, six-lane, limited-access expressway which would extend east from the SR836/NW 57th Avenue interchange to SR112 just west of NW 30th Avenue. Three alignment options are under consideration for the SR836/SR112 Interconnector. The construction of this project would be phased over a 20-year period. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, MIA-area roadway congestion would be relieved. The SR 836/SR 112 Interconnector would segregate east-west traffic from MIA-bound traffic and provide an alternate route for north-south traffic traveling between SR 836 and SR 112, thereby reducing traffic volumes and enhancing roadway safety on LeJeune Road. Public transportation service and access to MIA-area employment and activity centers would be greatly improved for the transit-dependent community; public transit modes would be encouraged as alternatives to private automobile travel. Access to the surrounding neighborhoods would be improved as a result of roadway improvements. Localized carbon monoxide levels along the Lower Drive at MIA would be reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, rights-of-way requirements for the MIC facility would require the displacement of up to 80 businesses; rights-of-way requirements for SR 836/SR112 interconnector would require the displacement of up to 65 residential units and 50 businesses. Some 2.47 acres of Glide Angel Lake and 2.47 acres of Blue Lagoon Lake would be adversely impacted. Direct habitat loss would reduce wading bird foraging habitat, and deepwater habitat for resident fishes and other aquatic animals. Approximately 4.94 acres of habitat for the West Indian Manatee, an endangered species, would be lost. Noise impacts as a result of the SR836 /SR112 interconnector would adversely affect the Tempo Apartments and the Dade Mobile Home Park. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 950500, Major Investment Study/Draft EIS--434 pages, Supplemental Drawing Package, 82 pages, October 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406810?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MIAMI+INTERMODAL+CENTER%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=MIAMI+INTERMODAL+CENTER%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TREN URBANO TRANSIT PROJECT, PUERTO RICO. AN - 36399085; 5418 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements in the San Juan metropolitan area in Puerto Rico is proposed. The metropolitan area faces severe and growing traffic congestion as a result of concentrated population and employment densities and centralized development patterns; high and increasing travel demand; limited capacity of the network of highways and streets; and inadequate public transportation service. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which would provide improvements to the existing mass transit system and some major highway improvement projects, are considered in this final EIS. The proposed Tren Urbano system would involve the construction of a rail system between Bayamon and Santurce in San Juan, a distance of 17.2 kilometers. Roughly one-fourth of the proposed alignment is at grade or near grade, mostly along the reserved and virtually vacant 65th Infantry right-of-way. The remainder of the alignment, aside from a short below-grade section in the Centro Medico area, is generally elevated above street and highway rights-of-way. A maintenance yard would be constructed on the southeastern portion of the Hogar del Nino property. Fourteen stations would be constructed along the route; the alignment would permit the addition of two stations in the future. The rail service would run daily between 5:30 AM and 10:00 PM. Operating headways during peak service would be approximately every five minutes. In the 2010 design year, the system would provide 88,848 one-way train trips, The estimated total capital costs of the rail system is $766 million in 1992 dollars; annual operating costs in 2010 would be $27.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail alternative would dramatically improve transportation mobility within the San Juan region, reducing travel times and connecting key institutions and job centers; expand public transit service capacity to accommodate passenger volumes in the year 2010; improve air quality by reducing auto traffic volume; reduce the need for additional highway construction; and support economic growth within the metropolitan area. The project would support nearly 15,000 construction-related jobs and 400 permanent jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for the rail alternatives would result in the displacement of 82 residences, and 30 to 45 small businesses. Those properties that abut the rail line would experience increased noise and vibration. Seven parks and one historic property are located in the project corridor; the project would require the taking of some parkland. The rail line would be located within the 100-year floodplain in several areas, and cross several wetlands areas, primarily on elevated structures. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 95-0148D, Volume 19, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950505, Main Report--429 pages, Response to Comments Appendix--568 pages, Technical Appendices--307 pages, October 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Puerto Rico KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399085?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+PUERTO+RICO.&rft.title=TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+PUERTO+RICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 89, I-15 FARMINGTON TO HARRISON BOULEVARD/SOUTH OGDEN, DAVIS AND WEBER COUNTIES, UTAH. AN - 36409640; 5407 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 12.5-mile segment of US Route 89 (US 89), from the Interstate 15 (I-15) interchange in Farmington, Davis County, to Harrison Boulevard in South Ogden, Weber County, Utah, is proposed. The current highway consists of four lanes and is classified as urban arterial. It serves as the most direct link between Ogden and Salt Lake as well as serving the local communities along its route. The US 89 corridor is one of two vital links for north-south traffic in the area. The corridor must be preserved to provide for future transportation needs. Residential and commercial development continue immediately next to the existing right-of-way. Delays would result in substantial increases in project costs. Existing highway capacity will not meet traffic needs based on projections for the year 2015. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would provide a six-lane facility with improved access with either signalized intersections or interchanges. Other project components would include extending Burke Lane westerly to connect with Clark Lane; and the construction of frontage roads to provide local connections to the main access points along US-89. The three build alternatives would include a six-lane facility. Alternative 1 would include a freeway with a depressed median and interchanges, frontage roads connecting existing streets to interchanges, and no other access. Alternative 2 (the preferred alternative) would include an expressway alternative with a narrow median, a barrier and interchanges, access controlled via frontage roads, and some right-in and right-out intersections. Alternative 3 would include a signalized expressway with a barrier-protected narrow median and at-grade signalized intersections. A transportation system management alternative and a mass transit alternative are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, the project would correct safety problems with the current facility that have been identified based on an evaluation of accident severity. The build alternatives would have benefit/cost ratios relative to the No Action Alternative ranging from 2.36 to 3.82. Carbon monoxide emissions would be reduced under Alternative 1 and Alternative 2. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace 301 to 490 acres, including 109 to 202 residences, 15 to 27 businesses, and a city park. The ability of the new facility to handle more traffic at the desired speed would produce more noise, adversely affecting 480 homes, 3 churches, 3 parks, and 20 businesses. Adverse wetlands impacts would occur on 13.8 to 16.0 acres. Some 19 historic structures and one prehistoric archaeological site would be adversely by the project. Visual resources would be degraded during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950494, 334 pages and maps, Map Supplement, October 25, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409640?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+89%2C+I-15+FARMINGTON+TO+HARRISON+BOULEVARD%2FSOUTH+OGDEN%2C+DAVIS+AND+WEBER+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=US+89%2C+I-15+FARMINGTON+TO+HARRISON+BOULEVARD%2FSOUTH+OGDEN%2C+DAVIS+AND+WEBER+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 25, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NH 14() I.D. 1623-09-00, STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 13, MARSHFIELD REGIONAL MOBILITY STUDY, MARATHON AND WOOD COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36401814; 5403 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Trunk Highway (STH) 13 through the city of Marshfield in central Wisconsin is proposed. The project area extends from the intersection of STH 13 and US Highway (US) 10 in the south to the intersection of STH 13 and McMillan Street in the north. STH 13 functions as the principal arterial for Marshfield that, together with US 10, links the area with major east-west and north-south routes. Within the project area, STH 13 has two distinct segments. The first, a four-lane, undivided highway, follows Roddis Avenue and Central Avenue north and northeasterly through the city to Arnold Street. The second, a two-lane, undivided highway, follows Arnold Street to the northwest and out of the city. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the Improvement Alternative, the existing STH 13 would be upgraded; key features of this alternative would be the removal of all parking (187 stalls) on Central Avenue and Arnold Street, and the acquisition of structures and selected other rights-of-way to allow the construction of medians and left-turn lanes. Under the preferred alternative (the Near East Boulevard/CTH A Extension Alternative), improvements would make use of the existing Wisconsin Central Railroad corridor that runs through the city from the southeast to the northwest, thereby providing improved access to an industrial park. Then after following the existing CTH A, it would connect to US 10, and then re-connect with existing STH 13 two miles to the west via US 10. The facility under the preferred alternative would be approximately 4.5 miles long. The construction costs under the preferred alternative would be $22 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, the facility would improve route safety, provide for future mobility needs, improve transportation links between the northwest and southeast sections of the city, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the project would displace 139 residences, 43 commercial establishments, 6.1 acres of farmland, and 4 acres of wetlands along CTH A. The Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District and five historic structures in the downtown area, as well as portions of the Three City recreation area, would be adversely affected under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0234D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950490, 335 pages and maps, October 23, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-94-02-F KW - Central Business Districts KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401814?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NH+14%28%29+I.D.+1623-09-00%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+13%2C+MARSHFIELD+REGIONAL+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+MARATHON+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=PROJECT+NH+14%28%29+I.D.+1623-09-00%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+13%2C+MARSHFIELD+REGIONAL+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+MARATHON+AND+WOOD+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 23, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 29, MADISON HEIGHTS BYPASS, CITY OF LYNCHBURG AND AMHERST AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES, VIRGINIA. AN - 15225265; 5405 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 29 within the city of Lynchburg and Amherst and Campbell counties, Virginia, is proposed. The project would begin in the southern portion of Lynchburg and terminate just south of the town of Amherst. The typical cross-section would consist of four to six lanes of median-divided, limited-access roadway on new alignment on a 190-foot-wide minimum right-of-way. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. All three build alternatives would share a common beginning point in Lynchburg, but have different termini south of Amherst. Alternative Line E (the preferred alternative) would begin at existing Route 460 near its intersection with Route 501 in the southern portion of Lynchburg and cross the Norfolk & Western Railway and Holcomb Path Road before turning northeasterly to bridge the James River west of the Lynchburg/Campbell County line. It would then proceed northerly across Route 672, the Route 210 connector, and the Route 130 connector in Amherst County; continue to the north, passing under Route 624 with a partial interchange; and connect into existing Route 29 near its intersection with Business Route 29 south of the town of Amherst. Alternative Line M would follow the same beginning alignment as Alternative Line E but would continue in a northwesterly direction, remaining to the east of Route 671 and tying into Route 29 near its intersection with Route 697 at the community of McIvor. Alternative Line W would follow the same initial alignment as Alternative Line E but would pass under the existing Route 29 expressway north of its interchange with Route 210, turn northerly to interchange with Route 130, cross Routes 657, 636, and 655, and terminate with an interchange at existing Route 29 south of the community of Faulconerville. Alternative Line E and Alternative Line M alternatives would require some relocation of Routes 210 and 130. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Serving the north-south traffic corridor bypassing the community of Madison Heights and Lynchburg, the project would reduce truck traffic from a congested commercial area and provide a bypass for through travelers. Movements of emergency and rescue equipment in the area would be expedited due to reduced congestion. The project would be consistent with the Lynchburg Area Year 2000 Transportation Plan, 1986 Central Virginia Planning District Technical Advisory study on transportation, and transportation goals of Amherst County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 53 to 88 families and 1 to 6 businesses and convert 124 to 873 acres of farm, wooded, and open land to highway use. Some 2.03 to 2.40 acres of wetlands would be displaced. Alternative Line W would encroach on an historic district, while the Alternative Line E and Alternative Line M would displace an historic structure. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0193D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950492, 239 pages and maps, October 23, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-DEIS-90-03-F KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Open Space KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15225265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+29%2C+MADISON+HEIGHTS+BYPASS%2C+CITY+OF+LYNCHBURG+AND+AMHERST+AND+CAMPBELL+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+29%2C+MADISON+HEIGHTS+BYPASS%2C+CITY+OF+LYNCHBURG+AND+AMHERST+AND+CAMPBELL+COUNTIES%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 23, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 150 FROM 1.0 MILE EAST OF ROUTE 101 (NEAR CARPINTERIA) TO 1.9 MILES EAST OF ROUTE 101, SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36406997; 5395 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of two obsolete Route 150 bridges and the upgrading of the highway alignment and width between and approaching the structures, located in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, California, are proposed. The project would extend from a point 1.0 mile east of Route 101 near Carpinteria to a point 1.9 miles east of Route 101. The project lies partially within the coastal zone, approximately one mile east of Route 101 and two miles west of Carpinteria. The existing bridges were built in 1927 and are 18.0 feet and 16.5 feet wide, respectively. The remainder of the existing highway, between the bridges, is 21 feet wide. Two build alternatives, each with three design variations, were considered in the draft EIS of October 1990, along with a No Project Alternative. The build alternatives would differ in length, although both would use the same vertical and horizontal alignment. Alternative A would be approximately 700 feet longer than Alternative B. The preferred alternative (Alternative D-modified) would be a combination of two alternatives considered in the draft EIS. The new highway and bridge project would begin 400 feet west of the existing Bridge 51-140, just as Route 150 makes the final descent into Rincon Canyon from the coastal plateau to the west. The new bridge would be constructed on a slight skew downstream from the existing structure. The project would continue on new alignment through a lemon orchard for a distance of 600 feet before conforming with the existing roadway and paralleling the existing highway for 0.25 mile to new Bridge 51- 141 approaches. The new Bridge 51-141 structure would lie slightly south of the existing bridge to allow for the improved alignment of Route 150 and Route 192. The new alignment would then curve gently to the east to conform with the existing alignment. The project would include the reconstruction of the substandard Route 192/Route 150 intersection and the revision of substandard horizontal and vertical alignments at three locations experiencing higher than expected accident rates; the three locations would be the 15-mile-per-hour (MPH) horizontal curve east of Bridge 51-140, at Bridge 51-141, and the vertical curve at the project's east end. The new roadway alignment would be based on a design speed of 40 mph. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $1.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Two obsolete, superannuated bridges would be replaced by two modern, adequate structures, improving traffic flow and safety on the Route 150 link of the cities of Santa Barbara and Carpinteria with the inland cities of Ojai and Santa Paula. Sharp curves in both horizontal and vertical alignments, typical of highway construction in the 1920s, would be corrected. Fisheries within the waterways crossed would improve significantly. Sight distance would be improved as a result of lowering the crest of the curve. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 9.43 acres of farmland and 88 trees. Agricultural land would be converted to nonagricultural uses. There would be a loss of local property tax income. Slight floodplain encroachment, loss of wetlands, and impacts to cultural resources would be expected. Visual aesthetics would be degraded significantly as a result of the removal of mature oak, sycamore, and eucalyptus trees. Some wildlife habitat would be lost. Temporary adverse construction-related impacts would include erosion, noise, dust, and traffic delays. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0431D, Volume 14, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950482, 194 pages and maps, October 19, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-90-04-D KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+150+FROM+1.0+MILE+EAST+OF+ROUTE+101+%28NEAR+CARPINTERIA%29+TO+1.9+MILES+EAST+OF+ROUTE+101%2C+SANTA+BARBARA+AND+VENTURA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+150+FROM+1.0+MILE+EAST+OF+ROUTE+101+%28NEAR+CARPINTERIA%29+TO+1.9+MILES+EAST+OF+ROUTE+101%2C+SANTA+BARBARA+AND+VENTURA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 19, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 10 FREMONT TO US 45 (PROJECT ID 1517-04-00 FEDERAL #NH19); OUTAGAMIE, WAUPACA, AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36397940; 5393 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of US Highway 10 (USH 10) on a new location in Outagamie, Waupaca, and Winnebago counties, Wisconsin, is proposed. USH 10 is a major east-west highway serving local, regional and interregional traffic. Major users include commuters, recreational traffic and commercial truck traffic. USH 10 has been identified as a backbone facility in Wisconsin's Corridors 2020 Plan. This link as well as other major roadways in the state are part of its long-range plan to improve highways throughout the state that are considered to be important to enhance state economic position. The current mix of through car and truck traffic with local traffic is a major factor leading to traffic congestion. Future traffic projections indicate that capacity and safety problems on USH 10 will grow significantly unless roadway improvements are made. Seven alternatives, including the Do Nothing Alternative (a No Action Alternative), are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project would relocate USH 10 with access controls between Fremont and Highway 45. The new highway would be a 24.7-mile, four-lane, controlled-access facility with two twelve-foot-wide driving lanes in each direction and a 60-foot-wide grass median for new alignments. It would extend from Highway U west of the Village of Fremont, east to USH 45. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would address traffic congestion and future traffic projections indicating that capacity and safety problems on USH 10 will grow significantly unless roadway improvements were made. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would include the displacement of residences and businesses, the severance of farm operations, and the encroachment on wetlands. It would also include noise increases, adverse land use changes, and adverse socioeconomic effects. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950480, 223 pages and maps, October 18, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397940?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+10+FREMONT+TO+US+45+%28PROJECT+ID+1517-04-00+FEDERAL+%23NH19%29%3B+OUTAGAMIE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WINNEBAGO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+10+FREMONT+TO+US+45+%28PROJECT+ID+1517-04-00+FEDERAL+%23NH19%29%3B+OUTAGAMIE%2C+WAUPACA%2C+AND+WINNEBAGO+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 18, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MARSHALLS CREEK TRAFFIC RELIEF STUDY SR 0209, SECTION 007, MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36407105; 5386 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, limited-access highway in the village of Marshalls Creek in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The highway would provide a connection between Pennsylvania State Route (SR) 209, Business 209, and SR 402, while bypassing existing intersections in the village, thereby alleviating severe traffic congestion problems. SR 209 is a major north-south arterial highway in the heart of the Pocono Mountain resort area, providing a vital link between Interstate 80 (I-80) and I-84. The project would also include congestion management system (CMS) strategies to further relieve traffic congestion within this portion of Monroe and Pike counties. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the four build alternatives representing alternative alignment options, the project length would range from 12,160 feet to 20,600 feet. The estimated project cost under the build alternatives is $41.5 million to $59.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide smoother highway transitions from I-80 to SR 209 and SR 402, improved mobility for those who live and work in the area, improved traffic safety conditions, and improved access and mobility for emergency management services vehicle operations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to local terrain characteristics, all build alternatives would present the possibility of difficult excavation, sinkhole involvement, debris fragments, and slope stability concerns. Some 39.9 to 76.5 acres of erosion-prone soils would be disturbed by construction activity, as well as 3.3 to 9.05 acres of floodplain, 14 to 21 wetlands areas, 13 to 33 groundwater wells, and 210 to 790 feet of streams. Some 2 to 6 waste sites would be located in possible project corridors; and 32 to 40 residential units and 3 to 23 businesses would be displaced. Some 2 to 3 visual resource areas, 7 to 16 archaeological resources, and up to one historic resource would be adversely affected. Projected total fiscal impact estimates are for annual net losses of $26,524 to $150,027. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950473, Volume 1--339 pages, Volume 2--331 pages and maps, October 16, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Resorts KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wastes KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407105?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MARSHALLS+CREEK+TRAFFIC+RELIEF+STUDY+SR+0209%2C+SECTION+007%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=MARSHALLS+CREEK+TRAFFIC+RELIEF+STUDY+SR+0209%2C+SECTION+007%2C+MONROE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 16, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RIVER ROUTE, SR 22, SECTION 002, DAUPHIN TO SPEECEVILLE, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36401892; 5381 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a five-mile section of US 22/322 and a one-mile section of Pennsylvania 225 (PA 225) northwest of the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. Regionally, US 22/232 travels in a northwest-southeast direction, connecting the city of Harrisburg to State College and Interstate 80. Within the study area, US 22/322 is a three-lane facility with two through lanes and a center turn lane. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS; Alternative H was selected as the preferred alternative. Under this alternative, a five-lane, limited-access highway would be constructed Dauphin Borough to Speeceville. The alignment would begin at the southeastern portion of Dauphin Borough along the existing US 22/232, travel through the railroad bridge that goes over the existing US 22/232, and then travel to the south of the existing US 22/232 as a newly constructed roadway. After additional engineering and environmental studies were conducted and public comments on the draft EIS were evaluated, all three action alternatives examined in the draft EIS were dismissed from further consideration. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in final EIS. The selected alternative is a modified version of Alternative H under which four lanes instead of five would be provided and improvements to the existing US 22/322 underpass of the Conrail line allowing for full 14.5-foot vertical clearance would be included. This alternative was presented in the supplemental draft EIS but has been modified to include Speeceville alignment option 2, which would include the relocation of a 0.8-mile, two-lane section of PA 225, along with a new interchange between US 22/322 and relocated PA 225. The estimated construction cost under the selected preferred alternative is $59 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, improvements to US 22/232 would reduce existing traffic congestion and improve safety between Dauphin Borough and Speeceville. The improvements would reduce travel time, fuel use, and accident risk. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements could displace up to 47 residential units and 13 businesses, including three acres of parkland and some property associated with the Dauphin Water Works. Under the preferred alternative, implementation would require the conversion of 216 acres of vegetative cover and 77.7 acres of farmland to highway uses. There would be some encroachment upon area floodways and floodplains and some loss of wetlands (3.8 acres). Approximately 23 sites would experience some increase in noise levels, although noise barriers would mitigate adverse impacts at most sites. A total of 13 sites eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places have been identified within the project area; seven of these sites would be adversely affected under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the supplemental draft EIS, see 94-0337D, Volume 18, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0406D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 950468, Volume 1--504 pages and maps, Volume 2--562 pages, October 13, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-92-02-DS KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401892?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RIVER+ROUTE%2C+SR+22%2C+SECTION+002%2C+DAUPHIN+TO+SPEECEVILLE%2C+DAUPHIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=RIVER+ROUTE%2C+SR+22%2C+SECTION+002%2C+DAUPHIN+TO+SPEECEVILLE%2C+DAUPHIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 13, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WINSTON-SALEM NORTHERN BELTWAY (EASTERN SECTION), FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36403153; 5375 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a multi-lane freeway to serve as the eastern section of the northern beltway for Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is proposed. The western terminus of the project would be located at US 52 to the north of the city and east of the proposed US 52 interchange for the Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Western Section). The eastern terminus would be a interchange with US 421 /I-40 Business (NC 150) between Winston-Salem and Kernersville either 0.5 or 0.8 mile east of Hastings Hill Road. The completed Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern and Western Sections) would provide a loop facility encircling the northern section of the city. The current approved thoroughfare plan uses I-40 Bypass on the south side of the city to complete the remainder of the urban loop system. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 would involve transportation system management. Alternative 3 would involve multi-modal systems. Alternative 4 would comprise alternative approaches to widening existing highways, locating the freeway, and a reduced facility concept. Depending on the alternative selected, the project length would be 12.7 to 14.0 miles. The estimated cost is $163.4 million to $196.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern Section) would provide an efficient northeastern bypass of the city that avoids the existing congestion on US 421/I-40 Business in downtown Winston-Salem; improve service for local traffic that currently uses the congested surface streets northeast of the city; and help complete the entire Winston-Salem Urban Loop that is recognized as a key element of the revised Thoroughfare and Comprehensive Plans for the area. The beltway would also reduce accidents by providing a safer, access-controlled, divided highway; and reduce vehicle operating costs, travel time, energy consumption, and exhaust emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The freeway alternatives would require the displacement of 2 to 4 businesses and 217 to 285 residences, of which 19 to 33 are inhabited by minorities. Land requirements would range from 62.6 to 147.0 acres of farmland, 302.8 to 420.8 acres of woodland, 271.1 to 325.9 acres of developed land, 6.2 to 8.2 acres of wetlands, and 17.7 to 27.1 acres of floodplain. Substantial noise increases would occur at 118 to 140 receptor sites. The project corridor could contain a hazardous material site, a historic architectural property, and 1 to 3 potential archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950462, 333 pages and maps, October 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Emissions KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403153?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WINSTON-SALEM+NORTHERN+BELTWAY+%28EASTERN+SECTION%29%2C+FORSYTH+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WINSTON-SALEM+NORTHERN+BELTWAY+%28EASTERN+SECTION%29%2C+FORSYTH+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY FROM THE KANSAS TURNPIKE TO K-10 HIGHWAY (PROJECT 23C-2567-01, 23U-1121-01), DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1990). AN - 36397844; 5376 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of approximately 15 miles of roadway from the vicinity of the Kansas Turnpike (Interstate 70 (I-70)) northwest of Lawrence to a connection with Kansas State Highway (K-10) at Noria Road along the western and southern sides of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, is proposed. The project would involve the widening of existing roads; the acquisition of rights-of-way (with a typical width of 250 feet); the construction of a four-lane divided roadway with access limited to at-grade intersections with major arterial roadways; the construction of grade-separated interchanges at K-10, 15th Street, US 40, and I-70; and on-site and off-site mitigation of the irreversible adverse impacts of construction. The preferred alignment would be divided into four sections. Section 1 would extend from the north project limits to the intersection of County Route (CR) 13 and the Clinton Parkway. Section 2 would extend from the CR 13/Clinton Parkway intersection to a divergence of alignments at a point one mile south and three-quarters of a mile west of the existing Clinton Parkway/Kasold Lane intersection. Section 3 would extend from the end of Section 2 to a divergence of alignments at a point one-quarter mile west and one-quarter mile north of the intersection of Noria Road and 31st Street Extended. Section 4 would extend from the end of Section 3 to interchange sites along K-10 in the vicinity of Noria Road. The estimated total cost for the ultimate four-lane trafficway is $50.6 million in 1988 dollars. The segment of the trafficway between US 59 to the west and K-10 to the east has been identified by the Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) as presenting potentially adverse impacts on HINU's property, cultural traditions, and spiritual sites. This supplemental draft EIS considers three alignment alternatives, including the alignment as approved in the final EIS of January 1990, in response to the HINU's concerns. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would relieve congestion on existing 23rd Street and Iowa Street. The roadway would divert through traffic and local traffic from these two streets and Clinton Parkway, thereby achieving an improved level of traffic on the local street network. Traffic safety benefits would be experienced through reduced congestion. Contractors within the Lawrence area would receive a portion of the cost of construction. Experience with other highway construction projects suggests that approximately 25 percent of the construction cost would go to salaries, and most of this money would be injected into the area economy. Money for expressway maintenance would be injected into the local economy for the life of the project. Douglas County would have a new circumferential transportation system in place that could make the county an attractive location for private investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would include the taking of prime agricultural land and the displacement of seven residences. Construction would cause localized disruptions in traffic flow through detours and construction activities and temporary increases in noise and air pollution. The project also include the taking of ecologically sensitive areas, such as state-designated critical habitat for a federally-designated endangered species, known as the northern crawfish frog, as well as construction activities within the Haskell (Baker) Wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 87-0111D, Volume 11, Number 3, and 90-0044F, Volume 14, Number 1, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950463, Main Report--129 pages, Appendices--713 pages, October 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-KS-EIS-87-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Kansas KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397844?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+LAWRENCE+TRAFFICWAY+FROM+THE+KANSAS+TURNPIKE+TO+K-10+HIGHWAY+%28PROJECT+23C-2567-01%2C+23U-1121-01%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+KANSAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1990%29.&rft.title=SOUTH+LAWRENCE+TRAFFICWAY+FROM+THE+KANSAS+TURNPIKE+TO+K-10+HIGHWAY+%28PROJECT+23C-2567-01%2C+23U-1121-01%29%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+KANSAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Topeka, Kansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 151, WAUPUN TO FOND DU LAC, FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36395971; 5372 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Highway (US) 151 between Waupun and Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, is proposed. US 151 is a principal arterial highway across southern Wisconsin, linking communities between Dubuque, Iowa, and Fond du Lac. The proposed project would involve a 17-mile section from the interchange of US 151 and State Trunk Highway 49 (STH 49) near Waupun to the proposed Fond du Lac bypass interchange with US 41 south of Fond du Lac. Between Waupun and Fond du Lac, US 151 is mainly a rural two-lane road designed for about 7,000 vehicles per day. It currently carries between 9,300 and 10,780 vehicles daily, with a high truck traffic (approximately 12 to 15 percent) and seasonal recreational traffic increases. By the design year 2018, traffic volumes are projected to range between 13,400 and 18,600 vehicles per day. There are over 200 direct connections (cross roads, commercial and residential driveways, and field entrances) to US 151 from Business 151 at Waupun to Rolling Meadows Drive in Fond du Lac. With the existing highway, traffic generated by those access points is required to enter the opposing traffic stream without a shelter area such as a median or turning lane. US 151 deficiencies are indicated by the project corridor's crash history. From 1989 to 1991, there were 143 crashes between the STH 49 interchange and the US 41 interchange. Fifty crashes involved personal injury, and three involved fatalities. Improvements are currently planned or have recently been completed for US 151 west of Waupun and US 41. The project section is the last segment of US 151 to be expanded to a four-lane, divided highway between Madison and Fond du Lac. Issues addressed in relation to the improvements include the effects to visual quality, socioeconomics, water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife habitat, agricultural land use, archaeological and historical resources, air quality, noise levels, and energy consumption. Build alternatives involving one to three alternative alignments for three sections of the project corridor, a No-Build Alternative, nonhighway alternatives, and a reconstruction of the existing two-lane highway alternative are considered in this final EIS. The recommended alternative would involve expanding the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane, divided facility with managed access. The estimated cost of the project is $44.5 million to $65 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would provide increased highway capacity; reduced traffic congestion; reduced potential for accidents; route continuity with recently reconstructed major connecting highways or adjacent sections of US 151; improved access to public services and facilities from rural area; and improved tourist access. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would require extensive relocation of utility trunk lines and laterals within and outside existing right-of-ways. Project construction would result in short-term loss of property taxes due to the removal up to 386 acres from the tax rolls. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 18 to 30 residences, 5 to 7 businesses, and 199 to 299 acres of farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0365D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 950460, 291 pages and maps, October 6, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-93-05-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395971?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+151%2C+WAUPUN+TO+FOND+DU+LAC%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+151%2C+WAUPUN+TO+FOND+DU+LAC%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 6, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-15/STATE STREET CORRIDOR, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1990). AN - 36398622; 5366 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of highway and other transit improvements on the Interstate 15 (I-15)/State Street corridor, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The I-15/State Street corridor, which runs north-south through Salt Lake Valley, is approximately 18 miles long and 3 miles wide for a total area of 50 square miles. The northern boundary extends to 500 North, which is just north of the Salt Lake City central business district. Salt Lake City serves as the home for most of the major businesses and industries of the state and is considered to be the business and financial center of the intermontane area. The eastern and western limits of the corridor are State Street and the Jordan River, respectively. Population and employment in the area served by the corridor are expected to rise by 102 percent and 141 percent, respectively, by the year 2010. The corridor contains three travel alignments that serve as a basis for the project alternatives under consideration. The I-15 freeway, the Union Pacific Railroad rights-of-way, and the State/Main Street arterials are alignments for which alternative highway and other transit improvements are considered. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1990. Under the No-Build Alternative, no additional lanes would be added to I-15, but planned transportation improvements would be implemented and structural and pavement deficiencies would be corrected. Under a transportation system management alternative, ramp widening and metering, striping modifications, and improvements to a major interchange would occur along I-15. Under the full build alternative, general purpose and high-occupancy-vehicle lanes would be constructed, some interchanges and frontage roads would be reconstructed, and auxiliary lanes and collector-distributor roads would be added. Under the partial build alternative, improvements would be similar to the full build alternative, except that the additional general purpose lanes would not be provided. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the full build alternative, traffic patterns and accessibility would improve. The reduced traffic congestion would have a positive effect on the general economy. Under the full build alternative and the partial build alternative, vehicle miles traveled would decrease and travel speed would increase, helping to reduce the total emission levels on a regional basis. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the No-Build Alternative and the transportation system management alternative, continued traffic congestion would make the implementation of local land use plans difficult, would adversely affect the general economy, and could lead to violations of the federal eight-hour carbon monoxide standard at three locations. Under the partial alternative and the full build alternative, some 12 residential properties and 20 business properties would be displaced. Rights-of-way requirements would also displace portions of an additional 41 business properties. Four eligible historic properties and 15 to 20 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0191D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950454, 495 pages, October 4, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-90-02-DS KW - Air Quality KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398622?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-10-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-15%2FSTATE+STREET+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1990%29.&rft.title=I-15%2FSTATE+STREET+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 4, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Slope stability problems and corrections for the Lock Haven Bypass (US Route 220), Clinton County, Pennsylvania AN - 50064035; 1996-018766 JF - Guidebook for the Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists AU - Uhl, G M AU - Adler, A A AU - Herlocher, R H A2 - Carnein, Carl R. A2 - Way, John H. Y1 - 1995/10// PY - 1995 DA - October 1995 SP - 95 EP - 102 PB - [Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists], [Harrisburg, PA] VL - 60 SN - 0375-5630, 0375-5630 KW - United States KW - failures KW - Lock Haven Pennsylvania KW - Pennsylvania KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - Clinton County Pennsylvania KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50064035?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Guidebook+for+the+Annual+Field+Conference+of+Pennsylvania+Geologists&rft.atitle=Slope+stability+problems+and+corrections+for+the+Lock+Haven+Bypass+%28US+Route+220%29%2C+Clinton+County%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.au=Uhl%2C+G+M%3BAdler%2C+A+A%3BHerlocher%2C+R+H&rft.aulast=Uhl&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=1995-10-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=&rft.spage=95&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Guidebook+for+the+Annual+Field+Conference+of+Pennsylvania+Geologists&rft.issn=03755630&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 60th annual field conference of Pennsylvania geologists N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - PA] N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. block diags., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - APGGBK N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Clinton County Pennsylvania; construction; design; failures; Lock Haven Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; slope stability; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BART-SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXTENSION, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA [DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1992]. AN - 36403112; 5363 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements within the Northern Peninsula Corridor in San Mateo County, California, is proposed. The corridor is bounded by San Francisco Bay on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, the San Francisco/San Mateo County border on the north, and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on the south. Three bus and rail transportation systems currently provide service to the area: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), SamTrans, and CalTrain. SFO, the corridor's largest single generator of traffic, is currently served by SamTrans and private bus lines, but lacks an effective connection with either of the region's two major rail systems, BART and CalTrain. This second draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1992 considers aerial design options for the tunnel portion of Alternative VI (selected as the locally preferred alternative) for the BART-SFO Extension Project. Ten alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft supplement. The locally preferred alternative would involve a 6.4-mile-long BART extension with a station at Hickey Boulevard in South San Francisco adjacent to the Tanforan Shopping Center in San Bruno, and a combined BART/CalTrain /Airport light rail station located west of Highway 101 near the SFO terminals. Two aerial station locations are considered in this second draft supplement. Under Option B, the aerial station would be located inside the planned new international terminal. Under Option X, the aerial station would be located in front of the planned new international terminal. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the aerial design alternatives, 12 fewer residences would experience groundborne vibration levels in excess of the appropriate criterion than under the original tunnel proposal. In addition, two fewer residences would experience excessive groundborne noise than under the original tunnel proposal. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary construction of a sound wall along the at-grade portion would adversely affect close-up views and create a sense of encroachment and a loss of privacy for nearby residents. The elevated guideways would adversely affect the visual setting of a scenic open space resource. The associated guideways would appear out of context with the undeveloped, natural setting and obstruct views from residents along Madrone Street. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the first draft supplement EIS, see 95-0037D, Volume 19, Number 1. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0099D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950451, 209 pages, September 29, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Flood Control KW - Highway Structures KW - Insects KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - San Francisco International Airport, California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403112?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+.&rft.title=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 29, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 13 AND ROUTE 7; HENRY, JOHNSON, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36409170; 5359 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 13 from US 24 immediately south of Lexington to Route 7 just south of Clinton, located in west-central Missouri, is proposed. Route 7 improvements would be located in the immediate vicinity of Clinton. The Route 13 segment of the project would connect a planned four-lane relocation of the highway from Richmond to Lexington to a planned four-lane widening of the existing roadway south of Clinton. The distance of the proposed improvements is approximately 65.7 miles. The Route 7 segment consists of a four-lane improvement on new location from 2 miles west to 0.6 miles east of Clinton, connecting a planned four-lane roadway with an existing two-lane facility, respectively. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, which incorporates existing and committed projects for limited improvements in the study corridor, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative A would include an expressway/freeway facility adjacent to the existing Route 13 except where bypasses were needed around cities or where the existing horizontal alignment was so severe that a localized alignment relocation were required; Alternative A has four alignment options. Alternative B would include an expressway /freeway facility that would be essentially on a new alignment; Alternative B has two alignment options. The preferred alternative is Alternative A, with the easternmost of the alignment options. The cost of construction and rights-of-way acquisition for the preferred alternative is estimated at $290.118 million, and that of the Route 7 segment is $26.357 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would reduce the number and severity of traffic-related accidents; eliminate current roadway deficiencies including roadway alignment, inadequate roadway cross section, and roadside hazards such as narrow bridges, guardrail, and inadequate clear zones; relieve existing traffic congestion and associated costs currently occurring in the corridor; improve the movement of people and goods through the region by reducing vehicle miles and hours traveled; improve existing public safety by reducing emergency vehicle response times within the project area; improve economic development opportunities by removing impediments to safe and efficient transport of people and goods; provide regional route continuity; facilitate the use by motorists of established recreational facilities; and provide for timely and efficient movement of personnel and resources to Whiteman Air Force Base. Thirty-year economic benefits of the project are estimated at $402 million and 1,800 jobs. Energy consumption would decrease with the improvement in travel efficiency. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, some 2,598 acres of farmland soils would be disrupted. Relocations would be required for up to 115 residences, 10 mobile homes, and 4 businesses. Significant noise impacts would be expected at 19 residences, 4 parks, and 4 churches. Some 533 acres of wetlands could be adversely affected, with the project requiring 40 stream crossings and impacts on 109 ponds. Hazardous wastes could be encountered at four sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950447, 543 pages, September 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409170?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+13+AND+ROUTE+7%3B+HENRY%2C+JOHNSON%2C+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHWEST CORRIDOR LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT, DENVER, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 15223704; 5350 AB - PURPOSE: The design and construction of a light rail transit (LRT) system to serve the Southwest Corridor of Denver, in Denver County, Colorado, is proposed. The 8.7-mile Southwest Corridor would be constructed from Mineral Avenue in the city of Littleton to I-25/Broadway. The I-25/Broadway station is the current end of the line for the Central Corridor LRT system that provides service to downtown Denver and the five-points community. Issues of concern include the effects on transportation systems, land use, neighborhoods, air quality, noise and vibration levels, ecosystems, wetlands, mineral resources, water resources, floodplains, historic properties, parklands and open space, and hazardous materials. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (the preferred alternative), the LRT would be located in an existing freight rail corridor and generally parallel South Santa Fe Drive. The system would include five stations, with off-street parking spaces for 350 to 1,080 vehicles by the year 2015. The analysis of the No-Build Alternative is included in order to provide a baseline for comparison to the LRT alternative; the No-Build Alternative analysis includes the highway and transit facilities in the southwest corridor that already exist or that are fully funded and committed for construction between 1995 and 2015. Estimated project capital costs are $127.5 million as of opening day and an additional $67 million by 2015. Estimated annual operating and maintenance costs are $9.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The LRT project would alleviate congestion, would improve travel time and reliability for users in the Southwest Corridor, and provide a safe and reliable alternative to the single-occupant vehicle. Additionally, the LRT would contribute to the attainment of regional air quality objectives, and provide a transit system that is compatible with other elements of the regional transportation plan. Because the LRT project would be located in an existing rail corridor, there would be few physical impacts to the natural environment from the LRT. The LRT likewise would have minimal impacts on the man-made environment. The project would increase the economic attractiveness of the area, and improve access to employment and entertainment opportunities and community services. The LRT alternative would result in less energy consumed from fewer miles driven (33,000 vehicle miles annually). Construction of the LRT would create 1,500 construction jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction of the LRT could require up to 10 business relocations. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 950438, 372 pages, September 21, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Colorado KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223704?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHWEST+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+DENVER%2C+DENVER+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=SOUTHWEST+CORRIDOR+LIGHT+RAIL+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+DENVER%2C+DENVER+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 21, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WINDHAM-SALEM PROJECT NO. M-STP-F-038-1(5), 10075, NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE 111, WINDHAM AND SALEM, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36409116; 5345 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 4.9-mile segment of New Hampshire Route 111 (NH Route 111) in Windham and Salem, New Hampshire, is proposed. The project corridor begins just west of the Lowell Road/Harwood Road intersection near the center of the town of Windham, and extends easterly to the existing alignment of NH Route 111 northeast of Shadow Lake in the town of Salem. This unreconstructed, unimproved section is part of the important east/west highway from Hudson to Kingston. The improved highway would provide four travel lanes, highway shoulders, and a center median area that would serve as a left-turn pocket at intersections and a dual-use left-turn lane where access would be a concern. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Three full build alternatives involving various corridor alignments would require 5.4 to 5.7 miles of reconstruction on NH Route 111 and 3.5 to 4.3 miles of reconstruction on other roads. Five signalized intersections would be included under the No-Build Alternative, eight under a partial build alternative, and ten under the full build alternatives. Some 14 to 19 bridges would need improvements. The preferred alternative is the full build alternative that uses the existing roadway to a greater degree than the other full build alternatives. Construction, rights-of- way acquisition, and other costs would total $89.0 million to $100.2 million for the full build alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a controlled-access/limited-access facility that would improve safety, efficiency, and traffic flow on this section of state highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the full build alternatives, some 17.8 to 18.9 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected, and require $1 million in mitigation costs. Lands in the proposed project corridors are also sensitive to sedimentation and erosion, and special control measures would cost an additional $1.7 million to $2.09 million to mitigate. Some 5.1 to 5.9 acre-feet of floodplain would be adversely affected. Groundwater resources could be adversely affected by an additional 3.9 to 11.0 highway lane-miles. Up to 2.9 acres of active farmland would be adversely affected. The number of streams subject to exceedance of EPA aquatic life criteria for copper would increase by one under any full build alternative. Some 51.7 to 91.8 acres of wildlife habitat would be adversely affected, as would six historic properties, additionally 106 adverse effects would occur on three properties and up to two districts. Between 20 and 23 residential units and 20 and 31 commercial units would need to be relocated. From one to four hazardous materials sites could require further action prior to construction. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950433, Volume I--673 pages, Volume II--maps, Wetland Technical Appendix--225 pages, September 20, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Hampshire KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409116?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WINDHAM-SALEM+PROJECT+NO.+M-STP-F-038-1%285%29%2C+10075%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+111%2C+WINDHAM+AND+SALEM%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=WINDHAM-SALEM+PROJECT+NO.+M-STP-F-038-1%285%29%2C+10075%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+111%2C+WINDHAM+AND+SALEM%2C+ROCKINGHAM+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 20, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION OF A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY FROM I-759 NORTH TO US 431 /278, PROJECT F-503(1), ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36402980; 5342 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a limited-access, divided, four- to six-lane major arterial highway in the city of Attalla, located in Etowah County, Alabama, is proposed. The project would connect the existing Interstate 59 (I-59)/I-759 interchange to US 11 and US 431/US 278. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The alignments would range in length from 1.7 miles to 3.0 miles. Interchanges and/or grade separation structures would be provided to maintain full access control, and a bridge structure would carry the highway across the Big Wills Creek Floodplain, Country Club Road, and Southern Railroad. Noise mitigation measures would be included in the project design. The estimated costs of the project are $35.9 million to $43.1 million, depending on the alternative selected. Estimated benefit-cost ratios are 5.93 to 9.57. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would provide a direct connection between the Attalla Central Business District (CBD) and the interstate system. The project would also link the I-759 Gadsden bypass to US 431/US 278, thereby providing a route for through traffic on US 431/US 278 to bypass most of Attalla and Gadsden. Access to and from the study corridor west of I-59 would be improved significantly. Traffic volumes on heavily congested local roads, particularly Alabama 77, would be lowered, reducing traffic through downtown Attalla through the year 2012. Direct access would be provided to the Gadsden CBD. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 7 to 22 individuals and 13 to 82 families, as well as 3 to 13 businesses and as many as two nonprofit organizations. Access to several local residential streets would be impeded, and traffic volumes on US 431/US 278 west of the study area would increase. Noise impacts would be significant for some receptors along the project corridor. The project would cross the 100-year floodplain of Big Wills Creek, but for the most part, the floodplain would be traversed via a bridge structure. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988 and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0039D, Volume 14, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 950429, 310 pages and maps, September 13, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-89-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Alabama KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402980?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+LIMITED+ACCESS+HIGHWAY+FROM+I-759+NORTH+TO+US+431+%2F278%2C+PROJECT+F-503%281%29%2C+ETOWAH+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+LIMITED+ACCESS+HIGHWAY+FROM+I-759+NORTH+TO+US+431+%2F278%2C+PROJECT+F-503%281%29%2C+ETOWAH+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 13, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MARK CLARK EXPRESSWAY, CHARLESTON, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA [DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1972]. AN - 36410564; 5336 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a seven-mile portion of the Mark Clark Expressway (Interstate 526) between Sam Rittenberg Boulevard (SC 7) and Folly Road (SC 171), located in Charleston County, South Carolina, is proposed. The project is the last segment of the Charleston Inner Belt Freeway, which provides a circular route around the northern and western portion of the Charleston urban area, to be constructed. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement of the final EIS of May 1972. The project would include a four-lane divided highway with a 48-foot median. The facility's design speed would be 65 miles per hour. Much of the route would be built on structure due to two crossings of the Stono River and its associated wetlands. Interchanges would be located at the two project termini and at Maybank Highway (SC 700). A future interchange would be provided near Maybank Highway and the proposed Johns Island Expressway. The final EIS of May 1972 was approved for the entire project in 1972. This portion of the Mark Clark Expressway would connect with other completed freeways and with the newly opened James Island Expressway (SC 30). A planning study is currently under way for widening Maybank Highway in connection with replacing the existing Stono River swing bridge. The Mark Clark Expressway would accommodate both of these actions. The estimated construction cost is $150 million to $152.3 million, with costs for bridge alternates being $196.3 million to $208.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would provide needed east-west capacity to reduce congestion on arterial streets, provide for growth on James Island and Johns Island, and reduce travel cost and related air pollution. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Several communities would be adversely affected by proximity to the project; some 8 to 11 residences, five businesses, and potentially a park headquarters would need to be relocated. James Island County Park would be adversely affected by three of the alignment alternatives. Noise levels would increase significantly at 65 to 95 residences, and federal noise abatement criteria would be exceeded at 19 to 31 receptor locations. Approximately 67 to 77 acres of upland habitat would be displaced by this project. Additionally, up to 109 acres of wetland habitat would be filled. One to two historic properties would require additional work as a result of the project. LEGAL MANDATES: General Bridge Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 535), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C.1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the final EIS, see 72-1667F, EIS Cumulative 1970-1976. JF - EPA number: 950423, 110 pages and maps, September 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Energy Consumption KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - South Carolina KW - Stono River KW - General Bridge Act of 1946, Coast Guard Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410564?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MARK+CLARK+EXPRESSWAY%2C+CHARLESTON%2C+CHARLESTON+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA+.&rft.title=MARK+CLARK+EXPRESSWAY%2C+CHARLESTON%2C+CHARLESTON+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA+.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exposures to carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide and their mixtures: interrelationship between gas exposure concentration, time to incapacitation, carboxyhemoglobin and blood cyanide in rats. AN - 77739800; 8666718 AB - Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) are generated during aircraft interior fires in sufficient amounts to incapacitate cabin occupants. For typical post-crash and in-flight fires, minimum protection periods of 5 and 35 min, respectively, have been suggested for breathing devices to protect the occupants from smoke. Relationships of blood carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and cyanide (CN-) levels to incapacitation have not been well defined for these gases. Therefore, time to incapacitation (ti) and blood COHb and CN- at incapacitation were examined in rats exposed to CO (5706 ppm for 5-min ti; 1902 ppm for 35-min ti), HCN (184 ppm for 5-min ti; 64 ppm for 35-min ti) and their mixtures (equipotent concentrations of each gas that produced 5- and 35-min ti). Blood CO and HCN uptakes were evaluated at the two concentrations of each gas. With either gas, variation in ti was higher for the 35-min ti than the 5-min ti The COHb level reached a plateau prior to incapacitation at both CO concentrations, and COHb levels at the 5- and 35-min ti were different from each other. Blood CN- increased as a function of both HCN concentration and exposure time, but CN- at the 5-min ti was half of the 35-min ti CN- level. The HCN uptake at the high concentration was about three times that at the low concentration. In the high concentration CO-HCN mixture, ti was shortened from 5 to 2.6 min; COHb dropped from 81 to 55% and blood CN- from 2.3 to 1.1 microgram ml(-1). At the low-concentration CO-HCN mixture, where ti was reduced from 35 to 11.1 min, COHb decreased from 71 to 61% and blood CN- from 4.2 to 1.1 microgram ml(-1). Any alteration in the uptake of either gas by the presence of the other was minimal. Our findings suggest that specific levels of blood COHb and CN- cannot be correlated directly with the incapacitation onset and that postmortem blood COHb and CN- levels should be evaluated carefully in fire victims. JF - Journal of applied toxicology : JAT AU - Chaturvedi, A K AU - Sanders, D C AU - Endecott, B R AU - Ritter, R M AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory (AAM 610), Federal Aviation Administration, US Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-5066, USA. PY - 1995 SP - 357 EP - 363 VL - 15 IS - 5 SN - 0260-437X, 0260-437X KW - Cyanides KW - 0 KW - Hydrogen Cyanide KW - 2WTB3V159F KW - Carbon Monoxide KW - 7U1EE4V452 KW - Carboxyhemoglobin KW - 9061-29-4 KW - Index Medicus KW - Rats KW - Regression Analysis KW - Fires KW - Animals KW - Rats, Sprague-Dawley KW - Aircraft KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug KW - Disease Models, Animal KW - Drug Synergism KW - Male KW - Carboxyhemoglobin -- metabolism KW - Hydrogen Cyanide -- administration & dosage KW - Cyanides -- blood KW - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning KW - Carbon Monoxide -- administration & dosage KW - Hydrogen Cyanide -- toxicity KW - Hydrogen Cyanide -- metabolism KW - Carbon Monoxide -- toxicity KW - Carbon Monoxide -- metabolism KW - Carboxyhemoglobin -- drug effects UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/77739800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.atitle=Exposures+to+carbon+monoxide%2C+hydrogen+cyanide+and+their+mixtures%3A+interrelationship+between+gas+exposure+concentration%2C+time+to+incapacitation%2C+carboxyhemoglobin+and+blood+cyanide+in+rats.&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+A+K%3BSanders%2C+D+C%3BEndecott%2C+B+R%3BRitter%2C+R+M&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1995-09-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=357&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.issn=0260437X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1996-08-05 N1 - Date created - 1996-08-05 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTERNATIVES TO REPLACEMENT OF THE EMBARCADERO FREEWAY AND TERMINAL SEPARATOR STRUCTURE, 92.202E AND 94.060, SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36409219; 5327 AB - PURPOSE: The realignment of the middle segment of the Embarcadero Freeway surface roadway, the addition of new ramps and/or the modification of existing ramps to the Interstate 80 (I-80)/US 101 freeway, and the implementation of related traffic and transit improvements on local streets for San Francisco's downtown waterfront and northeastern sector are proposed. The improvements would be an alternative to the full, in-kind replacement of the former Embarcadero Freeway and ramp connector known as the Terminal Separator Structure (TSS), both of which were demolished as a result of damage sustained in the October 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. Issues of concern include the effects on transportation, air quality, hazardous materials, and cultural resources. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The action alternatives would make land available for uses other than transportation facilities and accommodate travel demands projected for the year 2015. They would upgrade and realign the existing Embarcadero Freeway between Folsom Street and Broadway, generally as a four-lane roadway, with curbside parking that could be used as additional traffic lanes during peak periods, and a light rail line to be accommodated in the median. Variations among the action alternatives would involve alternative approaches to the use and placement of interchange ramps connecting the freeway with I-80, US 101, Folsom Street, and Second Street or Fourth Street. Alternative 5 would include a curved alignment for the freeway, creating a plaza between the northbound and southbound lanes in front of the Ferry Building. The estimated construction cost and project time are $62 million to $104 million and 20 to 21 months, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Action alternatives would restore local and regional transportation connectivity that was adversely affected by the earthquake and the loss of the Embarcadero Freeway and the TSS; provide ramp capacity without building the amount of elevated structures formerly occupied by the freeway and the TSS, taking advantage of surface streets and transit in order to accommodate travel demand; enhance the integration of different modes of transportation in the project area including automobiles, ferries, buses, light rail, trucks, and pedestrians and bicycles; and improve the appearance of the project area and maximize physical and visual access to the waterfront and minimize physical intrusions into commercial and residential areas, pursuant to long-standing goals and urban design concepts of the Northeastern Waterfront Area Plan, a component of the San Francisco Master Plan. The build alternatives would improve access along the Embarcadero and within the downtown area to meet projected travel volumes. Three of the alternatives would also improve access to and from the regional freeway system, to varying degrees. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Alternative 5, approximately 0.37 acres of the eastern edge of Justin Herman Plaza, a section 4(f) (park/open space) resource located opposite the Ferry Building, would be displaced. The alternatives would shift traffic to local streets throughout the system when compared with pre-earthquake conditions, resulting in degraded intersection levels of service and increased vehicle queuing in some locations. All of the build alternatives would involve the excavation and management of soils/fill, all or portions of which could contain hazardous materials. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950413, 765 pages, September 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Ferries KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTERNATIVES+TO+REPLACEMENT+OF+THE+EMBARCADERO+FREEWAY+AND+TERMINAL+SEPARATOR+STRUCTURE%2C+92.202E+AND+94.060%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ALTERNATIVES+TO+REPLACEMENT+OF+THE+EMBARCADERO+FREEWAY+AND+TERMINAL+SEPARATOR+STRUCTURE%2C+92.202E+AND+94.060%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH SPOKANE FREEWAY, SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36397796; 5325 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four- to eight-lane fully-controlled-access highway between I-90 on the southern terminus, mile post 283.44, and US 2/US 395 on the northern terminus, located in the northeast quadrant of Spokane County and the city of Spokane, Washington, is proposed. The project would address transportation safety and mobility through the city of Spokane and Spokane County between Interstate 90 (I-90), located in northeastern Washington, and Canada. The approximately 10-mile-long North Spokane Freeway (NSF) includes up to seven interchanges. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Two action alternatives, involving the construction of the facility on one of two alternative alignments, would include options to have either a north connection or a south connection, and the construction of an I-90 collector/distributor (C/D) system to handle projected future traffic volumes. In addition, about 3.5 miles of I-90, centered around the I-90/NSF interchange, would require construction. Estimated construction cost is $812 billion to $875 billion; construction for all alternatives is estimated to take about 20 years, based on estimated funding availability of $40 million to $43 million per year. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, a transportation facility that would accommodate high-volume traffic movements, including high-capacity transportation systems between I-90 and areas north would be provided. The project would help reduce the congestion and related operational problems on city streets and county roads such as Division Street and Market Street, and remove regional trips from local streets. This would reduce congestion in the overall transportation system projected for design year 2020; reduce travel times by improving system linkages between major northside arterial and state routes; meet the needs of the Washington State Growth Management Act and regional planning guidelines; support or facilitate the implementation of multimodal system uses; conform to the state implementation plan for carbon monoxide and particulate matter emissions; accommodate or improve intermodal transfers such as park and ride lots and rail/truck freight movement; provide safe movement of people and freight by providing a limited access facility that has fewer points of conflict than local signalized major arterials; and improve energy efficiency in the movement of people and freight. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Several areas along the build corridors and I-90 would experience noise levels exceeding Federal Highway Administration noise abatement criteria. Some 3.6 to 12.6 acres of prime farmland and farmland of state importance would be diverted to highway use. Several recreational properties would be adversely affected as a result of the project, including two parks and a municipal golf course. Action alternatives would require the relocation of 185 to 290 single-family residences, 5 to 10 multi-family buildings containing 14 to 49 units, and 10 to 149 businesses. According to a corridor level initial site assessment, a total of 98 potential hazardous waste sites could occur on potential build alternative corridors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950411, Volume 1--395 pages, Volume 2--191 pages, September 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cost Assessments KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Particulates KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397796?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-09-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+SPOKANE+FREEWAY%2C+SPOKANE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=NORTH+SPOKANE+FREEWAY%2C+SPOKANE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NO. STP 5415(1), IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH LOCUST STREET, GRAND ISLAND, HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AN - 36398663; 5323 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of South Locust Street (also known as Old Highway 281) in the vicinity of Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, is proposed. The project would provide a roadway connection form Interstate 80 (I-80) to the City of Grand Island along the alignment of South Locust Street and include a new interchange at I-80. These improvements would provide a faster, more direct route to the Grand Island Central Business District. The project would begin 0.5 miles south of I-80 and continue north approximately 5.5 miles to a point 1,200 feet north of U.S. Highway 34 (US 34). It would consist of the upgrade of the existing two-lane rural section to a four-lane, limited-access roadway for most of the project length, with a five-lane urban segment from the Grand Island city limits to US 34. The project would include widening three or four of the existing South Locust Street bridges over channels of the Platte River for southbound traffic, building new bridges east of the existing ones for northbound traffic, and widening the I-80 overpass. This Draft Section 4(f) Statement examines the use of land from two Section 4(f) resources: the Grand Island Skeet and Sporting Clays Club, Inc., and the Grand Island Modelers Association, Inc. (GIMA). Both of these resources are recreational facilities located in the City of Grand Island's municipal drinking water well field property within approximately one-half mile of each other. The Skeet Club range and the GIMA facility are partially within the Platte River floodplain and are subject to occasional flooding. Skeet Club facilities include five trap houses, storage sheds, picnic shelters, a club house, and underground sprinkler system, and lighting for three of the ranges. The GIMA facilities include a parking area, wind sock pole, metal gates for highway and model airplane runway access, and two storage sheds. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed action would tap into the national market which traverses I-80, bring it into the Grand Island CBD, and generate revenue for existing downtown and South Locust Street businesses. The project would be expected to generate more visitor traffic, new business, new jobs, and an increased tax base for the city and the county. Additional benefits would be a reduction in traffic volume at the I-80/US 281 interchange, which should help to improve the level of service and alleviate safety problems; a reduction in the official sign mileage to Grand Island, which is perceived as a significant deterrent to visitor traffic; and the creation of an attractive entrance to the city through the use of land use controls to maintain the existing agricultural uses and natural image along the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed roadway alignment would involve the construction of southbound lanes along the existing South Locust Street alignment and the construction of northbound lanes east of the existing roadway. It would require an additional 110 feet of right-of-way, cutting into the property of both the Section 4(f) resources. The primary impact on the Skeet Club would be a reduced safety zone between the trap houses and South Locust Street. The primary impacts on the GIMA would be increases in noise levels and nearby traffic volume, and decreases in visual quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950414, 17 pages, August 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Wells KW - Nebraska KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NO.+STP+5415%281%29%2C+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=PROJECT+NO.+STP+5415%281%29%2C+IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Grand Island, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 520, 104TH AVENUE NE TO WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PARKWAY, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36395856; 5322 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 520 between 104th Avenue NE and West Lake Sammamish Parkway within the cities of Bellevue and Redmond in King County, Washington, is proposed. SR 520 connects Interstate 5 (I-5), I-405, and SR 202 and links Seattle with Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, and unincorporated east-side communities via the Evergreen Point Bridge across Lake Washington. It also moves regional traffic between these population and employment centers and other developing areas on the plateau east of Lake Sammamish. A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternatives, two high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes and a bicycle path would be built, and local access would be provided through interchange modifications at NE 31st Street or NE 40th Street. An HOV lane would be built to the inside of the existing lanes in each direction, as preliminary analysis and design indicated that this would be the more cost-effective choice. Two design options (a freeway-only option and a combination option) have been proposed for the preliminary bicycle path plans; under these options, up to one acre of land would be developed from landscaped or open-space areas. Two interchange design options (Option A and Option B) were evaluated for the NE 31st Street Interchange Alternative; these options would have slightly different roadway alignments and intersection designs at the ramp junctions. The NE 40th Street Interchange Alternative would involve the construction of a full-diamond interchange. The build alternatives would require approximately 2.1 to 3.9 acres of additional right-of-way. HOV lane construction would cost approximately $36 million, the interchange options approximately $10.9 million to $13.1 million, and bicycle path construction approximately $5.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the freeway's traffic operations and increase its people-carrying capacity to meet demands in the design year 2015. It would generally increase the safety of the corridor concurrently with the projected increase in traffic. New temporary jobs would be created for King County and adjoining-county residents. Construction of the interchange alternatives would create approximately 189 to 275 jobs; an additional 592 jobs and 122 jobs would be created through construction of the HOV lanes and bicycle lanes, respectively. The project would generate direct and indirect economic benefits of approximately $9.8 million to $19.4 million from interchange construction, $43.5 million from HOV lane widening, and $8.7 million from bicycle-lane construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, the loss of trees and vegetation would reduce the visual quality and view both toward and away from the roadway corridor. The preferred option of inside widening for the HOV lanes would result in 15.2 acres of impervious surface being constructed, which would in turn result in greater water surface runoff. This option would also adversely affect up to 0.6 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0212D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950410, 535 pages, August 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-1993-4-D KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395856?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+520%2C+104TH+AVENUE+NE+TO+WEST+LAKE+SAMMAMISH+PARKWAY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+520%2C+104TH+AVENUE+NE+TO+WEST+LAKE+SAMMAMISH+PARKWAY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MONTGOMERY OUTER LOOP FROM US 80 SOUTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY TO I-85 EAST OF MONTGOMERY, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36406766; 5310 AB - PURPOSE: The design and construction of the approximately 29-mile-long Montgomery Outer Loop, a multilane, divided, controlled-access highway, curving around the southern half of the City of Montgomery from US 80 to Interstate 85 (I-85), in Montgomery County, Alabama, is proposed. Through traffic making the connection from I-65 to the south to I-85 to the east currently must travel through the center of the City of Montgomery. This adds to the congestion along these routes in the city, especially during rush hours. The Montgomery Outer Loop is one of several components of a regional transportation system plan involving improvements to and construction of other highway facilities in the area. The project would be a four-lane and six-lane divided roadway depending on traffic requirements and alternate selections. Three alternates and seventeen sub-alternates were studied in the Montgomery Outer Loop corridor. Alternates were eliminated to avoid and minimize potential impacts to rural communities, historic districts, residential areas, wetlands, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Portions of two alternates and four sub-alternates remain viable. Connecting viable alternates with sub-alternates allows six alternative alignment combinations to remain under consideration in this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the Montgomery Outer Loop would relieve the existing transportation system of congestion and provide for safe and efficient travel from the southwest to east of the City of Montgomery. More efficient highway travel would reduce travel times, energy consumption, and auto exhaust emissions. The project would enhance current land use and be consistent with predicted land use throughout the study corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 1,050 acres of land would be converted to roadway use. Current land use is 69 percent agricultural or residential, 22 percent wetland, 6 percent forested, and 3 percent farmland returning to an undisturbed state. Some 145 to 241 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected, with the preferred alternate resulting in 159 acres of adversely affected wetlands. Wetland and floodplain crossings occur at seven creeks or tributaries; a Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would be required for this project. Local temporary impacts to water quality would result from erosion and sedimentation during construction. Noise analysis indicates impacts would occur at 28 of 182 sample locations. The project would require the relocations of 3 to 5 businesses, 34 to 48 residences, up to 3 farms, and 1 to 2 non-profit organizations. Short-term adverse economic impacts could occur to small businesses that were relocated. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950398, 233 pages, August 25, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Emissions KW - Energy Consumption KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406766?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MONTGOMERY+OUTER+LOOP+FROM+US+80+SOUTHWEST+OF+MONTGOMERY+TO+I-85+EAST+OF+MONTGOMERY%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=MONTGOMERY+OUTER+LOOP+FROM+US+80+SOUTHWEST+OF+MONTGOMERY+TO+I-85+EAST+OF+MONTGOMERY%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 25, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 61 TO SOUTH OF ROUTE 36 (HANNIBAL RELOCATION) AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 36 (HANNIBAL RELOCATION) TO SOUTH OF ROUTE M, MARION AND RALLS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36401573; 5305 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Route 61 in Marion and Ralls counties, Missouri, is proposed. The new facility would be an approximately seven- to nine-mile-long, four-lane, fully-access-limited, divided highway, beginning in the vicinity of the existing Route 61/24 interchange north of the city of Hannibal, continuing southeasterly, and ending in the vicinity of the existing Route 61/M intersection south of Hannibal. US 61 is a high priority National Highway System route. The current facility is inadequate for future traffic levels. Delays at intersections will increase by more than an order of magnitude. Accident rates, which are similar to statewide average rates and slightly higher than the nationwide average rates for US routes, will likely increase. Four build alternatives, two links, and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives (Alternative CW, Alternative D, Alternative EF, and Alternative F) would include various highway alignments. They would be in areas that are primarily agricultural, with little other development; from east to west, they would generally move from valley to ridge locations. A large portion of Alternative CW would lie close to Bear Creek and cross two other creeks near their confluences with Bear Creek. Alternative F (the preferred alternative) would be located primarily on drainage divides. Alternative D would result in the shortest travel distance and Alternative EF would result in the longest travel distance. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The two major beneficial impacts of the action would be to relieve traffic congestion on the existing Route 61 and to promote fast, safe and efficient travel within and through the study area. Improved travel times would reduce energy consumption and vehicle exhaust emissions. In addition, the completion of the proposed highway project and subsequent changes in traffic patterns could encourage economic growth and development in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would adversely affect 7.5 to 23 acres of wetlands, 226 to 473 acres of prime farmland, and 29 to 92 acres of woodland. In addition, the build alternatives would require 1 to 13 water crossings, 1,200 to 8,480 feet of floodplain crossing, and 2 to 16 relocations. Alternative D and Alternative EF would be visible from the Landis House, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The rural community of Withers Hill, would be visually impacted by Alternative CW; and the residential area along Marion Route 426 would be visually impacted by Alternative D/EF. Construction activities would potentially result in adverse noise impacts, primarily in the residential area and church south of the Alternative D/Route 36 interchange; nuisance dust in residential areas; and increased sedimentation, turbidity, and pollutants such as oil and grease in surface water resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990. JF - EPA number: 950393, 421 pages and maps, August 24, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Water KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+61+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+AND+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+M%2C+MARION+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+61+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+AND+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+36+%28HANNIBAL+RELOCATION%29+TO+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+M%2C+MARION+AND+RALLS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 24, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN AND WESTERN LAS VEGAS BELTWAY, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 36398438; 5291 AB - PURPOSE: The establishment of a 1,100-foot-wide corridor for the future development of a regional transportation facility connecting to the terminals of the southern segment of the Las Vegas Beltway, Clark County, Nevada, is proposed. The project would extend through the western periphery of the Las Vegas Valley to US Route 95 (US 95), then turn to the east, traversing the northern portion of the Valley, and connect to Interstate 15 (I-15) in the northeastern part of the metropolitan area. This Tier 1 EIS focuses on issues pertinent to the need for and location of a transportation corridor. Tier 2 evaluations will address specific transportation facility design concepts and scopes, the location of the right-of-way within the corridor, and site-specific impacts and mitigation measures. Establishment of the alignment for a regional transportation facility would be the first step in a series of actions intended to enhance regional mobility. Existing freeways and highways in the rapidly growing Las Vegas Valley are experiencing increasing levels of congestion and decreasing efficiency due to population growth. Regional Transportation Plan projections indicate funded and committed highway projects will not keep pace with regional growth and travel demands to the year 2010. In addition to a No Action Alternative, six corridor location alternatives are considered in this draft EIS, involving three for the western segment and three for the northern segment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The corridor would provide relief from projected levels of future congestion. Related benefits would include reduced accident rates and improved travel time, in turn resulting in reduced vehicle exhaust emissions and fuel consumption. Establishing and preserving a transportation corridor well in advance of the substantial development of the study area would decrease the environmental, economic, and social impacts typically associated with transportation facility development in urban areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All build alternatives would adversely affect area resources. The build alternatives would adversely affect regional flood control facilities and flood hazards; threatened and endangered plant species; cacti and yucca, desert riparian, Bighorn sheep, and desert tortoise communities; noise levels; hazardous materials sites; land use, including conflicts with existing development, local land use plans, planned communities, agriculture and natural resources, public facilities, and utilities; mineral resources; and archaeological and paleontological resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950378, 362 pages, August 15, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Desert Land KW - Emissions KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Hazards KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Mineral Resources KW - Noise KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nevada KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398438?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+AND+WESTERN+LAS+VEGAS+BELTWAY%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+AND+WESTERN+LAS+VEGAS+BELTWAY%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Carson City, Nevada; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 15, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 141 SOUTH OF ROUTE HH TO 1.1 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 100 (JOB NUMBER J6U0804), 1.1 MILES SOUTH OF ROUTE 100 TO 0.8 MILE NORTH OF I-44 (JOB NUMBER J6U0804B), SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36402896; 5283 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation and improvement of Route 141, located in Saint Louis County, Missouri, is proposed. The project corridor occurs within unincorporated areas of the county and the municipalities of Manchester, Twin Oaks, and Valley Park. The proposed improvement is situated in the northeastern flank of the Ozark Dome region of Missouri. Terrain is moderately rolling to hilly within the limits of the proposed action. Existing land use throughout the Route 141 project area is almost completely suburbanized, consisting largely of homes, restaurants, and retail businesses. Historic and archaeological resources located within the project right-of-way would include a historic, marked graveyard and two historical homes. The existing highway was built in the 1930s. The area served by Route 141 has experienced extensive suburban growth and development which has, in turn, increased traffic volume beyond the capacity for which it was designed. Alternatives under consideration include a No-Build Alternative, a transportation system management alternative, a mass transit alternative, and two build alternatives representing differing alignments at Big Bend Road. The project would expand Route 141 from its current deficient two-lane status to a six-lane, controlled-access highway. The highway would have a 24-foot-wide, two-lane pavement in each direction, separated by a 22-foot-wide median with a concrete median barrier and, where a 12-foot-wide left-turn lane would be provided, a 10-foot-wide median with a four-foot-high raised median island. The proposed action would provide an upgraded highway facility from south of Route HH to one mile north of Interstate 44. The length of the project would stretch approximately 4.8 miles and be programmed as two separate but contiguous work projects. The project would involve crossings of Grand Glaize Creek and Glaize Creek. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would correct deficiencies so that the facility would have increased traffic volume capacity, resulting in reduced traffic congestion and improved traffic safety. The higher level of service provided by the new highway would reduce vehicular energy consumption by reducing congestion. Reduced travel time and vehicle operating cost savings resulting from highway improvements would be $8.7 million to $9.2 million per year over the No-Build Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in relocations and possible social disruptions, as well as possible adverse impacts to the Twin Oaks Central Park. The Sebastian Vogel House in Manchester, a historic site, would be adversely affected by the project. Both build alternatives would encroach on the 100-year floodplain of Grand Glaize Creek for approximately 225 feet. There are two dioxin sites listed by the Environmental Protection Agency in the affected area. The build alternatives would shave off portions of the road frontage area for two schools. Either build alternative would produce adverse visual impacts from construction to completion. Other construction impacts would adversely affect nearby residential and commercial developments through air and noise pollution from equipment, traffic congestion and detours, and increased safety hazards. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950370, 166 pages and maps, August 10, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Energy Consumption KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402896?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+141+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+HH+TO+1.1+MILES+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+100+%28JOB+NUMBER+J6U0804%29%2C+1.1+MILES+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+100+TO+0.8+MILE+NORTH+OF+I-44+%28JOB+NUMBER+J6U0804B%29%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+141+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+HH+TO+1.1+MILES+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+100+%28JOB+NUMBER+J6U0804%29%2C+1.1+MILES+SOUTH+OF+ROUTE+100+TO+0.8+MILE+NORTH+OF+I-44+%28JOB+NUMBER+J6U0804B%29%2C+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 10, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CANAL ROAD ENTRANCE OF GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 36395465; 5270 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of the Canal Road entrance to Georgetown University in order to provide for all directional movements for traffic entering and leaving the main academic campus, located in Washington, District of Columbia, is proposed. The proposed action is on the south side of the campus, along Canal Road between the Whitehurst Freeway and Foxhall Road. Preliminary alternatives considered include transportation system management actions and a variety of roadway alternatives. Initially, nine conceptual roadway alternatives were presented at public meetings. Based on public comments from these meetings it was determined that the most critical factors in comparing the alternatives was their visual and traffic flow impacts. The alternatives selected for detailed consideration are: a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would maintain the existing entrances from Canal Road and Prospect Street; Alternative 2, the at-grade alternative, which would place traffic signals at an at-grade intersection at Canal Road; Alternative 2A, which would differ from Alternative 2 in prohibiting left turns during peak morning traffic times; Alternative 3B, which would elevate Canal Road westbound lanes at the entrance road location, with an access road connecting eastbound Canal Road to the University entrance passing under the westbound lanes; and Alternative 3H, which would depress all lanes of Canal Road below the existing grade level, with a bridge to connect eastbound Canal Road lanes to the University entrance. The Prospect Street entrance would be closed under Alternative 2, Alternative 3B, and Alternative 3H. Project costs for the at-grade alternatives are estimated at $1.7 million; those for the elevated lanes and the grade-separated interchange alternatives are estimated at $11.3 million and $20.2 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: While consolidating the access to the Main Academic Campus at the Canal Road entrance is part of the campus master plan, it is not being proposed to allow the development of new University facilities, but to improve vehicular circulation and permit the closing of the Prospect Street entrance. Existing land uses would not be affected by any of the alternatives, since all of the land that would be needed for construction is currently vacant. Most build alternatives would reduce traffic noise levels. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Each of the build alternatives would require property within the Georgetown Historical District. Significant archaeological remains occur in portions of the study area; the selection of any build alternative would result additional archaeological surveys, in compliance with Section 106 requirements. Implementation of Alternative 3B would result in violation of noise standards. Providing access to properties currently with no right of access could lead property owners to seek development, which is in conflict with the adjacent National Park Service scenic goals for the Potomac Palisades. This issue will be addressed as part of the Section 4(f) evaluation. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950357, 283 pages and maps, August 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Roads KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - District of Columbia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395465?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-08-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+THE+CANAL+ROAD+ENTRANCE+OF+GEORGETOWN+UNIVERSITY%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+THE+CANAL+ROAD+ENTRANCE+OF+GEORGETOWN+UNIVERSITY%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 64 BYPASS, APPROXIMATELY 14 MILES, FROM I-440 TO US 64 WEST OF WENDELL AND EASTERN WAKE EXPRESSWAY FROM EXISTING US 64 TO SR 1007 (POOLE ROAD), WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36406227; 5264 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a ten-mile multilane freeway on new location in Wake County, North Carolina, is proposed. The study area is located east of the City of Raleigh; the western limits of the study area lie within the city limits. The town of Knightdale is located in the center of the study area. The project termini would be interchanges with Interstate 440 in eastern Raleigh to the west and with the existing US Route 64 freeway section near Wendell to the east. Alternatives under consideration are a No Action Alternative; a Transportation System Management Alternative, consisting of improvements to existing highways including signaling system improvements and the addition of left-turn and high-occupancy-vehicle lanes; multimodal system alternatives, consisting of expanding transit service and ride-sharing to serve transportation demand; and construction alternatives calling for the widening of existing highways or the preferred alternative of reconstruction on one of six new alignments. The construction alternatives would include the construction of 9 to 10 interchanges, 3 railroad crossings, 10 to 12 drainage structures, and 19 to 24 grade separations. Traffic projections for the year 2025 range from 53,800 (low-level assumption) to 59,800 or 86,400 (high-level assumption), depending on the alignment alternative selected. Construction cost estimates for the preferred alternative alignments range from $107.5 million to $121.7 million; rights-of-way acquisition cost estimates range from $29.5 million to $34.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed US 64 Bypass would provide an efficient bypass to avoid congestion on the existing US 64, to improve service for local traffic currently using US 64 and other rural two-lane roads in the vicinity of the project, and to complete an integrated freeway facility that is recognized as a key element in the thoroughfare plans of the area. The bypass would also reduce traffic accidents by providing a safer, access-controlled divided highway, as well as reducing vehicle operating costs, travel time, and emissions. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The new alignment build alternatives result in the displacement of 53 to 79 residences (of which 17 to 25 are inhabited by minorities) and 2 to 4 businesses. Land requirements would displace 183.2 to 228.5 acres of cultivated or open farmland; 1.1 to 3.7 acres of shrubland; 326.7 to 401.7 acres of woodland; and 256.9 to 297.8 acres of developed land. In addition, disturbance would occur on 458.8 to 538.9 acres of prime, unique, and locally important farmland; 13.3 to 24.4 acres of wetlands; 5.1 to 13.2 acres of open water; and 98.2 to 107 acres of floodplain. Some 16 to 18 stream crossings would be required, and 3,000 feet of stream relocation would be required under any alignment alternative. Substantial noise increases would be occur at 42 to 67 noise receptor locations, and 12 to 27 receptors would exceed noise abatement criteria. Some 2 to 3 potential hazardous waste sites have been identified on alignment corridors, and as many as two historic architectural properties could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950351, 248 pages and maps, July 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406227?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+64+BYPASS%2C+APPROXIMATELY+14+MILES%2C+FROM+I-440+TO+US+64+WEST+OF+WENDELL+AND+EASTERN+WAKE+EXPRESSWAY+FROM+EXISTING+US+64+TO+SR+1007+%28POOLE+ROAD%29%2C+WAKE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+64+BYPASS%2C+APPROXIMATELY+14+MILES%2C+FROM+I-440+TO+US+64+WEST+OF+WENDELL+AND+EASTERN+WAKE+EXPRESSWAY+FROM+EXISTING+US+64+TO+SR+1007+%28POOLE+ROAD%29%2C+WAKE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BURLINGTON MEGC M 5000(1), BURLINGTON SOUTHERN CONNECTOR HIGHWAY, BURLINGTON, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1979). AN - 36398323; 5263 AB - PURPOSE: The construction on portions of the previously approved Burlington Southern Connector/Champlain Park Way Project in the city of Burlington in Chittenden County, Vermont, is proposed. The approved project involves the construction of approximately 2.5 miles of highway commencing at the interchange of I-189 with Sherburne Street (US Route 7) and extending westerly and northerly to the intersection of Battery and Main Streets in the Burlington central business district (CBD). A portion of the selected alternative (the C-1 alignment) has already been constructed; however, a hazardous waste Superfund site, known as the Pine Street Barge Canal Site, was discovered following the release of the final EIS. One portion of the selected alternative (C-8 alignment) traverses the site and the construction project cannot be completed until a remediation strategy for the site has been approved. A draft supplement to the final EIS was prepared in 1984 but was never finalized because no agreement could be reached on the realignment of the highway. This draft supplement to the final EIS of December 1984 focuses on the proposed construction of a 1.2-mile roadway improvement circumventing the hazardous waste site to the east; roughly 0.3 miles would be on new location and 0.9 miles constructed within existing rights-of-way. Five variations of the C-6 alignment, as well as a No-Build Alternative, are considered in the draft supplement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve access from the vicinity of the intersection of I-189 and US Route 7 to the Burlington CBD and the downtown waterfront area. In addition, the project would improve circulation, alleviate capacity overburdens, and improve safety on local streets in the study area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Each of the variations of the C-6 alignment would require changes or modifications to rail operations on the Vermont Railway site; these changes would include the relocation of some track, storage tanks, and other facilities. Relocation costs would range from $2.5 million to $4.0 million. Portions of the Pine Street Historic District and other historic properties would be adversely affected by the proposed C-6 alignment. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 78-0050D, Volume 2, Number 1, and 79-1079F, Volume 3, Number 10, respectively. For the abstract of the supplemental draft EIS, see 85-0028D, Volume 9, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 950350, 230 pages and maps, July 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vermont KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398323?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BURLINGTON+MEGC+M+5000%281%29%2C+BURLINGTON+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+HIGHWAY%2C+BURLINGTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1979%29.&rft.title=BURLINGTON+MEGC+M+5000%281%29%2C+BURLINGTON+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+HIGHWAY%2C+BURLINGTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1979%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF GRIFFISS AIR FORCE BASE, ONEIDA COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36410429; 5259 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Griffiss Air Force Base (AFB), located in central Oneida County, New York, is proposed. Griffiss AFB, which consists of 3,492 acres in the city of Rome and 60 acres within the town of Floyd, has been in operation since 1942. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the base is scheduled to be closed in September 1995. However, some existing organizations on the base (Rome Laboratory, the Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS), the 1st Space Surveillance Squadron, and a regional Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office) were authorized to remain at the base on government-retained land following realignment. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve developing a high technology office research and development complex centered around the Rome Lab and related government facilities. Approximately 44 percent of base property (1,566 acres) would be retained for government use, including 1,414 acres for the airfield; 104 acres for Rome Lab and related facilities; 40 acres for NEADS facilities; and 8 acres for the Veterans Administration clinic. Of the 1,986 acres designated for project reuse, 109 acres would be used for aviation support, 273 acres for industrial use, 134 acres for a community college and other institutional uses, 80 acres for commercial use, 25 acres for residential property, 835 acres for a new parkway corridor and green space, and 530 acres for a developmental reserve. The proposed action would reuse 1.4 million square feet (msf) of existing space and construct 5.5 msf of new space by the year 2016. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. Under the proposed action, reuse activities would increase employment levels by approximately 11,699 direct jobs and 5,574 secondary jobs by the year 2016. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, up to 613 acres would be disturbed for new construction, adversely affecting surface water flow and water quality and displacing 32 acres of prime farmland and 14 acres of upland forest. Surface traffic noise would increase above baseline realignment levels for most road segments. Residences and business located along these corridors could be exposed to noise in excess of 65 decibels by the year 2016. Some demolition would occur within 100 feet of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 950346, 563 pages, July 28, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Research Facilities KW - Roads KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Griffiss Air Force Base, New York KW - New York KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410429?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+GRIFFISS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+GRIFFISS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ONEIDA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 28, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT STA 082A-008, STATE HIGHWAY 82 ENTRANCE TO ASPEN, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 36400850; 5257 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a transportation solution addressing transportation capacity inadequacies and safety problems along the Colorado State Highway 82, providing entrance to the city of Aspen, in Pitkin County, Colorado, is proposed. The study corridor is located entirely within Pitkin County between the Buttermilk Ski Area at SH 82 milepost 38.57 and the city of Aspen at the intersection of 7th Street and Main Street at milepost 40.49. Significant features of the study corridor include the historic Maroon Creek Bridge, the Aspen City Golf Course, Castle Creek Bridge, and the existing SH 82 S-curves at the entrance to Aspen. The capacity of SH 82 within the study corridor is limited by the existing substandard roadway which does not sufficiently accommodate the travel needs of the residents, employees and visitors of Aspen. The accident rate on the S-curves is 386 percent of the state rural highway accident rate average and 149 percent of the urban Colorado rate. Transportation demand forecasts indicate that traffic demand would continue to rise and the system would be operating over the available capacity for large portions of the day. Three alternatives are under consideration for the corridor segment from Buttermilk to Maroon Creek Road; seven alternatives are under consideration for the corridor segment from Maroon Creek Road to 7th and Main segment. The Buttermilk to Maroon Creek Road segment alternatives are a No Action Alternative, and improvements on existing alignment with and without a separate transit envelope. The Maroon Creek Road to 7th and Main alternatives are a No Action Alternative; improvements on the existing alignment; modified direct alignment, at-grade or cut-and-cover, with and without a separate transit envelope; and two improved lanes on existing alignment and transitway on the modified direct alignment, at-grade. The project corridor includes a pedestrian/bicycle trail that parallels SH 82; no dedicated trail crossings of the highway currently exist, but are tentatively planned under the proposed improvements. In addition, four alternative locations are under consideration for multimodal centers, consisting of parking and transfer facilities that provide direct connection by transit to ski area access, airport access, or downtown Aspen. The Aspen-Pitkin County Airport was the third busiest commercial airport in Colorado in 1993; all traffic to and from the airport must use SH 82 to access Aspen. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The need for a safer, less congested transportation connection into Aspen from the vicinity of the Buttermilk Ski Area has been debated in the upper end of Pitkin County since the late 1960s. While the City of Aspen and Pitkin County continue to promote affordable housing in close proximity to jobs and to manage the rate of development within their jurisdictions, large scale development continues throughout the corridor; regardless of the success of strategies encouraging alternative transit modes, the existing capacity of SH 82 needs to be upgraded in order to meet travel demand. Major beneficial impacts of the build alternatives, which vary according to the alternative, would include a safer transportation corridor, resulting in reduced accident rates; reduced congestion; increased transportation capacity to provide for both existing and future demands; and reduced air pollution. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Major adverse impacts of the build alternatives, which vary according to the alternative, would include relocation of businesses and residences; rights-of-way acquisition encroachment on residences and businesses; encroachment and impact on sites listed on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or State Register; and encroachment on recreational and open space lands. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950344, Volume 1--328 pages, Volume 2--157 pages, July 28, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Emissions KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Ski Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, Colorado KW - Colorado KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400850?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+STA+082A-008%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+82+ENTRANCE+TO+ASPEN%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=PROJECT+STA+082A-008%2C+STATE+HIGHWAY+82+ENTRANCE+TO+ASPEN%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 28, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LORING AIR FORCE BASE, AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE (REVISED DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT). AN - 36397330; 5258 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Loring Air Force Base (AFB), located in Aroostook County, Maine, is proposed. The 9,035-acre Loring AFB is located 400 miles north of Boston and 5 miles west and south of the Canadian border at New Brunswick. It consists of the 8,317-acre main base as well as nine off-site parcels totaling 718 acres. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, implementation would include a comprehensive reuse plan for a mixed-use airport with civilian aviation activities, including general aviation, commercial aviation, maintenance, and air cargo components. These aviation uses would require up 1,895 acres of on-site property. Airfield improvements would include the installation of a precision instrument landing system and approach path on Runway 01/19, security fencing, runway and taxiway guidance signs, an airport beacon, and a weather observation station. Aviation support facilities, to be located west and south of the runway, would include the air traffic control tower, fuel system, fire station, hangars, and air cargo, maintenance, commercial aviation, and general aviation buildings. Additional uses of the property would include 727 acres for industrial development; 102 acres for medical and educational facilities; 194 acres for office and other commercial uses; 551 acres for residential land uses, 1,717 acres for open space and an urban park, and 3,136 acres for agricultural and forestry development. The 594-acre Madawaska Dam site, located off-site, would be set aside as a natural resource conservation area. This draft EIS represents a revision of the final EIS of August 1994; that EIS was rescinded in order to incorporate public comments and changes in the community reuse plan. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. Under the proposed action, reuse activities would increase employment levels by approximately 4,461 direct jobs and 3,339 secondary jobs by the year 2014. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed development activities would convert 1,828 acres of farmland to nonagricultural use. The quantities of hazardous materials used and wastes generated would be greater than under closure conditions. The responsibility for managing hazardous materials and wastes would shift from a single user to multiple, independent users, which could reduce the area's capability of responding to hazardous materials and waste spills and would increase the regulatory burden. Air pollutant emissions would increase, and surface water runoff would result from 572 acres of ground disturbance. The number of people living in areas exposed to surface traffic noise levels of 65 decibels or greater would increase by 482. Development activities could adversely affect historic properties that are potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 94-0077D, Volume 18, Number 2, and 94-0266F, Volume 18, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950345, 672 pages, July 28, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Dams KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Resources KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Loring Air Force Base, Maine KW - Maine KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28REVISED+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28REVISED+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 28, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EXPANDED EAST COAST PLAN, CHANGES IN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PATTERNS OVER THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1992). AN - 15223680; 5260 AB - PURPOSE: The continued use of the current aircraft flight patterns over the state of New Jersey is proposed. These flight patterns are part of the Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP), a comprehensive revision of air route structures and air traffic control procedures implemented in 1987-1988 in response to severe air traffic congestion problems in the eastern U.S., particularly in the New York-New Jersey area. The EECP is a complex plan affecting air traffic patterns in 20 eastern states. Shortly after its implementation in 1987, the number of air carrier delays decreased by 42 percent nationwide. The major features of the plan that affected New Jersey were an increase in the number of arrival and departure routes for the JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports, and the lowering of altitudes for certain operations; these resulted in the introduction of aircraft noise to areas that had never experienced it before. Since 1987 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received numerous complaints about aircraft noise and low-altitude overflights, principally in areas in central and northern New Jersey. Four alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of November 1992: continuing the current FAA operating procedures as specified in the EECP; returning to the 1986 air traffic routes and procedures; routing Newark air traffic over the ocean during nighttime hours; and further dispersing the air traffic routes into and out of Newark. The draft supplement to the draft EIS introduced two new proposals: to reroute aircraft over the Scotch Plains and Fanwood areas of Union County; and to reroute all departing aircraft over the ocean. These two additional alternatives were rejected in the final supplement. The preferred alternative is to continue current operating procedures as specified in the EECP. A number of route modifications, as specified in the Solberg mitigation proposal, would be implemented in order to divert aircraft from overflying Plainfield, Scotch Plains, Berkeley Heights, and other populated areas. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The implementation of the EECP in 1987 resulted in a 42 percent nationwide decline in delays, despite an increase in air traffic. Significant route variations over New Jersey would create new delays or subject aircraft to increased risk. Under the proposed mitigation plan, nearly 19,000 people would experience a noise level decrease of five decibels or more while no one would experience a five-decibel increase. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Small increases of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions compared with current levels would occur under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 94-0367D, Volume 18, Number 5. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0431D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950347, 746 pages, July 28, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Emissions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Traffic Control KW - Kennedy (John F.) International Airport, New York KW - LaGuardia Airport, New York KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - Newark International Airport, New Jersey KW - Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EXPANDED+EAST+COAST+PLAN%2C+CHANGES+IN+AIRCRAFT+FLIGHT+PATTERNS+OVER+THE+STATE+OF+NEW+JERSEY+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.title=EXPANDED+EAST+COAST+PLAN%2C+CHANGES+IN+AIRCRAFT+FLIGHT+PATTERNS+OVER+THE+STATE+OF+NEW+JERSEY+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 28, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE NUMBER 198 ON SR 1172 OVER THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY AT SUNSET BEACH, BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36400784; 5255 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of a bridge spanning the Atlantic Intracoastal Canal in Sunset Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, is proposed. Bridge Number 198 is a single-lane, floating steel barge, swing-span draw bridge, with fixed wooden approach spans. Since the bridge provides only a few feet of vertical clearance under the approach spans, virtually all waterway traffic (except small john boats) is blocked when the bridge is closed to allow roadway traffic to cross. The bridge is located on Secondary Road 1172 (SR 1172) and connects the island and mainland portions of the town of Sunset Beach. In February 1994, the bridge was inspected, determined to be in poor condition, and given a sufficiency rating of 4.0 on a 100-point scale. Three build alternatives, a Rehabilitation Alternative, and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The Rehabilitation Alternative would involve replacing the pontoon, deck, and all of the mechanical components of the bridge. No other roadway improvements would be undertaken under this alternative, and no alteration to current traffic patterns would occur. Alternative W1 would involve the construction of a new high-level, fixed-span bridge located 250 feet west of the existing bridge; the new bridge would be 2,418 feet long, with a minimum of 65 feet of vertical clearance. East Shoreline Drive would be realigned to provide a four-leg intersection with NC 179 and relocated SR 1172. Alternative C1 would be a new high-level, fixed-span bridge, located immediately east of the existing bridge. The bridge would be about 2,710 feet long, also with a minimum of 65 feet of vertical clearance. Alternative C4 would be a new mid-level bascule bridge (drawbridge), located immediately west of the existing bridge. The bridge would be about 1,140 feet long, with a minimum of 30 feet of vertical clearance. Total costs would be $3.8 million to $18.6 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The existing one-lane bridge is structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. Replacing the bridge would provide a reliable means of transportation between the island and the mainland. It would offer a greater degree of public safety by improving emergency response and emergency evacuation procedures. A new structure would also enhance watercraft operations on the Intracoastal Waterway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The alternatives under consideration would displace up to three businesses and three residences. A new bridge would probably change the character of the island and the composition of the island population. Water quality would be temporarily degraded by construction activities. Three public beaches would be adversely affected by the proposed construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950342, 402 pages and maps, July 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NE-EIS-95-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Waterways KW - Atlantic Intracoastal Canal KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REPLACEMENT+OF+BRIDGE+NUMBER+198+ON+SR+1172+OVER+THE+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+AT+SUNSET+BEACH%2C+BRUNSWICK+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=REPLACEMENT+OF+BRIDGE+NUMBER+198+ON+SR+1172+OVER+THE+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+AT+SUNSET+BEACH%2C+BRUNSWICK+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CANADIAN RIVER CROSSING; CANADIAN, GRADY, AND MUSTANG COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA. AN - 36397123; 5249 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane bridge and associated roadway over the Canadian River, connecting State Highway 37 (SH 37) east of Tuttle to SH 152, located in or near Mustang, Grady, and Canadian counties, Oklahoma, is proposed. The project corridor is primarily a rural area located approximately 10 miles west southwest of Oklahoma City. Urban development is slowly moving from Oklahoma City into the study area. The study area north of the Canadian River is expected to experience commercial and industrial development while the area south of the river is expected to increase in population. Local and commuter traffic generated by the population within the immediate vicinity would be the primary beneficiaries of a river crossing but other long-term economic benefits would likely result from increased mobility of people and goods. The two-lane county roads that exist on opposite sides of the Canadian River currently carry very little traffic. Because there is no river crossing in the area (the nearest current crossings are 18.5 miles apart), lands opposite the river are not readily accessible, and with the exception of a few homes, the area is primarily undeveloped. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative C), are considered in this draft EIS. The project under the action alternatives would include the construction of a four-lane divided facility on one of two alternative alignments. Estimated costs of right-of-way acquisition and roadway and bridge construction are $18.1 million to $22.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility under the action alternatives would save study area commuters $8.1 million to $14.5 million annually. Residents of the study area south of the river would be linked to shopping opportunities in the city of Mustang, which in turn would result in increased tax revenues in Mustang. Because the proposed project would greatly reduce travel time to major employment areas from areas south of the river, property values would likely increase in portions of northeast Grady County. By reducing travel time and distance, the consumption of fossil fuels and the generation of vehicle exhaust emissions would decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The alignment under one of the build alternatives would increase traffic volumes near an elementary school in Mustang. Under this alternative, commuters would also be required to traverse the central business district of Mustang, creating delays and/or increased accidents there as traffic volumes approach the safe carrying capacity of the five-lane facility. The facility under the action alternatives would likely result in an increase in the number of residential units in the area, and commercial uses could be introduced; this would in turn reduce land available for farming and ranching in the corridor. Up to four commercial relocations, and 24 to 30 residential relocations, could occur. Future adverse noise impacts to the year 2010, assessed using a Federal Highway Administration model, indicate that substantial noise increases would occur. Six sites totaling approximately 0.9 acres of wetland would be adversely affected under one of the alignment alternatives. Wildlife habitats on the study area would be adversely affected by the provision of access to previously undeveloped land. The Arkansas River shiner, a Category 1 threatened species, could occur on the project corridor. The replacement of undeveloped land with a highway facility would be regarded as aesthetically displeasing. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950334, 106 pages and maps, July 26, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Canadian River KW - Oklahoma KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397123?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CANADIAN+RIVER+CROSSING%3B+CANADIAN%2C+GRADY%2C+AND+MUSTANG+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.title=CANADIAN+RIVER+CROSSING%3B+CANADIAN%2C+GRADY%2C+AND+MUSTANG+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 26, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KEALAKEHE PARKWAY, MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY TO QUEEN KAAHUMANU HIGHWAY, NORTH KONA, HAWAII COUNTY, HAWAII. AN - 36395339; 5245 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 2.5-mile-long, four-lane divided urban arterial that would complete the Kealakehe Parkway, connecting Mamalahoa Highway and Queen Kaahumanu Highway in North Kona, Hawaii, is proposed. The project would address system linkage needs; existing transportation demand and capacity needs; safety needs; and economic development needs. Issues addressed include the effects on land use, socioeconomic conditions, noise levels, traffic conditions, rare and endangered species, and archaeological resources. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The two action alternatives represent differing alignment options. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a detour road at the eastern terminus of Kealakehe Parkway, improvements to the existing and future intersections of Palani Road, Old Mamalahoa Highway, Mamalahoa Highway and Kealakahe Parkway; and at-grade improvements to the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kealakahe Parkway. The detour road would maintain traffic flow during the construction of the eastern terminus of the project. After completion of the project, the detour road would remain to provide access to a small number of existing residential units. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would be supportive of development projects in the vicinity without creating long-term impacts to land use trends and plans. Social and economic impacts would be mostly beneficial, including the expenditure locally of construction funds and enhanced access in the region which would contribute to overall economic activity. The completed parkway would alleviate traffic congestion on Palani Road; establish access to and facilitate mobility for existing and proposed developments within the Keahole to Kailua area; and facilitate access to and provision of community services. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would convert nearly 64 acres of open space currently in agricultural use to a paved roadway. Highway embankments could adversely affect the drainage characteristics of the affected area. The project would require one residential relocation, and a transportation corridor would be placed in proximity to some existing residential areas. Approximately 64 acres of vegetative communities would be cleared for the roadway. The parkway could adversely affect endangered or threatened species. The parkway would have highly-localized and severe adverse impacts on those existing residences that would be immediately adjacent to the berm on which the roadway would be placed. The construction would adversely affect 41 to 49 archaeological sites, including one to two burials. Construction activity could result in short-term erosion and adverse impacts on air quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) JF - EPA number: 950328, 317 pages, July 24, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Drainage KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Open Space KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Hawaii KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395339?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KEALAKEHE+PARKWAY%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+TO+QUEEN+KAAHUMANU+HIGHWAY%2C+NORTH+KONA%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.title=KEALAKEHE+PARKWAY%2C+MAMALAHOA+HIGHWAY+TO+QUEEN+KAAHUMANU+HIGHWAY%2C+NORTH+KONA%2C+HAWAII+COUNTY%2C+HAWAII.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 24, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SEARS ISLAND DRY CARGO TERMINAL AND ACCESS ROAD (PROJECT RS-0252(3)), SEARSPORT, WALDO COUNTY, MAINE (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1987). AN - 36400664; 5231 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a marine dry cargo terminal with both rail and highway access on Sears Island, located in Searsport, Maine, is proposed. The terminal would be built on approximately 50 acres of land along the western shore of the new undeveloped 940-acre island. The initial facility would include a 63-acre working area with a conventional marginal wharf or an offshore marginal wharf and two ship berths, with the potential for future expansion to a 96-acre working area. The terminal would handle breakbulk (primarily paper and forest products), dry bulk (woodchips), and containerized cargoes. Shoreside facilities would include an administration building, storage areas, on-site sanitary waste treatment facilities, and parking areas. The development of the facility would require the construction of a 2.3-mile, two-lane secondary highway and a 1.5-mile railroad spur. Access from the mainland would be provided by a 1,200-foot-long solid fill causeway. The development of the project was halted in 1989 in response to an injunction; at that time, the access road, causeway, and marine dredging were complete. This draft supplement to the final EIS of October 1987 examines the effect of terminal construction on wetlands and other natural resources. Construction costs range from $48.0 million to $65.1 million, depending on the terminal design alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide transportation cost savings to Maine-based industries, especially the forest industry, through the reduction in overland travel distances between industrial facilities and port facilities. The terminal would generate jobs directly and indirectly and generally boost the Maine economy, particularly sectors associated with import-export activities. State investments in port facilities would be targeted where new jobs and economic activity are most needed. The primary socioeconomic impacts of the project would include the creation of up to 2,800 person-years of employment during full construction of the pier, the creation of 497 permanent jobs, the addition of up to $15.6 million in personal income to the regional economy, the expansion of municipal and state revenues by $255,000 per year and $2.6 million per year, respectively, and inland transportation cost savings of $1.1 million per year. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The earlier construction had involved the filling of 11.6 acres freshwater wetlands and 0.8 acres of eelgrass habitat; the construction of the initial facility would involve the filling of 11.7 acres of freshwater wetlands and 13.1 acres of eelgrass habitat. The eventual expansion of the facility would fill up to 12.6 additional acres of freshwater wetlands. The project would permanently displace marine and upland wildlife habitat and disrupt benthic habitat during dredging and dredge spoil disposal activities. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1977, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 86-0288D, Volume 10, Number 7, and 87-0357F, Volume 11, Number 9, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950323, Synopsis--78 pages, Main Volume I--483 pages, Main Volume II--84 maps, Alternatives Volume I--224 pages, Alternatives Volume II--78 pages and maps, Visual Impact--58 pages and maps, Socioeconomic Baselines--79 pages, Socioeconomic Impacts--52 pages, Traffic Impact--93 pages and maps, Eelgrass--25 pages, Compensatory Mitigation--167 pages, Marine Resources Impact--312 pages and maps, Marine Resources Baseline--89 pages and maps, Terrestrial Impacts--197 pages and maps, Wetlands Volume I--212 pages and maps, Wetlands Volume II--161 pages and maps, July 21, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FWHA-ME-EIS-86-01-DS KW - Disposal KW - Dredging KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbor Structures KW - Highways KW - Islands KW - Marine Systems KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Storage KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Maine KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1977, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400664?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SEARS+ISLAND+DRY+CARGO+TERMINAL+AND+ACCESS+ROAD+%28PROJECT+RS-0252%283%29%29%2C+SEARSPORT%2C+WALDO+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1987%29.&rft.title=SEARS+ISLAND+DRY+CARGO+TERMINAL+AND+ACCESS+ROAD+%28PROJECT+RS-0252%283%29%29%2C+SEARSPORT%2C+WALDO+COUNTY%2C+MAINE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1987%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Augusta, Maine; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 21, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 6 EXPRESSWAY, BOLTON NOTCH TO WINDHAM, TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES, CONNECTICUT (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1994). AN - 36410403; 5217 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of an approximately 11-mile segment of US 6 connecting Bolton Notch to Windham in eastern Connecticut is proposed. US 6 is a principal arterial highway linking the urbanized areas of Hartford and Willimantic, Connecticut, and Providence, Rhode Island, and also the rural communities in between. Throughout most of its length, US 6 is a four-lane freeway, but becomes a two-lane arterial highway within the study corridor. It has 24 at-grade intersections with minor state highways and local roads; only three of those intersections are signalized. The two-lane highway connects with freeways at either end of the study area: I-384 near Bolton Notch is a freeway that connects US 6 with the rest of the interstate system, and US 6 becomes a freeway through Windham prior to bypassing the urbanized area of Willimantic. Factors such as the horizontal curves and vertical grades of the roadway, the inadequate sight distances on some of the hills, and the numerous intersections and driveways within the study corridor, all, contribute to unsafe driving conditions. Under the proposed action, US 6 would be upgraded to a four-lane facility so that the roadway would comply with the requirements associated with its functional classification. Eight alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and a Mass Transit /Transportation Systems Management Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of April 1994. Three of these alternatives have been eliminated from consideration in this draft supplement, and three new alternatives have been added. Under Upgrade 2, the existing highway would be upgraded to four-lane arterial with a median 16 to 22 feet wide, and access control would be provided. Under both Alignment 18 and Alignment 25, the facility would run to the south of existing US 6, traversing the middle of Bolton and Andover and the northern portion of Columbia. Under Alignment 49, the facility would run well to the north of existing Route 6, traversing the northern portion of Bolton, the middle of Coventry, and curving southward along the eastern quadrant of Coventry. Under Alignment 54, the facility would traverse the northern portion of Bolton, the western quadrant of Coventry, the northeastern quadrant of Andover, and the southern quadrant of Coventry. With minor variations around Andover, the three new alternatives (Alignment 131, Alignment 133, and Alignment R133) would traverse northern Bolton along the alignment of the existing notch in Bolton Ridge, the southwestern corner of Coventry, the northern portion of Andover and Columbia, and the southeastern end of Coventry. Construction costs under the three newly-proposed alternatives range from $266.0 million to $285.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reconstruction of US 6 would improve traffic safety and the level of service, decrease the accident rate, separate local and through traffic, and make the roadway compatible with the freeways at either end of the study corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to 74 acres of wetlands, 537 acres of undeveloped wildlife habitat, 196 acres of unfragmented forest, 94 acres of farmland, 10 historic sites, 109 residences, and 21 businesses. The facility under the build alternatives would encroach on up to 40 acres of the 100-year floodplain. Under Alignment 25, the project would have the greatest adverse impact on historic properties largely because the bisecting of the Andover Center historic district could not be meaningfully mitigated. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0100D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950304, Main Report--535 pages and maps, Air Quality--40 pages and maps, Historic Resources--119 pages and maps, Secondary Development--62 pages and maps, Water Quality--152 pages and maps, Wetlands--101 pages maps, Wetlands Appendix--263 pages, July 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Connecticut KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410403?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-07-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+6+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BOLTON+NOTCH+TO+WINDHAM%2C+TOLLAND+AND+WINDHAM+COUNTIES%2C+CONNECTICUT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+6+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BOLTON+NOTCH+TO+WINDHAM%2C+TOLLAND+AND+WINDHAM+COUNTIES%2C+CONNECTICUT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Hartford, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 1 FROM HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT TO LINDA MAR BOULEVARD, PACIFICA, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1986). AN - 36400894; 5176 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route 1 from the Half Moon Bay Airport to Linda Mar Boulevard in San Mateo County, California, is proposed. The project would involve the construction of a basic two-lane highway approximately 4.5 miles in length with an uphill climbing lane in each direction where grades exceed 6%. In both directions, the slow-vehicle lane is required to extend a short distance over the summit to allow slower vehicles the opportunity to regain speed before merging into the single downhill lane. A non-paved vehicle recovery area, composed of soft, loose material designed to slow and stop an out-of-control vehicle, would be included in the downhill directions for safety reasons. All shoulders would be 10 feet wide. Structures would be built at Martini Creek, South Trail Undercrossing, Shamrock Ranch, North Trail Undercrossing, San Pedro Creek and San Pedro Road. Three alternative alignments were originally proposed, with the alignment under the preferred alternative being the alignment identified as the Martini Creek Alignment in the final EIS of April 1986. Litigation regarding the project was commenced in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in June 1986 (Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et al., Civ. No. 86-3384 DLJ). As part of the lawsuit, the project has been enjoined since September 1986, prior to commencement of any construction. The primary issues in the litigation were whether the proposed project complied with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, and whether the final EIS was adequate under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A draft supplement to the final EIS of April 1986 presented results of a new assessment of noise impacts of the proposed action, as set forth in the District Court's Court Orders of April 3, 1989, and April 2, 1990. Existing land uses within the study area include the McNee Ranch State Park and Shamrock Riding Stables. Proposed improvements for the State Park include two walk-in campgrounds of 25 and 30 sites, respectively. A noise measurement program was developed to quantify noise levels at noise-sensitive receptors such as proposed campgrounds, Shamrock Ranch, and trail crossings; the draft supplement recommended that noise barriers be constructed at those sites. This final supplement, which is issued in abbreviated format, includes corrections and revisions to the draft supplement as well as public comments and agency responses; the draft supplement has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a safe, dependable, and stable state highway route that avoids the geologically unstable Devil's Slide area. The instability of the Devil's Slide and problems with the existing roadway include unavoidable road closures due to landslides and rockfalls, particularly following wet winters, as addressed in the 1986 final EIS and further evidenced by closures as recent as 1995. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in substantial increases in noise levels at several hiking trail crossings, and sleep disturbance criteria would be exceeded at one proposed campsite. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 95-0130D, Volume 19, Number 2. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 84-0076D, Volume 8, Number 2, and 86-0149F, Volume 10, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950288, Final EIS--338 pages, Draft EIS--167 pages, June 29, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Erosion Control KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Wildlife KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400894?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 29, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DANE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36384265; 5094 AB - PURPOSE: The redirection of aircraft operations to less populated areas in order to alleviate noise problems at the Dane County Regional Airport (DCRA) in Dane County, Wisconsin, is proposed. DCRA is located four miles northeast of downtown Madison. Noise problems were identified in a 1991 Federal Aviation Regulations Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study and Airport Master Plan. The specific purpose of the project is to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise over areas south of the airport by continuing, or modifying, the existing informal contra-flow pattern of air traffic which directs aircraft over less populated areas north of the airport and away from the more densely populated areas south of the airport. The project is needed because the informal contra-flow pattern would be difficult to continue as a noise abatement measure to accommodate projected increases in aviation activity without improvements to the existing airfield. Redirection would be accomplished by the construction of a new air carrier runway. Dane County, as sponsor for the DCRA, is requesting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of the Airport Layout Plan and subsequent design, construction and operation of a new 7,200-foot air carrier runway 3-21; the associated actions of FAA divisions; and additional actions required to conform with FAA design guidelines. Associated FAA actions would include the installation of an instrument landing system and approach lighting system, the publication of new standard instrument approach and departure procedures, and the issuance of a new Air Traffic Control Tower Order in order to implement new approach and departure procedures. Additional items required to conform with FAA guidelines include runway safety area, parallel taxiway and taxiway connectors, taxiway safety area, perimeter road, and approach area. In order to ensure that land uses within the approach area are compatible with the airport, FAA recommends that the sponsor purchase lands within the proposed area. Alternatives under consideration include a No Action Alternative; the construction of the new runway; the northward extension of one existing runway; and the reconstruction and northeasterly extension of another existing runway. Noise impacts under all of the alternatives have been assessed using FAA's integrated noise model analysis. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would be reduced for the most densely populated residential areas in the vicinity of the airport. An associated benefit of reducing aircraft noise by construction of a new air carrier runway would be the operational flexibility that would be realized during snow removal and maintenance operations. Temporary construction-related jobs would be created. Under two of the action alternatives, taxiing time would be reduced, resulting in decreased emissions of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels would adversely affect sensitive land uses north and northeast of DCRA that are not currently affected. Land acquisition for an approach area would require 2 to 3 residential relocations. Under the action alternatives, the project would variously require the termination of a current through road in a cul-de-sac, the construction of a 1,330-foot tunnel, and the relocation of a county road and a Soo Line Railway. Impervious land cover would increase by 22 acres to a total of 236 acres, resulting in 1,150 to 1,329 feet of Starkweather Creek being culverted or relocated, or in 1,400 feet of existing culvert being extended. Some 61 to 105 acres of farmland would be disturbed, as would 44 to 113 acres of wetland vegetation. Some 6 to 92 acres of floodplain would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248). JF - EPA number: 950277, 415 pages, June 23, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Creeks KW - Emissions KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Housing KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Nitrogen Oxides KW - Noise Assessments KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36384265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DANE+COUNTY+REGIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DANE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=DANE+COUNTY+REGIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+DANE+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 23, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 340, INTERSTATE ROUTE 55 TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 80; COOK, DUPAGE, AND WILL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1994). AN - 36410293; 5175 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 12.5-mile, north-south, multilane, divided highway linking Interstate 55 (I-55) to I-80, located near Chicago, Illinois, is proposed. The highway, to be known as Federal Aid Primary Route 340, would pass through Cook, DuPage, and Will counties, 25 miles southwest of the downtown Chicago area. The major areas of controversy concern the location of interchanges and the protection of the north bluff area of the Des Plaines River Valley, which includes a creek, a nature preserve, and two forest preserves. Numerous alternatives evaluated in the early stages of the project were found to be inadequate; these include a No Action Alternative, the Transportation System Management Alternative, the Mass Transit Alternative, an upgrade of the existing highway, and an expressway build alternative. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would be a freeway with interchanges at I-80, US 6, Illinois Route 7 (159th Street), 143rd Street/Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue, 127th Street, and I-55). Densely populated subdivisions would be avoided, and sufficient right-of-way would be acquired to allow local agencies to construct a bikeway outside of access control and right-of-way limits. Under current plans, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority would construct and finance the freeway as a toll facility. Additional properties threatened by the development would include the Lustron House, an architecturally significant building on 135th Street, a recreational trail following the Des Plaines River, and a canal that runs parallel to the river. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1994 contains additional analysis and technical revisions to the preferred alternative, primarily to bring the project into compliance with regulatory requirements of the State Toll Highway Authority. Analysis areas include the air and noise impacts of tollway facilities, and revisions to the bikeway corridor, the drainage design of the Des Plaines River Bridge, and the tollway interchanges. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway would ease suburban traffic congestion by improving the fragmented highway network. Ending the project at I-80 would provide access to the major east-west route serving southern communities such as New Lenox and Joliet. The freeway would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 47 residences, 3 businesses, 1 structure eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and 9.1 acres of wetlands. Traffic-generated noise would adversely affect several locations along the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0327D, Volume 18, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 950273, Main Report--321 pages and maps, Appendix I--403 pages, Appendix II--724 pages, June 22, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-93-03-SD/4(f) KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410293?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1994%29.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 22, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE BUILDING, SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36411542; 5184 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a federal courthouse building in Seattle, Washington, is proposed. The present courthouse, which is located at 1010 Fifth Avenue, lacks adequate space for the 18 judges assigned to the Seattle Seat of the Western Washington District. Judges are operating without assigned courtrooms and are sharing with one another and using undersized courtrooms. In addition to the lack of adequate court and office space, the existing courthouse has a number of security and safety deficiencies that inhibit the mission of the U.S. Marshals Service. In 1993, the General Service Administration leased 691,312 square feet of office space in 22 downtown buildings; roughly 10 percent of that space was for court and court-related functions. Expanding the existing courthouse would not be possible because it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of March 1994. Under each of the build alternatives, the facility would provide 748,000 gross square feet (gsf) of space and 200 underground parking spaces, but the facility would differ under the alternatives in regard to location and configuration. Under Alternative 2, two lids would be constructed above the Interstate 5 (I-5) freeway directly east and south of the existing courthouse site. The northerly lid would cover one square block bounded on Spring Street on the north, Sixth Avenue on the west, Madison Street on the south, and Seventh Avenue on the east. Madison Street would be north boundary of the southerly lid which would extend south of Marion Street right-of-way between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. Two buildings, each ten stories in height or less, would be constructed on the sites. Under Alternative 3, a single 18-story-high building would be constructed on a site presently occupied by the Seattle Public Library; the site is bounded by Spring Street on the north, Fifth Avenue on the east, Madison Street on the south, and Fourth Avenue on the west. A draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1994 considered two additional alternatives under which buildings with 603,000 gsf of office space would be constructed; these buildings would be constructed on the sites selected under both Alternative 2 and Alternative 3. The preferred alternative identified in this final EIS is Alternative 3, the Settle Public Library site. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The building would enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts and various federal agencies by consolidating the operations of several scattered federal offices. In addition, the increase in office space would enhance the ability of the federal court system to keep pace with burgeoning caseloads, and building design features would enhance the physical safety and security of court personnel. The construction project would employ up to 3,350 persons over a 3.5-year period. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Alternative 3, the relocation of the public library would be required; the building constructed on the site would exceed local land use code standards for floor area ratio. Construction under Alternative 2 would disrupt traffic flow on I- 5 and adjacent streets. Construction under either of the alternatives would cause ground shaking that could adversely affect the existing courthouse and other structures, and would create levels of noise that would disturb office workers and hotel residents in nearby buildings. Sediment and hazardous materials from either excavated site could contaminate groundwater. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 94-0517D, Volume 18, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0147D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950256, 286 pages, June 12, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Washington KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411542?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, Chicago, Illinois; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 12, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-287/CROSS WESTCHESTER EXPRESSWAY (P.I.N. 8729.30), NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY ROUTE 303 TO ROUTE 120, ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 36384860; 5172 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 14-mile section of Interstate 287 (I-287) between Route 303 in Rockland County, New York, and Route 120 in Westchester County, New York, is proposed. I-287 is a multilane freeway comprising segments of the Cross Westchester Expressway (CWE) and the New York State Thruway; the former is six lanes wide while the latter varies from six to eight lanes in width. The highway, which serves both commuter and long-distance travelers in northern New Jersey, New York, and southern Connecticut, experiences moderate to severe traffic congestion in the morning and evening rush hour periods. Accidents occur frequently, and both the pavement and bridges require substantial reconstruction. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the six-lane alternative, reconstruction would be emphasized but no lanes would be added to the highway. The thruway pavement between the Tappan Zee Bridge and the CWE Interchange would be resurfaced. A concrete barrier would be placed in the median, and the bridge over Meadow Street would be completely rehabilitated. Ramp bottlenecks and other deficiencies along the CWE would be mitigated as is practical. Under the eight-lane alternative, the highway would be reconstructed to an eight-lane facility between the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County. Seven interchanges would be modified to improve traffic operations, correct safety problems, and accommodate future volumes. Acceleration and deceleration lanes would also be lengthened and ramp termini modified in order to provide additional storage and turning lanes. In addition, all 22 overpasses in the CWE section would be reconstructed and the mainline bridges would be rehabilitated and widened. Four new bridges would be constructed, and the existing pavement would also be rehabilitated and widened. Under the high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) alternative, an additional lane would be provided in each direction, except on the Tappan Zee Bridge, on which a moveable barrier would establish an additional lane for peak direction traffic only. The estimated costs under the three build alternative are $140.0 million, $267.0 million, and $365.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Safety, capacity, and level of service on I-287 would be greatly improved. Local and regional accessibility (travel time) would also improve significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development along the CWE would displace up to 6 residences, 4 businesses, and 2.2 acres of wetlands. The project would expose up to 64 receptors to noise levels in excess of noise abatement criteria. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950257, Main Report--225 pages, Air Quality--46 pages and maps, HOV Report--14 pages and maps, Mesoscale Analysis--17 pages, Noise--166 pages and maps, Operations Plan--19 pages and maps, Socioeconomic--35 pages, Vegetation and Wildlife--106 pages and maps, Water Quality--217 pages, June 12, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-95-01D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - New York KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36384860?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-287%2FCROSS+WESTCHESTER+EXPRESSWAY+%28P.I.N.+8729.30%29%2C+NEW+YORK+STATE+THRUWAY+ROUTE+303+TO+ROUTE+120%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=I-287%2FCROSS+WESTCHESTER+EXPRESSWAY+%28P.I.N.+8729.30%29%2C+NEW+YORK+STATE+THRUWAY+ROUTE+303+TO+ROUTE+120%2C+ROCKLAND+AND+WESTCHESTER+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 12, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RHODODENDRON--OR 35 (MT. HOOD CORRIDOR), US 26--OR 35 (MT. HOOD HIGHWAY), CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36401335; 5170 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 12.6-mile segment of US 26 from Rhododendron, Oregon, to the junction with Oregon 35 is proposed. US 26 serves as part of a route that connects the Portland metropolitan area with the recreational facilities at Mount Hood, Kah-Nee-Ta, and central Oregon. The highway traverses an environmentally sensitive and culturally rich portion of the Mount Hood National Forest and also serves as the commercial link between Portland and central Oregon. The two-lane study corridor experiences high levels of congestion during weekend peak use periods and has an accident rate that is twice the average for other rural highways in the state. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, the highway would be widened to three lanes from milepost (mp) 44.5 to mp 48.6. Under Alternative 3, the highway would be widened to three lanes from milepost (mp) 44.5 to mp 48.6 and from three lanes to four lanes from mp 48.6 to mp 57.5. Under Alternative 4, the entire study corridor would be widened to a four-lane highway. Under both Alternative 2 and Alternative 3, median turn lanes would be provided where necessary, along with guardrails and widened shoulders. Under all four of the alternatives, a travel demand management program that discourages single-vehicle use by visitors to the Mount Hood Meadows and Timberline Ski Areas would continue to be operated. Under both Alternative 2 and Alternative 3, parking fees would be increased and a transit service to the ski areas would be implemented. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, traffic operation and safety would be improved along a section of highway that is used heavily by recreationists and commercial vehicles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Alternative 4, the safety and efficiency of the study area would be improved more than under any of the other alternatives, but the project would also have the most adverse effects on the visual character of the landscape. Some property displacements (two garages associated with a residence) would also be required under Alternative 4. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950247, 345 pages, June 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OR-EIS-95-01-D KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parking KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Ski Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Oregon KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401335?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RHODODENDRON--OR+35+%28MT.+HOOD+CORRIDOR%29%2C+US+26--OR+35+%28MT.+HOOD+HIGHWAY%29%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=RHODODENDRON--OR+35+%28MT.+HOOD+CORRIDOR%29%2C+US+26--OR+35+%28MT.+HOOD+HIGHWAY%29%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 52--TOLSIA HIGHWAY, KENOVA TO NOLAN, MINGO AND WAYNE COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36406069; 5168 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 61 miles of US 52 (Tolsia Highway) from south of I-64 in Wayne County to US 119 and the Corridor G project in Mingo County, located in southwestern West Virginia, is proposed. US 52 is a rural two-lane highway adjacent to the Tug Fork and Big Sandy River, which define West Virginia's westernmost border with Kentucky. A railroad also runs parallel to the rivers, carrying approximately 40 trains per day, of which one-fourth carry coal. US 52 is also heavily traveled by trucks carrying coal. The project would widen US 52 to a four-lane, divided highway with limited control of access, such as interchanges at locations of highest traffic volume and at-grade intersections at other crossroads. A 40-foot median would separate opposing traffic, reducing opportunities for head-on collisions and helping to protect turning vehicles from rear-end collisions. Areas of heavy cut and mountainous terrain are typical on the east side of the highway, leaving very little area for the widening US 52 on the existing alignment. The project would be divided into three sections: section I would start at the northern terminus at I-64 and continue south to the town of Fort Gay; section II would extend from Fort Gay south to the town of Crum; and section III would connect Crum and US 119. Five alignment alternatives in each section of the project, and also a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The total estimated cost of preferred alternatives in each section of the proposed project is $583.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide safer transport and encourage economic development. Better access and additional employment opportunities would substantially reduce travel times and commuting distances for local residents. Under some of the alternatives, the project would remove some current land uses and accelerate future development along US 52. Access to hospitals and other health care facilities would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternatives would displace 187 residential units, 9 businesses, 24 gas/oil wells and mines, 1 church, and 3 cemeteries. In addition, 6.9 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected, as well as 1,819.8 acres of vegetative communities, including aquatic habitats and fisheries. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0284D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 950233, 488 pages and maps, June 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-93-02-F KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Community Development KW - Employment KW - Fisheries KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Mineral Resources KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - West Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406069?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+52--TOLSIA+HIGHWAY%2C+KENOVA+TO+NOLAN%2C+MINGO+AND+WAYNE+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=US+52--TOLSIA+HIGHWAY%2C+KENOVA+TO+NOLAN%2C+MINGO+AND+WAYNE+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 117 CORRIDOR, GOLDSBORO TO WILSON, WAYNE AND WILSON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1992). AN - 36396752; 5167 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 22-mile-long and up to three-mile-wide section of US 117 between US 70 in Goldsboro and US 301 in Wilson, located in Wayne and Wilson counties, North Carolina, is proposed. The study area includes a northern portion of the city of Goldsboro and the towns of Belfast, Pikeville, and Fremont, all in Wayne County, plus the town of Black Creek and a southwestern portion of the city of Wilson, in Wilson County. Improvements to US 117 have been planned for over 25 years by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and the Wayne-Wilson US Highway 117 Association, Inc., a community association, has funded studies of improvements since 1985. The improvements are currently scheduled under the North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program for implementation by the end of fiscal year 1996. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of February 1992. Following the release of the draft EIS, it was determined that US 177 would function as a link between I-95 and I-40 and that the project should be extended an additional mile from US 301 to the proposed US 264 bypass of Wilson. State highway officials designated Alternative 2 as the preferred alternative because it was the only one of the four alternatives that would provide a four-lane divided freeway. Under the preferred alternative, the project would involve the construction of a freeway with interchanges on a new alignment, which would run from a point 0.5 miles southwest of Pikeville northward approximately 13.25 miles and intercept US 301 approximately one mile west of US 117; this alignment would cross State Route (SR) 1002 and State Highway 222 approximately one mile west of US 117 in Pikeville and Fremont, respectively, and cross the Wayne/Wilson County line approximately 0.5 miles west of US 117. Additional construction from Goldsboro to Pikeville would involve a 6.5-mile section that would start one mile south of US 70, include a new interchange 2,000 feet west of the existing Grantham Street interchange, and run north to the west of SR 1300 (Salem Church Road). This draft supplement considers two alternative interchanges with the Wilson bypass. The total estimated cost of the freeway is $80.1 million; the estimated cost of the interchange is $16.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would ameliorate the existing roadway's inadequate capacity to carry current and forecasted traffic volumes, its unsafe present condition and accident records showing many hazardous locations, and its accident rates that exceed statewide statistics for rural roads. In addition, local business owners have indicated that improvements to US 117 would benefit their operations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisition under the preferred alternative would require the displacement of 48 residences and 2 businesses, and 533 acres of farmland, 307 acres of forest, and 62 acres of wetlands. Noise from the improved highway would adversely affect eight residences and community facilities, and noise abatement barriers would not prove cost-effective under current guidelines. The preferred interchange would displace an additional 10 residences and one church, 98 acres of farmland, 14 acres of forest, and 3.5 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0110D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950232, 287 pages and maps, June 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-92-05-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Tanks KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396752?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+117+CORRIDOR%2C+GOLDSBORO+TO+WILSON%2C+WAYNE+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1992%29.&rft.title=US+117+CORRIDOR%2C+GOLDSBORO+TO+WILSON%2C+WAYNE+AND+WILSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 20, FREDONIA (SR 536) TO BURLINGTON (INTERSTATE 5), SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36397780; 5165 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an additional lane in each direction on a 4.9-mile section of State Route 20 (SR 20) between SR 536 in Fredonia and Interstate 5 in Burlington, located in Skagit County, Washington, is proposed. Motorists using this section of SR 20 experience increasingly heavy local and regional traffic volumes that result in daily congestion, due to SR 20's reduced capacity from four to two lanes through the project area. Accidents are increasing in number and severity due to increasing traffic volumes, high speeds and uncontrolled access in much of the project area. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative D), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative, the project would involve additional lane construction with one of four design options. The existing roadway prism would be widened to the south in order to avoid extensive conflicts in relocating the Burlington Northern Railroad line that runs parallel and adjacent to SR 20's northern rights-of-way (ROW) line. The existing two lanes would receive full eight-foot shoulders and resurfacing. A 40-foot median would allow right-turn-only access to the highway. U-turns at Pulver Road and Avon Allen Road and improved signalization would help alleviate congestion and increase safety in the study area. Estimated project costs range from $30.4 million to $33.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the safety of SR 20. It would also generally improve travel times for services to and through the project area. The removal of buildings would open views to valley farmland and adjacent commercial and residential buildings. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise generated by highway construction and operation would approach or exceed the federal criteria in some locations. Approximately 500 feet of Higgins Slough would need to be rechanneled, and at least one new bridge would be built over nearby streams, causing temporary turbidity. The existing impervious surface area would increase to at least 27 acres, increasing storm water runoff. The Skagit River could overwhelm the levee system in the vicinity of the project; it is assumed that the proposed widening would be inundated with water at times. From 10.73 to 12.04 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. A maximum of 37 acres of wildlife habitat would be adversely affected, as would up to 3 acres of vegetation and 54 acres of land with farming potential. The widening would adversely affect utilities on both sides of the existing alignment. An estimated seven residential units and eight businesses could be displaced due to ROW acquisition. Some 13 potential asbestos containing material sites have been located on the project area, and underground storage tanks could be located during construction. Approximately 40 percent of the Conner House historic property would be taken for ROW purposes. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950226, 317 pages and maps, May 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Storage KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+20%2C+FREDONIA+%28SR+536%29+TO+BURLINGTON+%28INTERSTATE+5%29%2C+SKAGIT+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+20%2C+FREDONIA+%28SR+536%29+TO+BURLINGTON+%28INTERSTATE+5%29%2C+SKAGIT+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 26 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS, SR 0026--SECTION C02, CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36405902; 5162 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately eight-mile section of Pennsylvania Route 26 (SR 26) from the interchange with US 322 (Mount Nittany Expressway) northeast of State College to the Bellefonte Bypass in Pleasant Gap, located in Centre County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The connection at the bypass would allow through traffic to avoid the community of Pleasant Gap and connect directly to Interstate 80. SR 26 is currently plagued by safety and congestion problems, complicated by a mix of regional and local traffic and truck and auto traffic. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under each of the four build alternatives, the facility would include interchanges with the Penn State Research Park and with Shiloh Road, in addition to high-speed interchanges at the termini and an optional interchange at Harrison Road. Under each of the build alternatives, the project would involve the construction of a four-lane, limited-access highway on a new alignment. North of the Rockview Correctional Institution, the facility under the build alternatives would share a common alignment to the Bellefonte Bypass. The alignments would differ significantly in the southern portion of the project in an effort to minimize adverse impacts to the Big Hollow and Spring Creek natural areas. Under the preferred alternative (Yellow-Green Option 1), the facility would extend eastward from the interchange at the Penn State Research Park and cross Big Hollow Road, then extend southward across Spring Creek. From the stream crossing, it would turn eastward, enter Rockview Land, and intersect with Shiloh Road. The estimated construction cost of the project is $151.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements to SR 26 would provide greater roadway capacity, reduce delays and potential accidents, and enhance regional service and economic growth. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 2 residences, 13.1 acres of forest land, 380.8 acres of vegetation, and 249.3 acres of prime farmland. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would encroach on the Rockview historic district and adversely affect three other historic properties. Six receptors would experience noise levels requiring abatement consideration. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950204, Volume I--517 pages and maps, Volume II--283 pages and maps, May 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-95-03-D KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Prisons KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Research Facilities KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+26+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SR+0026--SECTION+C02%2C+CENTRE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+26+TRANSPORTATION+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SR+0026--SECTION+C02%2C+CENTRE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENSBORO WESTERN URBAN LOOP (STATE PROJECT NO. 6.498001T), FROM LAWNDALE DRIVE NEAR COTTAGE PLACE TO I-85 SOUTH NEAR HOLDEN ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES, GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36408675; 5161 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately 15-mile-long freeway from Interstate 85 (I-85) to Lawndale Drive (State Route (SR) 2303), bypassing Greensboro, in Guilford County, North Carolina, is proposed. The four- to eight-lane facility, to be known as the Greensboro Western Urban Loop, would have a minimum right-of-way of 300 feet. Lawndale Drive is the northern terminus of the proposed Greensboro Eastern/Northern Urban Loop. Access to the facility would be controlled via interchanges and grade separation structures. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the 11.4-mile Eastern Alternative, the facility would follow the 1989 Greensboro Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan alignment, crossing I-40 between Wendover Avenue (SR 1541) and NC 6 (Patterson Street) and extending northward to West Market Street (US 421) and Friendly Avenue (SR 2147). From Friendly Avenue, the facility would generally parallel Jefferson Road and New Garden Road. The facility under the Eastern Alternative would join that under the Western Alternative and the Middle Alternative west of US 220 (Battleground Avenue) and extend to Lawndale Drive. Under the 13.6-mile Middle Alternative, the facility would begin at Campground Road, cross I-40 near Guilford College Road, cross West market Street near Swing Road, cross Friendly Avenue near Meadowcreek Lane, and join the facility under the Western Alternative just south of Fleming Road. Under both the Western Alternative and Middle Alternative, the facility would be coterminous from Fleming Road to Lawndale Drive. Under the 14.5-mile Western Alternative, the facility would begin at Campground Road and I-85, extend northwest to cross I-40 near Chimney Rock Road, cross West Market Street and Friendly Avenue near Stagecoach Trail, continue north to Fleming Road, and turn east to cross Lawndale Drive just north of Cottage Place. Three crossovers that shift between the alternative alignments at key locations have also been studied. These crossovers would enable portions of different alternative alignments to be combined. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would generally follow the Western Alternative alignment but crosses over to the Eastern Alternative alignment just prior to the I-85 interchange. The estimated cost is $231.0 million. A transportation system management alternative and a multi-modal system alternative are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic needs in the Greensboro area would be met and the goals of the 1989 Greensboro Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan would be fulfilled so far as the affected corridors are concerned. Existing and planned thoroughfares would be connected, and the project would constitute a portion of a full urban loop, helping to remove long-distance traffic from local facilities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way developments would result in the displacement of 336 residences, including minority residences, and 16 businesses. In addition, rights-of-way developments would result in the loss of significant areas of field, forest, and urban land as well as some open water. Up to 44.4 acres of floodplains would be adversely affected, and 24 streams would be crossed. Numerous sensitive receptors would be exposed to noise levels in excess of federal standards. The highway could traverse a number of hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0319D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 950202, 381 pages and maps, May 12, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-91-01-F KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Transportation KW - North Carolina KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408675?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENSBORO+WESTERN+URBAN+LOOP+%28STATE+PROJECT+NO.+6.498001T%29%2C+FROM+LAWNDALE+DRIVE+NEAR+COTTAGE+PLACE+TO+I-85+SOUTH+NEAR+HOLDEN+ROAD%2C+APPROXIMATELY+15+MILES%2C+GUILFORD+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=GREENSBORO+WESTERN+URBAN+LOOP+%28STATE+PROJECT+NO.+6.498001T%29%2C+FROM+LAWNDALE+DRIVE+NEAR+COTTAGE+PLACE+TO+I-85+SOUTH+NEAR+HOLDEN+ROAD%2C+APPROXIMATELY+15+MILES%2C+GUILFORD+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 12, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATEN ISLAND BRIDGES PROGRAM--MODERNIZATION AND CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, STATEN ISLAND, RICHMOND COUNTY, NEW YORK, AND ELIZABETH, UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36396960; 5160 AB - PURPOSE: The modernization and enhancement of three bridges connecting Staten Island, New York, with New Jersey is proposed. Each bridge was constructed in the late 1920s and early 1930s and provides two travel lanes in both directions; each continues to play a vital role in the regional transportation system. The Goethals Bridge crosses the Arthur Kill to connect I-278 on Staten Island's north shore with I-95 and Routes 1 and 9 in New Jersey. The Outerbridge Crossing carries Route 440, Staten Island's principal north-south route, from the southern tip of Staten Island across the Arthur Kill to the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. The Bayonne Bridge crosses the Kill Van Kull on Staten Island's north shore to connect Routes 440 and I-278 with the recently completed Route 169 in Bayonne. Traffic on the bridges has increased dramatically in recent years largely as a result of Staten Island's population increase. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under all three of the action alternatives, the project would involve improvements to the Goethals Bridge. Under the proposed action (Goethals South Crossing Alternative), the project would involve the construction of a new three-lane bridge parallel to and immediately south of the existing Goethals Bridge for eastbound traffic; the rehabilitation and modification of the existing bridge to three lanes for use by westbound traffic; toll plaza expansion; and the expansion of the walkway/bikeway on the existing bridge's north side. The span would be wide enough to accommodate the future introduction of rail transit across the bridge. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The upgrade of the existing bridge would increase safety for vehicular traffic and reduce roadway congestion and delays. The upgrade would also integrate the bridge system with high-occupancy-vehicle facilities that are proposed for the New Jersey Turnpike and Staten Island Expressway. The project would support 3,340 construction and other jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace 4.7 acres of wetlands and adversely affect the existing Goethals bridge and the State Island Railroad, which are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Water quality would suffer as a result of increased turbidity and suspended particulates during construction; the loss of bottom habitat for benthic communities would also occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950197, Volume 1--743 pages and maps, Volume 2--382 pages and maps, May 11, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Highways KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATEN+ISLAND+BRIDGES+PROGRAM--MODERNIZATION+AND+CAPACITY+ENHANCEMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATEN+ISLAND%2C+RICHMOND+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+AND+ELIZABETH%2C+UNION+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=STATEN+ISLAND+BRIDGES+PROGRAM--MODERNIZATION+AND+CAPACITY+ENHANCEMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATEN+ISLAND%2C+RICHMOND+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK%2C+AND+ELIZABETH%2C+UNION+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, New York, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 11, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MERRICK CREEK CONNECTOR US 60/WV 2, CABELL COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36400948; 5159 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-mile highway, the Merrick Creek Connector, between West Virginia Route 2 (WV 2) and US Route 60 (US 60), located in Cabell County, West Virginia, is proposed. The connector would include an interchange with Interstate 64; it is located in the vicinity of County Road 19 (CR 19), which follows a portions of Merrick Creek Road and Little Seven Mile Road. CR 19 is a two-lane rural highway carrying an average of 6,100 vehicles per day. This highway is an important north-south route providing connection between US 60 and WV 2, as well as to the interstate system, retail centers, and communities. The connector is included in the Transportation Improvement Program for the Huntington-Ironton Metropolitan Area. The placement of the project corridor in the existing transportation system is compatible with potential alternatives for other reasonably foreseeable transportation improvements. Traffic analyses conducted by the West Virginia Division of Highways reflect a projected annual growth of 5 percent, based on increasing employment and population within the study area. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the connector would be a four-lane, divided highway with partial control of access. The estimated cost of the connector construction alternatives ranges from $24.6 million to $30.5 million for construction activities, and from $5.0 million to $9.1 million for rights-of-way and utility costs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The connector would provide a safe and efficient bypass of the City of Huntington and improve accessibility to the study area with additional and direct access to I-64. In diverting traffic from Huntington, it would alleviate current and projected traffic congestion and provide better traffic service to east Huntington, Barboursville, and a regional shopping mall located east of the study area. It would also relieve traffic congestion at adjacent interchanges and lead to an improvement in air quality as congestion was reduced in the project vicinity. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the construction alternatives, the facility would displace 26 to 38 residences and 4 to 11 businesses. Increased sedimentation would result from construction activities, though careful design of the highway drainage system would prevent major long-term erosion and water quality effects. Under some alternatives, 0.3 to 1.3 acres of wetland would be adversely affected. The Mud River, a regulated floodway, would be bridged by each of the action alternatives. Portions of the 100-year floodplain would be crossed, varying from 10.0 acres to 25.7 acres. Some 116.6 to 146.6 acres of vegetative communities and their typical wildlife would be adversely affected. These areas include aquatic habitats, riparian forest, and upland deciduous forests. The project area would include from two to three gas wells. Substantial increases in noise levels would be experienced at from 13 to 20 specific locations. Some 2 to 5 potential historic sites that would be adversely affected, as would 7,950 to 13,600 feet of potential prehistoric archaeological zones. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950192, 138 pages and maps, May 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Erosion KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Sediment Control KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - West Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400948?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MERRICK+CREEK+CONNECTOR+US+60%2FWV+2%2C+CABELL+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=MERRICK+CREEK+CONNECTOR+US+60%2FWV+2%2C+CABELL+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BIRMINGHAM NORTHERN BELTLINE FROM I59/20 WEST OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TO I-59 NORTHEAST OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36384471; 5158 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, limited-access expressway connecting I-59 south of the city with I-59 to the north around the northern fringes of Birmingham, Alabama, is proposed. In conjunction with I-459 and I-59, the new expressway would complete a circumferential expressway system around the city. The length of the project ranges from 42 to 52 miles, depending on the alternative selected. The western terminus would involve a connection with the existing I-459 interchange with I-59/20 or a new interchange at I-59/20 in the Fairfield area. The eastern terminus would be an interchange with I-59 roughly one mile north of the Mt. Olive Church interchange or an interchange at the intersection of I-59 and Trussville Road near Trussville High School. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under all four of the build alternatives (Alternative A, Alternative B, Alternative D, and Alternative F), the project would require major route-to-route interchanges with I-59/20, Corridor X (a planned multilane, high-speed roadway from Fulton, Mississippi, to I-65 in Birmingham), I-65, and I-59. Interchanges with US 31, US 78, and SR 75 would also be provided under all of the action alternatives. Total costs of the project would range from $667.3 million to $1.3 billion, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce network travel time, relieve congestion on existing highways, improve levels of service, and provide an acceptable design speed throughout the network to maximize traveler benefit. The project would also increase opportunities for economic development throughout the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to 445 residences, 26 businesses, 4 nonprofit organizations, and 104 acres of wetlands. Up to 91 noise sensitive sites would experience a substantial increase in noise levels of 15 decibels or more. Under each of the alternatives, streams having 100-year floodplains would be crossed; the number of stream crossings ranges from 7 to 18. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950180, Main Report--243 pages and maps, Appendices--353 pages and maps, May 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-92-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36384471?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-05-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BIRMINGHAM+NORTHERN+BELTLINE+FROM+I59%2F20+WEST+OF+THE+CITY+OF+BIRMINGHAM+TO+I-59+NORTHEAST+OF+THE+CITY+OF+BIRMINGHAM%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=BIRMINGHAM+NORTHERN+BELTLINE+FROM+I59%2F20+WEST+OF+THE+CITY+OF+BIRMINGHAM+TO+I-59+NORTHEAST+OF+THE+CITY+OF+BIRMINGHAM%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Submarine landslides in Taiya Inlet, Skagway, Alaska, November 3, 1994; description of events and discussion of interactions with public and private sectors AN - 52774476; 1996-079933 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Motyka, Roman J AU - Lowell, James AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995/05// PY - 1995 DA - May 1995 SP - 65 EP - 66 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 27 IS - 5 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - tsunamis KW - gauging KW - Northeast Pacific KW - geologic hazards KW - Skagway Alaska KW - Alexander Archipelago KW - bottom features KW - mass movements KW - ocean floors KW - East Pacific KW - shore features KW - Southeastern Alaska KW - damage KW - shorelines KW - slumping KW - North Pacific KW - marine environment KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Pacific Ocean KW - ocean waves KW - Taiya Inlet KW - submarine environment KW - Alaska KW - 07:Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52774476?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Submarine+landslides+in+Taiya+Inlet%2C+Skagway%2C+Alaska%2C+November+3%2C+1994%3B+description+of+events+and+discussion+of+interactions+with+public+and+private+sectors&rft.au=Motyka%2C+Roman+J%3BLowell%2C+James%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Motyka&rft.aufirst=Roman&rft.date=1995-05-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=65&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 91st annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Alexander Archipelago; bottom features; damage; East Pacific; gauging; geologic hazards; Gulf of Alaska; marine environment; mass movements; North Pacific; Northeast Pacific; ocean floors; ocean waves; Pacific Ocean; shore features; shorelines; Skagway Alaska; slumping; Southeastern Alaska; submarine environment; Taiya Inlet; tsunamis; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 12, SAUK CITY TO MIDDLETON (STH 60/78--USH 14) [PROJECT I.D. 5300-03-03, SPES-F, NH 04], DANE AND SAUK COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36398142; 5064 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an 18-mile segment of US Highway (USH) 12 that links Sauk City and Middleton, Wisconsin, is proposed. The two-lane highway is a principal east-west connector route across south-central Wisconsin. A high volume of commuter traffic and agricultural vehicles, combined with numerous access locations and substandard geometric layout, have created a high risk of severe crashes and a low level of service. From 1991 to 1993, a total of 512 crashes occurred along this stretch of highway. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the existing roadway would be upgraded to a four-lane highway that would generally follow the existing alignment in order to avoid existing resources and help preserve farmland and farm operations. Public and private access to the new rural expressway would remain at-grade and continue to be controlled through existing state statutes. The project would also involve widening and rehabilitating the existing two-lane bridge crossing the Wisconsin River at Sauk City, improving the signalized intersection of Phillips Boulevard and Water Street, installing a signalized intersection at the intersection with CTH K, and constructing a freeway bypass to the west of the city of Middleton. Access to the bypass would be controlled through grade-separated ramp interchanges at Schneider Road, Airport Road, and University Avenue. The existing roadway through Middleton would remain in place as a local road. Rideshare programs, park-and-ride lots, and staggered work shifts would be implemented as part of the proposed project. The estimated cost is $62.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce the number of fatal crashes in the project area by nearly 50 percent. It would increase capacity, improve geometric characteristics, and provide safer passing, turning, and crossing opportunities. The four-lane highway would give drivers greater flexibility in maneuvering within the high volume of traffic. Improved traffic flow would reduce noise and pollutant levels. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way requirements would involve the displacement of approximately 41 to 74 housing units, 14 to 18 commercial properties, and up to 435 acres of farmland, 4 acres of wetlands, and 29 acres of woodland. Up to six historic sites and four archaeological sites would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. JF - EPA number: 950170, 547 pages and maps, April 28, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-95-02-D KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Wisconsin River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398142?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+12%2C+SAUK+CITY+TO+MIDDLETON+%28STH+60%2F78--USH+14%29+%2C+DANE+AND+SAUK+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 28, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS AT SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36401882; 4981 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a third runway and other upgraded facilities at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, located in King County, Washington, is proposed. The airport is unable to accommodate regional air traffic during poor weather conditions because the two existing runways are only 800 feet apart; Federal Aviation Administration regulations require at least a 2,500-foot separation between parallel runways during poor weather. Consequently, the airport can accommodate only one stream of arriving aircraft in bad weather; other aircraft are held on the ground in their originating city, slowed in route, or placed in a holding pattern to await clearance to land. Only 24 aircraft per hour (aph) are permitted to land at the airport during bad weather, in contrast to the 60 aph that normally land in good weather. These problems will only worsen as air travel demand increases. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of a third parallel runway (Runway 16X/34X) with a length of up to 8,500 feet, separate from existing Runway 16L/34R by 2,500 feet, with associated taxiways and navigational aids. Other developments would include a new air traffic control tower; main terminal improvement and terminal expansion; parking and access improvements and expansion; the development of the south aviation support area for cargo and/or maintenance facilities; and the relocation, redevelopment, and expansion of support facilities. The proposed developments would occur during the 1996-2020 period; construction of the new parallel runway and improvements to the passenger terminal and parking would occur during the first five years. The proposed project would cost $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in 1994 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new parallel runway would reduce weather-related delays at the airport to levels experienced at comparable airports. Aircraft noise would, in fact, decrease from current levels, largely as the result of the conversion to quieter aircraft. The improved capacity of the airport would stimulate the area's economic growth and enable the airport to serve as a major export and import center with Pacific Rim countries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Runway construction would require the displacement of 389 single-family residences, 260 apartment/condominium units, and 105 businesses. New impervious areas would increase runoff levels to Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek, and portions of the runway would encroach on a 100-year floodplain. Construction would also result in the loss of 8 to 9 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950169, Volume 1--572 pages and maps, Volume 2--591 pages and maps, Volume 3--638 pages and maps, April 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Buildings KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Floodplains KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Washington KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401882?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=PROPOSED+MASTER+PLAN+UPDATE+FOR+DEVELOPMENT+ACTIONS+AT+SEATTLE-TACOMA+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Renton, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAND ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF RUNWAY 10L-28R, SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36400137; 4980 AB - PURPOSE: The acquisition of 220 acres of land in order to provide a site for the construction of a new parallel runway 10L-28R at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, located in Onondaga County, New York, is proposed. The runway would be constructed in phases, with a 7,500-foot-long-by-150-foot-wide runway to be constructed during the first phase, and an extension to 9,000 feet in the second phase. The airport, located approximately five miles northeast of the city of Syracuse, currently has two carrier runways; both are in generally good operating condition, but in need of some reconstruction and overlay. The construction of runway 10L-28R would enhance airfield capacity, minimize aircraft delays, and enable the closure of runway 10R-28L for rehabilitation, maintenance, and snow removal without causing significant air traffic disruption and delay. Construction of the parallel runway would allow dual simultaneous instrument landing system (ILS) approaches to these runways, increasing airfield capacity and safety of operations. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 3), are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 1, the runway would be built at a 3,600-foot separation to the north of existing runway 10R-28L. Under Alternative 2, the runway would be built at a 4,300-foot separation. The city would need to acquire avigation easements over all new and existing residential properties located within the new runway contour. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The consideration of new runways is recommended by the Federal Aviation Administration when aircraft operations reach 60% of annual service volume (ASV); those at Syracuse Hancock are at 67% of ASV. The land acquisition should be completed as soon as possible to preserve the capability for construction and operation of the proposed runway. In addition, land acquisition would best be pursued while most of the land were under the single ownership of the federal government. In the future, the federal land could be sold to a number of private owners or developers, which could make acquisition for airport purposes more difficult. Airport service enhancement would be consistent with traffic volume projections for interstate highway and other surface transportation modes, with which Syracuse Hancock provides a vital county link. The project could create additional jobs at the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, more people and homes would be exposed to aircraft day-night average sound levels of 65+ A-weighted decibels than under the No Action Alternative; in addition, an increase in the number of people exposed to significant changes in noise would be expected. Among the nonresidential land uses sensitive to noise impacts would be as many as six churches and eight schools. The planned land uses to the west of the airport are primarily residential and are not compatible with the proposed action. Runway construction would adversely impact wetlands. Short-term construction impacts would likely include sediment in drainage facilities, and air and water quality impacts. Long-term increases in aircraft operations would result in increased emissions in the vicinity. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248) and Executive Order 11990. JF - EPA number: 950153, 585 pages, April 18, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Drainage KW - Easements KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Housing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Sediment KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - New York KW - Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400137?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAND+ACQUISITION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+RUNWAY+10L-28R%2C+SYRACUSE+HANCOCK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+ONONDAGA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=LAND+ACQUISITION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+RUNWAY+10L-28R%2C+SYRACUSE+HANCOCK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+ONONDAGA+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 18, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EVO A. DECONCINI FEDERAL BUILDING--U.S. COURTHOUSE, CITY OF TUCSON, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36401413; 5065 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a federal building and a courthouse building in Tucson, Arizona, is proposed. The facility would relieve overcrowded conditions at the existing court facilities, which have experienced a steady increase in caseload in the past ten years. As a result of space shortages, civil trials have been scheduled in spaces not owned or leased by the General Services Administration (GSA). The existing courthouse, in addition to being too small, does not meet current security standards, which require the separation of prisoners, judges, and the public. The facility would be seven stories tall, with 419,742 gross square feet (gsf) of building space and a footprint of 56,000 gsf. It would require four acres of land. The facility would house the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the U.S. Marshal's Office, and the GSA. The facility would provide 100 secured subterranean parking spaces and 87 exterior spaces. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the site alternatives, all four sites are located within the Tucson central business district; three of the sites are located near the interchange of West Congress Street and Interstate 10. Construction would begin in 1996 and be completed in fiscal 1999. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new building would enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts and various federal agencies by consolidating the operations of several scattered federal offices. In addition, the increase in office space would enhance the ability of the federal court system to keep pace with burgeoning caseloads, and building design features would enhance the physical safety and security of court personnel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction on each of the alternative sites would alter the visual character of the downtown area and adversely affect appreciation of historic properties located in the El Presidio Historic District and elsewhere in the area. The project under each of the alternatives would contribute to traffic volume in the downtown area. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950146, 506 pages, April 14, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Arizona KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EVO+A.+DECONCINI+FEDERAL+BUILDING--U.S.+COURTHOUSE%2C+CITY+OF+TUCSON%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=EVO+A.+DECONCINI+FEDERAL+BUILDING--U.S.+COURTHOUSE%2C+CITY+OF+TUCSON%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, San Francisco, California; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 14, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CANAL PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY, FROM MD 51 TO THE WILEY FORD BRIDGE, ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36409487; 5050 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of various roads for the Cumberland, Maryland, area in order to improve access from Interstate 68 and downtown Cumberland to the South Cumberland area and the Cumberland Municipal Airport, located across the Potomac River in West Virginia, is proposed. The existing two-lane Virginia Avenue underpass of the CSX Railroad is the only access route linking these two areas of Cumberland. The underpass currently experiences traffic congestion during peak periods; as a result, Virginia Avenue has an accident rate higher than similar facilities. In addition to the No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), three build alternatives and two optional connections at the Ford Avenue crossing of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative 2, Virginia Avenue would be widened to four lanes from Fourth Street to Bowen Street. The CSX bridge could be replaced in order to improve the vertical clearance of the underpass. In addition, curbs and sidewalks would be added, and the existing roadway would be resurfaced. Under Alternative 3, a two-lane, undivided highway would be built on a new location from MD 51 west of Virginia Avenue to the area of River Avenue and Ford Avenue. Ford Avenue would be improved to the Wiley Ford Bridge. Under Alternative 4 (the preferred alternative), a two-lane, undivided highway would be built on a new location from MD 51 at Wineow Street to the area of River Avenue and Ford Avenue, and Ford Avenue would be improved to the Wiley Ford Bridge. Under the two optional connections (Option A and Option B), the project would include the removal of the existing low-arch bridge, which carries Ford Avenue over the C&O Canal, and the construction of a new full-clearance bridge over the canal and towpath. A raised profile along Ford Avenue would be needed to accommodate the new roadway and bridge. Under the preferred option (Option B), the project would involve shifting Ford Avenue slightly to the west and reconstructing it as a new two-lane, undivided roadway from approximately 200 feet south of the C&O Canal Bridge to its intersection with River Avenue. Also under consideration is a related action involving the re-watering of the C&O Canal from the existing Ford Avenue crossing to its terminus in downtown Cumberland and the reconstruction of the towpath. This area lies south of MD 51 and the CSX railroad tracks and is bounded on three sides by the Potomac River. Under this proposal, approximately two miles of C&O Canal would be rewatered, and the canal and towpath would be restored to their historic elevations. The project would require the excavation of the canal and the restructuring of a portion of the Corps of Engineers flood protection project that was completed in the 1950s. A retaining wall would be built along the shale embankment that currently supports the CSX Railroad tracks. The parklands alongside the Canal would be publicly accessible at the Terminus and South Park areas as well as from existing streets in South Cumberland. The estimated cost under the preferred alternative is $25.0 million to $30.0 million; the estimated cost of the proposed park improvement ranges from $60 million to $80 million. Although these two actions are both evaluated in this final EIS, they could be implemented independently of one another. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed transportation project, traffic operation and safety would be improved. The connection between downtown Cumberland and the municipal airport would also be improved, thereby aiding the local economy. Restoration of the C&O Canal would increase tourist interest in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for transportation improvements would displace seven residences and seven businesses, and adversely affect up to six historic districts and some archaeological sites; some additional displacements would occur as the result of future park improvements. Up to 1.0 acres of the Potomac River floodplain and 4.0 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected by the transportation improvements, while the park improvements would adversely affect 80 acres of floodplain and 12 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0450D, Volume 17, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950145, 594 pages and maps, April 13, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-93-01-F KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Dredging KW - Flood Protection KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Waterways KW - Cumberland Municipal Airport, West Virginia KW - Maryland KW - Potomac River KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409487?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CANAL+PARKWAY+DEVELOPMENT+STUDY%2C+FROM+MD+51+TO+THE+WILEY+FORD+BRIDGE%2C+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=CANAL+PARKWAY+DEVELOPMENT+STUDY%2C+FROM+MD+51+TO+THE+WILEY+FORD+BRIDGE%2C+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 13, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 22 IMPROVEMENTS AT LEWISTOWN, SR 0022 SECTION C02, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36406591; 5060 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately eight-mile segment of US 22 from the west of the Strodes Mills area to US 322 near Lewistown, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. US 22 is a multi-use highway serving regional and local traffic; a mix of commercial, recreational, and commuter motorists use the highway for east-west travel and access to north-south corridors such as US 322. An increase in traffic congestion along the US 22 corridor, particularly the two-lane portion in the borough of Lewistown, sparked public interest in finding a solution and led to the initiation of this project. A No-Build Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, and three build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Blue Alternative, the project would involve widening US 22 to five lanes from Strodes Mills to downtown Lewistown. Under the Green Alternative, the project would involve the construction of a four-lane, limited-access facility on new alignment from Wakefield Road to an interchange with US 322 at Electric Avenue. Under the Blue-Green Alternative (the preferred alternative), the project would involve widening the existing roadway from Wakefield Road east to Airport Hill Road, while constructing a new four-lane facility from Airport Hill Road to the Electric Avenue interchange. Full interchanges would be provided at Industrial Drive and Electric Avenue. The section of US 22 from the Industrial Park to Wakefield Road would receive minor improvements in conjunction with other improvements, including the addition of a center turn lane, shoulder improvements, and possible intersection reconfiguration and bridge replacement in Strodes Mills. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve traffic congestion on US 22 through Lewistown, especially in the West Fourth Street area; improve the connection between US 22 west of Lewistown and the Burnham area to the north; reduce the number of congestion-related accidents; and accommodate traffic volumes expected to accompany future development. Under the preferred alternative, the project would avoid some of the negative impacts of the project under the separate Blue Alternative and Green Alternative. Under the preferred alternative, the project would minimize the effects of a new alignment on natural resources west of Airport Hill Road and also minimizes the effects of road widening on the Lewistown historic district. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the Blue-Green Alternative, the project would displace 11.8 acres of farmland and 196.8 acres of forest land; it would also result in the relocation of 23 residences and 2 churches. Road construction would cause temporary erosion and sedimentation during replacement of Strodes Run Bridge. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950140, Main Report--472 pages and maps, Appendices--393 pages, April 13, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-95-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406591?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+22+IMPROVEMENTS+AT+LEWISTOWN%2C+SR+0022+SECTION+C02%2C+MIFFLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+22+IMPROVEMENTS+AT+LEWISTOWN%2C+SR+0022+SECTION+C02%2C+MIFFLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 13, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 36/STH 64 NEW SAINT CROIX CROSSING, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, AND SAINT CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36408260; 5052 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Trunk Highway (TH) 36 in Washington County, Minnesota, is proposed. The project would include the functional replacement of the existing drawbridge over the Saint Croix River and the reconstruction of approach highways leading to the bridge in Saint Croix County, Wisconsin. The study area termini are the vicinity of County Road 15 in Minnesota and a point on STH 64 approximately 2.5 miles east of the state line in Wisconsin. The possibility of improving existing TH 36 from Houlton to New Richmond, 15 miles to the east, is currently under study. This represents a separate study based on transportation needs independent of the river crossing analysis. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the North Corridor alignment, the facility would bypass the cities of Stillwater, Minnesota, and Houlton, Wisconsin, to the north. Under the Central Corridor alignment, the facility would use existing approach roadways in Minnesota and Wisconsin while bypassing the Stillwater central business district. Under the South Corridor alignment, the facility would bypass Stillwater and Houlton to the south. The north alignment of the South Corridor has been identified as the preferred alternative in this final EIS. The Minnesota approach would involve upgrades to the existing four-lane signalized expressway. The existing intersection at Osgood Avenue would be upgraded with dual left turn lanes of TH 36, Osgood Avenue would be widened to accommodate additional traffic, and local access between intersections would be enhanced through the construction of improved frontage roads. The Wisconsin approach would involve constructing a four-lane, rural design divided highway on new alignment south and east of Houlton. The new bridge would have four lanes, a median barrier, and sidewalk on the north side of the roadway. Commuter parking lots would be constructed on both sides of the river. The estimated construction costs of the project are $78 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to major transportation service, safety, and congestion improvements that would occur with the construction of any of the alternatives, there would be several social, economic, and environmental benefits. A hindrance to resolution of a significant problem in planning the nature of the future transportation network serving 11 study area communities would be removed. Reduction in air pollutant emissions, energy use, and traffic-generated noise, as well as improved water quality would also result. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 70 households, five small businesses, and a substantial amount of agricultural land. The construction of a bridge in the Saint Croix River Valley would alter a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The project could also adversely affect the habitat of the Higgins' eye pearly mussel, a species of clam found in the Saint Croix River that is a federally-listed endangered species. Historic and archaeological sites located in Stillwater and Houlton, including the existing drawbridge, which was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0121D, Volume 14, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950130, 465 pages and maps, April 7, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-90-02-F KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Minnesota KW - Saint Croix River KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+36%2FSTH+64+NEW+SAINT+CROIX+CROSSING%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+AND+SAINT+CROIX+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=TH+36%2FSTH+64+NEW+SAINT+CROIX+CROSSING%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+AND+SAINT+CROIX+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 7, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-235 PROJECT NUMBER IM-235-2(229)00-13-77, POLK COUNTY, IOWA. AN - 15221782; 5048 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of, and other improvements to, Interstate 235 (I-235), located in Polk County, Iowa, are proposed. The improvements have been necessitated by land use changes and development that are occurring in the Des Moines central business district (CBD), western suburbs, and the northeast sector of the metropolitan area, which are placing considerable demands on the current surface transportation system. Without adequate capacity, continued economic development of the existing Des Moines CBD may not occur. Economic development would probably occur in a less efficient pattern throughout the rest of the urban area, or would not occur at all. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative I, a limited build design with elements of voluntary transportation demand management, ramp metering, and freeway incident management strategies would be used. Under Alternative II, a limited build design with elements of compulsory transportation demand management, high-occupancy vehicle ramp, and freeway incident management strategies would be used. Under Alternative III, a full build design, which would solve transportation deficiencies solely with capacity expansion of I-235 and other highway/arterial improvements, would be used. Project costs, including construction, engineering and contingencies, noise abatement, and right-of-way acquisition and relocation are estimated at $161.3 million under the No-Build Alternative; $337.3 million under Alternative I; $421.3 million under Alternative II; and $421 million under Alternative III. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would address seven existing and/or forecasted conditions identified as deficiencies. These conditions are high accident frequency; deficient loop ramp curvatures; lack of proper lane balance and continuity; failure of 23 existing overpasses to meet Iowa Department of Transportation's minimum vertical clearance standards; pavement at or approaching design lifetime; Des Moines CBD growth in excess of highway design capacity; and the presence of bottlenecks and other congested areas at peak hours. Under the action alternatives, the project would reduce vehicle hours of delay by from 6,148 to 7,586, which would in turn result in decreased fuel consumption and auto exhaust emissions. The travel efficiency feasibility under all of the build alternatives would be positive relative to under the No Action Alternative, and the economic benefits under those build alternatives not involving compulsory travel demand management would range from an estimated $45.2 million to $257.5 million for the study period. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, the project would require the acquisition and relocations of 45 to 190 residential units and 11 to 22 commercial properties. These acquisitions would adversely affect neighborhood and community cohesion. Under both Alternative II and Alternative III, the project would require the acquisition of properties in one to two neighborhoods eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Noise analysis conducted throughout the I-235 corridor indicated that with or without improvements to the existing highway, noise levels would increase in the future. Under all of the build alternatives, particularly Alternative III, the project would adversely affect overhead and underground electric lines; additional right-of-way would need to be acquired for the placement of relocated buried cable. Some 250 to 1,450 feet of sanitary sewer would need to be replaced. As adding pavement adds impermeable surface to the freeway watershed, storm sewers would require increased capacity beyond current capabilities. Several major culverts would need to be lengthened. Under Alternative III, the project would require the removal of four acres of wetlands, require the acquisition of 0.6 acres of land on the existing Waveland golf course, and adversely affect the St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery, an archaeological site which is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Under Alternative II, the acquisition of 1.1 acres of the Waveland golf course and approximately 0.5 acres of wetlands would be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950127, 287 pages and maps, April 6, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cost Assessments KW - Drainage KW - Energy Consumption KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Pipelines KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Iowa KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15221782?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-235+PROJECT+NUMBER+IM-235-2%28229%2900-13-77%2C+POLK+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=I-235+PROJECT+NUMBER+IM-235-2%28229%2900-13-77%2C+POLK+COUNTY%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Ames, Iowa; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 6, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PIMA FREEWAY (LOOP 101), INTERSTATE 17 TO SCOTTSDALE ROAD, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36397960; 5041 AB - PURPOSE: The design and construction of an approximately 11.2-mile segment of the Loop 101 Pima Freeway through Phoenix and Scottsdale, located in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. The project would begin at Interstate 17 (I-17) milepost 23.44 to Scottsdale Road milepost 34.60. The freeway would be a six-lane facility, with three lanes in each direction along the Beardsley Road alignment. Access to the freeway would be provided by interchanges at six major crossroads, at a minimum of one-mile intervals. A median 46 feet wide would permit the addition of high-occupancy-vehicle lanes when needed in the future. Provisions for ramp metering and HOV bypass lanes on on-ramps are also included in the design. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action is the preferred alternative. Under the freeway build alternative, the project would require 580.5 acres of right-of-way, of which ninety-two percent has been acquired. Approximately 21 acres within the Reach 11 Recreation Area (north of the CAP Canal) and 24 acres of primarily undeveloped properties are yet to be acquired. Displacement would involve 58 tenant-occupied residential units and three commercial properties. There are 14 reported and potential sites with contaminated soils; sites which could not be avoided would be remediated prior to construction. Noise impacts under both of the build alternatives would be mitigated with the construction of noise barriers at locations where noise abatement criteria would be approached or exceeded. The project under the build alternatives would not affect any publicly-owned parks or recreation areas; the existing Reach 11 Recreation Area is planned around the proposed Loop 101 corridor. Under either of the build alternatives, there would be no impacts to wetlands or endangered species, and there would be no violations of Federal Air Quality Standards for carbon monoxide. In addition, a major urban arterial alternative, consisting of an at-grade eight traffic lane facility with additional turning lanes at signalized intersections, is also under consideration. Right-of-way acquisition and construction costs are estimated at $112 million for the urban arterial alternative and at $153.55 million for the freeway alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would effectively improve traffic safety by reducing accidents and fatalities, reduce congestion on local streets, provide capacity to accommodate future travel demand, establish system continuity with the regional freeway/expressway plan, and improve access to airports and the regional core. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Of the 11 cultural resource sites identified within then project corridor, three sites are potentially eligible for the National Register. Under either of the build alternatives, the project would adversely affect 299 acres of prime farmland. Moderate adverse visual impacts would be experienced in Buffalo Ridge and the Reach 11 area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950126, 305 pages and maps, April 4, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Desert Land KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Arizona KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PIMA+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+INTERSTATE+17+TO+SCOTTSDALE+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=PIMA+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+INTERSTATE+17+TO+SCOTTSDALE+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 4, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of potential karst conditions for a new bridge in the Florida Keys AN - 50901345; 2002-002885 AB - While the probability of locating a foundation over critical karst, and the probability of a collapse is usually relatively low, problems have and do continue to occur. When a karst problem does occur, it usually has a significant impact upon structures and or groundwater. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the possible presence of significant karst (old sinkholes or cavities) within the area of a proposed 7,500-foot bridge to be built over Lake Surprise and Jewfish Creek, just north of Key Largo, Florida. Five independent sets of data indicate anomalous geologic conditions between Lake Surprise and Jewfish Creek, and include: - A large microgravity anomaly of 100 microGals; - Three boreholes near the center of the gravity anomaly contain 45% of the total fluid loss noted among 34 boreholes; - Subbottom profiling (seismic reflection) data indicates possible dissolution-enlarged joints; - A major photo-lineament indicates the possible presence of joints and fractures; and - Extensive road maintenance within the immediate area of concern. In addition, the presence of a large 2,000 foot diameter paleocollapse sinkhole, located in the area by USGS, indicates that larger deeper cave systems and sinkholes can and do exist in the Florida Keys. The subbottom data, lineaments, borehole fluid loss, and the DOT maintenance records each by themselves could be dismissed as irrelevant. However, the coincidence of these independent sets of data with a large gravity anomaly clearly focus attention on the area as an area of unusual geologic conditions, with a strong possibility of significant karst. This case-history outlines the approach and the resulting data used to identify karst conditions and assess its impact upon the proposed bridge design. JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Benson, Richard C AU - Yuhr, Lynn AU - Passe, Paul AU - Bell, Ronald S Y1 - 1995/04// PY - 1995 DA - April 1995 SP - 529 EP - 539 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 1995 KW - United States KW - Florida Keys KW - lineaments KW - Quaternary KW - geophysical surveys KW - karst KW - Florida KW - Lake Surprise KW - evaluation KW - Cenozoic KW - Jewfish Creek KW - gravity anomalies KW - sampling KW - surveys KW - Pleistocene KW - aerial photography KW - bridges KW - solution features KW - Key Largo Limestone KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50901345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=Assessment+of+potential+karst+conditions+for+a+new+bridge+in+the+Florida+Keys&rft.au=Benson%2C+Richard+C%3BYuhr%2C+Lynn%3BPasse%2C+Paul%3BBell%2C+Ronald+S&rft.aulast=Benson&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1995-04-01&rft.volume=1995&rft.issue=&rft.spage=529&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on the Application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2002-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., 2 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aerial photography; bridges; Cenozoic; evaluation; Florida; Florida Keys; geophysical surveys; gravity anomalies; Jewfish Creek; karst; Key Largo Limestone; Lake Surprise; lineaments; Pleistocene; Quaternary; sampling; solution features; surveys; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rock stability and acidic runoff potential along the proposed US 19 corridor, Graham and Swain counties, North Carolina AN - 50337627; 1995-061789 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Reed, B C AU - McConnell, W T AU - Mullen, D M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995/04// PY - 1995 DA - April 1995 SP - 82 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - North America KW - Graham County North Carolina KW - Blue Ridge Province KW - Appalachians KW - Murphy Syncline KW - planning KW - runoff KW - North Carolina KW - Swain County North Carolina KW - sulfides KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - pH KW - Mary King Mountain thrust fault KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50337627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Rock+stability+and+acidic+runoff+potential+along+the+proposed+US+19+corridor%2C+Graham+and+Swain+counties%2C+North+Carolina&rft.au=Reed%2C+B+C%3BMcConnell%2C+W+T%3BMullen%2C+D+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Reed&rft.aufirst=B&rft.date=1995-04-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=82&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 44th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; Blue Ridge Province; Graham County North Carolina; Mary King Mountain thrust fault; Murphy Syncline; North America; North Carolina; pH; planning; roads; runoff; slope stability; sulfides; Swain County North Carolina; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Thin-section petrographic number determination; a new technique for describing the quality of carbonate coarse aggregates in concrete AN - 50111768; 1995-061770 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Oyen, Craig W AU - McClellan, G H AU - Smith, L L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995/04// PY - 1995 DA - April 1995 SP - 79 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - aggregate KW - techniques KW - thin sections KW - Florida KW - concrete KW - sedimentary rocks KW - petrographic numbers KW - classification KW - petrography KW - carbonate rocks KW - construction materials KW - modal analysis KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology KW - 28A:Economic geology, geology of nonmetal deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50111768?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Thin-section+petrographic+number+determination%3B+a+new+technique+for+describing+the+quality+of+carbonate+coarse+aggregates+in+concrete&rft.au=Oyen%2C+Craig+W%3BMcClellan%2C+G+H%3BSmith%2C+L+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Oyen&rft.aufirst=Craig&rft.date=1995-04-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=79&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Southeastern Section, 44th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; carbonate rocks; classification; concrete; construction materials; Florida; modal analysis; petrographic numbers; petrography; sedimentary rocks; techniques; thin sections; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RECONSTRUCTION OF US HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AND HUNGRY HORSE (PROJECT F1-2(39) 138), FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. AN - 36400544; 5054 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 4.4-mile segment of US 2 in Flathead County, Montana, is proposed. The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) proposes to widen the existing route from Columbia Heights, a suburb of Columbia Falls, to Hungry Horse. Three alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would include the replacement of a bridge over the South Fork of the Flathead River, which is necessary because the existing facility is worn out and warrants traffic safety and capacity improvements. Under the MDT preferred alternative, the project would involve a four-lane design to replace the 24-foot-wide, two-lane facility; the design would include a continuous-median, left-turn lane from the project's beginning in Columbia Heights to Berne Road, where a new river access and historic exhibit area would be built. An undivided four-lane road would be built through Badrock Canyon for the Berne Road-to-Hungry Horse section of the corridor. As mitigation for impacts to Berne Memorial Park, MDT would develop the new access on the Flathead River and enhance recreational opportunities in the region. The total estimated costs under the preferred alternative are $14.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under all of the build alternatives, the project would provide operational and safety improvements over the existing facility, including a reduction in accident rates. Under the preferred alternative, the project would provide for a wider shoulder lane, which would improve bicycle facilities in the corridor; sidewalks, which would facilitate pedestrian movement; and the control of future land uses and protection of visual resources in Badrock Canyon through the acquisition of private lands. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under all of the build alternatives, the project would adversely affect the Flathead River and riparian areas in Badrock Canyon by clearing right-of-way and placing fill in the river. Bald eagles could be adversely affected by the removal of vegetation used for perching and roosting sites along the river. Some farmland would be converted for right-of-way. Some features of Berne Memorial Park and the use of its facilities would be adversely affected under any of the build alternatives. The right-of-way acquisition would displace several households and businesses along the corridor, and some portions of yards and parking areas would be lost. Additional development along the corridor could be stimulated by highway reconstruction and improved access. Visual resources in Badrock Canyon would be adversely affected by the removal of trees and excavation of rock cliffs. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0315D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 950124, Main Report--525 pages and maps, Appendices--119 pages and maps, April 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MT-EIS-92-02-F KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Flathead National Forest KW - Flathead River KW - Montana KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400544?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+US+HIGHWAY+2+BETWEEN+COLUMBIA+HEIGHTS+AND+HUNGRY+HORSE+%28PROJECT+F1-2%2839%29+138%29%2C+FLATHEAD+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=RECONSTRUCTION+OF+US+HIGHWAY+2+BETWEEN+COLUMBIA+HEIGHTS+AND+HUNGRY+HORSE+%28PROJECT+F1-2%2839%29+138%29%2C+FLATHEAD+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Helena, Montana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - Relationship of Highway Design Standards to Accidents, Injuries and Fatalities AN - 16366334; 4255863 AB - The highway design process in Florida has been governed by design standards and policies developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Most of these standards have been developed by highway designers based, at least partly, on engineering judgement. In many cases the effects of highway design features on safety have not been estimated. In an effort to reduce the high crash and fatility rates in Florida, the FDOT is considering improving its design standards. This report presents the results of analyses performed to estimate the effects of several geometric design elements on total, injury and fatal crash rates for various types of rural and urban highways at different traffic levels. This report further presents cost-effectiveness analyses of many highway design standards. The cost components considered include the costs of crashes, highway construction, user travel time and vehicle operation. Finally, the report summaries the effects of FDOT design policies and standards on safety based on the results of the review of literature, regression analyses and benefit-cost analyses discussed above. Recommendations that can be given regarding any changes to these design policies and standards are also presented. AU - Hadi, MA AU - Wattleworth, JA AU - Aruldhas, J AU - Chow, L F AU - Gan, C T Y1 - 1995/04// PY - 1995 DA - Apr 1995 SP - 222 KW - USA, Florida KW - crashworthiness KW - safety engineering KW - traffic safety KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16366334?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Health+%26+Safety+Science+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Hadi%2C+MA%3BWattleworth%2C+JA%3BAruldhas%2C+J%3BChow%2C+L+F%3BGan%2C+C+T&rft.aulast=Hadi&rft.aufirst=MA&rft.date=1995-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Relationship+of+Highway+Design+Standards+to+Accidents%2C+Injuries+and+Fatalities&rft.title=Relationship+of+Highway+Design+Standards+to+Accidents%2C+Injuries+and+Fatalities&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Report: FL /DOT99700-7576-119. Available from: NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Rd, Springfield, VA 22161, USA. 1-800-553-NTIS or 1-703-605-6000 or orders[at]ntis.fedworld.gov. NTIS accession number: PB97104996. N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SAINT CLAIR COUNTY CORRIDOR, SAINT CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 36397288; 5047 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the transportation corridor connecting the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri, with major cities in Saint Clair County, Illinois, are proposed. Saint Clair County includes Belleville, the county seat, major residential areas having a large transit-dependent population and large employment centers such as the Scott Joint Use Airport facility in the eastern part of the county. A major transportation investment would enhance mobility in the corridor, especially for the transit dependent, connecting numerous major employment centers in Missouri, such as Lambert International Airport, the University of Missouri at Saint Louis, the Barnes, Christian, Jewish hospital center and central business district of Saint Louis, with residential and employment centers in Illinois. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Also under consideration are a transportation system management alternative, the construction of a busway along the Interstate 64 (I-64) alignment, the construction of light-rail transit along the I-64 alignment, the construction of a busway along the alignment of the abandoned CSXT railway, and the construction of light-rail transit on the CSXT alignment. Alternative 6 is the locally preferred alternative. Under the action alternatives, capital and operating /maintenance cost estimates range from $82 million and $7.3 million, respectively, under Alternative 2 to $421 million and $22.8 million, respectively, under Alternative 6. Additional estimated ranges of impacts under the action alternatives include new daily transit riders, from 585 to 4,225; annual travel hours saved, from 39,667 to 192,256; and reductions in daily automobile users, from 392 to 2,600. Implementation under the action alternatives would affect from 11 to 382 noise sensitive receptors. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve mobility in a heavily traveled transportation corridor. Under the action alternatives, the project would create 414 to 1,682 construction jobs and 47 to 356 permanent jobs; under the preferred alternative, the project would provide the maximum of each. Under any of the transit alternatives, the project could potentially enhance land development opportunities. Under the preferred alternative, the project would present opportunities for directing residential and commercial development into areas around proposed station locations offering pedestrian and bicycle access. Relocations and right-of-way acquisition costs would be low for a project of this magnitude, due to the use of existing rights-of-way. Regional air quality should show some improvement due to reduced auto use. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some 11 to 41 acres of private land would need to be acquired, requiring up to four residential displacements and costing $700,000 to nearly $6 million. The project under the preferred alternative would adversely affect 5.5 acres of wetlands and require 23 steam crossings. Under three of the five action alternatives (including the preferred alternative), energy consumption per passenger trip would exceed current levels. Some noise impacts would be noticeable along CSXT lines in residential areas along Dutch Hollow and B Street. Due to the region's extensive archaeological sites, any construction required outside of existing right-of-way would adversely affect archaeological sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950122, 213 pages and maps, March 31, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397288?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY+CORRIDOR%2C+SAINT+CLAIR+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Kansas City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 31, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRUNDY FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION/HIGHWAY UPGRADE PROJECT, BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36402222; 5091 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of flood protection measures and a highway upgrade for the town of Grundy, Virginia, are proposed. Grundy is the county seat of Buchanan County, located in a mountainous, coal-mining region. Grundy has experienced numerous floods in the past 130 years; the flood of record occurred in 1977 when the Levisa Fork River rose 28 feet above flood stage and caused $12.8 million in damages. Constrictions to stream flow and traffic flow are the result of overdevelopment of the floodplain and by natural barriers created by the long mountain ranges surrounding Grundy. The Levisa Fork is tightly flanked in many areas by highways, railroads, and city streets, making them prone to flooding. Commercial and residential structures, along with roadway fill, encroach upon the natural stream channel, thus raising flood levels upstream. In addition, several substandard bridges providing access to businesses and homes opposite the river also restrict stream flow. The project area encompasses 4.1 miles of the Levisa Fork and 1.6 miles of Slate Creek, a tributary of the Levisa Fork. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under both Plan O and Plan 3A, the project would involve voluntary floodproofing and floodplain evacuation in the Slate Creek downstream and upstream reaches, floodplain management measures, and a comprehensive flood protection plan for the central business district (CBD). Within the CBD, under Plan O, the project would demolish some structures that encroach on the floodplain, replace the first two floors of the Buchanan County Courthouse, and construct a ringwall around two schools. Under Plan 3A, the tentatively selected plan, the project would involve relocating the two schools (one of which is historically significant) and the town fire station, constructing a ringwall around 18 structures in the downtown area, and upgrading US 460 from two to four lanes raised to the 100-year flood elevation. Under the third action plan, which is independent of the other two, the project would involve constructing a highway bypass, 2.5 miles long, around the town of Grundy. The estimated costs under the three plans are $82.0 million, $86.1 million, and $125.0 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under any of the build alternatives, the project would provide improved flood protection for the area and reduce the economic burdens of flooding, while maintaining a viable CBD and providing an opportunity for further commercial development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Plan 3A, 20 residences and 117 nonresidential structures would be acquired. In addition, under Plan 3A, the project would require the acquisition of 28 more structures than under Plan O because of rights-of-way requirements of the new highway. Construction of the highway would create noise in excess of federal standards. The elevated highway would have an adverse visual impact that could not be mitigated. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1981 (P.L. 96-367), Executive Order 11988, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 950111, 393 pages and maps, March 23, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Water KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Demolition KW - Flood Control KW - Flood Protection KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act of 1981, Project Authorization KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRUNDY+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION%2FHIGHWAY+UPGRADE+PROJECT%2C+BUCHANAN+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=GRUNDY+FLOOD+DAMAGE+REDUCTION%2FHIGHWAY+UPGRADE+PROJECT%2C+BUCHANAN+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Huntington, West Virginia; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 23, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BENICIA-MARTINEZ BRIDGE SYSTEM PROJECT, CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1991). AN - 36397245; 5045 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane bridge across Carquinez Strait and associated improvements on Interstate 680 (I-680) and I-780 in order to increase the capacity of the connection between the communities of Benicia and Vallejo, California, are proposed. The project would involve portions of northern Contra Costa and southern Solano counties. The bridge would parallel the existing Benicia-Martinez Bridge, either to the east or west of the bridge. The project would also involve the construction of a new 17-booth toll plaza with ultimate capacity for 20 toll booths south of the bridges in Contra Costa County, and reconstructing the immediate bridge approaches. The I-680/I-780 interchange and portions of the I-680/Marina Vista interchange would be reconstructed to accommodate the proposed bridge and toll plaza. If the bridge were constructed east of the existing bridge, it would consist of five northbound traffic lanes (four mixed-flow lanes and one slow-vehicle lane). The existing bridge would then be restriped to accommodate four lanes of southbound traffic and a bicycle /pedestrian lane on the western edge of the bridge. If the new bridge were constructed to the west, it would consist of four southbound traffic lanes and a bicycle/pedestrian lane on the western edge of the bridge. The existing bridge would then be restriped to accommodate five lanes of northbound traffic. As a result of funding constraints, the scope of the project has been reduced from the levels described in the draft EIS of November 1991. This draft supplement responds to that reduction in scope. The eight alternatives described in the draft EIS have been withdrawn from consideration, replaced by the East Bridge Alternative, the West Bridge Alternative, and a No Project Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Severe existing and anticipated congestion along I-680 and I-780 would be alleviated. Delays at the bridge crossing of up to 25 minutes would be eliminated. New bridge construction would implement one provision of a regional planning initiative passed by Bay Area voters in 1988, and other project elements would improve local and regional access to existing and planned commercial, industrial, and residential development from freeway facilities. Air quality within the affected corridors, which are located in a nonattainment area under federal standards, would improve significantly. Noise levels associated with operations on the freeways would also decline. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would convert small strips of urban land and some larger industrially-zoned land to highway uses. Some commercial and industrial displacements also would occur. The new bridge would add to the navigational complexity for river vessel traffic at the crossing point, presenting a safety hazard, and construction under the West Bridge Alternative would impact the Exxon marine terminal, severely curtailing crude oil inputs to the refinery. Some floodplain land would be displaced, and flooding risk would be somewhat higher in some areas due to project structures. A number of hazardous waste sites would be encountered during project implementation. Under the East Bridge Alternative, the project would adversely affect the nearby railroad bridge, an historically significant structure. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0415D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 950099, 198 pages and maps, March 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-91-03-DS KW - Bridges KW - Flood Hazards KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Harbors KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Navigation KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Petroleum KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Carquinez Strait KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397245?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BENICIA-MARTINEZ+BRIDGE+SYSTEM+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1991%29.&rft.title=BENICIA-MARTINEZ+BRIDGE+SYSTEM+PROJECT%2C+CONTRA+COSTA+AND+SOLANO+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OLD COLONY RAILROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT FROM BOSTON TO LAKEVILLE, PLYMOUTH, AND SCITUATE, THE GREENBUSH LINE CORRIDOR; BRISTOL, NORFOLK, PLYMOUTH, AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, MASSACHUSETTS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1990). AN - 36396105; 5051 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements to the Old Colony Railroad Rehabilitation Area, located south of Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. The area is bounded on the west by Route 24, on the east by Massachusetts Bay, and on the south by the Cape Cod Canal. The 4,450-square-mile study area includes 32 communities and extends from Braintree south toward the Cape Cod Canal to Buzzards Bay, and from Massachusetts Bay west to Route 24. These communities, along with Quincy and Boston, represent the area that would be affected by the transportation alternatives under consideration. Some components of the Old Colony Project (the Main, Middleborough, and Plymouth lines) are already under construction: improvements to these lines were discussed in a March 1992 final EIS. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of May 1990 considers improvements to the Greenbush line, which extends 17.7 miles from Greenbush to Braintree Wye along the south shore of Massachusetts Bay. The line runs parallel to the coast and passes through east Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, and Scituate. The area served by the corridor includes 160,000 residents spread over 140 square miles, although the population is concentrated in villages along the coastline. Passenger service on this line ceased in 1959 although freight service continued to Hingham until 1978. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft supplement. Under Alternative 2, the facility would provide three new park and ride lots and increased level of service over two existing commuter bus routes. Under Alternative 3, the facility would provide high-speed commuter boat service from Hingham to Boston. Under Alternative 4, the facility would provide the service proposed under Alternative 3 but would also provide a new terminal and boat service at Nantasket Pier in Hull. Under Alternative 5, the facility would provide commuter rail service along the existing right-of-way and at the same grade as existed previously; seven new stations would be constructed under this alternative. Under Alternative 6, the facility would provide the same service as under Alternative 5 but would provide a tunnel in the downtown area of Hingham in order to avoid impacting the Lincoln National Register Historic District; four tunnel options are under consideration. The estimated capital costs under the action alternatives range from $7.4 million to $429.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation under the rail alternatives, due to the use of dedicated rights-of-way, would generally be more effective in reducing transit travel times than under the TSM alternative under which express buses would continue to use congested roadways. Under the rail alternatives, the project would provide the most significant increase in transit ridership. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the rail alternatives would result in the displacement of 11 businesses as a result of station construction. The rail alignment would cross or run adjacent to numerous waterways and wetlands in each of the corridor communities, including two rivers designated as scenic by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Within Hingham, several dozen historic buildings are located within 100 feet of the right of way, thus potentially affected by noise or vibration. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0181D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950098, Main Report--466 pages, Appendices--93 pages, March 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Ferries KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Massachusetts KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396105?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OLD+COLONY+RAILROAD+REHABILITATION+PROJECT+FROM+BOSTON+TO+LAKEVILLE%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+AND+SCITUATE%2C+THE+GREENBUSH+LINE+CORRIDOR%3B+BRISTOL%2C+NORFOLK%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+AND+SUFFOLK+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1990%29.&rft.title=OLD+COLONY+RAILROAD+REHABILITATION+PROJECT+FROM+BOSTON+TO+LAKEVILLE%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+AND+SCITUATE%2C+THE+GREENBUSH+LINE+CORRIDOR%3B+BRISTOL%2C+NORFOLK%2C+PLYMOUTH%2C+AND+SUFFOLK+COUNTIES%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Boston, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TREN URBANO TRANSIT PROJECT, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. AN - 36412020; 5061 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transit improvements in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, metropolitan area is proposed. The area faces severe and growing traffic congestion as a result of concentrated population and employment densities and centralized development patterns; high and increasing travel demand; limited capacity of the network of highways and streets; and inadequate public transportation service. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would involve the construction of the Tren Urbano system, a rail system between Bayamon and Santurce in San Juan, a distance of 19.4 kilometers. Roughly one-fourth of the proposed alignment is at or near grade, mostly along the reserved and virtually vacant 65th Infantry right-of-way. The remainder of the alignment, aside from a short below-grade section in the Centro Medico area, is generally elevated above street and highway rights-of-way. Three sites are being considered for the construction of a maintenance yard: the proposed site is located at the western end of the alignment, south of the existing Luchetti Industrial Park; the other two alternative sites are located near the midpoint of the route. Sixteen stations would be constructed along the route. The rail service would run daily between 5:30 AM and 10:00 PM. Operating headways during peak service would be approximately every five minutes. In the 2010 design year, the system would provide 88,848 one-way train trips, Under the No-Build Alternative, improvements would be provided to the existing mass transit system and some major highway improvement projects. The total capital costs of the rail system is estimated at $766 million in 1992 dollars; annual operating costs in 2010 would be $27.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the rail alternative, the project would dramatically improve transportation mobility within the San Juan region, reducing travel times and connecting key institutions and job centers; expand public transit service capacity to accommodate passenger volumes in the year 2010; improve air quality by reducing auto traffic volume; reduce the need for additional highway construction; and support economic growth within the metropolitan area. The project would support nearly 15,000 construction-related jobs and 400 permanent jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the rail alternatives would displace 60 to 80 residences and 30 to 45 small businesses. Those properties that abut the rail line would experience increased noise and vibration. Seven parks and one historic property are located in the project corridor; the project would require the taking of some parkland. The rail line would be located within the 100-year floodplain in several areas and cross several wetlands areas, primarily on elevated structures. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950092, Main Report--496 pages and maps, March 14, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Puerto Rico KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412020?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+PUERTO+RICO.&rft.title=TREN+URBANO+TRANSIT+PROJECT%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+PUERTO+RICO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Atlanta, Georgia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 14, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 3/SR 304 BREMERTON FERRY TERMINAL TO VICINITY OF GORST HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, KITSAP COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36400937; 5063 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a series of improvements to State Route 3 (SR 3), SR 304, and Bremerton city streets, and the Kitsap Transit base facility, located in Kitsap County, Washington, is proposed. The improvements would include road widenings, high-occupancy-vehicle lane implementation, interchange improvements, access control improvements, frontage road improvements, new intersections, signalization and signage improvements, roadway surface improvements, and one-way (couplet) systems. Proposed road widenings would include expanding SR 3 from four to eight lanes, and expanding a portion of SR 304 from five to six lanes. The project termini would be the Bremerton ferry terminal and SR 3 just north of the SR 3/SR 16 interchange in the vicinity of Gorst. In conjunction with the road improvement project, Kitsap Transit would expand its base facility, located on the project route. The street improvements would be coordinated with the street modifications necessary for the base facility's expansion--in particular, proposed road alignments and access control would facilitate the base facility expansion. Under the proposed action, the improvements would be integrated with two additional related proposals: renovation of the Bremerton ferry terminal and expansion of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. From one to three alternative alignments have been proposed for each of three project segments; a No Action Alternative is also under consideration in this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would provide a higher level of service along this route, alleviate congestion, and improve access between the regional highway system and downtown Bremerton. Estimated construction expenditures ranging from $3 million to $21 million could provide opportunities to local businesses. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Adverse construction and operation impacts would variously include changes to drainage patterns, soil erosion, the stability of bedrock cut slopes, water quality impacts due to sedimentation and leaks and spills from refueling and other activities, the loss of approximately 18,000 square feet of wetlands, the removal of scrub and forested wildlife habitat, the destruction or displacement of small mammals and reptiles, air quality impacts due to dust from construction activities and increased auto emissions resulting from traffic delays brought on by construction activities, noise level increases, visual quality impacts, impacts to archaeological and historic resources, and acquisitions or relocations of property currently in residential, commercial, and retail uses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950086, 457 pages, March 10, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cost Assessments KW - Drainage KW - Emissions KW - Erosion KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Noise KW - Oil Spills KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400937?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+3%2FSR+304+BREMERTON+FERRY+TERMINAL+TO+VICINITY+OF+GORST+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+KITSAP+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+3%2FSR+304+BREMERTON+FERRY+TERMINAL+TO+VICINITY+OF+GORST+HIGHWAY+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+KITSAP+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 10, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTES 9 AND 530, STILLAGUAMISH RIVER BRIDGES 9/132 AND 530/120 REPLACEMENT PROJECT, ARLINGTON, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36406149; 5062 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of approximately three miles of roadway on State Route 9 (SR 9) and SR 530, located within and near the city of Arlington, Washington, is proposed. The project would replace Stillaguamish River bridges 9/132 and 530/120, which are structurally deficient and functionally obsolete; improve traffic operations and carrying capacity to meet the traffic volume demand in the year 2015; improve the safety of the SR 9 and SR 530 corridors through and near Arlington; and allow for community development within Arlington and unincorporated Snohomish County. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the three action alternatives, the project would replace the two bridges and realign SR 9 so that it would go north from its existing westerly intersection with SR 530, cross the Stillaguamish River, and reconnect with the existing SR 9 alignment just north of Schloman Road. Under the Burke Avenue Alternative, SR 530 would be realigned from the curve west of Arlington so that it would go easterly through the city along Burke Avenue. The alignment would cross the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River just west of and adjacent to the existing SR 530 bridge. It would match the existing alignment just to the north of the existing bridge. And improvements would continue to a point just north of Twin Rivers County Park. Under the Northern Bypass Alternative, SR 530 would connect with the new SR 9 alignment at Division Street and cross the Stillaguamish River on the new SR 9 bridge. On the north side of the river, SR 530 would leave the SR 9 alignment and proceed east across the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River on a new bridge, joining the existing SR 530 alignment in the vicinity of the Arlington Heights Road intersection. Under this alternative, the SR 530 bridge would be replaced with a pedestrian bridge for access to Twin Rivers County Park. Under the Bypass/Throughpass Alternative, the preferred alternative, a segment of SR 530 would be constructed on an alignment similar to that in the Northern Bypass Alternative. The existing section of SR 530, from its intersection with SR 9 to its intersection with Arlington Heights Road, would be rechannelized and signalized where necessary to improve traffic through the city. The estimated cost under the preferred alternative is $33.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide roadway improvements that are needed to keep pace with traffic volume, which has increased approximately 5.5 percent annually since 1975, and also reduce the number of accidents on the two bridges and roadways. Construction activities would generate an estimated 925 new jobs, and $27.8 million in wages and salaries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Nearly the entire project area would be located within the Stillaguamish River floodplain, which would be adversely affected by new earthfill bridge approaches, concrete bridge piers, and increased storm-water runoff. Construction would require the displacement of 22.3 acres of prime farmland; the demolition of eight structures, most of them residences; and the acquisition of some lands from Twin Rivers County Park. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0103D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950078, Volume I--455 pages, Volume II--345 pages, March 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-92-1-F KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Stillaguamish River KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406149?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTES+9+AND+530%2C+STILLAGUAMISH+RIVER+BRIDGES+9%2F132+AND+530%2F120+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ARLINGTON%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTES+9+AND+530%2C+STILLAGUAMISH+RIVER+BRIDGES+9%2F132+AND+530%2F120+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ARLINGTON%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 93, F 5-1(9)6, FROM EVARO TO POLSON, LAKE AND MISSOULA COUNTIES, MONTANA. AN - 36394594; 5053 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 56.3-mile segment of US Highway 93 (US 93) from the community of Evaro (approximately 6.5 miles north of Interstate 90) through the community of Polson in Lake and Missoula counties, Montana, is proposed. Except for a one-half mile segment at the southern end in Evaro, the facility under the proposed action is contained within the Flathead Indian Reservation. The high rate of population growth and increased tourism throughout western Montana are sources of growth in traffic on US 93. The highway is important to safety, social well-being, and the economy. US 93 is the major north-south transportation route in western Montana. It provides interstate, regional and local access to natural resources-based industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, tourism, and recreation. The existing roadway has various geometric features that do not meet current standards for safety and design. Existing level of service is poor, and design capacity would be exceeded by the year 2015. Accident numbers per mile are substantially higher than statewide averages. Alternatives under consideration in this draft EIS include a No Action Alternative, 3 to 4 alternative alignments for each of three project segments, four lane configuration alternatives, transportation demand management alternatives, alternate highway routes, and design options. Components under the preferred alternative would include the existing alignment for most of the project segments, with a 5.8-mile alternative alignment designated for use as a truck route to bypass Polson; the preservation of a corridor of land along one of the alternative alignments for possible future construction; and a four-lane configuration for most of the length of the project. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would improve highway capacity and safety. Carbon monoxide emissions would decrease throughout the project corridor, and particulate matter emissions would be reduced in Polson. Special wildlife crossings would be constructed, improving migration routes and decreasing or avoiding highway mortality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, approximately 370 acres of land would be converted to new highway right-of-way; of this land, approximately 46 acres would be prime or unique farmland. The physical prominence of the highway would increase with related barrier effects and adverse visual effects. Approximately 40 acres of wetlands would be filled or otherwise destroyed. The relocation of several buildings, including approximately eight residences, would be required. Under the proposed action, the facility would cause the direct conversion of land use on Arlee Community Park, National Bison Range, Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, and the Kicking Horse Waterfowl Production Area. Construction activities could result in the discharge of dredged or fill materials into streams or wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950079, 413 pages and maps, March 8, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Creeks KW - Dredging KW - Emissions KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Indian Reservations KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Flathead Indian Reservation KW - Montana KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+93%2C+F+5-1%289%296%2C+FROM+EVARO+TO+POLSON%2C+LAKE+AND+MISSOULA+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+93%2C+F+5-1%289%296%2C+FROM+EVARO+TO+POLSON%2C+LAKE+AND+MISSOULA+COUNTIES%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Helena, Montana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 8, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WILMINGTON BYPASS I-40 TO US 421, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36384181; 5056 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a section of the Wilmington Bypass on a new alignment from US Route 421 (US 421) to about 5,800 feet east of Interstate 40 (I-40), located in New Hanover County in the southeastern part of North Carolina, is proposed. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The roadway would be a four-lane divided freeway on about 7.8 miles of new alignment. Under both of the build alternatives, the facility would provide interchanges at US 421, US 117/NC 133, and I-40, and bridge the Northeast Cape Fear River. The bridge would provide a 65-foot vertical clearance for vessels traveling the navigable portion of the river. Of the two build alternatives, the facility under southern alignment would affect fewer environmental resources, and is the preferred alternative. The natural communities within the southern alternative area are separated by areas of development; along the northern alternative area, the areas of natural communities are larger and more contiguous. Under the northern alternative, the facility would also affect a virgin old-growth forest area. The facility under the southern alternative would traverse less linear feet of floodplain. Under the southern alternative, the facility would also have the least impact on archaeological resources. Under the northern alternative, the project area would include four prehistoric sites assessed as potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, and recommended for testing if impacted. The facility under the northern alternative would be 1.6 miles longer than that under the southern alternative. Visual impacts under either build alternatives would generally be enhanced for highway travelers and degraded for those viewing the highway from off the road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would improve access around the city of Wilmington; it also would have local importance as a means of relieving traffic congestion in downtown Wilmington by separating local traffic from through-traffic. The project would likely benefit the regional economy by facilitating access to major industries and trade centers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 58 homeowners and tenants and 20 businesses. Under both of the build alternatives would cross major electric transmission lines and numerous lower voltage lines. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would also cross two natural gas lines and could adversely affect water lines along US 421. Water supply wells within the project's right-of-way (ROW) would need to be removed, and other water supply wells nearby could also be adversely affected by the project. Under either of the build alternatives, water quality in surrounding streams would be temporarily degraded due to construction-related soil erosion. Chemicals and hazardous materials accidentally spilled during transport could also degrade water quality. Construction would adversely affect 117 to 119 acres of prime and unique farmland, 8 to 15 potential hazardous materials/waste sites, 58 to 103 acres of upland habitat, 178 to 199 acres of wetlands, and 8,000 to 13,000 linear feet of floodplains. Under either of the build alternatives, the facility would adversely affect some adjacent properties in regards to noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950077, 416 pages, March 7, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36384181?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WILMINGTON+BYPASS+I-40+TO+US+421%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=WILMINGTON+BYPASS+I-40+TO+US+421%2C+NEW+HANOVER+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 7, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MID-COAST CORRIDOR, SAN DIEGO, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36405994; 5044 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit facilities within the 67.8-mile Mid-Coast Corridor, located in northern San Diego County, California, is proposed. The corridor, which extends midway along the coastal strip north of downtown San Diego, has grown more congested in recent years. Large numbers of commuters and other travelers use the corridor in both north-south and east-west directions to reach work destinations as well as commercial and educational centers. The corridor transports travelers between northern San Diego County and the downtown, but also serves a substantial demand for travel to and from the central segment near the city of La Jolla and the University of California San Diego. The corridor contains two major north-south routes (I-5 and I-805) and one major east-west route (State Route 52). These highways already experience congestion during the peak hours of each weekday; all lane-miles in the corridor are expected to reach levels of service E and F by the year 2010. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the No-Build Alternative, the project would be limited to the transportation improvements programmed for construction in the next six years. Under the Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, the project would provide increased express and local bus service and new or expanded transit facilities, including park-and-ride lots and transit centers. Under the TSM/Commuter Rail Alternative, the project would consist of all of the actions under the TSM Alternative plus two additional rail stations located at Balboa Avenue and Nobel Drive. Under the Commuter Rail Tunnel Alternative, the project could consist of all of the actions under the TSM Alternative plus two additional commuter rail stations located at Balboa Avenue and University Towne Center; under this alternative, a 10,000-foot-long, twin-bore, dual-track tunnel would be constructed through University City from Rose Canyon north to Sorrento Valley. Under the High-Occupancy-Vehicle (HOV) Lane Alternative, the project would involve all of the actions under the TSM Alternative plus an HOV lane in each direction on I-5 from the Carmel Mountain Road undercrossing to the vicinity of I-8. Under the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative, the project would involve extending the Old Town Line of the existing regional LRT system along one of two possible alignments; eight to nine new stations would be constructed under this alternative. Estimated construction costs range from $39.2 million under the TSM Alternative to $341.1 million under one of the LRT alternatives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under all of the alternatives, the project would provide some measure of relief for freeway congestion, which is already at unacceptable levels. Construction and operation of system improvements would provide significant employment opportunities in the metropolitan area, providing jobs for up to 16,300 construction workers and 680 transit system workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: LRT implementation would result in the taking of some municipal parkland; new rail facilities would have adverse visual impacts and increase noise and vibration levels within affected neighborhoods. Under all of the alternatives, the project would adversely affect up to 3 wetlands areas, 2 floodways, and 12 cultural resources sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950071, 682 pages and maps, March 3, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405994?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MID-COAST+CORRIDOR%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=MID-COAST+CORRIDOR%2C+SAN+DIEGO%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Diego, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 3, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 1 FROM HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT TO LINDA MAR BOULEVARD, PACIFICA, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF APRIL 1986). AN - 36410050; 5043 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route 1 from the Half Moon Bay airport to Linda Mar Boulevard in San Mateo County, California, is proposed. The project would involve the construction of an approximately 4.5-mile-long, two-lane highway with an uphill climbing lane in each direction where grades exceed 6 percent. In both directions, the slow-vehicle lane would extend a short distance over the summit in order to allow slower vehicles the opportunity to regain speed before merging into the single downhill lane. A non-paved vehicle recovery area, composed of soft, loose material designed to slow and stop an out-of-control vehicle, would be included in the downhill directions for safety reasons. All shoulders would be 10 feet wide. Structures would be built at Martini Creek, South Trail Undercrossing, Shamrock Ranch, North Trail Undercrossing, San Pedro Creek, and San Pedro Road. Three alternative alignments were originally proposed, with the preferred alternative being the alignment identified as the Martini Creek Alignment in the final EIS of April 16, 1986. Litigation regarding the project was commenced in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California in June 1986 (Sierra Club, et al. v. U.S. Department of Transportation, et al., Civ. No. 86-3384 DLJ). As part of the lawsuit, the project has been enjoined since September 1986, prior to commencement of any construction. The primary issues in the litigation were whether the proposed project complied with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act, and whether the final EIS was adequate under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This draft supplement of the final EIS of April 1986 presents results of a new assessment of noise impacts under the proposed action, as set forth in the District Court's Court Orders of April 3, 1989, and April 2, 1990. Existing land uses within the study area include the McNee Ranch State Park and Shamrock Riding Stables. Improvements for the state park would include two walk-in campgrounds, one with 25 and one with 30 sites. A noise measurement program was developed to quantify noise levels at noise-sensitive receptors such as proposed campgrounds, Shamrock Ranch, and trail crossings. Sources of existing noise capable of masking ambient state park noises attributable to surf and birds and other wildlife are traffic from existing State Route 1 and aircraft flyovers. Studies to date of noise impacts on wildlife are inconclusive. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a safe, dependable, and stable state highway route that would avoid the geologically unstable Devil's Slide area. The instability of the Devil's Slide and problems with the existing roadway would include unavoidable road closures due to landslides and rockfalls, particularly following wet winters, as addressed in the 1986 final EIS and further evidenced by closures as recent as 1995. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in substantial increases in noise levels at several hiking trail crossings, and sleep disturbance criteria would be exceeded at one proposed campsite. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 84-0076D, Volume 8, Number 2, and 86-0149F, Volume 10, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950067, 167 pages, March 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Erosion Control KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Trails KW - Wildlife KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410050?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-03-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+1+FROM+HALF+MOON+BAY+AIRPORT+TO+LINDA+MAR+BOULEVARD%2C+PACIFICA%2C+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+APRIL+1986%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geotechnical design for the mitigation of environmental impacts in Provo Canyon, Utah AN - 50336657; 1995-055254 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Keane, Edward G A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 290 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - United States KW - mitigation KW - U.S. Highway 189 KW - tunnels KW - Utah KW - impacts KW - Provo Canyon KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50336657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Geotechnical+design+for+the+mitigation+of+environmental+impacts+in+Provo+Canyon%2C+Utah&rft.au=Keane%2C+Edward+G&rft.aulast=Keane&rft.aufirst=Edward&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=290&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - design; impacts; mitigation; Provo Canyon; roads; tunnels; U.S. Highway 189; United States; Utah ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Subsurface investigation of possible karst conditions at the Jewfish Creek Bridge replacement, Key Largo, Florida AN - 50128466; 1995-055257 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Benson, Richard C AU - Yuhr, P G AU - Yuhr, Lynn AU - Berkovitz, Barry C A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 316 EP - 324 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - United States KW - reflection KW - Florida Keys KW - Quaternary KW - Monroe County Florida KW - karst KW - Florida KW - Lake Surprise KW - models KW - Key Largo KW - Cenozoic KW - gravity anomalies KW - boreholes KW - Jewfish Creek Bridge KW - sinkholes KW - Pleistocene KW - bridges KW - solution features KW - Key Largo Limestone KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50128466?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Subsurface+investigation+of+possible+karst+conditions+at+the+Jewfish+Creek+Bridge+replacement%2C+Key+Largo%2C+Florida&rft.au=Benson%2C+Richard+C%3BYuhr%2C+P+G%3BYuhr%2C+Lynn%3BBerkovitz%2C+Barry+C&rft.aulast=Benson&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=316&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; bridges; Cenozoic; Florida; Florida Keys; gravity anomalies; Jewfish Creek Bridge; karst; Key Largo; Key Largo Limestone; Lake Surprise; models; Monroe County Florida; Pleistocene; Quaternary; reflection; sinkholes; solution features; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - FHWA geotechnical metrication guidelines AN - 50126533; 1995-055256 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Walkinshaw, John L A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 299 EP - 315 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - models KW - U. S. Federal Highway Administration KW - pressure KW - pore pressure KW - regulations KW - tortuosity KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - discharge KW - seepage KW - roads KW - porosity KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50126533?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=FHWA+geotechnical+metrication+guidelines&rft.au=Walkinshaw%2C+John+L&rft.aulast=Walkinshaw&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=299&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - discharge; hydraulic conductivity; models; pore pressure; porosity; pressure; regulations; roads; seepage; tortuosity; U. S. Federal Highway Administration ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance of shallow spread footings on geogrid reinforced sand AN - 50125186; 1995-055235 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Adams, Michael A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 83 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - soil mechanics KW - sand KW - failures KW - footings KW - clastic sediments KW - bearing capacity KW - sediments KW - reinforced materials KW - load tests KW - geogrids KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50125186?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Performance+of+shallow+spread+footings+on+geogrid+reinforced+sand&rft.au=Adams%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=83&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bearing capacity; clastic sediments; failures; footings; geogrids; load tests; reinforced materials; sand; sediments; soil mechanics ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A comparison of Statnamic and Osterberg field tests in Florida limestone AN - 50121085; 1995-055262 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Knight, William F AU - Puckett, Theresa N AU - Bennett, Keith D AU - Robertson, Donald T AU - Spears, Lawrence D A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 390 EP - 404 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - United States KW - limestone KW - shear strength KW - Victory Bridge KW - Tampa Bay KW - Westbound Gandy Bridge KW - Florida KW - Osterberg test KW - sedimentary rocks KW - load tests KW - carbonate rocks KW - bridges KW - Statnamic test KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50121085?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=A+comparison+of+Statnamic+and+Osterberg+field+tests+in+Florida+limestone&rft.au=Knight%2C+William+F%3BPuckett%2C+Theresa+N%3BBennett%2C+Keith+D%3BRobertson%2C+Donald+T%3BSpears%2C+Lawrence+D&rft.aulast=Knight&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=390&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; carbonate rocks; field studies; Florida; limestone; load tests; Osterberg test; sedimentary rocks; shear strength; Statnamic test; Tampa Bay; United States; Victory Bridge; Westbound Gandy Bridge ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of polymer slurries for drilled shaft construction AN - 50118457; 1995-055229 JF - Proceedings of the Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering AU - Berkovitz, Barry C AU - Long, Christopher S A2 - Caliendo, Joseph A. Y1 - 1995/03// PY - 1995 DA - March 1995 SP - 17 EP - 23 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 31 KW - shafts KW - underground installations KW - drilling KW - polymers KW - excavations KW - construction KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50118457?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Use+of+polymer+slurries+for+drilled+shaft+construction&rft.au=Berkovitz%2C+Barry+C%3BLong%2C+Christopher+S&rft.aulast=Berkovitz&rft.aufirst=Barry&rft.date=1995-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=17&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Symposium+on+Engineering+Geology+and+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Annual symposium on Engineering geology & geotechnical engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02957 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction; drilling; excavations; polymers; shafts; underground installations ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE D (PAGE AVENUE EXTENSION), BENNINGTON PLACE WESTERLY TO ROUTE 40, SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1992). AN - 36383828; 4956 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a freeway that includes a bridge crossing the Missouri River, within Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties, Missouri, is proposed. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives, each with three subalternatives, were considered in the final EIS of November 1992. Under the final EIS's proposed action, Page Avenue (Route D) would extend from its present terminus at Bennington Place, immediately west of Interstate 270 (I-270) in Saint Louis County, proceed across the Missouri River to Route 94 in Saint Charles County, and then continue on to either I-70 or Route 40/61 (the future I-64), a distance of 14.4 to 20.95 miles. Under the final EIS's preferred alternative (the Red Alignment), the facility would be a ten-lane, limited-access highway with a 26-foot-wide median from Bennington Place to Route 94. As part of the Red Alignment, from Hamsath Road to Route N, Route 94 would become an eight- to ten-lane, limited-access highway with a 26-foot-wide median. One-way outer roads would be provided as service roads along this segment. From Route 94 to Route 40/61, the Red Alignment would be a four-lane, limited-access highway with a 70-foot-wide median. Grade separations for Bennington Place would be constructed over the Page Avenue Extension and the west half of a diamond interchange. Grade separations would also be provided at Amiot Drive and Seven Pines Drive, the River Valley Road, Route 94, Motherhead Road, and Henke Road. The bridge over the Missouri River would extend 3,550 feet and consist of ten 12-foot travel lanes, four ten-foot shoulders, and a three-foot-wide median barrier. A bridge approximately 2,800 feet long would span Creve Coeur Lake, Creve Coeur Creek, and associated wooded bottomland. The alignment would also the southern portion of the Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This final supplement to the final EIS considers the environmental effects of converting 184 acres of heavily wooded parkland to highway use, and considers five alternative tracts of land to be offered as replacement property. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative B), the project would involve the replacement of the 184 acres of parkland with 464.8 acres of Fish and Wildlife Service lands. The property, which lies south and west of the proposed Page Avenue Extension, would include tracts of wooded wetlands, emergent wetlands, and farmed wetlands. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The chronic traffic congestion at the Missouri River crossings between Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties would be relieved, and concurrent reductions in energy costs and improvement of air quality would be effected. Additional benefits would be improved traffic flow conditions within Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties on secondary roads and on routes 40/61, I-70, and I-270. Development would continue to occur throughout Saint Charles County; on the proposed alignments induced development would take place at interchanges and along outer roads. Under the preferred land replacement alternative, the project would increase available habitat for fish and wildlife. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The public parkland would be considerably and adversely altered by the proposed highway construction. The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 190.3 acres of prime farmland; the relocation of 54 residences and 17 commercial establishments; the traversal of 397.9 acres of the Missouri River floodplain, and the associated loss of 52.9 acres of emergent and wooded wetlands; and the removal of public parkland. Adverse land-use impacts would total 1,926.1 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Pipeline Safety Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-508). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 94-0222D, Volume 18, Number 3. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 90-0185D, Volume 14, Number 3, and 92-0476F, Volume 16, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950053, 249 pages, February 16, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FES 95-4 KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Lakes KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Missouri KW - Missouri River KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Section 6(f) Involvement KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Pipeline Safety Act of 1992, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-02-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+D+%28PAGE+AVENUE+EXTENSION%29%2C+BENNINGTON+PLACE+WESTERLY+TO+ROUTE+40%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+D+%28PAGE+AVENUE+EXTENSION%29%2C+BENNINGTON+PLACE+WESTERLY+TO+ROUTE+40%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Omaha, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 16, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO ALLOW INCIDENTAL TAKE OF DESERT TORTOISES, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 36409185; 4942 AB - PURPOSE: The issuance of a 30-year permit to authorize the incidental take of the federally listed desert tortoise on nonfederal lands in Clark County, Nevada, is proposed. The applicants for the proposed permit are Clark County; the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Mesquite, and Boulder City; and the Nevada Department of Transportation. The permit would apply to 113,900 acres of nonfederal lands on which infrastructure projects are being developed or land is being disturbed for private or public development; if the permit were issued, work on these projects would not be halted because of the presence of desert tortoises. Instead, the Clark County Desert Conservation Plan would provide for the collection of threatened tortoises, which would be used for translocation programs and studies, research, education, zoos, museums, adoption, or other approved programs. A public information and education program would be conducted in order to inform the public of the terms and conditions of the permit. The applicants would contribute up to $1.33 million each year to finance additional law enforcement, habitat designation and rehabilitation, construction and maintenance of tortoise barriers along roads, and species inventory and monitoring. In addition, a development fee of $550 per acre would be levied on all private lands disturbed during the permit period. A conservation easement would be acquired for 85,000 acres of nonfederal lands within the Piute-Eldorado management area for the conservation and protection of the desert tortoise, its habitat, and the Mojave Desert ecosystem. A No Action Alternative is also under consideration in this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The 1990 designation of the desert tortoise as a threatened species challenged local governments in Clark County, Nevada, one of the fastest growing regions in the U.S., to balance protection of the species with economic development interests; the proposed 30-year permit would allow development to occur in an orderly fashion, while continuing to provide special protection for the desert tortoise. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The disturbance of up to 113,900 acres and its conversion from desert habitat to urban development would result in the direct loss of tortoises and other species of concern in those areas. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950041, 165 pages, February 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: DES 95-6 KW - Desert Land KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Land Management KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Urban Development KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nevada KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409185?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-02-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ISSUANCE+OF+A+PERMIT+TO+ALLOW+INCIDENTAL+TAKE+OF+DESERT+TORTOISES%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=ISSUANCE+OF+A+PERMIT+TO+ALLOW+INCIDENTAL+TAKE+OF+DESERT+TORTOISES%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Reno, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORRIDOR L (US 19), NICHOLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO I-79, BRAXTON AND NICHOLAS COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36404970; 4963 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 24-mile segment of US 19, from just north of Nicholas County High School near Summersville to an intersection with Interstate 79 (I-79) in Braxton County, West Virginia, is proposed. The segment is part of Appalachian Corridor L, an indefinite corridor connecting I-77 at Beckley with I-79 at Sutton, approximately 70 miles away. The reconstruction would primarily involve the expansion of the existing right-of-way in order to allow for the addition of two lanes and a median strip, either on the east or west side of the existing two-lane US 19. While all intersections would likely be at-grade, two potential interchanges, one at West Virginia Route (WV) 55 near the town of Muddlety and the other at WV 82/Nicholas County 1 near the town of Birch River, are under consideration. In some mountain areas, an additional climbing lane would be added; three segments would require additional right-of-way. In addition to the No-Build Alternative, three build alternatives for the southern section of the corridor, and four for the northern section, are considered in this final EIS. The facility under the build alternatives would differ from one another primarily in regard to the size of the median proposed and the use of the east or west side of US 19 for the additional two lanes. Under the preferred alignment (Alternative B in the southern section, and Alternative D in the north), the facility would provide a 40-foot-wide median throughout the length of the reconstructed highway. Estimated construction costs under the preferred alternative would be $159.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and satisfy the 2012 design-year traffic flow along US 19. By completing the Corridor L construction to Summersville from I-79, the project would improve access to the lake and woodland recreation areas of central West Virginia, plus the commercial and industrial capabilities of the Summersville region. Construction would generate 9,720 direct and indirect new jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace 12 residences and three business, and up to 12.8 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. In addition, three cemeteries could be adversely affected by dislocations or access restrictions. Many acres of wildlife habitat would be converted to highway use. Large hillside cuts would detract from the scenic quality of the area. The facility under the proposed alignment would adversely affect 82.2 acres with high archaeological content potential. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0207D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950038, 273 pages and maps, February 2, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cemeteries KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - West Virginia KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404970?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-02-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORRIDOR+L+%28US+19%29%2C+NICHOLAS+COUNTY+HIGH+SCHOOL+TO+I-79%2C+BRAXTON+AND+NICHOLAS+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=CORRIDOR+L+%28US+19%29%2C+NICHOLAS+COUNTY+HIGH+SCHOOL+TO+I-79%2C+BRAXTON+AND+NICHOLAS+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 2, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHWEST CONNECTOR, DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AN - 36396819; 4957 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided highway on a new alignment, located in the northwest section of the Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area, is proposed. The northwest section of the city currently has no major arterial roadway to provide east-west access. The roadway would extend east and west for approximately two miles from 72nd Street to Blair High Road near I-680. Two build alternatives (the 90th Street Alignment and the Ida Street Alignment), as well as a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under both of the build alternatives, a controlled-access highway with a median, which could be used for a separate left-turn lane, and a bridge crossing Little Papillion Creek west of Wenninghoff Road, would be constructed. The alignment under both of the build alternatives would share a common route for 1.1 miles from 72nd Street to Wenninghoff Road, at which point they would divide. The primary difference of the facility under the two alternatives would be their point of intersection with Blair High Road. Under the 90th Street Alignment, the facility would be 1.9 miles long and have a 0.3-mile connector to Ida Street. It would curve to the south as it approached Blair High Road and then intersect it at 90th Street. Under the Ida Street Alignment, the facility would be 2.2 miles long and intersect Blair High Road at the existing Ida Street intersection. The 90th Street Alignment has been selected as the preferred alternative; the cost would be approximately $11.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The connector would open up the northwest quadrant of the Omaha metropolitan area for commercial and residential development. Construction of the connector would ease the traffic burden on existing residential streets; it is anticipated that the traffic volume on these streets will double by the year 2012. In addition to providing safer travel for motorists, the facility would provide improved access for police and emergency vehicles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace approximately 100 acres of land, most of which would be prime farmland. Six jurisdictional wetlands would be in the project area. Under the 90th Street Alignment, the facility would adversely affect 2.71 acres of wetlands; it would also require the dislocation of one business. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0200D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950036, 209 pages and maps, January 30, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-93-01-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nebraska KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396819?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHWEST+CONNECTOR%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=NORTHWEST+CONNECTOR%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 30, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 35 FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, TO INTERSTATE 35E IN BURNSVILLE, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36395675; 4955 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of an 18-mile section of Interstate 35 West (I-35W) between Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis and Interstate 35 East (I-35E) in Burnsville, Minnesota, is proposed. The highway was built in the 1960s for traffic volumes forecast for 1975 using design standards which are not as safe or effective as those currently in use. The pavement condition is deteriorating and many bridges need extensive repair. In spite of ramp metering, television surveillance, preferential bus ramps, traffic information strategies, and express bus service implemented by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the mid-1970s, the system is again approaching its operational limits. The draft EIS of March 1992 considered six transit/mainline alternatives, which would be mixed with any of several interchange design alternatives, for the six subareas of the project area, each of which have different travel demand characteristics. Under the No-Build Alternative, no physical improvements would be made other than bridge repair and roadway resurfacing, but transportation system and travel demand strategies, such as installation of ramp meters at all on-ramps, implementation of transit and carpool incentives, and intensification of transit marketing, would be used. If necessary, ramps would be closed or modified in the future if they could not be operated safely. Under the lane conversion alternatives, the project would include the conversion of an existing traffic lane in each direction north of 46th Street to a high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) restricted lane, the addition of a diamond lane in each direction between 46th Street and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42, and feeder and express bus service reorganized into a timed-transfer service concept. Under diamond lane alternatives, the project would include one additional lane of traffic in each direction north of 46th Street, to be designated as HOV lanes, one additional traffic lane and one additional HOV lane between 46th Street and CSAH 42, and the reorganization of feeder and express bus service into a timed-transfer service concept. Under the alternatives to constructing light-rail transit (LRT) in the I-35W median, the project would include train operation in a tunnel from downtown Minneapolis to Lake Street, a two-way LRT line in the I-35W right-of-way between Lake Street and CSAH 42, one additional traffic lane in each direction between 46th Street and CSAH 42, and reorganized feeder bus service routed and scheduled for timed transfers at LRT stations placed an average of one mile apart. Under the alternatives to constructing an LRT line on the existing Soo Line Railroad, the project would include LRT operation in a tunnel from downtown Minneapolis to Lake Street, and a two-way LRT line within the I-35W right-of-way (ROW) between Lake Street and the Crosstown subarea; LRT operation on the Soo Line Railroad ROW between the Crosstown subarea and 96th Street; LRT operation within the I-35W ROW between 96th Street and CSAH 42; one additional traffic lane in each direction between 46th Street and CSAH 42; and reorganized feeder bus service routed and scheduled for timed transfers at LRT stations spaced an average of one mile apart. The preferred alternative as presented in this final EIS is a hybrid plan involving both lane conversion and the construction of a 12-mile LRT line from downtown Minneapolis to 95th Street in the city of Bloomington in the I-35W ROW. Nine LRT stations would be located within the I-35W median, and three park-and-ride lots would provide capacity for 3,000 vehicles. The left-most traffic lanes in both directions along I-35 would serve as HOV lanes, and bus service would be enhanced within the HOV lanes to improve movement from the park-and-ride lots to the LRT stations. Ramp metering, carpool marketing, changeable message signs, and other transportation management methods would be implemented. The costs under the preferred alternative would be $1.1 billion for construction, $68 million for acquisition of ROW and $27.9 million for transit operation. This final EIS, which is issued in abbreviated format, focuses on the environmental impacts of the preferred alternative; the draft EIS has been reissued as a companion document. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The reconstruction of I-35W would increase the number of people served by the freeway, provide preferential travel time for HOV traffic over single-occupancy vehicles, provide reasonable access to and from the freeway and give preference to regional trips over local trips, maintain or improve the traffic level of service, decrease the accident rate, and support development without encouraging excessive growth in and outside of the Metropolitan Service Area. Under all of the build alternatives, the project would result in high long-term net energy savings over the life of the project, improved water quality as a result of improved drainage systems, and remediation of contaminated sites within the ROW acquisition areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Although under each of the build alternatives, the project would accommodate more people than I-35W currently accommodates, the projected travel demand would not be fully met. Under the preferred alternative, vehicles diverted to other roadways because of congestion on the main line would cause up to 2,280 accidents per year, and traffic on the other roadways would still have some degree of congestion. ROW requirements could result in the relocation of 854 dwelling units, most of which are in apartment buildings in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in which comparable dwelling units would not be available for relocation; the acquisition and relocation of five community service facilities; the acquisition of one historic property, one archaeological site, and .08 acres of parkland; and the acquisition and relocation of 34 businesses. Property tax losses associated with property targeted for ROW acquisition would total $2.8 million. The project would encroach on wetlands and floodplain areas. Nearby residences would be exposed to increased noise levels from construction and freeway use. Construction would also result in disruption of traffic and increased air pollution. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4602-8), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0102D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950033, 677 pages and maps, January 27, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-92-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395675?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 27, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE SELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EUGENE STATION IN EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36408018; 4960 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a central, off-street transit station that would replace the existing on-street station in Eugene, Oregon, is proposed. The existing station is located on 10th Avenue between Charnelton Street and Oak Street and on Olive Street between 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue. As with the existing station, the station would function as the hub of the Lane Transit District (LTD) radial bus system. Two site alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of September 1993: the McDonald site, which is located on the block between 10th Avenue, Willamette Street, 11th Avenue, and Olive Street; and the IHOP site, which is located east of High Street, between Broadway Avenue and 8th Avenue. However, the IHOP site was withdrawn from consideration in order to avoid significant adverse impacts to historic properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the new station would have 20 bays for standard (40-foot) buses, three bays for articulated (55- to 60-foot) buses, and three bays for layover buses that need not be adjacent to a boarding area. The McDonald location would feature a passenger platform in a three-quarter circle, a customer service center in the center of the facility with no street frontage, and landscaping along much of the perimeter of the station. The estimated cost of the facility is $12.0 million. Some 80 percent of the project cost would be funded by Federal Transit Administration Section 3 grants. Construction would start in winter 1996 and be completed in the summer of 1997. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The existing station has insufficient capacity for both buses and riders; is not convenient for transferring passengers; does not have adequate passenger amenities; is perceived by many as unsafe; and hinders adjacent business. The new station would alleviate these specific problems. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the station would involve the displacement of eight businesses and about 50 employees at the McDonald site. These displacements would adversely affect social relationships in the immediate neighborhood. The loss of 176 off-street parking places would eliminate parking surplus from a nine-block area. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0359D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 950028, 401 pages, January 25, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408018?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE+SELECTION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+EUGENE+STATION+IN+EUGENE%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=SITE+SELECTION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+EUGENE+STATION+IN+EUGENE%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Eugene, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 25, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALAMEDA CORRIDOR PROJECT FROM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES TO THE BADGER BRIDGE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36396764; 4951 AB - PURPOSE: The creation of a consolidated freight railroad facility within Alameda Street extending from downtown Los Angeles southerly to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, is proposed. The project corridor is approximately 20 miles long and would link regional and national rail terminals with the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, collectively known as the Port of San Pedro Bay ports, which constitute the nation's largest seaport complex. Based on current cargo forecasts, by the year 2020, the San Pedro Bay Ports are expected to handle 210 million metric tons of cargo per year, and an estimated 97 trains will move into and out of the ports daily. The depressed trainway was selected because it would require the least amount of right-of-way acquisition; be less intrusive visually than at-grade crossings; and provide the best containment of potential toxic spills. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative 2.1B), the completed facility would contain two main-line railroad tracks and a maintenance access road within a depressed trainway extending from downtown Los Angeles to the vicinity of State Route 91 (SR 91) and within an at-grade trainway from SR 91 southerly. Accompanying this would be one at-grade railroad drill track located adjacent to the consolidated trainway. The existing Alameda Street would be reconstructed, with signalization improvements and left-turn pockets at selected locations. Construction activities would include the building of street overpasses and tunnels. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Alameda Corridor project would facilitate access to the San Pedro Bay ports through the year 2020 to accommodate anticipated growth, thereby reducing highway traffic congestion, air pollution, vehicle delays at grade crossings and noise in residential areas. Air quality, noise, energy, transportation and circulation, public services, safety and security, aesthetics and economics would benefit in the long term. Approximately 10,000 construction jobs would be created by the project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: A moderate to major earthquake during the lifetime of the project would subject it to strong groundshaking, which could result in the failure of structures and disrupt service along the corridor. Some areas along the corridor could be subject to liquefaction. The project would require up to 40 full acquisitions and up to 16 partial acquisitions of commercial properties; some businesses could have substantial difficulty in relocating. Traffic disruption would occur at various locations during construction, resulting in delays, detours, and reduced on-street parking for up to three years. Construction activities would impair access; utility lines could rupture, and contaminated soil could be exposed. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 950021, Draft EIS--311 pages, Environmental Impact Report--767 pages, January 19, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Chemical Spills KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Harbor Structures KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Toxicity KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396764?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALAMEDA+CORRIDOR+PROJECT+FROM+DOWNTOWN+LOS+ANGELES+TO+THE+BADGER+BRIDGE%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ALAMEDA+CORRIDOR+PROJECT+FROM+DOWNTOWN+LOS+ANGELES+TO+THE+BADGER+BRIDGE%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 19, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR D, OHIO RIVER TO INTERSTATE 77, WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, OHIO (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1982). AN - 36397104; 4962 AB - PURPOSE: The completion of Appalachian Corridor D, extending from US 50 in Belpre, Ohio, to the vicinity of the US 50/I-77 interchange east of Parkersburg, West Virginia, is proposed. Corridor D is one of 23 regional highway corridors designated in 1965 for development; the corridor is primarily an east-west route connecting Cincinnati, Ohio, and Clarksburg, West Virginia. The entire highway corridor in West Virginia is completed except for the section near Parkersburg; construction of the Ohio segments is underway. The segment connecting Belpre and Parkersburg was examined in a draft EIS of February 1982, but a final EIS was never prepared because of lack of funding. This draft supplement has been issued to study changes in the area since the issuance of the draft EIS. Fourteen alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would be constructed on a new alignment because of the need for removing through traffic from 7th Street (existing Route 50) in Parkersburg, allowing the street to be used efficiently as a collector road as it was intended. The facility would range from 4.1 to 14.1 miles in length and from four to six lanes in width. The project would involve the construction of a bridge crossing the Ohio River. Estimated costs range from $155.6 million to $270.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Appalachian Corridor would promote economic development in the region by improving the transportation network. The project would provide a vital link in the network, facilitating the movement of goods between eastern and western markets. It would upgrade and improve a section of highway that currently has an accident rate higher than the statewide average for roads of that type. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The bridge location under several of the build alternatives would adversely affect the western tip of Blennerhasset Island, which contains wetlands and historic structures. In all, up to 18.2 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected and 76.4 acres floodplain encroachment would occur. Up to 319 residential and 49 business relocations would occur under some of the build alternatives. Construction at several of the bridge locations could adversely affect freshwater mussel populations. LEGAL MANDATES: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 82-03200, Volume 6, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 950020, 501 pages and maps, January 17, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Islands KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Ohio KW - Ohio River KW - West Virginia KW - Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397104?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OHIO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1982%29.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+D%2C+OHIO+RIVER+TO+INTERSTATE+77%2C+WOOD+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OHIO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1982%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 17, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MD 100 FROM WEST OF MD 104 TO I-95, HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1989). AN - 36409154; 4953 AB - PURPOSE: The completion of the final five-mile section of Maryland Route 100 (MD 100) from west of MD 104 to Interstate 95 (I-95) in eastern Howard County, Maryland, is proposed. The study area is bordered on the west by MD 104, on the east by I-95, partially on the north by MD 103, and on the south by MD 108. This final supplement to the final EIS of August 1989 considers wetland avoidance and minimization alternatives developed subsequent to the final EIS for the eastern section of the MD 100 project from west of MD 104 to I-95. Substantial development within the project area has altered the topography, floodplains, and wetlands. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplement. The facility under the different alternatives would differ primarily in its configuration of the interchanges with MD 104 and Snowden River Parkway; in its alignment of MD 100 east of MD 104 in relation to Old Montgomery Road; and in its impacts on Deep Run stream (including stream relocation, crossings, and construction of culverts) and wetlands. The median under the preferred alternative (Alternative 3, Option D Modification 2A) would be reduced by eight feet in order to minimize impacts on Deep Run main channel and wetland systems. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A controlled-access, high-speed highway within the corridor would improve east-west traffic movements, relieve congestion on the existing street network, and provide a safe and efficient highway link to move people, goods, and services more quickly and directly. The facility would form part of the regional transportation network that has been conceptually approved since the late 1950s. The outer suburbs of the Baltimore metropolitan area would be connected via this network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 4 residences, 4.9 acres of wetlands, 32.5 acres of woodlands, and 7.4 acres of old fields. The Curtis-Shipley property, which is now eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, could lose one acre under the preferred alternative. The Curtis-Shipley farm would be reduced in size by 14 percent; three other farms could be adversely affected also. Deep Run stream or its tributaries would be adversely affected by crossings, stream relocation, or construction of culverts, depending on the alternative selected. Noise generated by highway traffic would exceed federal standards at five locations, and one archaeological site would be adversely affected during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement, see 92-0471D, Volume 16, Number 6. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 88-0030D, Volume 12, Number 1-2, and 89-0219F, Volume 13, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 950007, Volume 1--602 pages, Volume 2--87 maps, January 10, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-87-04-FS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409154?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MD+100+FROM+WEST+OF+MD+104+TO+I-95%2C+HOWARD+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1989%29.&rft.title=MD+100+FROM+WEST+OF+MD+104+TO+I-95%2C+HOWARD+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1989%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 10, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE EXTENDED TEST RANGE. AN - 36399776; 4919 AB - PURPOSE: The conducting of up to 100 extended range tests of target missiles, defensive missiles, and sensor systems at one or more test range areas during the period from 1995 to 2000 is proposed. The tests would provide realistic test situations for defenses to operate within a simulated theater of operations that would include target missiles. The tests would involve conducting target and other missile system flights over distances not to exceed 750 miles. The missile flight tests could fully validate system design and operation effectiveness of ground-based theater missile defense (TMD) and sensor systems. The military presently has a limited TMD capability. Existing air defenses provide a very limited capability for point defense and no capability for area defense of military and geopolitical targets against theater missiles. Potential off-range launch locations could include land areas and sea-based platforms. Missile-to-missile intercepts would occur over existing test range areas or over open sea areas. Four candidate test areas are the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Fort Bliss in Texas, with off-range missile launches from sites in New Mexico and Utah; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) on Santa Rosa Island and at Cape San Blas in Florida, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Gulf of Mexico; Vandenberg AFB, San Nicolas Island, and San Clemente Island in California, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Pacific Ocean; and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, also with off-range launches from the Pacific. Some combination of test range areas would likely be implemented since no single area would satisfy all test objectives. A draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1994 considered new potential booster drop zones at the White Sands site; the new drop zones would result in a change in the projected flight trajectory that would reduce the size of launch hazard area. The new drop zones would be located along the missile flight paths from the Green River Launch Complex and Fort Wingate Depot Activity to White Sands. The preferred test site and drop zones will be announced in the Record of Decision. This final EIS, which is issued in abbreviated format, contains additions and revisions to previous documents as well as public comments and agency responses. The draft EIS and the draft supplement have been issued as companion documents. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide target flights over distances that would not be attainable on most existing ranges. It would also effectively simulate a hostile missile attack against a theater of operations; hostile missiles would include Scud-type ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface guided missiles launched against a specific target. The changes in designated drop zones would exclude I-70 and the Green River from exposure to launch-related risks. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Any test flights conducted off the Florida or California coasts would temporarily reroute aircraft in the immediate vicinity. Booster drops would disturb wildlife habitat and vegetation in the immediate area. The testing would temporarily restrict recreational access to the islands in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse State Park in Utah, and closure and evacuation of the Chain of Craters area of El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico. The influx of support personnel on Kwajalein Island would have significant adverse infrastructure and socioeconomic impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Missile Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 94-0272D, Volume 18, Number 4. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0004D, Volume 18, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 950006, Final EIS Volume I--808 pages, Final EIS--703 pages, Draft Supplement--232 pages, Draft EIS Volume 1--636 pages, Draft EIS Volume II--238 pages, January 6, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Missiles KW - Islands KW - Noise KW - Radar KW - Recreation Resources KW - Research KW - Weapon Systems KW - California KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marshall Islands KW - New Mexico KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Utah KW - Wake Island KW - Missile Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399776?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE.&rft.title=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: January 6, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BART-SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXTENSION, NORTHERN SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1992). AN - 36407910; 4950 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of transit facilities within the Northern Peninsula Corridor in San Mateo County, California, is proposed. The corridor is bounded by San Francisco Bay on the east, the Pacific Ocean on the west, the San Francisco/San Mateo County border on the north, and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) on the south. Three bus and rail transportation systems currently provide service to the area: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), SamTrans, and CalTrain. SFO, the corridor's largest single generator of traffic, is currently served by SamTrans and private bus lines, but lacks an effective connection with either of the region's two major rail systems, BART and CalTrain. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1992 examines several alternatives not presented in the draft EIS and also examines public comments on the draft EIS. Nine alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in the draft supplement. Under the locally preferred alternative, improvement would involve a 6.4-mile-long BART extension with a station at Hickey Boulevard in South San Francisco adjacent to the Tanforan Shopping Center in San Bruno, and a combined BART/CalTrain /Airport Light Rail station located west of Highway 101 near the SFO terminals. From the Colma BART station, presently under construction, the alignment would follow the SPTCo railroad right-of-way in subway through a below-grade Hickey station to South Spruce Avenue, then ascend to grade at the Tanforan station. The alignment would then descend into a subway configuration, paralleling the north side of I-380, pass under I-380, and continue in subway along the easterly limit of the city of San Bruno. A tailtrack would extend 3,000 feet south from the airport intermodal station. The three stations would provide a total of 4,312 parking spaces. The estimated capital costs under the locally preferred alternative are $1.05 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic congestion in and around SFO would be relieved, resulting in air quality improvements. Generally, transit service would improve due to the minimization of travel time and the maximization of reliability. Projected transit-person trips for the year 1998 would increase by 35,800 trips per day. The increase in ridership would significantly reduce hazardous air emissions. The project would boost the local economy, providing up to 1,125 direct and indirect new jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would displace up to 120 residents, 130 employees, and 2.42 acres of wetlands. More than half of the lost wetlands are inhabited by the San Francisco garter snake, California red-legged frog, and the San Francisco forktail dragonfly. Levels of service along portions Highway 101 and at selected intersections near new station sites would significantly deteriorate. Construction in Colma and west of Bayshore parcel would encroach on floodplains and increase the risks of flooding. Parklands in San Bruno would be adversely affected by the proposed alignment. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0099D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 950004, Main Report--387 pages and maps, Appendix--145 pages, Executive Summary--53 pages and maps, January 5, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Buildings KW - Creeks KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Flood Control KW - Insects KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+NORTHERN+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1992%29.&rft.title=BART-SAN+FRANCISCO+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+EXTENSION%2C+NORTHERN+SAN+MATEO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 5, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - P- and S-wave velocity logging for the Caltrans toll bridge retrofit program AN - 52828918; 1996-053863 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Owen, William P AU - Vickery, Darby K AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 75 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - P-waves KW - body waves KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - elastic waves KW - elastic constants KW - downhole methods KW - deformation KW - seismic methods KW - California KW - boreholes KW - velocity KW - surveys KW - seismic waves KW - bridges KW - S-waves KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52828918?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=P-+and+S-wave+velocity+logging+for+the+Caltrans+toll+bridge+retrofit+program&rft.au=Owen%2C+William+P%3BVickery%2C+Darby+K%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Owen&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=75&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - body waves; boreholes; bridges; California; deformation; downhole methods; elastic constants; elastic waves; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; P-waves; S-waves; seismic methods; seismic waves; surveys; United States; velocity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Engineering geology investigations for the seismic retrofit of the San Francisco Bay area toll bridges AN - 52828897; 1996-053868 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Palmer, Mark AU - Jensen, Laurel AU - Amaru, Kathy AU - Thomas, David AU - Buell, Reid L AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 76 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - P-waves KW - body waves KW - shear strength KW - electrical logging KW - well-logging KW - accelerometers KW - elastic waves KW - seismic response KW - California KW - pressuremeters KW - boreholes KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - dilatometers KW - seismic waves KW - bridges KW - instruments KW - Atterberg limits KW - arrays KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52828897?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Engineering+geology+investigations+for+the+seismic+retrofit+of+the+San+Francisco+Bay+area+toll+bridges&rft.au=Palmer%2C+Mark%3BJensen%2C+Laurel%3BAmaru%2C+Kathy%3BThomas%2C+David%3BBuell%2C+Reid+L%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Palmer&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=76&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accelerometers; arrays; Atterberg limits; body waves; boreholes; bridges; California; dilatometers; elastic waves; electrical logging; instruments; P-waves; pressuremeters; San Francisco Bay region; seismic response; seismic waves; shear strength; United States; well-logging ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic characteristics of Kansas limestones resolve an aggregate problem AN - 52827365; 1996-053912 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Smith, Barbara J AU - Marcus, Sara A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 89 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - limestone KW - aggregate KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Kansas KW - X-ray diffraction data KW - X-ray fluorescence spectra KW - petrography KW - spectra KW - properties KW - carbonate rocks KW - 06A:Sedimentary petrology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52827365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Geologic+characteristics+of+Kansas+limestones+resolve+an+aggregate+problem&rft.au=Smith%2C+Barbara+J%3BMarcus%2C+Sara+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; carbonate rocks; Kansas; limestone; petrography; properties; sedimentary rocks; spectra; United States; X-ray diffraction data; X-ray fluorescence spectra ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Devil's Slide; one hundred years of transportation failure AN - 52827197; 1996-053926 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Van Velsor, Joan E AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 93 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - California KW - landslides KW - failures KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - inclinometers KW - Devil's Slide KW - mass movements KW - analysis KW - slope stability KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52827197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Devil%27s+Slide%3B+one+hundred+years+of+transportation+failure&rft.au=Van+Velsor%2C+Joan+E%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Van+Velsor&rft.aufirst=Joan&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=93&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - analysis; California; Devil's Slide; failures; inclinometers; landslides; mass movements; San Francisco Bay region; slope stability; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Remote sensing for rock slide monitoring and detection AN - 52817711; 1996-053716 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Kane, William F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 34 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - Crescent City California KW - deformation KW - California KW - Del Norte County California KW - mass movements KW - rockslides KW - time domain reflectometry KW - remote sensing KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52817711?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Remote+sensing+for+rock+slide+monitoring+and+detection&rft.au=Beck%2C+Timothy+J%3BKane%2C+William+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Beck&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=34&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Crescent City California; deformation; Del Norte County California; electrical methods; geophysical methods; mass movements; monitoring; remote sensing; rockslides; time domain reflectometry; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Influence of site geology on ground motion AN - 52817682; 1996-053705 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Abghari, Abbas AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 31 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - computer programs KW - site exploration KW - ground motion KW - data processing KW - damage KW - SHAKE KW - liquefaction KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52817682?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Influence+of+site+geology+on+ground+motion&rft.au=Abghari%2C+Abbas%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Abghari&rft.aufirst=Abbas&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - computer programs; damage; data processing; earthquakes; ground motion; liquefaction; SHAKE; site exploration ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Seismic retrofit of California's toll bridges; an overview and progress report AN - 52817388; 1996-053728 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Buell, Reid L AU - Fox, Richard W AU - Leivas, Edward M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 38 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - accelerometers KW - reflection methods KW - seismic response KW - seismic methods KW - California KW - boreholes KW - ground motion KW - surveys KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - instruments KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52817388?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Seismic+retrofit+of+California%27s+toll+bridges%3B+an+overview+and+progress+report&rft.au=Buell%2C+Reid+L%3BFox%2C+Richard+W%3BLeivas%2C+Edward+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Buell&rft.aufirst=Reid&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=38&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - accelerometers; boreholes; bridges; California; earthquakes; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; ground motion; instruments; reflection methods; seismic methods; seismic response; surveys; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Subsurface investigation of possible karst conditions at the Jewfish Creek bridge replacement, Key Largo, Florida AN - 52629800; 1998-019879 JF - Proceedings - Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst AU - Benson, Richard C AU - Yuhr, Lynn AU - Berkovitz, Barry C A2 - Beck, Barry F. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 409 EP - 414 PB - A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam - Boston VL - 5 KW - United States KW - Monroe County Florida KW - karst KW - Hawthorn Formation KW - Florida KW - Key Largo KW - Cenozoic KW - gravity anomalies KW - bridges KW - Florida Keys KW - lineaments KW - Quaternary KW - Miocene KW - Jewfish Creek bridge KW - Lake Surprise KW - Tertiary KW - boreholes KW - Neogene KW - sinkholes KW - Pleistocene KW - geomorphology KW - Tamiami Formation KW - solution features KW - Key Largo Limestone KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52629800?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.atitle=Subsurface+investigation+of+possible+karst+conditions+at+the+Jewfish+Creek+bridge+replacement%2C+Key+Largo%2C+Florida&rft.au=Benson%2C+Richard+C%3BYuhr%2C+Lynn%3BBerkovitz%2C+Barry+C&rft.aulast=Benson&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=&rft.spage=409&rft.isbn=9054105356&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fifth multidisciplinary conference on sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04513 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; bridges; Cenozoic; Florida; Florida Keys; geomorphology; gravity anomalies; Hawthorn Formation; Jewfish Creek bridge; karst; Key Largo; Key Largo Limestone; Lake Surprise; lineaments; Miocene; Monroe County Florida; Neogene; Pleistocene; Quaternary; sinkholes; solution features; Tamiami Formation; Tertiary; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Field trip through East Tennessee karst with emphasis on practical problems AN - 52622558; 1998-019890 JF - Proceedings - Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst AU - Moore, Harry AU - Clark, G Michael AU - Whidby, J A2 - Beck, Barry F. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 549 EP - 579 PB - A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam - Boston VL - 5 KW - United States KW - North America KW - dolines KW - Paleozoic KW - Middle Ordovician KW - eastern Tennessee KW - caves KW - Appalachians KW - karst KW - field trips KW - Ordovician KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Holston Formation KW - sinkholes KW - Tennessee KW - geomorphology KW - carbonate rocks KW - solution features KW - Knox County Tennessee KW - Valley and Ridge Province KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52622558?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.atitle=Field+trip+through+East+Tennessee+karst+with+emphasis+on+practical+problems&rft.au=Moore%2C+Harry%3BClark%2C+G+Michael%3BWhidby%2C+J&rft.aulast=Moore&rft.aufirst=Harry&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=&rft.spage=549&rft.isbn=9054105356&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fifth multidisciplinary conference on sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sect., 1 table, geol. sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04513 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Appalachians; carbonate rocks; caves; dolines; eastern Tennessee; field trips; geomorphology; Holston Formation; karst; Knox County Tennessee; Middle Ordovician; North America; Ordovician; Paleozoic; sedimentary rocks; sinkholes; solution features; Tennessee; United States; Valley and Ridge Province ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bed configuration and hydraulic resistance in alluvial-channel flows AN - 52467139; 1999-042846 JF - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering AU - Karim, Fazle Y1 - 1995/01// PY - 1995 DA - January 1995 SP - 15 EP - 25 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 121 IS - 1 SN - 0733-9429, 0733-9429 KW - hydraulics KW - clastic sediments KW - sediments KW - roughness KW - waterways KW - channels KW - alluvium KW - Manning equation KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52467139?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.atitle=Bed+configuration+and+hydraulic+resistance+in+alluvial-channel+flows&rft.au=Karim%2C+Fazle&rft.aulast=Karim&rft.aufirst=Fazle&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=15&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.issn=07339429&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/hyo/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JHEND8 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - alluvium; channels; clastic sediments; hydraulics; Manning equation; roughness; sediments; waterways ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using fibers to reduce tension cracks and shrink/swell in a compacted clay AN - 51033379; 1998-071280 JF - Geotechnical Special Publication AU - Al Wahab, R M AU - El-Kedrah, M A A2 - Acar, Yalcin B. A2 - Daniel, David E. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 791 EP - 805 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 46 SN - 0895-0563, 0895-0563 KW - clay KW - in situ KW - strain KW - clastic sediments KW - moisture KW - pollution KW - compaction KW - sample preparation KW - cracks KW - sediments KW - expansive materials KW - hydraulic conductivity KW - compressive strength KW - waste disposal KW - permeability KW - disposal barriers KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51033379?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.atitle=Using+fibers+to+reduce+tension+cracks+and+shrink%2Fswell+in+a+compacted+clay&rft.au=Al+Wahab%2C+R+M%3BEl-Kedrah%2C+M+A&rft.aulast=Al+Wahab&rft.aufirst=R&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=46&rft.issue=&rft.spage=791&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnical+Special+Publication&rft.issn=08950563&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geoenvironment 2000; characterization, containment, remediation, and performance in environmental geotechnics N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 13 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - clastic sediments; clay; compaction; compressive strength; cracks; disposal barriers; expansive materials; hydraulic conductivity; in situ; moisture; permeability; pollution; sample preparation; sediments; strain; waste disposal ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stream stability at highway structures AN - 50623834; 2008-109357 AB - This document provides guidelines for identifying stream instability problems at highway stream crossings and for the selection and design of appropriate countermeasures to mitigate potential damages to bridges and other highway components at stream crossings. It is a metricated update of the version published in 1991 under Contract No. DTFH61-89-C-00003. The HEC-20 manual covers geomorphic and hydraulic factors that affect stream stability and provides a step-by-step analysis procedure for evaluating stream stability problems. Guidelines and criteria for selecting countermeasures for stream instability problems are summarized, and the design of three countermeasures (spurs, guide banks, and check dams) is presented in detail. Conceptual design considerations for many other countermeasures are summarized. JF - Hydraulic Engineering Circular AU - Lagasse, P F AU - Schall, J D AU - Johnson, F AU - Richardson, E V AU - Chang, F Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 144 PB - U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC KW - scour KW - hydrology KW - erosion KW - rivers and streams KW - stability KW - water erosion KW - structures KW - controls KW - fluvial features KW - streams KW - bridges KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50623834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Lagasse%2C+P+F%3BSchall%2C+J+D%3BJohnson%2C+F%3BRichardson%2C+E+V%3BChang%2C+F&rft.aulast=Lagasse&rft.aufirst=P&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Stream+stability+at+highway+structures&rft.title=Stream+stability+at+highway+structures&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2008-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 67 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 7 tables N1 - SuppNotes - 2nd edition; includes appendix N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #06904 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; controls; design; erosion; fluvial features; hydrology; rivers and streams; roads; scour; stability; streams; structures; water erosion ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 1994 landspreading corrective action progress; FAA Huslia Station, Huslia, Alaska AN - 50448474; 2009-042593 JF - CRREL Contract Report Y1 - 1995/01// PY - 1995 DA - January 1995 SP - 13 PB - U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH KW - United States KW - soils KW - terrestrial environment KW - West-Central Alaska KW - pollutants KW - pollution KW - bioremediation KW - remediation KW - volatilization KW - organic compounds KW - mitigation KW - Huslia Alaska KW - hydrocarbons KW - Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50448474?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=1994+landspreading+corrective+action+progress%3B+FAA+Huslia+Station%2C+Huslia%2C+Alaska&rft.title=1994+landspreading+corrective+action+progress%3B+FAA+Huslia+Station%2C+Huslia%2C+Alaska&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2009-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - PubXState - NH N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #07044 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; bioremediation; Huslia Alaska; hydrocarbons; mitigation; organic compounds; pollutants; pollution; remediation; soils; terrestrial environment; United States; volatilization; West-Central Alaska ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The highway infrastructure and industrial minerals AN - 50339039; 1995-038578 JF - U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin AU - Kane, Anthony R A2 - Bush, Alfred L. A2 - Hayes, Timothy S. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 4 EP - 9 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 8755-531X, 8755-531X KW - legislation KW - USGS KW - industrial minerals KW - roads KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 28B:Economic geology, economics of nonmetal deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50339039?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=U.+S.+Geological+Survey+Bulletin&rft.atitle=The+highway+infrastructure+and+industrial+minerals&rft.au=Kane%2C+Anthony+R&rft.aulast=Kane&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=U.+S.+Geological+Survey+Bulletin&rft.issn=8755531X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Midcontinent industrial minerals workshop N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Arkansas Geological Commission, Illinois State Geological Survey, Kansas Geological Survey, Kentucky Geological Survey, Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey, Nebraska Division of Conservation and Survey, and Oklahoma Geological Survey N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - XDIGAS N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - construction materials; industrial minerals; legislation; roads; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Importance of pre-construction baseline water quality analysis; a case study AN - 50333619; 1996-053733 JF - Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists AU - Byerly, D W AU - Reed, B C AU - McConnell, W T AU - Mullen, D M AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 39 EP - 40 PB - Association of Engineering Geologists, [location varies] VL - 38, abstract volume SN - 0375-572X, 0375-572X KW - United States KW - water quality KW - North America KW - Blue Ridge Province KW - North Carolina KW - drainage KW - Appalachians KW - analysis KW - construction KW - roads KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50333619?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.atitle=Importance+of+pre-construction+baseline+water+quality+analysis%3B+a+case+study&rft.au=Byerly%2C+D+W%3BReed%2C+B+C%3BMcConnell%2C+W+T%3BMullen%2C+D+M%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Byerly&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=38%2C+abstract+volume&rft.issue=&rft.spage=39&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Annual+Meeting+-+Association+of+Engineering+Geologists&rft.issn=0375572X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - AEG-GRA 1995 annual meeting; Diversity in engineering geology and groundwater resources N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CAGPAV N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - analysis; Appalachians; Blue Ridge Province; construction; drainage; North America; North Carolina; roads; United States; water quality ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Quarry investigations; one method of quality assurance AN - 50333452; 1996-060674 AB - The quarry investigation program was initiated to more adequately catalogue commercial aggregate producers who are eligible or wish to become eligible to sell material for use in state projects. This program supplements and is more comprehensive than the Commercial Source Sampling Program under the 1980 West Virginia Department of Highways Construction Manual. The sampling program is concerned with sampling only the producers' final product for quality tests, whereas the quarry investigation program entails a geologic investigation of the quarry and a material evaluation of samples from individual layers of stone in the producing highwall. This sampling is based on mineralogical, grain size, and/or facies differences; if none of these exist, samples are taken at points determined by our geologists to be regular stratigraphic intervals. The investigation allows possible problem areas to be pinpointed if any exist and the quarry to be catalogued as to structure, lithology, and age of the stone. The material evaluation performed on each of the samples comprises standard quality tests for Los Angeles Abrasion Loss (ASTM C 131) and Sodium Sulfate Soundness Loss (ASTM C 88), as well as tests for chemical composition, pH, bulk specific gravity, insoluble residue content, and potential alkali reactivity. A thin section analysis is also performed on each sample to identify distinct layers within the producing highwall. Supplied with the above information as well as regular timely quality tests, the output of individual quarries can be monitored on a statistical basis. JF - Circular - West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey AU - Jarvis, John G AU - Simard, Claudette M A2 - Walker, Brian J. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 124 EP - 126 PB - West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, Morgantown, WV SN - 0275-6218, 0275-6218 KW - United States KW - programs KW - aggregate KW - West Virginia Department of Transportation KW - quarries KW - government agencies KW - rock mechanics KW - evaluation KW - safety KW - sampling KW - surveys KW - industrial minerals KW - roads KW - West Virginia KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 28A:Economic geology, geology of nonmetal deposits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50333452?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Circular+-+West+Virginia+Geological+and+Economic+Survey&rft.atitle=Quarry+investigations%3B+one+method+of+quality+assurance&rft.au=Jarvis%2C+John+G%3BSimard%2C+Claudette+M&rft.aulast=Jarvis&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=124&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Circular+-+West+Virginia+Geological+and+Economic+Survey&rft.issn=02756218&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 28th forum on the Geology of industrial minerals N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - WV N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aggregate; evaluation; government agencies; industrial minerals; programs; quarries; roads; rock mechanics; safety; sampling; surveys; United States; West Virginia; West Virginia Department of Transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A model for sinkhole formation on interstate and limited access highways, with suggestions on remediation AN - 50318746; 1998-019869 JF - Proceedings - Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst AU - Mellett, James S AU - Maccarillo, Bernard J A2 - Beck, Barry F. Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 335 EP - 339 PB - A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam - Boston VL - 5 KW - United States KW - rainfall KW - drainage KW - karst KW - Warren County New Jersey KW - remediation KW - models KW - Alpha New Jersey KW - sinkholes KW - runoff KW - storms KW - New Jersey KW - geomorphology KW - solution features KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50318746?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.atitle=A+model+for+sinkhole+formation+on+interstate+and+limited+access+highways%2C+with+suggestions+on+remediation&rft.au=Mellett%2C+James+S%3BMaccarillo%2C+Bernard+J&rft.aulast=Mellett&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=&rft.spage=335&rft.isbn=9054105356&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+-+Multidisciplinary+Conference+on+Sinkholes+and+the+Engineering+and+Environmental+Impacts+of+Karst&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fifth multidisciplinary conference on sinkholes and the engineering and environmental impacts of karst N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #04513 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alpha New Jersey; drainage; geomorphology; karst; models; New Jersey; rainfall; remediation; roads; runoff; sinkholes; solution features; storms; United States; Warren County New Jersey ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Summary of bridge scour analyses at selected sites in Colorado, 1991-93 AN - 50090051; 1996-004720 AB - Scour depths were estimated for 220 bridge structures in Colorado as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Methods of computation and analysis used are recommended by the Federal Highway Administration. Sites were selected for analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Colorado Department of Transportation based on a screening process of 3,610 State-owned bridges for susceptibility to scour during extreme flood events. Magnitudes of the 100-year and 500-year flood events were computed from regionalized regression equations developed for Colorado in previously published reports. Water-surface profiles were computed for the 100-year and 500-year flood events using the Water-Surface PROfile (WSPRO) computation program. Variables were selected from the WSPRO output and used in the scour equations recommended by the Federal Highway Administration. Computed scour depths for the bridge sites and selected data collected during field surveys were tabulated. JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Vaill, J E AU - Kuzmiak, J M AU - Stevens, M R AU - Montoya, Peter Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 51 EP - 51, 1 sheet PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - Type: site location map KW - United States KW - scour KW - hydrology KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - rivers and streams KW - water erosion KW - site location maps KW - maps KW - floods KW - waterways KW - Colorado KW - bridges KW - USGS KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50090051?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Vaill%2C+J+E%3BKuzmiak%2C+J+M%3BStevens%2C+M+R%3BMontoya%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Vaill&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Summary+of+bridge+scour+analyses+at+selected+sites+in+Colorado%2C+1991-93&rft.title=Summary+of+bridge+scour+analyses+at+selected+sites+in+Colorado%2C+1991-93&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from USGS product, Selected Water Resources Abstracts, Reston, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol. Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 4 tables, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Colorado Department of Transportation N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; Colorado; erosion; floods; geologic hazards; hydrology; maps; rivers and streams; scour; site location maps; United States; USGS; water erosion; waterways ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WHITTIER ACCESS PROJECT, SEWARD HIGHWAY TO WHITTIER, MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, CITY OF WHITTIER, AND CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1994). AN - 36405768; 5166 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of road or rail access to Whittier, Alaska, is proposed. Whittier, located 47 miles southeast of Anchorage on the western side of Prince William Sound, is an important recreation, shipping, fishing, and ferry port. It is separated from the Seward Highway and the community of Portage by glaciated peaks and Portage Lake. Current access between the highway and Whittier is via the Alaska Railroad, which runs a shuttle for both passengers and their vehicles. The shuttle passes through two railroad tunnels that were built for the military during World War II. The shuttle has a maximum daily capacity of 360 vehicles and 5,220 passengers; the train often exceeds its capacity during peak summer months and it is expected that by the year 2000 such exceedances will be routine. Other problems with the existing shuttle service are the infrequency of train service (once every three hours, only four days per week in the winter), high user costs, and unsafe conditions within the tunnels. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), were considered in the draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, capacity improvements would be provided to the existing shuttle to meet rail demands projected for the year 2015. Improvements would involve the use of two trains, each with two locomotives, one in front and one in back, to eliminate the current need to disconnect and reconnect the single locomotive. Trains would operate hourly. Each would make eight round trips daily, resulting in a daily capacity of 9,280 passengers and 1,440 vehicles. Lighting, ventilation, and other safety features would be added to the tunnels, and 3,200-foot siding with signals would be added in Bear Valley to allow the two trains to pass. Under both Alternative 3 and Alternative 4, improvements would involve replacing rail service with a road that would have only one lane through the Whittier Tunnel. The chief difference between the project under the two is that under Alternative 4 the tunnel would be widened in order to provide a full shoulder through the tunnel, while under Alternative 3 the tunnel would be widened minimally in order to provide a narrow shoulder with periodic pullouts. The estimated cost is $28 million under Alternative 2, $49.8 million under Alternative 3, and $69.9 million under Alternative 4. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of May 1994 includes additional analysis of the impacts of the alternatives on subsistence hunting and gathering in the sound and recreational properties in the area as well as further quantification of additional impacts. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, convenience and safety would be improved, user costs would decrease, and transportation capacity would increase to meet project demand. The tourist industry and the Whittier economy would benefit from increased visitation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The sole access route to Whittier would be shut down during construction of the new facility. The essentially wilderness character of a small, isolated valley would be adversely affected. The scenic views from the visitor center would be disturbed. In addition, construction would adversely affect two recreation areas within the Chugach National Forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0216D, Volume 18, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 950228, Main Report--363 pages and maps, Appendices A-E--397 pages and maps, Technical Reports--419 pages and maps, Location Report--89 pages and maps, Jane 1, 1995 PY - 1995 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-94-02-D KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wilderness KW - Alaska KW - Chugach National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405768?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1994%29.&rft.title=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: Jane 1, 1995 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regression formulas of tensile stress in an elastic multilayer AN - 1812215780; 2016-069490 AB - Regression formulas are presented based on the analysis of elastic multilayer theory and the author's previous research. The regression mathematical model of tensile stress in the middle layer of the three-layer pavement is modified. A number of results of regression formulas shows good accuracy for engineering applications. JF - Yantu Gongcheng Xuebao = Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Huang, Wei Y1 - 1995 PY - 1995 DA - 1995 SP - 52 EP - 54 PB - Nanjing Shuili Kexue Yanjiuyuan, Nanjing VL - 17 IS - 6 SN - 1000-4548, 1000-4548 KW - soil mechanics KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - constitutive equations KW - mathematical models KW - tensile strength KW - elastic materials KW - regression analysis KW - layered materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1812215780?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Yantu+Gongcheng+Xuebao+%3D+Chinese+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Regression+formulas+of+tensile+stress+in+an+elastic+multilayer&rft.au=Huang%2C+Wei&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Wei&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.volume=17&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=52&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Yantu+Gongcheng+Xuebao+%3D+Chinese+Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=10004548&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - Chinese DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2016, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2016-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Document feature - 2 tables N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - constitutive equations; elastic materials; layered materials; mathematical models; regression analysis; soil mechanics; statistical analysis; stress; tensile strength ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EASTERN PLEASURE ISLAND AND LOWER BALDWIN COUNTY EVACUATION ROUTE, BALDWIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36399815; 4874 AB - PURPOSE: The completion of a hurricane evacuation route from eastern Pleasure Island in Baldwin County to Interstate 10 (I-10) on the mainland in Alabama is proposed. The project area is located along the Gulf Coast in an area susceptible to tropical cyclones or hurricanes. Alabama Highway 59 (AL 59), a two- to four-lane highway, currently serves as the main evacuation route for Pleasure Island. The highway, which is severely congested during the peak summer tourist season, is the only north-south highway in the project area. All other north-south traffic is carried by the two-lane AL 161 and county roads, chiefly CR 87 and CR 95. By way of contrast, four highways serve east-west traffic: AL 182, US 98, US 90, and I-10. In 1985, a state-sponsored study of the area concluded that an emergency evacuation of Pleasure Island would exceed the 12-hour hurricane warning period and that the population would be in peril if a severe hurricane approached the area. The draft EIS for Pleasure Island considers the 7.3-mile portion of the evacuation route from the island to the mainland. Under the proposed action, AL 161 would be widened to five lanes from AL 182 to AL 180, where the proposed five-lane section on AL 161 would be extended on new location. The roadway would join existing CR 95 northwest of Wolf Air Field. The Draft EIS for Lower Baldwin County considers the efficient and expeditious distribution of traffic once it is on the mainland; this section of roadway would extend for approximately 16 miles. Two construction alternatives are under consideration: Alternatives 1 and 3A. Under each, the facility would extend the evacuation route from CR 95, near CR 20, to I-10. It would be a four-lane, divided highway with future interchanges at US 98 and US 90. Under the two alternatives, the facility would share a common alignment along CR 95 from near CR 20 to north of US 98. At that point, it would split: the facility under Alternative 1 would continue to follow the CR 95 alignment; while under Alternative 3A, it would curve to the northeast. The points of intersection with I-10 are 2.3 miles apart. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would provide enhanced public safety during hurricane season and substantially reduce the time needed to evacuate the coastal area. It would also improve everyday access to the area and stimulate the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: On Pleasure Island, under the preferred alternative, the project would displace three residences, five businesses, and one fire station. Under Alternative 2A, approximately 35 residences, three businesses, and one fire station would be displaced. Some encroachment on lands of the Gulf State Park would result from the widening of AL 161. Other adverse impacts would include the loss of wetlands, and the conversion of farmlands and woodlands to highway use. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940531, Pleasure Island Report--268 pages and maps, Lower Baldwin County Report--296 pages and maps, Executive Summary--7 pages, December 29, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AL-EIS-94-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Hurricanes KW - Islands KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399815?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EASTERN+PLEASURE+ISLAND+AND+LOWER+BALDWIN+COUNTY+EVACUATION+ROUTE%2C+BALDWIN+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=EASTERN+PLEASURE+ISLAND+AND+LOWER+BALDWIN+COUNTY+EVACUATION+ROUTE%2C+BALDWIN+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 29, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE 100 AND US 45 INTERCHANGE STUDY, MILWAUKEE AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36411038; 4892 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the State Trunk Highway 100 (STH 100) and US Highway 45 (US 45) interchange in northwest Milwaukee County and northeast Waukesha County, Wisconsin, is proposed. The study area includes most of the undeveloped land in northern Milwaukee County, which is a rapidly developing area within the Milwaukee metropolitan region. Land use changes and new development, along with growth in the area, are placing considerable demands on existing transportation facilities. The existing street and highway system is congested and is expected to become worse. Major causes of congestion are operational characteristics, inadequate capacity, additional traffic demand, and poor route continuity. Highway facility deficiencies include insufficient taper lengths for freeway interchange entrance and exit ramps; poor horizontal alignment; and short weaving areas. Accident frequency data indicate the need for system improvements. Issues of concern include the proximity of residential development with respect to noise and air quality, access to existing and proposed development, and the potential impact upon the West Granville Historic District. The project is divided into six segments, of which two involve two alternative alignments. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would involve approximately 12 miles of roadway, construction, rights-of-way (ROW) acquisition, and noise abatement projects. Permits from the Army Corps of Engineers would be required for the discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S. and their adjacent wetlands. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Continued growth and expansion in the northwest Milwaukee area has resulted in a need to provide an improved transportation system. Proposed action would alleviate a severe bottleneck that currently exists on West Good Hope Road between the STH 100 and US 45 freeway and North 107th Street. Improvements are needed in this area to correct current deficiencies, relieve existing and future anticipated congestion, and to accommodate traffic demands in a safe and efficient manner. The project would also remedy current use by freeway-bound trucks exiting a petroleum products tank farm and other industrial facilities in the vicinity of North 107th street of two at-grade railroad crossings and heavily developed residential areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would result in 18 to 22 residential relocations and the acquisition of 65.1 to 69.1 acres for ROW requirements. It would adversely affect 25.7 acres of farmland, 4.9 acres of wetlands, and 5.2 acres of parkland. Under all of the build alternatives, the project would include residential relocations, wetland takings, encroachment upon the Menomonee River floodplain, agricultural land acquisition, the taking of Menomonee River Parkway land, and noise impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), and Executive Order 11990. JF - EPA number: 940528, 223 pages and maps, December 28, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411038?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+100+AND+US+45+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=STATE+100+AND+US+45+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+MILWAUKEE+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 28, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE I-89 AND US 2 INTERCHANGE STUDY, BOLTON, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER 1990). AN - 36409127; 4889 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an interchange on Interstate 89 (I-89) at US 2 in the town of Bolton, Vermont, is proposed. Bolton is in the eastern portion of Chittenden County, located west of Washington County. Northbound and southbound ramps for the interchange would be located within approximately one mile of the I-89/US 2 underpass in the Bolton Village center. Under the preferred northbound ramp alternative (Ramp Alternative N-3), the project would involve construction within a field to the northeast of US 2, approximately one mile east of Bolton Valley Road, and the relocation of US 2. Under the preferred southbound ramp alternative (Ramp Alternative S-3), the project would be located approximately 0.25 mile west of the Bolton Fire Station. The estimated construction cost of the two ramps is $2.8 million. The benefit-cost ratio of the project is 2.5. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of December 1990 considers additional environmental and economic analyses of the alternatives under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange would provide access between a rural major collector (US 2) and I-89, a principal arterial interstate highway. Existing and future traffic demand on US 2 would be reduced significantly between Waterbury and Richmond. Regional through traffic using US 2 would also decline as a result of access provided to I-89. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way (ROW) requirements would involve the acquisition of 11 acres of land from two property owners for the northbound ramps and 4.2 acres from two property owners for the southbound ramps. Approximately seven acres of land would be displaced by the southbound alternative; the difference between the 4.2 acres of owned land and the total acreage for the southbound ramps would involve land owned by the state transportation agency and dedicated to the I-89 ROW. Farmland would be displaced. The ramps would be constructed along an Indian trail, and construction activities could damage or destroy undiscovered artifacts. The interchange could encourage commercial development that would detract from the scenic quality of the area. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0051D, Volume 15, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 940527, Main Report--233 pages and maps, Appendix IV--212 pages, Analytic Report--83 pages and maps, Draft EIS--161 pages and maps, December 27, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VT-EIS-90-01-SD KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vermont KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409127?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+I-89+AND+US+2+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+BOLTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENT+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+I-89+AND+US+2+INTERCHANGE+STUDY%2C+BOLTON%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENT+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 27, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY, MEADOWBROOK STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE TO WANTAGH STATE PARKWAY INTERCHANGE, NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 15223580; 4883 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of an approximately 2.5-mile section of the Northern State Parkway (NSP) from the Meadowbrook State Parkway interchange to the Wantagh State Parkway (WSP), located in the village of Westbury, town of North Hempstead in the north-central area of Nassau County, New York, is proposed. Existing conditions of the parkway have deteriorated to the point that there are more extensive daily delays at this location on the parkway than on any other section of the parkway corridor. Without improvement, conditions would continue to deteriorate further. Issues addressed include the effects on traffic and safety, air quality, noise levels, socioeconomics, cultural resources, water quality, ecosystems, energy resources, and visual resources. Ten alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative 6.3), the parkway would be widened from four to six lanes within the project limits. The existing Post Avenue interchange would be reconstructed as a full-diamond interchange with signalized intersections on Post Avenue. Post Avenue would be widened to five lanes in the immediate vicinity of the parkway in order to facilitate through and turning traffic. Retaining walls would be constructed at various locations throughout the corridor as a means of reducing earthwork. All of the existing cross-street bridges over the parkway would be reestablished in order to span the parkway travel lanes. Local cross streets would be reconstructed as necessary to accommodate work involving the bridge replacements. Other ancillary work would include relocation of impacted utilities, replacement of the existing parkway storm drainage system, and construction of additional recharge basins to handle storm run-off from the parkway. Three alternative alignments for the reconstructed NSP are under consideration. Because of the relatively narrow right-of-way width and heavy development in the area, all of the alignments would closely follow that of the existing roadway. Alignment 1 would widen the NSP to the north; Alignment 2 would widen it to the south; and Alignment 3 would add lanes to both sides of the existing parkway pavement. Alignment 3 would be used under the proposed action. Construction would begin in 1995 and continue for approximately three years. The estimated construction costs under the proposed action is $82 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The widening of this section of the NSP would ease traffic congestion within the corridor by increasing the parkway's capacity. In addition, the project would improve traffic safety and operations, particularly in regard to the Post Avenue and Brush Hollow Road interchanges. The project would have a generally positive effect on air quality because of anticipated reductions in traffic delays. No property displacements would be required. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would include visual impacts, resulting from clearing vegetative buffers through the corridor and replacement or extension of stone-faced bridges. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0105D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940524, Main report--379 pages and maps, Appendix B--206 pages, Appendix G--73 pages, December 23, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-91-01F KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - New York UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223580?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+STATE+PARKWAY%2C+MEADOWBROOK+STATE+PARKWAY+INTERCHANGE+TO+WANTAGH+STATE+PARKWAY+INTERCHANGE%2C+NORTH+HEMPSTEAD%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=NORTHERN+STATE+PARKWAY%2C+MEADOWBROOK+STATE+PARKWAY+INTERCHANGE+TO+WANTAGH+STATE+PARKWAY+INTERCHANGE%2C+NORTH+HEMPSTEAD%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 23, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RELOCATION/RECONSTRUCTION OF US 222 AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE WARREN STREET EXTENSION, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36401655; 4885 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation and reconstruction of US Route 222 (US 222) from the Lancaster-Berks County line to Hain Road, and the construction of the Warren Street Extension from Hain Road to the existing interchange of the Warren Street Bypass (US 422) with Penn Avenue (Business Route 422) southwest of Reading, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, are proposed. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative, US 222 would be widened from two to four lanes for a distance of approximately 4.4 miles. Interchanges would be built at Route 568, Mohns Hill Road, and Grings Hill Road. The Warren Street extension would be a four-lane, limited-access roadway on a new alignment covering approximately 2.6 miles, with an interchange proposed at Route 724. The facility would provide an improved continuous north-south corridor while improving safety, traffic congestion, system continuity, and conformance with local land use plans. Under a controlled-access alternative, limited-access, grade-separated interchanges with full acceleration and deceleration lanes would be added to US 222, with areas between the interchanges restricted to right-in/right-out access by the use of a continuous concrete median barrier. Under both of the action alternatives, a continuous-median barrier would be required for the entire length of the project. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Through traffic would be able to use a safer roadway with the necessary capacity. Local roadways and residential streets would experience a decrease in traffic when through traffic converted to the new roadway. Existing accident and fatality rates would be lowered by reducing left turns and head-on collisions. The project would contribute to the realization of local and regional land use plans. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under both of the build alternatives, the project would adversely affect natural, cultural, and social resources. Natural resource impacts would include fill placements in wetlands and floodplains, stream crossings, stream relocations, upland habitat loss, and noise level increases. Cultural resource impacts would include property takes from two sites eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Social resource impacts would include the relocation of businesses and residences, the loss of tax base, the loss of productive farmlands, and adverse impacts to farm operations. Under the preferred alternative, the project would adversely affect one site of potential archaeological significance. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940521, Volume I--617 pages, Volume II--276 pages, December 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Conservation KW - Creeks KW - Disposal KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401655?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RELOCATION%2FRECONSTRUCTION+OF+US+222+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+THE+WARREN+STREET+EXTENSION%2C+BERKS+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=RELOCATION%2FRECONSTRUCTION+OF+US+222+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+THE+WARREN+STREET+EXTENSION%2C+BERKS+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WORCESTER AIRPORT FIVE-YEAR PLAN OF IMPROVEMENTS AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY TO RUNWAY 11-29, WORCESTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WORCESTER, WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1991). AN - 36402174; 4831 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a parallel taxiway for Runway 11-29 and the implementation of other improvements at Worcester Municipal Airport in Worcester, Massachusetts, are proposed. The airport, which serves central Massachusetts, has two main runways; Runway 11-29 is the primary and precision instrument landing runway. A runway, especially a primary runway that experiences heavy use, is generally constructed with a parallel taxiway so that airplanes that are landing or taking off can be kept separate from those taxiing on the ground. Focal issues addressed include the effects on noise levels, water quality, wetlands, and wildlife habitat. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS. The preferred location of the taxiway was selected as north of the runway. Approximately 75 percent of the embankment material would be taken from the Taxiway D Borrow Site, which is north of Taxiway D and west of Runway 15. A waiver would be requested from the Federal Aviation Administration to allow for the 359-foot distance separating the runway centerline from the taxiway centerline. If the waiver were rejected or if it precluded further installation of a Category II instrument landing system on Runway 11-29, then a 400-foot offset would be provided. Three other taxiway build alternatives were also under consideration, including north of the runway with a 400-foot offset and south of the runway with either a 359-foot or 400-foot offset. Five borrow site alternatives were also considered. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1991 considers 15 additional improvements to airport operations; the improvements would be independent of one another and could be implemented at various times in the next ten years. Near-term improvements would include reconstructing the terminal apron and its drainage system; upgrading the airfield lighting system; installing an instrument landing system at the end of Runway 11-29; installing safety and security fencing; reconstructing Runway 15-33 and constructing runway safety areas; constructing a parallel taxiway to Runway 11-29; and implementing improvements to the drainage system and embankment south of Runway 11-29. Long-range improvements would include extending and reconstructing some taxiways, and expansion of parking and rental car lots. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Taxiway construction would reduce delays and improve air traffic safety at this major central Massachusetts air carrier airport. Aircraft using the facility would no longer be required to taxi onto and down the 7,005-foot length of Runway 11-29 to reach the end of that runway due to the lack of a taxiway. The potential for collisions between departing and arriving aircraft resulting from this situation would be eliminated. Erosion control measures associated with the project would improve water quality in Lynde Brook Reservoir, a public water source just downstream of the project area. Other proposed improvements would bring the airport into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration design standards and improve the overall safety of the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to the highly-erodible soils common to the area, major filling within the watershed would pose a potential threat to water stored in Lynde Brook Reservoir. All necessary precautions would be taken to ensure that sedimentation of the reservoir does not occur. A total of 4.2 acres of wetlands would be displaced by the construction of a parallel taxiway and safety areas for Runway 11-29. Floodplain lands would be impacted. Hauling of large quantities of fill from an off-airport site could pose significant adverse impacts, increasing traffic and deteriorating road conditions. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, as amended, (P.L. 91-258), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0124D, Volume 15, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940516, Volume 1--274 pages and maps, Volume II--383 pages, December 19, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Erosion Control KW - Floodplains KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise Assessments KW - Regulations KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Sediment KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Watersheds KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Massachusetts KW - Worcester Municipal Airport, Massachusetts KW - Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970, Funding KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36402174?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WORCESTER+AIRPORT+FIVE-YEAR+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS+AND+PARALLEL+TAXIWAY+TO+RUNWAY+11-29%2C+WORCESTER+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+WORCESTER%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.title=WORCESTER+AIRPORT+FIVE-YEAR+PLAN+OF+IMPROVEMENTS+AND+PARALLEL+TAXIWAY+TO+RUNWAY+11-29%2C+WORCESTER+MUNICIPAL+AIRPORT%2C+WORCESTER%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1991%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Burlington, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 19, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GREENVILLE SOUTHERN CONNECTOR FROM I-185 AT I-85, SOUTH OF DONALDSON CENTER INDUSTRIAL PARK, TO I-385 AT US 276, AND THE SC 153 CONNECTOR FROM EXISTING SC 153 AT I-85 TO THE SOUTHERN CONNECTOR, ANDERSON AND GREENVILLE COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA. AN - 36400191; 4887 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the approximately 16-mile Greenville Southern Connector, located south of Greenville in Greenville and Anderson counties, South Carolina, is proposed. The four-lane, divided, controlled-access roadway would interchange with Interstate 185 (I-185), South Carolina Route 153 (SC 153) Connector, SC 20, US Route 25 (US 25), Fork Shoals Road, and I-385. In addition, an approximately 1.5-mile SC 153 connector would be built as a four-lane, limited-access roadway from I-85 at its interchange with SC 153 to the Southern Connector. The project has been divided into eight segments; each segment has one to six alignment alternatives. Eighteen alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would require the construction of bridges over two rivers, four creeks, and other unnamed tributaries. It would also require box and pipe culverts at 11 to 15 locations. A transportation system management alternative and mass transit alternatives are also under consideration. The right-of-way acquisition and construction costs under the proposed action would be $149 million to $171.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would be consistent with the goals and policies of the four formal planning and development strategies currently pursued by local and regional authorities. It would provide continuous east-west access to the southern portion of Greenville County, stimulate and encourage the area's planned residential and industrial development, and increase employment opportunities within the county. New development would change property values and increase tax revenues. The connector would improve access to community facilities and response time for emergency services. Traffic loads on local roads would be reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would convert between 714 and 882 acres of land from residential, commercial, governmental and agricultural uses to highway related uses. The majority of this land is currently used for farm and forest agricultural purposes. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 19 to 49 residential units, 5 to 10 businesses, 27 to 58 outbuildings, and, potentially, a fire station. Some 24 to 52 of the 614 category B sensitive noise receptors within the project area would be adversely affected; some two to six of which would be expected to have noise levels increase by at least 15 dBA to 67.0 dBA. Bridge and culvert construction and the conversion of land to highway use would adversely affect downstream water quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940514, 179 pages and maps, December 19, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Conservation KW - Creeks KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - South Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400191?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GREENVILLE+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+FROM+I-185+AT+I-85%2C+SOUTH+OF+DONALDSON+CENTER+INDUSTRIAL+PARK%2C+TO+I-385+AT+US+276%2C+AND+THE+SC+153+CONNECTOR+FROM+EXISTING+SC+153+AT+I-85+TO+THE+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR%2C+ANDERSON+AND+GREENVILLE+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=GREENVILLE+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR+FROM+I-185+AT+I-85%2C+SOUTH+OF+DONALDSON+CENTER+INDUSTRIAL+PARK%2C+TO+I-385+AT+US+276%2C+AND+THE+SC+153+CONNECTOR+FROM+EXISTING+SC+153+AT+I-85+TO+THE+SOUTHERN+CONNECTOR%2C+ANDERSON+AND+GREENVILLE+COUNTIES%2C+SOUTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbia, South Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 19, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - KITTANNING BYPASS STATE ROUTE 6028, SECTION 015, ALLEGHENY VALLEY EXPRESSWAY TO TRAFFIC ROUTE 28/66, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36407941; 4886 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of State Route 6028 (SR 6028), the Kittanning Bypass, extending from the existing Northern terminus of the Allegheny Expressway to the intersection of Traffic Route 28/66 (TR 28/66) with TR 85, in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The current roadway includes a steep, mile-long, free access section with grades in excess of 9 percent (Indiana Pike Hill) and a congested intersection on the outskirts of Kittanning. From 1987 to 1992, 40 accidents occurred in the project area, with one fatality. Four of the accidents involved large trucks. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the facility would be a four-lane, limited-access highway to a point north of US 422. The roadway would taper to two lanes at its terminus at the existing signalized intersection of TR 28/66 and TR 85. An interchange would be provided between the bypass and US 422. Under all of the project alternatives, the facility would largely traverse undeveloped land in a project corridor of 2.2 to 2.4 miles long; much of the project area is forested. From 1,310 to 2,060 feet of culvert construction would be required. The estimated construction cost ranges from $26 million to $29 million, and utility costs from $.26 million to $1.5 million. Energy consumption would be less or more than current levels, depending on the action alternative adopted. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would address several problems identified with the existing transportation network, including safety, the regional transportation network which is mixed with the local roadway network, and congestion. It would provide a direct connection between the existing Allegheny Valley Expressway and the US Route 422 and TR 28/66 divide north of Kittanning. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would produce direct and indirect employment gains during construction. The project would divert approximately 60 percent of traffic, including heavy truck traffic, from existing roadways, resulting in decreased accident potential and noise levels on Indiana Pike Hill and reduced travel times for motorists. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirement would displace 156 to 161 acres of land, 4 to 16 homes, and, possibly, one business. The facility would adversely affect up to 3.24 acres of prime farmland soils and 34.82 acres of farmland soils of statewide importance; it could also adversely affect up to 16.04 acres of active farmland. Under all of the build alternatives, the project would involve the loss of some terrestrial wildlife habitat, and adversely affect 3.9 to 7.4 acres of wetlands. Hazardous waste from storage tanks on sites of former gas stations would require remediation. Clearing of vegetation and cut and fill operations would adversely affect visual resources. Construction activities could increase the potential for landslides. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940529, 352 pages and maps, December 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Conservation KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Geologic Assessments KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Storage KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=KITTANNING+BYPASS+STATE+ROUTE+6028%2C+SECTION+015%2C+ALLEGHENY+VALLEY+EXPRESSWAY+TO+TRAFFIC+ROUTE+28%2F66%2C+ARMSTRONG+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=KITTANNING+BYPASS+STATE+ROUTE+6028%2C+SECTION+015%2C+ALLEGHENY+VALLEY+EXPRESSWAY+TO+TRAFFIC+ROUTE+28%2F66%2C+ARMSTRONG+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 220 IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, BLAIR AND CENTRE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36404868; 4884 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 17- to 18-mile segment of US Route 220 (US 220) from the US 220 Tyrone Expressway in Snyder Township, Blair County, to the US 322 Nittany Expressway in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. Demands on US 220 have outpaced its original design capacity: it is used for interstate north-south travel and access to important east-west corridors. As part of the statewide truck route system, it provides a necessary interstate commerce link. The roadways under consideration are currently experiencing traffic flows that result in congestion and inadequate levels of service. Collisions, due to narrow lanes, high truck volume, limited passing opportunities and access conflicts, result in accident severity rates and truck involvement rates substantially higher in the study corridor than in the remainder of the state. Commercial, industrial, and residential development plans call for continued growth in the Centre County region, particularly in and around the State College area. Traffic volumes are projected to increase as population and employment in the area increase. The project area encompasses approximately 34 square miles and includes some streams supporting wild trout populations that have been identified as Aquatic Resources of National Importance by the Environmental Protection Agency. The area is rural with large parcels of forested lands and farmlands. Much remains of the area's settlement history, with pockets of multigenerational agrarian development in the hollows. Focal issues addressed include the effects on local and regional traffic and transportation systems, socioeconomic factors, land use, displacements and relocations, community cohesion, cultural resources, farmlands, soils and geology, water resources, floodplains, wetlands, vegetation and wildlife, meteorological conditions, air quality, noise, visual quality, waste facilities, energy consumption, construction activities, and secondary and cumulative effects from induced development. Seven alternatives including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the five of the six alignment alternatives, improvement would call for one of the following combinations on the existing alignments: a three-lane, free-access highway; a four-lane, free-access highway; a four-lane, limited-access highway; a four-lane, controlled-access highway; or a five-lane, free-access highway. Under the other action alternative, a four-lane, limited-access roadway would be constructed on a new alignment slightly to the west of existing US 220 in order to minimize displacement impacts; the current roadway would still be used for local traffic and property access. A preferred alternative has not yet been identified. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvement would address both local and regional needs by coordinating the projects in the development of a regional transportation solution. Improvements would help to alleviate existing roadway deficiencies, to reduce congestion, and to improve safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace 284 to 527 acres and up to 45 residential and 3 commercial displacements. As many as 60 acres of archaeological areas, four historically significant sites, 13 stream crossings, two sites with threatened or endangered species, 60 acres of probable woodcock habitat, and eight communities would be adversely affected. Up to nine stream crossings would be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940512, Volume 1--410 pages, Volume 2--474 pages, Volume 3--643 pages, December 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404868?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+220+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+BLAIR+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+220+IMPROVEMENTS+PROJECT%2C+BLAIR+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GRAND PARKWAY (STATE HIGHWAY 99), SEGMENT I-2 FROM STATE HIGHWAY 225 TO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10 (EAST), HARRIS AND CHAMBERS COUNTIES, TEXAS. AN - 36404834; 4888 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the approximately 15-mile-long segment I-2 of the State Highway 99 (SH 99), the Grand Parkway, in Harris and Chambers counties, Texas, is proposed. The project would complete the area's regional mobility plan. The parkway was conceived in 1960; SH 99, along with SH 146, would form a circumferential loop around Houston. Upon completion, SH 99 would also provide access and increased mobility to areas without current access to the freeway network; expedite implementation of thoroughfare plans in various areas in support of business and residential growth; provide freeway capacity in those areas requiring additional emergency evacuation routes during hurricanes; and provide a central city bypass, relieving existing congestion. Segment I-2 would form a corridor intersecting SH 225 approximately 19 miles southeast of Houston and Interstate 10 (East) approximately 29 miles east of Houston. Prevailing land uses in the study corridor are farming, ranching, and industrial activities. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 6), segment I-2 would ultimately be a six-lane, limited-access freeway in a 300- to 400-foot right-of-way. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Segment I-2 would respond to current and projected area transportation needs, using existing roadways to the maximum practical extent. It would also reroute long range trips away from SH 146 through Baytown; this would shorten travel time, provide an alternate route for hazardous cargo, and reduce peak hour congestion. Bridges and other structures for stream and other channel crossings would not alter local drainage patterns. Under the preferred alternative, land from a publicly-owned park, recreation area of wildlife or waterfowl refuge would not be used. There are no known areas of unique scenic quality in the project vicinity; and no known archaeological or historic structures would be disturbed. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would involve the acquisition of 586 acres. Some four acres of wetlands and 126 acres of prime or unique farmland would be adversely affected. Two Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sites, four underground storage tanks, and four spill incident sites would be located in or near the right of way. Under some of the action alternatives, construction would require the relocation of commercial and residential landowners. Vegetative communities, including wooded areas and farmland, would be removed; some floral and faunal populations would be destroyed. Noise exposure within the immediate project area would increase. Segment I-2 could contribute to higher regional ozone concentrations. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940508, 141 pages and maps, December 15, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Channels KW - Conservation KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Flood Hazards KW - Highways KW - Industrial Districts KW - Noise KW - Oil Spills KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Storage KW - Toxicity KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Texas KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404834?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-12-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GRAND+PARKWAY+%28STATE+HIGHWAY+99%29%2C+SEGMENT+I-2+FROM+STATE+HIGHWAY+225+TO+INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+10+%28EAST%29%2C+HARRIS+AND+CHAMBERS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=GRAND+PARKWAY+%28STATE+HIGHWAY+99%29%2C+SEGMENT+I-2+FROM+STATE+HIGHWAY+225+TO+INTERSTATE+HIGHWAY+10+%28EAST%29%2C+HARRIS+AND+CHAMBERS+COUNTIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 15, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Strong ground motions at bridge sites during the 1994 Northridge, California earthquake AN - 51021312; 1999-031308 JF - Seismological Research Letters AU - Mualchin, Lalliana AU - Kanamori, Hiroo Y1 - 1994/12// PY - 1994 DA - December 1994 SP - 253 PB - Seismological Society of America, Eastern Section, [Berkeley, CA] VL - 65 IS - 3-4 SN - 0895-0695, 0895-0695 KW - United States KW - California KW - Los Angeles County California KW - Los Angeles California KW - strong motion KW - monitoring KW - Northridge California KW - ground motion KW - Northridge earthquake 1994 KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51021312?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Strong+ground+motions+at+bridge+sites+during+the+1994+Northridge%2C+California+earthquake&rft.au=Mualchin%2C+Lalliana%3BKanamori%2C+Hiroo&rft.aulast=Mualchin&rft.aufirst=Lalliana&rft.date=1994-12-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=253&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Seismological+Research+Letters&rft.issn=08950695&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 89th annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1999-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CA] N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - EAQNAT N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; California; earthquakes; ground motion; Los Angeles California; Los Angeles County California; monitoring; Northridge California; Northridge earthquake 1994; strong motion; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 13, RICHMOND TO LEXINGTON, JOB NO. J4P1234, LAFAYETTE AND RAY COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36383864; 4882 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 13 from the interchange with the Route 10 bypass just south of Richmond to Route 24 just south of Lexington, a distance of ten miles, in Lafayette and Ray counties, Missouri, is proposed. The roadway would consist of a four-lane facility with two traffic lanes in each direction and full-paved shoulders, separated by a depressed grass median; the upgrade would require a relocation of Route 13 and a bridge across the Missouri River. Existing Route 13, which was constructed in the 1920's, suffers from substandard geometrics, inadequate roadway cross-section, impassability during flood conditions, and a narrow bridge structure in need of rehabilitation. Portions of the roadway lie within the 100-year floodplain; during the summer of 1993, access to the Lexington bridge was impassible due to flood conditions. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative MOPE), the facility would utilize a two-mile segment of existing Route 13 out of Richmond, then bypass Henrietta and Lexington to the north. Portions of the roadway would be elevated to the 500-year floodplain elevation. The alignment would cross the Missouri River approximately one mile north of the existing bridge. Under the No Action Alternative, the project would involve only the rehabilitation of the existing bridge. The estimated costs under the preferred alternative are $101.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would reduce accident rates on existing Route 13 and adjoining routes, improve response time for emergency vehicles, improve access to the lake areas in central and southern Missouri, and improve overall transportation efficiency. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace approximately 270 acres of prime farmland, result in nine residential relocations, and adversely affect 12.8 acres of wetlands, 17.5 acres of woodlands, and two potentially significant archaeological sites. In addition, 231 acres of floodplain would be filled, and two permanent streams and six intermittent streams would be crossed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940479, Main Report--272 pages and maps, Report A--415 pages and maps, Report B--117 pages and maps, Report C--224 pages, Report D--37 pages and maps, Report E--66 pages and maps, November 23, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-04-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383864?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+13%2C+RICHMOND+TO+LEXINGTON%2C+JOB+NO.+J4P1234%2C+LAFAYETTE+AND+RAY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+13%2C+RICHMOND+TO+LEXINGTON%2C+JOB+NO.+J4P1234%2C+LAFAYETTE+AND+RAY+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 23, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - APPALACHIAN CORRIDOR H, ELKINS, RANDOLPH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, TO INTERSTATE 81, SHENANDOAH COUNTY, VIRGINIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1981). AN - 36401617; 4890 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided highway with partial control of access in northeastern West Virginia and northwestern Virginia is proposed. The highway would connect Elkins, West Virginia, to Strasburg, Virginia, a distance of 114 miles. It would traverse mountainous terrain in portions of the West Virginia counties of Grant, Hardy, Randolph, and Tucker, as well as the Virginia counties of Frederick and Shenandoah. The highway would complete Corridor H of the Appalachian Development Highway System, improving east-west access as well as connecting several of the existing north-south highway systems. The purpose of this second draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1981 is to analyze the impacts of preferred alignment. A previous draft supplement, issued in October 1992, had examined alternative corridors for the proposed highway. This second draft supplement compares the preferred alignment (Line A) with an upgrade local roads alternative and a No-Build Alternative. Line A would bypass Elkins to the north, would bypass Kerens to the east, and would pass through the Monongahela and George Washington National Forests. Roughly 100 miles of its length would be located in West Virginia; the remaining 14 miles would be in Virginia. The estimated construction costs range from $1.03 million to $1.08 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The east-west highway would enhance the economic development of central West Virginia by improving its access to eastern and midwestern markets; the highway would support approximately 17,800 permanent jobs. The project would reduce east-west travel time by up to 40 percent for automobiles and 48 percent for trucks; furthermore, the accident rate would be reduced by 36 percent, and fatalities by 50 percent. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 68 residences and commercial establishments, up to 543 acres of farmland, and 37.7 acres of wetlands. Under the preferred alignment, the facility would also adversely affect four sensitive visual resources and as many as 11 sites eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, would encroach on 54 acres of flood zone, and would require the relocation of roughly two miles of streams. LEGAL MANDATES: Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-4), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the first draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 92-0487D, Volume 15, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 81-0442D, Volume 5, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940480, Main Report--729 pages and maps, Appendices--492 pages and maps, November 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-92-01-SD KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - George Washington National Forest KW - Monongahela National Forest KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, Project Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401617?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+H%2C+ELKINS%2C+RANDOLPH+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+SHENANDOAH+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1981%29.&rft.title=APPALACHIAN+CORRIDOR+H%2C+ELKINS%2C+RANDOLPH+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+81%2C+SHENANDOAH+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1981%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, ELECTRIFICATION, NEW HAVEN, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, TO BOSTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36405201; 4877 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of electrification for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's (Amtrak) 156-mile-long Northeast Corridor from New Haven, Connecticut, to Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. Presently, trains operating between Washington, District of Columbia, and New Haven are powered by electricity provided by an overhead catenary system (OCS). North of New Haven, trains use diesel-electric locomotives, which have poorer acceleration and slower peak speeds than their electric counterparts. As a result of this dual traction system, Amtrak must switch locomotives at New Haven, thereby adding 10 to 20 minutes to each trip. The proposed project involves the construction of a New Haven-Boston OCS; supporting poles would be approximately 31 feet high and 200 feet apart. Four substations, each requiring a fenced area of 0.5 acres, would receive power from the local utility company and convert that power to the 25-kilovolt levels required by the locomotives. Eighteen paralleling stations and three switching stations would be constructed along the corridor, each requiring 0.10 acres and 0.15 acres, respectively. Bridge modifications would be made at those locations where there is insufficient room to accommodate both the train and the catenary. Amtrak's express service would consist of 16 trains providing express service in each direction between Boston and New York on a typical weekday and 10 trains providing conventional service. The only alternative to the proposed action is the No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By converting the remaining portion of the Northeast Corridor main line to electric power, Amtrak would eliminate delays and use trains with operating characteristics comparable to or better than those operating south of New Haven. Combined with other system improvements, electrification would allow trains to reach speeds of 150 miles per hour and establish trip times of three hours or less between Boston and New York. Electrification would create up to 280 permanent jobs and 600 to 700 construction jobs. Each of the region's airports would experience improvements in ground traffic congestion. Finally, electrification would result in significant improvements in overall air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: One residence, one business, and a parking lot at a public beach would be displaced as a result of right-of-way requirements. The main line would bisect the Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area near South Kingstown, Rhode Island. Ten of the bridges that would be structurally or visually altered are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Train noise would exceed impact thresholds at up to 2,243 locations. Passenger stations along the corridor lack the parking capacity to accommodate a major increase in ridership. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0357D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940471, Volume I--497 pages, Volume II--459 pages and maps, Volume III--346 pages, Volume IV--796 pages, November 17, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: DOT-FRA-RDV-94-01-A KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Preserves KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Connecticut KW - Massachusetts KW - Rhode Island KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ELECTRIFICATION%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT%2C+TO+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ELECTRIFICATION%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+NEW+HAVEN+COUNTY%2C+CONNECTICUT%2C+TO+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 17, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 6, DENNIS TO ORLEANS, BARNSTABLE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36396863; 4880 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of a 12.8-mile segment of US Route 6 between the towns of Dennis and Orleans in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, is proposed. The county experienced a 17.5 annual growth rate from 1980 to 1988, and the population increase has put a strain on area roadways. Route 6, the county's principal highway, extends from the Sagamore Bridge at the Cape Cod Canal to Provincetown, a distance of 70 miles. From 1950 to 1971, Route 6 was widened to four lanes from the Canal to the interchange with Route 134 in Dennis. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 1, the widening would involve the construction of two eastbound lanes from the existing transition area in Dennis to the Orleans/Eastham rotary (Interchange 13). The pavement sections would consist of two 12-foot travel lanes, a 10-foot outside shoulder, and a four-foot median shoulder; median widths would vary from 14 to 60 feet. Five new bridges would be constructed, and existing bridges in Harwich and Orleans would be modified to accommodate the two new lanes. Under the other two build alternatives, the facility would resemble that under Alternative 1 in design, but the entire 12.8-mile section of roadway would not be built. Under Alternative 2, the facility would terminate at Interchange 12 at Orleans; under Alternative 3, the facility would terminate at Interchange 11 (Route 137). A transportation systems management alternative and an upgrade alternative are also under consideration. The estimated construction costs of the three build alternatives are $45.2 million, $43.4 million, and $25.9 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The two additional lanes would increase the capacity of a heavily traveled highway and eliminate a dangerous transition area in Dennis where four divided lanes are reduced to two undivided lanes. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternative would result in the loss of up to 206 acres of upland forest and 2.0 acres of wetlands, and the potential loss of some archaeological sites. Ten receptors would experience increased noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940470, Main Report--366 pages and maps, Appendix 1--144 pages and maps, Appendix 2--240 pages and maps, Appendix 3--297 pages and maps, Appendix 4--98 pages and maps, Appendix 5.1--261 pages, Appendix 5.2--382 pages and maps, November 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS-94-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Cape Cod Canal KW - Massachusetts KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36396863?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+6%2C+DENNIS+TO+ORLEANS%2C+BARNSTABLE+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+6%2C+DENNIS+TO+ORLEANS%2C+BARNSTABLE+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FREEWAY CONSTRUCTION, STATE ROUTE 125/54, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36395392; 4875 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately five-mile freeway along State Route 54 (SR 54) and SR 125, extending from 0.7 miles west of Worthington Street in the city of San Diego to the junction with SR 94 in the city of Lemon Grove, in San Diego County, California, is proposed. The six-lane freeway would complete the final link of the South Inner Loop freeway system included in the adopted San Diego Association of Governments Regional Transportation Plan. It would initially be constructed with six lanes for mixed-use traffic. An 86-foot-wide median would be available for either two additional mixed-use traffic lanes and future high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes or for other mass transit services. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the build alternative (Alternative C), the alignment would follow the existing South Bay Expressway from east of Briarwood Road to near Jamacha Boulevard and generally travel parallel to and on the west side of Sweetwater Road to a junction with SR 94. The project would require the realignment of portions of the existing Sweetwater Road, and the construction of a flood control channel that would redefine the floodplain in the area. Two design variations involving three or four interchanges are associated with the build alternative. Under Variation 2, the facility would have interchanges at Jamacha Boulevard, Ildica Street, and SR 94. Under Variation 3 (the preferred variation), the facility would have interchanges at Jamacha Boulevard/Elkelton Place, Jamacha Road, Troy Street/Palm Street, and SR-94. The estimated construction cost under the preferred alternative is $155 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway would provide a direct link between the South Bay and East County cities. The inner loop, which is forecast to handle 100,000 to 150,000 vehicles per day by the year 2010, would provide traffic congestion relief along portions of SR 94, I-805, I-15, and I-8, thereby reducing auto exhaust emissions and improving air quality. Furthermore, the accident rate along the corridor would be reduced, and the new drainage system would reduce the level of flood damages. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 165 households and 30 businesses. Some 11 acres of wetlands would be lost, and up to 50 acres of Sweetwater Park could be adversely affected. Traffic noise would exceed federal acceptable levels at two schools and at selected residences along Paradise Valley Road, Sweetwater Road, Ildica Street, and Sweetwater Way. Three historic sites would also be adversely affected, but the effects would be mitigated by the construction of retaining walls. Several sensitive species that inhabit the area would lose habitat because of construction; the territories of five pairs of California gnatcatchers would be affected severely. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0466D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940456, 658 pages and maps, November 9, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-96-06-F KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395392?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FREEWAY+CONSTRUCTION%2C+STATE+ROUTE+125%2F54%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FREEWAY+CONSTRUCTION%2C+STATE+ROUTE+125%2F54%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 9, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - M-84 RECONSTRUCTION FROM TITTABAWASSEE ROAD IN SAGINAW COUNTY TO EUCLID AVENUE (M-13) IN BAY CITY, BAY COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36394309; 4881 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 8.3-mile section of M-84 between Tittabawassee Road, in Saginaw County, and Euclid Avenue, in Bay City, Michigan, is proposed. The project area experiences traffic congestion and problems associated with turning movements. The M-84 corridor serves as a major transportation link between Bay City and Saginaw. The highway has experienced accelerated commercial growth in the past five to seven years, especially at the south end and at the I-75 interchange. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Five-Lane Alternative, two 11.8-foot-wide lanes would be constructed in each direction, with a continuous two-way, left-turn lane in the center lane. Under the other build alternative (the Boulevard Alternative), the facility would use a five-lane section along the more developed areas between Tittabawassee Road and Pierce Roads to the south and between Delta Road and Euclid Avenue at the north end of the project. A boulevard section would be used in the more rural segment between Delta and Pierce Roads. Under either of the build alternatives, the facility would require some improvement to existing drainage structures and the relocation of some utilities. The I-75 overpass would have to be widened while the Squaconning Creek bridge and the Dutch Creek bridge would have to be replaced. A mass transit alternative and a transportation system management alternative are also under consideration. The estimated cost under the two build alternatives is $30.0 million and $30.7 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate traffic congestion, delays at intersections, and problems associated with turning movements along M-84. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the Five-Lane Alternative, the facility would displace 47 residences, 22 commercial properties, 29.7 acres of farmland, and 1.1 acres of wetlands. Under the Boulevard Alternative, the facility would displace 46 residences, 23 commercial properties, 39.7 acres of farmland, and 1.4 acres of wetlands. Parking and recreational areas belonging to the historic St. Paul Lutheran Church Complex would be adversely affected under both of the build alternatives. Up to 67 residences would be adversely affected by increased noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940454, 285 pages and maps, November 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394309?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=M-84+RECONSTRUCTION+FROM+TITTABAWASSEE+ROAD+IN+SAGINAW+COUNTY+TO+EUCLID+AVENUE+%28M-13%29+IN+BAY+CITY%2C+BAY+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=M-84+RECONSTRUCTION+FROM+TITTABAWASSEE+ROAD+IN+SAGINAW+COUNTY+TO+EUCLID+AVENUE+%28M-13%29+IN+BAY+CITY%2C+BAY+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE BUILDING, SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1994). AN - 36400125; 4897 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a federal courthouse building in Seattle, Washington, is proposed. The present courthouse, which is located at 1010 Fifth Avenue, lacks adequate space for the 18 judges assigned to the Seattle Seat of the Western Washington District. Judges are operating without assigned courtrooms and are sharing with one another and using undersized courtrooms. In addition to the lack of adequate court and office space, the existing courthouse has a number of security and safety deficiencies that inhibit the mission of the U.S. Marshals Service. In 1993, the General Service Administration leased 691,312 square feet of office space in 22 downtown buildings; roughly 10 percent of that space was for court and court-related functions. Expanding the existing courthouse would not be possible because it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS of March 1994. Under each of the build alternatives, the facility would provide 748,000 gross square feet (gsf) of space and 200 underground parking spaces, but the facility would differ under the alternatives in regard to location and configuration. Under Alternative 2, two lids would be constructed above the Interstate 5 (I-5) freeway directly east and south of the existing courthouse site. The northerly lid would cover one square block bounded on Spring Street on the north, Sixth Avenue on the west, Madison Street on the south, and Seventh Avenue on the east. Madison Street would be north boundary of the southerly lid which would extend south of Marion Street right-of-way between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue. Two buildings, each ten stories in height or less, would be constructed on the sites. Under Alternative 3, a single 18-story-high building would be constructed on a site presently occupied by the Seattle Public Library; the site is bounded by Spring Street on the north, Fifth Avenue on the east, Madison Street on the south, and Fourth Avenue on the west. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1994 considers two additional alternatives under which buildings with 603,000 gsf of office space would be constructed; these buildings would be constructed on the sites selected under Alternative 2 and Alternative 3. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The building would enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts and various federal agencies by consolidating the operations of several scattered federal offices. In addition, the increase in office space would enhance the ability of the federal court system to keep pace with burgeoning caseloads, and building design features would enhance the physical safety and security of court personnel. The construction project would employ up to 3,350 persons over a 3.5-year period. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Alternative 3, the relocation of the public library would be required; the building constructed on the site would exceed local land use code standards for floor area ratio. Construction under Alternative 2 would disrupt traffic flow on I- 5 and adjacent streets. Construction under either of the alternatives would cause ground shaking that could adversely affect the existing courthouse and other structures, and would create levels of noise that would disturb office workers and hotel residents in nearby buildings. Sediment and hazardous materials from either excavated site could contaminate groundwater. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0147D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940451, 667 pages, November 4, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Washington KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400125?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1994%29.&rft.title=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, Chicago, Illinois; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: November 4, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mitigation of liquefaction hazards at three California bridges sites AN - 50303765; 2003-018995 JF - Technical Report - National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research AU - Jackura, Ken AU - Abghari, Abbas AU - O'Rourke, T D AU - Hamada, M Y1 - 1994/11// PY - 1994 DA - November 1994 SP - 495 EP - 513 PB - University of Buffalo, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY KW - United States KW - civil engineering KW - penetration tests KW - acceleration KW - simulation KW - seismic response KW - liquefaction KW - San Diego California KW - California KW - mitigation KW - foundations KW - San Diego County California KW - piles KW - bridges KW - soil mechanics KW - strength KW - loading KW - cone penetration tests KW - structures KW - computer programs KW - soil-structure interface KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - SHAKE KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50303765?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Technical+Report+-+National+Center+for+Earthquake+Engineering+Research&rft.atitle=Mitigation+of+liquefaction+hazards+at+three+California+bridges+sites&rft.au=Jackura%2C+Ken%3BAbghari%2C+Abbas%3BO%27Rourke%2C+T+D%3BHamada%2C+M&rft.aulast=Jackura&rft.aufirst=Ken&rft.date=1994-11-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=495&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Technical+Report+-+National+Center+for+Earthquake+Engineering+Research&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 5th U.S.-Japan workshop on Earthquake resistant design of lifeline facilities and countermeasures against soil liquefaction N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from NTIS database, National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 2003-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - Availability - National Technical Information Service, (703)605-6000, order number PB95-220802NEG, Springfield, VA, United States N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Grants NSF-BCS90-25010, NYSSTF-NEC-91029 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #02749 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - acceleration; bridges; California; civil engineering; computer programs; cone penetration tests; foundations; liquefaction; loading; mitigation; penetration tests; piles; roads; San Diego California; San Diego County California; San Francisco Bay region; seismic response; SHAKE; simulation; soil mechanics; soil-structure interface; strength; structures; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cover-subsidence sinkhole evaluation of State Road 434, Longwood, Florida AN - 50105541; 1995-063724 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Foshee, Jon AU - Bixler, Brian Y1 - 1994/11// PY - 1994 DA - November 1994 SP - 2026 EP - 2040 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 120 IS - 11 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - United States KW - limestone KW - penetration tests KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - piping KW - land subsidence KW - Hawthorn Formation KW - Florida KW - ground water KW - Cenozoic KW - Avon Park Formation KW - State Road 434 KW - sedimentary rocks KW - soil erosion KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - Ocala Group KW - Longwood Florida KW - Quaternary KW - Eocene KW - Seminole County Florida KW - settlement KW - potentiometric surface KW - Paleogene KW - Miocene KW - aquifers KW - Tertiary KW - recharge KW - upper Eocene KW - Neogene KW - sinkholes KW - depressions KW - Pleistocene KW - Floridan Aquifer KW - carbonate rocks KW - solution features KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50105541?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Cover-subsidence+sinkhole+evaluation+of+State+Road+434%2C+Longwood%2C+Florida&rft.au=Foshee%2C+Jon%3BBixler%2C+Brian&rft.aulast=Foshee&rft.aufirst=Jon&rft.date=1994-11-01&rft.volume=120&rft.issue=11&rft.spage=2026&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sects., sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aquifers; Avon Park Formation; carbonate rocks; Cenozoic; depressions; Eocene; erosion; Florida; Floridan Aquifer; geologic hazards; ground water; Hawthorn Formation; land subsidence; limestone; Longwood Florida; Miocene; Neogene; Ocala Group; Paleogene; penetration tests; piping; Pleistocene; potentiometric surface; Quaternary; recharge; sedimentary rocks; Seminole County Florida; settlement; sinkholes; soil erosion; soil mechanics; soils; solution features; State Road 434; Tertiary; United States; upper Eocene ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 331 (ILLINOIS 13) FROM WEST OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD TO US 45 EAST OF HARRISBURG, SALINE AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES, ILLINOIS AN - 15222159; 4792 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading, improvement, replacement, and/or relocation of a section of State Route 13 (Illinois 13) in Saline and Williamson counties, Illinois, is proposed. The substandard two-lane highway between a point approximately 0.3 mile west of the Illinois Central Railroad, near the county line, and U.S. Route 45 on the east side of Harrisburg, in Saline County, would be replaced. Illinois 13 was originally constructed within the study area during 1923 and 1924 as a two-lane highway. Although continually maintained, the basic design of the highway has remained unchanged for nearly 70 years. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. With the build alternative (Alternative 5), three separate alignment alternatives west of Harrisburg and one alternative alignment within Harrisburg, a bypass north of downtown, are under consideration. Under the preferred alternative, the project would be a combination of a four-lane facility south of the existing Illinois 13 from the west project limit to the west side of Harrisburg, and no action through Harrisburg. Under the No Action Alternative, the facility would provide an acceptable level of service through the year 2001 without the expenditure of any highway funds. A mass transit alternative, an alternative under which the existing two-lane Illinois 13 would be improved, and an alternative under which Illinois 13 would be reconstructed on its existing alignment to a four-lane cross-section are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, rights-of-way requirements would provide greater highway capacity and reduced traffic congestion; reduced potential for accidents; route continuity with recently reconstructed Illinois 13 in Williamson County; shortened travel time; lower vehicle operation costs and lower energy consumption; improved access to public services and facilities from rural area; improved tourist access; business growth and job creation resulting from improved local and regional access; increased property values; and decreased traffic volume and noise levels along the existing highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternative, the facility could include up to two residential and one commercial displacements and changes to one residential community; increased travel time to Harrisburg for emergency services; increased noise; loss of serenity; decreased property value and change to the visual character of the landscape for elderly, low-income, and minority residents of the Dorris Heights community; short-term reduction in tax revenues from the removal of highway right of way from the tax base; loss or disruption of farm land and operations; stream disruptions due to proposed bridges and culverts, flood plain encroachment, and increased discharge of pollutants to surface waters; disruption of up to 22 acres of wetlands; the loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitat, and disruption of open forest and prairielike forest openings; and adverse air quality impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0349D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940444, 215 pages and maps, October 24, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Illinois KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222159?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-10-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+331+%28ILLINOIS+13%29+FROM+WEST+OF+THE+ILLINOIS+CENTRAL+RAILROAD+TO+US+45+EAST+OF+HARRISBURG%2C+SALINE+AND+WILLIAMSON+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+331+%28ILLINOIS+13%29+FROM+WEST+OF+THE+ILLINOIS+CENTRAL+RAILROAD+TO+US+45+EAST+OF+HARRISBURG%2C+SALINE+AND+WILLIAMSON+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 24, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE 9 AND US ROUTE 202, HILLSBOROUGH PROJECT F-012-1(35), 10440, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 15223822; 4800 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route 9 and US Route 202 in the town of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, is proposed. The section of highway needing improvement is approximately 4.5 miles long, beginning near the Hillsborough/Henniker town line on the east end and continuing west of Hillsborough near Hillsborough Lower Village on the existing Route 9. This section of highway is heavily congested with local and through traffic. Route 9, which has been nominated for inclusion on the National Highway System, is an important east-west arterial highway connecting the cities of Concord and Keene; Route 202 serves as a north-south minor arterial highway connecting Concord with Peterborough and points south into Massachusetts. Numerous alternatives are considered in this draft EIS, including a No Action Alternative, applying transportation systems nanagement improvements to existing highways, using mass transit or transportation demand management measures, upgrading the existing highway to improve safety and add capacity, construction of a bypass around Hillsborough, and a combination of alternatives. Under the preferred alternative (Alignment C1/C), the project would involve construction of a limited-access highway bypassing Hillsborough to the north. Just east of Bible Hill Road, the bypass would enter a trumpet-type interchange with Route 202. The estimated construction costs of the preferred alternative are $41.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a system link between two major highways in the Hillsborough area, improve safety, and allow for better traffic flow and ease of movement in and around the town. The safety and integrity of the downtown area would be enhanced. Under any one of the three bypass alternatives under consideration, traffic would be reduced on existing Routes 9 and 202 by 40 to 50 percent by the year 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the project would displace 24 residences, 1 business, 94 acres of farmland, and 65.3 acres of wildlife habitat. The alignment would adversely affect 31.2 acres of wetlands; two historic properties would be affected but the impacts are not expected to be adverse. The planned expansion of some residential neighborhoods would be lost, and $63,000 in annual tax revenue would be lost. Visual impacts would occur in the areas around the two interchanges as well as the bridge crossing of Beard's Brook. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940436, 452 pages and maps, October 21, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-94-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223822?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+9+AND+US+ROUTE+202%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+PROJECT+F-012-1%2835%29%2C+10440%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+9+AND+US+ROUTE+202%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+PROJECT+F-012-1%2835%29%2C+10440%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESSWAY, FROM I-464/I-64 TO ROUTE 44, CITIES OF CHESAPEAKE AND VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1989). AN - 36408895; 4812 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Southeastern Expressway to provide for east-west travel through the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia, is proposed. The expressway would be located in the extreme southeastern section of Virginia known geographically as the Hampton Roads region. Project study limits extend from Interstate 64 (I-64) between Bainbridge Road and Indian River Road in Chesapeake to the Norfolk-Virginia Beach Expressway (Route 44) between Laskin Road and Birdneck Road, a length of approximately 21 miles and a width averaging approximately 3.5 miles. The expressway would be a multilane grade-separated access-controlled divided highway. Interchanges would be constructed at major existing and proposed crossroads. The design would incorporate six lanes, two high-occupancy vehicle lanes, and standard shoulders; the expressway would have a design speed of 70 miles per hour. Initial corridors under consideration have been reduced to eight alternative groups providing for a total of 39 possible alignments. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of August 1989 documents changes to the project since the issuance of the draft EIS and reduces the number of build alternatives under consideration to five. Alignments would extend from 19.9 to 21.9 miles. The estimated project costs range from $353.8 million to $507.0 million, depending on the alignment selected and specific design considerations. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic congestion on existing routes would be relieved through redistribution of traffic patterns. Safety, efficiency, and convenience within the corridor would be improved. The number of accidents on area arterial roads would decline significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way acquisitions totaling 634 to 695 acres would result in the displacement of 177 to 717 families; displacements could be exacerbated due to the shortage of low- to moderate-income housing in the area. As a result, minority group residents could be inconvenienced. Six to 13 businesses would be displaced, along with 3 to 4 nonprofit organizations, and 1 church. Parkland, farmland, wetlands, forestland, and archaeologically, historically, and architecturally significant sites could also be adversely affected, as well as associated wildlife habitat, and two locally important scenic waterways. Two to 15 neighborhoods would be disrupted, including minority neighborhoods. Noise levels would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of some sensitive receptors. The endangered Dismal Swamp southeastern shrew would be impacted. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 89-0284D, Volume 13, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940434, 229 pages and maps, October 19, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-89-02-DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Funding KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408895?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-10-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTHEASTERN+EXPRESSWAY%2C+FROM+I-464%2FI-64+TO+ROUTE+44%2C+CITIES+OF+CHESAPEAKE+AND+VIRGINIA+BEACH%2C+VIRGINIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1989%29.&rft.title=SOUTHEASTERN+EXPRESSWAY%2C+FROM+I-464%2FI-64+TO+ROUTE+44%2C+CITIES+OF+CHESAPEAKE+AND+VIRGINIA+BEACH%2C+VIRGINIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1989%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 19, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BRIDGE OVER LAKE OAHE, EMMONS AND SIOUX COUNTIES, NORTH DAKOTA. AN - 36405103; 4804 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge across Lake Oahe on the Missouri River in order to connect Emmons and Sioux counties, North Dakota, is proposed. The bridge would be located approximately midway between Bismarck, North Dakota, and Mobridge, South Dakota. Construction of the Lake Oahe project in 1958 created a transportation barrier to traffic in south-central North Dakota. No bridge crossings exist along the 100-mile stretch of the river between Bismarck and Mobridge. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alignment D-3) was developed in order to avoid a significant archaeological site on the east side of the lake, as well as sacred Native American sites on the west side of the lake. The alignment would extend approximately 6.25 miles. The bridge and associated causeways would be constructed entirely within a geologic slump area, reducing the amount of future stability problems that would be expected to occur in association with bridges within the other corridors. Bridge length would be 3,020 feet, while the east and west causeways would extend 650 feet and 2,000 feet, respectively. The estimated cost of the project ranges from $54 million to $63 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: East-west travel within the corridor between Bismarck and Mobridge would be enhanced significantly. The bridge would reduce the effects of Lake Oahe on the infrastructure of south-central North Dakota. Economic development and cultural interaction within the region would be fostered. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe would benefit from tax income, employment opportunities, cultural advantages, land use access, and opportunities for additional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction on the preferred alignment would increase the potential for soil erosion and sedimentation significantly. Approximately 288 acres of native prairie would be adversely affected in the short term, and long-term impacts would occur on 19 acres. Regionally significant adverse impacts would include the loss of 7 acres of woodlands, 23 acres of palustrine/riverine/lacustrine wetlands, and 10 acres of prime farmlands. A total of 17 landowners would be adversely affected. Landowner opposition could be a factor adversely affecting development within the selected corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-611), Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662), and Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-676). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0446D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940424, 359 pages, October 12, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Minorities KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Sediment Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Lake Oahe KW - Missouri River KW - North Dakota KW - South Dakota KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1988, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405103?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-10-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BRIDGE+OVER+LAKE+OAHE%2C+EMMONS+AND+SIOUX+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=BRIDGE+OVER+LAKE+OAHE%2C+EMMONS+AND+SIOUX+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Omaha, Nebraska; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 12, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NO. F-14-4(104) MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE AT NIOBRARA, KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AND NON HOMME COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. AN - 36401475; 4799 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge over the Missouri River connecting Highway N-12 in Nebraska and Highway SD-37 in South Dakota is proposed. The proposal would provide a two-lane facility between the Niobrara, Nebraska, area and the Running Water and Springfield areas in South Dakota. Currently there is a 70-mile segment of the Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, and Fort Randall Dam near Pickstown, South Dakota, without a river crossing. Ferry service was discontinued in 1984. The bridge would be a two-lane structure with a 36-foot clear roadway and two-lane approach roadways with six-foot shoulders. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 2), the alignment would start 1.5 miles east of Niobrara, extend north from N-12, and cross the Missouri River and tie into SD-37 north of Running Water. The facility would cross the downstream portion of the river segment designated as a recreation river and would cross property owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. The overall length of the alignment would be 2.5 miles, including 2,950 feet for the bridge itself. Under the other two construction alternatives, the facility would cross the river at a point near Verdel, Nebraska, and a point near Santee, Nebraska, and Springfield, South Dakota. The estimated cost under the preferred alternative is $15.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The structure would provide a convenient river crossing for those living near Niobrara and Running Water. Currently, travelers starting at Niobrara would have to travel approximately 45 miles east to get to Yankton, South Dakota, or 60 miles west to the Fort Randall crossing. By the year 2015, an estimated 340 vehicles would use the crossing each day. The crossing would improve emergency services in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way requirements would displace 13 acres of prime farmland and 4 acres of wetlands. Construction activity would temporarily disturb wildlife and the local ecology. The facility would be a visual intrusion in a recognized scenic area. The segment of the river in the study area is part of the Lewis and Clark National Trail. Under all three of the build alternatives, construction would adversely affect one or more historic sites; under the preferred alternative, construction would also adversely affect a historic ferry landing. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0125D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940420, 184 pages and maps, October 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NE-EIS-94-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Lewis and Clark National Trail KW - Missouri River KW - Nebraska KW - South Dakota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401475?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-10-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NO.+F-14-4%28104%29+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+AT+NIOBRARA%2C+KNOX+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+AND+NON+HOMME+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=PROJECT+NO.+F-14-4%28104%29+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+AT+NIOBRARA%2C+KNOX+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+AND+NON+HOMME+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Wave equation parameters from driven-rod test; discussions AN - 52772856; 1997-007988 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Kuo, Ching L AU - Wikstrom, Ragnar AU - Berglars, Bo Y1 - 1994/10// PY - 1994 DA - October 1994 SP - 1913 EP - 1915 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 120 IS - 10 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - models KW - soil mechanics KW - pressure KW - pore pressure KW - behavior KW - stress KW - piles KW - equations KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52772856?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Wave+equation+parameters+from+driven-rod+test%3B+discussions&rft.au=Kuo%2C+Ching+L%3BWikstrom%2C+Ragnar%3BBerglars%2C+Bo&rft.aulast=Kuo&rft.aufirst=Ching&rft.date=1994-10-01&rft.volume=120&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1913&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 7 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Liang, R. Y. and Sheng, Y., J. Geotech Eng., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., Vol. 119, No. 6, June, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - behavior; equations; models; piles; pore pressure; pressure; soil mechanics; stress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Simplified dynamic method for pile-driving control; discussion AN - 52767261; 1997-007986 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Kuo, Ching L Y1 - 1994/10// PY - 1994 DA - October 1994 SP - 1906 EP - 1908 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 120 IS - 10 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - models KW - soil mechanics KW - attenuation KW - piles KW - elastic constants KW - shear modulus KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52767261?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Simplified+dynamic+method+for+pile-driving+control%3B+discussion&rft.au=Kuo%2C+Ching+L&rft.aulast=Kuo&rft.aufirst=Ching&rft.date=1994-10-01&rft.volume=120&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=1906&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Liang, R. Y. and Husein, A. I., J. Geotech. Eng., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., Vol. 119, No. 4, April, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - attenuation; elastic constants; models; piles; shear modulus; soil mechanics ER - TY - RPRT T1 - EXPANDED EAST COAST PLAN, CHANGES IN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PATTERNS OVER THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1992). AN - 15220933; 4747 AB - PURPOSE: The continued use of the current aircraft flight patterns over the state of New Jersey is proposed. These flight patterns are part of the Expanded East Coast Plan (EECP), a comprehensive revision of air route structures and air traffic control procedures implemented in 1987-1988 in response to severe air traffic congestion problems in the eastern U.S., particularly in the New York-New Jersey area. The EECP is a complex plan affecting air traffic patterns in 20 eastern states. Shortly after its implementation in 1987, the number of air carrier delays decreased by 42 percent nationwide. The major features of the plan that affected New Jersey were an increase in the number of arrival and departure routes for the JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports, and the lowering of altitudes for certain operations; these resulted in the introduction of aircraft noise to areas that had never experienced it before. Since 1987 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received numerous complaints about aircraft noise and low-altitude overflights, principally in areas in central and northern New Jersey. Four alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of November 1992: continuing the current FAA operating procedures as specified in the EECP; returning to the 1986 air traffic routes and procedures; routing Newark air traffic over the ocean during nighttime hours; and further dispersing the air traffic routes into and out of Newark. This draft supplement to the draft EIS considers a proposal to reroute aircraft over the Scotch Plains and Fanwood areas of Union County in order to reduce noise levels. The draft supplement also presents public comments on the draft EIS; an analysis of noise complaints; a more detailed explanation of noise metrics; and a proposal developed by the New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) that would involve rerouting all aircraft departing Newark International Airport. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the Union County proposal, noise impacts would be reduced by five decibels or more for 18,755 people; while under the NJCAAN proposal, noise levels would be reduced for 685,648 people, but noise impacts would increase for 461,340 people. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under any three of the alternatives to the EECP, population exposure to aircraft noise would increase, and the return to 1986 routes and procedures would generate noise levels of 65 decibels or more in some portions of the state. Small increases of hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions compared with current levels would also result. LEGAL MANDATES: Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0431D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940414, Main Report--489 pages, Plan--842 pages, September 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Emissions KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Traffic Control KW - Kennedy (John F.) International Airport, New York KW - LaGuardia Airport KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - Newark International Airport KW - Aviation Safety and Capacity Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15220933?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EXPANDED+EAST+COAST+PLAN%2C+CHANGES+IN+AIRCRAFT+FLIGHT+PATTERNS+OVER+THE+STATE+OF+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.title=EXPANDED+EAST+COAST+PLAN%2C+CHANGES+IN+AIRCRAFT+FLIGHT+PATTERNS+OVER+THE+STATE+OF+NEW+JERSEY+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 70 IMPROVEMENTS FROM I-40 TO INTERSECTION OF US 70 AND US 70 BUSINESS, JOHNSON AND WAKE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36404416; 4802 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a ten-mile bypass of US 70 from its junction with I-40 in Wake County, North Carolina, to US 70 Business in Johnston County is proposed. The four-lane, controlled-access facility would bypass the town of Clayton and provide a vital link in the Intrastate High System, designed to support statewide growth and economic development. US 70 connects Raleigh, Smithfield, Goldsboro, Kinston, New Bern, and Morehead City, and provides access to the Morehead City port and the Bogue Bank beaches. The section of US 70 around Clayton is heavily developed with a mixture of residential units, and retail and commercial businesses, and the existing four-lane highway is often congested. A Global Air Transpark is planned for construction along US 70. Goods manufactured at the site would be loaded onto cargo planes and flown to their destination. US 70 would be the major surface transportation to Raleigh and Morehead City. The bypass would connect US 70 traffic with two major traffic carriers, I-40 and the future outer loop around Raleigh. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under each of the build alternatives, the project would involve construction along a new alignment south of existing US 70. The project would require four to five grade separations and involve constructing a separate interchange with I-40, NC 42, SR 1560, and US 70 Business. Under Alternative II, Alternative IIA, and Alternative IIB, the I-40 interchange would be located roughly 2.9 miles south of the existing US 70. Under Alternative III, the interchange would be located four miles south of the existing US 70; under this alternative, the facility would maintain a more southerly route throughout its proposed length. Under each of the build alternatives, the facility would connect with US 70 Business at the same location. The estimated costs of the project ranges from $63.5 million to $69.5 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a system link between two major highways in the central region of the state, separate local from through traffic, reduce traffic congestion, and improve safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-ways requirements under the four build alternatives would displace up to 25 residences and 3 businesses, 62 acres of nontidal wetlands, 197 acres of farmlands, and 284 acres of woodlands. Up to 85 receptors would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. From 15 to 21 stream crossings would be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940410, 273 pages and maps, September 26, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-94-04-D KW - Airports KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404416?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+70+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+I-40+TO+INTERSECTION+OF+US+70+AND+US+70+BUSINESS%2C+JOHNSON+AND+WAKE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+70+IMPROVEMENTS+FROM+I-40+TO+INTERSECTION+OF+US+70+AND+US+70+BUSINESS%2C+JOHNSON+AND+WAKE+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 26, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH SACRAMENTO CORRIDOR OF SACRAMENTO, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36400436; 4790 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the transit system in the southern portion of Sacramento, California, is proposed. The South Sacramento Corridor is a major travel corridor extending about 15 miles from downtown Sacramento south to the vicinity of Kammerer and Grant Line roads. The corridor is five to eight miles wide. Communities within the corridor include Southside Park, Land Park, Sierra Curtis, Hollywood Park, Oak Park, Meadowview, Pocket/Greenhaven, Freeport Manor, Valley Hi, Laguna Creek, Laguna West, Vineyard Community, and Elk Grove. Many of these communities became employment centers in the 1970s and 1980s, when suburban development accelerated. The Sacramento region has an extensive bus system consisting of 60 routes and a light rail system that operates in the Northeast (I-80) and Folsom (US 50) corridors. Seven alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Baseline Alternative), are considered in this draft EIS. Under two of the four transportation systems management (TSM) alternatives, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes would be created on I-5 and SR 99, and many new express bus routes would be established connecting southern communities with the central business district. Under one of the TSM alternatives, improvements would include a 100 percent expansion in service, while under the other, improvement would include a 200 percent expansion. Under two of the four light-rail transit (LRT) alternatives, improvements would involve constructing a 14-mile-long rail line that would follow the old Southern Pacific Railroad line and a Consumnes River Boulevard right-of-way to Calvine Road/Auberry Drive. Under the alternatives, peak period headways would be 7.5 minutes and 10.5 minutes, respectively. Under either of the other two LRT alternatives, improvements would involve constructing a 11.3-mile-long rail line along the old Union Pacific Railroad alignment and a Consumnes River Boulevard right-of-way to Calvine Road/Auberry Drive. Under these alternatives, peak period headways would be 10 minutes and 7.5 minutes, respectively. Estimated capital costs range from $193 million to $1.1 billion, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail line would provide passengers with through-service to and from the central business district and the city's southern communities. Surface traffic in a very congested region would be reduced, with an attendant improvement in air quality. The project would provide up to 1,000 construction and transit jobs and $50 million in total annual income for the region. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the TSM and LRT alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace some businesses. Under those alternatives following the Southern Pacific, the alignment would conflict with the executive airport overflight zone. Adverse visual impacts produced by the construction of ramps and flyovers could not be avoided. Potentially significant impacts could be produced by disrupting nesting sites of the burrowing owl and the tricolored blackbird along the Union Pacific alignment and Elk Grove extension. Under all of the alternatives, up to 4.08 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Some parklands and historic properties potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places would also be adversely affected by right-of-way requirements for park-and-ride lots and other facilities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940407, Main Report--463 pages, Engineering Drawings--94 pages, September 23, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Birds KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400436?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+SOUTH+SACRAMENTO+CORRIDOR+OF+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=TRANSIT+IMPROVEMENTS+IN+THE+SOUTH+SACRAMENTO+CORRIDOR+OF+SACRAMENTO%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 23, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 0332, SECTION B01, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36401395; 4808 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 322 in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The corridor length is approximately four miles, extending from the interchange with SR 655 to just north of Mount Pleasant. Within the study area, the existing SR 322 is a two-lane roadway linking two four-lane facilities; it is one of the few remaining unimproved sections of SR 322 between the cities of Harrisburg and State College. The project area has experienced significant levels of development in recent years, and this growth has resulted in increased traffic. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives under consideration include two bypass alternatives, an upgrade of existing SR 322 alternative, and an upgrade and combination bypass alternative. Under the preferred alternative (Green Option 1), the facility would begin just north of the intersection with SR 655, then head northwest on new alignment over a proposed bridge at Tea Creek, then northeast between the Church Hill community and the Mifflin County Airport. The facility would then continue across the Kishacoquillas Valley, approximately 700 feet west of an industrial complex. An interchange with a connector road would be included in order to provide commuters and commercial traffic access to this industrial area. Directly west of Milroy, the facility would head in a northerly direction, with bridges over Lingle and Laurel Creeks and an underpass of existing SR 322, just south of the Mount Pleasant residential community. Traffic would then be routed northeast, bypassing Mount Pleasant on the northeast side, with a bridge over T839. The facility would tie into existing SR322 near the access road to the Laurel Creek Reservoir and Filtration Plant. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a system link between two major highways; improve mobility for those who live and work in the study area as well as visitors to the State College area; improve traffic and safety conditions, primarily by separating local and through traffic; and also improve access for emergency vehicles. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace fewer residences and businesses than under any of the other build alternatives. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 3 residences, 117.6 acres of productive farmlands, and 11.3 acres of wetlands; under this alternative, the facility would displace more wetland acres than under any of the other build alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940404, 381 pages and maps, September 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-94-06-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Soils Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Pennsylvania KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401395?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+0332%2C+SECTION+B01%2C+MIFFLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=SR+0332%2C+SECTION+B01%2C+MIFFLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CODY TO YELLOWSTONE HIGHWAY, US HIGHWAY 14/16/20, PARK COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 36399509; 4815 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of 27.5 miles of US 14/16/20 from west of Cody, Wyoming, to Yellowstone National Park is proposed. The highway is one of five principal points of access to the park, and over half a million visitors annually enter the park via the highway. The section of the highway slated for improvements is located entirely within the Shoshone National Forest and follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River. The highway was constructed in the 1930s, and in May 1991 was designated a scenic byway by the Forest Service. From 1980 to 1991, 187 accidents occurred along the 27.5 miles of the highway under consideration; two of those accidents involved fatalities. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under Build Alternative A, the existing highway would be improved in its current location. The improved highway would consist of two 12-foot lanes, two six-foot shoulders, a clear zone, and shifts of 40 feet or less off the existing centerline of the road. In a few locations, the 50-mile-per-hour (50-mph) design speed would not be achieved. Design standards would be compromised in four locations (mileposts 13.5, 15.7, 23.6, and 26.5) in order to minimize impacts to the landscape. Under Build Alternative B (the preferred alternative), the project would be identical to that under Alternative A throughout 19.5 miles, or 71 percent, of the project's length. The remaining eight miles would be reconstructed in alternate locations under Alternative B, with alternate location being defined as any shift off the current centerline of 40 feet or more. Such a shift would occur in 12 locations, including two or three new crossings of the North Fork of the Shoshone River. A 50-mph design speed would be maintained throughout the project's entire length; design standards would be compromised in the same four locations as under Alternative A. The Forest Service is considering two related alternatives that would involve renovating recreational facilities along the highway or developing new ones. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway improvements would reduce existing hazardous driving conditions for visitors entering Yellowstone from the east, and result in a facility constructed, for the most part, to current design standards with sufficient capacity to accommodate projected traffic for the next 20 years. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the highway would encroach on 1.8 acres of floodplains, displace 4.5 acres of wetlands, and disturb 328 acres of land. Seven public campgrounds, picnic areas, or interpretive sites would be adversely affected by the proximity of highway construction. Wildlife would be temporarily affected during construction, and some species would experience a permanent loss (110 acres) of crucial winter range. Five historic or archaeological properties would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0041D, Volume 17, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 940403, Volume I--417 pages and maps, Volume II--537 pages, September 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WY-EIS-92-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Shoshone National Forest KW - Shoshone River KW - Wyoming KW - Yellowstone National Park KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399509?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CODY+TO+YELLOWSTONE+HIGHWAY%2C+US+HIGHWAY+14%2F16%2F20%2C+PARK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=CODY+TO+YELLOWSTONE+HIGHWAY%2C+US+HIGHWAY+14%2F16%2F20%2C+PARK+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Cheyenne, Wyoming; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 160 (SUNSHINE) TO JAMES RIVER FREEWAY, GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36397296; 4797 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 160 in order to provide a system link from Route 160 (Sunshine Street) to the James River Freeway in Greene County, Missouri, is proposed. The James River Freeway is a four-lane limited-access facility that, when completed, would comprise an outer loop around the city of Springfield formed by Interstate 44, Highway 60, and Highway 65. The project would be a four-lane 2.2-mile-long north-south link to the freeway; the section that would meet Route 160 is expected to be completed in two years. The interchange has already been constructed. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under both of the build alternatives, the facility would begin at the point where Route 60 and 160 intersect. The Red Line would run south approximately 800 feet, curve to the southwest, and then intersect Route FF; the line would then run parallel to Route FF to just north of Battlefield Road, at which point it would turn southeasterly and intersect the James River Freeway. The Green Line would run south for 5300 feet, parallel to Farm Road 131; at Farm Road 156, the Line would curve southwesterly to the South Creek bottomland, cross Battlefield Road, and connect with the James River Freeway. A Transportation System Management Alternative and a Mass Transit Alternative are also under consideration. The estimated construction cost of the Red Line is $7.39 million, and $10.53 million for the Green Line. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide a system link between two major highways in the Springfield area, improve safety, and allow for better traffic flow and ease of movement in the southwestern region of the city, which is currently undergoing extensive residential expansion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Red Line would displace 52 acres of farmland and result in four relocations. The Green Line would displace 60 acres of farmland, result in two relocations, cross South Creek, and also cross a city park in two places north of Battlefield Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940399, 72 pages, September 20, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-03-D KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397296?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+160+%28SUNSHINE%29+TO+JAMES+RIVER+FREEWAY%2C+GREENE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+160+%28SUNSHINE%29+TO+JAMES+RIVER+FREEWAY%2C+GREENE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 20, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY/SEAFORD-OYSTER BAY EXPRESSWAY INTERCHANGE PROJECT, EXITS 43 TO 46, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36395243; 4801 AB - PURPOSE: The improvements of a two-mile segment of the Long Island Expressway (I-495) in eastern Nassau County, New York, is proposed. The corridor is located between exits 43 and 46 in the town of Oyster Bay adjacent to the communities of Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho, and Plainview. The expressway, a six-lane interstate highway, is the only controlled-access facility carrying both commercial and noncommercial traffic through Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. A large percentage of the expressway's traffic volume comes from its interchanges with the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (SOBE), the Northern State Parkway (NSP), South Oyster Bay Road, Manetto Hill Road, and Sunnyside Boulevard. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the Collector-Distributor (C-D) Alternative, a continuous controlled-access roadway would be constructed in each direction, parallel to but separate from the main line, to carry excess traffic. Through traffic would use the main line, while local traffic would use the C-D roadways. The roadways would be two lanes wide except where ramp connections required the addition of an acceleration-deceleration or weaving lane; most ramps would connect with the roadways. A 30-foot-wide median would separate the roadways from the main line, but access to the main line would be provided at selected locations. Under the other build alternative, designated the Modified Alternative, the project would involve adding auxiliary lanes to the main line where ramp movements merge, weave, and diverge, and modifying certain interchanges. The only C-D roadway that would be constructed under this alternative would be a short parallel eastbound roadway between the NSP and Sunnyside Boulevard to remove critical weaving movements from the main line. The Modified Alternative has been identified as the preferred alternative; its estimated construction cost is $91 million, including $14 million in mitigation items. The C-D Alternative would cost $134 million, plus $17 million more if all potential mitigation items were provided. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to handling higher traffic volumes, under the preferred alternative, the facility would substantially improve overall traffic operations at the five above-mentioned interchanges and provide efficient connections with the SOBE and the service road system to the east and west. Emergency vehicle access would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under both of the build alternatives, rights-of-way would require partial acquisitions of two commercial properties near the SOBE interchange, and one at Sunnyside Boulevard, for right-of-way. Easements would also be required at several other properties. Noise levels would increase at selected locations, but would be partially mitigated by noise barriers at six to seven locations. Under the preferred alternative, noise levels would exceed federal criteria at 272 receptors. Additionally, under the preferred alternative, the project would disturb 38 acres of buffer/vegetative areas; under the C-D alternative, 55 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0203D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940388, Volume 1--555 pages and maps, Volume 2--236 pages, September 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-93-01F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - New York KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395243?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LONG+ISLAND+EXPRESSWAY%2FSEAFORD-OYSTER+BAY+EXPRESSWAY+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+EXITS+43+TO+46%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=LONG+ISLAND+EXPRESSWAY%2FSEAFORD-OYSTER+BAY+EXPRESSWAY+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+EXITS+43+TO+46%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION ON STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 180 TEMPERANCE AVENUE TO COVE ROAD, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36405082; 4788 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 19 miles of US 180 east of the city of Fresno, California, is proposed. The project would begin at the eastern end of the future US 180 freeway/expressway near Temperance Avenue (post mile 64.6) and extend east to Cove Road (post mile 84.0). For many years, Route 180 has been an important link for moving agricultural goods from the ranches and farms of eastern Fresno County to Sanger and the Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area. The highway also serves as a major commuter link and a recreational traffic route to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park. The present project route is a two-lane conventional highway traversing flat to gently rolling terrain that is used primarily for farming and grazing. The horizontal and vertical alignments, the lane widths, the shoulder widths, and sight distances at several locations are not built to current standards. Accident rates along portions of the existing highway are nearly twice the statewide average for similar highways. The proposed action is to increase the capacity of US 180 from two lanes to four lanes, widen the lanes and shoulders, and straighten some curves. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternatives, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Alignment 1 Alternative, the facility would curve southeast from the proposed Route 180 freeway/expressway, rejoining the existing Route 180 alignment at about Locan Avenue. From there, the facility would follow the existing alignment to the project terminus at Cove Road. Under Alternative 2, the facility would turn east from the first alignment alternative near Locan and parallel existing Route 180 approximately .25 miles to the north, and join Alignment 1 to the east of Trimmer Springs Road. Under the Alignment 1A Alternative, which was developed as an option to the Alignment 1 Alternative under which the facility would bypass the center of the community of Centerville, the facility would curve northeast from Alignment 1 east of Newmarket Avenue, joining Alignment 2 to the west of Centerville. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, improve the capacity of the highway, provide for planned growth and economic development, and improve safety. Improvements in roadway geometry and sight lines would reduce injury accident rates by about 40 percent and fatal accident rates by about 20 percent. The project would cause an overall improvement in air quality in eastern Fresno County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would displace up to 67 residences and 6 businesses, fill 1.39 acres of wetlands, and remove 1.51 acres of riparian woodland (adversely affecting the habitat of the valley elderberry longhorn beetle, a threatened subspecies). Noise levels would increase significantly for residences located between Temperance and Locan Avenue. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940392, 427 pages and maps, September 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-94-07-D KW - Air Quality KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Insects KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405082?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+ON+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+180+TEMPERANCE+AVENUE+TO+COVE+ROAD%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+ON+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+180+TEMPERANCE+AVENUE+TO+COVE+ROAD%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ND 1806--SOUTH OF FORT LINCOLN TO MANDAN, PROJECT DPC-1- 806(018)062, MORTON COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA. AN - 36395478; 4803 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an eight-mile segment of North Dakota State Highway 1806 (ND 1806), from the Heart River Bridge in Mandan to south of Fort Lincoln State Park, in Morton County, North Dakota, is proposed. The improvements would include the regrading and surfacing of the existing ND 1806 route from the Heart River Bridge to just north of the St. Anthony Road intersection, and the rerouting of ND 1806 around Fort Lincoln State Park to the west. Through traffic on the existing roadway, including a segment through the park, is expected to increase. The existing road segment through the park would require an extreme amount of cut-and-fill work to bring it up to modern standards; this would adversely affect the public use and historic features of the park. There are three segments in the proposed project. Segment 1 would start at the Heart River Bridge and extend to just south of The Post. The 11th Street SE intersection with ND 1806 would be closed. Eighth Avenue SE would be extended to the north and east so that it would intersect with ND 1806 just south of the Heart River Bridge. Segment 2 would start south of The Post and extend to a point just west of where the western boundary of Fort Lincoln State Park jogs to the east. In segment 2, there are two alternatives for routing ND 1806 around Fort Lincoln State Park. Under one of the alternatives for segment 2, the facility would pass approximately midway between the west boundary of the park and St. Anthony Road; under the other alternative for segment 2, which is the preferred alternative, the facility would generally follow St. Anthony Road. Under both of the alternatives for segment 2, the facility would skew to the southeast at their southern ends to the point where they would join with segment 3. Segment 3 would link segment 2 with the completed 3R restoration of ND 1806 south of the state park, and has three alternatives. Under one of the alternatives for segment 3, the facility would follow a southeasterly course diagonally across farmland, but would avoid park property; under the second alternative for segment 3, the preferred alternative, the facility would follow an east-west section line, which would minimize adverse agricultural impacts but would require right-of-way from the park; and under a third alternative for segment 3, the facility would follow a north-south section line one mile farther south than the second, and then follow an east-west section line to the original ND 1806 center line. A bicycle trail and roadway lighting from the Heart River Bridge to 19th Street are also proposed. The estimated cost of the project is $3.97 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The existing roadway is rapidly deteriorating, and with the projected increases in traffic the deterioration would accelerate. Conflict between park users and through traffic on ND 1806 would occur, with attendant degradation of safety. Doing nothing would ultimately cause more harm to the park than the actions under any of the alternatives. Under the proposed action, safety would be improved for bicyclists, farmers traveling to market, and motorists in general. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under any of the alternatives, farmland would have to be acquired for right-of-way. There are many archaeological and historic sites throughout the project area that could be impacted by the proposed project. Trees, wetlands, and woody draws along the project routes would also be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0404D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940391, 186 pages and maps, September 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ND-EIS-92-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Fort Lincoln State Park KW - North Dakota KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395478?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ND+1806--SOUTH+OF+FORT+LINCOLN+TO+MANDAN%2C+PROJECT+DPC-1-+806%28018%29062%2C+MORTON+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=ND+1806--SOUTH+OF+FORT+LINCOLN+TO+MANDAN%2C+PROJECT+DPC-1-+806%28018%29062%2C+MORTON+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Bismarck, North Dakota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 161 FROM INTERSTATE 20 TO TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 183, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1989). AN - 15223523; 4809 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a segment of State Highway (SH) 161 as a controlled-access freeway from Interstate 20 (I-20) to SH 183 in western Dallas County, Texas, is proposed. The project would extend 10.8 miles from I-20 in the south, northward primarily through the city of Grand Prairie and through a short segment of the city of Irving to SH 183 in the north. The facility would be an eight-lane divided freeway with two three-lane frontage roads from I-20 to I-30; and a ten-lane divided freeway thereafter to SH 183. The draft EIS of October 1989 proposed extending SH 161 from I-20 in the south to I-635 in the north; however, in December 1990, the Federal Highway Administration declared a portion of the project area, from SH 183 north to I-635 as environmentally clear, requiring no further environmental documentation. This portion of the project was constructed and opened for traffic in July 1994. This draft supplement considers the remaining portion. Route alternatives studied include a combination of Carrier Parkway/Roy Orr Boulevard/Valley View Lane, the state's previously studied corridor, and Belt Line Road. Combined rights-of-way and construction costs for the various alternatives range from $447 million to $482 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Traffic congestion on streets adjoining the corridor would decline significantly, and the last uncompleted section of the I-635 loop around Dallas would be completed. Access to goods and services in the rapidly growing west Dallas County area would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 84 to 301 residential, commercial, church, and other units. Acreage available for wildlife use would be reduced by highway construction. Approximately 0.48 to 4.41 acres of wetland habitat would be displaced under the various alternatives; there are, however, no critical habitat areas in the project corridor. Noise levels would result in adverse effects at 768 to 1,063 sensitive receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0190D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940390, 542 pages and maps, September 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Regulations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Texas KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223523?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+161+FROM+INTERSTATE+20+TO+TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+183%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1989%29.&rft.title=TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+161+FROM+INTERSTATE+20+TO+TEXAS+STATE+HIGHWAY+183%2C+DALLAS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1989%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO US 219, SECTION BO8, SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36399769; 4807 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 25 miles of US 219 from I-68 in Garrett County, Maryland, to the interchange with State Route (SR) 3041 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. US 219 is a major north-south transportation corridor providing access from Canada and New York south through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. A 62-mile portion of this highway, from the Maryland border to Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, was designated as a corridor of the Appalachian Development Highway System in 1965. Within the project area, US 219 fails to meet current design criteria for horizontal curves, vertical grades, sight distances, pavement widths, and shoulder widths. Serious congestion problems occur in the Meyersdale area because of the high concentration of Amish vehicles and a substantial amount of east-west traffic adding to the traffic mix in the downtown area. This draft EIS is arranged in two parts: in Part I, a No Action Alternative, under which the existing US 219 corridor, and three corridors on new location for the entire 25-mile length of the project, would be upgraded, is considered; in Part II, eight alternatives for improving the section of US 219 in and around Meyersdale are considered. Under the preferred alternative, only the Meyersdale improvements would be implemented, and, more specifically, under the Western Alternative, the facility would extend 5.1 miles from Hunsrick Summit in the south to a point on US 219 near Indian Dig and Pony Farm Roads in the north. A four-lane divided limited-access highway would be constructed on new alignment to the west of the borough of Meyersdale and existing US 219. At the northern terminus, a grade-separated interchange would provide access in all directions. South of Meyersdale, the alignment would cross existing US 219, where a full diamond interchange would provide access to and from Meyersdale and Summit Township. Southbound traffic would merge directly onto existing US 219 at the southern terminus. The estimated construction costs of the preferred alternative are $66.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, separate local and regional traffic, and improve the regional transportation network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the facility would displace up to 6 residences and 3 businesses, fill 1.9 acres of wetlands, encroach on 24 acres of floodplain, adversely affect 137.2 acres of farmland, and cross 10 streams. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940387, Volume I--816 pages and maps, Volume II--182 pages and maps, September 15, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-94-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399769?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+219%2C+SECTION+BO8%2C+SOMERSET+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+219%2C+SECTION+BO8%2C+SOMERSET+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 15, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-65 FROM THE OHIO RIVER TO SR 311, CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA. AN - 36405127; 4793 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an 8.7-mile section of I-65 in Clark County, Indiana, is proposed. This section of highway, which extends from the Ohio River at Clarksville and Jeffersonville to State Route (SR) 311 at Sellersburg, was built in the late 1950's and early 1960's and has serious design deficiencies. Traffic demand exceeds roadway capacity in some locations, particular at interchanges. Nationally, I-65 is a major north-south link between Chicago, Illinois, and Montgomery, Alabama. Throughout most of the project area, I-65 is two lanes in each direction, except for a section from the bridge north to 10th Street, which has three lanes in each direction. The bridge over the Ohio River is also three lanes in each direction. Traffic from two major east-west highways, I-265 and I-264, add to congestion in the area. Because I-265 is not connected across the Ohio River, and because I-264 is completely south of the Ohio River and does not serve southern Indiana, all traffic from points north and east on the interstate system must pass through the spaghetti junction east of Louisville, Kentucky, and over I-65 into southern Indiana. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under both of the build alternatives, the project would upgrade I-65 to four lanes between the Ohio River and I-265 and to three lanes between I-265 and SR 311. Under the Interchange Alternative, the project would construct compressed-diamond interchanges at Court Avenue, Stansifer Avenue, Eastern Boulevard, the Intracity Highway, SR 60, and SR 311. Under the Frontage Road Alternative, the project would make changes to the local surface street network. A Transportation Management Alternative is also under consideration. The estimated capital costs of the two projects are $271 million and $267 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would alleviate traffic congestion along a vital segment of the interstate highway system and provide a critical connecting link in the overall transportation system. The roadway would improve the general circulation and accessibility between the area and the surrounding community. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace five businesses; and under the Interchange Alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 11 residences. Under the build alternatives, construction would require the loss of wetlands near Mill Creek, south of Eastern Boulevard. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940383, 190 pages, September 12, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Indiana KW - Ohio River KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405127?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-65+FROM+THE+OHIO+RIVER+TO+SR+311%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-65+FROM+THE+OHIO+RIVER+TO+SR+311%2C+CLARK+COUNTY%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 12, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAKE ARTERIAL EXTENSION (STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 31-LAYTON AVENUE); KENOSHA, MILWAUKEE, AND RACINE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36405073; 4814 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 21-mile north-south arterial highway extending from the southern Milwaukee, Wisconsin, metropolitan area to communities in Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine counties is proposed. The northern project limit is in the city of Cudahy at Layton Avenue; this also serves as the southern terminus of an ongoing construction project referred to as the Lake Parkway. The southern project limit is in Kenosha County near the intersection of State Trunk Highway 31 and County Trunk Highway A. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. Under any of the build alternatives, an arterial with either two or three 12-foot-wide driving lanes in each direction separated by a median would be constructed. Under Alternative 2, in the northern portion of the project corridor, the alignment would generally follow alongside the Chicago & North Western Railroad, with three routing variations occurring within an environmentally sensitive area. In the southern portion of the corridor, the alignment would follow the west side of the railroad tracks for half of the way and the east side of the tracks for the rest of the way to the southern terminus. Under Alternative 3, two existing suburban arterials in the northern portion of the corridor (Layton and Howell avenues) would be upgraded from two to three lanes in each direction. Each street's existing auxiliary lane would be widened to preserve the street's 28-foot-wide median. In the southern portion of the corridor, the alignment would have follow the same alignment as under Alternative 2. Under both of the alternatives, improvements would include a 50-foot-wide corridor of additional rights-of-way for possible future mass transit use. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $120 million to $160 million. The No-Build Alternative is the recommended alternative because of its strong support from local government units and the general public throughout the project corridor, and the opposition to both of the build alternatives. Most local resident and local government representatives testified that area transportation needs would be met by existing roadways and by a greater commitment to mass transit. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under any of the build alternatives, the facility would help to reduce traffic congestion on local roads. Currently, the area's major north-south route is I-94; getting to this facility requires making east-west trips, which increases overall trip mileage and duration. Under the No-Build Alternative, not building the facility would avoid adverse effects to the area's natural resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under any of the build alternatives, the project would involve the conversion of up to 884 acres to highway use. Lost acreage would include up to 88 acres of wetlands, 633 acres of cropland and pasture, and 22 acres of woodlands. The project would require the displacement of up to 64 residences and 12 businesses; and three historic sites and five archaeological sites would be adversely affected. Under the No-Build Alternative, traffic congestion would increase and safety on certain roadways would decrease. Additionally, land development along the I-94 corridor in areas well outside the established and planned urbanized area would be further encouraged. These problems would hamper the city of Racine's ability to attract and retain businesses and residents, and would hinder efficient access to other communities, including Oak Creek, Caledonia, and Mount Pleasant. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0213D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940375, 315 pages and maps, September 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-92-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405073?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAKE+ARTERIAL+EXTENSION+%28STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+31-LAYTON+AVENUE%29%3B+KENOSHA%2C+MILWAUKEE%2C+AND+RACINE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=LAKE+ARTERIAL+EXTENSION+%28STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+31-LAYTON+AVENUE%29%3B+KENOSHA%2C+MILWAUKEE%2C+AND+RACINE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 71, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, TO LOUISIANA STATE LINE, MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS. AN - 15222296; 4786 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane divided highway to replace existing US 71 connecting Texarkana, Arkansas, and the Louisiana state line, is proposed. The existing US 71 is a two-lane highway extending from Kansas City, Missouri, to Shreveport, Louisiana. The new section of highway would begin at Loop 151/245 on the south side of Texarkana and extend south for a distance of 28 to 30 miles to just north of Ida, Louisiana. The highway would provide an additional north-south freeway that would fill the 500-mile wide gap that presently exists in the north-south freeway system between I-35 in Oklahoma and I-55 along the Mississippi River. It would also complement four east-west interstate highways currently in place. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under each of the build alternatives, the facility would have six interchanges. Under Alternative B, the western-most route, the facility would have a total roadway length of 28.2 miles, and generally follow an alignment to the west of existing US 71. Under Alternative C, the facility would be 29.9 miles long and generally follow an alignment just to the east of existing US 71. Under Alternative E, the facility would be 29.1 miles long and generally follow an alignment just to the west of existing US 71. The alignment, which would be located in between the other two proposed alignments, was developed in response to public comments and questions raised in public information workshops. Under a fourth alternative, the existing US 71 would be upgraded along the existing alignment. The estimated costs under the three build alternatives range from $184.2 million to $203.0 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would reduce congestion on the existing facility, provide for planned growth and economic development, improve safety, and improve local, regional, and national transportation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would displace up to 1,063 acres of agricultural and timber lands, 106 acres of cultivated land, 242 acres of abandoned oil fields and pasture, 403 acres of prime farmland soils, 223 acres of pine forest, 71 acres of hardwood forest, 180 acres of wetlands, and 231 acres of floodplain. Up to 38 residences and businesses would be required to relocate. Up to 29 cultural resource properties would experience encroachment, and 46 streams would be crossed, temporarily degrading water quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940376, 319 pages and maps, September 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AR-EIS-94-01-D KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Arkansas KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222296?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+71%2C+TEXARKANA%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+TO+LOUISIANA+STATE+LINE%2C+MILLER+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+71%2C+TEXARKANA%2C+ARKANSAS%2C+TO+LOUISIANA+STATE+LINE%2C+MILLER+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Little Rock, Arkansas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 119, LETCHER COUNTY, KENTUCKY. AN - 36397244; 4794 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 12 miles of US 119 in Letcher County, Kentucky, is proposed. US 119 begins at its junction with US 25E south of Pineville, Kentucky, and runs northeast to the communities of Cumberland, Whitesburg, and Pikeville, exiting the state into West Virginia at Williamson. US 119 is an integral part of the Appalachian Development Highway System, which, together with interstate highway system, was designed to stimulate economic development in the region. The segment of US 119 from Partridge to Whitesburg, the county seat, is important because it links the communities of extreme southeastern Kentucky to the rest of the Appalachian System. Pine Mountain, a 125-mile-long overthrust block, has historically been a barrier to upgrading this segment of US 119, a two-lane facility with inadequate pavement widths, narrow or nonexistent shoulders, and unstable embankment areas. Data gathered from 1987 to 1990 indicated that this section of US 119 had more accidents than any other comparable Kentucky highways. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative R-I, construction would involve realigning and improving the existing highway. Under both Alternative C-1 and Alternative C-5, construction would involve making an open cut through Pine Mountain. Under both Alternative T-2 and Alternative T-5, construction would involve constructing a tunnel through the mountain. Under both Alternative C-5 and Alternative T-5, the facility would be routed up the valley of the Poor Fork of the Cumberland River on the south side of the mountain; while under both Alternative C-1 and Alternative T-2, the facility would be aligned through the valley of Cowan Creek on the north side of the mountain. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve deficiencies in the existing highway, provide a critical connecting link in the overall transportation system, promote economic development, and reduce the number of traffic accidents. The roadway would improve the general circulation and accessibility between the area and the surrounding community. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way acquisition would displace up to 105 residences, 4 businesses, 3 cemeteries, 2 churches, and 1 school. Under some of the alternatives, the facility would encroach onto the Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a 6,000-acre area managed by the state. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would adversely affect the habitat of five endangered species found in the area. Under any of the tunnel or open-cut alternatives, the facility would produce a drawdown of the groundwater table in the vicinity of the construction. Numerous stream crossings and instances of floodplain encroachment would occur under all of the build alternatives. Streams and waterways would experience increased siltation resulting from construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940373, 258 pages and maps, September 6, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Cemeteries KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Schools KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Kentucky KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397244?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-09-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+119%2C+LETCHER+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY.&rft.title=US+119%2C+LETCHER+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Frankfort, Kentucky; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 6, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Failure and deformation of four reinforced soil walls in eastern Tennessee AN - 52650476; 1998-005463 JF - Geotechnique AU - Lee, K AU - Jones, C J F P AU - Sullivan, W R AU - Trolinger, W Y1 - 1994/09// PY - 1994 DA - September 1994 SP - 397 EP - 426 PB - Institution of Civil Engineers, London VL - 44 IS - 3 SN - 0016-8505, 0016-8505 KW - United States KW - failures KW - embankments KW - retaining walls KW - eastern Tennessee KW - stress KW - statistical analysis KW - stability KW - settlement KW - deformation KW - compaction KW - laboratory studies KW - finite element analysis KW - earthworks KW - Tennessee KW - aerial photography KW - design KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52650476?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geotechnique&rft.atitle=Failure+and+deformation+of+four+reinforced+soil+walls+in+eastern+Tennessee&rft.au=Lee%2C+K%3BJones%2C+C+J+F+P%3BSullivan%2C+W+R%3BTrolinger%2C+W&rft.aulast=Lee&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1994-09-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=397&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geotechnique&rft.issn=00168505&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.thomastelford.com/journals/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1998-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 26 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 9 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GTNQA8 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aerial photography; compaction; deformation; design; earthworks; eastern Tennessee; embankments; failures; field studies; finite element analysis; laboratory studies; retaining walls; settlement; stability; statistical analysis; stress; Tennessee; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ADOPTION OF ALIGNMENT STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 41 BETWEEN EL PASO AVENUE AND ROUTE 145, FRESNO AND MADERA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 15220892; 4703 AB - PURPOSE: The adoption by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) of a preferred alignment corridor for a future freeway and other transportation facilities from the northern terminus of the existing State Route (SR) 41 freeway in Fresno County to SR 145 in Madera County, in central California, is proposed. The project would address a 20-kilometer section of the highway from El Paso Avenue in the City of Fresno north to a point approximately 0.6 kilometer north of the junction of SR 145 and SR 41 in Madera County. The adopted alignment would be able to accommodate future development of up to an eight-lane freeway with frontage roads as well as other transportation modes such as carpooling, buses, and light rail. South of Avenue 11 in Madera County, where planning for a proposed future freeway has begun, the corridor would be protected by acquisition right-of-way. North of Avenue 11, where there are currently no plans to expand the capacity of SR 41, the corridor would be protected by local land use controls. Current peak hour traffic on SR 41 at the San Joaquin River bridge is about 2,200 vehicles, the facility capacity. Peak traffic volume is projected to be more than four times higher by 2020. Current land uses and wetland habitat in the San Joaquin valley restrict alignment options to the Route 41 corridor. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under all of the action alternatives, new bridges designed to pass the 100-year flow without substantially increasing the depth of the water upstream would be constructed over the San Joaquin River. Bridges or culverts would also be used to cross two canals. Intermittent drainages crossed by a future transportation facility would be placed in culverts across the rights-of-way; all runoff from such a facility would be conveyed to retention pools within the rights-of-way. Required mitigation activities would include habitat restoration and replacement, relocation assistance programs, and noise barriers. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, rights-of-way acquisition costs would be reduced. Unnecessary environmental impacts, as well as unnecessary relocations of residents and businesses, would be avoided. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, adoption of a preferred alignment would include the loss of wetlands and habitat for sensitive plant and animal species; the loss of farmlands; residential and business relocations; and noise. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940365, 374 pages, August 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15220892?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ADOPTION+OF+ALIGNMENT+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+41+BETWEEN+EL+PASO+AVENUE+AND+ROUTE+145%2C+FRESNO+AND+MADERA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ADOPTION+OF+ALIGNMENT+STATE+HIGHWAY+ROUTE+41+BETWEEN+EL+PASO+AVENUE+AND+ROUTE+145%2C+FRESNO+AND+MADERA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE ADOPTION AND RIGHT-OF-WAY PRESERVATION, ROUTE 152 FROM SANTA TERESA BOULEVARD TO ROUTE 156, SAN BENITO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36403619; 4702 AB - PURPOSE: The selection of a new location for a portion of State Route (SR) 152 from its intersection with Santa Teresa Boulevard in Santa Clara County, California, to its junction with SR 156 in San Benito County, is proposed. SR 152 is a major east-west route, 115 miles in length, that connects California's Central Valley with western regions of the state, including Bay area employment centers. Within the study area SR 152 is primarily a two-lane conventional highway with a traveled way width of 24 feet, except within the city of Gilroy, where it is wider. Traffic studies indicate that by the year 2015, the level of service within the existing network would be operating at a level of F (excessive delays, stop-and-go traffic). In the western portion of the project area, a new transportation corridor would be developed in the approximate location of Santa Teresa Boulevard, extending from its intersection with SR 152 to the vicinity of the SR 25/101 interchange. This corridor would accommodate a future expressway, although no right-of-way for construction would be preserved at this time. East of Route 101, three alternative alignments are under consideration. East of Route 101, the facility under Alternative A-1A and Alternative A-1B would follow the alignments of Route 25 for 2.0 miles and 4.0 miles, respectively; it would then continue easterly to the junction with SR 156. Under Alternative E, the northernmost route, the facility would run parallel to Bloomfield Avenue until intersecting with existing SR 152; it would then follow the existing SR 152 alignment to the junction with SR 156. Under this alternative, the partial relocation of Route 25 from just south of the Southern Pacific Railroad Hollister Spur tracks would be required. The length of the facility under the three build alternatives would range from 10.7 to 11.46 miles. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would accommodate projected traffic growth, reduce congestion, accommodate movement of freight from SR 156 to Route 101, reduce accidents, and provide four-lane continuity along SR 152. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would displace up to 33 single-family residences, 4 mobile homes, 12 farm worker units, and 9 businesses. Although numerous parks and open space areas are located in the project area, none would be adversely affected under the three alternatives. Four historic properties and a historic trail in the project area could potentially be adversely affected by the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940357, 373 pages and maps, August 24, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-94-06-D KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Trails KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403619?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+ADOPTION+AND+RIGHT-OF-WAY+PRESERVATION%2C+ROUTE+152+FROM+SANTA+TERESA+BOULEVARD+TO+ROUTE+156%2C+SAN+BENITO+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+ADOPTION+AND+RIGHT-OF-WAY+PRESERVATION%2C+ROUTE+152+FROM+SANTA+TERESA+BOULEVARD+TO+ROUTE+156%2C+SAN+BENITO+AND+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTIES%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 24, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CTH CB (WEST SIDE ARTERIAL) CTH JJ TO CTH BB, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36401193; 4721 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new arterial county highway between the intersection of County Trunk Highway JJ (CTH JJ) and Pendleton Road in the town of Neenah, and the intersection of CTH BB and Mayflower Road (Outagamie CTH CB) in the town of Menasha, all in Winnebago County, in east-central Wisconsin, is proposed. The route would connect an existing roadway, scheduled for improvement by Outagamie County in 1994, which will form the West Side Arterial. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the highway would be 8.3 kilometers long, including 0.8 kilometers that would be constructed as part of an interchange under the US Highway (US) 10 relocation project. The initial construction would be a two-lane highway for 2.7 kilometers from CTH JJ to CTH O; 3.1 kilometers of four-lane roadway with a raised median from CTH O to the north side of the Highway 10 interchange; and 2.5 kilometers of two-lane roadway from the north side of the US 10 interchange to CTH BB. Ultimate development of the entire route would be a four-lane divided highway. The project would include a railroad overpass. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 5), construction would occur on a primarily new alignment. Under two low-investment alternatives, the project would involve improvements to the existing road system and mass transit options. Under the other build alternative (Alternative 4), which includes three corridor alignment subalternatives, the project would involve the construction of new facilities and reconstruction of existing facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The construction would help address the areas' traffic movement, access, safety, accident rate, economy, air quality, fuel reserves, and noise levels needs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace one residence, convert 212 hectares of farmland, and fill 2.8 hectares of wetlands. Surface waters could be adversely affected by erosion during and after roadway construction. Siltation and road deicing chemicals carried by precipitation runoff would adversely affect fish habitat in the project vicinity. Wetland and woodland losses would reduce wildlife habitat. Habitat for three butterflies listed as species of special concern in the state could be reduced. Increased noise levels would require mitigation measures at one location. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940356, 281 pages and maps, August 24, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Energy Consumption KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Sediment KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401193?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CTH+CB+%28WEST+SIDE+ARTERIAL%29+CTH+JJ+TO+CTH+BB%2C+WINNEBAGO+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=CTH+CB+%28WEST+SIDE+ARTERIAL%29+CTH+JJ+TO+CTH+BB%2C+WINNEBAGO+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 24, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH SUNCOAST CORRIDOR, ZONES 1 AND 2; HERNANDO, HILLSBOROUGH, AND PASCO COUNTIES, FLORIDA. AN - 36404251; 4704 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four- to six-lane, limited-access highway from the proposed Veterans Expressway in Hillsborough County, Florida, to US 98 in Hernando County is proposed. The project would be approximately 43 miles long, and include 12 interchanges, associated improvements to connecting or intersecting roads, and provisions for future commuter rail transit and/or high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes within the roadway median. The right-of-way width would be 300 to 400 feet. The project area is divided into two zones: zone 1 extends 15 miles from the Northwest Freeway near Van Dyke Road to State Route 52 (SR 52) in Pasco County, while zone 2 extends 28 miles from SR 52 to US 98. Each zone is subdivided into several sections, for which two to four alternative alignments are under consideration. Traffic demand projections indicate a need for a six-lane highway throughout most of the length of the project, except for the northernmost and southernmost portions, where four lanes would be adequate. Within zone 1, interchanges with the Veterans Expressway, Van Dyke Road, Lutz-Lake Fern Road, SR 54, the proposed Bi-County Expressway, the proposed Ridge Road extension, and SR 52 would be provided. Within zone 2, interchanges with County Line Road, Spring Hill Drive, SR 50, and Centralia Road would be provided. In addition to various build alternatives, three other alternatives are under consideration: (1) improving the existing regional roadway network, (2) providing rapid transit and other alternative transportation modes, and (3) a No-Build Alternative. The estimated cost of the preferred build alternative $327.9 million for both construction and rights-of-way. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway would serve an area that is already experiencing rapid residential and industrial development. It would relieve congestion on local roadways, resulting in decreased emissions of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. It is estimated that by the year 2010, the proposed highway would reduce traffic on US 19, US 41, and Interstate 75 by 20 to 50 percent. Secondary impacts would include improved access by commuters and other area residents to Tampa and St. Petersburg. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way would require 2,369 acres of land, displacing 99 residences, 3 businesses, 2 farms, and 181 acres of wetlands. Up to 111 sites, primarily residences, would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. Several federally protected species have been observed in the project vicinity, including the Wood Stork, Bald Eagle, American Alligator, and Eastern indigo snake; some habitat displacement is likely to occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0208D, Volume 16, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940355, Zone 1--473 pages and maps, Zone 2--274 pages and maps, August 23, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FLA-EIS-92-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Florida KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404251?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+SUNCOAST+CORRIDOR%2C+ZONES+1+AND+2%3B+HERNANDO%2C+HILLSBOROUGH%2C+AND+PASCO+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=NORTH+SUNCOAST+CORRIDOR%2C+ZONES+1+AND+2%3B+HERNANDO%2C+HILLSBOROUGH%2C+AND+PASCO+COUNTIES%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 23, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 146/MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE INTERCHANGE PROJECT, WORCESTER AND MILLBURY, WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36404988; 4709 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 146 and associated east-west transportation links in and around Worcester, Massachusetts, is proposed. Worcester is the second-largest city in New England and currently lacks any direct access to the Massachusetts Turnpike, the major east-west highway in the Commonwealth's transportation network. Another major roadway in the area is Route 146, a major link to and from the Blackstone Valley and southern New England. Two alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, improvements would involve the upgrading of Route 146 from two to four lanes between I-290 in Worcester and Route 20, and the upgrading of the existing four lanes of Route 146 from Route 20 south to the railroad bridge just south of Route 122A in Millbury. In addition, the project would involve the construction of a turnpike interchange with Route 146 and Route 20, and a toll plaza south of the turnpike. The Route 146 main line would follow the alignment of the existing Route 146, using the existing roadway and running parallel to it until it reached Kane Square, where it would shift to the west, running along the Blackstone River. The road would then shift to the east at the Worcester-Millbury border and run parallel to the existing Route 146 in Millbury. Along with the changes to Route 146, the project includes the widening of Route 20 from two lanes to four lanes between Granite Street/Park Hill Avenue and Greenwood Street in Millbury, improvements to the existing interchange between Route 146 and I-290 at Brosnihan Square, and the redesign of the intersection of Routes 146 and 122A in Millbury. The estimated cost under the Build Alternative is $200 million over three years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, project would generate over 2,900 person-years of employment, $8.0 million in state taxes, $223.0 million in business sales, and approximately $109.0 million in additional household income. By the year 2014, the project would save $15 million in travel time per year and result in the creation of 5,000 new jobs. Improvements in traffic speed would result in decreases in vehicular emissions and energy consumption. The project would provide a direct link from Worcester to the Massachusetts Turnpike and upgrade the link between Providence and Worcester. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way requirements would involve displacements of approximately 99 to 108 housing units and 53 to 57 commercial properties. Some 23 historic properties lie within the project area, three of which would be displaced by the project. Some 25 sites within the project area were found to be contaminated with metals, petroleum products, and/or residuals, which would require further study and remediation. The proposed Route 146 main line would encroach onto existing floodplains, and 4.74 acres of wetlands would be lost. The visual aesthetics of a park near the Worcester-Millbury border would be adversely affected by shadows and piers, and possibly by an elevated segment of new roadway. The vegetative and wildlife diversity within the adversely affected portion of the Blackstone River Valley would be diminished. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0400D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940347, Volume 1--216 pages and maps, Volume 2--381 pages and maps, Volume 3--539 pages and maps, Engineering Document--87 pages, Air Quality--522 pages, Noise Analysis--122 pages, Hydraulics Report--255 pages and maps, Wetlands Assessment--60 pages, Initial Site Assessments--53 pages, Preliminary Site Assessments--189 pages, Soil and Groundwater--29 pages, Soil Bioengineering Applications--28 pages, Appendix A--97 pages, Asbestos Survey--446 pages, Archaeological Sites--123 pages and maps, Visual Mitigation--27 pages, August 19, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS/EIR-92-01-F KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wetlands KW - Massachusetts KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404988?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+146%2FMASSACHUSETTS+TURNPIKE+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+WORCESTER+AND+MILLBURY%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=ROUTE+146%2FMASSACHUSETTS+TURNPIKE+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+WORCESTER+AND+MILLBURY%2C+WORCESTER+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 19, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALASKA MILITARY OPERATIONS AREAS, ALASKA. AN - 36394983; 4642 AB - PURPOSE: The restructuring of special-use airspace in order to accommodate military training operations in Alaska is proposed. The airspace would be used for nonhazardous military flight training activities such as aerobatics, air combat tactics, transition, and formation training. The missions assigned to the 11th Air Force stationed in Alaska are offensive and defensive counter air, air interdiction, close air support and forward air control, and suppression of enemy defenses. The military operations areas (MOAs) affected by the proposal are located in the northern and southern interior, southcentral, and western regions of the state. The restructuring is considered necessary because the existing MOAs limit aircrew training opportunities and inhibit the ability of the 11th Air Force units to fully develop their combat capabilities. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, restructuring would involve converting seven temporary MOAs to permanent status; modifying five existing MOAs in terms of times of operation, vertical dimensions, and internal boundaries; creating two permanent MOAs; conducting supersonic aircraft operations in nine existing or new MOAs; establishing floors for supersonic operations at 5,000 feet above ground level in three MOAs; and conducting up to six major flying exercises per year involving up to 100 aircraft in up to 200 sorties per day. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The restructuring and expansion of MOA airspace would permit the Pacific Air Force to train for complex, worldwide contingency operations. With the closing of Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines in 1991, Alaska became the closest U.S.-controlled tactical flying training areas available to U.S. forces in the Pacific. The buildup of personnel necessary for major exercises would benefit local economies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some MOAs would experience an increase in routine MOA operations of up to 16 operations per day and 49 operations per day during major exercises. Increased military activity over Alaska would increase the potential for interaction with civil aviation. Some potential would exist for disturbing peregrine falcon, trumpeter swans, caribou, and other wildlife. Emission of criteria air pollutants would increase slightly as a result of increased air operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-206) and Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940349, Volume I--496 pages and maps, Volume II--224 pages and maps, Volume III--290 pages, Volume IV--62 pages, August 19, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Air Quality KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Control KW - Wildlife KW - Alaska KW - Clean Air Act of 1963, Emission Standards KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394983?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALASKA+MILITARY+OPERATIONS+AREAS%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=ALASKA+MILITARY+OPERATIONS+AREAS%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Pacific Air Force, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 19, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LORING AIR FORCE BASE, AROOSTOOK COUNTY, MAINE. AN - 36404594; 4646 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Loring Air Force Base (AFB), located in Aroostook County, Maine, is proposed. Loring AFB, which comprises 9,035 acres, is located 400 miles north of Boston and 5 miles west and south of the Canadian border at New Brunswick. The AFB consists of the 8,317-acre main base as well as nine off-site parcels totaling 718 acres. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, implementation would include a comprehensive reuse plan for a mixed-use airport with civilian aviation activities, including general aviation, commercial aviation, maintenance, and air cargo components. These aviation uses would require up 1,894 acres of on-site property. Airfield improvements would include the installation of a precision instrument landing system and approach path on Runway 01/19, security fencing, runway and taxiway guidance signs, an airport beacon, and a weather observation station. Aviation support facilities, to be located west and south of the runway, would include the air traffic control tower, fuel system, fire station, hangars, and air cargo, maintenance, commercial aviation, and general aviation buildings. Additional uses of the property would include 599 acres for industrial development; 131 acres for medical and educational facilities; 194 acres for office and other commercial uses; 598 acres for residential land uses, 1,717 acres for open space and an urban park, and 3,304 acres for agricultural and forestry development. The 594-acre Madawaska Dam site, located off-site, would be set aside as a natural resource conservation area. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. Under the proposed action, reuse activities would increase employment levels by approximately 4,461 direct jobs and 3,339 secondary jobs by the year 2014. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Proposed development activities would convert 1,697 acres of farmland to nonagricultural use. The quantities of hazardous materials used and wastes generated would be greater than under closure conditions. The responsibility for managing hazardous materials and wastes would shift from a single user to multiple, independent users, which could reduce the area's capability of responding to hazardous materials and waste spills and would increase the regulatory burden. Air pollutant emissions would increase, and surface water runoff would result from 572 acres of ground disturbance. The number of people living in areas exposed to surface traffic noise levels of 65 decibels or greater would increase by 749. Development activities could adversely affect historic properties that are potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0077D, Volume 18, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940346, 672 pages, August 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Dams KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Resources KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Loring Air Force Base, Maine KW - Maine KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404594?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOOK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 12 WHITEWATER BYPASS BUCKINGHAM ROAD TO COX ROAD; JEFFERSON, ROCK, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36407235; 4720 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 9.6-kilometer (six-mile) highway bypass of the city of Whitewater, in southwestern Wisconsin, is proposed. The bypass would comprise a segment of US Highway 12 (US 12), and extend from approximately 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) east of the city of Whitewater near the intersection with Cox Road to approximately 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) west of Whitewater near the intersection with Buckingham Road. The project area is located in Rock, Jefferson, and Walworth counties. Whitewater is located approximately 11 kilometers (7 miles) north of Kettle Moraine State Forest; the rural Whitewater area is mostly agricultural with areas of wetland and woodland. Existing US 12 is a two-lane, undivided highway. It passes through the central business district, the Main Street Historic District, and two other major commercial areas in Whitewater. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternatives, some two to five grade separations would be built. Travel time, currently 20 minutes, would be 8.8 to 9.5 minutes. Construction would be assumed to begin in the year 2000; the design year for a build alternative is assumed to be 2020. Initial construction costs would range from $10.2 million to $12.6 million, and ultimate construction costs would range from $25.8 million to $29.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would help meet current and future capacity requirements; provide an expandable highway system for future growth; and improve travel time and traffic flow. It would reduce traffic loading on Main Street between 17 percent, or an average daily traffic (ADT) of 3,750 vehicles, and 35 percent (6,900 ADT). Traffic reduction would alleviate congestion, and improve safety, by reducing the potential for accidents. Existing US 12 has higher than average rates of all and injury-related accidents. The bypass would allow access at only four locations, thereby further improving safety and maintaining the integrity of the facility for future improvements. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 338 to 385 acres of agricultural land, 17.1 to 37 acres of wetlands, and up to 3 acres of woodland. Between 13 and 15 residences, and 2 to 8 businesses, would have to be relocated. Construction would entail two stream crossings, and could adversely affect one historical site and up to two archaeological sites. Some 5 to 11 locations would be adversely affected by noise. One of the proposed project corridors would encounter a potential hazardous site. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940327, 170 pages and maps, August 11, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Kettle Moraine State Forest KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407235?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+12+WHITEWATER+BYPASS+BUCKINGHAM+ROAD+TO+COX+ROAD%3B+JEFFERSON%2C+ROCK%2C+AND+WALWORTH+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+12+WHITEWATER+BYPASS+BUCKINGHAM+ROAD+TO+COX+ROAD%3B+JEFFERSON%2C+ROCK%2C+AND+WALWORTH+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 11, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RIVER ROUTE, SR 22, SECTION 002, DAUPHIN TO SPENCEVILLE, DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF OCTOBER 1992). AN - 36395412; 4717 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a five-mile section of US 22/322 and a one-mile section of Pennsylvania 225 (PA 225) northwest of the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. Regionally, US 22/232 travels in a northwest-southeast direction, connecting the city of Harrisburg to State College and Interstate 80. Within the study area, US 22/322 is a three-lane facility with two through lanes and a center turn lane. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, were considered in the draft EIS; Alternative H was selected as the preferred alternative. Under this alternative, a five-lane, limited-access highway would be constructed Dauphin Borough to Speeceville. The alignment would begin at the southeastern portion of Dauphin Borough along the existing US 22/232, travel through the railroad bridge that goes over the existing US 22/232, and then travel to the south of the existing US 22/232 as a newly constructed roadway. After additional engineering and environmental studies were conducted and public comments on the draft EIS were evaluated, all three action alternatives examined in the draft EIS were dismissed from further consideration. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft supplement to the draft EIS. The new preferred alternative is a modified version of Alternative H under which four lanes instead of five would be provided and improvements to the existing US 22/322 underpass of the Conrail line allowing for full 14'-6" vertical clearance would be included. Another build alternative is also under consideration. The estimated construction cost under the preferred alternative is $59 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, improvements to US 22/232 would reduce existing traffic congestion and improve safety between Dauphin Borough and Speeceville. The improvements would reduce travel time, fuel use, and accident risk. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The rights-of-way requirements could displace up to 37 residences and 14 businesses, including three acres of parkland and some property associated with the Dauphin Water Works. Under the preferred alternative, implementation would require the conversion of 184 acres of vegetative cover and 70.3 acres of farmland to highway uses. There would be some encroachment upon area floodways and floodplains and some loss of wetlands (3.8 acres). Approximately 23 sites would experience some increase in noise levels, although noise barriers would mitigate impacts at most sites. A total of 13 sites eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places have been identified within the project area; seven of these sites would be adversely affected under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0406D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940329, Main Report--449 pages and maps, Appendix--742 pages, August 11, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-92-02-DS KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395412?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RIVER+ROUTE%2C+SR+22%2C+SECTION+002%2C+DAUPHIN+TO+SPENCEVILLE%2C+DAUPHIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1992%29.&rft.title=RIVER+ROUTE%2C+SR+22%2C+SECTION+002%2C+DAUPHIN+TO+SPENCEVILLE%2C+DAUPHIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+OCTOBER+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 11, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 340, INTERSTATE ROUTE 55 TO INTERSTATE ROUTE 80; COOK, DUPAGE, AND WILL COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 15225530; 4707 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 12.5-mile, north-south, multilane, divided highway linking Interstate 55 (I-55) to I-80 near Chicago, Illinois, is proposed. The highway, to be known as Federal Aid Primary Route 340, would pass through Cook, DuPage, and Will counties, 25 miles southwest of the downtown Chicago area. The major areas of controversy concern the location of interchanges and the protection of the north bluff area of the Des Plaines River Valley, which includes a creek, a nature preserve, and two forest preserves. Numerous alternatives evaluated in the early stages of the project were found to be inadequate; these include a No Action Alternative, the Transportation System Management Alternative, Mass Transit Alternative, an upgrade of the existing highway, and an expressway build alternative. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would be a freeway with interchanges at I-80, U.S. Route 6, Illinois Route 7 (159th Street), 143rd Street/Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue, 127th Street, and I-55. Densely populated subdivisions would be avoided, and sufficient right-of- way would be acquired to allow local agencies to construct a bikeway outside of access control and right-of-way limits. Under current plans, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority would construct and finance the freeway as a toll facility. Additional properties threatened by the development would include the Lustron House, an architecturally significant building on 135th Street, a recreational trail following the Des Plaines River, and a canal that runs parallel to the river. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway would ease suburban traffic congestion by improving the fragmented highway network. Ending the project at I-80 would provide access to the major east-west route serving southern communities such as New Lenox and Joliet. It would result in reduced travel time and distances, energy savings, and reduced emissions of air pollutants. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 38 residences, 3 businesses, one structure eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, and 8.9 acres of wetlands. Traffic-generated noise would adversely affect several locations along the project. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940324, Main Report--288 pages and maps, Appendix A--478 pages, August 8, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IL-EIS-93-03-D/4(f) KW - Creeks KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15225530?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+340%2C+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+55+TO+INTERSTATE+ROUTE+80%3B+COOK%2C+DUPAGE%2C+AND+WILL+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 8, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE EXTENDED TEST RANGE (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT EIS OF JANUARY 1994). AN - 36410193; 4652 AB - PURPOSE: The conducting of up to 100 extended range tests of target missiles, defensive missiles, and sensor systems at one or more test range areas during the 1994-2000 period is proposed. The tests would provide realistic test situations for defenses to operate within a simulated theater of operations that would include target missiles. They would also include the conducting of target and other missile system flights over distances not to exceed 750 miles. Potential off-range launch locations could include land areas and sea based platforms. Missile-to-missile intercepts would occur over existing test range areas or over open sea areas. Four candidate test areas are the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Fort Bliss in Texas, with off-range missile launches from sites in New Mexico and Utah; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) on Santa Rosa Island and at Cape San Blas in Florida, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Gulf of Mexico; Vandenberg AFB, San Nicolas Island, and San Clemente Island in California, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Pacific Ocean; and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, also with off-range launches from the Pacific. Some combination of test range areas would likely be implemented since no single area would satisfy all test objectives. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1994 considers new potential booster drop zones at the White Sands site; the new drop zones would result in a change in the projected flight trajectory that would reduce the size of launch hazard area. The drop zones would be located along the missile flight paths from the Green River Launch Complex and Fort Wingate Depot Activity to White Sands. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The missile testing activities would allow the full validation of system design and operational effectiveness of a ground-based TMD missile and sensor system. The project would provide target flights over distances that would not be attainable on most existing ranges. It would also effectively simulate a hostile missile attack against a theater of operations. Hostile missiles would include Scud-type ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface guided missiles launched against a specific target. The U.S. presently has a limited TMD capability; existing air defenses provide a very limited capability for point defense and no capability for area defense of military and geopolitical targets against theater missiles. The changes in designated drop zones would exclude I-70 and the Green River from exposure to launch-related risks. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Aircraft in the immediate vicinity would be temporarily rerouted during any test flights conducted from Fort Wingate. Booster drops would disturb wildlife habitat and vegetation in the immediate area. The testing would temporarily restrict recreational access to the islands in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse State Park in Utah, and closure and evacuation of the Chain of Craters area of El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico. The influx of support personnel on Kwajalein Island would have significant adverse infrastructure and socioeconomic impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Missile Act of 1991. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0004D, Volume 18, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 940321, 232 pages, August 5, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Missiles KW - Noise KW - Recreation Resources KW - Weapon Systems KW - California KW - Canyonlands National Park KW - Dead Horse State Park KW - El Malpais National Monument KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marshall Islands KW - New Mexico KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Utah KW - Wake Island KW - Missile Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410193?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+EIS+OF+JANUARY+1994%29.&rft.title=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+EIS+OF+JANUARY+1994%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 5, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BOSTON STREET FROM CHESTER STREET TO CONKLING STREET, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1983). AN - 36383419; 4708 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a traffic corridor in the Canton section of East Baltimore, Maryland, is proposed. The improvements would include roadway construction and the reconstruction of existing roadways traversing Boston Street from Chester Street to Conkling Street. This final supplement to the final EIS of July 1983 considers new project design concepts and alignments that reflect changes brought about by significant development in the study area. Urban renewal has taken place in the western portion of Canton, transforming former commercial/industrial sites into residential and mixed-use facilities. Significant changes include the pending construction of a townhome community on piers adjacent to the intersection of Boston and Aliceanna Streets; the abandonment of the American Can Company (ACC) manufacturing plant, and the resultant abandonment of the Conrail track, for which ACC had been the sole user; recent city zoning approval for the rehabilitation of an old sock factory into housing units; the clearing by Exxon Corporation of its 14th Street tank field for possible future development; the extensive development of boat slips along the shore line from Fells Point to the Canton Waterfront Park, with the resultant restoration of rowhomes in nearby historic districts and property value growth; the completion of the Seagirt Marine Terminal, which could result in increased truck traffic through the project corridor; the completion of the I-95 Fort McHenry Tunnel, providing a major diversion for through traffic; the ongoing improvement of five crossing streets; and numerous other projects involving the recent or pending construction of housing units, a nursing home, a waterfront park, a soccer arena, a city playground, a shopping center, and an industrial park on property currently or formerly open or occupied by factory or other industrial buildings. Once envisioned as interstate highway connecting I-83 and I-95 through tunnel and viaduct, the project is now planned to consist only of improvements to existing thoroughfares. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are under consideration. Under two of the action alternatives, improvement would involve traffic system management, and under three of the action alternatives, improvement would involve the provision of a minimum of four through travel lanes for Boston Street for the length of the study corridor. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative B Modified), Boston Street would be widened to four through lanes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The traffic corridor is currently typified by poor street conditions, street deterioration and interference to safe and efficient vehicular traffic movements caused by the street railway system, impedance of truck traffic at the CSX bridge due to inadequate clearance from substantial truck movements through the residential area, and high traffic volumes on the east-west arterial streets originating in or destined for the downtown area. Provisions under Alternative C, including the construction of six through-traffic lanes and the restriction of parking in the outer lanes during A.M. and P.M. peak hours, would help meet the projected future demands of increased traffic volumes. Under the build alternatives, improvements, including crosswalks, signalization and sidewalks associated with the construction, should benefit community cohesion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Improvements under the build alternatives would adversely affect water quality due to the increase in impervious areas; portions of the project fall within the designated Baltimore City Critical Area Zone. Several sites along the project corridor would likely experience traffic noise levels above 67dBA in the design year. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 93-0350DS, Volume 17, Number 5. For the abstract of the final EIS, see 83-0467F, Volume 7, Number 9. For the abstract of the draft supplement to the draft EIS, see 83-0022DS, Volume 7, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 79-0258D, Volume 3, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940320, 244 pages and maps, August 3, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-74-02-F-S-III KW - Buildings KW - Commercial Zones KW - Community Development KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Harbor Structures KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36383419?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BOSTON+STREET+FROM+CHESTER+STREET+TO+CONKLING+STREET%2C+BALTIMORE%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1983%29.&rft.title=BOSTON+STREET+FROM+CHESTER+STREET+TO+CONKLING+STREET%2C+BALTIMORE%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1983%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 3, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 31 PETOSKEY AREA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, EMMET COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36401310; 4710 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a seven-mile segment of US 31 in and around the community of Petoskey in Emmet County in the northwestern section of the lower peninsula of Michigan is proposed. US 31 is the principal state arterial highway serving Petoskey, a scenic, tourist-oriented community along the Lake Michigan shoreline. The area is one of Michigan's most popular resort areas. Development and growth in the area have been steady, most of it located along trunkline facilities, resulting in traffic conflicts and congestion. The project area is bounded on the west by Townsend Road and extends east of Bay View to the intersection of UC 31 and M 119. The area extends to the south from the Little Traverse Bay shoreline to Click Road. Existing US 31 varies considerably throughout the project area: it is two lanes wide at the eastern and western extremes, but widens to four and five lanes within Petoskey, then narrows to two lanes east of Mitchell Street, then widens to three, four, and then five lanes within Bay View. Seven alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative, a Transit Alternative, a Traffic Demand Management Alternative, and a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, considered in this draft EIS. Under the Upgrade/Bypass Alternative, improvements would include the upgrading of the existing US 31 by widening the roadway from Townsend Road on the west to Winter Park Lane on the east, and the construction of a new highway that would bypass Bay View to the south. Under the Near-South Bypass Alternative, improvements would include the construction of a near-south bypass that would be aligned along Sheridan Road and Atkins Road, and pass through North Central Michigan College. Under the Far-South Alternative, improvements would include the construction of a far-south bypass that would be located up to 3.2 miles south of downtown Petoskey; eight optional alignments are considered as part of this alternative. Estimated construction costs range from $20.6 million to $37.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway improvements would ease traffic congestion on existing US 31, and accommodate long-term local traffic demands by increasing capacity. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under each of the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace some residences and businesses; up to 54 business displacements would occur under the Upgrade/Bypass Alternative, while up to 66 residential displacements would occur under the Near-South Bypass Alternative. Some 17.7 to 49.4 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. Recreational land would be adversely affected under each of the build alternatives, and an entire park would be displaced under one of the alternatives. Three potentially significant archaeological sites would be in the rights-of-way. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940316, 480 pages and maps, August 2, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-94-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Farmlands KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Lake Michigan KW - Michigan KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36401310?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-08-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+31+PETOSKEY+AREA+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+EMMET+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=US+31+PETOSKEY+AREA+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+EMMET+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 2, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Correction of Sycamore Draw Landslide, south of Big Sur, Monterey County, California AN - 52826570; 1996-057743 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Orr, William R AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 91 EP - 113 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - Quaternary KW - geologic hazards KW - slopes KW - Holocene KW - remediation KW - Cenozoic KW - California KW - landslides KW - Coast Ranges KW - Monterey County California KW - mass movements KW - Sycamore Draw Landslide KW - slope stability KW - Salinian Block KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52826570?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Correction+of+Sycamore+Draw+Landslide%2C+south+of+Big+Sur%2C+Monterey+County%2C+California&rft.au=Orr%2C+William+R%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Orr&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 plate, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Cenozoic; Coast Ranges; geologic hazards; Holocene; landslides; mass movements; Monterey County California; Quaternary; remediation; roads; Salinian Block; slope stability; slopes; Sycamore Draw Landslide; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geotechnical design parameters for cut-and-cover stations and tunnel segments of L.A. Metro Rail Project AN - 52825997; 1996-057750 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Chen, Fred Y M AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 217 EP - 221 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - California KW - seismicity KW - railroads KW - tunnels KW - Santa Monica Mountains KW - mapping KW - transportation KW - compressive strength KW - construction KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52825997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Geotechnical+design+parameters+for+cut-and-cover+stations+and+tunnel+segments+of+L.A.+Metro+Rail+Project&rft.au=Chen%2C+Fred+Y+M%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Fred+Y&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=217&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; compressive strength; construction; design; mapping; railroads; Santa Monica Mountains; seismicity; transportation; tunnels; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Overcoming difficulties encountered during geotechnical field investigations along urban transportation corridors AN - 52825886; 1996-057751 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Schoeberlein, Elizabeth P AU - Slaff, Steven AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 222 EP - 237 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - borings KW - site exploration KW - transportation KW - drilling KW - roads KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52825886?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Overcoming+difficulties+encountered+during+geotechnical+field+investigations+along+urban+transportation+corridors&rft.au=Schoeberlein%2C+Elizabeth+P%3BSlaff%2C+Steven%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Schoeberlein&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - borings; drilling; field studies; roads; site exploration; transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Slope stability monitoring in the digital age AN - 52825764; 1996-057744 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Holzhausen, Gary R AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 114 EP - 141 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - tilt KW - slopes KW - tiltmeters KW - data processing KW - stability KW - deformation KW - computer programs KW - slope stability KW - instruments KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52825764?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Slope+stability+monitoring+in+the+digital+age&rft.au=Holzhausen%2C+Gary+R%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Holzhausen&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=114&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 plates, sects. N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - computer programs; data processing; deformation; field studies; geologic hazards; instruments; monitoring; slope stability; slopes; stability; tilt; tiltmeters ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detailed office, field and laboratory analysis to discern rock slope stability, Interstate Highway 287, northeastern New Jersey AN - 52825218; 1996-057748 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - West, T R AU - Frey, L J, III AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 192 EP - 193 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - shear strength KW - northeastern New Jersey KW - slopes KW - stability KW - joints KW - mapping KW - fractures KW - style KW - seismicity KW - aerial photography KW - New Jersey KW - compression KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - faults KW - remote sensing KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52825218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Detailed+office%2C+field+and+laboratory+analysis+to+discern+rock+slope+stability%2C+Interstate+Highway+287%2C+northeastern+New+Jersey&rft.au=West%2C+T+R%3BFrey%2C+L+J%2C+III%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=West&rft.aufirst=T&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=192&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aerial photography; compression; faults; field studies; fractures; joints; mapping; New Jersey; northeastern New Jersey; remote sensing; roads; seismicity; shear strength; slope stability; slopes; stability; style; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Final results of embankment performance at Dumbarton AN - 52825032; 1996-057753 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Hannon, Joseph B AU - Walsh, Thomas J AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 271 EP - 272 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - California KW - soil mechanics KW - embankments KW - shear strength KW - foundations KW - settlement KW - Dumbarton California KW - construction KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52825032?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Final+results+of+embankment+performance+at+Dumbarton&rft.au=Hannon%2C+Joseph+B%3BWalsh%2C+Thomas+J%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Hannon&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=271&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; construction; Dumbarton California; embankments; foundations; settlement; shear strength; soil mechanics; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The geotechnical setting of the San Jose area, California AN - 52824766; 1996-057737 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 1 EP - 38 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - site exploration KW - subsidence KW - San Jose California KW - California KW - landslides KW - Santa Clara County California KW - Coast Ranges KW - seismicity KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - management KW - earthquakes KW - faults KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52824766?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=The+geotechnical+setting+of+the+San+Jose+area%2C+California&rft.au=Williams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. geol. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Coast Ranges; design; earthquakes; faults; geologic hazards; landslides; management; mass movements; San Jose California; Santa Clara County California; seismicity; site exploration; slope stability; subsidence; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Characteristics of mudflows; some examples from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruptions AN - 52824603; 1996-057740 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Higgins, Jerry D AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 60 EP - 86 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - Skamania County Washington KW - Washington KW - geologic hazards KW - Mount Saint Helens KW - preventive measures KW - mudflows KW - Cascade Range KW - viscosity KW - eruptions KW - mass movements KW - floods KW - volcanoes KW - velocity KW - land use KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52824603?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Characteristics+of+mudflows%3B+some+examples+from+the+1980+Mount+St.+Helens+eruptions&rft.au=Higgins%2C+Jerry+D%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Higgins&rft.aufirst=Jerry&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=60&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - 3 plates, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cascade Range; eruptions; floods; geologic hazards; land use; mass movements; Mount Saint Helens; mudflows; preventive measures; Skamania County Washington; United States; velocity; viscosity; volcanoes; Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Engineering geology of the Carmel Valley Road rockslide, Monterey County, California AN - 52824348; 1996-057739 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Cotton, William R AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 58 EP - 59 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - Quaternary KW - pressure KW - geologic hazards KW - Holocene KW - Cenozoic KW - California KW - fractures KW - pore pressure KW - Monterey County California KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - rockslides KW - management KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52824348?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Engineering+geology+of+the+Carmel+Valley+Road+rockslide%2C+Monterey+County%2C+California&rft.au=Cotton%2C+William+R%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Cotton&rft.aufirst=William&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=58&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Cenozoic; fractures; geologic hazards; Holocene; management; mass movements; Monterey County California; pore pressure; pressure; Quaternary; rockslides; slope stability; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 1984 inventory of foothill landslides, Santa Clara County, CA AN - 52823939; 1996-057738 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Vassil, Vasiliki B AU - Sparrowe, Thomas A AU - Young, Douglas T AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 39 EP - 57 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - hydrology KW - Quaternary KW - geologic hazards KW - slopes KW - rainfall KW - mapping KW - Holocene KW - Cenozoic KW - California KW - slumping KW - lithofacies KW - landslides KW - Santa Clara County California KW - mass movements KW - tectonics KW - slope stability KW - land use KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52823939?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=1984+inventory+of+foothill+landslides%2C+Santa+Clara+County%2C+CA&rft.au=Vassil%2C+Vasiliki+B%3BSparrowe%2C+Thomas+A%3BYoung%2C+Douglas+T%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Vassil&rft.aufirst=Vasiliki&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=39&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 plate, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Cenozoic; faults; geologic hazards; Holocene; hydrology; land use; landslides; lithofacies; mapping; mass movements; Quaternary; rainfall; Santa Clara County California; slope stability; slopes; slumping; tectonics; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contracting for and using tiebacks for landslide stabilization AN - 52823617; 1996-057749 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Chapman, K Ronald AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 194 EP - 216 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - stabilization KW - geologic hazards KW - slopes KW - stability KW - remediation KW - California KW - landslides KW - San Francisco Peninsula KW - mass movements KW - tiebacks KW - slope stability KW - construction KW - roads KW - design KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52823617?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Contracting+for+and+using+tiebacks+for+landslide+stabilization&rft.au=Chapman%2C+K+Ronald%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Chapman&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=194&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 11 plates N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; construction; design; geologic hazards; landslides; mass movements; remediation; roads; San Francisco Peninsula; slope stability; slopes; stability; stabilization; tiebacks; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Road failure by subsurface stormflow in melange terrane AN - 52823575; 1996-057742 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Durgin, Philip AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 89 EP - 90 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - clay KW - soil mechanics KW - failures KW - Six Rivers National Forest KW - clastic sediments KW - slopes KW - earthflows KW - drainage KW - potentiometric surface KW - California KW - slumping KW - pressuremeters KW - Humboldt County California KW - mass movements KW - sediments KW - slope stability KW - melange KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52823575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Road+failure+by+subsurface+stormflow+in+melange+terrane&rft.au=Durgin%2C+Philip%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Durgin&rft.aufirst=Philip&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; clastic sediments; clay; drainage; earthflows; failures; Humboldt County California; mass movements; melange; potentiometric surface; pressuremeters; sediments; Six Rivers National Forest; slope stability; slopes; slumping; soil mechanics; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic and seismic considerations for proposed highway bridge sites near Quito, Ecuador AN - 52823390; 1996-057745 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Alt, John N AU - Arango, Ignacio AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 142 EP - 143 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - systems KW - Ecuador KW - transportation KW - Quito Ecuador KW - canyons KW - concrete KW - grabens KW - South America KW - Cangagua Formation KW - seismicity KW - planning KW - bridges KW - construction KW - roads KW - faults KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/52823390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Geologic+and+seismic+considerations+for+proposed+highway+bridge+sites+near+Quito%2C+Ecuador&rft.au=Alt%2C+John+N%3BArango%2C+Ignacio%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Alt&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=142&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; Cangagua Formation; canyons; concrete; construction; construction materials; Ecuador; faults; grabens; planning; Quito Ecuador; roads; seismicity; South America; systems; transportation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Earthquake ground response study for the Century Freeway, Los Angeles, CA AN - 50333641; 1996-057752 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Sorensen, Michael C AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 238 EP - 270 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - Los Angeles County California KW - shear strength KW - stability KW - Newport-Inglewood Fault KW - transportation KW - seismic response KW - California KW - Los Angeles California KW - boreholes KW - seismicity KW - Los Angeles Basin KW - earthquakes KW - construction KW - roads KW - faults KW - design KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50333641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Earthquake+ground+response+study+for+the+Century+Freeway%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA&rft.au=Sorensen%2C+Michael+C%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Sorensen&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=238&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - boreholes; California; construction; construction materials; design; earthquakes; faults; Los Angeles Basin; Los Angeles California; Los Angeles County California; Newport-Inglewood Fault; roads; seismic response; seismicity; shear strength; stability; transportation; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Wave erosion of State Highway 1 along the San Gregorio Fault between Davenport and Pescadero, California AN - 50333042; 1996-057747 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Smith-Evernden, Roberta K AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 170 EP - 191 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - shore features KW - San Gregorio Fault KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - shorelines KW - California KW - slumping KW - Pescadero California KW - mass movements KW - Davenport California KW - marine terraces KW - storms KW - management KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - San Mateo County California KW - roads KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50333042?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Wave+erosion+of+State+Highway+1+along+the+San+Gregorio+Fault+between+Davenport+and+Pescadero%2C+California&rft.au=Smith-Evernden%2C+Roberta+K%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Smith-Evernden&rft.aufirst=Roberta&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=170&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 9 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Davenport California; erosion; faults; geologic hazards; management; marine terraces; mass movements; Pescadero California; roads; San Gregorio Fault; San Mateo County California; Santa Cruz County California; shore features; shorelines; slumping; storms; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic hazards at Waddell Bluffs, Santa Cruz County, California AN - 50333024; 1996-057746 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Griggs, Gary B AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 144 EP - 169 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - shore features KW - San Gregorio Fault KW - cliffs KW - geologic hazards KW - erosion KW - shorelines KW - transportation KW - California KW - debris avalanches KW - mass movements KW - Waddell Bluffs KW - rockslides KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - roads KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50333024?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Geologic+hazards+at+Waddell+Bluffs%2C+Santa+Cruz+County%2C+California&rft.au=Griggs%2C+Gary+B%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Griggs&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=144&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 6 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 8 plates, sect. N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; cliffs; debris avalanches; erosion; faults; geologic hazards; mass movements; roads; rockslides; San Gregorio Fault; Santa Cruz County California; shore features; shorelines; transportation; United States; Waddell Bluffs ER - TY - JOUR T1 - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip AN - 50332058; 1996-057736 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 275 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - California KW - landslides KW - symposia KW - mass movements KW - field trips KW - transportation KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - active margins KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50332058?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=35th+annual+highway+geology+symposium+and+field+trip&rft.au=Williams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately; Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active margins; California; field trips; landslides; mass movements; roads; slope stability; symposia; transportation; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Congress Springs landslide updated AN - 50331063; 1996-057741 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Berkland, James O AU - Dahlin, Alan AU - Remilliard, Richard AU - Williams, John W AU - Beck, Timothy J Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 87 EP - 88 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 35 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - geologic hazards KW - rainfall KW - rates KW - California KW - landslides KW - Santa Clara County California KW - Congress Springs Landslide KW - movement KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - land use KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50331063?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=The+Congress+Springs+landslide+updated&rft.au=Berkland%2C+James+O%3BDahlin%2C+Alan%3BRemilliard%2C+Richard%3BWilliams%2C+John+W%3BBeck%2C+Timothy+J&rft.aulast=Berkland&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 35th annual highway geology symposium and field trip N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1996-01-01 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - SuppNotes - Sponsored by the Calif. Dep. Transp. and San Jose State Univ., Dep. Geol. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Congress Springs Landslide; geologic hazards; land use; landslides; mass movements; monitoring; movement; rainfall; rates; roads; Santa Clara County California; slope stability; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Investigation and stabilization of a developing landslide, Highway 28, south of Lander, Wyoming AN - 50330229; 1997-011972 JF - The Contact (Casper, WY) AU - Dahill, James M Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 2 PB - Wyoming Geological Association, Casper, WY VL - 41 IS - 8 SN - 1046-4808, 1046-4808 KW - United States KW - stabilization KW - embankments KW - drainage KW - Fremont County Wyoming KW - mapping KW - Lander Wyoming KW - XSTABL KW - computer programs KW - Wyoming KW - landslides KW - mass movements KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50330229?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Contact+%28Casper%2C+WY%29&rft.atitle=Investigation+and+stabilization+of+a+developing+landslide%2C+Highway+28%2C+south+of+Lander%2C+Wyoming&rft.au=Dahill%2C+James+M&rft.aulast=Dahill&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=2&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Contact+%28Casper%2C+WY%29&rft.issn=10464808&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1997-01-01 N1 - PubXState - WY N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - computer programs; drainage; embankments; Fremont County Wyoming; Lander Wyoming; landslides; mapping; mass movements; roads; slope stability; stabilization; United States; Wyoming; XSTABL ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Compacted clay liners and covers for arid sites; discussion and closure AN - 50183342; 1995-011965 JF - Journal of Geotechnical Engineering AU - Horvath, John S AU - Daniel, David E AU - Wu, Yung-Kwang Y1 - 1994/08// PY - 1994 DA - August 1994 SP - 1461 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY VL - 120 IS - 8 SN - 0733-9410, 0733-9410 KW - compaction KW - terrestrial environment KW - arid environment KW - landfills KW - waste disposal KW - disposal barriers KW - desiccation KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50183342?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.atitle=Compacted+clay+liners+and+covers+for+arid+sites%3B+discussion+and+closure&rft.au=Horvath%2C+John+S%3BDaniel%2C+David+E%3BWu%2C+Yung-Kwang&rft.aulast=Horvath&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-08-01&rft.volume=120&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=1461&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Geotechnical+Engineering&rft.issn=07339410&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - SuppNotes - For reference to original see Daniel, David E. and Wu, Yung-Kwang, J. Geotech. Eng., Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., Vol. 119, No. 2, p. 223-237, Feb. 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - JGENDZ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - arid environment; compaction; desiccation; disposal barriers; landfills; terrestrial environment; waste disposal ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 101--REALIGNMENT CONSTRUCTION AT CUSHING CREEK FROM 8.5 TO 5.3 KILOMETERS (5.3 TO 3.3 MILES) SOUTH OF CRESCENT CITY, DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36400819; 4701 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 3.2-kilometer (2.0-mile) segment of US Route 101 on a new alignment in Del Norte County, in northwestern California, is proposed. The existing segment is located entirely within either Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park or Redwood National Park. The current accident rate of the highway is seven times the expected statewide average for similar facilities. Construction of a two-lane, conventional highway, with a continuous uphill, southbound passing lane, on new alignment would best meet the purpose and the need of the project within the environmental constraints posed by construction within park boundaries. Improvements to the existing alignment would not substantially reduce vehicle accident levels due to sharp curve alignments on a constant 7.5 percent grade. Focal issues addressed include the effects on air quality, and floodplains and wetlands, and the effects of seismic activity. Seven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under three of the build alternatives, a four-lane expressway would be constructed. Under another three of the build alternatives, a two-lane, conventional highway would be built; under one of these, the preferred alternative (Alignment D3), a new alignment would be required. Through project mitigation, the phased-out segment of Route 101 would be restored to a more natural park environment. Under the preferred alternative, a total of 15 hectares (38 acres) of old-growth forest and 405 to 410 old-growth redwood trees would be transferred to park agencies for long-term management and protection. The project is programmed in the 1994 State Transportation Improvement Program at an estimated cost of $22 million, with construction projected for fiscal year 1998-1999. Cost estimates under the build alternatives range from $11 million to $63 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the interregional transportation system within the project area and at the regional level for through traffic, providing a more efficient movement of people, goods, and services. The realignment would lessen the number and severity of traffic accidents and improve the operational characteristics of the highway segment. Public safety would be improved for motorists and the 100 to 200 bicyclists using the segment each week. Construction would generate more than 200 on- site jobs and provide more than $30 million in indirect beneficial economic stimulus to the region, including long-term benefits to local tourism. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would require excavation ranging from 0.1 million to 5 million cubic yards, resulting in significant topographic changes by introducing large cuts and fill in mountain terrain. Construction activity would expose soils to moderate erosion risks. Stream water would experience short term increases in turbidity and sedimentation. A net loss of fish and wildlife habitat would result, and under one build alternative, the project would adversely impact the West Branch of Mill Creek fishery. The federally listed threatened and state listed endangered marbled murrelet, which occurs on the project area, would be adversely affected; three other amphibian and one mammal species of special concern would also be adversely affected. Four memorial redwood groves are within project limits and could be impacted by project activities. Scenic quality would be adversely affected for approximately 10 years after project completion. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940301, 209 pages and maps, July 26, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Erosion KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Timber Management KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park KW - Redwood National Park KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400819?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+101--REALIGNMENT+CONSTRUCTION+AT+CUSHING+CREEK+FROM+8.5+TO+5.3+KILOMETERS+%285.3+TO+3.3+MILES%29+SOUTH+OF+CRESCENT+CITY%2C+DEL+NORTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+101--REALIGNMENT+CONSTRUCTION+AT+CUSHING+CREEK+FROM+8.5+TO+5.3+KILOMETERS+%285.3+TO+3.3+MILES%29+SOUTH+OF+CRESCENT+CITY%2C+DEL+NORTE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 26, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 234 BYPASS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JANUARY 1981). AN - 36410496; 4719 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of an approximately 14.3-mile segment of Route 234 from the intersection of State Route (SR) 234 with SR 619 at Independent Hill to the intersection of SR 234 with Interstate 66 (I-66), in Prince William County, Virginia, is proposed. The project corridor, which is located approximately 35 miles south of Washington, District of Columbia, has a northern terminus approximately 13 miles northwest of the city of Manassas and the southern terminus approximately eight miles south of Manassas. The improvements would provide a six-lane, divided highway (four lanes initially with two lanes to be added later) from Independent Hill to Limstrong (just south of Manassas) and a four-lane, divided highway from Limstrong to I-66. The project would widen selected portions of SR 234 and build a four-lane, limited-access highway around the west side of Manassas from Limstrong to I-66 with grade-separated interchanges at SR 234, Clover Hill Road, SR 28, Wellington Road, Balls Ford Road, and I-66. This final supplement to the final EIS of January 1981 presents a modified selected alternative that defers all improvements north of I-66, thereby shortening the length of the project to 14.7 miles. In addition, this supplement considers the effects of various shifts in the alignment and changes in configuration of several interchanges, and considers the effects of population growth in the area and new regulatory requirements. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would improve traffic safety and relieve congestion along a heavily traveled highway. It would also provide adequate capacity to accommodate growth in the area and improve connections to the interstate system. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Since issuance of the final EIS, archaeological surveys have identified an additional three sites in the area that would be adversely affected by the project. Since the northern segment of the project has been deferred, adverse impacts on the Manassas National Battlefield Park would be less than originally estimated, although the interchange with I-66 would have adverse noise and visual effects on Stuarts Hill visitors. Two additional buildings in the area were determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Although the final EIS indicated that wetlands would not be adversely affected by the project, recent field surveys have found that 23 acres of wetlands and aquatic sites in the project corridor would be adversely affected. Residential and commercial development in the area has increased the number of displacements that would be necessary and the magnitude of noise impacts. Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 34 homes and 8 businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 93-0283D, Volume 17, Number 4. For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 79-1073D, Volume 3, Number 10, and 81-0213F, Volume 5, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940299, 429 pages and maps, July 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-79-03-FS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410496?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+234+BYPASS%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1981%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+234+BYPASS%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JANUARY+1981%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BROAD STREET PARKWAY, NASHUA, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36393987; 4712 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an approximately one-mile roadway providing a second crossing of the Nashua River in the city of Nashua, in southeastern New Hampshire, is proposed. The roadway, the Broad Street Parkway project, would supplement the Main Street crossing of the Nashua River. It would relieve existing and projected traffic congestion, especially in the Nashua central business district (CBD). The severe congestion has caused the Nashua area to be classified as non-attainment for carbon monoxide and ozone, and several actions have been taken to address the air quality issues. The project would also maintain air quality standards and accommodate regional traffic growth. The project area includes a large portion of the central business district west of Main Street, as well as extensive areas of residential development north and south of the Nashua River. Industrial and commercial development also exist in the central and western portions of the area, while a multi-acre public recreational area, Mine Falls Park, encompasses a substantial amount of the westerly part of the project area. In addition to these developments, a number of historically important properties and/or districts exist in the project area. The Nashua River, with its associated wetlands and floodplains, meanders through the project area generally from west to east. Five alternatives, including No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the project would include the construction of a multilane, landscaped roadway extending from Broad Street near Exit 6 of the F.E. Everett Turnpike on the north, to the West Hollis Street/Kinsley Street area near Pine Street on the south, with a new bridge over the river in the vicinity of Millyard. The construction cost estimates range from $19 million to $24 million, with right-of-way cost estimates ranging from $2.6 million to $2.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would alleviate existing and projected traffic congestion problems, and related air quality problems associated with automobile emissions. Unless transportation system improvements were provided in the downtown area, there could be adverse economic effects to businesses as motorists attempt to bypass the Nashua CBD. The project could prevent existing businesses and manufacturing facilities from being forced to move to outlying areas more accessible from the regional highway network. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 15 to 21 acres of private property would be acquired and converted to public right-of-way. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 23 to 54 residential dwelling units and 81 to 221 employees. Property tax revenues would decline by $73,000 to $79,000. Under two of the build alternatives, the facility would encroach on approximately 10,000 square feet of Mine Falls Park. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would involve the displacement or alteration of the setting of some historical resources. Noise effects from the project would be experienced at a number of locations along the route of the Parkway, as the project would bring substantial volumes of traffic in close proximity to residential areas that are presently not subjected to heavy traffic. Asbestos and other hazardous materials would likely be encountered during displacement of industrial and other facilities. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940300, 239 pages and maps, July 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Floodplains KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Districts KW - Manufacturing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36393987?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BROAD+STREET+PARKWAY%2C+NASHUA%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=BROAD+STREET+PARKWAY%2C+NASHUA%2C+HILLSBOROUGH+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NC 24 FROM 2.8 MILES EAST OF I-95 TO I-40; CUMBERLAND, DUPLIN, AND SAMPSON COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36399390; 4715 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of NC 24 between I-95 and I-40 in Cumberland, Sampson, and Duplin counties, North Carolina, is proposed. The proposed project, which would be 38 to 40 miles in length, would involve the construction of a four-lane, controlled access freeway on new location to connect the existing four-lane section of NC 24 2.8 miles east of I-95 with I-40 south of its interchange with existing NC 24. The existing NC 24 is the major east-west highway in the study area, and it serves as a military transport route connecting Fayetteville and Jacksonville. Two primary build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the northern alternative, the facility would commence at the end of the existing four-lane section of NC 24 and proceed to a point 1.1 miles north of Stedman; it would then continue eastward to pass 1.4 miles northeast of Autryville and 3.5 miles north of Roseboro. Between Roseboro and Clinton, the route would cross existing NC 24, passing from north to south of this highway 5.3 miles west of Clinton. The alignment would then curve to the southeast of Clinton, 1.5 miles from its downtown area, and would then continue eastward to pass 2.4 miles south of Turkey. It would terminate at I-40, 2.5 miles southeast of the existing interchange with NC 24. Under the southern alternative, the facility would begin at the same point as under the northern alternative, then extend to the east to a point 0.3 miles north of Stedman. It would then continue eastward to pass 0.8 miles northeast of Autryville and 1.2 miles north of Roseboro. Between Roseboro and Clinton, it would cross existing NC 24, passing from north to south of this highway 6.8 miles west of Clinton. The alignment would then proceed south of Clinton, 4.9 miles from the downtown area, and continue eastward to pass 3.4 miles south of Turkey. It would terminate at the same location as the northern alternative. Five alternative crossover patterns connecting the two alternatives are also under consideration POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway improvement would save travel time for commercial, commuter, and military traffic; would reduce the number of accidents; and would stimulate the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed construction would displace or adversely affect up to 108 residences, 4 businesses, 702 acres of agricultural/cleared land, 8 potentially significant archaeological sites, 10 known cemeteries, and 584 acres of upland forests, and 105 acres of wetlands. Up to 49 receptors would experience significant increases in noise, 10 floodplains would be encroached, and 49 streams would be crossed. Some potential would exist for disturbing red-cockaded woodpecker habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.)and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940294, 619 pages and maps, July 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Cemeteries KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399390?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NC+24+FROM+2.8+MILES+EAST+OF+I-95+TO+I-40%3B+CUMBERLAND%2C+DUPLIN%2C+AND+SAMPSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=NC+24+FROM+2.8+MILES+EAST+OF+I-95+TO+I-40%3B+CUMBERLAND%2C+DUPLIN%2C+AND+SAMPSON+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NC 16, LUCIA TO NORTH OF NC 150; CATAWBA, GASTON, AND LINCOLN COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36407492; 4714 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 16-mile segment of NC 16 from just north of Lucia in Gaston County, North Carolina, through Lincoln County, to north of NC 150 in Catawba County, is proposed. The project is considered necessary to improve access and travel time between the rapidly developing Lake Norman area and the Charlotte metropolitan area. The proposed action would involve the construction of a four-lane, divided, limited-access expressway on a new alignment that would generally run parallel to the existing highway. The three build alternatives considered in this draft EIS are an Eastern Alternative, a Western Alternative, and a variation of the Western Alternative designated Western 2. Under the Eastern Alternative, the facility would diverge from existing NC 16 by 4,000 feet from its intersection with NC 273 and extend parallel to NC 16 about 3,000 feet to the east. It would then skirt the core of the development in Lucia and Lowesville before turning slightly westward north of SR 1397 to cross existing NC 16 just south of SR 1394. The proposed corridor would then run generally parallel to the CSX railroad tracks, bypass Denver to the east and turns northward to intercept existing NC 16 about 7,000 feet north of NC 150. Under the Western Alignment, the facility would turn northward soon after crossing NC 273 and bypass most of Lucia and Lowesville to the west; it would intersect SR 1511 roughly 5,800 feet west of existing NC 16. The proposed corridor would then continue northward, generally parallel to and east of SR 1386. Just north of NC 150, it would turn northeastward to intersect existing NC 16 about 8,200 feet north of NC 150. The facility under the two main alternatives would share a common alignment just to the east of St. James Road; under the Western 2 Alternative, it would involve the construction of a new alignment to the west of St. James Road. The total estimated costs of the three alternatives range from $88.5 to $103.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed highway improvements, traffic congestion on existing NC 16 would be eased, and long-term local traffic demands would be accommodated by increasing capacity. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the Eastern Alternative would displace 31 homes and 4 businesses, adversely affect 27 acres of wetlands and 478 acres of farmland, cross 36 streams, encroach on 21 acres of flood hazard areas, and adversely affect four noise-sensitive sites. Rights-of-way requirements under the Western Alternative would displace 70 homes, adversely affect 23.5 acres of wetlands and 450 acres of farmland, cross 68 streams, encroach on 11 acres of flood hazard areas, and adversely affect 13 noise-sensitive sites. The effects under the Western 2 Alternative are nearly identical to those under the Western Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940288, 317 pages and maps, July 20, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-94-03-D KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407492?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NC+16%2C+LUCIA+TO+NORTH+OF+NC+150%3B+CATAWBA%2C+GASTON%2C+AND+LINCOLN+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=NC+16%2C+LUCIA+TO+NORTH+OF+NC+150%3B+CATAWBA%2C+GASTON%2C+AND+LINCOLN+COUNTIES%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 20, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SANDPOINT NORTH AND SOUTH US 95 (MILEPOST 466.8 TO MILEPOST 478.6), BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36395384; 4705 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 12-mile segment of US 95 in Bonner County, Idaho, is proposed. US 95, which extends from Canada to the Mexican border near Yuma, Arizona, is Idaho's major north-south highway. The project area is located 62 miles south of the Canadian border near the town of Sandpoint; the area lies at the foot of the Selkirk Mountains and is bisected by Pend Oreille Lake/River complex. Traffic along US 95 is currently operating at a level of service rating of F within Sandpoint and a level of E outside of town. Traffic problems result from a heavy volume of truck traffic, inadequately designed intersections, 90-degree turning requirements, and poor traffic flow structures within the town. Two build alternatives and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Through Town Alternative, improvement would involve reconstructing 10 miles of highway on existing alignment, upgrading the existing two-lane highway to four or five lanes, depending on the approach requirements; widening Long Bridge from two to four lanes, and providing a bicycle/pedestrian path; and implementing curve reductions and other street improvements along a one-mile stretch of the north and southbound routes in town. Under the Sand Creek Two-Lane Alternative, improvements would involve the construction of 9.3 miles of four-lane highway on existing alignment, and two miles of a proposed new alignment adjacent to Sand Creek and the Burlington Northern Railroad depot. This interchange/bridge structure would be 2,850 feet long and two lanes wide. Under this alternative, Long Bridge would be widened from two to four lanes. The estimated costs under the two build alternatives are $35.5 million and $39.4 million, respectively. The benefit-cost ratios for the two alternatives are 19.3 and 11.8. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed highway improvements, the level of service rating for US 95 should improve to a rating of C within the project area. The facility would be able to accommodate both through and local traffic. The improvement would reduce the risk of accidents. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the Through Town Alternative, historic resources and hazardous materials sites could be adversely affected. The level of service for the greatest number of vehicles would improve but a non-stop facility would not be provided for through traffic. Under the Sand Creek Alternative, the historic railroad depot, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, would be displaced. The Sand Creek structure would create a visual obtrusion as it passes along the banks of the creek between the central business district and the city beach. Under this alternative, local traffic volumes would not be effectively accommodated, and traffic congestion in Sandpoint would further deteriorate. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940290, 303 pages and maps, July 20, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ID-EIS-94-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Railroads KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Idaho KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395384?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SANDPOINT+NORTH+AND+SOUTH+US+95+%28MILEPOST+466.8+TO+MILEPOST+478.6%29%2C+BONNER+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SANDPOINT+NORTH+AND+SOUTH+US+95+%28MILEPOST+466.8+TO+MILEPOST+478.6%29%2C+BONNER+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Boise, Idaho; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 20, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF RICHARDS-GEBAUR AIR FORCE BASE, CASS AND JACKSON COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 15222075; 4649 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base (AFB) in Jackson and Merced counties, Missouri, is proposed. The base, which occupies 426 acres in 11 noncontiguous parcels, is located in west-central Missouri; the northern portion of the base, in Jackson County, is bordered by Kansas City. Since 1980, the AFB has been operated by the Air Force Reserve for training personnel in the use of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for close air support of ground forces. In 1985, approximately 1,360 acres of AFB property were conveyed to the Kansas City Aviation Department (KCAD), which has operated the airfield as the Richards-Gebaur Airport and the Air Force Reserve has continued to use the runway. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Richards-Gebaur AFB is scheduled to close in September 1994. Air Force policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the Air Force. Under the KCAD reuse plan, the remaining 426 acres would be allocated as follows: 88 acres would be set aside for aviation support; 57 acres for industrial uses; 45 acres for an office/industrial park; 5 acres for commercial uses; and 231 acres for Marine Corps reserve training, medical care, recruiting, and administrative activities. In addition, three conceptual reuse plans as well as a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the Aviation Alternative, a mixed use airport would be developed with civilian aviation activities including general aviation, commuter, maintenance, pilot training, and air cargo components, in addition to continuing transient military operations. Total flight operations would exceed 96,000 by the year 2014, using the main runway and reactivated crosswind runway. Under the Aviation with Mixed Use Alternative, a general aviation airport would be developed with more than 106,000 operations by 2014. Under the Industrial Alternative, extensive industrial development would be featured in support of a general aviation airport with approximately 76,000 operations, including military transients, by 2014. Only the main runway would be active. The remaining portions of the base would be redeveloped for institutional (medical and educational), commercial, residential, public facilities /recreation, and agricultural uses. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Redevelopment activities would generate up to 1,475 direct jobs and 1,570 secondary jobs by the year 2014. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would have possible adverse effects on traffic levels and one historic property on the base. Under each of the action alternatives, a moderate increase in the types and amounts of hazardous wastes handled would result, as well as in the demands placed on local utilities and services. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510) and Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 94-0011D, Volume 18, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 940289, 510 pages, July 20, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Natural Gas KW - Noise Assessments KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wastewater Treatment KW - Missouri KW - Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222075?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICHARDS-GEBAUR+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CASS+AND+JACKSON+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICHARDS-GEBAUR+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+CASS+AND+JACKSON+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 20, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED WIDENING OF RIVER STREET, FROM WATER STREET TO HIGHWAY 1, CITY OF SANTA CRUZ, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 15223745; 4700 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of River Street in Santa Cruz, California, is proposed. River Street functions as one of the major connections between downtown Santa Cruz and the regional highway/freeway network. After crossing Highway 1, River Street becomes Highway 9 and thus connects the mountain communities of Felton, Ben Lomond, and Boulder Creek with the downtown center and beach areas. River Street is also the main route between the downtown area and the large Harvey West Business Park located just north of Highway 1. Current traffic counts indicate that traffic volume on River Street will exceed Level of Service standards by 1995. At present, River Street is a two-lane, undivided street with shared-use parking and bike lanes. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative, the street would be widened in order to accommodate two 12-foot traffic lanes in each direction, along with an exclusive-use, five-foot bike lane, a six-foot sidewalk, and a landscaped median. The segment to be widened would extend from Water Street to Highway 1. The landscaped median would serve several functions: separate traffic travelling in opposite directions, offer pedestrians a refuge from traffic, and offer a visual amenity to the streetscape. The median would have breaks at North Pacific, Mora, Josephine, and Potero streets, as well as opposite the entrance to the San Lorenzo Lumber Company. The actual width of the right-of-way would vary from 67 to 84 feet. Under the other build alternative, a continuous, two-way, left- turn lane would be provided instead of a landscaped median. The estimated costs of the project are $4.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would reduce traffic congestion and the number of accidents on this portion of River Street. The increased capacity would accommodate the increased traffic needed to rebuild the earthquake-damaged downtown area as well as to stimulate the growth of the city as a whole. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction would displace up to four residences and eight nonresidential structures, including five businesses. The increase in impermeable surface caused by the addition of two traffic lanes would increase runoff volume by roughly 15 percent. Although considered a small increase, the runoff would carry a greater concentration of pollutants normally found in urban runoff. Some off-street parking would be lost and all on-street parking would be banned. LEGAL MANDATES: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940282, 442 pages and maps, July 14, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-94-02-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223745?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+WIDENING+OF+RIVER+STREET%2C+FROM+WATER+STREET+TO+HIGHWAY+1%2C+CITY+OF+SANTA+CRUZ%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=PROPOSED+WIDENING+OF+RIVER+STREET%2C+FROM+WATER+STREET+TO+HIGHWAY+1%2C+CITY+OF+SANTA+CRUZ%2C+SANTA+CRUZ+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 14, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF RICKENBACKER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 36407016; 4653 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Rickenbacker Air National Guard (ANG) Base near Columbus, Ohio, is proposed. Rickenbacker ANG Base is located 12 miles southeast of Columbus and 0.5 miles east of the village of Lockbourne. The base contains a total of 2,016 acres, of which 1,708 acres would be available for disposal as a result of base realignment. The Ohio ANG would retain about 179 acres of the existing base as a cantonment area for continued operations; most of this property is adjacent to the airfield. In addition, the Army would use an enclave of about 129 acres along the airfield immediately southwest of the Ohio ANG cantonment; this property would be used by the Ohio ANG and Army Reserve. During the 1980s the Rickenbacker Port Authority (RPA) acquired 1,652 acres of base property from the Air Force and used it to develop the Rickenbacker International Airport. RPA manages and operates the airport on land both owned and leased by RPA. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, a comprehensive reuse plan for an international air cargo airport, aviation and industrial uses would be combined with future expansion of the airport by the acquisition of private land adjoining the airport to the southeast. This land would be used to construct a runway parallel to the existing runways. Air cargo operations under this proposal would increase substantially, with growth based on capturing demand from outside areas. Military operations would continue at pre-alignment levels, with the military facilities located in a cantonment area located northwest of the runways. Military aircraft operations would consist of approximately 8,600 helicopter operations by the Ohio ANG and 13,000 fixed-wing operations by the ANG and other transient military aircraft. Two aviation alternatives are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would generate approximately 12,600 jobs in the region by the year 2014, including approximately 7,358 direct and 5,302 indirect jobs. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Zoning changes could be required to limit residential development in the immediate vicinity of the airfield. Development of the airfield would result in an increase of 11,467 average daily automobile trips by the year 2014, placing a strain on existing highways. Construction activities could disturb wetland areas on the base, which would adversely affect sensitive wetland habitats and the animals that inhabit them. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 940281, 416 pages and maps, July 13, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Helicopters KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Ohio KW - Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407016?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICKENBACKER+AIR+NATIONAL+GUARD+BASE%2C+FRANKLIN+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICKENBACKER+AIR+NATIONAL+GUARD+BASE%2C+FRANKLIN+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 13, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 179, ROUTE 50 TO ROUTE B, JOB NUMBER J5U0441, COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI. AN - 36404337; 4711 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 4.9-mile-long extension to Route 179 from Route 50 west to Route B in Cole County, Missouri, is proposed. The project area consists of hilly, timber-covered, rural terrain outside Jefferson City. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and a Transportation Management System, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the red line alternative, the extension would be a four-lane highway to the West Edgewood Boulevard and a two-lane facility thereafter, with right-of-way for a future interchange at Route C. Under the red- green alternative, the extension would be a four-lane highway to Frog Hollow Road and a two-lane roadway thereafter, with right- of-way for a future interchange at Route C. Under both action alternatives, the extension would follow a common alignment from Route 50 to a point just prior to Route C; both alignments would involve the construction of a diamond interchange on Route 54, although the locations of the interchange are roughly a mile apart. Beyond Route C, the red line would curve to the east, crossing Idlewood Road with a grade separation and continuing to the east until joining Route B. The red-green line would continue southerly after crossing Route C and crossing Fox Moor Court with an at-grade intersection; after crossing Route 54, the line would turn to the east and merge with Route B. The estimated construction costs under the build alternatives are $14.4 million for the red line and $15.2 million for the red-green line. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The highway extension would stimulate the economic growth of the area and support a substantial increase in jobs as the office parks were built and occupied. It would provide a safer and quicker route between the north and south ends of Jefferson City. Traffic on other roads would diminish as through traffic were routed around the city and as some state offices are moved to the new office complexes in the project area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 199 acres of farmland, 11 residences, 2 businesses, and 1 church office. Up to 28 residences would experience excessive noise levels. Runoff from construction and highway surfaces would degrade water quality. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940276, 42 pages and maps, July 11, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-02-D KW - Commercial Zones KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Missouri KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404337?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+179%2C+ROUTE+50+TO+ROUTE+B%2C+JOB+NUMBER+J5U0441%2C+COLE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+179%2C+ROUTE+50+TO+ROUTE+B%2C+JOB+NUMBER+J5U0441%2C+COLE+COUNTY%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 11, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CALEXICO EAST BORDER STATION AND STATE ROUTE 7 BETWEEN THE NEW PORT OF ENTRY AND STATE ROUTE 98, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 15224270; 4724 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border in the unincorporated portion of Imperial County, California, approximately 6.5 miles east of the city of Calexico, is proposed. The project area consists of approximately 87 acres as well as a one-square-mile study area immediately north of the main parcel where Caltrans is proposing to construct that portion of State Route (SR) 7 connecting the port with SR 98. Rights-of-way for the actual highway would involve approximately 60 acres. The border station would serve all commercial vehicles currently passing through the downtown Calexico port as well as accommodate passenger vehicles and pedestrian traffic. Upon completion of the port, the existing downtown station would continue in use but only for pedestrian and non-commercial traffic. The downtown facility, constructed in 1974, experienced an average annual growth rate of 18.3 percent in person crossings from 1986 to 1990, the highest growth rate of any of the ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. The primary purpose of the facility is to relieve congestion at the downtown facility. The project would involve the construction of five buildings totaling 75,000 square feet and 185,000 square feet of primary and secondary inspection areas under canopy. The buildings and processing areas would be separated into commercial and noncommercial zones. The commercial zone would occupy 58 acres on the eastern two-thirds of the site. The south end of the zone would consist of three double-wide northbound lanes and three associated inspection booths for primary import inspection, and one double-wide southbound lane with an export exit control booth. At the north end of the commercial zone would be two primary export inspection booths handling four southbound lanes and two import exit control booths covering two double-wide northbound lanes. The central portion of the zone would consist of an import inspection facility that could accommodate up to 60 trucks at the dock structure. Additional facilities would include a bulk lot inspection area capable of handling 10 vehicles, a two-bay hazardous material inspection area, and truck scales. The non-commercial zone would occupy 29 acres in the western portion of the sites and would consist of a 12-lane inspection area. A 175-foot clear span bridge over the All-American Canal would connect the two countries. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The facility would accommodate growth in transboundary traffic between Mexico and the U.S., and better meet the needs of commercial transports and passenger vehicles passing between the two countries. It would also relieve congestion at the existing facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility could suffer significant damage from flooding following a major seismic event, which could weaken the levee of the All-American Canal. The border station and connecting highway would displace roughly 150 acres of farmland. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 93-0137D, Volume 17, Number 2, and 93-0285F, Volume 17, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940271, Main Report--425 pages, Appendices--336 pages, Addendum--47 pages, July 8, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Buildings KW - Commercial Zones KW - Dikes KW - Flood Hazards KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Land Use KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Regulations KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - California KW - Mexico UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15224270?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CALEXICO+EAST+BORDER+STATION+AND+STATE+ROUTE+7+BETWEEN+THE+NEW+PORT+OF+ENTRY+AND+STATE+ROUTE+98%2C+IMPERIAL+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=CALEXICO+EAST+BORDER+STATION+AND+STATE+ROUTE+7+BETWEEN+THE+NEW+PORT+OF+ENTRY+AND+STATE+ROUTE+98%2C+IMPERIAL+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, San Francisco, California; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 8, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF CARSWELL AIR FORCE BASE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 15223441; 4654 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Carswell Air Force Base (AFB) in Tarrant County, Texas, is proposed. Carswell AFB, situated in north-central Texas eight miles west of Fort Worth, was closed on September 30, 1993. The base contains a total of 2,555 acres of fee-owned property; up to 747 acres would be available for civilian reuse, with at least 1,808 acres to be retained by the Air Force as a cantonment for continued military use. The cantonment would provide support for the Air Force Reserve 301st Fighter Wing, the White House Communication Agency, and Air Force Plant Number 4 engine testing activities. In addition, units from the naval air stations at Dallas, Memphis, and Glenview would be realigned and assigned to Carswell. The Carswell AFB property required to support these retained and realigning military units would be retained within the Department of Defense and designated as the Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base. These realignment and construction activities would be completed by 1998 and occur regardless of the disposal and civilian reuse of the remainder of the AFB. Under the proposed action for civilian reuse, reuse would involve the Federal Bureau of Prisons managing the base hospital as a federal medical center complex; in addition, a variety of industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational uses are planned. A No Action Alternative and a mixed-use alternative that would involve private management and control of the hospital are considered in this final EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would generate approximately 19,000 jobs in the region by the year 2013, including approximately 8,982 direct and 9,830 indirect jobs. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to an expected population increase in the area during the period 1993-2013, additional stress would be placed on local service infrastructures and utilities. By the year 2013, vehicular traffic in and around the AFB area would increase by 27,250 trips per day. The increased traffic would degrade State Highway 183 to a level-of-service rating of D. Construction at the site would disturb or alter 184 acres of land, which could adversely affect surface water flow and water quality. Hazardous waste sites on the AFB would require extensive cleanup. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 930039D, Volume 17, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 940269, 510 pages and maps, July 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Standards Violations KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Hospitals KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Carswell Air Force Base, Texas KW - Texas KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223441?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+CARSWELL+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+TARRANT+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+CARSWELL+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+TARRANT+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 4-22 AT THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN FIELD, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36407060; 4641 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of runway 4-22 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minnesota, is proposed. The 3,000-acre airport is located in the south-central portion of the Twin Cities metropolitan region, approximately six miles from the Minneapolis downtown area and ten miles from downtown St. Paul. Major airport facilities include three runways and associated taxiways, a domestic air carrier terminal, an international terminal, airline maintenance facilities, an air freight forwarding area, two general aviation areas, and an airport maintenance area. Growth in operations and development of facilities have continued at the airport since it was created in 1943. Operations have been increasing steadily since the late 1970s; the 1989 level was 914 operations per day and 364,030 annual operations. The project, which would be built entirely on existing airport property, would involve extending the crosswind runway by 2,750 feet to the southwest, making it just over 11,000 feet long, along with associated operational and navigational changes. Supporting structural measures would include constructing a queuing taxiway adjacent to runway 22, realigning taxiways C and D in the vicinity of the queuing taxiway, connecting taxiways from taxiways C and D to the end of runway 4, and extending the high-intensity runway lighting system for runway 4-22 to the runway end. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Runway extension would allow for the increased use of the runway and the redirection of operations from heavily-noise- impacted south Minneapolis and north Richfield to areas further south and east, including portions of Bloomington and south Richfield. Under the preferred alternative, an alternative longer runway would be provided when the primary runway (Runway 11R-29L) was not available because of reconstruction, snow removal, or other reasons. The population within the 70-decibel noise corridor would be reduced by over 1,100 people, although the number in the 65-decibel corridor would be increased by nearly 3,000 persons. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The redistribution of noise from areas northwest of the airport to areas southwest would adversely affect neighborhood parks and recreation areas. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the second draft EIS, see 93-0389D, Volume 17, Number 6. For the abstract of the draft supplement to the original draft EIS, see 92-0142D, Volume 16, Number 3. For the abstract of the original draft EIS, see 91-0356D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940274, 610 pages and maps, July 6, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport KW - Minnesota KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36407060?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+EXTENSION+OF+RUNWAY+4-22+AT+THE+MINNEAPOLIS-ST.+PAUL+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN+FIELD%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=PROPOSED+EXTENSION+OF+RUNWAY+4-22+AT+THE+MINNEAPOLIS-ST.+PAUL+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN+FIELD%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 6, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CHICAGO CENTRAL AREA CIRCULATOR PROJECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. AN - 36408311; 4706 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a transportation circulation system, to be known as the circulator, for the central area of Chicago, Illinois, is proposed. The circulator would serve travel demand within the central area via connection to regional commuter rail and rapid transit systems. The circulator would also serve high-priority corridors within the central area and would extend a total of eight miles. The corridors represent areas of concentrated trip-making that could be served by a specific line or route of several blocks in width. Focal issues under consideration include transportation service, transit ridership, traffic, accessibility, neighborhood integrity, land use, economic factors, natural resources, energy, air quality, noise, vibration, parklands, historic sites, financial feasibility, and cost-effectiveness. Five alternatives were considered in the draft EIS: a Null or No Build Alternative, a Bus /Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative reliant largely on buses, Full Build Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative, the Monroe-Riverbank LRT Alternative, and the Monroe Alternative. Following issuance of the draft EIS, the Full-Build LRT Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative; the Monroe-Riverbank LRT Alternative and the Monroe Alternative were removed from consideration. Under the preferred alternative, the system would include both LRT service and a complementary bus network. The LRT component would have 32 stations and operate in the year 2010 at peak period headways of six minutes and 7.5 minutes during the midday period. Four routes would be used for both peak and off-peak service; an additional route (Riverbank-North) would provide only midday service. A fleet of 38 cars would be required by the year 2010. Buses would be rerouted to reduce overall bus volumes on downtown streets and improve connections with the circulator. A yard and maintenance facility would be constructed at Soo Terminal adjoining the existing Metra rail yard along Canal Street. The estimated capital costs of the LRT Alternative are $689.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to serving travel demand within the central area, the circulator would provide an improved service for trips between land uses in the central area. Under the preferred alternative, the system would improve transportation efficiency in the downtown area, reduce the number of buses on the street, and contribute to area economic growth. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the LRT Alternative would displace 17 businesses, most of which are parking facilities, and result in significant changes in the cityscape. LRT-generated noise would exceed federal standards on a regular basis at numerous locations, including parks, and some vibrational impacts would be expected from LRT operations. The removal of the historic Kinzie Street Bridge, potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, would be required. In addition, the Navy Pier Park would be adversely affected under the LRT Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0316D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940261, Main Report--495 pages, Appendix A--123 pages, July 1, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Urban Renewal KW - Illinois KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408311?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHICAGO+CENTRAL+AREA+CIRCULATOR+PROJECT%2C+COOK+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=CHICAGO+CENTRAL+AREA+CIRCULATOR+PROJECT%2C+COOK+COUNTY%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, Chicago, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 1, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 70 GOLDSBORO BYPASS FROM SR 1237 TO SR 1731, WAYNE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 15221661; 4713 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bypass for US Route 70 (US 70) in Wayne County, in east-central North Carolina, is proposed. The new US 70 Goldsboro Bypass project, identified as project R-2554 in the North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), would involve the development and construction of a bypass from a point on the existing US 70 in the vicinity of state route 1237 (SR 1237) to a point on existing US 70 in the vicinity of state route 1731 (SR 1731). The approximately 19.9-mile project corridor is located north of Goldsboro. Eight action alternatives, involving three basic corridors and five interconnecting corridors, and a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The bypass would be a four-lane, limited-access, divided freeway, and require a minimum of 300 feet of right-of-way. Improvements would include interchanges at major traffic intersections, with grade separations provided at other crossroads and railroads. Access would be fully controlled and limited to proposed interchange ramps. The estimated cost of the rights-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, and construction ranges between $121.6 million and $143.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Transportation needs along US 70 intrastate corridor between Raleigh and Morehead City would be improved. Traffic capacity demands along the affected portion of the corridor would be met through 2018. Traffic congestion would be reduced, resulting in improved highway safety and air quality. Access to residential neighborhoods, industrial areas, and commercial centers would be improved, and desired development would be encouraged. Substantial monetary user benefits would result from improved transportation efficiency and safety, and the local tax base would be improved, resulting in increased local government revenues. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Noise levels in some areas will increase beyond Federal Highway Administration criteria. Some streams would be temporarily disrupted by the construction of box culverts. Some wetland acreage, water resources, natural vegetation, and farmland within the area required for construction would be adversely impacted. Rights-of-way requirements would displace between 101 and 240 residences and between 9 and 21 businesses. Twenty-one archaeological sites lie within proposed corridors and could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940263, 308 pages and maps, July 1, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Community Development KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Industrial Districts KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Resources KW - Wetlands KW - North Carolina KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15221661?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-07-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+70+GOLDSBORO+BYPASS+FROM+SR+1237+TO+SR+1731%2C+WAYNE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=US+70+GOLDSBORO+BYPASS+FROM+SR+1237+TO+SR+1731%2C+WAYNE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 1, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NO. DE-7959(1), TUSCALOOSA EAST BYPASS, TUSCALOOSA AND NORTHPORT, TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, ALABAMA. AN - 36393428; 4595 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a highway bypass to the east of Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, is proposed. The bypass would have a southern terminus at Interstate 59/20 near the Buttermilk Road interchange, crossing the Black Warrior River in the vicinity of Holt, with a western terminus at US 82 west of Northport. The bypass would be a limited-access, four-lane facility which could ultimately be extended as a loop around the Tuscaloosa/Northport community. The project corridor is approximately 20 miles long and 3.5 miles wide. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in the draft EIS. Action alternatives are under consideration individually for each of the four sections of the project corridor. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 3/3A for project sections 1, 3, and 4; and Alternative 1A for project section 2), the facility would best address engineering and environmental factors, including but not limited to purpose, safety, utility and housing, relocations, environmental impacts, economics, drainage, rights-of-way acquisition, and project cost. Cost projections range from $120 million to $128 million. An alternative of mass transit and an alternative to postpone action are also under consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The bypass would help reduce traffic levels on existing arteries. It would utilize a third Black Warrior River bridge crossing, which would significantly reduce through traffic on the State Route 69 bridge and the US 82 bridge, which currently carry average daily traffic of 51,000 and 47,000 vehicles, respectively. The bypass would also help provide greater access to rapidly developing areas and promote development in previously inaccessible areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction would require a minimum of 221 residential, 11 business, and 2 non-profit organization relocations. The community of Holt would be bisected. At least two gas wells would be adversely affected. Construction under the preferred alternative in section II would avoid the high probability of water contamination, adverse business and wetlands impacts, and the need for three bridges as under the other alternatives; but it would offer no North River crossing and require the highest rights-of-way costs. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940257, Volume I--173 pages, Volume II--219 pages, June 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Community Development KW - Drainage KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Natural Gas KW - Open Space KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transmission Lines KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Alabama KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36393428?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NO.+DE-7959%281%29%2C+TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTHPORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.title=PROJECT+NO.+DE-7959%281%29%2C+TUSCALOOSA+EAST+BYPASS%2C+TUSCALOOSA+AND+NORTHPORT%2C+TUSCALOOSA+COUNTY%2C+ALABAMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montgomery, Alabama; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE D (PAGE AVENUE EXTENSION), BENNINGTON PLACE WESTERLY TO ROUTE 40, SAINT CHARLES AND SAINT LOUIS COUNTIES, MISSOURI (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF NOVEMBER 1992). AN - 15223465; 4602 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a freeway, including a bridge crossing the Missouri River, within Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties, Missouri, is proposed. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS; the two build alternatives each have three subalternatives. Under the proposed action, Page Avenue (Route D) would extend from its present terminus at Bennington Place, immediately west of Interstate 270 (I-270) in Saint Louis County; proceed across the Missouri River to Route 94 in Saint Charles County; and then continue on to either I-70 or Route 40/61 (the future I-64), a distance of 14.4 to 20.95 miles. Under the preferred alternative (the Red Alignment), the facility would be a ten-lane, limited-access highway with a 26-foot-wide median from Bennington Place to Route 94. As part of the Red Alignment, from Hamsath Road to Route N, Route 94 would become an eight- to ten-lane, limited-access highway with a 26-foot-wide median. One-way outer roads would be provided as service roads along this segment. From Route 94 to Route 40/61, the Red Alignment would be a four-lane, limited-access highway with a 70-foot-wide median. Grade separations for Bennington Place would be constructed over the Page Avenue Extension and the west half of a diamond interchange. Grade separations would also be provided at Amiot Drive and Seven Pines Drive, the River Valley Road, Route 94, Motherhead Road, and Henke Road. The bridge over the Missouri River would extend 3,550 feet and consist of ten 12-foot travel lanes, four ten-foot shoulders, and a three-foot-wide median barrier. A bridge approximately 2,800 feet long would span Creve Coeur Lake, Creve Coeur Creek, and associated wooded bottomland. The alignment would also cross the southern portion of the Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This draft supplement to the final EIS of November 1992 considers the environmental effects of converting 184 acres of heavily-wooded parkland to highway use, and considers four alternative tracts of land to be offered as replacement property. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The chronic traffic congestion at the Missouri River crossings between Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties would be relieved, and concurrent reductions in energy costs and improvement of air quality would be effected. Additional benefits would be improved traffic-flow conditions within Saint Charles and Saint Louis counties on secondary roads and on Route 40/61, and I-70 and I-270. The development would continue to occur throughout Saint Charles County; on the alignments, induced development would take place at interchanges and along outer roads. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The public parkland would be adversely altered by the highway construction. The rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 190.3 acres of prime farmland; the relocation of 54 residences and 17 commercial establishments; the traversal of 397.9 acres of the Missouri River floodplain, and the associated loss of 52.9 acres of emergent and wooded wetlands; and the removal of public parkland. Land-use impacts would total 1,926.1 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Pipeline Safety Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-508). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 90-0185D, Volume 14, Number 3, and 92-0476F, Volume 16, Number 6, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940255, 64 pages and maps, June 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: DES 94-35 KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Lakes KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Section 6(f) Involvement KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Pipeline Safety Act of 1992, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223465?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+D+%28PAGE+AVENUE+EXTENSION%29%2C+BENNINGTON+PLACE+WESTERLY+TO+ROUTE+40%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+D+%28PAGE+AVENUE+EXTENSION%29%2C+BENNINGTON+PLACE+WESTERLY+TO+ROUTE+40%2C+SAINT+CHARLES+AND+SAINT+LOUIS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+NOVEMBER+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Omaha, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MONORAIL-NORTHEAST CORRIDOR CONNECTION PROJECT, ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY. AN - 15223422; 4604 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of access by rail to Newark International Airport is proposed. The airport has adequate airspace and terminal gates but insufficient ground access to accommodate projected growth. Roadway congestion has put constraints on any plan to expand airport capacity. A monorail system is presently under construction at the airport to link airport terminals and remote parking lots. This project would serve air passengers, airport visitors, and airport employees by linking the airport to rail transit lines from New York City, north and central New Jersey, and the northeastern corridor (NEC). The project area is located in Essex and Union counties in northeastern New Jersey, south of Newark Penn station, and within the municipal limits of the cities of Newark and Elizabeth. Under the proposed action, improvements would include the construction of a new rail transfer station and a monorail extension to link the airport with rail services operated by the New Jersey Transit Corporation and potentially AMTRAK on the NEC. The components under the proposal would include the construction of a one-mile monorail guideway extension between the on-airport monorail at Parking Lot E and the NEC; the acquisitions of right-of-way to accommodate the monorail guideway and the monorail-NEC rail station; the construction of a monorail-NEC rail station on the NEC; the realignment of tracks, construction of track crossovers and other trackage changes, relocation of catenary poles, and signalization improvements along the NEC to accommodate train service at the new station; and the construction of a new vehicle storage facility for monorail vehicles near the new station. Under the preferred alignment alternative for the monorail extension (Alignment A), the facility would head west from Lot E across Routes 1 and 9 to the Skypark properties, then proceed across Anheuser-Busch, Inc. property, and end in Waverly Yard adjacent to the NEC north of Hayes Avenue. The estimated capital cost of the project is $215.5 in 1997 estimated dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Improved airport access would enhance airport capacity and efficiency, and reduce congestion on roadways leading to the airport. Reduced congestion would improve regional air quality conditions and reduce the number of accidents. In addition, improved airport access would support sustained regional growth by attracting industries that are dependent on high-quality aviation services. Other benefits include additional jobs for construction workers and rail operators, and reduced noise and vibrations as a result of reduced roadway traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction activities would result in uncontrolled discharge of contaminated excavated material into surface waters; expose workers to contaminated soils and groundwater; and possibly interfere with rail operations along the NEC and traffic flow along Routes 1 and 9 and the I-78 Connector. In addition, monorail system operators would be exposed to non-paved contaminated soils. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248) and Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940256, 397 pages and maps, June 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Cost Assessments KW - Central Business Districts KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - New Jersey KW - New York KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223422?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+MONORAIL-NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+CONNECTION+PROJECT%2C+ESSEX+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT+MONORAIL-NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+CONNECTION+PROJECT%2C+ESSEX+AND+UNION+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RUNWAY 14 INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. AN - 36403482; 4547 AB - PURPOSE: The installation of additional precision approach systems at Anchorage International Airport in Alaska is proposed. The airport is the transportation hub for much of the state; it receives more air cargo than any other airport in the U.S. Flights to Anchorage are occasionally diverted, delayed, or rescheduled because of poor meteorological conditions. Also, aircraft conducting instrument approaches to the airport are occasionally subjected to turbulence and wind shear. One or more additional precision approaches to the airport would reduce the incidence of these problems. Runway 6R is the runway most frequently used by air carriers. When that runway is closed for maintenance or when winds are high, air carrier traffic is generally shifted to the north-south runway, Runway 14. Five alternatives, including No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, additional precision approach systems would be installed for Runways 6L and 14 and flight procedures would be implemented for their use. The Runway 14 system would support approaches during meteorological ceilings of about 250 feet or higher and runway visibilities of about three-quarters of a mile or better. The Runway 6L precision approach would support approaches during meteorological ceilings of about 200 feet or higher and runway visibilities of about one-half mile or greater. Initially, an instrument landing system for Runway 14 and a microwave landing system for Runway 6L action would be installed. A global positioning system and other facilities would also be installed for both runways in order to support Category I minimums. The preferred alternative presented in the draft EIS, which focused solely on Runway 14, was dropped from consideration because it would have required extensive earth moving, excavation, and road realignment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Improved landing systems on both runways would provide greater safety, reliability, and convenience for aircraft landing at the Anchorage airport. The improvements would increase the capacity of the airport for air carrier operations, particularly during bad weather. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project could result in increased crowding of the already congested airspace north of the airport, along with increased mixing of large and small aircraft on intersecting arrival paths to different runways located in the Anchorage area. The increased congestion could create a new set of access problems for airports in the Anchorage area and result in further restrictions on passage through airspace in the Point MacKenzie area. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-223), and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0430D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940253, 295 pages and maps, June 28, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Climatologic Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Control KW - Trails KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage International Airport KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403482?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ANCHORAGE+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+RUNWAY+14+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM%2C+ANCHORAGE%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=ANCHORAGE+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+RUNWAY+14+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM%2C+ANCHORAGE%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Anchorage, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 28, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 15220243; 4551 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Lowry Air Force Base (AFB) in Denver, Colorado, is proposed. The 1,866-acre base is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of Denver and Aurora, Colorado. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Bergstrom AFB is scheduled to close in September 1994. Following closure, the Air Force would retain management of two cantonment areas totaling 81 acres to be used by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, the Air Reserve Personnel Center, the 3567th Air Force Recruiting Squadron, and the Detachment 3, HQ Missile Systems Center. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed plan developed by the Lowry Economic Recovery Project, the remaining AFB acres would be redeveloped as an educational and vocational campus with some facilities for business training and corporate use. Many existing classroom and administrative buildings in the northeast and southwest quadrants of the base would be converted to civilian use. Under the plan, some 537 acres would be dedicated to education, 76 acres to commercial development, 413 acres to residential development, and 759 acres to public facilities and recreation. Residential units would include both single- and multifamily units on the west side of the base. Recreational plans would involve the reuse of the existing 18-hole golf course, athletic fields, and indoor recreational facilities, as well as the development of extensive community and regional parklands. The road system on the property would be modified from a grid system to a loop traffic system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of facilities from military to civilian uses and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Redevelopment activities would generate approximately 10,367 direct and 8,599 indirect jobs by the year 2010. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: A total of 1,312 acres of land would be disturbed by the year 2010. Some facilities scheduled for demolition contain lead-based paint, asbestos, and radon; other hazardous materials are stored throughout the base and are scheduled for removal by the Air Force prior to base closure. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0391D, Volume 17, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940251, Volume I--604 pages, Volume II--333 pages, June 24, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Toxicity KW - Colorado KW - Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15220243?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LOWRY+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+DENVER+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LOWRY+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+DENVER+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 24, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STH 16 OCONOMOWOC BYPASS (ROCK RIVER TO STH 67), JEFFERSON AND WAUKESHA COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36410041; 4615 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 3.6-mile bypass for Wisconsin State Trunk Highway 16 (STH 16) in Jefferson and Waukesha counties, Wisconsin, is proposed. The STH 16 Oconomowoc Bypass project corridor is located in the town of Ixonia in northeastern Jefferson County and in the town of Oconomowoc in northwestern Waukesha County, in southeastern Wisconsin. STH 16 is a major component of the regional transportation network, providing access to facilities and resources for several local communities as well as to Lake Country residents and visitors. The city of Oconomowoc has expressed concern about traffic congestion, truck traffic, pedestrian safety, and accidents in the downtown area. STH 16 does not meet current design standards for the type and volume of traffic it carries through Oconomowoc. The Wisconsin Highway Commission approved an official route change in 1968-1969. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under both of the build alternatives, construction would include the development of a limited-access, four-lane divided highway, connected via diamond interchanges with existing STH 16 in Ixonia and the STH 67 bypass north of Oconomowoc. Driving lanes would be separated by a 50-foot median. All rights-of-way would have to be acquired. The estimated year of construction is 2002. The facility under both of the build alternatives would involve alignments that are refinements of those considered under earlier alternatives that were developed to further minimize adverse wetland impacts. Several local streets would be moved, cul-de-saced, or require grade-separated crossings. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under both of the build alternatives, the operational level of service would be improved, and the accident rate, which is currently significantly greater the state-wide averages for similar highways, would be reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Because the acquisition of property, including farm lands and relocations, would be required under both of the build alternatives, property tax revenue would be lost and farm incomes would be lost or reduced. Primary adverse effects would include residential relocations; agricultural land acquisition and severances; wetland encroachment; the loss of upland forests, water quality and drainage impacts on nearby Lac LaBelle; crossings of wildlife habitat and environment corridors; and noise impacts on nearby residential areas. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940244, 208 pages and maps, June 21, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Drainage KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410041?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STH+16+OCONOMOWOC+BYPASS+%28ROCK+RIVER+TO+STH+67%29%2C+JEFFERSON+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=STH+16+OCONOMOWOC+BYPASS+%28ROCK+RIVER+TO+STH+67%29%2C+JEFFERSON+AND+WAUKESHA+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 21, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY'S AIRPORT ACCESS PROGRAM, LAGUARDIA AND JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, NEW YORK AND QUEENS COUNTIES, NEW YORK. AN - 36406890; 4607 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the ground transportation system linking midtown Manhattan and Queens with LaGuardia (LGA) and John F. Kennedy (JFK) international airports is proposed. Although New York City has a vast intermodal network of highways, rail lines, and bus routes, there is no fast, reliable transit service to its two major airports. Virtually all access is via the congested roadway network. Consequently, ground-access travel times to either facility from midtown Manhattan is 30 to 40 minutes longer than for comparable airports in major cities. Nine alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, an electrically-powered automated-guideway-transit (AGT) system would be developed. It would be approximately 22 miles long and provide airport-dedicated transit service for both passengers and airport employees. The AGT system would operate on headways of 5 to 10 minutes during peak travel periods; preliminary travel times from downtown Manhattan are 11 minutes to LGA and 40 minutes to JFK. Three-vehicle, AGT trains would have an hourly seated-passenger capacity in each direction of 1,730 at five-minute headways, 3,460 at 2.5-minute headways, and 5,760 at 1.5-minute headways. Vehicles would have climate control, spacious aisles and doorways, convenient baggage storage, and comfortable seating. The AGT system would originate on the east side of Manhattan in the vicinity of 59th Street between Lexington and York avenues and cross the East River on the Queensboro Bridge into Queens, where it would mostly follow rail and highway rights-of-way (ROWs) to LGA, Shea Stadium/Willets Point, Jamaica, and JFK. The ROWs include Amtrak, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the Grand Central Parkway, and the Van Wyck Expressway. Nineteen stations would be constructed under this plan; 15 of these stations would be built on the grounds of LGA and JFK in order to accommodate passengers with luggage. Under other action alternatives, options could include a guided busway system, roadway expansions and improvements, transportation systems management, subway extensions, railroad extensions, busways, and high-occupancy-vehicle roadways. The project would employ roughly 11,453 persons. The estimated five-year cost of the AGT system is $2.15 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Improved airport access would enhance airport capacity and efficiency, helping to achieve the broader goal of supporting New York City's competitive position in the global economy. The system would connect with numerous rail lines and bus routes at stations in Queens and Manhattan, thereby providing improved airport service for both air passengers and airport employees. Passengers throughout the metropolitan area would be able to access the system via connections at major transit hubs. The project would also reduce traffic congestion on area expressways and improve air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would adversely affect portions of three parks, three cemeteries, and the Grand Central Parkway; adversely affect the historic Queensboro Bridge, Jamaica station, and two JFK structures; temporarily increase turbidity in Flushing Bay; and increase the sediment load entering Flushing Bay and three other waterways. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940236, Volume 1--655 pages and maps, Volume 2--471 pages and maps, Volume 3--312 pages, Volume 4--132 pages, June 17, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Cemeteries KW - Central Business Districts KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Employment KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - New York KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORT+AUTHORITY+OF+NEW+YORK+AND+NEW+JERSEY%27S+AIRPORT+ACCESS+PROGRAM%2C+LAGUARDIA+AND+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORTS%2C+NEW+YORK+AND+QUEENS+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=PORT+AUTHORITY+OF+NEW+YORK+AND+NEW+JERSEY%27S+AIRPORT+ACCESS+PROGRAM%2C+LAGUARDIA+AND+JOHN+F.+KENNEDY+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORTS%2C+NEW+YORK+AND+QUEENS+COUNTIES%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 17, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MD 140 (WESTMINSTER BYPASS) FROM HUGHES SHOP ROAD TO REESE ROAD, CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36382803; 4599 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Maryland 140 (MD 140) in Carroll County, Maryland, is proposed. MD 140 is an important east-west roadway running from US 15 near the Pennsylvania state line north of Emittsburg to Baltimore City. It carries considerable interstate traffic between Pennsylvania and the Baltimore-Washington area, and also connects points within Carroll County such as Emittsburg and Taneytown to Westminster, the county seat. The improvements to MD 140 would occur in and around the city of Westminster. MD 140 was built in 1952 as a bypass around Westminster, but because of extensive industrial and commercial developments with direct access to the roadway, it has lost its function as a bypass. With no control of access, it currently functions as a city street with heavy volumes of local traffic mixing with through traffic. Eight alternatives, including a No- Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the existing road segment would be approximately 6 miles long, the northern bypass would be 8 to 10 miles long, and the southern bypass would be 10 miles long. Four plans for upgrading and improving the existing highway, two northern bypasses, and one southern bypass are also under consideration. The estimated costs of the project range from $8.8 million to $234.3 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would address the capacity and safety concerns in and around Westminster. They would reduce traffic congestion and the number of accidents on a heavily traveled portion of MD 140. The number of fatal accidents within the project area exceeds the statewide average for highways of that type. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 35 residences and 13 businesses. The bypass routes would displace up to 12.2 acres of wetlands and 133 forested acres. Under all of the build alternatives, improvements would require the acquisition of property from sites eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places: up to four properties per alternative would be adversely affected. Under one of the alternatives, some 3.9 acres would be taken from a recreational area attached to a middle school. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940223, Volume I--440 pages and maps, Volume II--71 maps, June 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-94-01-D KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MD+140+%28WESTMINSTER+BYPASS%29+FROM+HUGHES+SHOP+ROAD+TO+REESE+ROAD%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=MD+140+%28WESTMINSTER+BYPASS%29+FROM+HUGHES+SHOP+ROAD+TO+REESE+ROAD%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 610 FROM I-94 IN MAPLE GROVE TO TH 252 IN BROOKLYN PARK, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1982). AN - 36400711; 4601 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new ten--mile, trunk highway connecting Interstate 94 (I-94) in Maple Grove, Minnesota, and TH 252 in Brooklyn Park is proposed. The project area is located in the northwestern suburbs of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The highway, to be known as TH 610, would be a four-lane, east-west freeway with grade-separated interchanges located approximately one mile apart. In addition to the regional access interchanges at I-94, TH 169, and TH 252, three local access interchanges would be provided in Maple Grove and three in Brooklyn Park. The construction of this segment of TH 610 was proposed in a draft EIS of April 1981 as part of a larger highway construction program; however, the final EIS of August 1982 covered only those segments of the program for which funding was available. Those segments included TH 610 from TH 252 to TH 10 in Coon Rapids, and TH 252 from I-94 in Brooklyn Center to TH 610 in Brooklyn Park; both segments were constructed and opened to traffic in the fall of 1987. Since that time, additional funds have become available to construct the remaining segment of TH 610 from I-94 to TH 252. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final supplement to the final EIS of August 1992. Under the proposed action (the preferred alternative), some transportation system management components, such as high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, two park-and-ride lots, and a third lot that is under consideration, would be included. The estimated construction cost of the project is $123 million; the estimated costs of rights-of-way acquisitions are $30 million. This final supplement to the final EIS is issued in abbreviated format and contains corrections and revision to the draft supplement as well as public comment and agency responses. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the new facility would be a substantial addition to the transportation network in the metropolitan area. It would stimulate business and employment growth in the corridor and relieve existing and projected traffic congestion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the construction would displace 28 residences and three businesses; encroach upon 35 acres of wetlands and 75 acre-feet of floodplain; and result in the loss of 59 acres of prime farmland. Portions of the alignment would traverse developed areas; up to 783 parcels would be out of compliance with federal nighttime noise standards, and up to 230 parcels would be out of compliance with daylight standards. These adverse effects would be lessened considerably if 20-foot-high noise walls were constructed near the adversely affected areas. A historic farmhouse eligible for listing in the national register of historic places would be removed to allow for construction of the Zachary Lane interchange with TH 610. Furthermore, approximately four undeveloped acres of the Elm Creek Park Reserve would be displaced. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 92-0401D, Volume 16, Number 5. For the abstracts the draft and final EISs, see 81-0517D, Volume 5, Number 4, and 82-0729F, Volume 6, Number 8, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940215, 283 pages and maps, June 3, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-81-01-FS KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400711?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+610+FROM+I-94+IN+MAPLE+GROVE+TO+TH+252+IN+BROOKLYN+PARK%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.title=TH+610+FROM+I-94+IN+MAPLE+GROVE+TO+TH+252+IN+BROOKLYN+PARK%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1982%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 3, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36398688; 4549 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Williams Air Force Base (AFB) in southeastern Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Williams AFB was one of the bases recommended by the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for closure. President Bush accepted the recommendations, and Congress did not disapprove them within the time stipulated by law. The land that would be disposed of comprises approximately 4,042 acres, including the airfield, aviation support facilities, and various other support facilities. Under the reuse plan, the airfield and aviation support facilities would be used as a commercial aviation facility, and other portions of the base would be developed as a satellite university campus. The development of the aviation facility would require reusing and expanding the existing airfield, acquiring 25 acres of land adjacent to the southeast corner of the base, and extending the easternmost runway and runway protection zone. A portion of one runway would be converted to general aviation use, a second runway would be lengthened to 10,500 feet in order to accommodate commercial passenger aircraft, and a third would eventually be decommissioned and converted to a parallel taxiway. Most of the existing buildings on the western half of the base would be used for a satellite university campus, aviation college, research facilities, and an elementary school. Some industrial development would occur in the northeastern and extreme southwestern corners of the base to support the aviation and education facilities. The existing golf course would be retained. In addition to the No Action Alternative, other land uses are being considered; these uses would include a student medical center, a housing development, a satellite government services center, and a retirement community. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The redevelopment activities under the proposed plan would generate approximately 18,632 direct jobs and 24,699 secondary jobs in the region by the year 2013. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve the regional economy. Air transportation capacity in the region would be improved. Although traffic noise levels would increase, regional aircraft noise levels would be much lower than what they were when the base was operational. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to an expected population increase in the area during the next 20 years, additional stress would be placed on local service infrastructures, with increased demand for potable water, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, electricity, and natural gas. Levels of service on the existing road network would deteriorate. Air quality would generally deteriorate for most pollutants under the proposed action. The development would result in the loss or alteration of 3,365 acres of vegetation and could adversely affect five historic sites and various archaeological resources important to Native American tribal groups. Some hazardous wastes and underground storage tanks would require removal. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0308D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940216, 836 pages and maps, June 3, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Research Facilities KW - Schools KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Vegetation KW - Waste Disposal KW - Arizona KW - Williams Air Force Base, Arizona KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398688?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WILLIAMS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WILLIAMS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 3, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FAIRFIELD BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BRIDGE, HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36395134; 4608 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the Fairfield Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) bridge in Hyde County, North Carolina, is proposed. The bridge is authorized for replacement because of the unsafe operating conditions associated with its structural deterioration and narrow roadway, traffic delays, and high operation and maintenance costs. The bridge crosses the AIWW at mile 113.8 and is located approximately 3.7 miles north of the city of Fairfield, on the coastal plain approximately 40 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 20 miles from Pamlico Sound. The bridge is part of State Route 94, which runs from US Route (US) 264 near New Holland to US 64 in Columbia, North Carolina. The existing structure, built in 1935, is a 200-foot-long, steel, through-truss, swing bridge having a 20-foot, two-lane roadway. The overhead clearance in 13.5 feet for highway traffic and the horizontal navigation clearance is 78 feet with a vertical clearance of 9.8 feet when closed. Current design standards require a 24-foot roadway, a vertical roadway clearance of 16 feet, and a minimum design load of 36 tons per vehicle. Focal issues include land use/cover, wetlands, wildlife habitat, aquatic resources, cultural resources, visual quality and recreational resources, socioeconomic impacts, hazardous/toxic and radioactive waste, flood plains, prime and unique farmlands, and endangered species. The replacement bridge would be a high-level, fixed-span, two-lane bridge providing a Coast Guard-required, minimum-horizontal-navigational clearance of 90 feet and a minimum vertical clearance of 65 feet over the AIWW. Three alignment alternatives for the replacement bridge and two borrow/disposal site alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alignment alternative, the bridge would be located approximately 215 feet west of the existing bridge with about 2,594 feet of new roadway and 3,714 feet of bridge. Under the preferred site alternative, the borrow/disposal areas would be north and south of the AIWW. A No Action Alternative was believed not to be reasonable and was dropped from further consideration. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Replacement of the structure under any alignment would be less expensive than the annual maintenance costs for the existing structure. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 4.4 acres of wetlands would be permanently affected. About 10 acres would be adversely affected by borrow/disposal operations. The existing bridge is eligible for the National Registry of Historic Places; construction of the new bridge would necessitate its removal. The new bridge would dominate views along the waterway. Development for the bridge foundation in the base floodplain is unavoidable. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977, Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-611), and Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0358D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940211, 248 pages and maps, June 2, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Borrow Pits KW - Bridges KW - Coastal Zones KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Recreation Resources KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway KW - North Carolina KW - Clean Water Act of 1977, Compliance KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36395134?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FAIRFIELD+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+ATLANTIC+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+BRIDGE%2C+HYDE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=FAIRFIELD+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+ATLANTIC+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+BRIDGE%2C+HYDE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina; DC N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 2, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 14/52 CORRIDOR, OLMSTEAD COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36408053; 4600 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of TH 14/52 through the city of Rochester, Minnesota, is proposed. The project would extend from Olmstead CSAH 14 (75th Street NW) to TH 63 (Broadway), a distance of approximately 10 miles. The roadway passes through the western portion of the city of Rochester. North of 55th Street NW, the project area is primarily rural. The major changes to the roadway would occur between 41st Street NW and 16th Street SW, which is considered the core area of the project. The project would improve the existing four-lane highway in order to provide two through lanes in each direction and to provide room in the median for future transportation use. The project would also involve upgrading the interchange of TH 14 West and TH 52, the interchange of 19th Street NW and TH 52, the interchange of 2nd Street SW/6th Street SW and TH 14/52, the improvement of several other exit and exit ramps on TH 14/52, and the reconstruction of some of the existing frontage road system. The project would also include facilities to accommodate bicyclist and pedestrian needs in the corridor. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives differ from one another by the traffic patterns established along frontage roads. Under Alternative 1, one-way frontage roads would be provided from 41st Street NW to 6th Street SW. Under Alternative 2, two-way frontage roads would be provided from 37th Street NW to 19th Street NW and one-way frontage roads from 19th Street NW to 6th Street SW. Under Alternative 3, two-way frontage roads would be provided between 37th Street NW and 7th Street NW and one-way frontage roads between 2nd Street SW and 6th Street SW. Three optional configurations for the intersection of 19th Street and TH 14 West are also under consideration. Estimated construction costs range from $61.2 million to $80.6 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Replacement of deficient pavement and bridges would improve traffic safety and efficiency along the corridor. The frontage road system, which is confusing to drivers because of the mixture of one-way and two-way frontage roads, and several intersections with capacity deficiencies, would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace up to 93 residences and 45 businesses. Under the alternative of one-way frontage road with crossings at 26th Street NW and 14th Street NW, some increase in traffic on residential streets would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940208, 379 pages and maps, June 1, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-94-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Minnesota KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408053?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-06-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+14%2F52+CORRIDOR%2C+OLMSTEAD+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TH+14%2F52+CORRIDOR%2C+OLMSTEAD+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 1, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 81 INTERCHANGE SR 8016, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 15222115; 4610 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new interchange on Interstate 81 (I-81) in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The interchange, which would be located near the borough of Chambersburg, would improve access to the town and relieve congestion along the existing east-west US 30 interchange corridor. Traffic analysis indicates that by the year 2016 there will be 45 percent more traffic along US 30 than is currently on I-81. Additional widening of US 30 might not be feasible because of historic resources, planned development, and community constraints. Six alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative B, a new diamond interchange would be constructed at the existing Kriner Road overpass at I-81; this alternative would cost $3.6 million. Under Alternative C, new exit and entrance ramps would be constructed on I-81 approximately 2,000 feet south of the existing Walker Road overpass; this alternative would cost $2.5 million. Under Alternative D, a new diamond interchange would be constructed at the existing Walker Road overpass; this alternative would cost an estimated $3.3 million. Under Alternative B-1, a two-quadrant, cloverleaf interchange would be constructed southwest and northeast of the existing Kriner Road overpass at an estimated cost of $4.0 million. Under Alternative D-C (the preferred alternative), a half-diamond interchange would be constructed along northbound I-81 at the existing Walker Road overpass, as would a modified cloverleaf interchange off of southbound I-81 intersection with a relocated Walker Road. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the construction, the facility would improve traffic flow conditions in the Chambersburg area, relieve existing traffic congestion, improve safety, and accommodate growth anticipated in the land use and comprehensive plans of adjacent communities. Under Alternatives B and B-1, traffic at the SR 0316/I-81 interchange would be reduced by 10,700 vehicles per day by the 2016; under the other three build alternatives, traffic at the US 30/I-81 interchange would be reduced by 7,600 vehicles per day. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The facility under each of the build alternatives would adversely affect farmlands, and displace from 11.9 to 48.4 acres of land. One residence would be displaced under Alternative D and Alternative D-C. Construction under the other alternatives would not involve any residential displacements. The acquisition of property from historic sites would be required under Alternative B, Alternative C, and Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Public Law 100-17, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940202, 401 pages and maps, May 27, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-94-04-D KW - Farmlands KW - Historic Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Public Law 100-17, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222115?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+81+INTERCHANGE+SR+8016%2C+FRANKLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+81+INTERCHANGE+SR+8016%2C+FRANKLIN+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 27, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NH 14() I.D. 1623-09-00, STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 13, MARSHFIELD REGIONAL MOBILITY STUDY, WOOD AND MARATHON COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36410001; 4614 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Trunk Highway (STH) 13 through the city of Marshfield in central Wisconsin is proposed. The project area extends from the intersection of STH 13 and US Highway (US) 10 in the south to the intersection of STH 13 and McMillan Street in the north. STH 13 functions as the principal arterial for Marshfield that, together with US 10, links the area with major east-west and north-south routes. Within the project area, STH 13 has two distinct segments. The first, a four-lane, undivided highway, follows Roddis Avenue and Central Avenue north and northeasterly through the city to Arnold Street. The second, a two-lane, undivided highway, follows Arnold Street to the northwest and out of the city. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Improvement Alternative, the existing STH 13 would be upgraded; this alternative is considered impractical because it would add to traffic congestion problems on Arnold Street. Under the preferred alternative (the Near East Boulevard/CTH A Alternative), improvements would make use of the existing Wisconsin Central Railroad corridor that runs through the city from the southeast to the northwest, thereby providing improved access to an industrial park. Then after following the existing CTH A, it would connect to US 10, and then re-connect with existing STH 13 two miles to the west via US 10. The facility under the preferred alternative would be approximately 5.2 miles long. The construction costs under the preferred alternative would be $22 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, the facility would improve route safety, provide for future mobility needs, improve transportation links between the northwest and southeast sections of the city, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the project would displace 85 residences, 24 commercial establishments, 6.1 acres of farmland, and 4 acres of wetlands along CTH A. The Marshfield Central Avenue Historic District and five historic structures in the downtown area, as well as portions of the Three City recreation area, would be adversely affected under the preferred alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940196, 320 pages and maps, May 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-94-02-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Industrial Parks KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410001?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NH+14%28%29+I.D.+1623-09-00%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+13%2C+MARSHFIELD+REGIONAL+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+WOOD+AND+MARATHON+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=PROJECT+NH+14%28%29+I.D.+1623-09-00%2C+STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+13%2C+MARSHFIELD+REGIONAL+MOBILITY+STUDY%2C+WOOD+AND+MARATHON+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 41, ELKHORN AVENUE TO NORTH AVENUE, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36409970; 4598 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 14-mile section of Route 41 in Fresno County, California, is proposed. This section of Route 41 is currently a conventional two-lane highway serving commuter, agricultural, and recreational traffic; it extends from Elkhorn Avenue immediately south of the city of Fresno (post mile R6.1) to North Avenue (post mile R20.1). The accident rate on Route 41 is currently twice the statewide average for similar facilities and is much worse at certain intersections. By the year 2010, traffic on Route 41 is projected to more than double at its southern end and more than triple at its northern end. Four alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative, a new two-lane expressway would be constructed in stages on a six-lane, freeway right-of-way. The alignment would be located approximately one quarter mile east of the existing Route 41 (Elm Avenue). The project would include the construction of at-grade intersections within the right-of-way that would be sufficient for freeway interchanges or overcrossings at Elkhorn, Conejo, Mountain View, Nebraska, Floral, Manning, South, Adams, American, and Central avenues. In order to avoid physical division and potential noise and visual disturbance in the community of Easton, the expressway would be depressed from south of Clayton Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. To accommodate east-west traffic, overcrossings would be provided at Clayton and Lincoln avenues. The estimated cost of the project in 1992 dollars is $42.5 million. Under a second project alternative, a four-lane expressway would be constructed. Under a third build alternative, improvements would widen and reconstruct the existing Route 41. POSITIVE IMPACTS: With the improvement, the freeway would improve route continuity, traffic safety and capacity, and north-south travel through the Fresno metropolitan area. The project would also improve community cohesion within Easton by moving Route 41 to the east and returning Elm Avenue to local traffic. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 37 residences and four businesses; remove 504 acres of farmland from agricultural production, and create remnant parcels; and disturb 2.9 acres of burrowing owl habitat. By the year 2010, four residential areas would experience traffic noise levels that exceed federal and state noise abatement criteria. The project would also adversely affect several historic properties, including three segments of the earthen canal system that function as parts of the Washington Irrigated Colony Historic District. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0467D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940200, 452 pages and maps, May 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Birds KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409970?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+41%2C+ELKHORN+AVENUE+TO+NORTH+AVENUE%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+41%2C+ELKHORN+AVENUE+TO+NORTH+AVENUE%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NHS 12() I.D. 1200-04-00, BELMONT TO DODGEVILLE ROAD, US 151, IOWA AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36394756; 4613 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Highway (US) 151 in Iowa and Lafayette counties in southwestern Wisconsin is proposed. US 151 is southwestern Wisconsin's principal highway, linking the two major population centers of Dubuque, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. In recent years, industrial activity and tourism have increased in the area, adding to the congestion on US 151. The project area begins about one mile west of the village of Belmont in Lafayette County and extends northeast approximately 20 miles to the existing four-lane section of US 151 south of Dodgeville in Iowa County. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the existing two-lane highway would be upgraded to a four-lane, divided highway with a 60-foot-wide median; a transition would be constructed at the south end to match the existing two-lane highway. Some or all of the existing roadway would be reconstructed to correct geometric deficiencies and provide adequate clear zones. Bypasses would be constructed around the village of Belmont and the city of Mineral Point. The interchange for the Belmont Bypass would be County Trunk Highway (CTH) G north of town; interchanges for the Mineral Point Bypass would be near CTH O south of the city and near Barreltown Road north of the city. For the bypass sections, local roads would be grade-separated from the new highway and private property access points would not be allowed. At-grade local road and private property access (including field entrances) would be allowed along the non-bypass project sections. The estimated construction cost for the project is $49.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would improve route safety, provide for future mobility needs, maintain the continuity of the overall route, and enhance regional economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, rights-of-way requirements would displace 7 residences, 3 commercial establishments, 4 other buildings, 374 acres of cropland, 256 acres of pasture and other farmland, and 19 acres of woodland. In addition, the highway would cross 10 streams and a portion of a public bike trail known as the Pecatonica Trail; the facility would also adversely affect three prehistoric archaeological sites and seven historic mining-related sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940194, 336 pages and maps, May 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-94-04-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Trails KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394756?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NHS+12%28%29+I.D.+1200-04-00%2C+BELMONT+TO+DODGEVILLE+ROAD%2C+US+151%2C+IOWA+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=PROJECT+NHS+12%28%29+I.D.+1200-04-00%2C+BELMONT+TO+DODGEVILLE+ROAD%2C+US+151%2C+IOWA+AND+LAFAYETTE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WHITTIER ACCESS PROJECT, SEWARD HIGHWAY TO WHITTIER, MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE, CITY OF WHITTIER, AND CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. AN - 15221985; 4596 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of road or rail access to Whittier, Alaska, is proposed. Whittier, located 47 miles southeast of Anchorage on the western side of Prince William Sound, is an important recreation, shipping, fishing, and ferry port. It is separated from the Seward Highway and the community of Portage by glaciated peaks and Portage Lake. Current access between the highway and Whittier is via the Alaska Railroad, which runs a shuttle for both passengers and their vehicles. The shuttle passes through two railroad tunnels that were built for the military during World War II. The shuttle has a maximum daily capacity of 360 vehicles and 5,220 passengers; the train often exceeds its capacity during peak summer months and it is expected that by the year 2000 such exceedances will be routine. Other problems with the existing shuttle service are the infrequency of train service (once every three hours, only four days per week in the winter), high user costs, and unsafe conditions within the tunnels. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, capacity improvements would be provided to the existing shuttle to meet rail demands projected for the year 2015. Improvements would involve the use of two trains, each with two locomotives, one in front and one in back, to eliminate the current need to disconnect and reconnect the single locomotive. Trains would operate hourly. Each would make eight round trips daily, resulting in a daily capacity of 9,280 passengers and 1,440 vehicles. Lighting, ventilation, and other safety features would be added to the tunnels, and 3,200-foot siding with signals would be added in Bear Valley to allow the two trains to pass. Under Alternatives 3 and 4, improvements would involve replacing rail service with a road that would have only one lane through the Whittier Tunnel. The chief difference between them is that under Alternative 4 the tunnel would be widened in order to provide a full shoulder through the tunnel, while under Alternative 3 the tunnel would be widened minimally in order to provide a narrow shoulder with periodic pullouts. The estimated costs under the action alternatives are $28 million for under Alternative 2, $49.8 million for under Alternative 3, and $69.9 million for under Alternative 4. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the project, convenience and safety would be improved, user costs would decrease, and transportation capacity would increase to meet project demand. The tourist industry and the Whittier economy would benefit from increased visitation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The sole access route to Whittier would be shut down during construction of the new facility. The essentially wilderness character of a small, isolated valley would be adversely altered. The scenic views from the visitor center would be disturbed. In addition, construction would adversely affect two recreation areas within the Chugach National Forest. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940191, 314 pages and maps, May 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AK-EIS-94-02-D KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wilderness KW - Alaska KW - Chugach National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15221985?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=WHITTIER+ACCESS+PROJECT%2C+SEWARD+HIGHWAY+TO+WHITTIER%2C+MUNICIPALITY+OF+ANCHORAGE%2C+CITY+OF+WHITTIER%2C+AND+CHUGACH+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - P.I.N. 1016.20 NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY INTERCHANGE 26/MOHAWK RIVER CROSSING, SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36394702; 4605 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge crossing the Mohawk River in Schenectady County, New York, is proposed. The bridge would connect I-890, Route 5S, and Thruway Interchange 26 in the town of Rotterdam with Route 5 in the town of Glenville. The project area contains a mixture of residential, agricultural, and commercial land uses. A bridge constructed in that area would improve access to the Scotia-Glenville Industrial Park, divert traffic from congested corridors in the village of Scotia and the town of Rotterdam, and improve access to the interstate highway system. Three alternatives for the north side of the Mohawk River are considered in this draft EIS. Under each of these alternatives, the bridge would pass beneath the B&M Railroad tracks and form an at-grade, signalized intersection with NYS Route 5. Under two of the alternatives (Alternative E and Alternative F), the bridge would share a common, tangent alignment and intersect Route 5 some 1,100 feet west of the railroad bridge. Under all of the alternatives, the bridge would include the realignment of Vley Road to intersect Route 5 directly opposite the bridge connector roadway. Route 5 would be widened to provide turning lanes at the new intersection. The terminal points on Route 5 would range from the existing Route 5/Vley Road/Van Buren Lane intersection to a point 1,050 feet east of the railroad bridge. Under the three alternatives, the bridge would share a common interchange on the south side of the river, which would utilize the ramps associated with the existing interchange between I-890, Route 5S, and Thurway Interchange 26. New ramps would be constructed in order to provide complete connections between the existing roadways and the new bridge connector roadway. The terminal points of the project on the south side of the river would be 150 feet north of the interchange 26 toll booths on the Thruway Extension, and 500 feet east of the Route 5S bridge over the Plotter Kill on Route 5S. Total estimated project costs range from $24.7 million to $31.7 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the bridge would improve convenience and safety, along with access to the industrial park, the interstate highway system, and the two communities on either side of the river. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the facility would displace up to seven residential units, increase noise levels for residents along Van Buren Lane and Vley Road, and adversely affect visual resources and traffic on Vley Road. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940174, 272 pages and maps, May 11, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-93-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - New York KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394702?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=P.I.N.+1016.20+NEW+YORK+STATE+THRUWAY+INTERCHANGE+26%2FMOHAWK+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+SCHENECTADY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=P.I.N.+1016.20+NEW+YORK+STATE+THRUWAY+INTERCHANGE+26%2FMOHAWK+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+SCHENECTADY+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 11, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 522, SR 2 TO SR 9, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36408145; 4611 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading of State Route (SR) 522 to a four-lane, divided, full-access-control freeway between SR 9 near Woodinville and SR 2 in Monroe, Washington, is proposed. Improvement of this section of SR 522 is needed primarily because of a high incidence of accidents, which is attributed to high traffic volumes, a separate directional split, and limited sight distance for passing. Continued residential and business growth along SR 522 in this still predominantly rural area, and the use of SR 522 as a primary access road from the Seattle area to SR 2, is lowering the level of service on the roadway, while the frequency and severity of accidents are increasing. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under all of the build alternatives, the capacity of SR 522 would be expanded by widening approximately 10.6 miles of the highway to four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, with two ten-foot-wide outside shoulders and two four-foot-wide inside shoulders, plus a 40-foot-wide grass median. Between SR 9 and Paradise Lake Road, the facility would have a 14-foot-wide paved shoulder in the eastbound direction; this shoulder would accommodate slow-moving vehicles. Existing overcrossings at High Bridge Road (Cathcart Road), 164th Street SE, Valley View Road, and SR 2 would be widened. A two-lane, southbound on-ramp would be added west of the junction of SR 522 and the existing SR 2. Under the Snohomish River Bridge options, a second two-lane bridge would be constructed adjacent to the existing SR 522 bridge over the Snohomish River. Under the preferred bridge design option, the new bridge would be constructed on the south side of the existing bridge, would carry eastbound traffic. Under the preferred alternative, a diamond interchange would be constructed at both Paradise Lake Road and Fales Road; these interchanges would replace existing signalized intersections. Paradise Lake Road would cross over SR 522 and the Burlington Northern rail line to the west on bridges and be realigned to connect with Maltby Road and the recently designated SR 524 from the west. Modifications to secondary roads would be made on both the east and west sides of SR 522 to accommodate the new interchange and SR 522 ramp connections. Fales Road would cross over SR 522 on a bridge and be realigned to the east of SR 522 to accommodate the interchange and ramp connections. Secondary roads would be realigned. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under all of the build alternatives, existing hazardous conditions would be remediated and traffic flow would be improved. Commuting times, accidents, and driver stress would be significantly reduced. Air quality would improve from current levels over the long term. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of, and storm runoff from, the new roadway would cause degradation of water quality in nearby creeks and wetlands. Some existing wetland and wildlife habitat areas would be lost as a result of cut-and-fill activities during construction. While some degradation could occur whether or not improvement were implemented, a slower rate of development would allow more time for changes in policies and technology concerned with controlling water quality and the loss of wetlands and habitat. During construction, there would be short-term adverse impacts on bald eagle wintering sites, anadromous fish spawning areas, and the nesting areas of birds and aquatic mammals. Noise during construction and operation of the new roadway would increase significantly over current levels and approach or exceed federal noise abatement criteria in some areas. Construction of the two interchanges would displace nine residences and two businesses, and require the acquisition of roughly 47 additional acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0328D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 940170, 533 pages and maps, May 4, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-92-2-F KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Birds KW - Creeks KW - Fish KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Wetlands KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408145?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-05-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+522%2C+SR+2+TO+SR+9%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+522%2C+SR+2+TO+SR+9%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 4, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 37 FROM ROUTE 37/I-81/US 11 (SOUTH) TO ROUTE 37/US 11 (NORTH), FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36408947; 4512 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new four-lane, limited-access, divided highway to the east of the city of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia, is proposed. The proposed project would complete a circumferential freeway around Winchester by connecting the northern and southern termini of existing Route 37 west of Winchester with an eastern extension of the existing freeway. The proposal is largely a response to recent and significant increases in population. The project area extends from the existing Route 37 interchange with Interstate 81 (I-81) and US 11 south of town to a point approximately one mile north of the existing Route 37 interchange at US 11 north of town. The project corridor is roughly 0.5 miles wide at the southern end to 2.5 miles at the northern end, where alternative alignments are more diverse. The corridor is approximately 14 miles long and encompasses a total area of 35 square miles. Interchanges and connector routes would be built for US Routes 522 and 17/50, State Route 7, and Secondary Route 657. Existing interchanges of the Route 37 western loop at Route 11 and I-81 would be modified and reconfigured. Nine alternatives are considered in this draft EIS, including a No Action Alternative, a Transportation System Management Alternative, a Mass Transit Alternative, and six build alternatives. Under each of the build alternatives, the facility would begin at the southern terminus located at the intersection of existing Route 37 and I-81, then head east crossing the CSX Railroad, Route 11, and I-81. After crossing I-81, the facility would run parallel to the Opequon Creek, then cross Hoge Run before turning north at Route 522. Heading in a northerly direction, it would cross Buffalo Lick Run, go under Route 645, and cross an unnamed tributary before intersecting with Routes 17 and 50. At this point the facility under the build alternatives would branch off and begin to follow diverse paths depending on the alternative chosen before reaching the northern termini. Estimated total costs for the build alternatives range from $191.3 million to $233.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the facility would benefit through travel in the region and improve safety and efficiency. It would also provide for improved intermodal linkages to promote economic growth. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 288 residences, 24 businesses, 4.4 acres of wetlands, 156.4 acres of prime farmland, and 158.9 acres of upland forests. Up to 47 archaeological sites with potential historical significance would be adversely affected; 17 streams would be crossed; and 104 residences would experience increased noise levels. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940161, 319 pages, April 28, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-94-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408947?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+37+FROM+ROUTE+37%2FI-81%2FUS+11+%28SOUTH%29+TO+ROUTE+37%2FUS+11+%28NORTH%29%2C+FREDERICK+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+37+FROM+ROUTE+37%2FI-81%2FUS+11+%28SOUTH%29+TO+ROUTE+37%2FUS+11+%28NORTH%29%2C+FREDERICK+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 28, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALTERNATE US 2/141 IN THE VICINITY OF THE CITY OF IRON MOUNTAIN, DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36394567; 4500 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a US 2/141 bypass around the city of Iron Mountain, Michigan, is proposed. The project area is located in Dickinson County, in the south-central portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. US 2/141 presently passes through the downtown section of Iron Mountain, and the large number of logging trucks using the highway create a significant safety hazard. Pedestrian safety is a particular concern because downtown sidewalks are narrow and truck traffic uses the lane adjacent to the curb. Although US 2/141 is a four-lane highway through the city of Iron Mountain, there is no provision for curb-side parking within the city limits. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under all of the build alternatives, an approximately six-mile, two-lane bypass would be constructed within a right-of-way 150 to 200 feet wide, with truck climbing lanes at necessary locations and paved shoulders for use by bicycles. There would be controlled access at each end of the project. Under all of the build alternatives, the facility would bypass the city to the east. Under Alternative A, the facility would begin at the US 2 /M-95 intersection and proceed easterly until intersecting the power line. It would then run along the southwestern edge of the power line, ending roughly 1,100 feet east of the intersection of Lake Antoine Road and County Road 396. Under Alternative B, the facility would begin just north of the intersection of East Frank Pipp Drive and US 2, proceed southeasterly paralleling Lake Antoine Road, and end at the same location as under Alternative A. Under Alternative 1, the facility would begin at the eastern terminus of the facility under Alternatives A and B, cross US 2 just east of the existing US 2/141 intersection, and connect with US 141 north of the bridge over the Menominee River. Under Alternative 2, the facility would also begin where the facility under Alternatives A and B would end, but would follow existing Lake Antoine Road while removing the tighter curves of the existing roadway. Estimated project costs range from $7.5 million to $8.4 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed bypass would separate local and through traffic and improve traffic safety by alleviating the problem of truck traffic passing through the city. Each year nearly 26,000 trucks loaded with logs enter the city. Economic growth and development would likely occur along existing US 2/141 because of the additional traffic capacity and at the junction with the proposed bypass. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the alternatives, the bypass alignment would result in the displacement of up to 15 residences and 3 businesses, and the conversion of some forestlands, wetlands, and farmlands to highway use. Construction would also result in some soil erosion and sedimentation, loss of vegetation and associated wildlife habitat, and the crossing and encroachment onto the floodplain of Johnson Creek. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940162, 103 pages and maps, April 27, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-94-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Commercial Zones KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Michigan KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394567?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+AN+ALTERNATE+US+2%2F141+IN+THE+VICINITY+OF+THE+CITY+OF+IRON+MOUNTAIN%2C+DICKINSON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=PROPOSED+CONSTRUCTION+OF+AN+ALTERNATE+US+2%2F141+IN+THE+VICINITY+OF+THE+CITY+OF+IRON+MOUNTAIN%2C+DICKINSON+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 27, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STERLING HIGHWAY MILEPOST 37 TO MILEPOST 60, ALASKA. AN - 36394298; 4497 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a 23-mile portion of the Sterling Highway along the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska is proposed. The project area extends from the Skilak Lake Road intersection to the Sterling Highway's junction with the Seward Highway. The project area is in the vicinity of the community of Cooper Landing and partially within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and the Chugach National Forest. Several popular campgrounds, trails, and recreational sites are in the vicinity. The Sterling Highway is a narrow two-lane road with shoulders only one or two feet wide. The highway is often congested during the summer and accident rates along certain segments are higher than expected. Throughout the project area the highway runs parallel to the Kenai River and its tributaries; highway improvements are hampered by the presence of the river or a creek on one side of the road and steep valley walls on the other. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the 3R Alternative (which is essentially the minimum development alternative), the highway would be improved on its existing alignment. The two-lane highway would generally have a surface width of 36 feet, with two 12-foot lanes and two six-foot shoulders; where needed, a 12-foot passing lane with a four-foot shoulder would be provided. Widening the roadway embankment would require cuts or additional fill along the entire length of the project. Eleven retaining binwalls would be constructed to support erosion-prone slopes; the binwalls would be ten feet tall and range from 100 feet to 0.3 miles in length. One low-speed curve at milepost 47.5 would be improved. Under the other build alternative (the Juneau Creek Alternative), the facility would be fully reconstructed to provide an improved two-lane highway with a surface width of 40 feet, including two eight-foot shoulders and passing lanes as needed. Although cuts or additional fill would be required throughout the project area, binwalls would not be necessary because alignment shifts would remove the highway from those slumpage zones and increase embankment height to contain the erodible slopes. Estimated costs for the 3R Alternative and the Juneau Creek Alternative are $29.8 million and $64.4 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed improvements would enhance safety conditions and alleviate traffic congestion. The widened shoulders would provide for emergency pulloffs. Under both of the build alternatives, long-term siltation into the adjacent wetlands and river would be minimized, and expenses for slope and ditch maintenance would be substantially reduced. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under both of the build alternatives, the reconstruction would result in a loss of fish and wildlife habitat and some disturbance of archaeological resources. In addition, under the 3R Alternative, the reconstruction would result in the loss or displacement of 5 acres of wetlands, 2.4 acres of right-of-way from Cooper Landing, and one residence in Cooper Landing. Under the Juneau Creek Alternative, the reconstruction would result in the loss of 43 acres of wetlands, and 24 acres of right-of-way from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and 183 acres from the Chugach National Forest; this alignment would also cross the Resurrection Pass Trail. LEGAL MANDATES: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-487), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940163, 373 pages and maps, April 27, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bank Protection KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise Assessments KW - Preserves KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Chugach National Forest KW - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge KW - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394298?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STERLING+HIGHWAY+MILEPOST+37+TO+MILEPOST+60%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=STERLING+HIGHWAY+MILEPOST+37+TO+MILEPOST+60%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Juneau, Alaska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 27, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHASE 1 AIRPORT BUSWAY/WABASH HOV, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36406671; 4510 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of an 8.1-mile segment of the Airport Busway Corridor between downtown Pittsburgh and the borough of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The segment would constitute the first phase of a proposed 20-mile busway corridor connecting the downtown area and the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. The Phase I Assessment Area begins in downtown Pittsburgh, crosses the Monongahela River to Station Square, and continues south through the unused Wabash Tunnel to Sawmill Run Boulevard, and west along the Monongahela and Ohio rivers to the Corliss Street area using excess right-of-way. It then continues southwest through the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Sheraden, Oakwood, and East Carnegie, and the boroughs of Ingram, Crafton, Rosslyn Farms, and Carnegie. This section of the corridor includes several bridges and an abandoned railroad tunnel known as the Berry Street Tunnel. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Alternative (Alternative 2), the project would consist of four suburban park-and-ride lots with 2,166 parking spaces, and modified bus routes to accommodate these new facilities. Under the Busway Alternative (Alternative 3), the project would include eight park-and-ride lots as well as eight stations and access points, three parking areas adjacent to the main facility, and a two-lane, seven-mile roadway for buses only from Carnegie to downtown Pittsburgh via existing active and abandoned rail rights-of-way. A 0.7-mile, high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) facility for both buses and car pools through the Wabash Tunnel from Woodruff Street/PA 51 would be provided. The remaining 0.4 miles would include a new HOV bridge over the Monongahela River. The Busway Alternative has been identified as the locally preferred alternative; its estimated capital costs are $307.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, access to downtown, the airport, corridor communities, and employment areas along the proposed route would dramatically improve. Economic development would be stimulated in all these areas. Considerable savings in commuter travel times would result, saving an estimated 540,780 minutes daily. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the Busway Alternative, the relocation of one residence and seven businesses would be required. The new bridge would adversely affect the Gateway Clipper Fleet dock at Station Square; in addition, roughly 850 parking spaces would be eliminated at the Mon Wharf parking area, and 200 parking spaces would be lost on the CONRAIL Shelf south of Station Square. The new bridge would require the addition of one substructure unit in the river, which would increase surface water elevations; in addition, some structures would encroach on the 100-year floodplain. Under the Busway Alternative, the partial or total taking of three historic districts and one historic property would be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0356D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940156, 659 pages and maps, April 20, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Natural Gas KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Greater Pittsburgh International Airport KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406671?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHASE+1+AIRPORT+BUSWAY%2FWABASH+HOV%2C+ALLEGHENY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=PHASE+1+AIRPORT+BUSWAY%2FWABASH+HOV%2C+ALLEGHENY+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 20, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-5/196TH STREET SW INTERCHANGE PROJECT, LYNNWOOD, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36413021; 4514 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the 196th Street SW (SR 524) interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in southeast Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington, is proposed. The project area is located between the I-5/44th Avenue W and the I-5/405 (Swamp Creek) interchanges. I-5 is the major north-south transportation corridor through the Puget Sound area of Washington and south Snohomish County. Currently, the 196th Street SW interchange provides access to and from the north on I-5, which contains a mix of both commuter and local access traffic. The 44th Avenue W interchange serves travelers to and from the south. Because neither of these interchanges is fully directional, the commercial area west of I-5 and the residential areas east of the highway receive a substantial amount of through traffic. Traffic operations in the area are also hampered by a lack of direct access to Alderwood Mall from I-5. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the Build Alternative, the improvements would include the replacement of the half-diamond interchange at 196th Street SW with a full interchange that would have on- and off-ramps connected to the freeway main line via either collector-distributor lanes or standard weaving lanes; an arterial connection between 200th Street SW and Alderwood Mall Boulevard either above or below the grade of 196th Street SW; the extension of 28th Avenue W via a new overpass structure over I-5 to Alderwood Mall Boulevard that would be built either on or parallel to the existing 28th Avenue W right-of-way; and a new east-west 198th Street SW arterial, with northbound off-ramps and on-ramps at I-5, that would connect the interstate with 28th Avenue W. Most of the arterials would be four or five lanes wide, and I-5 would be widened to provide up to six lanes in certain areas. For each of the four Build Alternative components, two or more options have been devised for possible alignment /configuration. Under the preferred alternative, the improvements would consist of the Collector/Distributor Option for the I-5/196th Street SW improvements, the Above-Grade Option for the 200th Street SW extension, the Existing Alignment Option for the 28th Avenue W extension, and the Intermediate Alignment Option for the new 198th Street SW. The estimated construction cost under the preferred alternative is $61.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would increase the service level of, enhance safety on, reduce congestion on, and better local access to I-5 by redesigning the traffic operations of the interstate and the connecting city streets in the vicinity of the interchange. The project would employ 871 construction workers over three years; once operational, it would generate approximately $18.6 million annually in additional sales as a result of improved access, and $214,600 annually in tax revenues to the city. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace 19 residential units, 12 businesses, and less than 1 acre of wetlands. Streams would also be adversely affected, with the possibility that salmon rearing areas could be irretrievably lost. Construction of the project would require the removal of one historic structure (the Wicker's Building), and noise and vibration could adversely affect two other structures (the Masonic Temple and the Irwin House). Construction workers would encounter two hazardous waste sites. Air quality would be adversely affected by a slight increase in carbon monoxide emissions, possible odors from construction, and possible asbestos contamination from the demolition of older buildings. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0206D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940142, 559 pages and maps, April 14, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-93-1-F KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Fish KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413021?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-5%2F196TH+STREET+SW+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+LYNNWOOD%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=I-5%2F196TH+STREET+SW+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+LYNNWOOD%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 14, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 10, WAUPACA TO FREMONT, WAUPACA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36411093; 4516 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of 15 miles of US 10 from a two-lane to a four-lane facility in southern Waupaca County, Wisconsin, is proposed. The project would extend from Anderson Road in Waupaca, 0.5 miles west of the State Trunk Highway (STH) 54/49 interchange, to Brown Road, two miles west of the village of Fremont. US 10 is a major east-west link across central Wisconsin serving commuter, commercial, and recreational traffic between the Stevens Point area to the west and the Fox River Valley to the east. Traffic along the project corridor is expected to increase about 50 percent by 2017, resulting in volumes of up to 18,600 vehicles per day. Traffic volumes already exceed safety thresholds for the highway, and accident and fatality rates exceed the statewide average. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed build alternatives, the existing road would be upgraded to a four-lane, divided highway. The facility would differ under each of the alternatives in their stipulations for the following: the alignment location relative to the existing highway, the presence of a frontage road, the number of points accessible to US 10, and the number of residences and farms affected by rights-of-way acquisition. The existing US 10 would be incorporated along most of the project corridor, either as two lanes of the new four-lane facility or as a frontage road adjacent to the four-lane facility for local access. Exceptions to this incorporation would occur along a 1.5-mile section at the proposed interchange with County Trunk Highway (CTH) X at Weyauwega and along a one-mile section at the proposed interchange with STH 49; in these areas the proposed alignment would be constructed at a new location. All driving lanes would be 12 feet wide, and the highway would be divided by a 60-foot median throughout most of the project corridor to provide an adequate and safe separation of opposing directions of traffic, adequate drainage, storage for vehicles (including trucks and school buses) at crossroad intersections, and storage for farm machinery in median openings. Between Anderson Road and CTH A, however, the median would be 30 feet wide. New interchanges are proposed for CTH X, STH 110, and STH 49. In general, existing access to US 10, including local roads, field entrances, and driveways, would be consolidated to control direct at-grade connections to the upgraded highway. At the eastern terminus of the project, the four-lane cross section would narrow to meet the existing two-lane cross section near Brown Road. Improvements to the existing road such as resurfacing, rehabilitation, or shoulder restoration would be accomplished within the existing highway right-of-way. Total estimated construction costs are $44.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, through traffic would be allowed to operate at or near the 55-mph speed limit under peak traffic volume conditions; accidents would be reduced; and the need to convert the facility to freeway standards in the foreseeable future would be precluded. The highway improvement would also result in an increase in local business sales, an increase in spendable personal income, the creation of jobs, and a reduction in travel time for local residents. Improved access to recreational and related resources would benefit tourism and increase spending by out-of-state visitors. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 236 acres. Up to 56 acres of wetland and 17 acres of woodland would be required for widening the existing highway and constructing new interchanges. Up to 141 acres of farmland from 32 farming operations would be displaced. The project would require a maximum of 20 residential and 10 business relocations. Other adverse effects would include wildlife habitat loss, potential erosion and sedimentation during construction, the loss of prime soils, the potential discovery of unknown underground storage tanks, adverse noise impacts to adjacent residences, and adverse impacts to the habitat of two state-listed threatened turtle species. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0136D, Volume 17, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940139, 198 pages and maps, April 13, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-93-03-F KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+WAUPACA+TO+FREMONT%2C+WAUPACA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+WAUPACA+TO+FREMONT%2C+WAUPACA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 13, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 6 EXPRESSWAY, BOLTON NOTCH TO WINDHAM, TOLLAND AND WINDHAM COUNTIES, CONNECTICUT. AN - 36411066; 4480 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of an approximately 11-mile segment of US 6 connecting Bolton Notch to Windham in eastern Connecticut is proposed. US 6 is a principal arterial highway linking the urbanized areas of Hartford, Willimantic, and Providence, and the rural communities in between. Throughout most of its length, US 6 is a four-lane freeway, but becomes a two-lane arterial highway within the study corridor. It has 24 at-grade intersections with minor state highways and local roads; only three of those intersections are signalized. The two-lane highway connects with freeways at either end of the study area: I-384 near Bolton Notch is a freeway that connects US 6 with the rest of the interstate system, and US 6 becomes a freeway through Windham prior to bypassing the urbanized area of Willimantic. Factors such as the horizontal curves and vertical grades of the roadway, the inadequate sight distances on some of the hills, and the numerous intersections and driveways within the study corridor, all, contribute to unsafe driving conditions. Under the proposed action, US 6 would be upgraded to a four-lane facility so that the roadway would comply with the requirements associated with its functional classification. Eight alternatives, including a No Build Alternative and a Mass Transit/Transportation Systems Management Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under two of the alternatives (Upgrades 1 and 2), the existing highway would be upgraded to four-lane arterial with a median 16 to 22 feet wide; under Upgrade 1, access control would not be provided, while under Upgrade 2, access control would be provided. Under alignments 18 and 25, the facility would run to the south of existing US 6, traversing the middle of Bolton and Andover and the northern portion of Columbia. Under alignment 49, the facility would run well to the north of existing Route 6, traversing the northern portion of Bolton, the middle of Coventry, and curving southward along the eastern quandrant of Coventry. Under alignment 54, the facility would traverse the northern portion of Bolton, the western quadrant of Coventry, the northeastern quadrant of Andover, and the southern quadrant of Coventry. Construction costs for the build alternatives range from $90 million under Upgrade 1 to $264 million under Alignment 18. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Proposed reconstruction of US 6 would improve traffic safety and level of service, decrease the accident rate, separate local and through traffic, and make the roadway compatible with the freeways at either end of the study corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace up to 74 acres of wetlands, 537 acres of undeveloped wildlife habitat, 196 acres of unfragmented forest, 92 acres of farmland, 10 historic sites, 109 residences, and 21 businesses. The facility under the build alternatives would encroach on 9 to 40 acres of the 100-year floodplain. Both Upgrades 1 and 2 would adversely affect a similar number of historic properties. Upgrade 2, however, would adversely affect more than three times the number of historic properties that would be adversely affected under Upgrade 1. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940146, Executive Summary--49 pages, April 13, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Connecticut KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+6+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BOLTON+NOTCH+TO+WINDHAM%2C+TOLLAND+AND+WINDHAM+COUNTIES%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.title=ROUTE+6+EXPRESSWAY%2C+BOLTON+NOTCH+TO+WINDHAM%2C+TOLLAND+AND+WINDHAM+COUNTIES%2C+CONNECTICUT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Hartford, Connecticut; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 13, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOUISVILLE WATERFRONT PARK/FALLS HARBOR DEVELOPMENT, LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY. AN - 36394655; 4521 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a waterfront park in the Ohio River floodplain in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, is proposed. The proposed site is located along the south bank of the Ohio River between the Clark Memorial Bridge at river mile (rm) 602 and Beargrass Creek at rm 603.7. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed project, the facilities would consist of a 100-acre park and a 50-acre residential and expanded marina; the sites would be developed by the project applicant, the Waterfront Development Corporation. The lands within the proposed park area are either vacant or being used for industrial purposes; the proposed harbor site, which adjoins the proposed park site on the east and extends to Beargrass Creek, currently consists of open green space and a municipal marina. The Waterfront Park would include a public wharf with moorings for commercial riverboats; the Waterfront Development Corporation headquarters building; a four-story restaurant building; a festival plaza with a hard surface for events; the Great Lawn, consisting of 17.5 acres of grass; a harbor for professionally piloted boats; and a 67-acre linear park with trees, meadow lands, and four river inlets. The harbor project would include the expansion of the existing marina for pleasure boats, residential units, a restaurant, a public promenade along the river edge, and a public boat ramp. Under the preferred plan, the existing topography in the project area would be extensively altered by the removal of earth in the Wharf, Great Lawn, and Harbor areas and the use of fill in the Linear Park to create land forms. The plans call for changes to the river edge by the removal of earth to create inlets and a harbor, and the addition of a pile-supported platform to extend the proposed Great Lawn 120 feet from the river edge. The dredging would primarily take place from the land and would move the earth from the shore to the land side. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action of landscaping and inlet construction, the area visually and ecologically would be improved. Wildlife usage and faunal diversity should increase for both aquatic and terrestrial species. The inlets would serve as a refuge for native wildlife and plants and would not be accessible to boats. The construction and operation of the facility would create approximately 380 full-time and part-time jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under high water conditions, the strong flow of water beneath the great lawn platform would create potential danger for small boats. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940136, 122 pages, April 13, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Commercial Zones KW - Dredging KW - Employment KW - Floodplains KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Housing KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Rivers KW - Shores KW - Urban Development KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Kentucky KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394655?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOUISVILLE+WATERFRONT+PARK%2FFALLS+HARBOR+DEVELOPMENT%2C+LOUISVILLE%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY.&rft.title=LOUISVILLE+WATERFRONT+PARK%2FFALLS+HARBOR+DEVELOPMENT%2C+LOUISVILLE%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+KENTUCKY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Kentucky; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 13, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HOBUCKEN BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BRIDGE, PAMLICO COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 15223573; 4508 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the Hobucken Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) bridge in Pamlico County, North Carolina, is proposed. The existing bridge crosses the AIWW at mile 157.2 and is located on North Carolina Highway (NC) 33/304, approximately 32 miles northeast of the city of New Bern. The existing bridge has an average utilization of 1,200 vehicles per day. The proposed replacement bridge would be a 2,540-foot, two-lane, high-level, fixed-span structure with a 65-foot vertical clearance and a 300-foot horizontal navigational clearance over the AIWW. The proposed alignment would leave NC 304 at a point approximately 2,700 feet west of the AIWW, cross the AIWW approximately 170 feet north of the existing bridge, and reconnect with NC 33/304 approximately 2,600 feet east of the AIWW. Fill height at the bridge abutments would be approximately 30 feet on the west side and 30 feet on the east side of the AIWW, with a width of approximately 220 feet. Fill width would taper as the alignment approaches NC 33/304. A total of 28 bridge piers and footings would be constructed on land. Rights-of-way widths would vary from 360 feet at the highest point of the approach fills to 140 feet at the connections with NC 304 and NC 33/304. Additional rights-of-way would be required for two-lane connector roads at each end of the alignment. A borrow site close to the highway would include a borrow pit and an area used for drying material and placing overburden material that is unsuitable for fill. Construction is expected to commence in December 1994, and would take 2.5 years to complete. Construction costs are estimated to be $10.4 million. [The Department of Transportation, Coast Guard (DOT/CG) has adopted the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers' (DA/COE's) final EIS EPA #920234 filed June 17, 1992. The DOT/CG was not a cooperating agency in the preparation of DA/COE's original final EIS.] POSITIVE IMPACTS: Elimination of the one-lane, traffic-light-controlled bridge would allow the flow of traffic to be continuous and would reduce unsafe stops and starts on the roadway. The existing bridge does not meet current design standards as recommended by the American Association of State Highway Officials because of its narrow width and poor physical condition. The proposed new bridge would offer a safer, more direct route for AIWW traffic and greatly reduce traffic lines and associated congestion. The connector roads would facilitate access to the new road and access within the community. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace one permanent residence, and 13.5 acres of pine forest and 1.5 acres of estuarine scrub-shrub within Goose Creek Game Management lands. In addition, some 7.0 acres of wetlands would be filled to construct the bridge approaches. The high-rise bridge would dominate views of the waterway from south of the site. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-611), and Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-662). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the DA/COE's draft and final EISs, see 92-0097D, Volume 16, Number 2, and 92-0218F, Volume 16, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940140, 195 pages and maps, April 13, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Borrow Pits KW - Bridges KW - Dredging KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Landfills KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway KW - North Carolina KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970, Project Authorization KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223573?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HOBUCKEN+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+ATLANTIC+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+BRIDGE%2C+PAMLICO+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=HOBUCKEN+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT%2C+ATLANTIC+INTRACOASTAL+WATERWAY+BRIDGE%2C+PAMLICO+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 13, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 5 CORRIDOR (MHTD PROJECT NUMBER J5PO69), CAMDEN, LACLEDE, AND MORGAN COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 15223357; 4503 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 5 in Morgan, Camden, and Laclede counties in the Lake of the Ozarks region of central Missouri is proposed. The corridor for the proposed project extends for approximately 40 miles from north of the community of Gravois Mills to about one mile south of the Camden/Laclede county line. The existing Route 5 is a winding, two-lane, rural highway that passes through Gravois Mills, Laurie, Sunrise Beach, and Camdenton. It was originally built in the early 1930s after the completion of Bagnell Dam and the subsequent inundation of the Lake of the Ozarks. The current route has not significantly changed from its original design, following ridgelines wherever possible and creating a number of blind curves and hills. Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Expressway Alternative 2), the facility would most closely follow the alignment of existing Route 5 from one end of the corridor to the other. Under the Major Improvements Alternative, the facility would provide four or five lanes in some areas, improved intersection, truck climbing lanes, shoulders, and guardrails where needed. Under Alternative 1, the facility would have the westernmost alignment. Under Alternative 3, the facility would resemble that under the preferred alternative except that it would provide a bypass to the east of Laurie and Camdenton. Under Alternative 4, the facility would take the most direct route and a bridge crossing the lake from Route F to Lovers Leap Bluff would be constructed. Under Alternative 5, the facility would include both the bypass and bridge. Under Alternative 6, the facility would have the easternmost alignment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, the improvements would substantially reduce delays and vehicle miles of travel during the peak summer months, saving an average of 33.6 minutes per trip, when compared to the conditions under the No Action Alternative. In addition, the new expressway would improve the traffic safety and level of service, decrease the accident rate, stimulate the flourishing tourist industry, and support development without encouraging excessive growth in and outside of the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 2 occupied single-family residences, 27 mobile home residences, 8 multifamily units, 37 businesses, 1 public-use structure, and 213 acres of farmland. Approximately 90 residences along the project corridor would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. Construction would adversely affect 14 small stock ponds, 7 medium-sized stock ponds, and up to 2,058 acres of woodlands. The proposed route would cross one hazardous waste disposal site. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940137, 512 pages and maps, April 12, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MO-EIS-94-01-D KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Lakes KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Missouri KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223357?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+5+CORRIDOR+%28MHTD+PROJECT+NUMBER+J5PO69%29%2C+CAMDEN%2C+LACLEDE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=ROUTE+5+CORRIDOR+%28MHTD+PROJECT+NUMBER+J5PO69%29%2C+CAMDEN%2C+LACLEDE%2C+AND+MORGAN+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Jefferson City, Missouri; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 12, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 58 MOJAVE FREEWAY, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36400605; 4498 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane freeway on a new alignment of State Route (SR) 58 northwest of Mojave, in Kern County, California, is proposed. The project area is located in the western Mojave Desert, near the eastern limit of the Tehachapi Mountain Range. SR 58, the major east-west highway in California south of Sacramento, is heavily used to haul agricultural and manufactured goods from California to eastbound Interstate routes. Within the town of Mojave, SR 58 merges with SR 14 to form the Sierra Highway, which serves as the main thoroughfare through town. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), the freeway would be constructed in three phases. The first phase would involve the construction of a four-lane expressway on a new alignment from SR 58 north of Mojave to SR 58 south of town. The proposed expressway would provide 12-foot travel lanes and a 100-foot median. The expressway would intersect SR 14 northeast of Mojave, cross the Searles Branch line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, and extend along the east side of the Mojave Airport, connecting with existing SR 58, east of Mojave. The proposed project would require the construction of two bridges over aqueducts owned by the city of Los Angeles. The estimated costs of the project are $55.7 million for construction and $13.5 million for right-of-way costs. Phases 2 and 3, which would involve upgrading the SR 14 connection south of town and upgrading the Sierra Highway to seven lanes, are outside the scope of this draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed bypass would separate local and through traffic, and improve traffic safety by alleviating congestion along the Sierra Highway. Reduced levels of traffic congestion would result in lower emissions of pollutants, lower noise levels, and lower levels of fuel consumption. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The diversion of some vehicles from the downtown area of Mojave would result in some reduction of commercial activity. Construction would result in the direct loss of 700 acres of habitat for desert tortoise and Mohave ground squirrel as well as the loss of native plant communities. Three historic period sites in the project area are considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Although the alignment would cross the 100-year floodplain, no significant encroachment would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940131, 178 pages and maps, April 6, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-94-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36400605?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+58+MOJAVE+FREEWAY%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+58+MOJAVE+FREEWAY%2C+KERN+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 6, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-15/STATE STREET CORRIDOR, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF FEBRUARY 1990). AN - 36398603; 4511 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the highway and other transit facilities in the Interstate 15 (I-15)/State Street Corridor of Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The project study area is located in Salt Lake Valley. Salt Lake City serves as the home for most of the major businesses and industries of the state and is considered to be the business and financial center of the intermontane area. The I-15 /State Street Corridor, which runs north-south through the valley, is approximately 18 miles long and 3 miles wide for a total area of 50 square miles. The northern boundary extends to 600 North, which is just north of the Salt Lake City central business district. The eastern and western limits of the corridor are 700 East and the Jordan River, respectively. Corridor population is expected to increase by almost 35 percent over the next 20 years. The corridor contains three travel alignments that serve as a basis for the project alternatives considered in the draft EIS of February 1990: the I-15 freeway, the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way, and the State/Main Street arterials. Twelve alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative and 11 build alternatives, were considered in the draft EIS. Following the issuance of the draft EIS, a locally preferred alternative was selected that consisted of separate transit and highway elements. Under the preferred alternative, a light rail transit (LRT) system would be constructed at-grade on the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and extend for roughly 15 miles from the central business district to the city of Sandy; two additional traffic lanes would be built in each direction of I-15; and an expanded, east-west, valley-wide bus system would be implemented. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of February 1990 considers alternative locations for four additional LRT alignments in the downtown area of Salt Lake City, five LRT stations in the south corridor, two alternative southern termini, and four alternative yard and shop sites for the LRT system. This draft supplement also presents updated information on project costs: the estimated costs of the alternative downtown alignments range from $10.8 million to $43.5 million; the costs of the yard and shop sites range from $17.5 million to $18.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The capacity of the transportation corridor would increase significantly, preventing a critical overload of the local and regional transportation network in the near future. Improved access to the central business district would stimulate and support local economic development. Development along the railroad rights-of-way would be enhanced. Major fuel savings would result from improved transportation efficiency within the corridor. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements could displace up to four residences and six businesses. Wetlands could be displaced and/or disrupted, and some minor encroachment on floodplain land could occur. A vacant residence potentially eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places could be displaced. The LRT system would result in visual intrusion into the urban landscape. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0191D, Volume 14, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 940133, 306 pages, April 6, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Central Business Districts KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Executive Order 11988, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398603?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-04-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-15%2FSTATE+STREET+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1990%29.&rft.title=I-15%2FSTATE+STREET+CORRIDOR%2C+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+FEBRUARY+1990%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Denver, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 6, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "If They Didn't Drink, Would They Crash Anyway?" -- The Role of Alcohol in Traffic Crashes AN - 61324885; 9501584 AB - Questions are raised about the extent to which alcohol-impaired driving problems are due to alcohol alone. Crash data from 1992 show that 29% of drivers in fatal crashes in the US had some measurable blood alcohol content, but alcohol-impaired & sober drivers in crashes also share many characteristics: both groups are predominantly young, male, & more likely to take risks in driving & everyday life than is the general driving population. It is hypothesized, therefore, that different types of drivers would be affected differently by measures designed to limit drinking & driving: most drivers would be deterred by the legal consequences of arrest & sanction for impaired driving; alcoholics would not be deterred by anything that does not deal directly with their alcoholism, & high-risk drivers would not be deterred by anything that does not deal directly with their psychological immaturity. 3 Tables, 5 Figures, 29 References. Adapted from the source document. JF - Alcohol, Drugs and Driving AU - Hedlund, James H AD - Office Alcohol & State Programs NTS-20 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 7th St SW Washington DC 20590 Y1 - 1994/04// PY - 1994 DA - April 1994 SP - 115 EP - 125 VL - 10 IS - 2 SN - 0891-7086, 0891-7086 KW - fatal automobile crashes, US, alcohol-impaired vs sober drivers, prevention implications KW - 1992 statistical data KW - Alcohol Abuse KW - Accidents KW - Mortality Rates KW - Drunk Driving KW - United States of America KW - Automobiles KW - article KW - 2079: sociology of health and medicine; substance use/abuse & compulsive behaviors (drug abuse, addiction, alcoholism, gambling, eating disorders, etc.) KW - 0868: mass phenomena; transportation systems & behaviors UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/61324885?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Asocabs&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Alcohol%2C+Drugs+and+Driving&rft.atitle=%22If+They+Didn%27t+Drink%2C+Would+They+Crash+Anyway%3F%22+--+The+Role+of+Alcohol+in+Traffic+Crashes&rft.au=Hedlund%2C+James+H&rft.aulast=Hedlund&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1994-04-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=115&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Alcohol%2C+Drugs+and+Driving&rft.issn=08917086&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2007-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - ADRDEJ N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Drunk Driving; United States of America; Automobiles; Accidents; Mortality Rates; Alcohol Abuse ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-term field study of a deep-corrugated metal box type culvert AN - 50967867; 1994-042714 JF - Canadian Geotechnical Journal = Revue Canadienne de Geotechnique AU - Sargand, Shad M AU - Hazen, Glenn A AU - Masada, Teruhisa AU - Hurd, John O Y1 - 1994/04// PY - 1994 DA - April 1994 SP - 175 EP - 180 PB - National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON VL - 31 IS - 2 SN - 0008-3674, 0008-3674 KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - earthworks KW - Gallia County Ohio KW - State Route 554 KW - culverts KW - roads KW - Ohio KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50967867?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.atitle=Long-term+field+study+of+a+deep-corrugated+metal+box+type+culvert&rft.au=Sargand%2C+Shad+M%3BHazen%2C+Glenn+A%3BMasada%2C+Teruhisa%3BHurd%2C+John+O&rft.aulast=Sargand&rft.aufirst=Shad&rft.date=1994-04-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Geotechnical+Journal+%3D+Revue+Canadienne+de+Geotechnique&rft.issn=00083674&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=cgj&lang=eng LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - ON N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - CGJOAH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - culverts; earthworks; Gallia County Ohio; monitoring; Ohio; roads; State Route 554; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INTERSTATE 35 FROM WASHINGTON AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, TO INTERSTATE 35E IN BURNSVILLE, DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1992). AN - 36382621; 4502 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Interstate 35 West (I-35W) between Washington Avenue South in Minneapolis and Interstate 35 East (I-35E) in Burnsville, Minnesota, is proposed. The 18 miles of highway to be improved were built in the 1960s for traffic volumes forecast for 1975 using design standards which are not as safe or effective as those currently in use. The pavement condition is deteriorating and many bridges need extensive repair. In spite of ramp metering, television surveillance, preferential bus ramps, traffic information strategies, and express bus service implemented by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in the mid-1970s, the system is again approaching its operational limits. Six transit/mainline alternatives were considered in the draft EIS of March 1992; these alternatives would be mixed with any of several interchange design alternatives, for the six subareas of the project area, each of which have different travel demand characteristics. Under the No-Build Alternative, no physical improvements would be made other than bridge repair and roadway resurfacing, but transportation system and travel demand strategies, such as installation of ramp meters at all on-ramps, implementation of transit and car pool incentives, and intensification of transit marketing would be used. If necessary, ramps would be closed or modified in the future if they could not be operated safely. Under this alternative, construction costs would be $235 million, transit operation costs would be $36 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on streets would be $88 million. Under the lane conversion alternatives, improvements would include the conversion of an existing traffic lane in each direction north of 46th Street to a high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) restricted lane, the addition of a diamond lane in each direction between 46th Street and County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 42, and feeder and express bus service reorganized into a timed-transfer service concept. Under these alternatives, construction costs would be $654 million, acquisition costs for rights-of-way would be $36 million, transit operation costs would be $41 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on local streets would be $45 million. Under the diamond lane alternatives, the facility would include one additional lane of traffic in each direction north of 46th Street to be designated as HOV lanes, one additional traffic lane, and one additional HOV lane between 46th Street and CSAH 42. Feeder and express bus service would be reorganized into a timed-transfer service concept. Under these alternatives, construction costs would be $830 million to $926 million, acquisition costs of rights-of-way would be $74 million to $77 million, transit operation costs would be $41 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on local streets would be $21 million. Under alternatives to constructing light-rail transit (LRT) in the I-35W median, the project would include train operation in a tunnel from downtown Minneapolis to Lake Street, a two-way LRT line in the I-35W right-of-way between Lake Street and CSAH 42, one additional traffic lane in each direction between 46th Street and CSAH 42, and reorganized feeder bus service routed and scheduled for timed transfers at LRT stations placed an average of one mile apart. Under these alternatives, construction costs would be $991 million to $1.079 billion, acquisition costs of rights-of-way would be $77 million to $83 million, transit operation costs would be $46 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on local streets would be $39 million. Under alternatives to constructing an LRT line on the existing Soo Line Railroad, the project would include LRT operation in a tunnel from downtown Minneapolis to Lake Street, and a two-way LRT line within the I-35W right-of-way between Lake Street and the Crosstown subarea; LRT operation on the Soo Line Railroad right-of-way between the Crosstown subarea and 96th Street; LRT operation within the I-35W right-of-way between 96th Street and CSAH 42; one additional traffic lane in each direction between 46th Street and CSAH 42; and reorganized feeder bus service routed and scheduled for timed transfers at LRT stations spaced an average of one mile apart. Under these alternatives, construction costs would be $968 million to $1.011 billion, acquisition costs of rights-of-way would be $86 million to $88 million, transit operation costs would be $46 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on local streets would be $39 million. Under lane conversion plus LRT alternatives, the project would include LRT operation in a tunnel between downtown Minneapolis and Lake Street, a two-way LRT line in the I-35W median between Lake Street and CSAH 42, conversion of an existing traffic lane in each direction north of 46th Street and CSAH 42, and reorganized feeder and express bus service to allow transfers with LRT on a timed basis. Under these alternatives, construction costs would be $975 million, acquisition costs of rights-of-way would be $63 million, transit operation costs would be $46 million, and mitigation costs for impacts on local streets would be $50 million. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of March 1992 considers the impact of the proposed reconstruction project on two properties that merit consideration under section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966: a multifamily residence known as Waldorf Flats, located in the city of Minneapolis and eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places; and Apple Blossom Park located in the city of Richfield. These properties were not included in the section 4(f) evaluation in the draft EIS; this draft supplement presents five alternatives under which impacts to these properties would be avoided. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed reconstruction of I-35W, the number of people served by the freeway would be increased, preferential travel time would be provided for high-occupancy vehicles over single-occupancy vehicles, reasonable access to and from the freeway would be provided, preference would be given to regional trips over local trips, the traffic level of service would be maintained or improved, the accident rate would be decreased, and development would be supported without encouraging excessive growth in and outside of the metropolitan service area. Under all of the build alternatives, high long-term net energy savings would result over the life of the project, water quality would be improved as a result of improved drainage systems, and contaminated sites within the right-of-way acquisition areas would be remediated. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Although under each of the build alternatives more people would be accommodated than I-35W currently carries, the projected travel demand would not be fully satisfied under any of the build alternatives. Vehicles diverted to other roadways because of congestion on the main line would cause up to 2,830 accidents per year, and traffic on the other roadways would still have some degree of congestion. Rights-of-way requirements could result in the relocation of 720 to 1,335 dwelling units, most of which are in apartment buildings in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in which comparable dwelling units would not be available for relocation; the acquisition and relocation of 3 to 7 community service facilities, such as resident-based treatment centers; and the acquisition and relocation of 10 to 34 businesses, adversely affecting 405 to 1,125 employees. Property tax losses associated with property targeted for rights-of-way acquisition would range from $1.2 million to $3 million. The project would encroach on wetlands and floodplain areas. Nearby residences would be exposed to increased noise levels from construction and freeway use. Construction would also result in disruption of traffic and increased air pollution. Under the build alternatives presented in the draft EIS, the entire Waldorf Flats property and .08 acres of park property would be acquired. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4602-8), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Uniform Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0102D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940113, 14 pages, March 30, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-92-01-D (S) KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Drainage KW - Energy Consumption Assessments KW - Health Hazards KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382621?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1992%29.&rft.title=INTERSTATE+35+FROM+WASHINGTON+AVENUE+IN+DOWNTOWN+MINNEAPOLIS%2C+HENNEPIN+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA%2C+TO+INTERSTATE+35E+IN+BURNSVILLE%2C+DAKOTA+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1992%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 30, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR525/PAINE FIELD BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, STATE ROUTE 99 TO STATE ROUTE 526, MUKILTEO, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36412221; 4513 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 525 in the town of Mukilteo in Snohomish County, Washington, are proposed. The project area extends from the intersection with SR 526 in the north to SR 99 in the south; a large portion of the traffic using SR 525 originates and changes to these two arterials. At the northern terminus of the project, the traffic splits about equally between ferry traffic and other Mukilteo traffic, and traffic heading east to the industrial areas along SR 526. At the southern terminus, about 40 percent of the SR 525 traffic heads south on SR 99. Under the proposed action, the project would involve widening SR 525 from SR 99 to SR 526 by adding one or two additional lanes in each direction. The two other components of the project are the construction of Paine Field Boulevard as a corridor alternative in the north section of the project, and the construction of an interchange to replace the existing SR 99/525 offset intersection. Three widening options are considered in this draft EIS: the four-lane narrow option; the four-lane wide option, with a center lane providing a median or a mix of left-turn capabilities; and a six-lane option, with one high-occupancy vehicle lane in each direction. Under each option, provisions for bus pullouts along SR 525 would be included. Three interchange alignments are being considered for the SR 99/525 interchange; under all three, a bridge carrying SR 525 traffic over SR 99, with on- and off-ramps to an from SR 99, would be constructed. Three alternative alignments of Paine Field Boulevard are under consideration; each would run roughly parallel to SR 525, but farther to the east immediately west of Paine Field. The purpose of this proposed construction is to accommodate commuter traffic and reduce congestion at the existing SR 525/526 intersection. The roadway would have either four or six lanes and would have partial access control. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the project would improve traffic flow conditions in Mukilteo area, relieve existing traffic congestion, improve safety, and accommodate growth anticipated in the land use and comprehensive plans of adjacent communities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the proposed action would displace 16 or more businesses and up to 52 residences. Soil erosion and runoff from construction would carry suspended sediment into receiving waters. Between 23 and 61 acres of land would be converted from existing land uses to transportation land uses. Up to six acres of wetlands would be filled under selected alternatives. Construction activities could disturb contaminated water or soil in the two dozen hazardous waste sites identified in the project corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940108, 358 pages, March 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-94-3-D KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412221?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR525%2FPAINE+FIELD+BOULEVARD+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+99+TO+STATE+ROUTE+526%2C+MUKILTEO%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR525%2FPAINE+FIELD+BOULEVARD+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+STATE+ROUTE+99+TO+STATE+ROUTE+526%2C+MUKILTEO%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE BUILDING, SEATTLE, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 15222079; 4527 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new federal courthouse building in Seattle, Washington, is proposed. The present courthouse, located at 1010 5th Avenue, lacks adequate space for the 18 judges assigned to the Seattle Seat of the Western Washington District. Judges are operating without assigned courtrooms and are sharing with one another and using undersized courtrooms. In addition to the lack of adequate court and office space, the existing courthouse has a number of security and safety deficiencies that inhibit the mission of the U.S. Marshals Service. In 1993, the General Service Administration leased 691,312 square feet (sf) of office space in 22 downtown buildings; roughly 10 percent of that space was for court and court-related functions. Expanding the existing courthouse would not be possible because it is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under either of the two build alternatives, the building would provide 551,000 occupiable sf of space and 275 underground parking spaces. Construction under the build alternatives would differ in regard to location and configuration of the new courthouse. Under Alternative 2, two lids would be constructed above the Interstate 5 Freeway (I-5) directly east and south of the existing courthouse site. The northerly lid would cover one square block bounded on Spring Street on the north, Sixth Avenue on the west, Madison Street on the south, and Seventh Avenue on the east. Madison Street would be north boundary of the southerly lid which would extend south of Marion Street right-of-way between Sixth and Seventh Avenue. Two buildings, each ten stories in height or less, would be constructed on the sites. Under Alternative 3, a single 18-story-high building would be constructed on a site presently occupied by the Seattle Public Library; the site is bounded by Spring Street on the north, Fifth Avenue on the east, Madison Street on the south, and Fourth Avenue on the west. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed new building would enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the courts and various federal agencies by consolidating the operations of several scattered federal offices. In addition, the increase in office space would enhance the ability of the federal court system to keep pace with burgeoning caseloads, and building design features would enhance the physical safety and security of court personnel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under Alternative 3, the relocation of the public library would be required; the building constructed on the site would exceed local land-use code standards for floor area ratio. Construction under Alternative 2 would disrupt traffic flow on I-5 and adjacent streets. Construction under either alternative would cause ground shaking that could adversely affect the existing courthouse and other structures, and create levels of noise that would disturb office workers and hotel residents in nearby buildings. Sediment and hazardous materials from either excavated site could contaminate groundwater. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940107, 397 pages, March 25, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Buildings KW - Central Business Districts KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Sewers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Urban Development KW - Water Quality KW - Washington KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15222079?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=NEW+FEDERAL+COURTHOUSE+BUILDING%2C+SEATTLE%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - General Services Administration, Chicago, Illinois; GSA N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 25, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - REPLACEMENT AIRPORT FOR DRAKE FIELD, FAYETTEVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. AN - 36399369; 4453 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new airport near Fayetteville, Arkansas, is proposed in order to replace Drake Field, the only commercial airport serving the northwestern part of the state. Drake Field, which is located within Fayetteville, consists of one runway 6,006 feet long and 100 feet wide, oriented in a northwest/southeast direction. The runway is not of sufficient length to accommodate commercial jet aircraft, and because of the high terrain surrounding the facility and the location of existing highways, airport expansion would be impractical. Three action alternatives, a No Action Alternative (the Do Nothing Alternative), and two site alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the plan developed by the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority, an approximately 2,250-acre site would be purchased in Benton County about 29 miles northwest of Drake Field. State Highway (SH) 264 forms the southern boundary of the site, and SH 12 is just to the north. The site to be purchased is used primarily for agriculture, with poultry farming being widespread. Approximate driving distances to Rogers, Springdale, and Fayetteville would be 14, 18, and 27 miles, respectively. Under the preferred alternative, the project would involve the construction of an 8,800-foot runway with parallel taxiway, an instrument landing system on both ends of the runway, terminal building and apron, airport access road, parking facilities, and an extensive water quality/endangered species mitigation program to ensure the quality of the underground hydrology system and protect the habitat of the endangered Ozark cavefish. In order to ensure that runoff from paved surfaces would not contaminate groundwater, the airport would capture, test, and treat as necessary the first half-inch of each rainfall. The estimated costs of developing the site are $137 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Growth in regional air passenger service is presently constrained by the physical limitations of Drake Field. Under the preferred alternative, these constraints would be removed, and commercial jet service would be provided, which should accelerate regional economic development. The construction of the facility would require 2,103 workers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 45 residences, several farms, and one vineyard. Twelve residences would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, as amended (P.L. 97-248), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940098, Main Report--294 pages and maps, Technical Appendix One--272 pages, Technical Appendix Two--206 pages, March 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Cost Assessments KW - Drainage KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Fish KW - Hydrology KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Transmission Lines KW - Water Quality KW - Arkansas KW - Drake Field KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399369?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=REPLACEMENT+AIRPORT+FOR+DRAKE+FIELD%2C+FAYETTEVILLE%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.title=REPLACEMENT+AIRPORT+FOR+DRAKE+FIELD%2C+FAYETTEVILLE%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+ARKANSAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36406477; 6328 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of McClellan Air Force Base (AFB) in north-central California, is proposed. McClellan AFB, which comprises 3,000 acres, is located in the Sacramento Valley, bounded on the east by the Sierra Nevada and on the west by the Pacific Coast and Diablo range. The base, which was established in 1936 and is scheduled for closure in the year 2001, consists of the main AFB (2,856 acres), Capehart Housing (217 acres), Sacramento River Dock (2 acres), Camp Kohler (35 acres), the Hospital Annex (26 acres), and Davis Global Communications Site (316 acres). All properties would be available for civilian reuse except for some properties that would be retained for military and Federal agency uses: Camp Kohler, the Hospital Annex, 120 acres of the Davis Site, and 39 acres of Capehart Housing. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, a technology center would be established within the industrial core of McClellan AFB with a private airfield to be operated as part of the industrial infrastructure. By the year 2020, the airfield would support 5,050 takeoffs and landings. The center would include a high-technology industrial park with aircraft maintenance and related industrial operations, office and administrative areas, housing and community support, and warehouse and logistics. A golf course would be built on some of the land occupied by Capehart housing. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. By the year 2020 the proposed action would support 16,100 direct jobs and 15,900 secondary jobs, representing a net employment increase of 7,600. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The construction activities would result in short term increases in erosion and water quality impacts; the permanent loss of wetlands, riparian woodlands, and native trees; and the alternation or degradation of the Sacramento Air Depot Historic District. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 970101, Volume I--562 pages and maps, Volume II--413 pages and maps, March 21, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Harbor Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - McClellan Air Force Base, California KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406477?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+MCCLELLAN+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+MCCLELLAN+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+SACRAMENTO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 21, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROJECT NO. F-14-4(104) MISSOURI RIVER BRIDGE AT NIOBRARA, KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA, AND BON HOMME COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA. AN - 15220774; 4505 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a bridge over the Missouri River connecting Highway N-12 in Nebraska and Highway SD-37 in South Dakota is proposed. The proposed bridge would provide a two-lane facility between the Niobrara, Nebraska, area and the Running Water and Springfield areas in South Dakota. Currently there is a 70-mile segment of the Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota, and Fort Randall Dam near Pickstown, South Dakota, without a river crossing. Ferry service was discontinued in 1984. The proposed bridge would be a two-lane structure with a 36-foot clear roadway and two-lane approach roadways with six foot shoulders. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 2), the alignment would start 1.5 miles east of Niobrara, extend north from N-12, and cross the Missouri River and tie into SD-37 north of Running Water. The bridge would cross the downstream portion of the river segment designated as a recreation river and property owned by the Army Corps of Engineers. The overall length of the alignment would be 2.5 miles, including 3,100 feet for the bridge itself. Under Alternative 1, the bridge would cross the river at a point near Verdel, Nebraska; under Alternative 3, it would cross a point near Santee, Nebraska, and Springfield, South Dakota. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $15.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the structure would provide a convenient river crossing for those living near Niobrara and Running Water. Currently, travelers starting at Niobrara have to travel approximately 45 miles east to get to Yankton, South Dakota, or 60 miles west to the Fort Randall crossing. By the year 2012, an estimated 330 vehicles would use the new crossing each day. The crossing would improve emergency services in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 13 acres of farmland and 4 acres of wetlands. Construction activity would temporarily disturb wildlife and the local ecology. The new facility would be a visual intrusion in a recognized scenic area. The segment of the river in the study area is part of the Lewis and Clark National Trail; under all three of the build alternatives, the facility would adversely affect one or more historic sites. Under the preferred alternative, the facility would adversely affect a historic ferry landing. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-240). JF - EPA number: 940094, 115 pages and maps, March 21, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NE-EIS-94-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nebraska KW - South Dakota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15220774?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROJECT+NO.+F-14-4%28104%29+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+AT+NIOBRARA%2C+KNOX+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+AND+BON+HOMME+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.title=PROJECT+NO.+F-14-4%28104%29+MISSOURI+RIVER+BRIDGE+AT+NIOBRARA%2C+KNOX+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA%2C+AND+BON+HOMME+COUNTY%2C+SOUTH+DAKOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 21, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LORING AIR FORCE BASE, AROOSTOCK COUNTY, MAINE. AN - 36403965; 4457 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Loring Air Force Base (AFB) in Aroostock County, Maine, is proposed. Loring AFB, which comprises 9,035 acres, is located 400 miles north of Boston and 5 miles west and south of the Canadian border at New Brunswick. The AFB consists of the 8,317-acre main base as well as nine off-site parcels totaling 718 acres. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the base is scheduled to be closed in September 1994. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, reuse would be comprehensive and include a mixed-use airport with civilian aviation activities, including general aviation, commercial aviation, maintenance, and air cargo components. These aviation uses would require up 1,894 acres of on-site property. Airfield improvements would include the installation of a precision instrument landing system and approach path on Runway 01/19, security fencing, runway and taxiway guidance signs, an airport beacon, and a weather observation station. Aviation support facilities, to be located west and south of the runway, would include the air traffic control tower, fuel system, fire station, hangars, and air cargo, maintenance, commercial aviation, and general aviation buildings. Additional uses of the property would include 597 acres for industrial development; 131 acres for medical, educational, and child care facilities; 194 acres for office and other commercial uses; 598 acres for residential land uses, 1,717 acres for open space and an urban park, and 3,304 acres for agricultural and forestry development. The 596-acre Madawaska Dam site, located off-site, would be set aside as a natural resource conservation area. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In general, the redevelopment would provide for aviation-related, commercial, educational, and recreational use of the land in agreement with the community's reuse plan. Under the proposed action, reuse activities would increase employment levels by approximately 4,461 direct jobs and 3,339 secondary jobs by the year 2014. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, up to 398 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected on the main base and 1,697 acres of farmland would be converted to nonagricultural use. The quantities of hazardous materials used and wastes generated would be greater than under closure conditions. The responsibility for managing hazardous materials and wastes would shift from a single user to multiple, independent users, which could reduce the area's capability of responding to hazardous materials and waste spills and would increase the regulatory burden. Air pollutant emissions would increase, and surface water runoff would result from 572 acres of ground disturbance. The number of people living in areas exposed to surface traffic noise levels of 65 decibels or greater would increase by 749. Development activities could adversely affect historic properties that are potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 940091, 624 pages, March 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Airports KW - Dams KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Resources KW - Schools KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Loring Air Force Base, Maine KW - Maine KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36403965?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOCK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LORING+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AROOSTOCK+COUNTY%2C+MAINE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANKATO SOUTH ROUTE (BLUE EARTH CSAH 90), BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36394341; 4501 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane roadway for approximately 11 miles from Trunk Highway (TH) 169/160 west of Mankato to TH 83 southeast of Mankato in southern Minnesota is proposed. Travel demand has increased in the area because of increased enrollment at Mankato State University and the development of two shopping centers south of town. It is therefore anticipated that a four-lane facility would be necessary in the future, except in a segment east of TH 22, where two lanes are considered adequate for future demands. The preferred alternative (the Purple/Blue Hybrid Alternative) considered in this final EIS is a hybrid of two of the three corridor alternatives that were considered in the draft EIS. This corridor would follow the Purple Corridor from TH 169 to just west of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 16, where it would follow the Blue Corridor to the eastern end of the project area at TH 83. It would begin at TH 169 approximately one-quarter mile east of its junction with County Road 117, continuing east for one mile then curving southeast following a natural ravine toward the Blue Earth River intersecting with TWP 190. It would continue east and southeast intersecting with CSAH 16, CSAH 8, and TH 22 crossing the Le Sueur River and intersecting with CSAH 41. It would then continue easterly along CASH 41 to the end of the proposed South Route at TH 83. The roadway initially would be constructed as a two-lane rural highway with ten-foot shoulders, eventually accommodating the four-lane roadway cross-section between TH 169 and TH 22. A separate ten-foot paved trail would also be constructed within the roadway right-of-way. The total estimated costs under the preferred alternative are approximately $15.5 million; although anticipated modifications to the alignment and grade of the roadway during the final design process could change the costs of the project. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed facility would provide east-west access to various sites south of the city of Mankato and reduce traffic congestion downtown and on north-south roads. In addition, the new roadway would reduce travel time and distance, improve safety and traffic operating conditions, provide long-term energy savings and improved access to job and recreational opportunities, increase property values, and promote economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, rights-of-way requirements would displace five residences. Approximately 322 acres of farmland would be converted directly or indirectly to roadway use, and 2.5 acres of wetland would be adversely affected. Construction of piers in the Blue Earth River channel would be required resulting in temporary construction impacts as well as permanent changes to the river channel. The Le Sueur River crossing would involve 7.88 acres of fill (0.3 acres within the floodplain). Approximately 3.81 acres of wooded area within the floodplain would be adversely affected. For the proposed underpass for the TH 160 interchange, acquisition of 3.25 acres of Minneopa State Park would be required. Noise levels along the roadway would increase substantially and exceed state noise standards, though not in excess of federal standards. Wildlife habitat along the roadway would be disrupted, and special measures would be taken to protect active nests of bank swallows (a protected species) as well as the snow trillium (a plant species of special concern). Preliminary studies identified 22 archaeological sites in the project area; eight of the archaeological sites would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0125D, Volume 17, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 940086, Final EIS--195 pages, Draft EIS--277 pages, March 16, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS/4(f)-93-1-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394341?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANKATO+SOUTH+ROUTE+%28BLUE+EARTH+CSAH+90%29%2C+BLUE+EARTH+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=MANKATO+SOUTH+ROUTE+%28BLUE+EARTH+CSAH+90%29%2C+BLUE+EARTH+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 16, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 45 TO US 41 (US 10), WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36410081; 4515 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of US 10 in Winnebago County in northeastern Wisconsin is proposed. US 10 is a major arterial highway that serves the Fox River Valley, including the communities of Appleton, Menasha, Grand Chute, and Greenville. The project area begins at the intersection of the current US 10 and US 45 at Greenville and extends to the intersection of the current US 10 and State Highway (SH) 441 in Appleton, a length of 8.6 miles. This segment of highway has 18 traffic signal installations and roadway widths ranging from 24 to 64 feet. Traffic along the current US 10 is projected to increase 49 to 66 percent by the year 2015, which would result in a volume of 10,700 to 47,850 vehicles per day, depending on which section of the highway is being analyzed. The present volume is a mix of large-truck through-traffic and local traffic, and accident rates along certain sections of the highway are currently well in excess of statewide averages. The project would remove the US 10 designation from a part of the Appleton street system and place this designation onto US 45 in the project area. Nine alternatives were initially considered, but only one relocation alternative (Alternative 3) was brought forward for serious consideration, and it became the preferred alternative. From the intersection of the current US 10 and US 45, this route would proceed southerly approximately 3.8 miles along the current US 45 to a point approximately 0.25 miles north of Fairview Road. From this point, it would proceed easterly on a new alignment approximately 3.3 miles to the intersection of American Drive and the current SH 441. The route would proceed along the current SH 441 to its intersection with the current US 10 in Appleton. The new highway would consist of two 12-foot-wide driving lanes in each direction, separated by a 60-foot-wide median. Local roads would be grade separated. The Little Lake Butte des Morts bridge would be widened from four to six lanes to meet traffic needs. The existing US 41/SH 441 interchange would be improved to facilitate freeway-to-freeway traffic movements. Two new interchanges would be constructed, one at US 45 and the other at the proposed West Side Arterial. The estimated total cost of project is $42.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed relocation of US 10, through truck traffic would be diverted away from local communities and congested intersections, reducing the accident rate and improving overall traffic safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 1.3 acres of wetlands would be converted, and a total of 114 acres would be displaced, including 104 acres of farmland, 6 residences, and 3 businesses. The corridor would sever two farms, although access from abutting roads would be available. In total, eight farms would be affected adversely. The highway structures would encroach onto the 100-year floodplain of Little Lake Butte des Morts, but would not adversely affect water surface elevation or the available flood storage area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0410D, Volume 16, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940079, 312 pages and maps, March 8, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WIS-EIS-92-F-04 KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410081?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-03-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+45+TO+US+41+%28US+10%29%2C+WINNEBAGO+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+45+TO+US+41+%28US+10%29%2C+WINNEBAGO+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 8, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Will we ever learn? The history of adverse effects of geology on infrastructure in Allegheny County AN - 50341120; 1995-002671 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Delano, Helen L AU - Adams, William R, Jr AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994/03// PY - 1994 DA - March 1994 SP - 14 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 26 IS - 3 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - mining KW - geologic hazards KW - development KW - site exploration KW - land subsidence KW - mining geology KW - mass movements KW - sediments KW - floods KW - industry KW - construction KW - abandoned mines KW - rockfalls KW - mines KW - valleys KW - clastic sediments KW - human activity KW - drainage KW - structures KW - landslides KW - Allegheny County Pennsylvania KW - benches KW - alluvium KW - Pennsylvania KW - slope stability KW - roads KW - Pittsburgh Pennsylvania KW - land use KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50341120?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Will+we+ever+learn%3F+The+history+of+adverse+effects+of+geology+on+infrastructure+in+Allegheny+County&rft.au=Delano%2C+Helen+L%3BAdams%2C+William+R%2C+Jr%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Delano&rft.aufirst=Helen&rft.date=1994-03-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=14&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 29th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abandoned mines; Allegheny County Pennsylvania; alluvium; benches; clastic sediments; construction; development; drainage; floods; geologic hazards; human activity; industry; land subsidence; land use; landslides; mass movements; mines; mining; mining geology; Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; roads; rockfalls; sediments; site exploration; slope stability; structures; United States; valleys ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMMEDIATE ACTION PROGRAM, LINDBERGH FIELD FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36406907; 4381 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of facilities at the San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field, California, through an immediate action program (IAP) are proposed. The IAP was designed by the San Diego Unified Port District in order to relieve immediate congestion at Lindbergh Field through improvements to the most critical passenger processing elements of the airport facility. The continuous and rapid increase and change in traffic experienced at Lindbergh Field has resulted in an increased frequency of congested conditions in the passenger terminals, on terminal roads, in auto parking lots, and on the main regional access roads connecting the airport to the San Diego metropolitan region. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and the IAP, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (the IAP), the following facility improvements needed to support the projected increased passenger demand would be included: the addition of a new eight-gate air passenger terminal concourse on the site of the existing employee parking lot; the development of the West Terminal apron adjacent to the new concourse; the expansion of the existing West Terminal baggage claim building; the modification of existing parking and airport roadway improvements, including the construction of a signalized intersection at Harbor Drive and Harbor Drive interchange modifications; the expansion of the airport fuel farm to include an additional one million-gallon-capacity jet fuel storage tank; the improvement of regional access, including the widening of Laurel Street between Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway; the expansion of public parking lots, including the incorporation of an area now occupied by car rental parking; and the associated port master plan amendments as required. The capital costs of the IAP would total $24.4 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: With the implementation of the IAP, the airport would be able to accommodate 14.7 million air passengers and 220,102 air carrier and commuter operations per year by 1995; without the improvements, the airport would be able to serve only 12.2 million passengers and 185,861 operations per year, which would result in a worsening of congestion at the field and its associated facilities. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Even with the implementation of the IAP, the airport would still fall short of accommodating the projected 16.7 million air passengers and 237,000 air carrier and commuter operations per year requiring service by 1995. The parking facilities for air passengers would continue to be inadequate. Increased aircraft noise, air pollutant emissions from aircraft and additional air passenger vehicles, and traffic generation on North Harbor Drive, would occur. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0246D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 940062, 586 pages and maps, February 22, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Storage KW - San Diego International Airport, Lindbergh Field KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406907?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMMEDIATE+ACTION+PROGRAM%2C+LINDBERGH+FIELD+FACILITIES+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=IMMEDIATE+ACTION+PROGRAM%2C+LINDBERGH+FIELD+FACILITIES+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+SAN+DIEGO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Los Angeles, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 22, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF RICHARDS-GEBAUR AIR FORCE BASE, JACKSON AND CASS COUNTIES, MISSOURI. AN - 36398374; 4391 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base (AFB) in Jackson and Merced counties, Missouri, is proposed. The base, which occupies 426 acres in 11 noncontiguous parcels, is located in west-central Missouri; the northern portion of the base, in Jackson County, is bordered by Kansas City. Since 1980, the AFB has been operated by the Air Force Reserve for training personnel in the use of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for close air support of ground forces. In 1985, approximately 1,360 acres of AFB property were conveyed to the Kansas City Aviation Department (KCAD), which has operated the airfield as the Richards-Gebaur Airport and the Air Force Reserve has continued to use the runway. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Richards-Gebaur AFB is scheduled to close in September 1994. Air Force policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the Air Force. Although the KCAD has not yet prepared its reuse plan for the remaining 426 acres, three conceptual reuse plans as well as a No Action Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Aviation Alternative, a mixed-use airport with civilian aviation activities, including general aviation, commuter, maintenance, pilot training, and air cargo components, in addition to continuing transient military operations, would be developed. Total flight operations would exceed 96,000 by the year 2014, using the main runway and reactivated crosswind runway. Under the Aviation with Mixed Use Alternative, a general aviation airport with more than 105,000 operations by the year 2014 and private pilot training would be developed. Under the Industrial Alternative, extensive industrial development would take place in support of a small general aviation airport with approximately 76,000 operations, including military transients, by the year 2014. Only the main runway would be active. The remaining portions of the base would be redeveloped for institutional (medical and educational), commercial, residential, public facilities/recreation, and agricultural uses. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses, and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities, would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Redevelopment activities would generate up to 1,103 direct jobs and 1,308 secondary jobs by the year 2014. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would have possible adverse effects on traffic levels and one historic property on the base. The types and amounts of hazardous wastes handled, and the demands placed on local utilities and services, would increase moderately under all of the action alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510) and Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940061, 644 pages, February 18, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Natural Gas KW - Noise Assessments KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wastewater Treatment KW - Missouri KW - Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398374?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICHARDS-GEBAUR+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+JACKSON+AND+CASS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+RICHARDS-GEBAUR+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+JACKSON+AND+CASS+COUNTIES%2C+MISSOURI.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 18, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 93 (SOMERS TO WHITEFISH WEST) MILEPOST 104.3 TO 133.0, FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. AN - 15221954; 4431 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 29 miles of US 93 from Somers to west of Whitefish, Montana, is proposed. US 93 is a two-lane north-south principal arterial that extends along the western portion of the state, linking the city of Missoula, the region's largest city, and the Kalispell, Whitefish, and Columbia Falls triangle. In addition, the segment of highway proposed for improvement serves tourist traffic destined for Glacier National Park and the Flathead Lake area. During the peak tourist season the highway operates at a level of service D or E in many locations. Much of the highway is designated as a no-passing zone, and because a high percentage of trucks use the highway, traffic tie-ups are not uncommon. The accident rate on US 93 within the project area is higher than the statewide rate for similar highways. Three location alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. For the rural parts of the corridor, covering Somers to Kalispell, Kalispell to Whitefish, and west of Whitefish, four alternatives are under consideration: Alternative A (MEDIA), Alternative A (TURN-LANE), Alternative A (COMBO), and a No-Build Alternative. Within the Kalispell metropolitan area, a bypass alternative is considered along with two basic designs called Alternative B (MEDIAN) and Alternative B (TURN LANE), and the No-Build Alternative. In Kalispell, the bypass would be implemented along with improvements to US 93 through town. In the Whitefish area, six alternatives are considered. Under Alternative A (FOUR LANE), the capacity would be increased in the same location as the existing US 93. Traffic would be split onto a one-way pair system on Second Street/Spokane Street and Second Street/Baker Street under four alternatives called Alternative C (COUPLET-1), Alternative C (COUPLET-2), Alternative C (COUPLET-3) and Alternative C (COUPLET-4). Under the sixth alternative, Alternative C (OFF-SET), traffic would split between Baker and Spokane streets, but two-directional traffic would be allowed. Under the A alternatives, US 93 would be reconstructed along its existing corridor. The roadway would be widened to meet capacity requirements of two travel lanes in each direction with provisions for left turns. Eight- to ten-foot shoulders would be added. Minor adjustments would be made for improving horizontal curves or flattening vertical grades. Pedestrian and bicycle facilities would be enhanced. Numerous intersections would be upgraded and improved. A four-lane bypass on new location around the western edge of Kalispell would be built. Improvements would be made to Spokane Street, Second Street, and Baker Avenue in Whitefish. Under the B alternatives, the bypass would be built around Kalispell, and improvements to US 93 would be provided through town. Under the C alternatives, traffic patterns in the Whitefish area would be reconfigured. The project would probably be built in phases and completed by 2001. POSITIVE IMPACTS: With improvements to the facility, congestion would be reduced. The improvement would provide for planned growth and economic development, improved safety, improved intermodal facility connections, and enhanced scenic values. The highway expansion proposed under location Alternative A would generally fit within the right-of-way already purchased. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to nine residences or businesses, fill 6.27 acres of wetlands and portions of floodplains along 12 streams, and adversely affect up to 87 acres of farmland. Two historic properties would be adversely affected. Several of the subalternatives would convert less than one acre of the Ashley Creek Recreation Trail to transportation uses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940059, 494 pages and maps, February 17, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MT-EIS-94-01-D KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Glacier National Park KW - Montana KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15221954?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+93+%28SOMERS+TO+WHITEFISH+WEST%29+MILEPOST+104.3+TO+133.0%2C+FLATHEAD+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.title=US+93+%28SOMERS+TO+WHITEFISH+WEST%29+MILEPOST+104.3+TO+133.0%2C+FLATHEAD+COUNTY%2C+MONTANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Helena, Montana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 17, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36412798; 4389 AB - PURPOSE: The partial disposal and reuse of Homestead Air Force Base (AFB) in South Dade County, Florida, is proposed. The 2,940-acre base is located within 5 miles of the cities of Homestead and Florida City, and 20 miles south of Miami; the AFB was significantly damaged by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. As a result of recommendations made by the 1993 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Homestead AFB is scheduled to be realigned on March 31, 1994. The property to be disposed of consists of approximately 2,055 acres of the base, including all or parts of the airfield, aviation support, industrial, commercial, residential, and recreation areas. An additional 885 acres, roughly 30 percent of the total base area, would be retained by the U.S. government and used in military /government cantonments. The military units that would continue to use the facility would include the Air Force Reserves 482nd Fighter Wing and 301st Rescue Squadron, and the Florida Air National Guard. Air Force policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the Air Force. Under the plan initially proposed by the Homestead AFB Regional Economic Impact and Redevelopment Plan Team, Homestead AFB would be converted to a civilian airport with local, state and federal government facilities. Additional facilities under consideration would include an agricultural commodities-type exchange, a world teleconference center designed to handle sophisticated communications and enhance the region's ability to conduct international trade, office buildings leased to smaller and mid- sized companies, a training and education center providing entry- level vocational education as well as continuing education, a district park, and housing developments. The major change to the proposed action in this final EIS is that the northern end of the base would be designated for residential use instead of a veterans cemetery as described in the draft EIS. Three other alternatives are under consideration, including a No Action Alternative; an alternative that would emphasize industrial development and include a corrections facility; and an alternative that would emphasize residential and recreational area development. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Redevelopment activities would generate approximately 7,813 direct jobs and 5,209 secondary jobs by the year 2014. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would increase congestion on area roads, increasing daily vehicular trips by 60,238 by the year 2014. Hazardous materials handling and waste generation would increase, largely as a result of asbestos removal from buildings and greater reliance on pesticides. Aircraft noise levels would be less than when the base was fully operational, but roughly 7,653 acres would be exposed to noise levels in excess of 65 decibels by 2014. Carbon monoxide and volatile organic compound emissions would increase, but these increases would not affect the area's attainment of the ozone standard. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241) and Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0392D, Volume 17, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 940052, 792 pages, February 15, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Pesticides KW - Prisons KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Florida KW - Homestead Air Force Base, Florida KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412798?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+HOMESTEAD+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+HOMESTEAD+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+DADE+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 15, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INSTALLATION OF AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM ON RUNWAY 11 AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36399227; 4382 AB - PURPOSE: The installation of a Category I precision instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 11 at Newark International Airport in New Jersey is proposed. Newark Airport serves the New York City area, and in the past several years the airport has accommodated more aircraft operations than either John F. Kennedy International or La Guardia airports. Runway 11 is currently limited to aircraft approaches during good weather conditions, when pilots can use visual flight rules and do not require the terminal navigational aids. The equipment to be installed would consist of an end-fire glide slope to provide the glide path information, and a localizer and supporting equipment shelter to provide the alignment course with respect to the runway centerline. All of the equipment would be installed adjacent to Runway 11-29 within the airport property boundary. An approach lighting system would not be installed as part of the project. Three other action alternatives were considered but were rejected as impractical. The only viable alternative to the proposed action under consideration in this draft EIS is the No Action Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The provision of an ILS on Runway 11 would lift many of the operational restrictions on the use of the runway when weather conditions were poor. Both small and large aircraft would be able to use the runway during peak arrival periods. The installation of an ILS would significantly reduce the number of residents and households exposed to aircraft noise in excess of federal standards. By reducing delays, the new ILS would reduce air pollutant emissions generated during the taxi/idle mode. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Although noise levels would be reduced overall, noise impacts would be shifted from the approach ends of Runways 4R and 4L to the approach end of Runway 11. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-223). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0306D, Volume 17, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 940046, 382 pages and maps, February 10, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Noise Assessments KW - Regulations KW - Traffic Control KW - New Jersey KW - Newark International Airport, New Jersey KW - Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399227?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INSTALLATION+OF+AN+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM+ON+RUNWAY+11+AT+NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=INSTALLATION+OF+AN+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM+ON+RUNWAY+11+AT+NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+ESSEX+COUNTY%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 10, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CHARLES RIVER CROSSING, CENTRAL ARTERY/TUNNEL PROJECT, BOSTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS (FINAL SUPPLEMENT 3 TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1985). AN - 36404029; 4429 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the Interstate 90 (I-90)/I-93 freeway system from its current terminus in Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. The project, which would be known as the Central Artery (I-93)/Third Harbor Tunnel (I-90), would be located entirely in the city of Boston in Suffolk County. This third final supplement to the final EIS of August 1985 considers that portion of the project area north of the Causeway Street subarea and describes three new design alternatives for the Charles River crossing. The purpose in considering the new alternatives is to reduce the adverse visual and environmental impacts associated with Scheme Z, the proposed action described in a 1991 final supplement. Scheme Z would include three bridge structures: two main cable- stayed bridges with towers on both sides of the river, and a double-deck bridge differing in type and profile from the main bridges. The cable-stayed bridges, each with five lanes in one direction, would accommodate the I-93 main line, while the double-deck bridge (three lanes over three) would accommodate traffic movements to and from Leverett Circle /Storrow Drive, for a total of 16 lanes over the river. Under the preferred alternative (the Non-River-Tunnel Alternative), some 3,300 linear feet of tunnel would be added in the North Station area. A ten- lane, cable-stayed main-line bridge, with a tower on either side of the river, and a four-lane bridge, with the same profile as the main-line structure, that would carry traffic to and from Storrow Drive/Leverett Circle, would be built. Tunnel footage would be reduced through the construction of a viaduct to carry Storrow Drive-to-Tobin Bridge traffic. Minor revisions to this plan are presented in this final supplemental EIS: an off-ramp and tunnel ventilation facility would be relocated primarily in order to minimize adverse residential impacts. The estimated costs of the preferred alternative are $995 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Charles River Crossing would link regional highway facilities on the south side of the river, including components of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, to the regional network on the north side of the river, and to complete all necessary local connections to these facilities. The Central Artery/Tunnel Project would have beneficial impacts in central Boston and its immediate surroundings. The capacity of I-93 would increase substantially, and, together with the extension of I-90, the freeway would relieve congestion on local streets and on the freeway system. Access to downtown Boston and Logan Airport would improve significantly, and air quality would improve as well. Economic benefits for the state, the New England County Metropolitan Area, Suffolk County, and the immediate study area would be substantial. Compared to Scheme Z, the Charles River crossing under the preferred alternative would improve traffic flow and the level of service, and would eliminate the need for the double crossing of the Charles River. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some encroachment of parkland would take place under Scheme Z. Under the preferred alternative, the acquisition of a hospital and a steam generating plant, two properties that would be unaffected by Scheme Z, would be required. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at some locations under both plans, and both would require the filling of 1.1 acres of wetlands in the Millers River area. Under the preferred alternative, the historic Registry of Motor Vehicles building would need to be underpinned to prevent any long-term adverse impacts. Under Scheme Z, the size and prominence of the bridge structures would have a noticeable impact on the visual environment for motorists and pedestrians. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS, a draft supplement to the draft EIS, the final EIS, and three draft supplements and two final supplements to the final EIS, see 83-0139D, Volume 7, Number 3; 83-0414D, Volume 7, Number 8; 85-0579F, Volume 9, Number 12; 89-0147D, Volume 13, Number 3; 90-0182D, Volume 14, Number 3; 90-0335F, Volume 14, Number 5; 91-0105F, Volume 15, Number 2; and 93-0272D, Volume 17, Number 4, respectively. JF - EPA number: 940034, Main Report--364 pages and maps, Appendixes--678 pages, February 4, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS-82-02-FS3 KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Power Plants KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Underground Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Charles River KW - Massachusetts KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36404029?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CHARLES+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+CENTRAL+ARTERY%2FTUNNEL+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+3+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.title=CHARLES+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+CENTRAL+ARTERY%2FTUNNEL+PROJECT%2C+BOSTON%2C+SUFFOLK+COUNTY%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+3+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Boston, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: February 4, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Channel adjustments from instream mining, San Luis Rey River AN - 50205224; 1994-055169 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Sandecki, Michael AU - Crossett, Catherine AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994/02// PY - 1994 DA - February 1994 SP - 88 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 26 IS - 2 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - mining KW - water management KW - pollution KW - channels KW - remediation KW - California KW - San Luis Rey River KW - San Diego County California KW - mining geology KW - fluvial features KW - water resources KW - construction materials KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50205224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Channel+adjustments+from+instream+mining%2C+San+Luis+Rey+River&rft.au=Sandecki%2C+Michael%3BCrossett%2C+Catherine%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Sandecki&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1994-02-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=88&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section, 90th annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; channels; construction materials; fluvial features; mining; mining geology; pollution; remediation; San Diego County California; San Luis Rey River; United States; water management; water resources ER - TY - RPRT T1 - THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE EXTENDED TEST RANGE. AN - 15223981; 4384 AB - PURPOSE: The conducting of up to 100 extended range tests of target missiles, defensive missiles, and sensor systems at one or more test range areas is proposed for the period from 1994 to 2000. The tests would provide realistic situations for defenses to operate within a simulated theater of operations that would include target missiles. They would involve conducting target and other missile system flights over distances not to exceed 750 miles. The tests are needed to fully validate system design and operation effectiveness of ground-based theater missile defense (TMD) and sensor systems. Potential off-range launch locations could include land areas and sea based platforms. Missile-to- missile intercepts would occur over existing test range areas or over open-sea areas. The four candidate test areas considered in this draft EIS are the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and Fort Bliss in Texas, with off-range missile launches from sites in New Mexico and Utah; Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) on Santa Rosa Island and at Cape San Blas in Florida, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Gulf of Mexico; Vandenberg AFB, San Nicolas Island, and San Clemente Island in California, with off-range launches from a sea-based platform in the Pacific Ocean; and Kwajalein Missile Range in the Marshall Islands and Wake Island, also with off-range launches from the Pacific. Some combination of test range areas would likely be implemented since no single area would satisfy all test objectives. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed activities would provide target flights over distances that are not attainable on most existing ranges and effectively simulate a hostile missile attack against a theater of operations. Hostile missiles would include Scud-type ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and air-to-surface guided missiles launched against a specific target. The U.S. presently has a limited TMD capability; existing air defenses provide a very limited capability for point defense and no capability for area defense of military and geopolitical targets against theater missiles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed testing would require the temporary restriction of recreational access to the islands in the Sky district of Canyonlands National Park and Dead Horse State Park in Utah, and the closure and evacuation of the Chain of Craters area of El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico. Launches from Utah would require the temporary closure of I-70 during the proposed launches. The influx of support personnel on Kwajalein Island would have significant adverse infrastructure and socioeconomic impacts, and adversely affect cultural resources. LEGAL MANDATES: Missile Act of 1991. JF - EPA number: 940029, Volume 1--636 pages, Volume II--238 pages, February 1, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Highways KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Missiles KW - Noise KW - Radar KW - Recreation Resources KW - Research KW - Weapon Systems KW - California KW - Florida KW - Gulf of Mexico KW - Marshall Islands KW - New Mexico KW - Pacific Ocean KW - Utah KW - Wake Island KW - Missile Act of 1991, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223981?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-02-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE.&rft.title=THEATER+MISSILE+DEFENSE+EXTENDED+TEST+RANGE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Alabama; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: February 1, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HENRY FORD (BADGER AVENUE) BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36406708; 4428 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the movable span on the historic Henry Ford (Badger Avenue) railroad bridge in the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor complex in Long Beach, California, is proposed. The bridge, a double-leaf steel truss bascule railroad bridge spanning 760 feet across Cerritos Channel, provides the only rail access between the mainland (Wilmington) and Terminal Island. The bridge was built in 1924 by the Los Angeles Harbor Department, which has retained ownership although the bridge is located in the city of Long Beach. The bridge replacement is needed to comply with federal railroad and state seismic safety standards and to continue essential rail access to the port. Currently the bridge carries one rail line for railroad traffic and a maintenance road that is used by the bridge operator and other workers. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 1978 because of safety concerns. The bridge is left in the open position and is lowered to allow trains to cross the channel. Four alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternate locations and four alternative designs are also under consideration. Under the proposed action, the existing bascule bridge would be relocated or demolished and a new vertical-lift bridge would be constructed. New bridge construction would involve strengthening the existing piers, installing the new lift span, building the lift towers, and installing the lift machinery and controls. A single-lane maintenance lane could also be constructed, and a water pipeline located on the bridge approach trestles would be relocated. Two sets of railroad tracks would be installed on the new span, and the tracks would be welded together to reduce train noise. Strengthening the existing piers would consist of driving sheet pile cofferdams around the existing bascule piers, excavating soil down to the bottom of the footing seal in the cofferdam, driving steel piling in the cofferdam, and pouring seal and footing concrete. Roughly 6,500 cubic yards of excavated material would require disposal. Construction would be phased over a 22-month period. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, a level of rail service to Terminal Island would be maintained that would meet future projected rail transportation needs in accordance with current operating design and safety standards. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The destruction of the existing bridge would represent the loss of a significant historic resource. Paint, rust, debris, particulates, and accidental spills could adversely affect the harbor during bridge demolition. Construction equipment would contribute to the exceeding of regional air quality standards, and pile driving activity would result in a temporary increase in noise levels. Closure of the bridge to rail traffic for one week would result in shipping delays and detours. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940024, Main Report--215 pages, Appendices--126 pages, January 31, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: 921027-221 KW - Air Quality KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Historic Sites KW - Navigation KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Pipelines KW - Railroads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406708?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-01-31&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HENRY+FORD+%28BADGER+AVENUE%29+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=HENRY+FORD+%28BADGER+AVENUE%29+BRIDGE+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Alameda, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 31, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 9, CHARLES TOWN TO VIRGINIA LINE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA (STATE PROJECT U219-9-10.43 FEDERAL PROJECT HPDS-9215(004)S). AN - 36394203; 4433 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 9 from the Charles Town Bypass (US 340) in Jefferson County, West Virginia, to the Virginia state line is proposed. The proposed project would involve a seven-mile section of existing SR 9, which would be upgraded to a four-lane, partially-controlled-access highway. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under all of the build alternatives, the Shenandoah River and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in the vicinity of the state line would be crossed. In addition, under all of the build alternatives, approximately 2,800 feet of roadway improvement south of the state line would be required in order to provide a smooth transition from the proposed four-lane highway to the existing two-lane roadway in Loudon County, Virginia. The new roadway would consist of two 12-foot lanes in each direction, a minimum 40-foot median, 10- to 12-foot paved right shoulders, and 3- to 6-foot paved left shoulders. Under one of the build alternatives (Line A), the facility would run parallel to existing SR 9 for most of its length; while under the other four alternatives, it would follow an alignment roughly one-half mile north of existing SR 9. The estimated total cost of the project is $58.3 million to $68.9 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed project, the facility would provide an improved highway for the increasing population of Jefferson County, improved highway safety in the project area, and an improved overall level of service to motorists by increasing intersection and highway capacity. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace 9 to 84 residences, up to 5 businesses, up to 1.04 acres of wetlands, 97.6 to 162.6 acres of forest, 56.6 to 92.7 acres of productive farmland, and 31.4 to 69.4 acres rangeland. In addition, 6.1 to 8.2 acres of the Appalachian National Trail would be purchased; 10.1 to 34.3 acres of floodplain encroachment would take place; and 1 to 3 historic structures would be adversely affected, depending on the build alternative selected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11988, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 940010, 297 pages and maps, January 11, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-93-03-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Ranges KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36394203?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-01-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+CHARLES+TOWN+TO+VIRGINIA+LINE%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA+%28STATE+PROJECT+U219-9-10.43+FEDERAL+PROJECT+HPDS-9215%28004%29S%29.&rft.title=WEST+VIRGINIA+ROUTE+9%2C+CHARLES+TOWN+TO+VIRGINIA+LINE%2C+JEFFERSON+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA+%28STATE+PROJECT+U219-9-10.43+FEDERAL+PROJECT+HPDS-9215%28004%29S%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 11, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE, MERCED COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 15223304; 4386 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Castle Air Force Base (AFB) in Merced County, California, is proposed. The 2,777-acre base is located in the northeastern San Joaquin Valley area of central California, approximately seven miles northwest of the city of Merced. As a result of recommendations made by the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, Castle AFB is scheduled to close in September 1995. Air Force (AF) policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the AF. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the plan initially proposed by the Castle Joint Powers Authority (CJPA), the base would be converted to a civilian general aviation facility and general support area for large aircraft; these plans would involve the use of the existing runway, parallel taxiway system, and navigational aids. The airfield would be used primarily by wide-body aircraft flight and maintenance crew training, aircraft servicing, general aviation operations, aircraft equipment and engine retrofits, and temporary large aircraft storage. Aviation-related areas would require 1,505 acres, or over 54 percent of the base fee-owned property. Planned industrial use would require 447 acres in two areas north and south of the airfield. The reuse of the existing hospital as a community medical facility would require 23 acres. The reuse of existing classroom facilities as a vocational and/or community education center would require 51 acres. A shopping center and other commercial uses would require 124 acres. Public facilities and recreation areas would require 433 acres. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses, and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities, would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Redevelopment activities would generate approximately 3,824 direct jobs and 2,427 secondary jobs by the year 2015. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would have possible adverse effects on ten historic properties potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Approximately 621 residents would be exposed to aircraft and surface traffic noise levels of 60 decibels or greater. Twenty-one archaeological sites have been identified on the base, and most would be adversely affected by the loss of federal protection after the lands were converted from military to civilian uses. Due to an expected area population increase of 6,114 by the year 2015, additional stress would be placed on local service infrastructures, with increased demand for potable water, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, electricity, and natural gas. By increasing average daily trips to and from the site to 39,800, the proposed development would significantly decrease traffic service levels along two access roads. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510), Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 940006, 644 pages, January 7, 1994 PY - 1994 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Natural Gas KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Open Space KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wastewater Treatment KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - California KW - Castle Air Force Base, California KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15223304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-01-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+CASTLE+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+MERCED+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+CASTLE+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+MERCED+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: January 7, 1994 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Brief summary of National Bridge Scour Data Base AN - 51062652; 1995-061012 JF - Hydraulic Engineering: Proceedings of the National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering AU - Landers, Mark N AU - Jones, J Sterling AU - Trent, Roy E A2 - Cotroneo, George V. A2 - Rumer, Ralph R. Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 41 EP - 45 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers. Hydraulics Division, New York, NY VL - 1994 SN - 1070-1559, 1070-1559 KW - United States KW - scour KW - Federal Highway Administration KW - survey organizations KW - erosion KW - U. S. Geological Survey KW - government agencies KW - water erosion KW - equations KW - foundations KW - data bases KW - bridges KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/51062652?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Hydraulic+Engineering%3A+Proceedings+of+the+National+Conference+on+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.atitle=Brief+summary+of+National+Bridge+Scour+Data+Base&rft.au=Landers%2C+Mark+N%3BJones%2C+J+Sterling%3BTrent%2C+Roy+E&rft.aulast=Landers&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=1994&rft.issue=&rft.spage=41&rft.isbn=0784400377&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Hydraulic+Engineering%3A+Proceedings+of+the+National+Conference+on+Hydraulic+Engineering&rft.issn=10701559&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - 1994 ASCE national conference on Hydraulic engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - NY N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bridges; data bases; equations; erosion; Federal Highway Administration; foundations; government agencies; scour; survey organizations; U. S. Geological Survey; United States; water erosion ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A preliminary geophysical survey of an interactive landfill scheduled for reclamation AN - 50895149; 2003-019215 JF - Proceedings of SAGEEP AU - Knopf, E Jay AU - McCallen, John E A2 - Bell, Ronald S. A2 - Lepper, C. Melvin Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 929 EP - 935 PB - Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society, Wheat Ridge, CO VL - 1994 KW - United States KW - soils KW - technology KW - geophysical surveys KW - landfills KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - Chestertown New York KW - pollution KW - resistivity KW - depth KW - remediation KW - New York KW - conductivity KW - electromagnetic methods KW - surveys KW - Warren County New York KW - waste disposal KW - instruments KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50895149?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.atitle=A+preliminary+geophysical+survey+of+an+interactive+landfill+scheduled+for+reclamation&rft.au=Knopf%2C+E+Jay%3BMcCallen%2C+John+E&rft.aulast=Knopf&rft.aufirst=E&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=1994&rft.issue=&rft.spage=929&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+SAGEEP&rft.issn=1554-8015&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://scitation.aip.org/sageep/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium on the Application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2003-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 4 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chestertown New York; conductivity; depth; electrical methods; electromagnetic methods; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; instruments; landfills; New York; pollution; remediation; resistivity; soils; surveys; technology; United States; Warren County New York; waste disposal ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using time domain reflectometry to monitor landslide movement AN - 50338957; 1995-034541 JF - Special Publication - United States. Bureau of Mines AU - Beck, Timothy J AU - Kane, William F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 588 PB - U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC SN - 0731-762X, 0731-762X KW - United States KW - monitoring KW - geophysical surveys KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - Crescent City California KW - California KW - landslides KW - Del Norte County California KW - movement KW - mass movements KW - surveys KW - time domain reflectometry KW - roads KW - field studies KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50338957?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.atitle=Using+time+domain+reflectometry+to+monitor+landslide+movement&rft.au=Beck%2C+Timothy+J%3BKane%2C+William+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Beck&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=588&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.issn=0731762X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium and workshop on Time domain reflectometry in environmental, infrastructure, and mining applications N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Crescent City California; Del Norte County California; electrical methods; field studies; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; landslides; mass movements; monitoring; movement; roads; surveys; time domain reflectometry; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring of subsurface moisture in pavements using time-domain reflectometry AN - 50338591; 1995-034533 JF - Special Publication - United States. Bureau of Mines AU - Rada, Gonzalo R AU - Lopez, Aramis, Jr AU - Elkins, Gary E AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 422 EP - 433 PB - U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC SN - 0731-762X, 0731-762X KW - experimental studies KW - monitoring KW - moisture KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - time domain reflectometry KW - roads KW - pavements KW - temperature KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50338591?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+subsurface+moisture+in+pavements+using+time-domain+reflectometry&rft.au=Rada%2C+Gonzalo+R%3BLopez%2C+Aramis%2C+Jr%3BElkins%2C+Gary+E%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Rada&rft.aufirst=Gonzalo&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=422&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.issn=0731762X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium and workshop on Time domain reflectometry in environmental, infrastructure, and mining applications N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 5 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 1 table, sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - electrical methods; experimental studies; geophysical methods; moisture; monitoring; pavements; roads; temperature; time domain reflectometry ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A hypothetical earthquake on the Castle Mountain Fault AN - 50336071; 1994-050874 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Updike, Randall G Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 61 EP - 67 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - damage KW - possibilities KW - pipelines KW - structures KW - Southern Alaska KW - Castle Mountain Fault KW - seismic risk KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - bridges KW - active faults KW - USGS KW - roads KW - faults KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50336071?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=A+hypothetical+earthquake+on+the+Castle+Mountain+Fault&rft.au=Updike%2C+Randall+G&rft.aulast=Updike&rft.aufirst=Randall&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=61&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; bridges; Castle Mountain Fault; damage; faults; geologic hazards; pipelines; possibilities; roads; seismic risk; Southern Alaska; structures; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Risk-based priorities for seismic retrofitting of bridges AN - 50314620; 2000-075027 AB - This paper describes a risk-based methodology to evaluate priorities for seismic retrofitting of bridges, and presents a case study in which the methodology was implemented for the bridges in the statewide highway network in Illinois. Risk is expressed as the product of the probability of failure of a bridge and the consequences of such a failure. The seismic hazard at each bridge is characterized in terms of the probabilities of exceeding different levels of ground motion, adjusted for amplification because of local soil conditions. For a given level of ground motion, two modes of bridge failure are evaluated: structural failure and ground failure. A multi-attribute value function is developed to evaluate consequences of failure. The integration of the probability and consequences of failure provides a consistent measure of the relative risk of individual bridges. JF - Proceedings of the U. S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering AU - Kulkarni, Ram B AU - Cooling, Tom AU - Anderson, Ralph E A2 - Mohammadi, Jamshid A2 - McCabe, Steven L. A2 - Villaverde, Roberto Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 479 EP - 488 PB - Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA VL - 5, Vol. 4 SN - 0270-949X, 0270-949X KW - United States KW - Illinois KW - geologic hazards KW - seismicity KW - engineering properties KW - seismic risk KW - risk assessment KW - aseismic design KW - bridges KW - earthquakes KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50314620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+U.+S.+National+Conference+on+Earthquake+Engineering&rft.atitle=Risk-based+priorities+for+seismic+retrofitting+of+bridges&rft.au=Kulkarni%2C+Ram+B%3BCooling%2C+Tom%3BAnderson%2C+Ralph+E&rft.aulast=Kulkarni&rft.aufirst=Ram&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=5%2C+Vol.+4&rft.issue=&rft.spage=479&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+U.+S.+National+Conference+on+Earthquake+Engineering&rft.issn=0270949X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Fifth U. S. national conference on Earthquake engineering N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2000-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 11 N1 - PubXState - CA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - 33ZQAX N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aseismic design; bridges; earthquakes; engineering properties; geologic hazards; Illinois; risk assessment; roads; seismic risk; seismicity; United States ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Annual replenishment of bed material by sediment transport in the Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming AN - 50234956; 1994-039390 AB - The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, conducted a study during 1985-87 to determine the annual replenishment of sand and gravel along a point bar in the Wind River near Riverton, Wyoming. Hydraulic- geometry relations determined from streamflow measurements; streamflow characteristics determined from 45 years of record at the study site; and analyses of suspended-sediment, bedload, and bed- material samples were used to describe river transport characteristics and to estimate the annual replenishment of sand and gravel. The Wind River is a perennial, snowmelt-fed stream. Average daily discharge at the study site is about 734 cubic feet per second, and bankfull discharge (recurrence interval about 1.5 years) is about 5,000 cubic feet per second. At bankfull discharge, the river is about 136 feet wide and has an average depth of about 5.5 feet and average velocity of about 6.7 feet per second. Streams slope is about 0.0010 foot per foot. Bed material sampled on the point bar before the 1986 high flows ranged from sand to cobbles, with a median diameter of about 22 millimeters. Data for sediment samples collected during water year 1986 were used to develop regression equations between suspended-sediment load and water discharge and between bedload and water discharge. Average annual suspended-sediment load was computed to be about 561,000 tons per year using the regression equation in combination with flow-duration data. The regression equation for estimating bedload was not used; instead, average annual bedload was computed as 1.5 percent of average annual suspended load about 8,410 tons per year. This amount of bedload material is estimated to be in temporary storage along a reach containing seven riffles--a length of approximately 1 river mile. On the basis of bedload material sampled during the 1986 high flows, about 75 percent (by weight) is sand (2 millimeters in diameter or finer); median particle size is about 0.5 milli- meter. About 20 percent (by weight) is medium gravel to small cobbles--12.7 millimeters (0.5 inch) or coarser. The bedload moves slowly (about 0.03 percent of the water speed) and briefly (about 10 percent of the time). The average travel distance of a median-sized particle is about 1 river mile per year. The study results indicate that the average replenishment rate of bedload material coarser than 12.7 millimeters is about 1,500 to 2,000 tons (less than 1,500 cubic yards) per year. Finer material (0.075 to 6.4 millimeters in diameter) is replen- ishment at about 4,500 to 5,000 cubic yards per year. The total volume of potentially usable material would average about 6,000 cubic yards per year. JF - Water-Resources Investigations - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Smalley, Myron L AU - Emmett, William W AU - Wacker, A Mainard Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 23 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, [Reston, VA] SN - 0092-332X, 0092-332X KW - United States KW - Riverton Wyoming KW - hydrology KW - bedload KW - stream transport KW - west-central Wyoming KW - sediment transport KW - sedimentation KW - rivers and streams KW - bars KW - Fremont County Wyoming KW - rivers KW - fluvial sedimentation KW - Wyoming KW - Wind River KW - fluvial features KW - point bars KW - USGS KW - 23:Geomorphology KW - 21:Hydrogeology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50234956?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/GeoRef&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=book&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=Smalley%2C+Myron+L%3BEmmett%2C+William+W%3BWacker%2C+A+Mainard&rft.aulast=Smalley&rft.aufirst=Myron&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Annual+replenishment+of+bed+material+by+sediment+transport+in+the+Wind+River+near+Riverton%2C+Wyoming&rft.title=Annual+replenishment+of+bed+material+by+sediment+transport+in+the+Wind+River+near+Riverton%2C+Wyoming&rft.issn=0092332X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from USGS product, Selected Water Resources Abstracts, Reston, VA, United States N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol. Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA] N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 10 tables, sketch map N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Wyoming Department of Transportation N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - WRIND3 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - bars; bedload; fluvial features; fluvial sedimentation; Fremont County Wyoming; hydrology; point bars; rivers; rivers and streams; Riverton Wyoming; sediment transport; sedimentation; stream transport; United States; USGS; west-central Wyoming; Wind River; Wyoming ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska AN - 50216336; 1994-050866 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 192 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - symposia KW - planning KW - earthquake prediction KW - seismic risk KW - Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - preventive measures KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50216336?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=conference&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Earthquake+Alaska%3B+are+we+prepared%3F%3B+a+conference+on+the+status+of+knowledge+and+preparedness+for+earthquake+hazards+in+Alaska&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Individual papers are cited separately; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; geologic hazards; planning; preventive measures; seismic risk; symposia; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Introduction AN - 50216260; 1994-050867 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Head, Roger D Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 1 EP - 2 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - Alaska earthquake 1964 KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50216260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Introduction&rft.au=Head%2C+Roger+D&rft.aulast=Head&rft.aufirst=Roger&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Alaska earthquake 1964; Anchorage Alaska; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Public works aspects of long-term recovery in Anchorage AN - 50212330; 1994-050882 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Canfield, Ken Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 111 EP - 117 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - Alaska earthquake 1964 KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - disaster recovery KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50212330?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Public+works+aspects+of+long-term+recovery+in+Anchorage&rft.au=Canfield%2C+Ken&rft.aulast=Canfield&rft.aufirst=Ken&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=111&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Alaska earthquake 1964; Anchorage Alaska; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Volunteers as a resource for disaster response in San Lorenzo Valley, California AN - 50212295; 1994-050879 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Hammer, Mary Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 91 EP - 96 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - California KW - volunteerism KW - disaster response KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - San Lorenzo River valley KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50212295?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Volunteers+as+a+resource+for+disaster+response+in+San+Lorenzo+Valley%2C+California&rft.au=Hammer%2C+Mary&rft.aulast=Hammer&rft.aufirst=Mary&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; disaster response; earthquakes; geologic hazards; San Francisco Bay region; San Lorenzo River valley; Santa Cruz County California; United States; USGS; volunteerism ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lessons learned from the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake AN - 50212006; 1994-050888 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Dever, Michael Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 163 EP - 173 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - California KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - planning KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - construction KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - land use KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50212006?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Lessons+learned+from+the+1989+Loma+Prieta+earthquake&rft.au=Dever%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Dever&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=163&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; construction; earthquakes; geologic hazards; land use; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; planning; San Francisco Bay region; Santa Cruz County California; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reconstruction following the 1964 great Alaska earthquake AN - 50211093; 1994-050884 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Sharrock, George Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 127 EP - 133 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - Alaska earthquake 1964 KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - disaster recovery KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - construction KW - Southern Alaska KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50211093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Reconstruction+following+the+1964+great+Alaska+earthquake&rft.au=Sharrock%2C+George&rft.aulast=Sharrock&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=127&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Alaska earthquake 1964; Anchorage Alaska; construction; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Response of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake AN - 50211045; 1994-050877 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Hendrickson, Hank Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 81 EP - 86 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - California KW - disaster response KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50211045?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Response+of+the+Pajaro+Valley+Unified+School+District+following+the+1989+Loma+Prieta+earthquake&rft.au=Hendrickson%2C+Hank&rft.aulast=Hendrickson&rft.aufirst=Hank&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=81&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; disaster response; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; San Francisco Bay region; Santa Cruz County California; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Historic seismicity in Alaska AN - 50211043; 1994-050868 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Rowe, Charlotte A Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 3 EP - 8 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - seismicity KW - magnitude KW - Alaska KW - Southwestern Alaska KW - Aleutian Islands KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50211043?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Historic+seismicity+in+Alaska&rft.au=Rowe%2C+Charlotte+A&rft.aulast=Rowe&rft.aufirst=Charlotte&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Aleutian Islands; earthquakes; magnitude; seismicity; Southern Alaska; Southwestern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geologic evidence of earthquake frequency in southcentral Alaska AN - 50210979; 1994-050870 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Combellick, Rodney A Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 19 EP - 29 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - paleoseismicity KW - subduction zones KW - organic residues KW - geologic hazards KW - seismic sources KW - Holocene KW - cores KW - Cenozoic KW - neotectonics KW - sediments KW - tectonics KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - active faults KW - USGS KW - faults KW - Quaternary KW - marshes KW - prediction KW - Southern Alaska KW - peat KW - mires KW - plate tectonics KW - earthquake prediction KW - Alaska KW - upper Holocene KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 19:Seismology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210979?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Geologic+evidence+of+earthquake+frequency+in+southcentral+Alaska&rft.au=Combellick%2C+Rodney+A&rft.aulast=Combellick&rft.aufirst=Rodney&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=19&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - active faults; Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; Cenozoic; cores; earthquake prediction; faults; geologic hazards; Holocene; marshes; mires; neotectonics; organic residues; paleoseismicity; peat; plate tectonics; prediction; Quaternary; sediments; seismic sources; Southern Alaska; subduction zones; tectonics; United States; upper Holocene; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of knowledge of earthquake potential in the San Francisco Bay and Anchorage regions AN - 50210604; 1994-050871 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Page, Robert A Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 31 EP - 42 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - plate boundaries KW - Central California KW - statistical analysis KW - Southern Alaska KW - California KW - plate tectonics KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - earthquake prediction KW - probability KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210604?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Comparison+of+knowledge+of+earthquake+potential+in+the+San+Francisco+Bay+and+Anchorage+regions&rft.au=Page%2C+Robert+A&rft.aulast=Page&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=31&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; California; Central California; earthquake prediction; earthquakes; geologic hazards; plate boundaries; plate tectonics; probability; San Francisco Bay region; Southern Alaska; statistical analysis; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential effects of a major earthquake on structures in the Anchorage area AN - 50210228; 1994-050873 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Aho, John Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 55 EP - 60 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - damage KW - possibilities KW - structures KW - Southern Alaska KW - seismic risk KW - buildings KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210228?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Potential+effects+of+a+major+earthquake+on+structures+in+the+Anchorage+area&rft.au=Aho%2C+John&rft.aulast=Aho&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; buildings; damage; earthquakes; geologic hazards; possibilities; seismic risk; Southern Alaska; structures; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disaster response by the southcentral Alaska chapter of the American Red Cross AN - 50210211; 1994-050880 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - LaMunyon, Sue Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 97 EP - 102 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - volunteerism KW - disaster response KW - geologic hazards KW - American Red Cross KW - south-central Alaska KW - Alaska KW - USGS KW - Southern Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210211?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Disaster+response+by+the+southcentral+Alaska+chapter+of+the+American+Red+Cross&rft.au=LaMunyon%2C+Sue&rft.aulast=LaMunyon&rft.aufirst=Sue&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=97&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; American Red Cross; disaster response; geologic hazards; south-central Alaska; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS; volunteerism ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disaster preparedness in the Municipality of Anchorage AN - 50210155; 1994-050876 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Langston, Larry Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 77 EP - 80 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - disaster response KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210155?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Disaster+preparedness+in+the+Municipality+of+Anchorage&rft.au=Langston%2C+Larry&rft.aulast=Langston&rft.aufirst=Larry&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=77&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; disaster response; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Global perpectives on postearthquake rebuilding AN - 50210072; 1994-050883 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Mader, George Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 119 EP - 126 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - global KW - Alaska KW - disaster recovery KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210072?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Global+perpectives+on+postearthquake+rebuilding&rft.au=Mader%2C+George&rft.aulast=Mader&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=119&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; global; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disaster preparedness in the Anchorage School District AN - 50210025; 1994-050878 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Bibeau, Tom Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 87 EP - 89 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - disaster response KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Southern Alaska KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50210025?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Disaster+preparedness+in+the+Anchorage+School+District&rft.au=Bibeau%2C+Tom&rft.aulast=Bibeau&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=87&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; disaster response; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Southern Alaska; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Loma Prieta earthquake recovery saga AN - 50208950; 1994-050881 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Eadie, Charles Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 103 EP - 110 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - California KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - disaster recovery KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208950?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=The+Loma+Prieta+earthquake+recovery+saga&rft.au=Eadie%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Eadie&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=103&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; Santa Cruz County California; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lessons learned from the 1964 great Alaska earthquake AN - 50208913; 1994-050889 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Meehan, Mike Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 175 EP - 182 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - urban planning KW - Alaska earthquake 1964 KW - geologic hazards KW - Alaska KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - construction KW - land use KW - Southern Alaska KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208913?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Lessons+learned+from+the+1964+great+Alaska+earthquake&rft.au=Meehan%2C+Mike&rft.aulast=Meehan&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Alaska earthquake 1964; Anchorage Alaska; construction; earthquakes; geologic hazards; land use; Southern Alaska; United States; urban planning; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preparing for disaster and economic recovery in Alaska AN - 50208884; 1994-050887 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Gray, Robert P Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 155 EP - 161 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - planning KW - Alaska KW - disaster recovery KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208884?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Preparing+for+disaster+and+economic+recovery+in+Alaska&rft.au=Gray%2C+Robert+P&rft.aulast=Gray&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=155&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; planning; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Economic impacts and permanent changes in the aftermath of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake AN - 50208872; 1994-050886 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Eadie, Charles Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 145 EP - 154 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - Santa Cruz California KW - Central California KW - impact statements KW - cost KW - California KW - urban planning KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - changes KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208872?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Economic+impacts+and+permanent+changes+in+the+aftermath+of+the+1989+Loma+Prieta+earthquake&rft.au=Eadie%2C+Charles&rft.aulast=Eadie&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=145&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; changes; cost; earthquakes; impact statements; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; San Francisco Bay region; Santa Cruz California; Santa Cruz County California; United States; urban planning; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The hazards of long-term recovery AN - 50208836; 1994-050885 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Schulz, Paula Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 135 EP - 143 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - legislation KW - decision-making KW - disaster recovery KW - cost KW - California KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - USGS KW - management KW - earthquakes KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208836?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=The+hazards+of+long-term+recovery&rft.au=Schulz%2C+Paula&rft.aulast=Schulz&rft.aufirst=Paula&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=135&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; cost; decision-making; disaster recovery; earthquakes; geologic hazards; legislation; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; management; San Francisco Bay region; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regional tsunami potential AN - 50208828; 1994-050872 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Sokolowski, Thomas J AU - Whitmore, Paul M Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 43 EP - 54 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - tsunamis KW - geologic hazards KW - catastrophic waves KW - Southeastern Alaska KW - damage KW - shorelines KW - Southern Alaska KW - ocean waves KW - Alaska KW - Southwestern Alaska KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 07:Oceanography KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208828?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Regional+tsunami+potential&rft.au=Sokolowski%2C+Thomas+J%3BWhitmore%2C+Paul+M&rft.aulast=Sokolowski&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=43&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 12 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; catastrophic waves; damage; earthquakes; geologic hazards; ocean waves; shorelines; Southeastern Alaska; Southern Alaska; Southwestern Alaska; tsunamis; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Earthquake sources in Alaska AN - 50208401; 1994-050869 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Davies, John N Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 9 EP - 18 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - plate tectonics KW - Alaska KW - tectonics KW - Anchorage Alaska KW - seismic sources KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - causes KW - seismotectonics KW - Southern Alaska KW - 18:Solid-earth geophysics KW - 19:Seismology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50208401?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Earthquake+sources+in+Alaska&rft.au=Davies%2C+John+N&rft.aulast=Davies&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. block diag., 1 table, sketch maps N1 - SuppNotes - With discussion; Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alaska; Anchorage Alaska; causes; earthquakes; plate tectonics; seismic sources; seismotectonics; Southern Alaska; tectonics; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Disaster response in Santa Cruz County following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake AN - 50207107; 1994-050875 JF - Open-File Report - U. S. Geological Survey AU - Smith, Gary Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 69 EP - 75 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 0196-1497, 0196-1497 KW - United States KW - California KW - disaster response KW - San Francisco Bay region KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Santa Cruz County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50207107?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.atitle=Disaster+response+in+Santa+Cruz+County+following+the+1989+Loma+Prieta+earthquake&rft.au=Smith%2C+Gary&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Gary&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=69&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Open-File+Report+-+U.+S.+Geological+Survey&rft.issn=01961497&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Earthquake Alaska; are we prepared?; a conference on the status of knowledge and preparedness for earthquake hazards in Alaska N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Availability - U. S. Geol Surv., Denver, CO, United States N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - SuppNotes - Prepared in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGROAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - California; Central California; disaster response; earthquakes; geologic hazards; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; San Francisco Bay region; Santa Cruz County California; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gravel liquefaction as an indicator of prehistoric ground shaking in western Washington AN - 50169372; 1995-022851 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Moses, Lynn J AU - Palmer, Stephen P AU - Obermeier, Stephen F AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 253 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 26 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - sand KW - Washington KW - clastic sediments KW - Centralia Washington KW - shaking KW - gravel KW - Doty Fault KW - liquefaction KW - clastic dikes KW - western Washington KW - soft sediment deformation KW - Wabash Valley KW - Borah Peak earthquake 1983 KW - sediments KW - ground motion KW - Chehalis Valley KW - Cascadia subduction zone KW - sedimentary structures KW - earthquakes KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50169372?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Gravel+liquefaction+as+an+indicator+of+prehistoric+ground+shaking+in+western+Washington&rft.au=Moses%2C+Lynn+J%3BPalmer%2C+Stephen+P%3BObermeier%2C+Stephen+F%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Moses&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=253&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 1994 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Borah Peak earthquake 1983; Cascadia subduction zone; Centralia Washington; Chehalis Valley; clastic dikes; clastic sediments; Doty Fault; earthquakes; gravel; ground motion; liquefaction; sand; sedimentary structures; sediments; shaking; soft sediment deformation; United States; Wabash Valley; Washington; western Washington ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An offset archaeological site constraints Holocene tectonic displacement of the San Gregorio Fault, California AN - 50162382; 1995-024588 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Thompson, Stephen C AU - Noller, Jay S AU - Simpson, Gary D AU - Hylkema, Mark G AU - Lettis, William R AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 190 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 26 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - United States KW - volcanic rocks KW - glasses KW - isotopes KW - right-lateral faults KW - lateral faults KW - igneous rocks KW - slip rates KW - displacements KW - qualitative analysis KW - artifacts KW - California KW - sedimentary rocks KW - radioactive isotopes KW - neotectonics KW - dates KW - carbon KW - bones KW - obsidian KW - absolute age KW - marine terraces KW - tectonics KW - horizons KW - active faults KW - faults KW - organic materials KW - middens KW - shore features KW - shells KW - San Gregorio Fault KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - archaeology KW - Moss Beach California KW - hydration KW - organic compounds KW - boreholes KW - archaeological sites KW - chert KW - C-14 KW - 24:Quaternary geology KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50162382?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=An+offset+archaeological+site+constraints+Holocene+tectonic+displacement+of+the+San+Gregorio+Fault%2C+California&rft.au=Thompson%2C+Stephen+C%3BNoller%2C+Jay+S%3BSimpson%2C+Gary+D%3BHylkema%2C+Mark+G%3BLettis%2C+William+R%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=190&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 1994 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - absolute age; active faults; archaeological sites; archaeology; artifacts; bones; boreholes; C-14; California; carbon; chemically precipitated rocks; chert; dates; displacements; faults; glasses; horizons; hydration; igneous rocks; isotopes; lateral faults; marine terraces; middens; Moss Beach California; neotectonics; obsidian; organic compounds; organic materials; qualitative analysis; radioactive isotopes; right-lateral faults; San Gregorio Fault; sedimentary rocks; shells; shore features; slip rates; tectonics; United States; volcanic rocks ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Monitoring of moisture changes in pavement subgrades using time-domain reflectometry (TDR) AN - 50148280; 1995-034528 JF - Special Publication - United States. Bureau of Mines AU - Kotdawala, Shrinath J AU - Hossain, Mustaque AU - Gisi, Andrew J AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 364 EP - 373 PB - U. S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC SN - 0731-762X, 0731-762X KW - United States KW - experimental studies KW - monitoring KW - geophysical surveys KW - site exploration KW - moisture KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - temperature KW - Kansas KW - surveys KW - water regimes KW - time domain reflectometry KW - roads KW - pavements KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 20:Applied geophysics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50148280?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.atitle=Monitoring+of+moisture+changes+in+pavement+subgrades+using+time-domain+reflectometry+%28TDR%29&rft.au=Kotdawala%2C+Shrinath+J%3BHossain%2C+Mustaque%3BGisi%2C+Andrew+J%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Kotdawala&rft.aufirst=Shrinath&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=364&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Special+Publication+-+United+States.+Bureau+of+Mines&rft.issn=0731762X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Symposium and workshop on Time domain reflectometry in environmental, infrastructure, and mining applications N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - DC N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 3 tables N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - electrical methods; experimental studies; geophysical methods; geophysical surveys; Kansas; moisture; monitoring; pavements; roads; site exploration; surveys; temperature; time domain reflectometry; United States; water regimes ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bay area emergency ferry service; transportation relief after the earthquake AN - 50075345; 1994-048473 JF - U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper AU - Fahey, Richard M AU - Gray, George E AU - Mileti, Dennis S Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - C17 EP - C28 PB - U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA SN - 1044-9612, 1044-9612 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - Central California KW - transportation KW - Alameda County California KW - California KW - San Francisco County California KW - San Francisco Bay KW - ferry service KW - Marin County California KW - USGS KW - earthquakes KW - Contra Costa County California KW - Loma Prieta earthquake 1989 KW - catastrophes KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50075345?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=U.+S.+Geological+Survey+Professional+Paper&rft.atitle=Bay+area+emergency+ferry+service%3B+transportation+relief+after+the+earthquake&rft.au=Fahey%2C+Richard+M%3BGray%2C+George+E%3BMileti%2C+Dennis+S&rft.aulast=Fahey&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=C17&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=U.+S.+Geological+Survey+Professional+Paper&rft.issn=10449612&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1553/pp1553c/ http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/browse/usgs-publications/PP LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - PubXState - VA N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 5 tables, sketch maps N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-14 N1 - CODEN - XGPPA9 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alameda County California; California; catastrophes; Central California; Contra Costa County California; earthquakes; ferry service; geologic hazards; Loma Prieta earthquake 1989; Marin County California; San Francisco Bay; San Francisco County California; transportation; United States; USGS ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Health care costs and transportation AN - 16901630; 151465 AB - This paper addresses the transportation and health care industries of which both offer a significant impact on the nations economy. As such, there is a dire need to reduce health care costs as a result of the increasing injuries and fatalities in transportation. For this reason, parameters causing accidents in transportation are identified in order to determine what possible remedy can be done. This is indicative that upon realization of these parameters it is possible that health care costs will reduced, thus savings are generated. JF - Transportation Quarterly AU - Luchter, Stephen AD - Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 423 EP - 429 VL - 48 IS - 4 SN - 0278-9434, 0278-9434 KW - Accident prevention KW - Death rate KW - Health care KW - Health insurance KW - Highway accidents KW - Highway administration KW - Injury control KW - Transportation personnel KW - Trucks KW - Vehicle fatalities KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Costs KW - W4 432.1:HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION (GENERAL) KW - W4 912.4:PERSONNEL KW - W4 914.1:ACCIDENTS AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION KW - W4 911.1:COST ACCOUNTING KW - W 30965:Miscellaneous, Reviews KW - W4 461.7:HEALTH CARE UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16901630?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Abiotechresearch&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Transportation+Quarterly&rft.atitle=Health+care+costs+and+transportation&rft.au=Luchter%2C+Stephen&rft.aulast=Luchter&rft.aufirst=Stephen&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=48&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=423&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Transportation+Quarterly&rft.issn=02789434&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-14 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Costs ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-15/State Street Corridor Study - Transit Salt Lake County, Utah - Final environmental impact statement AN - 16881889; 3800640 AB - In March 1990, the I-15/State Street Corridor Alternatives Analysis/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (AA/DEIS) was approved by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (now the Federal Transit Administration (FTA)). The result of this study was selection of a locally preferred alternative (LPA) by the Transportation Commission of the State of Utah and the UTA Board of Directors in July 1990. The LPA consists of highway improvements and transit improvements: the addition of four lanes, two lanes in each direction on Interstate 15 (I-15), and expanded valley-wide bus system, an east-west feeder bus system, and a north-south light rail transit (LRT) system along the existing Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way between 10600 South in Sandy and the Salt Lake City central business district (CBD). The September 1990 Locally Preferred Alternative Report describes the preferred alternative, the selection process, and a financing plan for the project. JF - UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84130-0810 (USA). 1994. Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 PB - UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84130-0810 (USA) KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - civil engineering KW - environmental impact statements KW - highways KW - USA, Utah, Salt Lake City KW - P 9000:ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16881889?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Pollution+Abstracts&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-15%2FState+Street+Corridor+Study+-+Transit+Salt+Lake+County%2C+Utah+-+Final+environmental+impact+statement&rft.title=I-15%2FState+Street+Corridor+Study+-+Transit+Salt+Lake+County%2C+Utah+-+Final+environmental+impact+statement&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2006-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-13 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Statistical modeling of bridge approach settlement AN - 1429835034; 2013-067756 JF - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics AU - Jha, Ratan K AU - Zaman, Musharraf M AU - Laguros, Joakim G AU - Nevels, James, Jr Y1 - 1994 PY - 1994 DA - 1994 SP - 1489 EP - 1494 PB - [varies], [varies] VL - 8, Vol. 2 KW - United States KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - embankments KW - abutments KW - engineering properties KW - statistical analysis KW - settlement KW - models KW - Oklahoma KW - foundations KW - movement KW - thickness KW - bridges KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429835034?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+International+Conference+on+Computer+Methods+and+Advances+in+Geomechanics&rft.atitle=Statistical+modeling+of+bridge+approach+settlement&rft.au=Jha%2C+Ratan+K%3BZaman%2C+Musharraf+M%3BLaguros%2C+Joakim+G%3BNevels%2C+James%2C+Jr&rft.aulast=Jha&rft.aufirst=Ratan&rft.date=1994-01-01&rft.volume=8%2C+Vol.+2&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1489&rft.isbn=9054103825&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+International+Conference+on+Computer+Methods+and+Advances+in+Geomechanics&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Eighth international conference on Computer methods and advances in geomechanics N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2013, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - Document feature - illus. incl. 6 tables N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-05 N1 - CODEN - #03529 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - abutments; bridges; embankments; engineering properties; foundations; models; movement; Oklahoma; settlement; soil mechanics; soils; statistical analysis; thickness; United States ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 87 FREEWAY PROJECT BETWEEN JULIAN STREET AND ROUTE 101 IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36398257; 4365 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 3.1-mile segment of State Route (SR) 87 between Julian Street and US 101 in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, is proposed. Known as the Guadalupe Parkway, the segment is currently a four-lane expressway with at- grade signalized intersections at Airport Parkway, West Hedding Street, Mission Street, and Taylor Street. Two alternatives, including a No Project Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action (the preferred alternative), the segment would be widened to six lanes. Existing at-grade intersections would be replaced with grade separation structures and/or interchanges, which would upgrade the expressway to freeway status. The existing SR 87 bridges over I-880 would be replaced, and the existing SR 87 bridge over Coleman Avenue would be widened, so as to accommodate the upgraded facility. Skyport Drive would extend to Airport Boulevard under one of the design options and a frontage/local circulation road along the east side of the freeway would be built to connect West Hedding Street with Market Street. An additional auxiliary lane on northbound US 101 between Route 87 and north of the Trimble/De La Cruz interchange would be built. North San Pedro Street, between West Taylor and West Hedding streets, would be widened and realigned in order to improve traffic circulation in the Civic Center area. Two of the proposed six lanes would be operated as high-occupancy-vehicle lanes during peak commuting hours. Interchange on-ramps would be designed to provide for ramp metering, including a bypass of metering lights for carpools and buses as well as sufficient room for metering enforcement by police. South of I-880, the freeway would be at-grade at Taylor Street and elevated over Hedding Street in order to minimize impacts on parklands and riparian areas, improve access to the Civic Center, and accommodate a future I-880 interchange. The estimated cost of construction is $143.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would complete the only missing freeway segment of the SR 87 corridor, which extends from US 101 on the north to SR 85 on the south. Existing congestion within the study segment would be relieved, and anticipated increases in traffic would be accommodated. Travelers moving between the large residential areas in southern San Jose and the commercial and industrial employment areas in northern Santa Clara County would be served more effectively. The redevelopment of downtown San Jose and expansion of the airport would be supported. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the loss of riparian habitat and the displacement of 79 households and 378 parking spaces. Separation structures would impinge on visual aesthetics. The project would result in the loss of approximately 4.5 acres of ecologically valuable riparian habitat along the Guadalupe River, and stormwater runoff from the highway has the potential to degrade the river's water quality. Increased noise levels would adversely affect some areas. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0419D, Volume 15, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 930460, 298 pages and maps, December 27, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-91-02-F KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Relocation Plans KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398257?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-12-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+87+FREEWAY+PROJECT+BETWEEN+JULIAN+STREET+AND+ROUTE+101+IN+THE+CITY+OF+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+87+FREEWAY+PROJECT+BETWEEN+JULIAN+STREET+AND+ROUTE+101+IN+THE+CITY+OF+SAN+JOSE%2C+SANTA+CLARA+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 27, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR MODEL 9 (ASR-9) FACILITY TO SUPPORT WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT AIRSPACE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 36411147; 4304 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of an airport surveillance radar model 9 (ASR-9) facility in the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area is proposed in order to improve radar coverage for Washington National Airport and security coverage for the White House and Capitol buildings. The existing facility (ASR-7), constructed in 1972, is outdated and inadequate for the level of air traffic experienced in the area. Its coverage is hampered by the development in Crystal City, Virginia, to the west of the airport, and by high ground to the east of the airport. It also does not provide adequate coverage for the prohibited P56 airspace over Washington, District of Columbia, and an enhancement was requested by the U.S. Secret Service. The site chosen for the ASR-9 should provide unobstructed radar coverage to the runway approaches starting one nautical mile out from the runway threshold and should not have obstructions or objects that would cause false targets within a 1,500-foot radius. The proposed facility would occupy an 0.6-acre site and include a tower structure not to exceed 95 feet high (including antennae), an equipment building, a transformer pad, and other support equipment. Atop the tower would be a 15-foot primary antenna, a five-foot secondary antenna, four lightning rods, and two dual steady burning obstruction lights. Six sites are considered in this draft EIS. The No Action Alternative was eliminated from consideration because it would not satisfy the need for adequate radar coverage for Washington National Airport and the prohibited P56 airspace. The preferred site is site 2b, located at the intersection of South Capitol Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard in Washington, District of Columbia. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed ASR-9 system would provide air traffic controllers enhanced radar images of weather, aircraft, and aircraft within weather with more clarity and less interference than current systems allow. The facility would allow air traffic into Washington National Airport to use all flight paths into the airport. It would also improve detection of unauthorized small aircraft and helicopters entering prohibited airspace in the downtown area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some trees and vegetation would be cleared from the preferred site prior to construction, resulting in a loss of potential wildlife habitat. The facility would be adjacent to low- and mid-rise residential properties, which would experience increases in noise levels during both construction and operation of the facility. It would directly and adversely affect the parkland and the historic setting and design integrity of the Diedrich House complex, recommended for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. It would also dominate the visible landscape from certain viewpoints. Radiation exposure levels in the immediate area would increase slightly. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930440, 237 pages and maps, December 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Navigation KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Radar KW - Radiation Hazards KW - Traffic Control KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Washington National Airport KW - District of Columbia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411147?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AIRPORT+SURVEILLANCE+RADAR+MODEL+9+%28ASR-9%29+FACILITY+TO+SUPPORT+WASHINGTON+NATIONAL+AIRPORT+AIRSPACE%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.title=AIRPORT+SURVEILLANCE+RADAR+MODEL+9+%28ASR-9%29+FACILITY+TO+SUPPORT+WASHINGTON+NATIONAL+AIRPORT+AIRSPACE%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Jamaica, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NC 12, REPLACEMENT OF THE HERBERT C. BONNER BRIDGE (BRIDGE NO. 11) OVER OREGON INLET, DARE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. AN - 36409289; 4368 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge on North Carolina 12 (NC 12) crossing the Oregon Inlet in Dare County, North Carolina, is proposed. The bridge was built across Oregon Inlet in 1962 and is approaching the end of its service life. It is part of NC 12 and provides the only highway connection between Hatteras Island and Brodie Island along North Carolina's Outer Banks. The replacement structure would serve the same function and be built in a corridor paralleling the existing bridge. Two alternatives are considered in this draft EIS, including a No Action Alternative, which would assume that the Bonner bridge would be demolished at and be replaced by a small-scale ferry service. The new structure would provide a 36-foot clear roadway with two 12-foot wide lanes and six feet of lateral clearance on each side. The length of the entire project would be approximately 3.2 miles, including approximately 2.5 miles of bridge structure. The bridge spans placed in the Inlet, for a distance of approximately 5,000 feet, would have a minimum horizontal navigation clearance of 200 feet and a vertical clearance of 65 to 75 feet. Under the proposed action, the bridge would connect with the existing alignment of NC 12 as soon as possible on both islands. The design, however, would accommodate the future relocation of NC 12 on the north end of Hatteras Island. The existing bridge would be demolished. In a related action, the Corps of Engineers would continue its regular dredging of the navigation channel through the inlet, use the sand behind the terminal groin on the north end of Hatteras Island to nourish beaches at locations where NC 12 is currently threatened by overwash, and build two jetties to stabilize the shoulders of the inlet and the shoreline. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The replacement of the existing bridge would increase safety for vehicular traffic and provide continued access to Hatteras Island for residents and tourists. Safety would be enhanced primarily by the widening of the shoulder widths by four feet, the reduction of the number of accidents on the bridge, and the facilitation of emergency evacuations. The design of the new bridge would take into account natural channel migration expected through the year 2050 and provide the flexibility to let the channel move. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: On both sides of the bridge, the project would be within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and within the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Hatteras side. Approximately 33.3 acres of wetlands would be disturbed by construction; 6.8 acres would be permanently displaced. Some bird foraging and nesting habitat would also be disturbed. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930438, 421 pages and maps, December 3, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NC-EIS-93-01-D KW - Beaches KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Coastal Zones KW - Dredging KW - Erosion Control KW - Ferries KW - Highways KW - Preserves KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Management KW - Cape Hatteras National Seashore KW - North Carolina KW - Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Section 103 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409289?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-12-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NC+12%2C+REPLACEMENT+OF+THE+HERBERT+C.+BONNER+BRIDGE+%28BRIDGE+NO.+11%29+OVER+OREGON+INLET%2C+DARE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.title=NC+12%2C+REPLACEMENT+OF+THE+HERBERT+C.+BONNER+BRIDGE+%28BRIDGE+NO.+11%29+OVER+OREGON+INLET%2C+DARE+COUNTY%2C+NORTH+CAROLINA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Raleigh, North Carolina; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 3, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO. AN - 36414276; 4307 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Lowry Air Force Base (AFB) in Denver, Colorado, is proposed. The 1,866-acre base is located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the cities of Denver and Aurora. As a result of recommendations made by the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission that were accepted by the President and not disapproved by Congress, Bergstrom AFB is scheduled to close in September 1994. Following closure, the Air Force would retain management of two cantonment areas totaling 81 acres to be used by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Denver Center, the Air Reserve Personnel Center, the 3567th Air Force Recruiting Squadron, and the Detachment 3, HQ Missile Systems Center (formerly the 21st Space Systems Squadron). Eight alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed plan developed by the Lowry Economic Recovery Project, the remaining AFB acres would be redeveloped as an educational and vocational campus with some facilities for business training and corporate use. Many existing classroom and administrative buildings in the northeast and southwest quadrants of the base would be converted to civilian use. Under the plan, 405 acres would be dedicated to education, 164 acres to commercial development, 366 acres to residential development, and 744 acres to public facilities and recreation, while 106 acres would be left vacant. Residential units would include both single- and multi-family units on the west side of the base. Recreational plans would involve reuse of the existing 18-hole golf course, athletic fields, and indoor recreational facilities, as well as development of extensive community and regional parklands. The road system on the property would be modified from a grid system to a loop traffic system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of facilities from military to civilian uses and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Under the proposed action, redevelopment activities would generate approximately 10,367 direct and 8,599 indirect jobs by the year 2010. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, a total of 1,312 acres of land would be disturbed by the year 2010. Some facilities scheduled for demolition contain lead-based paint, asbestos, and radon; other hazardous materials are stored throughout the base and are scheduled for removal by the Air Force prior to base closure. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 930433, 848 pages, December 1, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Defense Programs KW - Demolition KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Toxicity KW - Colorado KW - Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414276?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-12-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LOWRY+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+LOWRY+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 1, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA. AN - 36410666; 4308 AB - PURPOSE: The partial disposal and reuse of Homestead Air Force Base (AFB) in South Dade County, Florida, is proposed. The 2,940-acre base is located within 5 miles of the cities of Homestead and Florida City, and 20 miles south of Miami; the AFB was significantly damaged by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. As a result of recommendations made by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, the base is scheduled to be realigned on March 31, 1994. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed alternative, property consisting of approximately 2,055 acres, including all or parts of the airfield, aviation support, industrial, commercial, residential, and recreation areas of the base, would be disposed of. An additional 885 acres, roughly 30 percent of the total base area, would be retained by the U.S. government and used in military /government cantonments. The military units that would continue to use the facility would include the Air Force Reserves 482nd Fighter Wing and 301st Rescue Squadron, and the Florida Air National Guard. Air Force policy is to encourage timely community reuse planning by offering to use the community's plan for facility reuse or development as the proposed action of the Air Force. Under the plan initially proposed by the Homestead AFB Regional Economic Impact and Redevelopment Plan Team, Homestead AFB would be converted to a regional airport with local, state, and federal government facilities. Additional facilities under consideration would include an agricultural commodities-type exchange, a world teleconference center designed to handle sophisticated communications and enhance the region's ability to conduct international trade, office buildings leased to smaller and mid-sized companies, a training and education center providing entry-level vocational education as well as continuing education, a district park, and housing developments. Two other action alternatives are under consideration: an alternative that would emphasize industrial development and include a corrections facility; and an alternative that would emphasize residential and recreational area development. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The conversion of the base from military to civilian uses, and the retention and reuse of most existing facilities, would result in long-term cost savings for the local community. Under the proposed alternative, approximately 7,819 direct jobs and 5,209 secondary jobs would be generated by the year 2014. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve related economic indicators. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Redevelopment activities would increase congestion on area roads, increasing daily vehicular trips by 46,347 by the year 2014. Hazardous materials handling and waste generation would increase, largely as a result of asbestos removal from buildings and greater reliance on pesticides. Aircraft noise levels would be less than when the base was fully operational, but roughly 7,630 acres would be exposed to noise levels in excess of 65 decibels by 2014. Carbon monoxide and volatile organic compound emissions would increase, but these increases would not adversely affect the area's attainment of air quality standards. LEGAL MANDATES: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (43 U.S.C. 1241) and Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 930400, 660 pages, November 10, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Buildings KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Pesticides KW - Prisons KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Florida KW - Homestead Air Force Base, Florida KW - Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, Compliance KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410666?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-11-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+HOMESTEAD+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+HOMESTEAD+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 10, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IDAHO TRAINING RANGE. AN - 36389850; 4309 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a tactical training range in southwest Idaho is proposed in order to enhance the quality and realism of training the composite wing based at Mountain Home Air Force Base (MHAFB) and the Idaho National Guard based at Gowen Field. The composite wing was stationed at MHAFB in 1991 as part of the Defense Department's comprehensive review of its force structure. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the state of Idaho would develop a set of six target areas located in two separated but nearby areas in Owyhee County. To aggregate sufficient lands for the target areas, Idaho would exchange state lands for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The state would also purchase 7,042.91 acres of private lands within the area. As a second component of this action, the Air Force would request that the Federal Aviation Administration modify special-use airspace, including the establishment of restricted airspace over two sets of target areas, the reconfiguration of existing military operations areas, the elimination of two military training route segments, and the establishment of a new military training route. Under the proposed action, some 32 mobile electronic emitters would be established and used to simulate air defense systems to aid in training activities; each site would require 0.25 acres of state, public, or Air Force lands. The action alternatives differ primarily in terms of the areas that would be selected in southwestern Idaho for the training range facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, the readiness of air combat units to respond to multiple smaller threats rather than a single, immense threat would be addressed. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, approximately 2,576.5 acres of land that are within the proposed training area and are designated as wilderness study areas would require a release from that status by Congress if they were to be used as target areas. The proposed land exchange would remove some public lands from public use. Noise levels in the areas overflown by military aircraft would increase in some areas. Fire risks would increase as a result of nonexplosive ordnance or flares used in the training area. Existing native plant communities would be reduced, and the potential for invasion of nonnative, weedy species would increase; ten populations of six rare plant species would be reduced or eliminated. Habitat of the sage grouse, antelope, bighorn sheep, mule deer, and loggerhead shrike would be disturbed; the loggerhead shrike is a candidate for listing as an endangered or threatened species. Construction, operations, and maintenance activities in the training area would increase the possibility of wind and water erosion. Up to 127 historic sites eligible or potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places would be in the training area. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Wilderness Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930394, Main Report--827 pages, Appendices--208 pages, November 5, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Erosion KW - Fires KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Operations (Air Force) KW - Munitions KW - Regulations KW - Vegetation KW - Wilderness Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Idaho KW - Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Aviation Act of 1958, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Wilderness Act of 1964, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389850?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-11-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IDAHO+TRAINING+RANGE.&rft.title=IDAHO+TRAINING+RANGE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 5, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PORT OF THE DALLES (CHENOWETH) INTERCHANGE, COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36410604; 4369 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new interchange at the north end of The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, is proposed. The Dalles, which is located at the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge in north central Oregon, has an estimated 1992 population of 11,370 and is Wasco County's largest city and county seat. The Dalles is located on three major highways: US 30; Interstate 84 (I-84), also known as the Columbia River Highway, which has replaced US 30 as the principal east-west route through Wasco County; and US 197. The proposed interchange, located along I-84 north of The Dalles, would replace an existing half interchange north of Hostetler Street near Second and Division streets. Two connectors roads would be built from the new interchange to existing roads: one would extend westward to US 30, and the other eastward to River Road, including a structure over a main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. The proposed interchange is one of seven projects identified in the Oregon Department of Transportation's Six-Year Highway Improvement Programs. A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives, each with two options, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternatives, a full-diamond interchange in the vicinity of Chenoweth Creek would be built. The required reconstruction of the US 30 Chenoweth Creek bridge railing would take place under any of the alternatives. Differences among the build alternatives and options would consist primarily of project locations relative to urban growth and urban area boundaries. The estimated cost of the project ranges from $9.51 million to $17.662 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The interchange and River Road connector would greatly improve access to the Port's industrial area between the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the Columbia River. Improved access would enhance the industrial area's attractiveness for new business and improve emergency vehicles' response time to the eastern industrial section. The interchange would also facilitate access to the proposed Gorge Discovery Center complex at Crates Point north of The Dalles, which is expected to draw 700,000 visitors annually upon completion. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 9.8 to 20.6 acres and adversely affect one property owner. Filling, paving, and other highway construction activities would adversely affect vegetation and wildlife. Residents along US 30 in the project area would experience increased traffic and noise, resulting primarily from increased traffic to and from the Gorge Discovery Center. The locations of Alternative 1 and Options 1A and 1B would be within the Columbia River Scenic Area. The interchange would change the landscape setting, change the rural landscape to developed transportation use, and be clearly visible from US 30 and I-84. Full screening of the interchange would not be possible. Placement of fill would adversely affect approximately 0.26 to 1.01 acres of wetlands; additionally bridge construction would adversely affect vegetation with losses due to shading. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930391, 239 pages and maps, November 4, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FWHA-OR-EIS-93-03-D KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Community Development KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wild and Scenic Rivers KW - Oregon KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410604?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PORT+OF+THE+DALLES+%28CHENOWETH%29+INTERCHANGE%2C+COLUMBIA+RIVER+HIGHWAY%2C+WASCO+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=PORT+OF+THE+DALLES+%28CHENOWETH%29+INTERCHANGE%2C+COLUMBIA+RIVER+HIGHWAY%2C+WASCO+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CANAL PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY, FROM MD 51 TO THE WILEY FORD BRIDGE, ALLEGANY COUNTY, MARYLAND. AN - 36398831; 4366 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of various roads is proposed for the Cumberland, Maryland, area in order to improve access from I-68 and downtown Cumberland to the South Cumberland area and the Cumberland Municipal Airport, located across the Potomac River in West Virginia. The existing two-lane Virginia Avenue underpass of the CSX Railroad is the only access route linking these two areas of Cumberland. The underpass currently experiences traffic congestion during peak periods; as a result, Virginia Avenue has an accident rate higher than similar facilities. In addition to the No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), three build alternatives and two optional connections at the Ford Avenue crossing of the C&O Canal are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, Virginia Avenue would be widened to four lanes from Fourth Street to Bowen Street. The CSX bridge could be replaced in order to improve the vertical clearance of the underpass. In addition, curbs and sidewalks would be added, and the existing roadway would be resurfaced. Under Alternative 3, a two-lane undivided highway would be built on a new location from MD 51 west of Virginia Avenue to the area of River Avenue and Ford Avenue. Ford Avenue would be improved to the Wiley Ford Bridge. Under Alternative 4 (Canal Parkway), a two-lane undivided highway would be built on a new location from MD 51 at Wineow Street to the area of River Avenue and Ford Avenue, and Ford Avenue would be improved to the Wiley Ford Bridge. The two optional connections (Options A and B) would include the removal of the existing low-arch bridge, which carries Ford Avenue over the C&O Canal, and the construction of a new full-clearance bridge over the canal and towpath. A raised profile along Ford Avenue would be needed to accommodate the new roadway and bridge. Under Option A, which could be built under Alternatives 1 and 2, Ford Avenue would be reconstructed as a two-lane undivided roadway from approximately 200 feet south of the C&O Canal Bridge to its intersection with River Avenue. Improvements would be made to the Clement Street intersection with Ford Avenue and new driveways would provide access to two commercial establishments on Ford Avenue. Under Option B, which could be built under Alternatives 3 and 4, Ford Avenue would be shifted slightly to the west and reconstructed as a new two-lane undivided roadway from approximately 200 feet south of the C&O Canal Bridge to its intersection with Clement Street. Also under consideration is a related action involving the re-watering of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal from the existing Ford Avenue crossing to its terminus in downtown Cumberland and the reconstruction of the towpath. This area lies south of MD 51 and the CSX railroad tracks and is bounded on three sides by the Potomac River. Under this proposal, approximately two miles of C&O Canal would be rewatered, and the canal and towpath would be restored to their historic elevations. The project would require the excavation of the canal and the restructuring of a portion of the Corps of Engineers flood protection project that was completed in the 1950s. A retaining wall would be built along the shale embankment that currently supports the CSX Railroad tracks. The parklands alongside the Canal would be publicly accessible at the Terminus and South Park areas as well as from existing streets in South Cumberland. The estimated cost of the transportation improvements ranges from $3 million to $39 million; the estimated cost of the proposed park improvement ranges from $60 million to $80 million. Although these two actions are both evaluated in this draft EIS, they could be implemented independently of one another. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed transportation project, traffic operation and safety would be improved. The connection between downtown Cumberland and the municipal airport would also be improved, thereby aiding the local economy. Restoration of the Canal would increase tourist interest in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements for transportation improvements would displace up to 29 residences and 11 businesses, and adversely affect up to three historic districts and some archaeological sites; some additional displacements would occur as the result of future park improvements. Up to 1.5 acres of the Potomac River floodplain and 1.3 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected by the transportation improvements, while the park improvements would affect 80 acres of floodplain and 12 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930389, 384 pages and maps, November 4, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-93-01-D KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Dredging KW - Flood Protection KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Waterways KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398831?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CANAL+PARKWAY+DEVELOPMENT+STUDY%2C+FROM+MD+51+TO+THE+WILEY+FORD+BRIDGE%2C+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.title=CANAL+PARKWAY+DEVELOPMENT+STUDY%2C+FROM+MD+51+TO+THE+WILEY+FORD+BRIDGE%2C+ALLEGANY+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RED MOUNTAIN FREEWAY (LOOP 202), PRICE FREEWAY TO STATE ROUTE 87, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 15224005; 4363 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a roadway along the south side of the Salt River in the city of Mesa, Arizona, is proposed. The proposed roadway would extend approximately three miles from the traffic interchange that connects Loop 101 and Loop 202 on the west, to State Route 87 on the east. It would constitute a segment of Loop 202 within the Phoenix metropolitan area; Loop 101 is comprised of the Price, Pima, and Agua Fria corridors; Loop 202 is comprised of the Red Mountain, Santan, and South Mountain corridors. A recent traffic analysis concluded that such an east-west facility would provide the needed relief to traffic congestion in the area; by 2015, daily traffic volume is expected to increase by 81 percent over existing volumes. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative, a six-lane freeway with grade-separated interchanges and controlled access would be built. The freeway mainline would consist of two 36-foot-wide roadways separated by a 46-foot-wide median. The freeway would be generally at or slightly above ground level; elevated diamond interchanges would be provided at Dobson Road and Alma School Road. A portion of Dobson Road north of 8th Street would be realigned to connect with the diamond interchange. A half-diamond interchange would be built at the eastern terminus at State Route 87. An elevated grade separation over McKellips Road would also be built. If the collector-distributor roads between McKellips Road and Alma School Road interchange ramps were built, they would provide access between McKellips Road and the freeway. Under the other action alternative, an eight-lane major urban arterial with at-grade intersections would be built. The estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $60 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, a projected increase in traffic congestion would be alleviated, and a critical connecting link in the overall transportation system would be provided. The general circulation and accessibility between the area and the surrounding community would be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 62 mobile homes in a mobile home park, 15 businesses, and 39 acres of farmland. The freeway would encroach upon the regulatory floodway and floodplain of the Salt River. Disturbances of biological and cultural resources would be minimal because the area has been used for sand and gravel mining, agriculture, and urban development. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930388, 326 pages and maps, November 3, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZ-EIS-93-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Arizona KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15224005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-11-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+PRICE+FREEWAY+TO+STATE+ROUTE+87%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=RED+MOUNTAIN+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+202%29%2C+PRICE+FREEWAY+TO+STATE+ROUTE+87%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 3, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PARALLEL CROSSING OF CHESAPEAKE BAY, US 13, VIRGINIA BEACH--NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36414865; 4279 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane, 19.5-mile trestle and bridge, crossing the Chesapeake Bay from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to Northampton County on Virginia's Eastern Shore, is proposed. The proposed facility would run parallel to and adjoining the existing two-lane facility, which has been operated by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel District since 1959; the facility is the only direct link between the Delmarva Peninsula and southeastern Virginia. In recent years traffic has steadily increased on the structure, particularly during the summer months when maintenance work must be performed. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed project (the preferred alternative) would consist of a two-lane, low-level trestle structure adjoining the existing trestle, two high-level bridges over the North Channel and Fishermans Inlet, and at-grade roadway construction at Virginia Beach, across Fisherman's Island and on the Eastern shore. The trestle structure (piles, pile cap beams, and concrete superstructure) would support a roadway 36 feet wide from gutter line to gutter line, with two 12-foot wide travel lanes, a three-foot inside (left) shoulder, and a nine-foot outside (right) shoulder. The two bridges would have the same vertical and horizontal main span clearances as the two existing bridges. The $300-million project would accommodate the future construction of tunnels parallel to the existing tunnels beneath the Thimble Shoal and Chesapeake navigation channels. The current project as proposed would not include the construction of two additional tunnels; instead, the new roadway would tie into the existing crossing at each of the four tunnel portal islands. The parallel roadway would be built on the Bay side of the existing structure in order to minimize the risk of ocean waves pushing construction equipment into the existing facility, and roughly 250 feet or more from the existing crossing to minimize local scour. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed structure would reduce the risks of accidents and improve traffic safety, accommodate expected traffic growth, and enable the performance of major maintenance work on the facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Benthic habitat would be lost as a result of portal island berm construction, bridge and trestle pile installation, and the widening of the Fishermans Island causeway. Less than one acre of wetlands would be permanently displaced by the proposed construction. Short-term increases in turbidity and sedimentation from construction channel dredging and other construction activities would take place. The northernmost three miles of the proposed project would cross two national wildlife refuges. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930386, Main Volume--163 pages and maps, Appendix--90 pages, October 29, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Marine Systems KW - Navigation KW - Preserves KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414865?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PARALLEL+CROSSING+OF+CHESAPEAKE+BAY%2C+US+13%2C+VIRGINIA+BEACH--NORTHAMPTON+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=PARALLEL+CROSSING+OF+CHESAPEAKE+BAY%2C+US+13%2C+VIRGINIA+BEACH--NORTHAMPTON+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Coast Guard, Portsmouth, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 29, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OUTER BRANCH AVENUE SEGMENT, GREEN LINE (F) ROUTE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND (FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1975). AN - 15221803; 4264 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of the Outer Branch Avenue segment of the Green Line (F) route portion of the Metropolitan Washington Regional Rapid Rail Transit System (Metrorail) in the District of Columbia and surrounding jurisdictions is proposed. This document supplements the final EIS of August 1975 on construction and operation of the entire Metrorail system. The Green Line (F) route is one of seven branches of the Metrorail system approved for construction in 1968. It would serve southeast Washington, District of Columbia, and southern Prince George's County in Maryland. The entire Green Line (F) route would extend from the Gallery Place-Chinatown station in downtown Washington to the Branch Avenue station, located east of Branch Avenue just inside the Capital Beltway (Interstate 95) in Prince George's County. Six route alternatives as well as a No Action Alternative are under consideration. The route alternatives would differ from one another primarily in their designations of sections for at-grade and aerial construction; the preferred alternative is Alternative 2 Modified. The Outer Branch Avenue segment, approximately 6.5 miles long, would begin outbound from the Anacostia station, just south of the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue and Suitland Parkway in Washington. It would continue along the Suitland Parkway before crossing into the St. Elizabeth's Hospital property and then passing under the Congress Heights community to the Congress Heights station located near the intersection of Alabama Avenue and 13th Street. It would then cross Oxon Run Parkway before turning northeast and entering the Southern Avenue station. It would then parallel the boundary between Washington and Prince George's County, turn to the east, cross Naylor Road, then enter the Naylor Road station. The alignment would then follow the general right-of-way of the Suitland Parkway to the Suitland station, just inbound of the Silver Hill Road. It would then terminate at the Branch Avenue station and storage yard in the area northeast of the intersection of Branch Avenue and the Capital Beltway. Each station would include bus bays, and short- and long-term parking spaces. The total estimated capital costs of the proposed project are $1.0229 billion. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Outer Branch Avenue segment would constitute a key component of the Metrorail system. It would greatly improve transit service to the local populations of southeast Washington and southern Prince George's County. By the year 2001, the first year of operation of the Green Line (F) route, an estimated 43,350 riders are expected to access Metrorail from the five new stations along the Outer Branch Avenue segment. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of 13 residences and 1 business; would encroach upon 1.1 acres of floodplain; and would displace 0.9 acres of wetlands and approximately 23.8 acres of parklands. Noise levels would exceed federal criteria at five sites and one park. Up to six historic sites would also be affected. Up to 171,000 cubic yards of municipal incinerator ash would be removed from the right-of-way and re-disposed on site. Approximately 118.4 acres of vegetation would require clearing. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Capital Transportation Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-551), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft supplement to the final EIS, see 92-0470D, Volume 16, Number 6. For the abstract of the final EIS, see 75-5304F, EIS Cumulative 1970-1976, Volume I. JF - EPA number: 930377, Part I--214 pages and maps, Part II--480 pages and maps, Part III--611 pages, October 27, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Floodplains KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - District of Columbia KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - National Capital Transportation Act Amendments of 1990, Project Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15221803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OUTER+BRANCH+AVENUE+SEGMENT%2C+GREEN+LINE+%28F%29+ROUTE%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+AND+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1975%29.&rft.title=OUTER+BRANCH+AVENUE+SEGMENT%2C+GREEN+LINE+%28F%29+ROUTE%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA+AND+PRINCE+GEORGE%27S+COUNTY%2C+MARYLAND+%28FINAL+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1975%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 27, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW INTERCHANGE AT M-59 AND SQUIRREL ROAD AND RELOCATION OF THE M-59/ADAMS ROAD INTERCHANGE, CITIES OF ROCHESTER HILLS AND AUBURN MILLS, OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36406138; 4269 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new interchange and the relocation of another interchange on M-59 in the cities of Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills, Michigan, are proposed. These areas are experiencing the rapid growth of steady urbanization as a result of the Oakland Technology Park development, and the road system has not been modified to keep pace with this growth. Traffic congestion on M-59 and backups at the M-59/Adams Road interchange are commonplace. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the new Squirrel Road interchange would be located approximately one mile east of the existing I-75/M-59 interchange. It would be a rural diamond interchange with an additional loop ramp in the southeast quadrant. A nonmotorized path would be provided on the bridge over the Clinton River; the bridge would be widened to accommodate the path and the ramps for the Squirrel Road interchange. The existing Adams Road/M-59 interchange would be relocated 0.7 miles east of its current location and 1.3 miles east of Squirrel Road. The Adams Road interchange would be a modified, partial rural diamond with all ramps in the southwest and northwest quadrants. Adequate weave distances would be located between them. The estimated cost of the proposed project is $28.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The two new interchanges would alleviate severe congestion at the existing Adams Road interchange, reduce the potential for accidents, and accommodate forecasted traffic volumes associated with Oakland Technology Park. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 4 single-family homes and 50 mobile homes. Some wetlands would be lost as a result of construction activity. The project would cause short-term, unavoidable adverse impacts such as noise, dust, and the disruption of traffic during construction. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930375, 123 pages and maps, October 20, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MI-EIS-93-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Michigan KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406138?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+INTERCHANGE+AT+M-59+AND+SQUIRREL+ROAD+AND+RELOCATION+OF+THE+M-59%2FADAMS+ROAD+INTERCHANGE%2C+CITIES+OF+ROCHESTER+HILLS+AND+AUBURN+MILLS%2C+OAKLAND+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+INTERCHANGE+AT+M-59+AND+SQUIRREL+ROAD+AND+RELOCATION+OF+THE+M-59%2FADAMS+ROAD+INTERCHANGE%2C+CITIES+OF+ROCHESTER+HILLS+AND+AUBURN+MILLS%2C+OAKLAND+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lansing, Michigan; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 20, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SITE SELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EUGENE STATION, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36409596; 4275 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new central, off-street transit station that would replace the existing on-street station in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, is proposed. The existing station is located on 10th Avenue between Charnelton and Oak streets and on Olive Street between 10th and 11th avenues. As with the existing station, the new station would function as the hub of the Lane Transit District (LTD) radial bus system. Two site alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The McDonald site is located on the block between 10th, Willamette, 11th, and Olive streets; and the IHOP site is located east of High Street, between Broadway and 8th streets. The LTD Board has determined that ""the Eugene Station must function effectively for both riders transferring between buses and riders having a trip origin in the downtown area, while being compatible with economic development programs and policies of the city of Eugene.'' The main criteria in selecting a new site are rider convenience, operational efficiency, compatibility with the surrounding environment, and cost. Regardless of location, the new station would have 20 bays for standard (40-foot) buses, three bays for articulated (55- to 60-foot) buses, and three bays for layover buses that need not be adjacent to a boarding area. The McDonald location would feature a passenger platform in a three-quarter circle, a customer service center in the center of the facility with no street frontage, and landscaping along much of the perimeter of the station. The IHOP location would feature a horseshoe-shaped passenger platform, with the customer service center at the south end with street frontage, and landscaping along three sides. The estimated cost for the facility is $10 million to $11 million. Some 80 percent of the project cost would be funded by Federal Transit Administration Section 3 grants. Construction would start in winter 1995 and be completed in fall 1996. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The existing station has insufficient capacity for both buses and riders, is not convenient for transferring passengers, does not have adequate passenger amenities, is perceived by many as unsafe, and hinders adjacent business. A new station would be designed with the alleviation of these specific problems in mind. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: New station construction could displace 8 businesses with about 50 employees at the McDonald site, or 3 businesses with 35 employees and 11 dwellings with 12 residents at the IHOP site. Under a worst-case scenario, offsite parking would not be met under the cumulative impacts of downtown development, and the long-term cumulative impacts of the loss of parking at the McDonald site (due to development) combined with the loss of other parking would adversely affect the parking supply. These displacements would adversely affect social relationships in the respective neighborhoods. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930365, 162 pages, October 14, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Parking KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Oregon KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409596?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SITE+SELECTION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+EUGENE+STATION%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=SITE+SELECTION+AND+CONSTRUCTION+OF+A+NEW+EUGENE+STATION%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Eugene, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 14, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 151, WAUPUN TO FOND DU LAC, FOND DU LAC COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36412561; 4281 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of US Highway (US) 151 between Waupun and Fond du Lac in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, is proposed. US 151 is a principal arterial highway across southern Wisconsin, linking communities between Dubuque, Iowa, and Fond du Lac. The proposed project would involve a 17-mile section from the interchange of US 151 and State Trunk Highway 49 (STH 49) near Waupun to the proposed Fond du Lac bypass interchange with US 41 south of Fond du Lac. US 151 is mainly a rural two-lane road designed for about 7,000 vehicles per day. It currently carries between 9,300 and 10,780 vehicles daily, with a high truck traffic (approximately 12 to 15 percent) and seasonal recreational traffic increases. By the design year 2018, traffic volumes are projected to range between 13,400 and 18,600 vehicles per day. There are over 200 direct connections (cross roads, commercial and residential driveways, and field entrances) to US 151 from Business 151 at Waupun to Rolling Meadows Drive in Fond du Lac. With the existing highway, traffic generated by those access points is required to enter the opposing traffic stream without a shelter area such as a median or turning lane. US 151 deficiencies are indicated by the project corridor's crash history. From 1989 to 1991, there were 143 crashes between the STH 49 interchange and the US 41 interchange. Fifty crashes involved personal injury, and three involved fatalities. Improvements are currently planned or have recently been completed for US 151 west of Waupun and US 41. The project section is the last segment of US 151 to be expanded to a four-lane, divided highway between Madison and Fond du Lac. Issues addressed in relation to the improvements include the effects to visual quality, socioeconomics, water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife habitat, agricultural land use, archaeological and historical resources, air quality, noise levels, and energy consumption. Build alternatives involving one to three alternative alignments for three sections of the project corridor, a No-Build Alternative, nonhighway alternatives, and a reconstruction of the existing two-lane highway alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The estimated cost of the project is $44.5 million to $65 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The improvements would provide increased highway capacity; reduced traffic congestion; reduced potential for accidents; route continuity with recently reconstructed major connecting highways or adjacent sections of US 151; improved access to public services and facilities from rural area; and improved tourist access. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would require extensive relocation of utility trunk lines and laterals within and outside existing right-of-ways. Project construction would result in short-term loss of property taxes due to the removal up to 386 acres from the tax rolls. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 18 to 30 residences, 5 to 7 businesses, and 199 to 299 acres of farmland. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7411 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930361, 145 pages and maps, October 13, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-93-05-D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Recreation KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Air Act of 1977, as amended, Emission Standards KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412561?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+151%2C+WAUPUN+TO+FOND+DU+LAC%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+151%2C+WAUPUN+TO+FOND+DU+LAC%2C+FOND+DU+LAC+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 13, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE HIGHWAY 82, EAST OF BASALT TO BUTTERMILK SKI AREA, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO. AN - 36410414; 4262 AB - PURPOSE: The widening of a 15-mile segment of Colorado State Highway (SH) 82 from a point one mile east of Basalt to the Buttermilk Ski Area, located two miles west of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado, is proposed. Current traffic volume along SH 82 far exceeds the capacity of the two-lane roadway, and the roadway from Basalt to Aspen has experienced higher than average accident rates for the past twenty years. Seven alignment alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alignment Alternative 2A and Modal Alternative IV), the highway would be widened from two to four lanes, with two of the lanes reserved for bus and high occupancy vehicle (HOV) use during peak hours for that portion of the highway connecting Gerbazdale and Buttermilk. The highway would generally follow the alignment of existing SH 82, but would cut into some slopes in order to improve curve geometry; in addition, the section of SH 82 near the airport would be realigned in order to improve airport safety under a plan developed by Pitkin County and the Federal Aviation Administration. Various roadway cross sections would be used for the four-lane widening to best fit the terrain, address capacity and safety needs, and respond to environmental and public concerns. Additional transportation improvements would include intercept lots (multimodal transfer stations) near the airport, Buttermilk Ski Area, and Bush Creek Road in order to allow passengers to shift from transportation mode to another; park and ride facilities at Glenwood Springs (two), Carbondale, El Jebel, and Basalt; and bike and pedestrian trail improvements. The possibility of extending these highway improvements an additional two miles from Buttermilk to Aspen will be considered in a separate EIS, although this segment was included in the various alternatives considered in the draft EIS. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Safety and capacity of SH 82 would be enhanced, and traffic congestion on the facility would be relieved. The facility would provide infrastructural support for the economy of Pitkin County. Provisions for realignment in the vicinity of the airport would provide needed space for expansion of the airport. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace one residence that is directly in the path of the proposed new alignment and up to 30 residences along the existing alignment in Snowmass Canyon. Rights-of-way development would also encroach on a historic ranch, portions of a trail, and wetlands. Construction activities would result in temporary sedimentation increases in the Roaring Fork River. Wildlife habitat would be displaced, and the potential for animal/vehicle collisions would be increased. The visual quality of the Roaring Fork Valley would be degraded. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Orders 11988 and 11990, Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 89-0216D, Volume 13, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 930358, Volume 1--329 pages and maps, Volume 2--670 pages, October 8, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CO-EIS-89-01-F KW - Airports KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Parking KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Sediment Assessments KW - Ski Areas KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Colorado KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410414?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+HIGHWAY+82%2C+EAST+OF+BASALT+TO+BUTTERMILK+SKI+AREA%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.title=STATE+HIGHWAY+82%2C+EAST+OF+BASALT+TO+BUTTERMILK+SKI+AREA%2C+PITKIN+COUNTY%2C+COLORADO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 8, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, ELECTRIFICATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36406090; 4263 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of electrification on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation's (Amtrak) 156-mile segment of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) from New Haven, Connecticut, to Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. Presently, trains operating between Washington, District of Columbia, and New Haven are powered by electricity provided by an overhead catenary system (OCS). North of New Haven, trains use diesel-electric locomotives, which have poorer acceleration and slower peak speeds than their electric counterparts. As a result of this dual traction system, Amtrak must switch locomotives at New Haven, thereby adding ten to 20 minutes to each trip. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed action would involve the construction of a New Haven-Boston OCS; supporting poles would be placed in pairs approximately 28 feet high placed on either side of the railroad tracks. The poles would support a cantilevered arm from which the wires would be suspended. Each set of poles would be spaced approximately 200 feet apart. Four substations, each requiring a fenced area of 0.5 acres, would receive power from the local utility company at a 115-kilovolt level and convert that power to the 25-kilovolt levels required by the locomotives. Eighteen paralleling stations and three switching stations would be built along the corridor, each requiring 0.15 acres and 0.25 acres, respectively. Bridge modifications would be made at those locations in which there is insufficient room to accommodate both the train and the proposed catenary. One of the following three actions would be taken at those locations: (1) the railroad tracks would be lowered using a technology known as undercutting; (2) the bridge would be raised; or (3) the bridge would be demolished and replaced. Amtrak's proposed express service would consist of 16 trains in each direction between Boston and New York on a typical weekday. POSITIVE IMPACTS: By converting the remaining portion of the NEC main line to electric power, Amtrak would eliminate delays and use trains with operating characteristics comparable to or better than those operating south of New Haven. Combined with other system improvements, electrification would allow trains to reach speeds of 150 miles per hour and establish trip times of three hours or less between Boston and New York, thereby improving rail service and increasing ridership. The electrification project would create 330 permanent jobs and 600 to 700 construction jobs. Each of the region's airports would experience improvement in ground traffic congestion. Finally, electrification would result in significant improvements in overall air quality. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace one residence, one business, and a parking lot at a public beach. Ten of the bridges that would be structurally or visually altered are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Train noise would be adverse at 787 residences, 2 churches, and 2 recreation areas along the corridor. Passenger stations along the corridor would lack the parking capacity to accommodate a major increase in ridership. Traffic delays at grade crossings would increase largely as a result of the increased frequency of train service, and the probability of an accident would increase slightly. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930357, 295 pages, October 7, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: DOT-FRA-RDV-93-01-A KW - Airports KW - Bridges KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parking KW - Railroads KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Transmission Lines KW - Transportation KW - Connecticut KW - Massachusetts KW - Rhode Island KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406090?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ELECTRIFICATION%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+CONNECTICUT+TO+BOSTON%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=NORTHEAST+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+PROJECT%2C+ELECTRIFICATION%2C+NEW+HAVEN%2C+CONNECTICUT+TO+BOSTON%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 7, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 222 CORRIDOR DESIGN LOCATION STUDY, BREINGSVILLE TO THE I-78 INTERCHANGE, LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36389753; 4277 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 6.5-mile segment of US 222 and a 2.2-mile segment of Pennsylvania 100 (PA 100) is proposed for an area approximately 1.5 miles west of the city of Allentown in Lehigh County in eastern Pennsylvania. The improvements could include the construction of new roadway along both new and existing secondary roadway alignments. US 222 extends east-west through the project area and has two travel lanes and a center turning lane, while PA 100 is a two-lane highway running north-south. Rising traffic volume has increased congestion along these major roads. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative A, US 222 would be widened to four lanes from 2,100 feet west of the intersection with Brookdale Road in Breingsville to east of Wescosville, and PA 100 would be widened to four lanes from Schantz Spring Road to the US 222 intersection in Trexlertown. Under Alternative B, US 222 would be widened to four lanes from east of Wescosville to Grange Road, and sections of US 222 and PA 100 would be relocated to the north of the village of Trexlertown, where they would intersect. Alternative C resembles Alternative B, except that a four-lane mainline bypass would be built to the north of Wescosville and US 222 would be widened from west of Wescosville to Grange Road. Under Alternative D, a section of US 222 would be relocated to the north of existing US 222. The new four-lane roadway would run almost parallel to the existing US 222 alignment from east of Wescosville to Breingsville. Under this alternative, both US 222 and PA 100 would be relocated to the west of Trexlertown, as under Alternatives B and C. Estimated total costs of the build alternatives range from $53.8 million to $68.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic congestion, alleviate the negative traffic-related impacts to communities in the project area, and improve access and safety along the targeted sections of US 222 and PA 100. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 86 residences and 40 commercial structures, up to 127.7 acres of prime farmland, up to 10.51 acres of floodway and floodplain, and 0.87 acres of wetlands. Construction workers would encounter up to nine underground gasoline storage tanks and other hazardous materials. Up to 40 sites would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards. Roadway widening in some communities would diminish the residential character of the areas and restrict pedestrian uses. Alternative A would require the acquisition of eight structures in the Trexlertown historic district; other alternatives would adversely affect up to two structures eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930355, Main Volume--475 pages and maps, Appendix--419 pages, October 7, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-05-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389753?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-10-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=US+222+CORRIDOR+DESIGN+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+BREINGSVILLE+TO+THE+I-78+INTERCHANGE%2C+LEHIGH+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 7, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An electrical resistivity survey of a suspected road salt contaminant plume; a case history AN - 50136108; 1995-032692 JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - McCallen, John E AU - Anonymous Y1 - 1993/10// PY - 1993 DA - October 1993 SP - 436 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 25 IS - 6 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - wells KW - soils KW - chlorine KW - electrodes KW - chemically precipitated rocks KW - monitoring KW - contaminant plumes KW - pollutants KW - halogens KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - pollution KW - resistivity KW - evaporites KW - case studies KW - sedimentary rocks KW - sampling KW - chloride ion KW - water wells KW - salt KW - 20:Applied geophysics KW - 22:Environmental geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50136108?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=An+electrical+resistivity+survey+of+a+suspected+road+salt+contaminant+plume%3B+a+case+history&rft.au=McCallen%2C+John+E%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=McCallen&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=1993-10-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=436&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 1993 annual meeting N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; chemically precipitated rocks; chloride ion; chlorine; contaminant plumes; electrical methods; electrodes; evaporites; geophysical methods; halogens; monitoring; pollutants; pollution; resistivity; salt; sampling; sedimentary rocks; soils; water wells; wells ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED NEW AUSTIN AIRPORT AT BERGSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36411879; 4223 AB - PURPOSE: The development of a new airport for the city of Austin, Texas, is proposed. The new airport would be developed on the grounds of Bergstrom Air Force Base (AFB), which was recommended for closure in January 1990. Following the base's conversion to a civilian airport, the only military personnel left at the facility would be those stationed at the regional corrosion control facility and two Air Force Reserve units. The current civilian airport, the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, has served the area since 1930 but lacks the capacity to handle current traffic demand; studies to find an alternative site have been ongoing since the mid-1970s. Expansion of Mueller would cause significant social disruptions because many homes and neighborhoods would need to be relocated for airport expansion and noise mitigation. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The action alternatives would differ primarily in regard to the location of the proposed passenger terminal. The proposed actions at Bergstrom AFB would include the construction of a 9,000-foot runway, located 6,700 feet east of existing runway 17L/35R; the installation of a high-intensity runway edge lighting system; the construction of parallel, east-west crossfield, and connecting taxiways; the construction of a new air traffic control facility; the construction of drainage facilities; and the construction or modification of airport service and emergency roads. In addition, a frontal gate-atrium, two-level terminal building would be constructed along with an aircraft apron area for 24 aircraft; an air cargo building and adjacent aircraft parking apron; rental car facilities; in-flight catering facilities; and aircraft rescue and firefighting facilities. Access roads and parking facilities would require modification, which would include improving sections of SH 71 and US 183 to expressway status; expanding the existing Presidential Boulevard to six lanes; developing two-level arrival /departure roadways to the passenger terminal facility; realigning the network of on-airport roads; and constructing a 10,000-space public parking facility. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The cost of reconfiguring Bergstrom AFB for civilian use would be less than expanding Mueller or developing an entirely new airport at a site northeast of town. The Bergstrom AFB site is only eight miles away from the Austin central business district. All of the action alternatives would stimulate the local economy and provide approximately 2,700 more jobs than if Mueller were to continue to operate. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the action alternatives, up 1,652 persons would be exposed to noise levels in excess of federal standards (65 decibels). In addition, up to 44 residences and 9 businesses would require relocation, and up to six historic and archaeological sites would be adversely affected. Two of the action alternatives would take portions of Moya Park. Up to 36.2 acres of floodplains and up to 6.5 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930343, Volume I--308 pages and maps, Volume II--229 pages, September 30, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Air Transportation KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Navigation KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Traffic Control KW - Austin, Robert Mueller Municipal Airport KW - Bergstrom Air Force Base KW - Texas KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Project Authorization KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411879?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+NEW+AUSTIN+AIRPORT+AT+BERGSTROM+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AUSTIN%2C+TRAVIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=PROPOSED+NEW+AUSTIN+AIRPORT+AT+BERGSTROM+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+AUSTIN%2C+TRAVIS+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Worth, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 30, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OAKWAY ROAD TO EAST BROADWAY (FERRY STREET BRIDGE), COBURG ROAD, EUGENE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36408431; 4273 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the Ferry Street Bridge corridor in Eugene, Oregon, is proposed. The one-mile corridor and its approaches, which comprise a major transportation corridor in central Eugene, connects the downtown and University of Oregon areas on the south side of the Willamette River with key transportation routes and rapidly growing areas on the north side of the river. The project area is bounded by Interstate 5 on the east, just north of Interstate 105 on the north, just west of the Ferry Street Bridge on the west, and just south of Franklin Boulevard on the south. Current traffic on the bridge is 64,000 vehicles per day and is expected to increase approximately 50 percent within 20 years. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The proposed improvements would involve the reconstruction of the Ferry Street Bridge and the major connecting roadways to provide additional capacity and correct existing deficiencies. Under two of the four alternatives, another transportation corridor extending from the terminus of Oakmont Way to Franklin Boulevard would be built, thereby relieving congestion in the corridor, providing more direct travel to the University and other destinations, and facilitating transit and other alternate modes of travel. Alternative B would include a six-lane Ferry Street Bridge, and a companion two-lane roadway for alternate modes only. It would provide an access route to the east Eugene-University of Oregon area for mass transit and special shuttle vehicles only, enabling greater use of the Autzen Stadium parking lot as a park-and-ride facility. The alternative access route would extend from Agate Street in Riverfront Research Park, northward across the river and Alton Baker Park to Centennial Boulevard, and then to Coburg Road at Oakmont Way. Alternative C would include an eight-lane Ferry Street Bridge. It would address existing and future traffic needs entirely within the corridor. A variation, the Franklin Option, could be implemented with this alternative as well as the other alternatives. It would extend Franklin Boulevard through the Agripac property to the Ferry Street Bridge. Alternatives B and C would also include provisions for improved approaches, ramps, and bicycle-pedestrian facilities. Alternative D would include a six-lane Ferry Street Bridge plus a four-lane bridge and roadway corridor extending from the intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Moss Street, northward across the river and Alton Baker Park to Centennial Boulevard, and then to Coburg Road and Oakmont Way. This alternative would provide the maximum improvement for vehicular traffic by extending the existing corridor and opening a new eastern corridor. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Corridor improvements would solve current and projected traffic congestion and safety problems. Traffic flow over the bridge and at connecting intersections, signalization, merge and weave movements, and other traffic engineering objectives would be satisfied for conditions as projected through 2015. Use of non-vehicular modes of transportation would be encouraged by providing safer and more efficient travel. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, some 35 to 167 on-street parking spaces would be removed. Rights-of-way requirements would displace 22 to 66 residential units and 33 to 40 businesses, and adversely affect other properties. Alternatives involving new corridors would utilize portions of Alton Baker Park. Each of the build alternatives would adversely affect the aesthetic quality of the project area. The Willakenzie area would be adversely affected by rapid residential development caused by the improved access to the downtown. Rapid build-out on the 1,700 acres of vacant residential land could increase congestion and adversely affect public facilities and services, air quality, noise, and, indirectly, land use. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930330, 549 pages and maps, September 20, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FWHA-OR-EIS-93-2-D KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Parks KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Oregon KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408431?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OAKWAY+ROAD+TO+EAST+BROADWAY+%28FERRY+STREET+BRIDGE%29%2C+COBURG+ROAD%2C+EUGENE%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=OAKWAY+ROAD+TO+EAST+BROADWAY+%28FERRY+STREET+BRIDGE%29%2C+COBURG+ROAD%2C+EUGENE%2C+LANE+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 20, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WEST VALLEY HIGHWAY (NORMAN H. BANGERTER HIGHWAY), 9000 SOUTH TO 12600 SOUTH, WEST JORDAN CITY, SOUTH JORDAN CITY, RIVERTON, AND SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 36405866; 4278 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a continuation of the West Valley Highway from its current planned terminus at 9000 South to a connection with Interstate 15 (I-15) at 12600 South in Salt Lake County, Utah, is proposed. The highway has been a part of long-range planning for the transportation system in Salt Lake County since the 1950s and would meet the projected traffic demand in the most rapidly growing portion of the Salt Lake Valley, as well as relieving congestion on the I-15 corridor in the middle of the metropolitan valley. A No Action Alternative and three build alternatives are considered in this final EIS. All of the build alternatives would entail a limited-access highway designed to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials standards for a 60 mile per hour (mph) facility, although it would be posted at 50 mph. The road prism would consist of a 26-foot median with a concrete barrier and a two-foot base, four 12-foot travel lanes, and 12-foot outside paved shoulders within a 150-foot right-of-way (ROW). Curbs and gutters would be built on both sides of the pavement. Storm drains would provide storm runoff capabilities of approximately 38 cubic feet per second. As a limited-access highway, the ROW would be bounded by a six-foot-high fence to restrict pedestrian access. Sidewalks would be limited to designated intersections and would not be built adjacent to the proposed facility. Intersections for connecting existing east-west streets would be located at 9000 South, 10400 South, 11400 South, and 12600 South. A grade-separated crossing (overpass/underpass) would be built at 11800 South. The project would take two construction seasons to complete and not cause extended road closures or detours. Under the preferred alternative (the West Alternative), the facility would be 4.6 miles in length and begin at approximately 3600 West on 9000 South. South of this point, the route would pass through the communities of West Jordan, South Jordan, and Riverton en route to its southern terminus at 12600 South. The alignment would proceed due south along 3600 West for approximately 11,300 feet to 10800 South. At this point it would bear southwest to what would be approximately 3900 West and then continue due south to 12600 South. The alignment would be on relatively level terrain, with its steepest gradient being 2.6 percent, and would traverse primarily agricultural or fallow land. The estimated cost for the ROW purchase and the construction is $18.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Population growth in southwestern Salt Lake Valley is projected to be approximately 11 percent annually through the design year of 2015; the West Valley Highway would relieve projected congestion on the existing parallel routes of 2700 West and Redwood Road, and would provide for adequate levels of service on these roads and their associated intersections. Community economic growth and tax bases would be anticipated to expand due to improved accessibility. Implementation of the preferred alternative would not require any residence relocations. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, approximately 43 acres of prime farmland would be taken out of production and three existing irrigation wells would be lost. The ROW would split 12 farm units, thereby making these parcels less productive. In addition, there could be ROW acquisition conflict between the facility and a new aqueduct adjacent to the existing Jordan Aqueduct with approximately 8,300 feet of ROW adjacency. Development of the facility would result in visual aesthetic degradation at 49 residences and in long-term noise impacts to 18 receivers. The project would require crossing Bingham Creek at a location heavily contaminated with heavy metals. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966 (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0325D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 930327, 226 pages and maps, September 17, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-92-01-F KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Utah KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405866?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=WEST+VALLEY+HIGHWAY+%28NORMAN+H.+BANGERTER+HIGHWAY%29%2C+9000+SOUTH+TO+12600+SOUTH%2C+WEST+JORDAN+CITY%2C+SOUTH+JORDAN+CITY%2C+RIVERTON%2C+AND+SALT+LAKE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 17, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF WURTSMITH AIR FORCE BASE, IOSOCO COUNTY, MICHIGAN. AN - 36398130; 4227 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Wurtsmith Air Force Base (AFB) in Iosco County, Michigan, is proposed. Wurtsmith AFB is located in the northeastern portion of the state, approximately two miles from the western shore of Lake Huron. The 4,626-acre base is bordered on the southeast by Oscada Township, on the northeast by Van Etten Lake, on the northwest and west by Au Sable State Forest, and on the southwest and south by the Huron National Forest. The region surrounding the AFB has served as popular resort and vacation area. Wurtsmith Beach AFB was one of the bases recommended for closure by the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for closure. President Bush accepted the recommendations, and Congress did not disapprove them within the time stipulated by law. The Air Force has fee simple (unconditional) ownership of 42 percent of those lands; it would surrender its limited rights to the remainder of the lands once the property was no longer needed for military purposes and all leasing and permit requirements had been satisfied. This final EIS considers reuse plans for the entire property even though only those lands unconditionally owned by the Air Force are available for disposal and reuse, because the Air Force's decision on whether and how to dispose of these lands could influence how the other 58 percent of the property would be reused. Under the proposed reuse plan, the airfield and aviation support facilities would be used for the maintenance and refurbishing of commercial aircraft and for other general aviation uses. The existing weapons storage area, alert areas, and industrial areas would be redeveloped for light industrial uses. A convention center complex would be developed in the existing community center area on the base. Most existing housing units would be retained for residential uses. The base hospital would be used as a medical /dental clinic. A recreational vehicle park would be developed, and other areas would be set aside for recreational purposes. Two alternatives to the proposed action, as well as a No Action Alternative, are also under consideration. One action alternative would involve developing the northwestern portion of the base as a regional fire training center, including forest fire fighting training activities once a year. The other action alternative would involve more intense development of recreational facilities. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The redevelopment activities under the proposed plan would generate approximately 6,867 jobs in the region by the year 2013, including approximately 4,285 direct jobs and 2,582 secondary jobs. Redevelopment of the base would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve the regional economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The juxtaposition of industrial and commercial operations under the proposed plan would create the potential for conflicts, but these could be avoided with proper planning. Traffic on local roads would increase significantly, and road improvements would eventually be necessary. Demolition and new construction would require the handling and disposal of hazardous materials. The number of people exposed to noise levels in excess of federal standards would be 12 percent greater under the proposed plan than under the No Action Alternative, although the exposure level would be less than that prior to base closure. The alternative proposal for a fire training facility would create potential conflicts with recreational and tourist activities in the area. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0070D, Volume 17, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 930325, 454 pages and maps, September 17, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Defense Programs KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Employment KW - Fire Prevention KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Hospitals KW - Housing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Noise Assessments KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Michigan KW - Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance KW - Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, Compliance KW - Surplus Property Act of 1944, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WURTSMITH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+IOSOCO+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WURTSMITH+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+IOSOCO+COUNTY%2C+MICHIGAN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: September 17, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - INSTALLATION OF AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM ON RUNWAY 11 AT NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW JERSEY. AN - 36410620; 4222 AB - PURPOSE: The installation of a Category I precision instrument landing system (ILS) on Runway 11 at Newark International Airport in New Jersey is proposed. The Newark Airport serves the New York City area, and in the past several years the airport has accommodated more aircraft operations than either John F. Kennedy International or La Guardia airports. Runway 11 is currently limited to aircraft approaches during good weather conditions (1,000-foot ceiling and three-mile visibility), during which pilots can use visual flight rules and do not require the terminal navigational aids. Two alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, an endfire glide slope would be installed to provide the glide path information, along with a localizer and supporting equipment shelter to provide the alignment course with respect to the runway centerline. All of the equipment would be installed adjacent to Runway 11-29 within the airport property boundary. An approach lighting system would not be installed as part of the project. Three other action alternatives were initially considered but were rejected as impractical. POSITIVE IMPACTS: With the installation of an ILS on Runway 11, many of the operational restrictions on the use of the runway when weather conditions were poor would be lifted. Both small and large aircraft would be able to use the runway during peak arrival periods. The number of residents and households exposed to aircraft noise in excess of federal standards would be significantly reduced. By reducing delays, the new ILS would reduce air pollutant emissions generated during the taxi/idle mode. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Although noise levels would be reduced overall, adverse noise impacts would be shifted from the approach ends of Runways 4R and 4L to the approach end of Runway 11. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-223). JF - EPA number: 930324, 246 pages and maps, September 16, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Regulations KW - Traffic Control KW - New Jersey KW - Newark International Airport KW - Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=INSTALLATION+OF+AN+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM+ON+RUNWAY+11+AT+NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.title=INSTALLATION+OF+AN+INSTRUMENT+LANDING+SYSTEM+ON+RUNWAY+11+AT+NEWARK+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+NEW+JERSEY.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 16, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BOSTON STREET FROM CHESTER STREET TO CONKLING STREET, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1983). AN - 36405779; 4266 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a traffic corridor in the Canton section of East Baltimore, Maryland, is proposed. Improvements would include new roadway construction and reconstruction of existing roadways traversing Boston Street from Chester Street to Conkling Street. This draft supplement to the final EIS of July 1983 presents new project design concepts and alignments to reflect changes brought about by significant development in the study area. Urban renewal has taken place in the western portion of Canton, transforming former commercial/industrial sites into residential and mixed use facilities. Significant changes include the pending construction of a townhome community on piers adjacent to the intersection of Boston and Aliceanna streets; the abandonment of the American Can Company (ACC) manufacturing plant, and the resultant abandonment of the Conrail track, for which ACC had been the sole user; recent city zoning approval for the rehabilitation of an old sock factory into housing units; the clearing by Exxon Corporation of its 14th Street tank field for possible future development; the extensive development of boat slips along the shore line from Fells Point to the Canton Waterfront Park, with the resultant restoration of rowhomes in nearby historic districts and property value growth; the completion of the Seagirt Marine Terminal, which could result in increased truck traffic through the project corridor; the completion of the I-95 Fort McHenry Tunnel, providing a major diversion for through traffic; the ongoing improvement of five crossing streets; and numerous other projects involving the recent or pending construction of housing units, a nursing home, a waterfront park, a soccer arena, a city playground, a shopping center, and an industrial park on property currently or formerly open or occupied by factory or other industrial buildings. Once envisioned as interstate highway connecting I-83 and I-95 through tunnel and viaduct, the project is now planned to consist only of improvements to existing thoroughfares. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are under consideration. Two of the alternatives (Alternatives A-1 and A-2) would involve traffic system management; one of the alternatives (Alternative B) would provide four through-travel lanes for Boston Street for the length of the study corridor and a full-depth reconstruction of the roadbed; and one of the alternatives (Alternative C) would provide six through-travel lanes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The traffic corridor is currently typified by poor street conditions, street deterioration, interference to safe and efficient vehicular traffic movements caused by the street railway system, impedance of truck traffic at the CSX bridge due to inadequate clearance from substantial truck movements through the residential area, and high traffic volumes on the east-west arterial streets originating in or destined for the downtown area. Provisions of Alternative C, including the restriction of parking in the outer lanes during A.M. and P.M. peak hours, would meet the projected future demands of increased traffic volumes. All of the build alternatives would benefit community cohesion, because of crosswalks, signalization, and sidewalks associated with the construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would adversely affect water quality through an increase in impervious areas; portions of the project fall within the designated Baltimore City Critical Area Zone. Several sites along the project corridor would likely experience traffic noise levels above 67 dBA in the design year. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS, draft supplement, and final EIS, see 79-0258D, Volume 3, Number 3; 83-0022D, Volume 7, Number 1; and 83-0467F, Volume 7, Number 9, respectively. JF - EPA number: 930320, 178 pages and maps, September 15, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MD-EIS-74-02-D-S-III KW - Buildings KW - Commercial Zones KW - Community Development KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Harbor Structures KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Industrial Parks KW - Noise KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Maryland KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405779?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BOSTON+STREET+FROM+CHESTER+STREET+TO+CONKLING+STREET%2C+BALTIMORE%2C+MARYLAND+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1983%29.&rft.title=BOSTON+STREET+FROM+CHESTER+STREET+TO+CONKLING+STREET%2C+BALTIMORE%2C+MARYLAND+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1983%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Baltimore, Maryland; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 15, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DISPOSAL AND REUSE OF WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE, ARIZONA. AN - 36406237; 4224 AB - PURPOSE: The disposal and reuse of Williams Air Force Base (AFB) in southeastern Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. The base is located 25 miles southeast of Phoenix. Williams AFB was one of the bases recommended for closure by the 1991 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. President Bush accepted the recommendations, and Congress did not disapprove them within the time stipulated by law. Some 4,042 acres of land, including the airfield, aviation support facilities, and various other support facilities, would be available for disposal. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are proposed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action, the airfield and aviation support facilities would be used as a commercial aviation facility, and other portions of the base would be developed as a satellite university campus. The proposed development of the aviation facility would require reusing and expanding the existing airfield, acquiring 25 acres of land adjacent to the southeast corner of the base, and extending the easternmost runway and runway protection zone. A portion of one runway would be converted to general aviation use, a second runway would be lengthened to 10,500 feet to accommodate commercial passenger aircraft, and a third would eventually be decommissioned and converted to a parallel taxiway. Most of the existing buildings on the western half of the base would be used for a satellite university campus, an aviation college, research facilities, and an elementary school. Some industrial development would occur in the northeastern and extreme southwestern corners of the base to support the aviation and education facilities. The existing golf course would be retained. Other land uses considered would include a student medical center, a housing development, a satellite government services center, and a retirement community. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed plan, the redevelopment activities would generate approximately 18,632 direct jobs and 24,699 secondary jobs in the region by the year 2013. The redevelopment project would provide increased income and earnings and generally improve the regional economy. Air transportation capacity in the region would be improved. Although traffic noise levels would increase, regional aircraft noise levels would be much lower than they were when the base was operational. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Due to an expected population increase in the area during the next 20 years, additional stress would be placed on local service infrastructures, with increased demand for potable water, solid waste disposal, wastewater treatment, electricity, and natural gas. Levels of service on the existing road network would deteriorate. Air quality would generally deteriorate for most pollutants under the proposed action. Proposed development could adversely affect archaeological resources important to Native American tribal groups. Some hazardous wastes and underground storage tanks would require removal. LEGAL MANDATES: Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510). JF - EPA number: 930315, 756 pages and maps, September 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Defense Programs KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Housing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Industrial Parks KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Research Facilities KW - Schools KW - Terminal Facilities KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water (Potable) KW - Arizona KW - Williams Air Force Base, Arizona KW - Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36406237?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WILLIAMS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=DISPOSAL+AND+REUSE+OF+WILLIAMS+AIR+FORCE+BASE%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Air Force, Environmental Planning Division, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas; AF N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MON-FAYETTE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, I-70 TO ROUTE 51, WASHINGTON AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MARCH 1993). AN - 36410629; 4276 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 17-mile highway extending from Interstate 70 (I-70) in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Route 51 in Jefferson Borough, Allegheny County, is proposed. The proposed project is one of four segments of the Mon-Fayette Transportation Project, which is designed to provide highway improvements between Pittsburgh and Morgantown, West Virginia. The facility would be a multilane, limited-access toll highway with interchanges at four locations. Five alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this supplement to the draft EIS of March 1993. The preferred alternative (New Alignment Alternative) in the draft EIS would be built along a new alignment and would have four 12-foot-wide lanes with a 60-foot-wide grass median. Two alternative alignments, the Orange and the Brown, were considered in the draft EIS. Both alignments generally follow the course of the Monongahela River, which is located one to two miles to the east. In the first section, the first toll interchange north of I-70 for both alignments would be located east of Ghennes Height, and would provide local access to Coyle Curtain Road. In the second section, the Orange alignment would have a toll interchange east of wetland NOJ, which would provide local access to Route 136; the Brown alignment interchange would be located along Route 136 east of Ringgold High School and Calvary Cemetery. In the third section, both alignments would have toll interchanges at Finleyville Elrama Road, located several hundred feet apart. In the final section, both alignments would terminate at Route 51 with toll interchanges approximately 0.4 miles apart. This draft supplement considers a new alignment, the Green alignment, which would generally follow the Brown alignment throughout most of its proposed length, then diverges to the east near the residential area known as Scenery Hill. It would then follow an alignment to the east of Peters Creek and the Norfolk and Western Railroad until connecting with Route 51. This draft supplement also considers the effects of upgrading Route 51 for two miles between Lewis Run Road and Millers Grove-Clairton Road. Total estimated construction costs are $376 million for the Brown alternative, $377 million for the Orange alternative, $371 million for a combination of the two alternatives, and $376 million for the Green alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed construction would improve travel time, access, and safety for motorists in the mid-Mon Valley, and would reduce congestion on existing north-south highways, which have poor alignments, steep grades, and inadequate sight distances. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 20 businesses, 131 residences, 4.04 acres of wetlands, 327 acres of productive farmland, and up to 3,778 habitat units. In addition, two historic properties in the project area could be adversely affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and U.S. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 1992. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0133D, Volume 17, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 930312, 331 pages, September 3, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-01-DS KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - U.S. Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 1992, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410629?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MON-FAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+I-70+TO+ROUTE+51%2C+WASHINGTON+AND+ALLEGHENY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1993%29.&rft.title=MON-FAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+I-70+TO+ROUTE+51%2C+WASHINGTON+AND+ALLEGHENY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MARCH+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 3, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 9A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, BATTERY PLACE TO 59TH STREET, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF MAY 1993). AN - 36410450; 4272 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a five-mile section of Route 9A from Battery Place to 59th Street along the western edge of Manhattan in New York City is proposed. Battery Place is the southern terminus of Route 9A, which extends northward approximately 47.5 miles to link with US 9 in Peekskill, in northern Westchester County. Commonly known as West Street, Eleventh Avenue, Twelfth Avenue, the West Side Highway, or the Miller Highway, this portion of Route 9A plays a vital role in the regional transportation system. In 1974, because of the collapse of an elevated portion of the highway and because of the general deteriorated condition of the remainder of the highway, this entire section was closed to traffic, the elevated portion was demolished, and the at-grade roadway was repaved to serve as a temporary roadway until a permanent replacement could be built. Eight alternatives were considered in the draft EIS: a Public Transportation Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, an Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Alternative, a No-Build Alternative, and four build alternatives respectively designated as the Task Force Alternative (which is based on recommendations of the West Side Task Force), the Enhanced Basic Reconstruction Alternative, the Modified Task Force Alternative, and the Enhanced Modified Task Force Alternative. The build alternatives would all involve reconstruction to meet applicable standards for design and safety, and would provide a landscaped urban boulevard with three or four lanes in each direction, continuous bikeway/walkway, and redesigned pedestrian crossings with ample refuge areas to improve access to the waterfront. In addition, the build alternatives would all include a computerized traffic-responsive signal system to regulate traffic flow. The build alternatives differ from one another primarily in the number of lanes they would provide within particular segments of the roadway and in the grading of those segments. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $370 million to $965 million; the estimated benefit-cost ratios range from 0.9 to 2.2. This draft supplement to the draft EIS of May 1993 examines the impact on local traffic of certain design features, including the effects of vehicles leaving Route 9A to avoid congested locations and then returning to Route 9A to complete their trip as well as the effects of congested conditions along service roads in the meat market area (particularly at 14th Street West of Ninth Avenue) in the AM peak hour. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Any one of the build alternatives would correct the structural deterioration, safety deficiencies, and inadequate capacity of Route 9A; generally improve the character of the neighborhood along the highway; improve the overall air quality in the study area; and increase public open space in the area, including bikeways and walkways. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would displace portions of Thomas F. Smith Park, which would probably need to be closed during construction in order to expedite the development of additional park facilities. Each alternative would also displace several commercial establishments. Construction workers would encounter contaminated materials in many sections of the roadway, and remediation measures would therefore be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0202D, Volume 17, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 930307, 585 pages and maps, September 2, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-93-02DS KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410450?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+9A+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+BATTERY+PLACE+TO+59TH+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1993%29.&rft.title=ROUTE+9A+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+BATTERY+PLACE+TO+59TH+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+MAY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: September 2, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FEDERAL AID PRIMARY ROUTE 331 (ILLINOIS 13) FROM WEST OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD TO US 45 EAST OF HARRISBURG, WILLIAMSON AND SALINE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. AN - 36398364; 4265 AB - PURPOSE: The upgrading, improving, replacement, and/or relocation of a section of State Route 13 (Illinois 13) in Williamson and Saline counties, Illinois, is proposed. The proposed action would replace a substandard two-lane highway from a point approximately 0.3 mile west of the Illinois Central Railroad, in Williamson County near the county line, to US 45 on the east side of the town of Harrisburg, in Saline County. Illinois 13 was originally built within the study area during 1923 and 1924 as a two-lane highway. Although continually maintained, the basic design of the highway has remained unchanged for nearly 70 years. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative were considered for this project. The No Action Alternative in the rural area west of Harrisburg and a mass transit alternative were judged to be inadequate and were eliminated from further consideration. The No Action Alternative through Harrisburg was judged to be reasonable and was considered further. Two other alternatives were also dropped from further consideration: the improvement of the existing two-lane Illinois 13 alternative and the reconstruction of Illinois 13 on its existing alignment to a four-lane cross-section alternative. The build alternative, which would construct a four-lane highway on a new alignment, consists of three separate alignment alternatives, the Western Terminus Alternative, between the west project limit and Carrier Mills Road; one alternative alignment, the Eastern Alternative, in the rural area between Carrier Mills Road and the west side of Harrisburg; and one alternative alignment, the Dorris Heights South Bypass, through Harrisburg to US 45. The preferred alternative would be a combination of the Western Terminus Alternative 1 and the Eastern Alternative to existing Illinois 13 on the west side of Harrisburg, and the No Action Alternative through Harrisburg to US 45. It would provide a partially access-controlled four-lane highway with access only at intersections with selected public roads; residential and agricultural entrances as necessary; and median crossings at approximately one-half-mile intervals. Severance of land would be minimized by passing along the rear of existing properties and incorporating an abandoned railroad right-of-way. It would result in the fewest adverse impacts on wetlands of any of the build alternatives, while offering the most direct route to Harrisburg without impacting existing residences. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide the following beneficial impacts: greater highway capacity and reduced traffic congestion; reduced potential for accidents; route continuity with recently reconstructed Illinois 13 in Williamson County; shortened travel time; lower vehicle operation costs and lower energy consumption; improved access to public services and facilities from rural areas; improved tourist access; business growth and job creation resulting from improved local and regional access; increased property values; and decreased traffic volume and noise levels along the existing highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would bring about the potential for the following adverse impacts: up to two residential and one commercial displacement; changes to one residential community; increased travel time to Harrisburg for emergency services; increased noise; loss of serenity; decreased property value and change to the visual character of the landscape for elderly, low-income, and minority residents of the Dorris Heights community; short-term reduction in tax revenues from the removal of highway right-of-way from the tax base; loss or disruption of farm land and operations; stream disruptions due to proposed bridges and culverts, floodplain encroachment, and increased discharge of pollutants to surface waters; disruption of up to 22 acres of wetlands; loss and fragmentation of wildlife habitat; disruption of open forest and prairie-like forest openings; and adverse air quality impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930305, 145 pages and maps, August 28, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Bridges KW - Community Development KW - Employment KW - Energy Consumption KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Illinois KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398364?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+331+%28ILLINOIS+13%29+FROM+WEST+OF+THE+ILLINOIS+CENTRAL+RAILROAD+TO+US+45+EAST+OF+HARRISBURG%2C+WILLIAMSON+AND+SALINE+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.title=FEDERAL+AID+PRIMARY+ROUTE+331+%28ILLINOIS+13%29+FROM+WEST+OF+THE+ILLINOIS+CENTRAL+RAILROAD+TO+US+45+EAST+OF+HARRISBURG%2C+WILLIAMSON+AND+SALINE+COUNTIES%2C+ILLINOIS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Springfield, Illinois; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 28, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO US HIGHWAY 82 (EAST-WEST FREEWAY) AND THE RELOCATION OF THE SEAGRAVES, WHITEFACE AND LUBBOCK RAILROAD, LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS. AN - 36409356; 4198 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a segment of US Highway 82 (US 82), the East-West Freeway, in the city and county of Lubbock, Texas, is proposed. US 82 is one of metropolitan Lubbock's principal radial highways as well as a primary connector between the city's southwest growth areas, Texas Tech University, the regional medical centers, the central business district, and the city's easterly segments including Yellow House Canyon. Improvements would include the construction of a controlled-access freeway on a 8.75-mile section of US 82 that begins approximately 1.25 miles outside the southwest crossing of Southwest Loop 289, then proceeds northeasterly to 4th Street, and then continues east to the project terminus located approximately 0.8 miles east of Interstate 27. The project would upgrade the existing four- to six-lane highway to a freeway with four main lanes and two- and three-lane frontage roads throughout most of the project's length. Four route alternatives (including the preferred route at US 82), five design alternatives (including the preferred design), a transportation system management alternative, and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred design (Design Alternative Four) would consist of two main-lane roadways separated from important cross arterial streets by highway traffic (grade separation) bridges. The main roadway lanes would be separated by a 40-foot-wide V-shaped grassy median that would allow for future expansion to six lanes. Auxiliary lanes would be located at strategic freeway segments for speed changes, weaving, and other purposes related to through traffic movement. Frontage roads would not be included or would be limited to one travel lane on undeveloped portions of the Texas Tech University campus. A large traffic interchange would be provided at the freeway's crossing of Southwest Loop 289. To accommodate freeway construction, the project would require the relocation of a portion of the Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad (SW&LR) from its current location adjacent to the existing US 82 to westerly portions of Lubbock city and county. The segment that would be relocated runs approximately 6.5 miles from southwest of Southwest Loop 289 northeasterly to University Avenue. SW&LR relocation would be necessary to provide adequate rights-of-way widths for freeway safety criteria and to revitalize the existing highway's purpose as a connecting link. The preferred route option for the rail relocation would follow the existing rights-of-way of the Brownfield branch of the SW&LR from Quistna Avenue to approximately one mile southwest of Loop 289. From there, it would travel northwest along the Levelland branch, then northward to Kent Street, then eastward until joining the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company line at the Broadview Junction two miles northwest of Northwest Loop. The estimated cost of the project is $265 million ($144 million in federal construction costs and $36 million in state construction costs; $71.1 million in state rights-of-way costs and $7.9 million in city rights-of-way costs, including railway relocation costs; and $5.4 million in state utility relocation costs and $0.6 million in city utility relocation costs). POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would address the current traffic conditions on US 82, which are congested and characterized by operating conditions which exceed the roadway's capacity level, a lack of maneuverability, poor motorist and convenience levels, queues, and stop-and-go waves within queues. Current accident rates on US 82 significantly exceed statewide rates for comparable urban highways. Accessibility to medical centers, educational opportunities, cultural events, convention center, and established and older churches would be improved. Existing neighborhoods would remain intact because the freeway would follow the alignment of an existing principal arterial street. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace an estimated 552 households and businesses (approximately 170 low- and medium-density residential households, 195 high-density residential households, 186 businesses, and one other category relocation). A short-term loss of employment in the community would take place. In addition, noise levels would increase substantially along some segments of the project. In four areas, soundwalls would mitigate most of the projected noise impacts; but such a measure is impractical in one other residential area, because of the alignment of local streets perpendicular to the freeway and the need to provide access to these streets. The project would also have a significant adverse impact on one wetland playa lake, although additional rights-of-way would be acquired for land to reestablish the lake because of its importance as an area drainage feature. LEGAL MANDATES: Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.5301 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930298, 1,183 pages and maps, August 25, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-TX-EIS-93-01-D KW - Community Development KW - Cultural Resources KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Texas KW - Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Community Development Block Grants KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409356?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+HIGHWAY+82+%28EAST-WEST+FREEWAY%29+AND+THE+RELOCATION+OF+THE+SEAGRAVES%2C+WHITEFACE+AND+LUBBOCK+RAILROAD%2C+LUBBOCK%2C+LUBBOCK+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+US+HIGHWAY+82+%28EAST-WEST+FREEWAY%29+AND+THE+RELOCATION+OF+THE+SEAGRAVES%2C+WHITEFACE+AND+LUBBOCK+RAILROAD%2C+LUBBOCK%2C+LUBBOCK+COUNTY%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Austin, Texas; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 25, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RELOCATED STATE ROUTE 129, SR 4 TO I-75, HAMILTON, BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. AN - 36411538; 4194 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 129 in southeastern Butler County, Ohio, is proposed. These improvements are considered necessary to meet increasing traffic demands resulting from population growth. The proposed action would link SR 4 in the city of Hamilton with Interstate 75 in Butler County by either a modern freeway or a 10.3-mile upgraded primary arterial. Hamilton is located approximately 25 miles north of the city of Cincinnati. A No Action Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Relocation Alternative, the urban section of SR 129 would be reconstructed with two lanes eastbound and two lanes westbound, separated by a 24-foot median and a concrete barrier; the rural section would also provide two lanes in each direction but separated by a 60-foot depressed median. Two at-grade intersections would be built within the city limits, and four interchanges outside the city. A total of ten bridges would be built under this alternative. The other build alternative, the Upgrade Alternative, would expand the existing SR 129 from a two-lane to a five-lane facility with unlimited access. Portions of the alignment would be shifted either to the south or to the north of the existing centerline in order to minimize adverse environmental impacts. The existing Princeton Road between Huntsville and the city of Hamilton would be relocated to the north on a new alignment in order to minimize adverse impacts to homes and wetlands in the area. At-grade intersections would be maintained with all intersecting streets. Five western terminus alignment alternatives common to each of the build alternatives are also under consideration. The estimated construction costs are $60 million for the Relocation Alternative, and $30 million for Upgrade Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would improve traffic flow within the study area and improve access to the local and regional transportation system, thereby enhancing the economic well-being of the city of Hamilton and Butler County. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the Relocation Alternative would displace 75 residential buildings (73 single-family residences and two multi-family buildings), 3.9 acres of wetlands, 17 acres of woodlots, and 319 acres of prime farmland; it would also adversely affect two historic architectural properties. The Upgrade Alternative would displace 69 singe-family residences, 2.4 acres of wetlands, ten acres of woodlots, and 48 acres of wetlands; it would also adversely affect up to 19 historic architectural properties, ten potentially significant archaeological sites, and one National Register site. Detrimental noise impacts would take place under both alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930297, 212 pages and maps, August 20, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OHIO-EIS-93-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Ohio KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411538?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RELOCATED+STATE+ROUTE+129%2C+SR+4+TO+I-75%2C+HAMILTON%2C+BUTLER+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.title=RELOCATED+STATE+ROUTE+129%2C+SR+4+TO+I-75%2C+HAMILTON%2C+BUTLER+COUNTY%2C+OHIO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Columbus, Ohio; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 20, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO SOUTH LOCUST STREET, GRAND ISLAND, HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AN - 36410267; 4192 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of South Locust Street in the vicinity of Grand Island, Nebraska, is proposed. The proposed action would provide a new interchange with Interstate 80 (I-80), which would be located approximately seven miles from City Hall; the two existing interchanges are located nine and 11 miles from City Hall. The proposed project would begin 0.5 miles south of I-80 and continue north approximately 5.5 miles to a point 1,200 feet north of US 34. South Locust Street would be upgraded from a two-lane rural section to a four-lane, limited-access roadway; within the city limits of Grand Island, a fifth lane would be added. Three or four bridges crossing the Platte River would be widened as would the I-80 overpass. The existing alignment would also be widened and new northbound lanes would be built, thereby minimizing rights-of-way requirements and significant adverse impacts. The preferred interchange design would be a diamond with loop and three-lane overpass. The only other alternative considered in this draft EIS is a No Action Alternative. The project would be built in phases and reach completion in the year 2007; estimated project costs range from $19.0 million to $23.7 million, depending on the type of interchange and overpass built at I-80. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project, which would provide a more direct access to the central business district and a vital link between the Grand Island business community and the regional and national markets, would stimulate the local economy by generating more visitor traffic, new businesses, new jobs, and an increased tax base for both the city and the county. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative, using the existing alignment and the diamond interchange with the loop design, would require 129.8 acres for rights-of-way and 175.4 acres of additional takings. Some 58 acres of prime farmland and 7.2 acres of wetlands would be displaced. Two residences would experience noise levels in excess of federal standards, and seven irrigation wells would require relocation. Approximately 326 trees would be removed. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930285, 211 pages and maps, August 13, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-93-02-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Irrigation KW - Noise KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Nebraska KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410267?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+SOUTH+LOCUST+STREET%2C+GRAND+ISLAND%2C+HALL+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 13, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MON/FAYETTE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, FROM I-68 IN MONONGAHELA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, TO SR 6119 (FORMERLY THE CHADVILLE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT) IN FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36408304; 4197 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, limited-access toll highway from I-68 in Morgantown, West Virginia, to Route 6119 in Fairchance in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The 12-mile project is part of the Mon/Fayette Transportation Improvements program designed to upgrade the highway system linking Pittsburgh and Morgantown and thereby support local and regional economic redevelopment. In addition to a No Action Alternative, two build alternatives, designated the Red and Blue Alternatives, are considered in this draft EIS; both build alternatives would involve the construction of a four-lane highway along a new alignment. Each of the build alternatives has an optional alignment. They all would be built on a common alignment in both the southern and northern sections of the study area. In the southern section, the Red and Blue Alternatives would be built on a common optional alignment that was developed in order to minimize impacts to historic properties. The primary variance between the Red and Blue Alternatives would take place in the middle section of the study area, in which the Red Alternative would follow an alignment west of Route 857 in the valley's farmland, while the Blue Alternative would be on Chestnut Ridge east of Route 857. The fundamental difference between the alternatives is illustrated by this middle section, where the Red Alternative would primarily affect farm operations and the Blue Alternative would primarily affect natural resources. Because of its proximity to Route 119, the Red Alternative would draw more traffic from Route 119 and would better serve the capacity and safety needs of the project. The Red Alternative R2 has tentatively been identified as the preferred alternative. Estimated construction costs are $182.6 million for Red Alternative R1, and $180.9 million for Red Alternative R2, the optional alignment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would relieve capacity problems, improve traffic safety along existing Routes 857 and 119, and create the transportation infrastructure needed to support economic development in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the Red Alternative R1 and Red Alternative R2 would displace 23 residences and three businesses, and would adversely affect seven to ten historic properties, approximately 180 acres of productive farmland, and 24 acres of wetlands, and 1,671 to 1,812 wildlife habitat units. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930286, 851 pages, August 13, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-02-D KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - West Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408304?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MON%2FFAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+FROM+I-68+IN+MONONGAHELA+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+SR+6119+%28FORMERLY+THE+CHADVILLE+DEMONSTRATION+PROJECT%29+IN+FAYETTE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=MON%2FFAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+FROM+I-68+IN+MONONGAHELA+COUNTY%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA%2C+TO+SR+6119+%28FORMERLY+THE+CHADVILLE+DEMONSTRATION+PROJECT%29+IN+FAYETTE+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 13, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US ROUTE 301 CORRIDOR LOCATION STUDY, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE. AN - 36414680; 4186 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a multi-lane, fully-controlled access highway from the existing terminus of Maryland Route 301 at the Delaware /Maryland state line west of Middleton to Interstate 95 (I-95) near Newark, Delaware, is proposed. The project area extends for 16 to 20 miles through the central and western portions of New Castle County. The project would provide improved north-south access between I-95 and existing Route 301; it is projected that all segments of the existing route through the project corridor would be operating at unacceptable levels of service by the year 2010, largely as the result of an anticipated population increase of 68 percent in the area. A No Action Alternative; the Multi-Modal Alternative, which would emphasize mass transit, bicycling, and walking; the Transportation Demand Management Alternative, which would emphasize carpooling, park and ride lots, high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, and staggered work shifts, to name a few; and numerous build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. All of the build alternatives, which would connect with Maryland Route 301 at the state line and with I-95, would cross the C&D Canal at the existing Summit Bridge in order to minimize impacts to a nearby wildlife refuge, a state park, and a wetlands area. Only one build alternative in the project area north of the canal, the North Reconstruction (NRE) Alternative, is given detailed study in this draft EIS. Under this alternative, a new Route 301 would be built along the current right-of-way along Route 896, a distance of 6.7 miles. The current right-of-way along Route 896 is of sufficient width to accommodate a new Route 301 between the canal and Route 40; from Route 40 to I-95, additional right-of-way would be required. Four I-95 interchange locations and two interchange designs are under consideration. The estimated cost of the NRE is $94 million. Three build alternatives are under consideration south of the canal, each approximately ten miles long. The South Reconstruction Alternative would resemble the NRE Alternative in that it would follow the existing Route 896 alignment; the other two alternatives would be developed along new alignments. The estimated cost of the southern build alternatives range from $68.6 million to $103.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would relieve capacity problems and improve traffic safety along existing Route 896, and would create the transportation infrastructure necessary to support economic development in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the NRE Alternative would displace 33 residences and five businesses, and would adversely affect 30.3 acres of wetlands, public parkland at Iron Hill Park, 29 historic buildings, two historic districts, and 28 known archaeological sites. In the southern portion of the corridor, the South Reconstruction Alternative would displace 22 homes and 24 businesses, and would adversely affect 38 historic buildings, 36 potential archaeological sites, and 46.1 acres of wetlands. The South Ridge Alternative would also adversely affect 27 farms. All build alternatives would increase noise levels at selected locations. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930283, 2,137 pages and maps, August 12, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-DE-EIS-93-02-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parks KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Delaware KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414680?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+ROUTE+301+CORRIDOR+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+NEW+CASTLE+COUNTY%2C+DELAWARE.&rft.title=US+ROUTE+301+CORRIDOR+LOCATION+STUDY%2C+NEW+CASTLE+COUNTY%2C+DELAWARE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Dover, Delaware; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 234 BYPASS, PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36398012; 4199 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Route 234 in Prince William County, Virginia, is proposed. The project corridor, which is located approximately 35 miles south of Washington, District of Columbia, extends from the intersection of State Route (SR) 234 with SR 619 at Independent Hill on the south to the intersection of SR 234 with US 15 at Wollsey, a distance of approximately 21.7 miles. The northern terminus is approximately 13 miles northwest of the city of Manassas and the southern terminus is approximately eight miles south of Manassas. The proposed improvements would provide a six-lane divided highway (four lanes initially with two lanes to be added later) from Independent Hill to Limstrong (just south of Manassas) and a four-lane, divided highway from Limstrong to Woolsey. The project would widen selected portions of SR 234 and build a four-lane, limited-access highway around the west side of Manassas from Limstrong to Interstate 66 (I-66) with grade separated interchanges at SR 234, Clover Hill Road, SR 28, Wellington Road, Balls Ford Road, and I-66. Between I-66 and Catharpin, a four-lane, controlled-access highway would be built that would run to parallel to SR 705. This draft supplement to the final EIS of January 1981 evaluates the effects of various shifts in the proposed alignment and changes in configuration of several interchanges; it also considers the effects of population growth in the area and new regulatory requirements. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic safety and relieve congestion along a heavily traveled highway. It would also provide adequate capacity to accommodate growth in the area and improve connections to the interstate system. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Since issuance of the final EIS, archaeological surveys have identified an additional nine sites in the area that would be adversely affected by the proposed project, including the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Three additional buildings in the area were determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Although the final EIS indicated that wetlands would not be affected by the project, recent field surveys have found that 32 acres of wetlands and aquatic sites in the project corridor would be adversely affected. Residential and commercial development in the area has increased the number of displacements that would be necessary and the magnitude of noise impacts. Up to 42 homes and eight businesses would be displaced because of right-of-way requirements. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft and final EISs, see 79-1073D, Volume 3, Number 10, and 81-0213F, Volume 5, Number 3, respectively. JF - EPA number: 930282, 261 pages, August 12, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-79-03-DS KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 106 Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36398012?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+234+BYPASS%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+234+BYPASS%2C+PRINCE+WILLIAM+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY 57--US 281 TO JUNCTION OF ND 20. AN - 36397778; 4193 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of North Dakota Highway 57 (ND 57) from the intersection with US 281, west of Fort Totten, to a point 1.6 miles south of the junction with ND 20, is proposed. The existing highway extends for 13.3 miles through areas of rolling hills, dry lake bottom,and wooded shoreline on the Devils Lake Sioux Indian Reservation. The highway is the major route for traffic through the reservation and connects the city of Fort Totten to the city of Devils Lake. The highway, which currently requires annual maintenance, patching, and milling to correct surface distortion, and lacks the structure for hauling heavy loads, has two paved 11-foot driving lanes and two five-foot gravel shoulders that do not meet highway standards. The proposed improvements would widen the driving lanes to 12 feet wide with paved eight-foot shoulders. The total length of ND 57 would be regraded and realigned. Sharp curves and grades steeper than 4 percent would be eliminated, and several intersections would be realigned to improve safety conditions, including the intersection with US 281; traffic from US 281 West would be required to stop before accessing either US 281 South or ND 57. The proposed route would generally follow the existing alignment, thereby minimizing impacts to the woodlands through the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve by shifting the alignment slightly toward the lake. Highway reconstruction would be coordinated with plans of the Bureau of Reclamation to build a water supply pipeline on the reservation; the pipeline would run along the highway right-of-way for 1.7 miles. The only other alternative considered in this draft EIS is a No Action Alternative. The estimated cost of the project is $6.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would improve traffic safety along a highway that currently does not meet federal safety standards and has an accident rate that is twice the state average for arterial roads. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 15.4 acres of wetlands and 32 acres of woodland along ND 57, of which 6.8 acres are along the Devils Lake shoreline, would be displaced. Trees and other vegetation would be removed from game preserve lands. Construction activities would expose the soil to possible wind and water erosion during the construction period and before vegetation is re-established. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930284, 171 pages and maps, August 12, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-ND-93-01-D KW - Erosion KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Indian Reservations KW - Lakes KW - Minorities KW - Preserves KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils Surveys KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Supply KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - North Dakota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397778?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+DAKOTA+HIGHWAY+57--US+281+TO+JUNCTION+OF+ND+20.&rft.title=NORTH+DAKOTA+HIGHWAY+57--US+281+TO+JUNCTION+OF+ND+20.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 12, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 168 BETWEEN ROUTE 180 AND TEMPERANCE AVENUE, FRESNO, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 15232157; 4185 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the existing State Route (SR) 168 with a four- to six-lane freeway on an adopted alignment in the northeastern sector of the Fresno-Clovis metropolitan area in Fresno County, California, is proposed. The freeway would begin at future SR 180 between Cedar and Maple avenues in the city of Fresno and extend nine miles in a north and northeasterly direction to Temperance Avenue at Tollhouse Road in the city of Clovis. Four portions of the freeway would be elevated above grade. It would be above grade at the interchange with SR 180 and would continue above grade to McKinley Avenue to facilitate the crossing of railroad tracks and a major irrigation canal. From just north of Dakota Avenue to Shaw Avenue, the freeway would traverse the west side of the Leaky Acres Groundwater Recharge Basin, cross the Gould Canal/Dry Creek consolidated channel, and overlie portions of the existing Dry Creek Channel. The freeway would be elevated in this segment to avoid possible problems caused by seepage from the recharge basin and surface water channels, as well as to balance the cut-and-fill soil volumes for the freeway from SR 180 to Willow Avenue. The freeway would be elevated between Sierra and Herndon avenues to cross the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Finally, it would be elevated from Temperance Avenue to its northern terminus in order to cross the Enterprise Canal. Transit or high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes would be added if necessary. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Of the proposed alignment alternative (the Freeway on Adopted Alignment Alternative) and the Freeway on Wetlands Avoidance Alignment Alternative, the former is preferred. The project's estimated cost is $267 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The freeway would divert an average of 167,000 vehicle trips per day from local streets and approximately 12,000 vehicle trips per day from the SR 41 north of SR 180. Much of this traffic would come from north-south arterials in the region, particularly Fresno and First streets and Cedar, Willow, and Chestnut avenues. Traffic volumes would also decrease on many east-west collector streets such as Dakota and Gettysburg avenues. The proposed project would reduce travel times between Clovis and the central business district of Fresno by more than half while also reducing the number of traffic accidents. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 805 residential units with a total population of 2,300 persons, primarily from long-established and stable neighborhoods between McKinley and Dakota avenues. In addition, 11 businesses and three churches employing 135 workers would be displaced. The project would require the removal of approximately 85 mature native trees and 450 acres of common vegetation, including 120 acres of prime and unique farmland. Noise barriers would be built to lessen impacts of increased traffic noise on persons living near the new freeway. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0465D, Volume 16, Number 6. JF - EPA number: 930287, 863 pages and maps, August 11, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-92-04-F KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Reservoirs KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - California KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15232157?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+168+BETWEEN+ROUTE+180+AND+TEMPERANCE+AVENUE%2C+FRESNO%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+168+BETWEEN+ROUTE+180+AND+TEMPERANCE+AVENUE%2C+FRESNO%2C+FRESNO+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: August 11, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 9 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125587; 13627-1_0009 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 9 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125587?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 8 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125585; 13627-1_0008 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 8 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125585?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 7 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125581; 13627-1_0007 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 7 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125581?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 6 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125577; 13627-1_0006 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 6 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125577?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 5 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125574; 13627-1_0005 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 5 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125574?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 4 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125245; 13627-1_0004 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 4 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125245?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 3 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125240; 13627-1_0003 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125240?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 2 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125234; 13627-1_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 20 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125229; 13627-1_0020 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 20 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125229?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 1 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125226; 13627-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125226?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 19 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125218; 13627-1_0019 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 19 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125218?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 18 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125213; 13627-1_0018 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 18 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125213?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 17 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125207; 13627-1_0017 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 17 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125207?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 12 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125201; 13627-1_0012 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 11 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125198; 13627-1_0011 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 11 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125198?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 10 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125193; 13627-1_0010 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 10 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125193?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 22 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125135; 13627-1_0022 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 22 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125135?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 27 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125133; 13627-1_0027 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 27 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125133?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 21 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125131; 13627-1_0021 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 21 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125131?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 26 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125129; 13627-1_0026 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 26 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125129?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 14 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125128; 13627-1_0014 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 14 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125128?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 13 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125125; 13627-1_0013 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 13 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125125?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 25 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125123; 13627-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 25 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125123?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 24 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125117; 13627-1_0024 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 24 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125117?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 23 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125112; 13627-1_0023 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 23 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125112?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 16 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125099; 13627-1_0016 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 16 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125099?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). [Part 15 of 27] T2 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 873125096; 13627-1_0015 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 VL - 15 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873125096?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE CORRIDOR HIGHWAY 212/224, I-205 TO US 26, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36410379; 4195 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Highway 26 (US 26) in Clackamas County, Oregon, is proposed. Known as the Sunrise Corridor, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The proposed project would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 for a length of approximately 13 miles. A new interchange would be built at I-205 and the Milwaukee Expressway that would allow traffic to continue east on a new expressway (north of existing Highway 212/224) to a point just east of Rock Creek. A new interchange would also be built at Rock Creek at the junction of Highways 212 and 224. The project area has been divided into two units. Unit 1 (I-205 to the junction of Highway 212 and Highway 224 at Rock Creek) has a No-Build Alternative and one build alternative with two alignment options. The build alternative would be a four-lane, controlled-access highway on a new alignment with sufficient right-of-way for the addition of two more lanes on the future. Unit 2 (Rock Creek to US 26) has a No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives with alignment options: the Widen Existing Highway Alternative would widen the existing two-lane highway to four lanes with a limited number of four-way intersections, and would include a landscaped median. The New Alignment Alternative would be a four-lane, controlled-access highway on a new alignment with a limited number of interchanges. The estimated construction cost is $160 million, with an additional $63 million for rights-of-way. Construction would occur in phases over four to five years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Over 3,000 jobs would be created by the construction of the project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 515 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land. Clackamas Industrial Area in Unit 1 would be severely impacted by the displacement of 41 to 42 business. Up to 28 residences would be displaced in Unit 1, and up to 113 in Unit 2. Widening the existing highway would disrupt businesses in Boring and Damascus, and would otherwise change the character and cohesiveness of those communities. Many archaeological sites and up to five historic sites potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places would be adversely affected. Several residence would experience noise levels that exceed federal standards under the build alternatives. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930275, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410379?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+CORRIDOR+HIGHWAY+212%2F224%2C+I-205+TO+US+26%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=SUNRISE+CORRIDOR+HIGHWAY+212%2F224%2C+I-205+TO+US+26%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US 52--TOLSIA HIGHWAY, KENOVA TO NOLAN, WAYNE AND MINGO COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36410227; 4200 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of approximately 61 miles of US 52 (Tolsia Highway) from south of I-64 in Wayne County, West Virginia, to US 119 and the Corridor G project in Mingo County is proposed. US 52 is a rural two-lane highway adjacent to the Tug Fork and Big Sandy River, which define West Virginia's westernmost border with Kentucky. A railroad also runs parallel to the rivers, carrying approximately 40 trains per day, of which one-fourth carry coal. US 52 is also heavily traveled by trucks carrying coal. The project would widen US 52 to a four-lane divided highway with limited control of access, such as interchanges at locations of highest traffic volume and at-grade intersections at other crossroads. A 40-foot median would separate opposing traffic, reducing opportunities for head-on collisions and helping to protect turning vehicles from rear-end collisions. Areas of heavy cut and mountainous terrain are typical on the east side of the highway, leaving very little area for the widening US 52 on the existing alignment. The project would be divided into three sections: Section I would start at the northern terminus at I-64 and continue south to the town of Fort Gay; Section II would extend from Fort Gay south to the town of Crum; and Section III would connect Crum and US 119. Five alignment alternatives in each section of the project, and also a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The estimated cost of the proposed project is $457.8 million to $622.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would provide safer transport and encourage economic development in southwestern West Virginia. Better access and additional employment opportunities would substantially reduce travel times and commuting distances for local residents. Some alternatives would remove some current land uses and accelerate future development along US 52. Access to hospitals and other health care facilities would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the build alternatives would displace 160 to 284 residential units, ten to 43 businesses, 16 to 31 gas /oil wells and mines, and up to five churches and cemeteries. In addition, from 15.2 to 27.6 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected, as well as from 1,277 to 2,079.9 acres of vegetative communities, including aquatic habitats and fisheries. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930276, 291 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WV-EIS-93-02-D KW - Cemeteries KW - Coal KW - Community Development KW - Employment KW - Fisheries KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Mineral Resources KW - Railroad Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - West Virginia KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410227?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+52--TOLSIA+HIGHWAY%2C+KENOVA+TO+NOLAN%2C+WAYNE+AND+MINGO+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=US+52--TOLSIA+HIGHWAY%2C+KENOVA+TO+NOLAN%2C+WAYNE+AND+MINGO+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SUNRISE PROJECT: I-205 TO ROCK CREEK JUNCTION, CLACKAMAS COUNTY, OREGON (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF JULY 1993). AN - 16369072; 13627 AB - PURPOSE: Improvements to Highway 212/224 between Interstate 205 (I-205) and Rock Creek Junction in Clackamas County, Oregon are proposed in this draft supplement to the draft EIS of July 1993. The draft EIS addressed the corridor extending beyond Rock Creek Junction to US 26. Known as the Sunrise Project, the highway serves as a major travel route through southeast Portland and the rural area east of Portland. In addition to serving local traffic, the corridor is one of two primary links to US 26, which in turn links Portland to recreational areas at Mt. Hood and elsewhere in central Oregon. The project, as proposed in the draft EIS, would involve increasing the capacity of Highway 212/224 over a length of approximately 13 miles. As proposed in this supplemental EIS, the Sunrise Project, to be designated Oregon 212/224, would provide for six through lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes. Existing Oregon 212/224 would probably be designated as a Clackamas County arterial. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered. Alternative 2 would provide a multi-lane, limited-access highway north of and parallel to existing OR 212/224 between I-205 and Rock Creek Junction. A midpoint interchange would connect the facility to the existing OR 212/214, ensuring access to businesses along that corridor from I-205 to Rock Creek Junction, where OR 212/214 splits into OR 212 to the east and OR 224 to the south, the highway would feature six lanes plus auxiliary lanes. East of Rock Creek Junction, the highway would narrow to six lanes with no auxiliary lanes to Southeast 172nd Avenue, where it would narrow to five lanes. Alternative 3 would provide for the same design and features as Alternative 2, except that the midpoint interchange would not be constructed. Capital cost of the project, which would commence construction in 2013, is estimated to range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 billion in 2013 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve traffic flow, capacity, and safety conditions in the area thereby relieving existing traffic congestion and reducing the number of accidents. It would also improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities. New and more frequent local transit service would be possible under the build alternatives, along with new express bus service along the project highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 500 acres of industrial, commercial, residential, and agricultural land, requiring the relocation of 60 to 70 businesses and 70 residences and the displacement of three historic resource sites and 0.18 acre of the recreation field at the Clackamas Elementary School. Approximately 100 acres of wildlife habitat along a significant wildlife corridor and 32 acres of wetlands, and 100 acres of new impervious surface would be created, increasing stormwater runoff and, thereby, increasing the amount of water pollutants delivered to surface flows. Management of soils and embankments would be rendered more difficult than usual due to the presence of landslides and wet, loose soils in the corridor. Traffic-generated noise would exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 175 residential properties. Highway infrastructure would degrade the visual aesthetics of the rural area around Rock Creek. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 93-0279D, Volume 17, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 080401, 401 pages and maps, August 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Employment KW - Farmlands KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Schools KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Soils KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oregon KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Facilities KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16369072?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.title=SUNRISE+PROJECT%3A+I-205+TO+ROCK+CREEK+JUNCTION%2C+CLACKAMAS+COUNTY%2C+OREGON+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+JULY+1993%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salem, Oregon; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2008-12-30 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LONG-TERM CHANNEL MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE FEDERAL HARBOR, AND A PERMIT APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT AND EXPAND BARGE TERMINAL FACILITIES, IN THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WISCONSIN. AN - 36410785; 4220 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a long-term plan for channel maintenance is proposed for the federal harbor in the East Channel of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. In addition, Prairie Sand and Gravel, Inc., has applied for a permit to upgrade and expand an existing barge transloading facility on the north end of St. Feriole Island, and an adjacent area on the mainland known as the Swingle site. In the past, approximately 230 loaded barges left the existing facility each year. If the proposed expansion is approved, the applicant estimates that within a couple of years up to 500 barges could be handled at the facility each year. The proposed channel maintenance plan would provide a 100-foot-wide navigation channel between the northern end of the East Channel and the federal harbor at City Dock. In order to maintain the channel, the Corps of Engineers has proposed two dredge cuts. Cut 1 would involve dredging 2,500 cubic yards from the north end of the East Channel. Cut 2 would involve dredging immediately in front of City Dock; however, this operation would be deferred as a result of objections filed by the Fish and Wildlife Service. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The action alternatives differ primarily in regard to the levels of barge traffic and maintenance dredging allowed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would facilitate navigation in the East Hannel of the Mississippi River, and, as a result, the movement of grain and other commodities down the river. Facility expansion would stimulate the regional economy and increase incomes of Wisconsin farmers. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased navigation and channel maintenance activities in the area would adversely affect aquatic resources, fish, and freshwater mussels, including the endangered Higgins' eye pearly mussel (L. higginsi). Dredging would also destroy or disturb habitat and benthic organisms. Archaeological sites on the Prairie du Chien terrace, such as those around the proposed harbor at the Swingle site, would probably be adversely affected by any further development in the area. Any increase in the size and scope of the barge maneuvering and staging areas would detract from the view of the river from the Iowa side. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)., River and Harbor Act of 1930, and River and Harbor Act of 1950. JF - EPA number: 930269, 231 pages and maps, August 5, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Water KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Barges KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Dredging KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farm Management KW - Fish KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Rivers KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Shellfish KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Visual Resources KW - Waterways KW - Mississippi River KW - Wisconsin KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1970, Project Authorization KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1930, Project Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410785?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-08-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LONG-TERM+CHANNEL+MAINTENANCE+PLAN+FOR+THE+FEDERAL+HARBOR%2C+AND+A+PERMIT+APPLICATION+TO+CONSTRUCT+AND+EXPAND+BARGE+TERMINAL+FACILITIES%2C+IN+THE+EAST+CHANNEL+OF+THE+UPPER+MISSISSIPPI+RIVER+AT+PRAIRIE+DU+CHIEN%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=LONG-TERM+CHANNEL+MAINTENANCE+PLAN+FOR+THE+FEDERAL+HARBOR%2C+AND+A+PERMIT+APPLICATION+TO+CONSTRUCT+AND+EXPAND+BARGE+TERMINAL+FACILITIES%2C+IN+THE+EAST+CHANNEL+OF+THE+UPPER+MISSISSIPPI+RIVER+AT+PRAIRIE+DU+CHIEN%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Saint Paul, Minnesota; ARMY N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: August 5, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A triage model of psychotherapeutic group intervention AN - 42390934; 05129 AB - The cofacilitator of a veteran's therapy group conducted by a Veterans Administration (VA) clinical nurse specialist uses his participant-observer role to analyze the theoretical constructs used in the group. A unique group psychotherapy model blending nursing triage techniques with hot seat client focus and interpersonal theory is presented and compared with similar models. Clinical issues arising from its use among combat veterans with PTSD at a New Hampshire VA Medical Center are also discussed. [Author Abstract] JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing AU - Evans, Mark C AU - Marad, Grace PY - 1993 SP - 244 EP - 248 VL - 7 IS - 4 SN - 0883-9417, 0883-9417 KW - Adults KW - Americans KW - Group Psychotherapy KW - Nursing KW - Psychotherapeutic Processes KW - PTSD (DSM-III-R) KW - Veterans KW - Vietnam War UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/42390934?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Apilots&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Archives+of+Psychiatric+Nursing&rft.atitle=A+triage+model+of+psychotherapeutic+group+intervention&rft.au=Evans%2C+Mark+C%3BMarad%2C+Grace&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=1993-08-01&rft.volume=7&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Archives+of+Psychiatric+Nursing&rft.issn=08839417&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2F0883-9417%2893%2990033-S L2 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0883-9417(93)90033-S LA - English DB - PILOTS: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress N1 - Date revised - 2016-09-15 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-15 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0883-9417(93)90033-S ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CENTRAL ARTERY/TUNNEL PROJECT, CHARLES RIVER CROSSING, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT 3 TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF AUGUST 1985). AN - 15232575; 4188 AB - PURPOSE: The extension of the Interstate 90 (I-90)/I-93 freeway system from its current terminus in Boston, Massachusetts, is proposed. The project, which would be known as the Central Artery (I-93)/Third Harbor Tunnel (I-90), would be located entirely in the city of Boston in Suffolk County. This draft supplement to the final EIS of August 1985 considers that portion of the project area north of the Causeway Street subarea and describes three new design alternatives for the Charles River crossing. The purpose in considering the new alternatives is to reduce the visual and environmental impacts associated with Scheme Z, the proposed action described in a 1991 final supplement. Scheme Z would include three bridge structures: two main cable-stayed bridges with towers on both sides of the river, and a double-deck bridge differing in type and profile from the main bridges. The cable-stayed bridges, each with five lanes in one direction, would accommodate the I-93 main line, while the double-deck bridge (three lanes over three) would accommodate traffic movements to and from Leverett Circle/Storrow Drive, for a total of 16 lanes over the river. Alternative 8.1D Modified 5 would include a ten-lane, cable-stayed main-line bridge with a single twin-leg tower on the north side of the river, a single loop ramp in East Cambridge, a three-lane northbound tunnel under the river, and land tunnels under East Cambridge, the North Station commuter railroad tracks, and the Register of Motor Vehicles building. Over 10,000 linear feet (lf) of structure would consist of tunnel, which represents the greatest length of tunnel structure of any of the three alternatives. The Reduced River-Tunnel Alternative would involve the construction of 6,150 lf of tunnel and a 12-lane main-line bridge supported by two towers, one on each side of the river. The bridge would provide four northbound and four southbound lanes; two lanes on the western side of the main line, carrying I-93/Route 1 southbound traffic to Leverett Circle/Storrow Drive; and two lanes on the eastern side of the main line, carrying traffic from downtown and the Sumner Tunnel to I-93 northbound. The Non-River-Tunnel Alternative would provide 3,300 lf of tunnel in the North Station area; a ten-lane, cable-stayed main-line bridge with a tower on either side of the river; and a four-lane bridge, with the same profile as the main-line structure, that would carry traffic to and from Storrow Drive/Leverett Circle. Tunnel footage would be reduced through the construction of a viaduct to carry Storrow Drive-to-Tobin Bridge traffic. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Central Artery/Tunnel Project would have beneficial impacts in central Boston and its immediate surroundings. The capacity of I-93 would increase substantially, and, together with the extension of I-90, the freeway would relieve congestion on local streets and on the freeway system. Access to downtown Boston and Logan Airport would improve significantly, and air quality would improve as well. Economic benefits for the state, the New England County Metropolitan Area, Suffolk County, and the immediate study area would be substantial. Compared to Scheme Z, the three design alternatives for the Charles River crossing would improve traffic flow and the level of service. The three alternatives would each eliminate the need for the double crossing of the Charles River and would each include a new northbound on-ramp in the upper downtown area (at New Sudbury Street). NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some encroachment of parkland would take place under Scheme Z. All three design alternatives would require the acquisition of a hospital and a steam generating plant, two properties that would be unaffected by Scheme Z. Noise levels would exceed federal standards at some locations under all four plans, and all four would require the filling of 1.1 acres of wetlands in the Millers River area. Under the three design alternatives, the historic Registry of Motor Vehicles building would need to be underpinned to prevent any long-term impacts. Under Scheme Z, the size and prominence of the bridge structures would have a noticeable impact on the visual environment for motorists and pedestrians. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968 (23 U.S.C. 128(a)), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the draft EIS, a draft supplement to the draft EIS, the final EIS, and two draft supplements and two final supplements to the final EIS, see 83-0139D, Volume 7, Number 3; 83-0414D, Volume 7, Number 8; 85-0579F, Volume 9, Number 12; 89-0147D, Volume 13, Number 3; 90-0182D, Volume 14, Number 3; 90-0335F, Volume 14, Number 5; and 91-0105F, Volume 15, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 930257, Main Report--412 pages and maps, Appendixes--174 pages, Index--16 pages, Errata--37 pages, July 30, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS-82-02-DS3 KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Parks KW - Power Plants KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Transportation KW - Underground Structures KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Charles River KW - Massachusetts KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Aid Highway Act of 1968, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15232575?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-07-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CENTRAL+ARTERY%2FTUNNEL+PROJECT%2C+CHARLES+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+BOSTON%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+3+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.title=CENTRAL+ARTERY%2FTUNNEL+PROJECT%2C+CHARLES+RIVER+CROSSING%2C+BOSTON%2C+MASSACHUSETTS+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+3+TO+THE+FINAL+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+AUGUST+1985%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Boston, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 30, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Postmortem alcohol production in fatal aircraft accidents. AN - 75902839; 8355006 AB - During 1989 and 1990, the Civil Aeromedical Institute received specimens from 975 victims of fatal aircraft accidents. The maximum concentration of ethanol allowed under FAA regulations (0.04%, 40 mg/dL) was exceeded in 79 of these cases (8%). It was determined based on the distribution of ethanol in urine, vitreous humor, blood, and tissue that 21 of the positive cases (27%) were from postmortem alcohol production. Twenty-two of the positive cases (28%) were found to be from the ingestion of ethanol. In 36 cases (45%), no determination could be made regarding the origin of the ethanol. In two cases, postmortem alcohol production exceeded 0.15% (150 mg/dL). The opinion held by some toxicologists that postmortem alcohol production can be inferred from the presence of acetaldehyde, acetone, butanol, and other volatiles was found to be incorrect. Several cases with postmortem ethanol had no other volatiles. Volatile compounds were found in several cases where no ethanol was present. In addition a case was found in which the relative ethanol concentrations in blood, bile, and vitreous humor were solely consistent with the ingestion of ethanol, but acetaldehyde, acetone, and 2-butanol were also found in blood. This clearly indicates that the presence or absence of other volatiles does not establish postmortem ethanol production. JF - Journal of forensic sciences AU - Canfield, D V AU - Kupiec, T AU - Huffine, E AD - Toxicology and Accident Research Laboratory, Department of Transportation, Oklahoma City, OK. Y1 - 1993/07// PY - 1993 DA - July 1993 SP - 914 EP - 917 VL - 38 IS - 4 SN - 0022-1198, 0022-1198 KW - Ethanol KW - 3K9958V90M KW - Index Medicus KW - Cadaver KW - Humans KW - Ethanol -- blood KW - Accidents, Aviation KW - Ethanol -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/75902839?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.atitle=Postmortem+alcohol+production+in+fatal+aircraft+accidents.&rft.au=Canfield%2C+D+V%3BKupiec%2C+T%3BHuffine%2C+E&rft.aulast=Canfield&rft.aufirst=D&rft.date=1993-07-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=914&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+forensic+sciences&rft.issn=00221198&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1993-09-21 N1 - Date created - 1993-09-21 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - SuppNotes - Comment In: J Forensic Sci. 1994 May;39(3):600-1 [8006605] N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detection of frozen soils and soil moisture changes beneath highway pavements AN - 50340729; 1995-037852 JF - International Conference on Permafrost, Proceedings AU - Esch, David C AU - Cheng, Guodong Y1 - 1993/07// PY - 1993 DA - July 1993 SP - 164 EP - 169 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 6, Vol. 1 KW - soils KW - soil mechanics KW - experimental studies KW - monitoring KW - road tests KW - frost heaving KW - moisture KW - geophysical methods KW - electrical methods KW - salinity KW - resistivity KW - freezing KW - detection KW - frozen ground KW - time domain reflectometry KW - roads KW - climate KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50340729?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Conference+on+Permafrost%2C+Proceedings&rft.atitle=Detection+of+frozen+soils+and+soil+moisture+changes+beneath+highway+pavements&rft.au=Esch%2C+David+C%3BCheng%2C+Guodong&rft.aulast=Esch&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=1993-07-01&rft.volume=6%2C+Vol.+1&rft.issue=&rft.spage=164&rft.isbn=756230484&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Conference+on+Permafrost%2C+Proceedings&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipa.arcticportal.org/meetings/international-conferences.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Sixth international conference on Permafrost N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #00164 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - climate; detection; electrical methods; experimental studies; freezing; frost heaving; frozen ground; geophysical methods; moisture; monitoring; resistivity; road tests; roads; salinity; soil mechanics; soils; time domain reflectometry ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Measurement of thermal stresses in asphalt concrete mixtures AN - 50337843; 1995-037875 AB - As part of the development of guidance for the selection of asphalt concrete mixtures that will resist thermal cracking in cold regions, CRREL developed a thermal stress test device for measuring thermal induced stresses in asphalt concrete (AC) beams in the laboratory. The test device attempts to simulate the thermal strain in the longitudinal direction of the in situ AC layer. The device is capable of subjecting the test specimen to temperature change rates that vary between 1 C and 30 C/hr. Test specimens in the device can be subjected to both monotonic and cyclic thermal loading. This paper describes the thermal stress test device. Typical results from the test are also presented. JF - International Conference on Permafrost, Proceedings AU - Janoo, Vincent AU - Bayer, John, Jr AU - Walsh, Michael AU - Tomita, Hsiao AU - Cheng, Guodong Y1 - 1993/07// PY - 1993 DA - July 1993 SP - 292 EP - 297 PB - [publisher varies], [location varies] VL - 6, Vol. 1 KW - failures KW - experimental studies KW - permafrost KW - asphalt KW - stress KW - prediction KW - tensile strength KW - fatigue KW - concrete KW - rock mechanics KW - laboratory studies KW - bitumens KW - cracks KW - thermal stress KW - load tests KW - testing KW - roads KW - construction materials KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50337843?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=International+Conference+on+Permafrost%2C+Proceedings&rft.atitle=Measurement+of+thermal+stresses+in+asphalt+concrete+mixtures&rft.au=Janoo%2C+Vincent%3BBayer%2C+John%2C+Jr%3BWalsh%2C+Michael%3BTomita%2C+Hsiao%3BCheng%2C+Guodong&rft.aulast=Janoo&rft.aufirst=Vincent&rft.date=1993-07-01&rft.volume=6%2C+Vol.+1&rft.issue=&rft.spage=292&rft.isbn=756230484&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Conference+on+Permafrost%2C+Proceedings&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipa.arcticportal.org/meetings/international-conferences.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Sixth international conference on Permafrost N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from the Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology, United States N1 - Date revised - 1995-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 15 N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - #00164 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - asphalt; bitumens; concrete; construction materials; cracks; experimental studies; failures; fatigue; laboratory studies; load tests; permafrost; prediction; roads; rock mechanics; stress; tensile strength; testing; thermal stress ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 520, 104TH AVENUE NE TO WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PARKWAY, KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36397855; 4128 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 520 between 104th Avenue NE and West Lake Sammamish Parkway within the cities of Bellevue and Redmond in King County, Washington, is proposed. SR 520 connects Interstate 5 (I-5), I-405, and SR 202 and links Seattle with Kirkland, Bellevue, Redmond, and unincorporated east-side communities via the Evergreen Point Bridge across Lake Washington. It also moves regional traffic between these population and employment centers and other developing areas on the plateau east of Lake Sammamish. A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternatives, two high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes and a bicycle path would be built, and local access would be provided through interchange modifications at NE 31st Street or NE 40th Street. An HOV lane would be built to the inside of the existing lanes in each direction, as preliminary analysis and design indicated that this would be the more cost-effective choice. Two design options (a freeway-only option and a combination option) have been proposed for the preliminary bicycle path plans; under these options, up to one acre of land would be developed from landscaped or open-space areas. Two interchange design options (Options A and B) were evaluated for the NE 31st Street Interchange Alternative; these options would have slightly different roadway alignments and intersection designs at the ramp junctions. Under the NE 40th Street Interchange Alternative, a full-diamond interchange would be built. Approximately 2.1 to 3.9 acres of additional right-of-way would be required under the build alternatives. HOV-lane construction would cost approximately $36 million, the interchange options approximately $10.9 million to $13.1 million, and bicycle path construction approximately $5.1 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the freeway's traffic operations and increase its people-carrying capacity to meet demands in the design year 2015. It would generally increase the safety of the corridor concurrently with the projected increase in traffic. New temporary jobs would be created for King County and adjoining-county residents. Construction of the interchange alternatives would create approximately 189 to 275 jobs; an additional 592 jobs and 122 jobs would be created through construction of the HOV lanes and bicycle lanes, respectively. The project would generate direct and indirect economic benefits of approximately $9.8 million to $19.4 million from interchange construction, $43.5 million from HOV-lane widening, and $8.7 million from bicycle-lane construction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the build alternatives, the loss of trees and vegetation would reduce the visual quality and view both toward and away from the roadway corridor. The preferred option of inside widening for the HOV lanes would result in 15.2 acres of impervious surface being constructed, which would in turn result in greater water surface runoff. This option would also affect up to 0.6 acres of wetlands. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930212, 228 pages, June 25, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-1993-4-D KW - Cost Assessments KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Recreation Resources UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36397855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+520%2C+104TH+AVENUE+NE+TO+WEST+LAKE+SAMMAMISH+PARKWAY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+520%2C+104TH+AVENUE+NE+TO+WEST+LAKE+SAMMAMISH+PARKWAY%2C+KING+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 25, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 33 EXTENSION FROM US ROUTE 22 INTERCHANGE IN BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP TO I-78 INTERCHANGE IN LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36389021; 4120 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Route 33 Extension in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, is proposed. The 3.5-mile, four-lane, limited-access highway would extend south from Route 33's existing terminus at Route 22 to a new terminus and interchange at Interstate 78 (I-78). A full cloverleaf interchange at the junction of Routes 22 and 33 was constructed in 1970. The northern section of the interchange was opened to traffic in 1973. The current project would include interchanges at William Penn Highway and Freemansburg Avenue, as well as a bridge over the Lehigh River. Two build alternatives and a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative described in the draft EIS (Alternative 1), the highway would proceed south from its current terminus at Route 22 to an interchange at William Penn Highway, continue southeasterly to an interchange with Freemansburg Avenue, cross Hope Road, and continue across the Bethlehem-Palmer Township Bike Trail. After crossing the Lehigh River, Hugh Moore Park, and the Lehigh Canal, the highway would continue to a full interchange with I-78. Subsequent to the circulation of the draft EIS, Alternative 1 was modified to protect farmland resources and operations, preserve historic resources identified in the farm complexes, and minimize impacts on existing and emerging residential communities adjacent to the study area. The modified alternative was designated Alternative 3 and is the selected alternative in this final EIS. Alternative 3 has much of the same alignment as Alternative 1. However, the central portion of the roadway would be shifted approximately 500 feet eastward and placed in a cut section, and an interchange would be reconfigured to further reduce the impacts on historic farmsteads and farming operations that were originally projected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would complete the connection between Route 22 and I-78 and make the interchange at the junction of Routes 22 and 33 fully functional. The extension would relieve traffic congestion on existing roads and bridges, and would facilitate interregional traffic and the traffic flow to and from New York and Philadelphia. Completion of the project would likely attract industry, and retail and service businesses, to the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the selected alternative, rights-of-way development would displace 125 acres of land, including 116 acres of farmland. A maximum of 0.09 acres of wetland would be permanently displaced and approximately 0.92 acres of palustrine wetlands would be temporarily impacted by construction. Traffic-generated noise would affect approximately 11 sensitive receptors. Public land within the Lehigh Canal, which is eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, would be adversely impacted. Construction activities would result in short-term degradation to the Lehigh River and an unnamed tributary due to erosion and sedimentation. In the long term, highway runoff could degrade water quality. The highway and associated structures would also affect the visual appearance of the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and River and Harbor Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 90-0050D, Volume 14, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 930211, Main Volume--315 pages and maps, Appendixes--430 pages and maps, June 25, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-89-03-F KW - Bridges KW - Erosion KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Rivers KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Sediment KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Pennsylvania KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 9 Permits KW - River and Harbor Act of 1899, Section 10 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389021?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+33+EXTENSION+FROM+US+ROUTE+22+INTERCHANGE+IN+BETHLEHEM+TOWNSHIP+TO+I-78+INTERCHANGE+IN+LOWER+SAUCON+TOWNSHIP%2C+NORTHAMPTON+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+33+EXTENSION+FROM+US+ROUTE+22+INTERCHANGE+IN+BETHLEHEM+TOWNSHIP+TO+I-78+INTERCHANGE+IN+LOWER+SAUCON+TOWNSHIP%2C+NORTHAMPTON+COUNTY%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 25, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LAKE ARTERIAL EXTENSION (STATE TRUNK HIGHWAY 31-LAYTON AVENUE), KENOSHA, RACINE, AND MILWAUKEE COUNTIES, WISCONSIN. AN - 36412219; 4129 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 21-mile, north-south arterial highway extending from the southern Milwaukee, Wisconsin, metropolitan area to communities in Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties is proposed. The northern project limit is in the city of Cudahy at Layton Avenue; this also serves as the southern terminus of an ongoing construction project referred to as the Lake Parkway. The southern project limit is in Kenosha County near the intersection of State Trunk Highway 31 and County Trunk Highway ""A.'' Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the build alternatives, a new arterial with either two or three 12-foot-wide driving lanes in each direction separated by a median would be built. In the northern portion of the project corridor, under Alternative 2, the highway would generally follow alongside the Chicago & North Western Railroad, with three routing variations occurring within an environmentally sensitive area. In the southern portion of the corridor, the alignment would follow the west side of the railroad tracks for half of the way and the east side of the tracks for the rest of the way to the southern terminus. Under Alternative 3, two existing suburban arterials would be upgraded in the northern portion of the corridor (Layton and Howell avenues) from two to three lanes in each direction. Each street's existing auxiliary lane would be widened to preserve the street's 28-foot-wide median. In the southern portion of the corridor, under Alternative 3, the highway would have the same alignment as Alternative 2. Under both alternatives, the highway would include a 50-foot-wide corridor of additional right-of-way for possible future mass transit use. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $120 million to $160 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway would reduce traffic congestion on local roads. Currently, the area's major north-south route is I-94; getting to this facility requires making east-west trips, which increases overall trip mileage and duration. The proposed highway would also encourage a more focused and orderly land development pattern in the project corridor. Without this development pattern, I-94 would remain the key focus for development, which would result in an inefficient use of land and infrastructure and would add to traffic control and safety problems. This would hamper the city of Racine's ability to attract and retain businesses and residents, and would hinder efficient access to other communities, including Oak Creek, Caledonia, and Mount Pleasant. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the proposed highway would involve converting up to 884 acres to highway use. Lost acreage would include up to 88 acres of wetlands, 633 acres of cropland and pasture, and 22 acres of woodlands. In addition, up to 64 residences and 12 businesses would be displaced, and three historic sites and five archaeological sites would be adversely affected. These losses and displacements would be slightly less severe if acreage were not set aside for the optional mass transit right-of-way. Nine streams would be crossed under both build allternatives. In addition, under Alternative 2, approximately five acres of proposed parkland in Oak Creek would be acquired. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930204, 259 pages and maps, June 16, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WISC-EIS-92-02-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Railroads KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wisconsin KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36412219?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LAKE+ARTERIAL+EXTENSION+%28STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+31-LAYTON+AVENUE%29%2C+KENOSHA%2C+RACINE%2C+AND+MILWAUKEE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=LAKE+ARTERIAL+EXTENSION+%28STATE+TRUNK+HIGHWAY+31-LAYTON+AVENUE%29%2C+KENOSHA%2C+RACINE%2C+AND+MILWAUKEE+COUNTIES%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 16, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 167 CORRIDOR ADOPTION, PUYALLUP TO PROPOSED SR 509, CITIES OF PUYALLUP, FIFE, AND TACOMA, PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36408089; 4127 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the final section of the State Route (SR) 167 freeway between SR 161 (Meridian Street North) in Puyallup, Washington, and the planned SR 509 freeway (the East-West Road alignment) in Tacoma, a distance of approximately six miles, is proposed. An SR 167 interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) would be included in the project. The new freeway would replace the existing SR 167 arterial route (via Meridian Street North and River Road) between Puyallup and the I-5 Bay Street interchange. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 1, the southernmost of the three build alternative alignments, the freeway would be approximately 6.2 miles long and run parallel to the Puyallup River for a portion of its length. Grade-separated interchanges would be located at I-5, 54th Avenue East, 70th Avenue East, and Meridian Street North; other grade separations would be located at Frank Albert Road and 82nd Avenue East. Access to SR 509 would be through at-grade intersections of Port of Tacoma Road with the SR 509 frontage roads. The corridor would begin north of the proposed SR 509 facility on Port of Tacoma Road. It would then proceed south over SR 509, the Pacific Highway, I-5, 20th Street East, and the Union Pacific Railroad to the Puyallup River, and would then parallel the river to Frank Albert Road. From there it would curve east to a point about midway between the river and the railroad; it would then head southeasterly up the river valley and terminate at the SR 161/167 interchange in North Puyallup. Under Alternatives 2 and 3, the freeway would be 6.0 and 5.7 miles long, respectively, and follow a common alignment throughout most of their proposed length. Each would provide interchanges with the proposed SR 509, 54th Avenue East, I-5, Valley Avenue East, and Meridian Street North. Under Alternative 2, the freeway would begin at the proposed SR 509 midway between Alexander Avenue and Marshall Avenue. It would proceed east over 54th Avenue East, curve to the southeast, cross over the Pacific Highway (SR 99), I-5, and 70th Avenue East, and proceed to 82nd Avenue East. At 82nd Avenue East, it would curve south to Valley Avenue and the railroad, which it would overcross. It would then curve to the southeast, and would terminate at the SR 161/167 interchange. Under Alternative 3, the freeway would begin at the proposed SR 509 near Taylor Way. It would proceed south and southeasterly with structures over 8th Street East, 12th Street East, and the Pacific Highway (SR 99), where it would join the Alternative 2 alignment. All three alternatives would share a common alignment for approximately two miles until terminating at the SR 161/167 interchange in North Puyallup. The estimated costs of the three build alternatives are $111 million, $119.2 million, and $111.2 million, respectively. [NOTE: This report is "Tier 1" of a tiered document. More detailed studies and analyses will be conducted in the future. Prior to any construction activities, a Tier II or supplemental EIS will be completed.] POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway would reduce traffic congestion on local roads and provide a critical connecting link in the regional freeway system. It would connect the Puyallup termini of the existing SR 167, SR 410, and SR 512 freeways to the I-5 corridor, the port of Tacoma, and the proposed SR 509 expressway. The latter would provide connections to the Tacoma central business district and west Federal Way. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway would displace up to 101 residences and 12 businesses. Under Alternative 1, congestion would increase on surface streets north and south of I-5 in the vicinity of Port of Tacoma Road due to the elimination of the Port of Tacoma overpass of I-5 for local traffic circulation. Local trips would be diverted to already congested routes (the Pacific Highway, 54th Avenue East, and 20th Street East). Under all three of the alternatives, the conversion of land from agricultural to commercial uses would be accelerated, especially in the vicinity of interchanges. Project construction has the potential for direct water quality impacts to two creeks that are important fisheries resources for the Puyallup Tribe. Up to 80 acres of wetlands would be adversely affected and up to 11 acres of floodplain would be filled; as many as 93 residences and 4 businesses would experience a significant increase in noise levels. Under all three of the alternatives, the disturbance of undocumented archaeological sites could take place. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930201, 375 pages and maps, June 15, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-1993-2-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Central Business Districts KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Fisheries KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Minorities KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408089?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+167+CORRIDOR+ADOPTION%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+PROPOSED+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=SR+167+CORRIDOR+ADOPTION%2C+PUYALLUP+TO+PROPOSED+SR+509%2C+CITIES+OF+PUYALLUP%2C+FIFE%2C+AND+TACOMA%2C+PIERCE+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 15, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - BLACKSBURG/ROANOKE CONNECTOR, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36414510; 4125 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new roadway in Montgomery County, Virginia, is proposed to provide a direct link between Blacksburg and Roanoke and to relieve traffic congestion along Route 460 between Blacksburg and Interstate 81 (I-81). The facility would follow a new alignment from the new Route 460 Bypass to I-81. It would be constructed within a 180-foot right-of-way, and would include four 12-foot travel lanes, a 40-foot graded median, and 12- to 15-foot shoulders with appropriately sized drainage ditches. Three build alternatives (Alternatives 6, 7, and 10) are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative 6 (the selected alternative), the roadway would extend 5.0 miles through the project area. It would begin 0.32 miles southeast of South Main Street at the new Route 460 Bypass and continue to I-81, 2.3 miles northeast of the intersection of Routes 11/460 and I-81. It would then span the Ellett Valley, interchange with Route 723, enter the mountainous region adjacent to and generally paralleling Route 641, and connect to I-81 north of the Route 641 underpass. Under Alternative 7, the roadway would extend 7.8 miles. It would also begin 0.32 miles southeast of South Main Street at the new Route 460 Bypass and continue to I-81, 2.42 miles southwest of the Route 603 interchange. It would span Route 723, follow the Route 603 corridor toward the Roanoke Valley, curve to the south to cross Route 603 and the North Fork Roanoke River, run through Pedlar Hills, and intersect with I-81 southwest of the Route 603 interchange. An interchange would connect the roadway with Route 723 in the Ellett Valley. Under Alternative 10, the roadway would extend 9.9 miles. It would begin at the same point as under Alternatives 6 and 7 and continue to the I-81 interchange with Route 603. It would follow the same alignment as under Alternative 7, except that it would continue to follow the Route 603 corridor along the North Fork Roanoke River, connecting to I-81 at the existing interchange with Route 603. Interchanges would also connect the roadway with Route 723 in Ellett Valley, Route 647 near Ironto, and Route 603 west of I-81. The estimated costs of Alternatives 6, 7, and 10 are $80.0 million, $116.0 million, and $138.8 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to providing a direct link between Blacksburg and Roanoke, and relieving traffic congestion between Blacksburg and I-81 along the Route 460 corridor, the roadway would serve as a test facility for the Intelligent Vehicle/Highway System ""smart highway'' technology. The Montgomery County area offers unique qualities insofar as its varying terrain and extremes of weather present an opportunity to test developing technology under adverse conditions. Under the proposed action, truck traffic would be removed from the congested commercial area along Route 460, and access control on the new roadway would prevent commercial development along, and resulting congestion on, this facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the selected alternative, 253 acres would be converted to highway use, rights-of-way requirements would displace 2 families, and 12 streams would be crossed. Noise levels would be increased at various locations along the new highway. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0329D, Volume 15, Number 5. JF - EPA number: 930198, 335 pages and maps, June 11, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-91-01-F KW - Bridges KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Transportation KW - Virginia KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414510?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=BLACKSBURG%2FROANOKE+CONNECTOR%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=BLACKSBURG%2FROANOKE+CONNECTOR%2C+MONTGOMERY+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 11, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - STATE ROUTE 87 UPGRADING PROJECT, SAGUARO LAKE ROAD TO GILA COUNTY LINE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36411224; 4113 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of State Route (SR) 87, known as Beeline Highway, in northeastern Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. SR 87 serves as the connecting link between the Phoenix metropolitan area, the town of Payson, and recreation areas to the north along the Mogollon Rim. The portion of the highway under consideration is located within the administrative boundaries of the Tonto National Forest. The proposed improvement would involve upgrading from two lanes to four lanes approximately 25 miles of the highway, beginning near milepost 201, north of the Saguaro Lake turnoff, and ending at approximately milepost 226 near the Maricopa-Gila county line. The preferred alternative would involve using the existing highway for one-way traffic and constructing a new roadway within 125 feet of and parallel to it in five of the six highway segments under consideration (segments A to F). Upgrading the existing highway in segment F, along Sycamore Creek from milepost 218 to milepost 223, was rejected because of high construction costs, impacts to riparian areas, disruption to traffic during construction, floodplain impacts, and difficulties in bringing certain sections of this alignment up to design standards. As a result, alternative alignments east and west of the existing highway were considered for this segment. The preferred alignment would run to the east of the existing highway along Kitty Joe Canyon and cross the Gila County line south of Iron Dike. This alignment would require the construction of five new bridges. In addition to the preferred alternative, several other alternatives, including the No Action Alternative, are considered in this final EIS; some would employ alternative alignments within one or more of the six segments. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $114.7 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed upgrading of SR 87 would improve safety and traffic flow on this heavily traveled highway, which currently has an accident rate 53 percent higher than that of comparable highways in the U.S. Projections indicate that traffic volume on SR 87 is expected to double by the year 2013. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of additional lanes in segments A to E would result in a loss of desert scrub vegetation and desert tortoise habitat. Under the preferred alternative, construction activity would displace 186 acres of chaparral/juniper ecotone, 288 acres of semidesert grassland, 23 acres of cypress woodland, 31 acres of pinyon-juniper, and less than 1 acre of mixed-broadleaf riparian forest. In addition, this alternative would disturb 644 acres of soils; displace one dwelling unit and three cattle tanks; cross 160 drainages; and destroy an estimated 35 to 45 archaeological sites within the Tonto National Forest. Although mitigation would improve visual conditions in some locations, the project as a whole would result in some negative visual impacts as a result of the extreme cuts and fills proposed for segment F. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0114D, Volume 16, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 930195, 405 pages and maps, June 10, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZ-EIS-92-01-F KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Drainage KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Ranges KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Supply KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Tonto National Forest KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411224?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=STATE+ROUTE+87+UPGRADING+PROJECT%2C+SAGUARO+LAKE+ROAD+TO+GILA+COUNTY+LINE%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=STATE+ROUTE+87+UPGRADING+PROJECT%2C+SAGUARO+LAKE+ROAD+TO+GILA+COUNTY+LINE%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: June 10, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NEW HAMPSHIRE ROUTE 16/US ROUTE 302 IMPROVEMENTS, CARROLL COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. AN - 36410137; 4117 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of New Hampshire (NH) Route 16 and US 302 through the villages of Conway and North Conway, New Hampshire, is proposed. These improvements are considered necessary to solve major traffic congestion and safety problems along this corridor, between the Madison/Albany town line to the south and the Conway/Bartlett town line to the north. In addition to serving as a regional highway, the Route 16/302 corridor serves as the primary roadway for local traffic in and through Conway and North Conway. Over the last 25 years, a great deal of tourism-related development has occurred in the Mount Washington Valley, primarily in the Route 16/302 corridor. In addition to a No-Build Alternative and a number of Transportation Systems Management (TSM) and Transportation Demand Management alternatives, a total of 14 build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 9A) would involve the phased construction of a two-lane bypass south and east of Conway that would be approximately 12 miles long; the bypass would extend east of the Mineral Spring Wetland System and west of Pudding Pond. This alternative would also provide for the upgrading of Route 16/302 within Conway in the vicinity of Mountain Valley Mall and Settlers Green; consolidated curb cuts from the intersection of Routes 16 /302 to Artist Falls Road; minor rehabilitation of US 302 from NH Route 113 to Route 16 to facilitate construction of the bypass; and some TSM improvements. In addition, all local roads upgraded as part of the project would have adequate shoulders that would function as bicycle ways. The estimated construction costs of the preferred alternative are $69.9 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed bypass would relieve traffic congestion and improve safety along the Route 16/302 corridor, and improve local travel and regional access to the northern part of the state. Traffic congestion would diminish within the two villages, enhancing their historic character. Emergency vehicle access would improve. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the displacement of 52 residences and 2 businesses; the loss of 322.1 total acres, including 8.4 acres of farmland and 27.4 acres of wetlands; the relocation of approximately 2,400 linear feet of a brook; the disturbance of 2 historic properties and 3 historic districts; and the acquisition of approximately 15.3 acres of parkland, causing some fragmentation of habitat, truncation of recreational trails, loss of public access to undeveloped land, and loss of aesthetic qualities. Some residences would experience an increase in noise levels. Approximately 5 acres of floodplain would also be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930194, Main Volume--638 pages and maps, Appendixes A through D--499 pages and maps, June 10, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NH-EIS-93-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - New Hampshire KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410137?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+16%2FUS+ROUTE+302+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.title=NEW+HAMPSHIRE+ROUTE+16%2FUS+ROUTE+302+IMPROVEMENTS%2C+CARROLL+COUNTY%2C+NEW+HAMPSHIRE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Concord, New Hampshire; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 10, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORRIDOR L (US 19), NICHOLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TO I-79, NICHOLAS AND BRAXTON COUNTIES, WEST VIRGINIA. AN - 36405626; 4123 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 24-mile segment of US 19 in West Virginia, from just north of Nicholas County High School near Summersville to an intersection with Interstate 79 (I-79) in Braxton County, is proposed. The segment is part of Appalachian Corridor L, an indefinite corridor connecting I-77 at Beckley with I-79 at Sutton, approximately 70 miles away. The proposed reconstruction primarily involves the expansion of the existing right-of-way to allow for the addition of two lanes and a median strip, either on the east or west side of the existing two-lane US 19. While all intersections would likely be at-grade, two potential interchanges, one at West Virginia Route 55 near the town of Muddlety and the other at West Virginia Route 82/Nicholas County 1 near the town of Birch River, are under consideration. In some mountain areas, an additional climbing lane would be added; three segments would require additional right-of-way. In addition to the No-Build Alternative, three build alternatives for the southern section of the corridor, and four for the northern section, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives differ from one another primarily in regard to the size of the median proposed and the use of the east or west side of US 19 for the additional two lanes. Estimated construction costs range from $60.6 million to $120.4 million, depending on the alternative selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would relieve traffic congestion, improve safety, and satisfy the 2012 design-year traffic flow along US 19. By completing the Corridor L construction to Summersville from I-79, the project would improve access to the lake and woodland recreation areas of central West Virginia, plus the commercial and industrial capabilities of the Summersville region. Construction would generate up to 6,257 new jobs. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would displace up to ten residences and one business, and up to 7.6 acres of wetlands would be impacted. In addition, up to four cemeteries could be affected by dislocations or access restrictions. Many acres of wildlife habitat would be converted to highway use. Large hillside cuts would detract from the scenic quality of the area. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930193, 295 pages and maps, June 10, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Cemeteries KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Scenic Areas KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - West Virginia KW - Executive Order 11988, Compliance KW - Executive Order 11990, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405626?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORRIDOR+L+%28US+19%29%2C+NICHOLAS+COUNTY+HIGH+SCHOOL+TO+I-79%2C+NICHOLAS+AND+BRAXTON+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=CORRIDOR+L+%28US+19%29%2C+NICHOLAS+COUNTY+HIGH+SCHOOL+TO+I-79%2C+NICHOLAS+AND+BRAXTON+COUNTIES%2C+WEST+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Charleston, West Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 10, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY/SEAFORD-OYSTER BAY EXPRESSWAY INTERCHANGE PROJECT, EXITS 43 TO 46, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36413448; 4119 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a two-mile segment of the Long Island Expressway (I-495) in eastern Nassau County, New York, is proposed. The corridor is located between exits 43 and 46 in the town of Oyster Bay adjacent to the communities of Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho, and Plainview. The expressway, a six-lane interstate highway, is the only controlled-access facility carrying both commercial and noncommercial traffic through Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. A large percentage of the expressway's traffic volume comes from its interchanges with the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway (SOBE), the Northern State Parkway (NSP), South Oyster Bay Road, Manetto Hill Road, and Sunnyside Boulevard. Three alternatives for improving the expressway, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the Collector-Distributor (C-D) Alternative, a continuous, controlled-access roadway would be constructed in each direction, parallel to but separate from the main line, to carry excess traffic. Through traffic would use the main line, while local traffic would use the C-D roadways. The roadways would be two lanes wide except where ramp connections required the addition of an acceleration-deceleration or weaving lane; most ramps would connect with the roadways. A 30-foot-wide median would separate the roadways from the main line, but access to the main line would be provided at selected locations. The other build alternative, designated the Modified Alternative, would involve adding auxiliary lanes to the main line where ramp movements merge, weave, and diverge, and modifying certain interchanges. The only C-D roadway that would be constructed under this alternative would be a short, parallel eastbound roadway between the NSP and Sunnyside Boulevard to remove critical weaving movements from the main line. The Modified Alternative has been tentatively identified as the preferred alternative; its estimated construction cost is $73 million, including $14 million in mitigation items. The C-D Alternative would cost $115 million, plus $17 million more if all potential mitigation items were provided. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to handling higher traffic volumes, both build alternatives would substantially improve overall traffic operations at the five above-mentioned interchanges and would provide efficient connections with the SOBE and the service road system to the east and west. Emergency vehicle access would also be improved. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both build alternatives would require partial acquisitions of two commercial properties near the SOBE interchange, and one at Sunnyside Boulevard, for right-of-way. Easements would also be required at several other properties. Noise levels would increase at selected locations, but would be partially mitigated by noise barriers at six to seven locations. Under the preferred alternative, noise levels would exceed federal criteria at 282 receptors. The preferred alternative would disturb 38 acres of buffer/vegetative areas; the C-D alternative, 55 acres. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930192, Volume 1--442 pages and maps, Volume 2--122 pages, Traffic--444 pages, Noise--164 pages, Water Quality--48 pages and maps, Air Quality--79 pages, June 9, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-93-01D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Control KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - New York KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36413448?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LONG+ISLAND+EXPRESSWAY%2FSEAFORD-OYSTER+BAY+EXPRESSWAY+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+EXITS+43+TO+46%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=LONG+ISLAND+EXPRESSWAY%2FSEAFORD-OYSTER+BAY+EXPRESSWAY+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+EXITS+43+TO+46%2C+NASSAU+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 9, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROPOSED I-495 INTERCHANGE PROJECT, CRANE MEADOW ROAD, MARLBOROUGH AND SOUTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS. AN - 36414593; 4114 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new interchange along I-495 at the Marlborough /Southborough corporate boundary in Massachusetts is proposed. The proposed interchange would be constructed between the Route 9 and Route 20 interchanges (approximately one mile south of the Route 20 interchange) and would provide access to Crane Meadow Road. It would relieve congestion on area arterials and other interchanges and improve access to the commercial and industrial areas between Routes 9 and 20 in west Marlborough. In addition to the No Action Alternative, three major interchange alternatives are under consideration. The preferred alternative would consist of a full-service, diamond-type interchange providing access to the west, to Crane Meadow Road, but no access to the east. The configuration would consist of northbound and southbound off- and on-ramps terminating at an overpass and connector road extending to Crane Meadow Road. The connector road would have two westbound and two eastbound lanes. The ramps would each consist of one lane, with the northbound off-ramp widening to two lanes on its approach to a signalized intersection at the overpass, and the southbound on-ramp tapering from two lanes at the overpass to one lane where it merged with I-495. At Crane Meadow Road, the primary traffic movement would be to the right, onto Crane Meadow Road and Simarano Drive northbound. Crane Meadow Road from the south would meet the connector road at a T-intersection. The estimated construction cost of the preferred alternative is $5.8 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed interchange would improve access to the commercial and industrial area in west Marlborough and provide a stimulus for additional development in the area, resulting in 1.8 million square feet of new commercial space and 4,800 new secondary jobs. The interchange would provide for the safe and efficient movement of traffic volume through the year 2016 and, in so doing, would reduce traffic congestion on local roads and intersections. Air quality would improve at locations along Route 20 as a result of the diversion of trips to the new interchange. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would alter 0.91 acres of wetlands and more than 50 feet of bank, and would convert approximately 20 acres of wildlife habitat to highway use. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 930187, Volume 1--213 pages and maps, Volume 2--309 pages and maps, Technical Appendixes--89 pages, June 4, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MA-EIS-93-01-D KW - Employment KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Massachusetts KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414593?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROPOSED+I-495+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CRANE+MEADOW+ROAD%2C+MARLBOROUGH+AND+SOUTHBOROUGH%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.title=PROPOSED+I-495+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CRANE+MEADOW+ROAD%2C+MARLBOROUGH+AND+SOUTHBOROUGH%2C+MASSACHUSETTS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Cambridge, Massachusetts; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 4, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHWEST CONNECTOR, DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA. AN - 15232269; 4116 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane, divided highway on a new alignment in the northwest section of the Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area is proposed. The proposed roadway would extend east and west for approximately two miles from 72nd Street to Blair High Road near I-680. The northwest section of the city currently has no major arterial roadway that provides east-west access. Two build alternatives, known as the 90th Street and Ida Street alignments, as well as a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Both build alternatives would involve construction of a controlled-access highway with a median, which could be used for a separate left-turn lane, and a bridge crossing Little Papillion Creek west of Wenninghoff Road. The build alternatives share a common route for 1.1 miles from 72nd Street to Wenninghoff Road, at which point they divide. The primary difference between the two alternatives is their point of intersection with Blair High Road. The 90th Street alignment, which is 1.9 miles long but has a 0.3-mile connector to Ida Street, would curve to the south as it approached Blair High Road and would then intersect it at 90th Street. The Ida Street alignment, which is 2.2 miles long, would intersect Blair High Road at the existing Ida Street intersection. The cost of the two alignments is estimated at $11 million and $12 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed connector would open up the northwest quadrant of the Omaha metropolitan area for commercial and residential development. Since most of the projected development would occur on agricultural lands, property values would increase. Construction of the connector would ease the traffic burden on existing residential streets; it is anticipated that the traffic volume on these streets will double by the year 2012. In addition to providing safer travel for motorists, the facility would provide improved access for police and emergency vehicles. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Approximately 100 acres of right-of-way land would be required to complete the project, and most of it would be prime farmland. Six jurisdictional wetlands have been identified in the project area. The 90th Street alignment would directly affect 2.71 acres of wetlands; the Ida Street alignment, 2.87 acres. The 90th Street alignment would require the relocation of one business; the Ida Street alignment would affect four businesses, with partial land acquisitions and site access impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930184, 158 pages and maps, June 3, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NEB-EIS-93-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Nebraska KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/15232269?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-06-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHWEST+CONNECTOR%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.title=NORTHWEST+CONNECTOR%2C+DOUGLAS+COUNTY%2C+NEBRASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Lincoln, Nebraska; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: June 3, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - IMPROVEMENTS TO I-195, WASHINGTON BRIDGE TO I-95, PROVIDENCE, PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND. AN - 36389073; 4121 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 1.25-mile section of I-195 in Providence, Rhode Island, is proposed. The project area extends from the west end of Washington Bridge (which leads to East Providence) to I-95. This section of the interstate, which carries up to 130,000 vehicles per day, was constructed in the late 1950s and suffers from several outdated highway design features that create difficult driving conditions and severe congestion. These features include deteriorated bridge structures; substandard roadway alignments with sharp curves; substandard shoulder widths; and poor operational conditions between the Wickendon Street and I-95 interchanges. Three alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The Reconstruction Alternative would involve making necessary improvements to the bridges and roadway without changing the alignment or access of the existing facility; this alternative is a surrogate for a No-Build Alternative, which is not feasible in this instance because of the deteriorated condition of the bridges. The North Alignment Alternative would involve constructing an all-new facility parallel to and immediately north of the existing highway as it crosses the Providence River. This alternative would substantially improve the alignment of the interstate, providing smoother curvature, full shoulders, and improved ramp spacing. The facility would have four lanes in each direction, and the fourth lane could be used as a high-occupancy-vehicle lane. The alignment would tie into I-95 at the existing Hayward Park interchange. Some 8.6 acres of existing right-of-way would be vacated and made available for redevelopment or reuse. Old Harbor Plan elements, including improvements to pedestrian, bicycle, and water transportation facilities along the river, would be included. The Hurricane Barrier Alignment Alternative would provide an entirely new alignment, locating the facility immediately south of the Providence River Hurricane Barrier. This alternative would also provide four lanes in each direction, but it would involve a new interchange with I-95, opposite the Rhode Island Hospital, and associated improvements to I-95 between Thurbers Avenue and Broad Street. The right-of-way of the existing I-195, consisting of approximately 35 acres, would be vacated and made available for public improvements and private development. India Point Park would be expanded and enhanced; water transportation, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities along the river would be provided; and the adjacent Downtown and College Hill historic districts would also be enhanced. Total costs of the three alternatives are estimated to be $42.07 million, $169.87 million, and $299.14 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of either of the build alternatives would correct the structural deterioration, safety deficiencies, and inadequate capacity of I-195. The Hurricane Barrier Alignment Alternative would have a more dramatic effect on safety; under it, the expected number of accidents over a five-year period would be approximately 300 less than that under the North Alignment Alternative, and 500 less than that under the Reconstruction Alternative. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The two build alternatives would require the relocation of the aerial electrical transmission lines along India Street; the lines would be relocated to new towers and remain aerial through India Point Park and across both the Providence and Seekonk rivers. The North Alignment Alternative would displace up to 2,900 square feet (sf) of parkland and four businesses, and would impact three historic districts; the Hurricane Barrier Alignment Alternative would displace four residences, 16 businesses, and three historic buildings. Both alternatives would require the removal of 5,500 sf of tidal mud flat marine habitat, adversely affecting benthic organisms. Although both alternatives would improve the overall safety of the roadway, the North Alignment Alternative would not improve the interchange with I-95, the substandard weaving areas on I-95, or access to Rhode Island Hospital, the area's largest employer. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended (P.L. 88-578), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930176, Volume 1--750 pages and maps, Technical Memorandums No. 1 through 4--572 pages, May 28, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-RI-DEIS-93-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Central Business Districts KW - Dredging KW - Fish KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Hospitals KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transmission Lines KW - Rhode Island KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, as amended, Section 6(f) Involvement KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389073?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-05-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+I-195%2C+WASHINGTON+BRIDGE+TO+I-95%2C+PROVIDENCE%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.title=IMPROVEMENTS+TO+I-195%2C+WASHINGTON+BRIDGE+TO+I-95%2C+PROVIDENCE%2C+PROVIDENCE+COUNTY%2C+RHODE+ISLAND.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Providence, Rhode Island; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 28, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-5/196TH STREET SW INTERCHANGE PROJECT, CITY OF LYNNWOOD, SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36410048; 4122 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the 196th Street SW (SR 524) interchange with Interstate 5 (I-5) in southeast Lynnwood in Snohomish County, Washington, is proposed. The project area is located between I-5 /44th Avenue W and the I-5/405 (Swamp Creek) interchanges. I-5 is the major north-south transportation corridor through the Puget Sound area of Washington and south Snohomish County. Currently, the 196th Street SW interchange provides access to and from the north on I-5, which contains a mix of both commuter and local access traffic. The 44th Avenue W interchange serves travelers to and from the south. Because neither of these interchanges is fully directional, the commercial area west of I-5 and the residential areas east of the highway receive a substantial amount of through traffic. Traffic operations in the area are also hampered by a lack of direct access to Alderwood Mall from I-5. Two alternatives are considered in this draft EIS, a Build Alternative and a No Action Alternative. The principal components of the Build Alternative are (1) the replacement of the half-diamond interchange at 196th Street SW with a full interchange that would have on- and off-ramps connected to the freeway main line via either collector-distributor lanes or standard weaving lanes; (2) an arterial connection between 200th Street SW and Alderwood Mall Boulevard either above or below the grade of 196th Street SW; (3) the extension of 28th Avenue W via a new overpass structure over I-5 to Alderwood Mall Boulevard that would be built either on or parallel to the existing 28th Avenue W right-of-way; and (4) a new east-west 198th Street SW arterial, with northbound off- and on-ramps at I-5, that would connect the interstate with 28th Avenue W. Most of the arterials would be four or five lanes wide, and I-5 would be widened to provide up to six lanes in certain areas. For each of the four Build Alternative components, two or more options have been devised for possible alignment/configuration. The preferred alternative would consist of the Collector/Distributor Option for the I-5/196th Street SW improvements, the Above-Grade Option for the 200th Street SW extension, the Existing Alignment Option for the 28th Avenue W extension, and the Intermediate Alignment Option for the new 198th Street SW. The estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $56.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the service level of, enhance safety on, reduce congestion on, and improve local access to I-5 by redesigning the traffic operations of the interstate and connecting city streets in the vicinity of the interchange. The project would employ 806 construction workers over three years; once operational, it would generate approximately $18.6 million annually in additional sales as a result of improved access, and $214,600 annually in tax revenues to the city. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would displace 19 residential units, 12 businesses, and less than one acre of wetlands. Streams would also be affected, with the possibility that salmon rearing areas could be irretrievably lost. Construction of the project would require the removal of one historic structure (the Wicker's Building), and noise and vibration could affect two other structures (the Masonic Temple and the Irwin House). Construction workers would encounter as many as seven hazardous waste sites. Air quality would be adversely impacted by a slight increase in carbon monoxide emissions, possible odors from construction, and possible asbestos contamination from the demolition of older buildings. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930171, 368 pages and maps, May 20, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-93-1-D KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Fish KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410048?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-05-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-5%2F196TH+STREET+SW+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CITY+OF+LYNNWOOD%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=I-5%2F196TH+STREET+SW+INTERCHANGE+PROJECT%2C+CITY+OF+LYNNWOOD%2C+SNOHOMISH+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 20, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 9A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT, BATTERY PLACE TO 59TH STREET, NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK. AN - 36414478; 4118 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of a five-mile section of Route 9A from Battery Place to 59th Street along the western edge of Manhattan in New York City is proposed. Battery Place is the southern terminus of Route 9A, which extends northward approximately 47.5 miles to link with US Route 9 in Peekskill, in northern Westchester County, New York. Commonly known as West Street, Eleventh Avenue, Twelfth Avenue, the West Side Highway, or the Miller Highway, this portion of Route 9A plays a vital role in the regional transportation system. In 1974, because of the collapse of an elevated portion of the highway and because of the general deteriorated condition of the remainder of the highway, this entire section was closed to traffic, the elevated portion was demolished, and the at-grade roadway was repaved to serve as a temporary roadway until a permanent replacement could be constructed. Eight alternatives for the highway are considered in this draft EIS: a Public Transportation Alternative, a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, an Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Alternative, a No-Build Alternative, and four build alternatives, respectively designated as the Task Force Alternative (which is based on recommendations of the West Side Task Force), the Enhanced Basic Reconstruction Alternative, the Modified Task Force Alternative, and the Enhanced Modified Task Force Alternative. The build alternatives would all involve reconstruction to meet applicable standards for design and safety, and would provide a landscaped urban boulevard with three or four lanes in each direction, a continuous bikeway/walkway, and redesigned pedestrian crossings with ample refuge areas to improve access to the waterfront. In addition, the build alternatives would all include a computerized traffic-responsive signal system to regulate traffic flow. The build alternatives differ from one another primarily in the number of lanes they would provide within particular segments of the roadway and in the grading of those segments. The estimated costs of the build alternatives range from $370 million to $965 million; their estimated benefit-cost ratios range from 1.5 to 3.7. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would correct the structural deterioration, safety deficiencies, and inadequate capacity of Route 9A; would generally improve the character of the neighborhoods along the highway; would improve the overall air quality in the study area; and would increase public open space in the area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: All of the build alternatives would require the displacement of portions of Thomas F. Smith Park, which would probably need to be closed during construction in order to expedite the development of additional park facilities. Each build alternative would also displace several commercial establishments. Construction workers would encounter contaminated materials in many sections of the roadway, and remediation measures would therefore be required. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930168, Volume 1--848 pages and maps, Appendixes A through K--1,932 pages and maps, May 18, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-NY-EIS-93-02D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Central Business Districts KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Assessments KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - New York KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36414478?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-05-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+9A+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+BATTERY+PLACE+TO+59TH+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.title=ROUTE+9A+RECONSTRUCTION+PROJECT%2C+BATTERY+PLACE+TO+59TH+STREET%2C+NEW+YORK+COUNTY%2C+NEW+YORK.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Albany, New York; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 18, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TWIN BRIDGES REPLACEMENT PROJECT, GROSSCUP ROAD, BENTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON. AN - 36410078; 4126 AB - PURPOSE: The replacement of the existing south bridge of the Twin Bridges crossing the Yakima River in Benton County, Washington, is proposed. The bridges are located approximately one mile north of the city of West Richland and provide a crossing for Grosscup Road, which in turn provides access from West Richland to State Route 240 and the Department of Energy's Hanford Reservation. The bridges consist of a one-lane bridge extending from the southerly bank of the Yakima River to an island, and a two-lane bridge from the island to the river's northerly bank. Since its construction in 1915, the one-lane bridge has deteriorated, and it can no longer support the weight of today's larger vehicles. Replacement of the bridge is considered necessary to improve safety and accommodate projected traffic demands. Weight restrictions on the existing bridge limit emergency vehicle access and increase emergency response times. Deterioration of the bridge and its encroachment into the 100-year floodway could lead to failure and collapse of the structure. Four alternatives for the Twin Bridges, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. The build alternatives call for replacing the south bridge with a new bridge (Alternative 1); replacing both the south and north spans (Alternative 2); or removing the south bridge and constructing a new bridge downstream that would have two piers in the river (Alternative 3A) or one pier on the south shore (Alternative 3B). The estimated construction costs of Build Alternatives 1, 2, 3A, and 3B are $3.1 million, $4.2 million, $3.2 million, and $4.6 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Any of the build alternatives would improve traffic safety, reduce traffic congestion, and accommodate projected traffic demand. The new structure would be designed to accommodate, at a minimum, a peak-hour traffic volume of 1,900 vehicles per hour in the year 2012. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The build alternatives would require the acquisition of up to nine acres of privately owned land for additional right-of-way. Each build alternative would displace one residence and up to six occupants, and each would involve the relocation of the Columbia Irrigation District Canal farther south. The build alternatives would impact up to 16 acres of land, including prime farmlands and jurisdictional wetlands. Soils highly susceptible to wind erosion would be disturbed. During construction, air quality would be degraded by dust emissions, and some temporary degradation of water quality would occur from sedimentation and runoff. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930163, 314 pages and maps, May 12, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WA-EIS-93-3-D KW - Bridges KW - Farmlands KW - Highways KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Waterways KW - Wetlands KW - Washington KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36410078?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-05-12&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TWIN+BRIDGES+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+GROSSCUP+ROAD%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.title=TWIN+BRIDGES+REPLACEMENT+PROJECT%2C+GROSSCUP+ROAD%2C+BENTON+COUNTY%2C+WASHINGTON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Olympia, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: May 12, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - TH 14 FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE NORTH MANKATO-MANKATO BYPASS AND COUNTY ROAD 193 AT THE EAST EDGE OF MANKATO TO 0.9 MILES EAST OF THE EAST JUNCTION OF TH 60 EAST OF EAGLE LAKE, MINNESOTA. AN - 36405660; 4115 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Trunk Highway (TH) 14 on a new alignment between Mankato and the east junction of TH 60 east of Eagle Lake in Blue Earth County, south-central Minnesota, is proposed. Alternatives considered in the draft EIS included the No Action Alternative, two-lane reconstruction on the existing alignment, and four-lane construction on a new alignment in the northern portion of the corridor. In this final EIS, the preferred alternative, four-lane construction on a new alignment, combines Alternative W and a modified Alternative D from the draft EIS. The proposed project, which would be approximately 7.4 miles long, would be a four-lane expressway facility except along its westerly two miles, which would be constructed to freeway standards. The project would begin at the junction of the North Mankato-Mankato Bypass and County Road 193 east of Mankato, extend approximately one mile before curving southward to skirt a major portion of a large wetland/upland complex, and then continue eastward across County State Aid Highway 3, the north edge of a wetland, and the DME Railroad tracks. It would then curve slightly to the north and east to avoid the city of Eagle Lake, intersect with a connection to Township Road 341, cross the Eagle Lake outlet, and continue to a terminus 0.9 miles east of the east junction of TH 60. The facility would have 12-foot-wide driving lanes and ten-foot-wide outside paved shoulders. An interchange would be built at the intersection of TH 14 and County Road 193 at the east edge of Mankato and the west end of the project. All other intersections would be at-grade, with left- and right-turn lanes provided. The facility would contain three entrances to the city of Eagle Lake, and eastbound and westbound bridges over the railroad west of Eagle Lake. The existing TH 14 from Mankato to Eagle Lake would remain in place as a county highway; east of Eagle Lake, the existing roadway would be obliterated. The estimated cost of the project, which would be phased over a two-year period, would be $16.47 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway would have a higher traffic capacity and provide a higher level of service and safety than the existing facility. It would ease local- and through-traffic movements, and would lower noise levels within the city of Eagle Lake. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development would result in the degradation or loss of 24.7 acres of stream waterways and wetlands and the displacement of 170.9 acres of prime farmland. Approximately 9.6 acres of farmland would be triangulated, eight farmed parcels would be severed, and two residences or small businesses would be relocated. Noise levels near some farmsteads and homes along the new alignment would also increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 91-0177D, Volume 15, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 930152, Volume 1--141 pages and maps, Volume 2--170 pages and maps, May 3, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS-90-3-F KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Farmlands KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Lakes KW - Noise KW - Railroads KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 401 Permits KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405660?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-05-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=TH+14+FROM+THE+JUNCTION+OF+THE+NORTH+MANKATO-MANKATO+BYPASS+AND+COUNTY+ROAD+193+AT+THE+EAST+EDGE+OF+MANKATO+TO+0.9+MILES+EAST+OF+THE+EAST+JUNCTION+OF+TH+60+EAST+OF+EAGLE+LAKE%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=TH+14+FROM+THE+JUNCTION+OF+THE+NORTH+MANKATO-MANKATO+BYPASS+AND+COUNTY+ROAD+193+AT+THE+EAST+EDGE+OF+MANKATO+TO+0.9+MILES+EAST+OF+THE+EAST+JUNCTION+OF+TH+60+EAST+OF+EAGLE+LAKE%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Saint Paul, Minnesota; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: May 3, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Toxicological evaluation of mixtures of ten widely used pesticides. AN - 75846005; 8326087 AB - Toxicities of pesticidal mixtures in biological systems have not been explored adequately. Therefore, mixtures of ten widely used pesticides were evaluated for their toxicity in ICR male mice (21-24 g). Mice were given four mixtures of alachlor, aldrin, atrazine, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, DDT, dieldrin, endosulfan, lindane, parathion and toxaphene, at 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 and 10 ppm of each of these pesticides, in drinking water for 90 days ad libitum. Also, two mixtures at 2.5 and 5 mg kg-1 of each pesticide in 7.5% Tween-80 in water were administered to additional groups of mice by oral intubation daily for up to 14 days. In relation to the control, the 90-day exposure caused a dose-dependent increase in the liver/body weight ratio (3-44%), a decrease in the pentobarbital (60 mg kg-1, i.p.)-induced sleep time (11-79%) and an increase in the metabolism of aniline (233-399%), amidopyrine (79-231%), phenacetin (127-318%) and benzo[a]pyrene (286-1633%) in the 9000 g hepatic supernatants from the mixture-treated mice. Proliferation, dilatation and fragmentation of the endoplasmic reticulum and scattering of ribosomes were noticed with mixture livers. In the 5 mg kg-1 group, 90% of the animals died by Day 8; incidence of death was considerably less in the 2.5 mg kg-1 group. The serum cholinesterase activity was inhibited by ca. 50% in the 2.5 and 5 mg kg-1 groups on either one or both of Days 8 and 15; the liver/body weight ratio increased by 24-79% and the pentobarbital-induced sleep time decreased by 80-96%.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) JF - Journal of applied toxicology : JAT AU - Chaturvedi, A K AD - Biochemistry Research Section, Federal Aviation Administration, Oklahoma City, OK 73125. PY - 1993 SP - 183 EP - 188 VL - 13 IS - 3 SN - 0260-437X, 0260-437X KW - Enzymes KW - 0 KW - Pesticides KW - Pentobarbital KW - I4744080IR KW - Index Medicus KW - Administration, Oral KW - Eating -- drug effects KW - Animals KW - Mice, Inbred ICR KW - Liver -- enzymology KW - Liver -- pathology KW - Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury -- pathology KW - Liver -- metabolism KW - Mice KW - Pentobarbital -- pharmacology KW - Enzymes -- blood KW - Sleep -- drug effects KW - Drinking -- drug effects KW - Body Weight -- drug effects KW - Male KW - Organ Size -- drug effects KW - Pesticides -- toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/75846005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Atoxline&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.atitle=Toxicological+evaluation+of+mixtures+of+ten+widely+used+pesticides.&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+A+K&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=A&rft.date=1993-05-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=183&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+applied+toxicology+%3A+JAT&rft.issn=0260437X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 1993-08-09 N1 - Date created - 1993-08-09 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - School Bus Safety Report. AN - 62780665; ED364978 AB - This publication provides a summary and update of school bus-safety activities conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This report discusses Congressional mandates and NHTSA's actions to improve school-bus safety (which include programs that affect human behavior and motor-vehicle safety performance), the magnitude of school bus-related injuries and fatalities, and current agency activities to make school-bus transportation even safer. Following a review of national safety standards and actions, information is presented on the magnitude of the school-bus problem and pedestrian-related fatalities. Regarding the seat belt issue, the National Academy of Science concluded that the overall benefits of seat belts on large school buses were insufficient to justify a federal requirement for mandatory installation. Other sections describe current amendments under consideration for vans used as school buses and current and future NHTSA activities. A conclusion is that school-bus transportation is one of the safest forms of transportation and that most school-bus crashes are minor. Although buses cannot be designed to withstand catastrophic crashes, the agency will continue to safeguard students who use school-bus transportation. Five figures are included. (LMI) Y1 - 1993/05// PY - 1993 DA - May 1993 SP - 13 KW - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration KW - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE) KW - School Buses KW - Vehicular Traffic KW - Traffic Safety KW - Student Transportation KW - Mortality Rate KW - Federal Legislation KW - Bus Transportation KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Standards KW - School Safety KW - Traffic Accidents UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/62780665?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Availability - Level 1 - Available online, if indexed January 1993 onward N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - LOS ANGELES EASTSIDE CORRIDOR, EXTENDING EASTWARD FROM THE LOS ANGELES BUSINESS DISTRICT TO JUST EAST OF ATLANTIC BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36405359; 4039 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a rail extension of the Los Angeles Metro Rail Red Line through the city's Eastside Corridor, from Union Station in the central business district to just east of Atlantic Boulevard, is proposed. Focal issues considered in relation to the project include traffic; parking; land use and development; economics and fiscal impacts; land acquisition/displacement and relocation; neighborhood impacts; visual and aesthetic resources; air quality; noise and vibration; geotechnical, subsurface, and seismic considerations; water resources; natural resources and ecosystems; energy; safety and security; historical and archaeological resources; community facilities; parklands; and cemeteries. Ten alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 1), the Transportation Systems Management Plan (Alternative 2), and eight full-length Eastside Corridor rail transit alternatives, each having a different physical alignment and number of stations, are described in this draft EIS. Under Alternative 2, east-west and north-south bus service would increase. Three of the rail transit alternatives each have two alignment options for segments within the full-length alignment. Park-and-ride facilities would be built at the east stations specified in the rail alternatives. Depending on the alternative selected, parking space demand would vary from 1,090 to 1,180 spaces. Initially, a surface lot would be built, and, depending on the alternative selected, there would be provisions for expansion to a multilevel garage. Should a rail alternative be selected as the locally preferred alternative, an initial shorter segment from Union Station might be built that would begin operating before final construction of the full-length extension. The physical and design characteristics of the rail alternatives would be consistent with the existing Red Line. The rail alternatives would generally provide cut-and-cover underground stations connected by tunnel line sections that would be located within public-street rights-of-way. A total of 18 possible station locations are proposed among the eight rail alternatives. The typical station would be a double-ended mezzanine with provisions for a minimum of four primary knockout panel locations. One of the knockout panel locations would be designated at the primary station entrance location. A typical station box would be 715 feet long and have a 450-foot passenger platform. The passenger cars used for the Eastside Corridor would be the same as those used on the existing Red Line, which is a heavy-rail system. Trains would consist of four to six cars during peak periods and two to four cars during other periods. They would run via automatic train operation, with nonautomatic functions being controlled by the operator in the train's lead car. Under Alternative 3, the extension would be approximately 5.8 miles long and have six stations; it would generally follow Brooklyn Avenue to Indiana Street and then follow Whittier Boulevard to a terminus on Atlantic Boulevard. Under Alternative 4, the extension would be approximately 7.5 miles long and have six stations; it would follow Brooklyn Avenue to East Los Angeles Community College, continue down Atlantic Boulevard, turn east at Whittier Boulevard, and continue to a terminus near Goodrich Boulevard. Under Alternative 5, the extension would be approximately 5.6 miles long and have six stations; it would follow First Street to Indiana Avenue, continue south to Whittier Boulevard, and then shift east to a terminus at Atlantic Boulevard. Alternative 6 is nearly identical to Alternative 5; the extension would be 6.4 miles long and have an additional station at, and two options for routing through, the Metro Rail yard. Under Alternative 7, the extension would be 5.4 miles long and have five stations; it would follow Whittier Boulevard along its entire route. Alternative 8 is nearly identical to Alternative 7, but the extension would be 5.6 miles long and have six stations and two options for routing through the Metro Rail yard. Alternative 9 is similar to Alternative 3, but the extension would be 6.5 miles long and have eight stations and two options for routing through the Metro Rail yard. Under Alternative 10, the extension would be 7.1 miles long and have seven stations; it would generally follow Brooklyn Avenue to Indiana Street, continue south to Whittier Boulevard, shift east to Atlantic Avenue, and then shift north and continue to a terminus at Brooklyn Avenue. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail alternatives would provide passengers with through-service to the city's west side and north side without the need to transfer at Union Station. Surface traffic in a very congested region would be reduced, with an attendant improvement in air quality. Depending on the alternative selected, up to 2,300 construction jobs would be generated during project implementation, with indirect economic benefits of up to $1.19 million. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Significant adverse impacts of the project would include displacement of up to six single-family and 72 multifamily residential units, 34 businesses, and a historic building; neighborhood and local traffic disruption during construction and after completion of the project; visual impacts; and noise and vibration near stations and tunnels. Tunneling could result in destruction of fossils in a known paleontological area. The area is also prone to earthquakes. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930150, 2 volumes and maps, April 30, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Commercial Zones KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Seismic Surveys KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Tunnels (Railroads) KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Archaeologic Sites KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36405359?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOS+ANGELES+EASTSIDE+CORRIDOR%2C+EXTENDING+EASTWARD+FROM+THE+LOS+ANGELES+BUSINESS+DISTRICT+TO+JUST+EAST+OF+ATLANTIC+BOULEVARD%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=LOS+ANGELES+EASTSIDE+CORRIDOR%2C+EXTENDING+EASTWARD+FROM+THE+LOS+ANGELES+BUSINESS+DISTRICT+TO+JUST+EAST+OF+ATLANTIC+BOULEVARD%2C+LOS+ANGELES+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 30, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - US HIGHWAY 10, WAUPACA TO FREMONT, WAUPACA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. AN - 36399139; 4053 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of US 10 in southern Waupaca County, Wisconsin, from a two-lane to a four-lane facility is proposed. The 15-mile project would extend from Anderson Road in Waupaca, 0.5 miles west of the State Trunk Highway (STH) 54/49 interchange, to Brown Road, two miles west of the village of Fremont. US 10 is a major east-west link across central Wisconsin serving commuter, commercial, and recreational traffic between the Stevens Point area to the west and the Fox River Valley to the east. Traffic along the project corridor is expected to increase about 50 percent by 2017, resulting in volumes of up to 18,600 vehicles per day. Traffic volumes already exceed safety thresholds for the highway, and accident and fatality rates exceed the statewide average. Several alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the proposed build alternatives, the existing road would be upgraded to a four-lane, divided highway. Differences under the alternatives in their stipulations are as follows: the alignment location relative to the existing highway; the presence of a frontage road; the number of points accessible to US 10; and the number of residences and farms adversely affected by rights-of-way acquisition. The existing US 10 would be incorporated along most of the project corridor, either as two lanes of the new four-lane facility or as a frontage road adjacent to the four-lane facility for local access. Exceptions to this incorporation would occur along a 1.5-mile section at the proposed interchange with County Trunk Highway (CTH) ""X'' at Weyauwega and along a one-mile section at the proposed interchange with STH 49; in these areas the proposed alignment would be built at a new location. All driving lanes would be 12 feet wide, and the highway would be divided by a 60-foot median throughout most of the project corridor to provide an adequate and safe separation of opposing directions of traffic, adequate drainage, storage for vehicles (including trucks and school buses) at crossroad intersections, and storage for farm machinery in median openings. Between Anderson Road and CTH ""A,'' however, the median would be 30 feet wide. New interchanges are proposed for CTH ""X,'' STH 110, and STH 49. In general, existing access to US 10, including local roads, field entrances, and driveways, would be consolidated to control direct at-grade connections to the upgraded highway. At the eastern terminus of the project, the four-lane cross section would narrow to meet the existing two-lane cross section near Brown Road. Improvements to the existing road such as resurfacing, rehabilitation, or shoulder restoration would be accomplished within the existing highway right-of-way. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, through traffic would be allowed to operate at or near the 55-mph speed limit under peak traffic volume conditions; would reduce accidents; and the need to convert the facility to freeway standards would be precluded in the foreseeable future. The annual savings resulting from the improved level of service would total up to $2 million for truck users. The highway improvement would also result in an increase in local business sales, an increase in spendable personal income (of up to $116 million between the years 1990 and 2020), the creation of jobs, and a reduction in travel time for local residents. Improved access to recreational and related resources would benefit tourism and increase spending by out-of-state visitors. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace up to 238 acres. Up to 58 acres of wetland and 17 acres of woodland would be required for widening the existing highway and constructing new interchanges. Up to 141 acres of farmland from 32 farming operations would be displaced. The project would require a maximum of 20 residential and 10 business relocations. Other impacts would include wildlife habitat loss, potential erosion and sedimentation during construction, the loss of prime soils, the potential discovery of unknown underground storage tanks, noise impacts to adjacent residences, and impacts to the habitat of two state-listed threatened turtle species. LEGAL MANDATES: Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 1344 et seq.), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930147, 124 pages and maps, April 28, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-WI-EIS-93-03-D KW - Commercial Zones KW - Cost Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety Analyses KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wisconsin KW - Clean Water Act Section 404 Permits, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36399139?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+WAUPACA+TO+FREMONT%2C+WAUPACA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.title=US+HIGHWAY+10%2C+WAUPACA+TO+FREMONT%2C+WAUPACA+COUNTY%2C+WISCONSIN.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Madison, Wisconsin; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 28, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - HILLSBORO CORRIDOR, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36411089; 4049 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of the mass transit system connecting Portland and Hillsboro, Oregon, is proposed. Hillsboro is located approximately 6.2 miles west of Portland. The Hillsboro Corridor is bounded on the east by SW 185th Avenue, and extends north past US 26 to the boundary between Washington and Multnomah counties, south past the Tulatin Valley Highway, and west to include Hillsboro and Forest Grove. The corridor is within the urban growth boundary for Portland and includes major residential, commercial, and industrial developments and large tracts of land destined for future development. It contains the Hillsboro business district, the Portland-Hillsboro Airport, the Washington County Fairplex, and several major employers. The corridor also includes the western terminus of the future Westside light rail transit (LRT) line from downtown Portland to SW 185th Avenue. This project has already been approved, and construction of the Westside LRT line begins in 1993. However, because of the recent growth and projected future growth of the Hillsboro Corridor, an extension of the Westside LRT line through the Hillsboro Corridor is now being considered. Four alternatives for the Hillsboro Corridor extension are described in this draft EIS: a No-Build Alternative, which would terminate the LRT line at SW 185th Avenue; a Transportation Systems Management Alternative, which would also terminate the LRT line at SW 185th Avenue, but which would improve bus service and traffic control measures along the corridor; a full-length LRT system from SW 185th Avenue to the Hillsboro business district, a distance of 6.2 miles; and a short-terminus LRT system from SW 185th Avenue to a proposed terminus at the Washington County Fairplex, a distance of 3.9 miles. Three optional alignments through downtown Hillsboro are under consideration for the full-length LRT to Hillsboro: Washington Street, Main Street, and a Washington/Main Street couplet. The remainder of the full-length LRT alignment would run parallel to an abandoned railroad alignment. This alternative would involve the construction of ten new LRT stations, three new park-and-ride lots, and 355 new parking places. For all three optional alignments, the Hillsboro Transit Center would be relocated. The shorter LRT line to the Fairplex would involve the construction of four stations and the same number of parking facilities as for the longer route. Both the full-length (all options) and short-terminus LRT alternatives would eliminate duplicate service and restructure the bus feeder networks. The total capital costs of the LRT alternatives would range from $78.6 million for the short-terminus alternative to $142 million for the couplet option of the full-length route. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The rail alternatives would provide passengers with through-service to a high-growth area now experiencing severe traffic congestion problems. System construction would reduce traffic congestion by up to 9,000 vehicle miles daily, thereby improving local air quality. The corridor's transit transfer rate would increase under all the alternatives. Depending on the alternative selected, up to 2,414 construction jobs would be generated during project implementation and up to 475 transit jobs would be required once the system was operational. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The proposed rail project would displace up to ten single-family and seven multifamily residential units, and six small businesses; disrupt neighborhood and local traffic during construction; impact visual aesthetics; and increase noise and vibration along certain track segments. In addition, construction would result in the loss of up to 1.67 acres of wetlands, 0.31 acres of 100-year floodplain, and several historic structures, and would encroach on archaeologically sensitive areas. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930130, 430 pages and maps, April 16, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Air Quality KW - Airports KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Employment KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Parking KW - Rapid Transit Systems KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Oregon KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411089?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=HILLSBORO+CORRIDOR%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=HILLSBORO+CORRIDOR%2C+WASHINGTON+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Seattle, Washington; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 16, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANKATO SOUTH ROUTE (BLUE EARTH CSAH 90), BLUE EARTH COUNTY, MINNESOTA. AN - 36409751; 4042 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a two-lane roadway immediately south of the city of Mankato in southern Minnesota is proposed. The proposed South Route would extend for approximately 11 miles from Trunk Highway (TH) 169/160 west of Mankato to TH 83 southeast of Mankato. Travel demand has increased in the area because of increased enrollment at Mankato State University and the development of two shopping centers south of town. It is therefore anticipated that a four-lane facility would be necessary in the future, except in a segment east of TH 22, where two lanes are considered adequate for the future. As a result, this draft EIS considers the effects of a four-lane roadway except in the above-mentioned segment. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in the draft EIS. The three build alternatives share a common alignment at each end of the study area but form three separate alignments roughly a half-mile apart in the middle portion. Under all three of the build alternatives, the acquisition of 300 feet of right-of-way would be required wherever possible in order to anticipate the eventual expansion of the roadway to four lanes. A separate ten-foot trail is also proposed within the roadway right-of-way. The roadway would cross the Blue Earth and La Sueur rivers; key intersections include County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 33, TH 66, TH 22, and TH 169. Two design alternatives are under consideration for the TH 169 intersection: an at-grade intersection with a traffic signal and channelization for turning movements, and a grade-separated interchange at two potential sites. The total estimated costs of the build alternatives range from approximately $13.4 million to $15.3 million. The estimated costs of the two TH 169 interchange alternatives are $1.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed facility would provide east-west access to various sites south of the city of Mankato and reduce traffic congestion downtown and on north-south roads. In addition, the new roadway would reduce travel time and distance, improve safety and traffic operating conditions, provide long-term energy savings and improved access to job and recreational opportunities, increase property values, and promote economic development. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 5 to 12 residences and up to 2 businesses; 414 to 436 acres of farmland would be converted to roadway use, and up to 13.4 acres of wetlands would be filled. Depending on the alternative selected, $10,500 to $16,100 in tax revenues could be lost to Blue Earth County due to the displacement of the residences and businesses and conversion of the farmland. The roadway would transversally encroach upon 1,000 to 1,500 feet of floodplains adjacent to the Blue Earth River and 400 to 550 feet adjacent to the La Sueur River; small tracts of bottomland hardwoods would be lost in both areas. One of the interchange alternatives would require the acquisition of 18 acres of parkland from Minneopa State Park. Noise levels along the roadway would increase substantially, though not in excess of federal standards. Wildlife habitat along the roadway would be disrupted, and special measures would be taken to protect active nests of bank swallows (a protected species) as well as the snow trillium (a plant species of special concern). Preliminary surveys have found 2 historic structures and 22 archaeological sites in the project area; 3 of the archaeological sites are believed to be Indian burial mounds. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Executive Order 11990, Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930120, 277 pages, April 7, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-MN-EIS/4(f)-93-1-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Minnesota KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Executive Order 11990, Wetlands KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409751?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANKATO+SOUTH+ROUTE+%28BLUE+EARTH+CSAH+90%29%2C+BLUE+EARTH+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.title=MANKATO+SOUTH+ROUTE+%28BLUE+EARTH+CSAH+90%29%2C+BLUE+EARTH+COUNTY%2C+MINNESOTA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Nashville, Tennessee; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 7, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - POTEAU BYPASS (US 59) FROM THE JUNCTION OF US 59/US 271 NORTH AND EAST APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES TO THE US 59/SH 112 INTERSECTION, POTEAU, LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA. AN - 36411960; 4046 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane highway on the west edge of Poteau, Oklahoma, is proposed. The bypass would extend for approximately 4.5 miles from the US 59/271 junction northeast to the US 59/SH 112 junction. Presently, US 59 traverses the city of Poteau in a nonlinear north-south direction; the highway is approaching capacity, and projections indicate that by the year 2010 it will develop serious capacity problems resulting in extended traffic delays during peak periods. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (Alternative 2), a four-lane, divided, limited-access highway would be built on a new alignment. The alignment would proceed north for 1.5 miles from the US 59/271 junction, basically following section line NS 4710, and then proceed northeast approximately three miles to the US 59/SH 112 intersection. Based on design traffic volumes, the proposed highway warrants improvement to Design 2 standards, which consist of a four-lane, 48-foot roadway with ten-foot outside and four-foot inside paved shoulders and a minimum 40-foot median. At least 180 feet of right-of-way would be acquired. Major intersections would be built at Pleasant Valley Road, Gatie Frand Drive on Sectionline Road EW-135, and Cavanal Hill Road. A grade separation would be built at Cavanal Hill Road because of the terrain in the area. The total estimated costs of the project are $9.5 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would reduce traffic congestion, the number of accidents, and pedestrian/bicyclist safety hazards in downtown Poteau. Noise and air pollution would also be reduced in the downtown area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative would displace 11 single-family residences and one business while taking some property from five businesses. The diversion of traffic from downtown Poteau would mean a loss of revenue for some local businesses. Substantial increases in noise levels would occur at 12 locations, and one receptor would experience noise in excess of federal standards. Previously undisturbed areas of wildlife habitat would be fragmented or adversely impacted. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930117, 58 pages and maps, April 5, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OK-EIS-92-02-D KW - Central Business Districts KW - Commercial Zones KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Oklahoma KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411960?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=POTEAU+BYPASS+%28US+59%29+FROM+THE+JUNCTION+OF+US+59%2FUS+271+NORTH+AND+EAST+APPROXIMATELY+4.5+MILES+TO+THE+US+59%2FSH+112+INTERSECTION%2C+POTEAU%2C+LEFLORE+COUNTY%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.title=POTEAU+BYPASS+%28US+59%29+FROM+THE+JUNCTION+OF+US+59%2FUS+271+NORTH+AND+EAST+APPROXIMATELY+4.5+MILES+TO+THE+US+59%2FSH+112+INTERSECTION%2C+POTEAU%2C+LEFLORE+COUNTY%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 5, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PRICE FREEWAY (LOOP 101), SUPERSTITION FREEWAY TO PECOS ROAD, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 36409904; 4036 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of the Price Freeway within the metropolitan area of Phoenix, Arizona, is proposed. The six- to eight-lane freeway would extend in a north-south direction for approximately 6.5 miles along the alignment defined by the existing Price Road southeast of Phoenix. Price Road is located within the jurisdictions of Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, and Maricopa County, and serves as a major transportation corridor for the east valley as well as a connecting route to Phoenix. Since 1985, the Price Freeway has been included as a segment in a local plan to encircle the metropolitan area with an outer loop freeway system that would connect Interstate 10 (I-10) at the south end of the valley to I-17 at the north end. The segment under consideration would extend from the Superstition Freeway interchange south to Pecos Road. A No Action Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (the Freeway Alternative), a grade-separated, fully access-controlled facility would be built to current freeway standards. A one-way frontage road would be located on each side of the facility to accommodate local access and traffic. The freeway would generally contain six lanes and a 46-foot median, with the option of adding another two lanes in the median being provided. There would be a need for eight lanes north of Warner Road to accommodate traffic volumes by the year 2015. The freeway would be fully depressed (below grade) from the Superstition Freeway south to Warner Road; between Warner Road and Chandler Boulevard, it would be raised approximately five feet above the existing grade at some locations and would return to a depressed profile at most existing major intersections. The exception is at Chandler Boulevard, which the freeway would pass over and which would remain at its present grade. The project's estimated construction costs are $145 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project would improve traffic flow conditions in the east valley and relieve existing traffic congestion. If the freeway were not built, the level of service at 20 signalized arterial intersections would fall below acceptable levels by the year 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The project would require the acquisition and development of 257 acres of land, including approximately 160 acres of prime farmland for rights-of-way, and would displace approximately 26 single-family residences and 68 apartment units. Noise levels at selected residential areas adjacent to the new freeway would exceed federal standards, and as a result, noise barrier walls 8 to 12 feet high would need to be built at selected locations. Subsurface archaeological resources would be destroyed during freeway construction, and some effects on the historic Tempe and Western canals are possible. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930118, 296 pages and maps, April 5, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-AZ-EIS-93-01-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Housing KW - Noise KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Waterways KW - Arizona KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409904?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PRICE+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+SUPERSTITION+FREEWAY+TO+PECOS+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=PRICE+FREEWAY+%28LOOP+101%29%2C+SUPERSTITION+FREEWAY+TO+PECOS+ROAD%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Phoenix, Arizona; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: April 5, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Highway construction in karst terranes; avoiding and remediating collapse features AN - 50335405; 1994-050270 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Mellett, James S AU - Maccarillo, Bernard J A2 - Fickies, Robert H. Y1 - 1993/04// PY - 1993 DA - April 1993 SP - 37 EP - 43 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 42 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - geologic hazards KW - collapse structures KW - ground-penetrating radar KW - western New Jersey KW - karst KW - land subsidence KW - Epler Formation KW - remediation KW - Ordovician KW - sedimentary rocks KW - Alpha New Jersey KW - construction KW - stratigraphy KW - Paleozoic KW - radar methods KW - terranes KW - caverns KW - Jacksonburg Limestone KW - planning KW - sinkholes KW - Lower Ordovician KW - New Jersey KW - carbonate rocks KW - solution features KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology KW - 23:Geomorphology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50335405?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Highway+construction+in+karst+terranes%3B+avoiding+and+remediating+collapse+features&rft.au=Mellett%2C+James+S%3BMaccarillo%2C+Bernard+J&rft.aulast=Mellett&rft.aufirst=James&rft.date=1993-04-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=37&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geologic complexities in the highway environment; 42nd annual highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 14 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - sects., geol. sketch map N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Alpha New Jersey; carbonate rocks; caverns; collapse structures; construction; Epler Formation; geologic hazards; ground-penetrating radar; Jacksonburg Limestone; karst; land subsidence; Lower Ordovician; New Jersey; Ordovician; Paleozoic; planning; radar methods; remediation; roads; sedimentary rocks; sinkholes; solution features; stratigraphy; terranes; United States; western New Jersey ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clues to landslide identification and investigation AN - 50207712; 1994-050283 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - McGuffey, Verne C A2 - Fickies, Robert H. Y1 - 1993/04// PY - 1993 DA - April 1993 SP - 187 EP - 192 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 42 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - landslides KW - failures KW - safety KW - identification KW - mass movements KW - shear KW - mechanism KW - friction KW - slope stability KW - ground water KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50207712?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=Clues+to+landslide+identification+and+investigation&rft.au=McGuffey%2C+Verne+C&rft.aulast=McGuffey&rft.aufirst=Verne&rft.date=1993-04-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=187&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geologic complexities in the highway environment; 42nd annual highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 3 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Document feature - illus. N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - failures; friction; ground water; identification; landslides; mass movements; mechanism; safety; shear; slope stability ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The evolution of rock excavation and stabilization in New York State; emphasis on the West Point Quadrangle AN - 50207670; 1994-050276 JF - Proceedings of the Annual Highway Geology Symposium AU - Bolton, Clayton L, Jr A2 - Fickies, Robert H. Y1 - 1993/04// PY - 1993 DA - April 1993 SP - 111 EP - 116 PB - Highway Geology Symposium, Atlanta, GA VL - 42 SN - 0160-9564, 0160-9564 KW - United States KW - stabilization KW - rockfalls KW - West Point Quadrangle KW - reservoirs KW - slopes KW - aqueducts KW - excavations KW - New York KW - tunnels KW - mass movements KW - bridges KW - Storm King Highway KW - construction KW - roads KW - 30:Engineering geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/50207670?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/ProQ%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.atitle=The+evolution+of+rock+excavation+and+stabilization+in+New+York+State%3B+emphasis+on+the+West+Point+Quadrangle&rft.au=Bolton%2C+Clayton+L%2C+Jr&rft.aulast=Bolton&rft.aufirst=Clayton&rft.date=1993-04-01&rft.volume=42&rft.issue=&rft.spage=111&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Proceedings+of+the+Annual+Highway+Geology+Symposium&rft.issn=01609564&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geologic complexities in the highway environment; 42nd annual highway geology symposium N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2012, American Geosciences Institute. N1 - Date revised - 1994-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 8 N1 - PubXState - GA N1 - Last updated - 2012-06-07 N1 - CODEN - PAHGAG N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - aqueducts; bridges; construction; excavations; mass movements; New York; reservoirs; roads; rockfalls; slopes; stabilization; Storm King Highway; tunnels; United States; West Point Quadrangle ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. AN - 36411726; 3980 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority's Airport Layout Plan, which is based on the authority's Master Plan for increasing the capacity of Memphis International Airport in Memphis, Tennessee, is proposed. Projects included in the Layout Plan are the construction of a third parallel north-south runway (18E-36E) 927 feet east of existing runway 18L-36R, with full parallel taxiways, high-speed exits, and connecting taxiways; the installation of a Category III instrument landing system, including an approach lighting system; the extension of runway 18L-36R 2,700 feet to the south, and construction of connecting taxiways; and the relocation of existing navigation aids and installation of associated navigation aids to serve the needs of west Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas. The proposed improvements would require the relocation of portions of Swinnea Road; the lowering of a portion of Winchester Road and extension of the tunnel; and the lowering of a portion of Shelby Drive. A portion of Hurricane Creek would be relocated generally west of its existing channel to allow for construction of the new runway and associated taxiways. The authority has already submitted Section 404 permit requests to the Army Corps of Engineers for relocation of Hurricane Creek and other wetland areas, and has begun acquisitions of property for purposes of right-of-way and noise compatibility. Only the Layout Plan and the No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The estimated costs of the Layout Plan are $177 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action and related mitigation actions, airport noise impacts and pollution emissions would be decreased somewhat by the year 2000, and roadway traffic circulation would be improved past the airport. Improvements would allow for the growth of Federal Express (which currently employs over 18,000 people in the area) and other air service, distribution, warehouse, transportation, and related firms which rely on airport accessibility. Reduction of aircraft delays under the proposed action would result in lower air pollutant emissions than under the No Action Alternative. Implementation of the proposed action would not result in the loss of long-term productivity, nor would there be any irreversible commitment of resources. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, 442 residential, commercial, and industrial properties would be relocated, including those in a section of Oakhaven, Tennessee, an established community east of the airport. A total of 303 acres of land would be acquired and relocated. Use of the relocated Swinnea Road could cause increased traffic noise levels in Oakhaven. Construction of the proposed projects could cause short-term noise, dust, waste disposal, and soil erosion impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-248), Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, as amended (P.L. 100-223), Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0143D, Volume 16, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 930112, 3 volumes and maps, April 1, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Air Transportation KW - Air Quality KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Airports KW - Creeks KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Navigation Aids KW - Noise KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Memphis International Airport KW - Tennessee KW - Airport and Airway Improvements Act of 1982, Compliance KW - Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Parks KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36411726?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-04-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MEMPHIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MEMPHIS%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.title=MEMPHIS+INTERNATIONAL+AIRPORT%2C+MEMPHIS%2C+TENNESSEE.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis, Tennessee; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: April 1, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MON-FAYETTE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, I-70 TO ROUTE 51, WASHINGTON AND ALLEGHENY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA. AN - 36415380; 4050 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 17-mile highway extending from Interstate 70 (I-70) in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Route 51 in Jefferson Borough, Allegheny County, is proposed. The proposed highway is one of four segments of the Mon-Fayette Transportation Project, which is designed to provide highway improvements between Pittsburgh and Morgantown, West Virginia. The facility would be a multilane, limited-access toll highway with interchanges at four locations. Four alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred alternative (the New Alignment Alternative), the highway would be built along a new alignment and have four 12-foot-wide lanes with a 60-foot-wide grass median. Two alternative alignments, the Orange and the Brown, are under consideration for the four sections of this 17-mile segment. Both alignments generally follow the course of the Monongahela River, which is located one to two miles to the east. In the first section, the first toll interchange north of I-70 for both alignments would be located east of Ghennes Heights, and would provide local access to Coyle Curtain Road. In the second section, the Orange Alignment would have a toll interchange east of wetland ""NOJ,'' which would provide local access to Route 136; the Brown Alignment toll interchange would be located along Route 136 east of Ringgold High School and Calvary Cemetery. In the third section, both alignments would have toll interchanges at Finleyville Elrama Road, located several hundred feet apart. In the final section, both alignments would terminate at Route 51 with toll interchanges approximately 0.4 miles apart. Total estimated construction costs are $397 million for the Brown Alignment, $428 million for the Orange Alignment, and $410 million for a combination of the two. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed highway would improve travel time, access, and safety for motorists in the mid-Mon Valley, and would reduce congestion on existing north-south highways, which have poor alignments, steep grades, and inadequate sight distances. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would displace 55 to 122 businesses and residences, 2.59 to 4.03 acres of wetlands, 228 to 326 acres of productive farmland, and 3,495 to 3,631 habitat units. In addition, 500 to 700 acres of forest would be removed, 5,990 to 7,200 linear feet of stream would be adversely impacted, and up to four historic properties in the project area could be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Intermodal Surface Transportation Act of 1991, Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601), and Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 1992. JF - EPA number: 930103, 2 volumes and maps, March 26, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-PA-EIS-93-01-D KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Rivers KW - Safety KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Section 404(b) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act of 1992, Funding UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36415380?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-03-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MON-FAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+I-70+TO+ROUTE+51%2C+WASHINGTON+AND+ALLEGHENY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.title=MON-FAYETTE+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+I-70+TO+ROUTE+51%2C+WASHINGTON+AND+ALLEGHENY+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 26, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 312 EXTENSION, SR 207 TO US 1 NORTH (SR 5), SAINT JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA. AN - 36408849; 4040 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a multilane, limited-access roadway in order to extend State Route (SR) 312 from its current terminus at SR 207 to a connection with US 1 (SR 5) just north of the city of Saint Augustine, Florida, is proposed. The proposed SR 312 extension would be approximately nine miles long and would serve primarily as a bypass route around the congested segments of US 1 in the St. Augustine area. It would serve a secondary function as a north-south traffic artery in the developing areas southwest and west of the city, and provide an alternate route linking the beach areas south of the city with SR 207, County Road 214, and SR 16. Three design alternatives are considered in this draft EIS; all alignments follow a preferred corridor that would minimize impacts to the Glimpse of Glory neighborhood and the Fourmile Swamp. Under Alternative A, a four-lane, limited-access freeway, with four interchange locations, within a 300-foot right-of-way, would be built. Under Alternatives B1 and B2, limited-access rural arterials with six lanes from SR 207 to SR 16 and four lanes from SR 16 to US 1 north within 250-foot right-of-ways would be built. Access would be provided at four locations under Alternative B1 and at eight locations under Alternative B2. Total project costs range from $30.1 million to $54.3 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed project, the actions would improve north-south traffic flow, reduce traffic congestion, create safer driving conditions, and spur economic development at major crossroads. It would provide a projected average in 2015 of 36,000 daily trips for areas south of SR 16 and 18,000 daily trips for areas north of SR 16. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The right-of-way requirements would displace 8 to 15 houses, 4 to 12 mobile homes, 6 to 10 businesses, and 73 to 117 acres of wetlands, depending on the alternative selected. The project would encroach on 42 acres of floodplains and 34 acres with a high probability of containing archaeological sites. One of these sites is potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Three to four contaminated sites are located within the project corridor. As many as four noise-sensitive residential sites could experience noise levels that approach or exceed federal standards. Operational impacts during construction would include air and noise pollution, and localized storm water runoff pollution. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930098, 2 volumes and maps, March 24, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-FL-EIS-93-01-D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Beaches KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Florida KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408849?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-03-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+312+EXTENSION%2C+SR+207+TO+US+1+NORTH+%28SR+5%29%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=SR+312+EXTENSION%2C+SR+207+TO+US+1+NORTH+%28SR+5%29%2C+SAINT+JOHNS+COUNTY%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tallahassee, Florida; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 24, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROUTE 101 SIX-LANE PROJECT, BETWEEN MILPAS STREET IN THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA AND 1.1 MILES NORTH OF THE VENTURA COUNTY LINE IN THE CITY OF CARPINTERIA, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36388644; 4038 AB - PURPOSE: The improvement of a 11.7-mile segment of Route 101 in the South Coast region of Santa Barbara County, California, is proposed by the California Department of Transportation. Route 101 is the principal north-south roadway serving the South Coast region, and it is also a major interregional route connecting northern and southern California. Traffic volumes on the roadway have increased 3 to 5 percent annually over the last ten years and are expected to increase an additional 28 percent over the next ten years. The four-phased project would increase highway capacity and correct operational deficiencies by revising interchanges, replacing bridges and overhead structures, and widening Route 101 from four to six lanes between the Milpas Street interchange in Santa Barbara (post mile 12.8) and a location 1.1 miles north of the Ventura County line (post mile 1.1) in Carpinteria. A No-Build Alternative, a Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative, and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The TSM elements would use the existing transportation system more efficiently without major expansion. Build Alternative 1 would, with minor exceptions, avoid the purchase of new right-of-way (ROW) because it would add one northbound and one southbound travel lane primarily within the existing median. Build Alternative 2 would require major ROW purchases because it would add the above-mentioned lanes on the outside of the existing lanes. As part of the build alternatives, several frontage roads would be realigned; bridges and interchange structures could be widened or replaced; median barriers would be installed; sound walls would be built in some areas; and some ramps would be permanently closed. Several design variations, which could be imposed under either build alternative, are proposed for the Route 225/Cabrillo-Hot Springs interchange (post mile 11.4), the Olive Mill Road interchange (post mile 10.5), the Memorial Oaks zone (approximately post mile 6.9), the freeway from Santa Claus Lane to the Carpinteria Avenue off-ramp (approximately post mile 4), and the freeway and interchanges from the Linden Avenue overcrossing to the Casitas Pass Road overcrossing (between post miles 3.1 and 2.6). Project costs are estimated at $92.4 million for Build Alternative 1 and $128.5 million for Build Alternative 2. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Potential beneficial impacts of the highway improvements would include alleviation of traffic congestion, a decrease in local emissions of carbon monoxide, and the correction of structural deficiencies of the highway. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Adverse impacts of the project would include an increase in local emissions of nitrogen oxides and in noise levels, a decrease in visual quality, and local construction impacts. Over half of the project site is located within the 100-year floodplain, and construction would impact vegetation and cause temporary siltation and erosion in this sensitive area. Mature freeway landscaping, riparian corridor and wetland plants, and commemorative landscaping (memorial oak trees) would be removed or impacted. The project would be located in an area containing prehistoric and historic archaeological sites, plus 16 sites eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Under Build Alternative 2, ROW acquisitions would displace up to 34 single-family residences, 15 mobile homes, and four businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930096, 2 volumes and maps, March 23, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: 93-04-D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites Surveys KW - Floodplains KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Noise Control KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - California KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36388644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-03-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROUTE+101+SIX-LANE+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+MILPAS+STREET+IN+THE+CITY+OF+SANTA+BARBARA+AND+1.1+MILES+NORTH+OF+THE+VENTURA+COUNTY+LINE+IN+THE+CITY+OF+CARPINTERIA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=ROUTE+101+SIX-LANE+PROJECT%2C+BETWEEN+MILPAS+STREET+IN+THE+CITY+OF+SANTA+BARBARA+AND+1.1+MILES+NORTH+OF+THE+VENTURA+COUNTY+LINE+IN+THE+CITY+OF+CARPINTERIA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 23, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SR 108 FROM POST MILE M1.8 TO POST MILE R6.9 NEAR SONORA, TUOLUMNE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36409781; 4037 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a four-lane freeway to replace a five-mile stretch of State Route (SR) 108 near Sonora in Tuolumne County, California, is proposed. The section of SR 108 to be bypassed is highly commercialized; has severe traffic congestion; and has an accident rate that exceeds the expected rate. The bypass would begin at the end of the existing Sonora Bypass near Sanguinetti Overhead and connect with the existing four-lane expressway west of Soulsbyville Road. Initially the facility would be a two-lane roadway, with interchanges, located on a new alignment with enough purchased right-of-way so that ultimately a four-lane freeway with a 46-foot median could be built. Access would be limited to the interchanges. As segments of the bypass were completed, existing segments of SR 108 would be relinquished to the appropriate local agency. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative (Alternative 3), are considered in this draft EIS. Alternatives 1 and 2 have essentially the same alignment and differ from one another primarily in the location of their interchanges. Under both alternatives, a bridge would be built over Sullivan Creek. Interchanges for Alternative 1 would be located at Mono Way near Fir Drive, at Hess Avenue, and at Standard Road. Grade separations would be built at Dogpatch Lane /Draper Mine Road and where the new highway crossed the existing SR 108. Interchanges for Alternative 2 would be built at Phoenix Lake Road and Standard Road. Grade separations would be located where the new highway crossed the existing SR 108, near Fir Drive; at Hess Avenue; and at Dogpatch Lane/Draper Mine Road. The total estimated project costs are $103 million for Alternative 1 and $95.5 million for Alternative 2. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the proposed action, traffic congestion would be reduced and safer highway conditions would be created. The city of Sonora and Tuolumne County have long supported the construction of a bypass. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Several residences would experience an increase in traffic-related noise levels, but not in excess of federal standards. Rights-of-way requirements under Alternative 1 would displace 108 single-family residences, 27 mobile homes, 18 multifamily units, and 22 businesses. Rights-of-way requirements under Alternative 2 would displace 95 single-family residences, 27 mobile homes, 12 multifamily units, and 13 businesses. Rights-of-way requirements under both alternatives would displace a church. Three archaeological sites in the project area appear to be qualified for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The project would also result in the loss of some riparian habitat, and approximately 775 square feet of wetlands; would adversely impact the visual quality along the alignment (mitigation measures would offset some of the impact); and would affect cattle grasslands. In addition, one known hazardous waste site would be crossed, and further investigation of other suspected sites would need to be undertaken. LEGAL MANDATES: Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 930095, 107 pages and maps, March 22, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-93-03-D KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Creeks KW - Highway Structures KW - Highways KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36409781?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SR+108+FROM+POST+MILE+M1.8+TO+POST+MILE+R6.9+NEAR+SONORA%2C+TUOLUMNE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=SR+108+FROM+POST+MILE+M1.8+TO+POST+MILE+R6.9+NEAR+SONORA%2C+TUOLUMNE+COUNTY%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: March 22, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SH 82: RED OAK TO LEQUIRE, LATIMER AND HASKELL COUNTIES, OKLAHOMA. AN - 36408877; 4045 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a new two-lane section of SH 82 in Oklahoma connecting the communities of Red Oak in Latimer County and Lequire in Haskell County is proposed. The highway would begin at the existing SH 82 facility approximately 3.5 miles north and 1.5 miles east of Red Oak and would extend northward approximately 9.5 miles to SH 31 just west of Lequire. There is currently no highway or all-weather facility linking the two communities; the only link is provided by a trail-type road through the Rock Creek valley, but it is not suitable for passenger car travel. Although the two communities are only 13 miles apart, the shortest highway distance between them is 48 miles. Three alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative, are considered in this final EIS. Under the preferred alternative, the West Alignment Alternative, the highway would follow the valley along Rock Creek north and west across the Sans Bois Mountains. The highway would consist of two twelve-foot travel lanes with eight-foot paved shoulders. Climbing lanes would be provided where grades justified their use (i.e., where trucks would be slowed an estimated ten miles per hour ascending a grade). Projected average daily traffic by the year 2012 is estimated to be 700 vehicles; 19 percent of these would be trucks. Under the other build alternative (the East Alignment Alternative), the roadway would follow an easterly route through Bear Creek and Eaton Creek valleys. Preliminary construction costs are estimated to be $11.6 million for the preferred alternative, in contrast to $12.4 million for the East Alignment Alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A direct highway link between the two communities would reduce travel times and distances, plus fuel consumption, benefiting area residents, tourists, commuters, public services, agricultural producers, and the lumber, coal, and gas industries. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements under the preferred alternative and East Alignment Alternative would probably result in one and three residential relocations, respectively. Under the preferred alternative, approximately 230 acres of land would be displaced, including some riparian vegetation and critical wildlife habitat adjacent to Rock Creek. The American burying beetle, an endangered species, is currently found in and around the project area. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 92-0322D, Volume 16, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 930090, 198 pages and maps, March 19, 1993 PY - 1993 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-OK-EIS-92-01-F KW - Creeks KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Highways KW - Insects KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Oklahoma KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36408877?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=1993-03-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SH+82%3A+RED+OAK+TO+LEQUIRE%2C+LATIMER+AND+HASKELL+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.title=SH+82%3A+RED+OAK+TO+LEQUIRE%2C+LATIMER+AND+HASKELL+COUNTIES%2C+OKLAHOMA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: March 19, 1993 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER -