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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 11-350

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Finding

Crawford County

[41 Pa.B. 1078]
[Saturday, February 26, 2011]

 Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Director of the Bureau of Project Delivery as delegated by the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:

 The Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation (Department) are planning to replace the Mead Avenue Bridge over French Creek in the City of Meadville and Vernon Township, Crawford County. The existing Mead Avenue Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and therefore qualifies as a Section 4(f)/Section 2002 resource. The replacement of the bridge will constitute a Section 4(f)/Section 2002 use of the resource.

 In accordance with section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 establishing the Department, a Level-2 Categorical Exclusion Evaluation (CEE) has been developed for the subject project along with a Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Projects that Necessitate the Use of Historic Bridges document to evaluate the potential environmental impacts caused by the subject project. The document also serves as the Section 2002 Evaluation. The approved documents are available in the CE/EA Expert System.

 Based upon studies, there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the proposed action. Mitigation measures will be taken to minimize harm as stipulated in the Level-2 CEE, the Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Projects that Necessitate the Use of Historic Bridges and the associated Memorandum of Agreement.

 The environmental, economic, social and other effects of the proposed project, as enumerated in section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929, have been considered. It has been concluded that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the project as designed and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize the effects.

BRIAN G. THOMPSON, P.E., 
Director
Bureau of Project Delivery

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-350. Filed for public inspection February 25, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]



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