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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-1382

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Finding

[45 Pa.B. 4061]
[Saturday, July 25, 2015]

 Under section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512) establishing the Department of Transportation (Department), the Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration, as delegated by the Secretary of Transportation, makes the following written finding:

 The Department plans to construct the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) Project between the Selinsgrove Interchange of U.S. Routes 11/15 in Monroe Township, Snyder County, and the PA Route 45 Interchange on PA Route 147 in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County.

 The CSVT project involves the construction of approximately 13 miles of new four-lane limited access highway that will connect U.S. Routes 11/15 near Selinsgrove (Snyder County) to U.S. Route 15 near Winfield (Union County) to PA Route 147 near Montandon (Northumberland County).

 The proposed project will impact the following Section 4(f)/Section 2002 resources (that is, recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl refuge, or both, historic site, State forest land, State game land, wilderness area or public park):

 • West Branch of the Susquehanna River National Recreation Trail (under the administrative/management jurisdiction of the National Park Service)

 o Proposed Use—The construction of the proposed new CSVT multispan bridge structure over the river will require the placement of piers within the river. Additionally, a partial-width causeway will be constructed within the river during construction of the proposed bridge structure. The causeway will be removed upon completion of bridge construction activities.

 • West Branch of the Susquehanna River State Water Trail (under the administrative/management jurisdiction of the Fish and Boat Commission)

 o Proposed Use—The construction of the proposed new CSVT multispan bridge structure over the river will require the placement of piers within the river. Additionally, a partial-width causeway will be constructed within the river during construction of the proposed bridge structure. The causeway will be removed upon completion of bridge construction activities.

 • Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Managed Islands within the West Branch of the Susquehanna River

 o Proposed Use—A DCNR river island (identified by DCNR as SWB001) will be spanned by the proposed new CSVT bridge structure. The resulting impact to the island comes in the form of an easement that provides the Department the authority to construct, operate and maintain the CSVT River Bridge. The Department and DCNR shall have joint jurisdiction over approximately 48,832 square feet of the subject island to accommodate the proposed CSVT bridge.

 • National Register (NR) of Historic Places eligible- Sunbury to Erie Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad

 o Proposed Use—The NR-eligible railroad line will be spanned by the proposed new CSVT bridge structure by means of an aerial easement 280 feet wide, which totals approximately 0.50 acre across the NR boundary of the historic railroad line. There will also be temporary construction easements required to construct the proposed bridge structure totaling approximately 0.23 acre.

 Section 4(f) documents have been developed for the previous impacts and also serve as the Section 2002 Evaluation required by section 2002(a)(15) of the Administrative Code of 1929. Based upon the studies, there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of the Section 2002 resources for the proposed project, and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize the effects.

 The Secretary has considered the environmental, economic, social and other effects of the proposed project as enumerated in section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 and has concluded that all reasonable planning was completed to avoid, minimize or mitigate for the environmental effects that are likely to result from the construction of this section of highway.

R. SCOTT CHRISTIE, PE, 
Deputy Secretary for
Highway Administration

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1382. Filed for public inspection July 24, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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