DOT Picks Seven Projects for Environmental 'Streamlining'
Following up on a recent executive order from President Bush, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation has selected seven major projects that will get expedited environmental reviews from federal agencies.
The seven projects, announced Oct. 31, are:
--Philadelphia International Airport, new runway --Riverside County, Calif., transportation acceptability process. Integraged land use, transportation and conservation planning for two multimodal transport corridors. --New Hampshire, Interstate 93, covering improvements to a 19-mile segment between Salem and Manchester. --Vermont, Chittenden County circumferential highway, construction of a 16.7-mile, four-lan, limited-access road. --Louisville, Ky.-southern Indiana, Ohio River bridges. One or two new crossings are possible. --Minnesota-Wisconsin, Stillwater bridge across the St. Croix RIver --Texas, Interstate 69 corridor, where the Federal Highway Administration has split the project into 13 segments, each with its own environmental impact statement.