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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Limitation on Claims Against
Proposed Public Transportation
Projects
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims.
SUMMARY: This notice announces final
environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
for Beckley Intermodal Gateway Project,
Beckley, West Virginia; Charlotte
Gateway Station Project, Charlotte,
North Carolina; Renaissance Square
Center, Rochester, New York; New
Haven Rail Yard Maintenance Facility
Improvements, New Haven,
Connecticut; North Highway 89
Pathway Project, Teton County,
Wyoming; Tucson Modern Streetcar
Project, Tucson, Arizona; New Mexico
Rail Runner Park and Ride, Sante Fe,
New Mexico; Jordan River Service
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Alaska
Railroad Shoulder Maintenance Project,
City of Wasilla to City of Fairbanks,
Alaska; Tukwila Commuter Rail Station
Project, King County, Washington; and
Union Station Rehabilitation and Bus
Transfer Facility, Winston Salem, North
Carolina. The purpose of this notice is
to announce publicly the environmental
decisions by FTA on the subject projects
and to activate the limitation on any
claims that may challenge these final
environmental actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
the public of final agency actions
subject to Title 23, United States Code
(U.S.C.) section 139(l). A claim seeking
judicial review of the FTA actions
announced herein for the listed public
transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before
January 4, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Zelasko, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Planning
and Environment, 202–366–0244, or
Christopher Van Wyk, AttorneyAdvisor, Office of Chief Counsel, 202–
366–1733. FTA is located at 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to
5:30 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FTA has taken final
agency actions by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation
projects listed below. The actions on
these projects, as well as the laws under
which such actions were taken, are
described in the documentation issued
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in connection with the project to
comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and
in other documents in the FTA
administrative record for the project.
The final agency environmental
decision documents—Records of
Decision (RODs) or Findings of No
Significant Impact (FONSIs)—for the
listed projects are available online at
https://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/
environment/planning_environment_
documents.html or may be obtained by
contacting the FTA Regional Office for
the metropolitan area where the project
is located. Contact information for
FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at
https://www.fta.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA
decisions on the listed projects as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws
under which such actions were taken,
including, but not limited to, the NEPA
[42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4375], section 4(f) of
the Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. § 303], section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act
[16 U.S.C. § 470f], and the Clean Air Act
[42 U.S.C. §§ 7401–7671q]. This notice
does not, however, alter or extend the
limitation period of 180 days for
challenges of project decisions subject
to previous notices published in the
Federal Register.
The projects and actions that are the
subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Beckley
Intermodal Gateway, Beckley, West
Virginia. Project sponsor: City of
Beckley. Project description: The City of
Beckley is constructing a 4.2-acre transit
center on an existing surface parking lot
bounded by Robert C. Byrd Drive,
Neville Street, Leslie C. Gates Place, and
Prince Street. The transit center will
include a multi-level parking garage,
space for municipal functions, transit
supported retail services, and space for
tourism and economic development
agencies. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Adverse Effect;
Project-level air conformity
determination; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FONSI dated March 31,
2009. Supporting documentation: Final
Beckley Intermodal Gateway
Environmental Assessment available in
March 2009.
2. Project name and location:
Charlotte Gateway Station, Charlotte,
North Carolina. Project sponsor:
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
Project description: CATS, in
cooperation with the City of Charlotte
and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation, has planned a six-acre,
multi-modal transportation facility that
will serve as a centralized downtown
transportation hub for CATS buses,
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commuter rail, streetcar, other rapid
transit operations, Amtrak intercity
passenger rail, and Greyhound bus
service. The transportation facility will
also include over 200,000 square feet of
retail, office, and future air rights
developments. The Charlotte Gateway
Station will be located along the Norfolk
Southern Atlanta-Washington mainline
tracks between 3rd, Graham, and Trade
Streets within walking distance of the
downtown business district. Final
agency actions: Section 106 Finding of
No Adverse Effect; Project-level air
quality conformity determination; no
use of section 4(f) properties; and
FONSI dated April 22, 2009. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment for the Charlotte Gateway
Station available in April 2009.
3. Project name and location:
Renaissance Square Center, Rochester,
New York. Project sponsor: Rochester
Genesee Regional Transportation
Authority (RGRTA). Project description:
RGRTA is proposing to construct the
Renaissance Square Center, which is a
mixed-used development in downtown
Rochester on a site that includes
portions of blocks bounded by East
Main Street, North Clinton Avenue,
Pleasant Street, and St. Paul Street.
Several parcels and buildings and two
streets will be acquired and demolished
to construct a new, five-story, multi-use
building. This building will serve as an
intermodal transit center for RGTRA’s
regional transit service and for intercity
bus service operated by Greyhound and
Trailways. The building will also house
the downtown campus for Monroe
Community College and a downtown
Performing Arts Center. Final agency
actions: Section 106 Programmatic
Agreement; Project-level air conformity
determination; section 4(f) de minimis
finding; and FONSI dated February 17,
2009. Supporting documentation:
Renaissance Square Environmental
Assessment and section 4(f) Evaluation
available in December 2008.
4. Project name and location: New
Haven Rail Yard Maintenance Facility
Improvements, New Haven,
Connecticut. Project sponsor:
Connecticut Department of
Transportation (CTDOT). Project
description: CTDOT is proposing to
enhance the existing 74-acre rail yard to
provide maintenance shops, facilities,
and yard space for storage of a new fleet
of M–8 commuter rail cars. The
proposed project includes construction
of 25 storage tracks, a 48,000 square foot
component change-out shop, an 85,200
square foot service and inspection shop,
an independent wheel true shop, a
building for maintaining the right-ofway, a material distribution warehouse,
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a rail car wash facility, a heavy repair/
paint shop, and a parking structure for
employee vehicles. Other existing
facilities would either be incorporated
into the new design or demolished.
Final agency actions: Section 106
Finding of No Adverse Effect; section
4(f) de minimis impact finding; Projectlevel air quality conformity
determination; and FONSI dated May 7,
2009. Supporting documentation: New
Haven Rail Maintenance Facility
Improvements Environmental
Assessment and section 4(f) Evaluation
dated March 2009.
5. Project name and location: North
Highway 89 Pathway Project, Teton
County, Wyoming. Project sponsor:
Teton County, through Jackson Hole
Community Pathways. Project
description: The project, planned in
partnership with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Elk
Refuge, is a shared-use pathway along
the east side of Highway 89 between the
Town of Jackson and the southern
boundary of Grand Teton National Park.
The project was selected for a Paul S.
Sarbanes Transit in the Parks Program
grant and will include the construction
of one underpass for users to access the
National Museum of Wildlife Art and
one bridge across the Gros Ventre River.
Final agency actions: Section 106
Finding of No Historic Properties
Affected; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FONSI dated March 31,
2009. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment for the
North Highway 89 Pathway Project
made available in March 2009.
6. Project name and location: Tucson
Modern Streetcar, Tucson, Arizona.
Project sponsor: City of Tucson
Department of Transportation (TDOT).
Project description: TDOT proposes to
construct a 3.6-mile modern streetcar
line that will connect downtown
Tucson, the Rio Nuevo Master Plan
redevelopment area, the 4th Avenue and
Main Gate business districts, the
University of Arizona (UA), and the
Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC).
The Tucson Modern Streetcar project
will also involve the construction of 19
stations and the purchase of seven new
vehicles. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Adverse Effect;
Project-level air conformity
determination; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FONSI dated January 22,
2009. Supporting documentation:
Tucson Urban Corridor Environmental
Assessment and section 4(f) Evaluation
available in August 2008.
7. Project name and location:
Commuter rail station facilities and
interchange modifications at I–25 and
NM 599 in Metropolitan Sante Fe, New
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Mexico. Project sponsor: New Mexico
Department of Transportation
(NMDOT). Project description: FTA will
provide funding for the construction of
a park-and-ride lot, bus drop-off area,
access roads to accommodate these
transit facilities, and the pedestrian
walkway for the New Mexico Rail
Runner Commuter Rail Line, which is
sponsored by the NMDOT. This station
will be located within the loop ramp
connecting I–25 and NM 599; and the
access road will be within the existing
highway right-of-way along I–25. The
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and NMDOT prepared an
Environmental Assessment for the New
Mexico Rail Runner: NM 599 Station in
October 2008. FTA adopted the
environmental assessment and
associated mitigation commitments
presented within the document related
to the selected alternative. Final agency
actions: Project-level air conformity
determination; Section 106 Finding of
No Historic Properties Affected; no use
of section 4(f) properties; and FTA
FONSI dated February 2, 2009.
Supporting documentation: FWHA
Environmental Assessment for the New
Mexico Rail Runner: NM 599 Station
available in October 2008.
8. Project name and location: Jordan
River Service Center, Salt Lake City,
Utah. Project Sponsor. Utah Transit
Authority (UTA). Project description:
UTA is constructing a new maintenance
facility to address the need for
additional light rail vehicle storage and
maintenance capacity. The Jordan River
Service Center will be located at a
former furniture warehouse site in the
City of South Salt Lake, Utah, in an area
zoned for light industrial use adjacent to
the under-construction West Valley
light rail line. At full build out, the
Jordan River Service Center will
maintain and store approximately 100
vehicles. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Historic Properties
Affected; no use of section 4(f)
properties; Project-level air quality
conformity determination; and FONSI
dated June 5, 2009. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment for the Jordan River Service
Center available in April 2009.
9. Project description and location:
Alaska Railroad Shoulder Maintenance
Project, Wasilla to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Project sponsor: Alaska Railroad
Corporation. Project description: The
Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC)
will conduct shoulder improvements at
various locations between Wasilla and
Fairbanks, Alaska, to enhance track
safety over the next ten years. These
improvements will stabilize the track
and provide necessary rail support to
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allow for heavier and faster trains. The
project was previously proposed by
ARRC and the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) in 2005. The FRA
prepared the Alaska Railroad Shoulder
Maintenance Project, Wasilla to
Fairbanks, Alaska, NEPA Environmental
Assessment in July 2005. FTA
conducted an independent review of the
FRA environmental assessment, the
administrative record, and updated
project details, and developed its own
FONSI based on the information
contained within those materials. Final
agency actions: No Historic Properties
Affected; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FTA FONSI dated June
3, 2009. Supporting documentation:
FRA Alaska Railroad Shoulder
Maintenance Project, Wasilla to
Fairbanks, Alaska, NEPA Environmental
Assessment available in July 2005.
10. Project name and location:
Tukwila Commuter Rail Station Project,
Tukwila, Washington. Project sponsor:
Sound Transit. Project description:
Sound Transit is proposing to replace a
temporary Sounder commuter rail
station in Tukwila, Washington, with a
permanent station. The permanent
station will be located south of
Interstate 405 and east of State Road 181
on undeveloped land extending from
the east margin of the Burlington
Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) right-of-way
to the western margin of the Union
Pacific Railroad right-of-way. The
permanent station will include a 350space parking facility, bus and bike
access, a ticketing booth, and other
facilities. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Historic Properties
Affected; Project level air conformity
determination; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FONSI dated March
2009. Supporting documentation:
Tukwila Commuter Rail Station
Environmental Assessment available in
January 2009.
11. Project name and location: Union
Station Rehabilitation and Bus Transfer
Facility, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina. Project Sponsor: North
Carolina Department of Transportation
(NCDOT). Project description: NCDOT
and the City of Winston-Salem are
proposing to rehabilitate the former
train station that was constructed in
1926 to serve passengers on the
Southern, Norfolk & Western, and
Winston-Salem Southbound Railroads.
Since 1975, the building has been in
private ownership and used as an
automobile repair facility. Under the
proposed rehabilitation plan, the station
would be converted to a multimodal
transit center. Project elements include
the construction of a bus loop and
parking lot, creation of a roundabout
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from the intersection of Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive, Excelsior Street, and the
U.S. 421/I–40 business ramps, and
construction of a bridge and train
platform adjacent to the station to
accommodate potential Piedmont
Authority for Regional Transportation
(PART) and Amtrak rail service. Final
agency actions: Section 106 Finding of
No Adverse Effect; no use of section 4(f)
properties; Project level air quality
conformity determination; and FONSI
dated August 12, 2008. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment for the Winston-Salem
Union Station Rehabilitation available
in June 2008.
Issued on June 29, 2009.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Notice of Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public
Transportation Projects
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for Beckley Intermodal Gateway
Project, Beckley, West Virginia; Charlotte Gateway Station Project,
Charlotte, North Carolina; Renaissance Square Center, Rochester, New
York; New Haven Rail Yard Maintenance Facility Improvements, New Haven,
Connecticut; North Highway 89 Pathway Project, Teton County, Wyoming;
Tucson Modern Streetcar Project, Tucson, Arizona; New Mexico Rail
Runner Park and Ride, Sante Fe, New Mexico; Jordan River Service
Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; Alaska Railroad Shoulder Maintenance
Project, City of Wasilla to City of Fairbanks, Alaska; Tukwila Commuter
Rail Station Project, King County, Washington; and Union Station
Rehabilitation and Bus Transfer Facility, Winston Salem, North
Carolina. The purpose of this notice is to announce publicly the
environmental decisions by FTA on the subject projects and to activate
the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final
environmental actions.
DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising the public of final agency
actions subject to Title 23, United States Code (U.S.C.) section
139(l). A claim seeking judicial review of the FTA actions announced
herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred
unless the claim is filed on or before January 4, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Zelasko, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Planning and Environment, 202-366-
0244, or Christopher Van Wyk, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief
Counsel, 202-366-1733. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken
final agency actions by issuing certain approvals for the public
transportation projects listed below. The actions on these projects, as
well as the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in
the documentation issued in connection with the project to comply with
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in other documents in
the FTA administrative record for the project. The final agency
environmental decision documents--Records of Decision (RODs) or
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)--for the listed projects are
available online at https://www.fta.dot.gov/planning/environment/planning_environment_documents.html or may be obtained by contacting
the FTA Regional Office for the metropolitan area where the project is
located. Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be found at
https://www.fta.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed projects as
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such
actions were taken, including, but not limited to, the NEPA [42 U.S.C.
Sec. Sec. 4321-4375], section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation
Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. Sec. 303], section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. Sec. 470f], and the Clean Air Act [42
U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 7401-7671q]. This notice does not, however, alter or
extend the limitation period of 180 days for challenges of project
decisions subject to previous notices published in the Federal
Register.
The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice are:
1. Project name and location: Beckley Intermodal Gateway, Beckley,
West Virginia. Project sponsor: City of Beckley. Project description:
The City of Beckley is constructing a 4.2-acre transit center on an
existing surface parking lot bounded by Robert C. Byrd Drive, Neville
Street, Leslie C. Gates Place, and Prince Street. The transit center
will include a multi-level parking garage, space for municipal
functions, transit supported retail services, and space for tourism and
economic development agencies. Final agency actions: Section 106
Finding of No Adverse Effect; Project-level air conformity
determination; no use of section 4(f) properties; and FONSI dated March
31, 2009. Supporting documentation: Final Beckley Intermodal Gateway
Environmental Assessment available in March 2009.
2. Project name and location: Charlotte Gateway Station, Charlotte,
North Carolina. Project sponsor: Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
Project description: CATS, in cooperation with the City of Charlotte
and the North Carolina Department of Transportation, has planned a six-
acre, multi-modal transportation facility that will serve as a
centralized downtown transportation hub for CATS buses, commuter rail,
streetcar, other rapid transit operations, Amtrak intercity passenger
rail, and Greyhound bus service. The transportation facility will also
include over 200,000 square feet of retail, office, and future air
rights developments. The Charlotte Gateway Station will be located
along the Norfolk Southern Atlanta-Washington mainline tracks between
3rd, Graham, and Trade Streets within walking distance of the downtown
business district. Final agency actions: Section 106 Finding of No
Adverse Effect; Project-level air quality conformity determination; no
use of section 4(f) properties; and FONSI dated April 22, 2009.
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment for the Charlotte
Gateway Station available in April 2009.
3. Project name and location: Renaissance Square Center, Rochester,
New York. Project sponsor: Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation
Authority (RGRTA). Project description: RGRTA is proposing to construct
the Renaissance Square Center, which is a mixed-used development in
downtown Rochester on a site that includes portions of blocks bounded
by East Main Street, North Clinton Avenue, Pleasant Street, and St.
Paul Street. Several parcels and buildings and two streets will be
acquired and demolished to construct a new, five-story, multi-use
building. This building will serve as an intermodal transit center for
RGTRA's regional transit service and for intercity bus service operated
by Greyhound and Trailways. The building will also house the downtown
campus for Monroe Community College and a downtown Performing Arts
Center. Final agency actions: Section 106 Programmatic Agreement;
Project-level air conformity determination; section 4(f) de minimis
finding; and FONSI dated February 17, 2009. Supporting documentation:
Renaissance Square Environmental Assessment and section 4(f) Evaluation
available in December 2008.
4. Project name and location: New Haven Rail Yard Maintenance
Facility Improvements, New Haven, Connecticut. Project sponsor:
Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). Project description:
CTDOT is proposing to enhance the existing 74-acre rail yard to provide
maintenance shops, facilities, and yard space for storage of a new
fleet of M-8 commuter rail cars. The proposed project includes
construction of 25 storage tracks, a 48,000 square foot component
change-out shop, an 85,200 square foot service and inspection shop, an
independent wheel true shop, a building for maintaining the right-of-
way, a material distribution warehouse,
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a rail car wash facility, a heavy repair/paint shop, and a parking
structure for employee vehicles. Other existing facilities would either
be incorporated into the new design or demolished. Final agency
actions: Section 106 Finding of No Adverse Effect; section 4(f) de
minimis impact finding; Project-level air quality conformity
determination; and FONSI dated May 7, 2009. Supporting documentation:
New Haven Rail Maintenance Facility Improvements Environmental
Assessment and section 4(f) Evaluation dated March 2009.
5. Project name and location: North Highway 89 Pathway Project,
Teton County, Wyoming. Project sponsor: Teton County, through Jackson
Hole Community Pathways. Project description: The project, planned in
partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National
Elk Refuge, is a shared-use pathway along the east side of Highway 89
between the Town of Jackson and the southern boundary of Grand Teton
National Park. The project was selected for a Paul S. Sarbanes Transit
in the Parks Program grant and will include the construction of one
underpass for users to access the National Museum of Wildlife Art and
one bridge across the Gros Ventre River. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected; no use of section 4(f)
properties; and FONSI dated March 31, 2009. Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment for the North Highway 89 Pathway Project made
available in March 2009.
6. Project name and location: Tucson Modern Streetcar, Tucson,
Arizona. Project sponsor: City of Tucson Department of Transportation
(TDOT). Project description: TDOT proposes to construct a 3.6-mile
modern streetcar line that will connect downtown Tucson, the Rio Nuevo
Master Plan redevelopment area, the 4th Avenue and Main Gate business
districts, the University of Arizona (UA), and the Arizona Health
Sciences Center (AHSC). The Tucson Modern Streetcar project will also
involve the construction of 19 stations and the purchase of seven new
vehicles. Final agency actions: Section 106 Finding of No Adverse
Effect; Project-level air conformity determination; no use of section
4(f) properties; and FONSI dated January 22, 2009. Supporting
documentation: Tucson Urban Corridor Environmental Assessment and
section 4(f) Evaluation available in August 2008.
7. Project name and location: Commuter rail station facilities and
interchange modifications at I-25 and NM 599 in Metropolitan Sante Fe,
New Mexico. Project sponsor: New Mexico Department of Transportation
(NMDOT). Project description: FTA will provide funding for the
construction of a park-and-ride lot, bus drop-off area, access roads to
accommodate these transit facilities, and the pedestrian walkway for
the New Mexico Rail Runner Commuter Rail Line, which is sponsored by
the NMDOT. This station will be located within the loop ramp connecting
I-25 and NM 599; and the access road will be within the existing
highway right-of-way along I-25. The Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) and NMDOT prepared an Environmental Assessment for the New
Mexico Rail Runner: NM 599 Station in October 2008. FTA adopted the
environmental assessment and associated mitigation commitments
presented within the document related to the selected alternative.
Final agency actions: Project-level air conformity determination;
Section 106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected; no use of
section 4(f) properties; and FTA FONSI dated February 2, 2009.
Supporting documentation: FWHA Environmental Assessment for the New
Mexico Rail Runner: NM 599 Station available in October 2008.
8. Project name and location: Jordan River Service Center, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Project Sponsor. Utah Transit Authority (UTA). Project
description: UTA is constructing a new maintenance facility to address
the need for additional light rail vehicle storage and maintenance
capacity. The Jordan River Service Center will be located at a former
furniture warehouse site in the City of South Salt Lake, Utah, in an
area zoned for light industrial use adjacent to the under-construction
West Valley light rail line. At full build out, the Jordan River
Service Center will maintain and store approximately 100 vehicles.
Final agency actions: Section 106 Finding of No Historic Properties
Affected; no use of section 4(f) properties; Project-level air quality
conformity determination; and FONSI dated June 5, 2009. Supporting
documentation: Environmental Assessment for the Jordan River Service
Center available in April 2009.
9. Project description and location: Alaska Railroad Shoulder
Maintenance Project, Wasilla to Fairbanks, Alaska. Project sponsor:
Alaska Railroad Corporation. Project description: The Alaska Railroad
Corporation (ARRC) will conduct shoulder improvements at various
locations between Wasilla and Fairbanks, Alaska, to enhance track
safety over the next ten years. These improvements will stabilize the
track and provide necessary rail support to allow for heavier and
faster trains. The project was previously proposed by ARRC and the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in 2005. The FRA prepared the
Alaska Railroad Shoulder Maintenance Project, Wasilla to Fairbanks,
Alaska, NEPA Environmental Assessment in July 2005. FTA conducted an
independent review of the FRA environmental assessment, the
administrative record, and updated project details, and developed its
own FONSI based on the information contained within those materials.
Final agency actions: No Historic Properties Affected; no use of
section 4(f) properties; and FTA FONSI dated June 3, 2009. Supporting
documentation: FRA Alaska Railroad Shoulder Maintenance Project,
Wasilla to Fairbanks, Alaska, NEPA Environmental Assessment available
in July 2005.
10. Project name and location: Tukwila Commuter Rail Station
Project, Tukwila, Washington. Project sponsor: Sound Transit. Project
description: Sound Transit is proposing to replace a temporary Sounder
commuter rail station in Tukwila, Washington, with a permanent station.
The permanent station will be located south of Interstate 405 and east
of State Road 181 on undeveloped land extending from the east margin of
the Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) right-of-way to the western
margin of the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way. The permanent
station will include a 350-space parking facility, bus and bike access,
a ticketing booth, and other facilities. Final agency actions: Section
106 Finding of No Historic Properties Affected; Project level air
conformity determination; no use of section 4(f) properties; and FONSI
dated March 2009. Supporting documentation: Tukwila Commuter Rail
Station Environmental Assessment available in January 2009.
11. Project name and location: Union Station Rehabilitation and Bus
Transfer Facility, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Project Sponsor:
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Project
description: NCDOT and the City of Winston-Salem are proposing to
rehabilitate the former train station that was constructed in 1926 to
serve passengers on the Southern, Norfolk & Western, and Winston-Salem
Southbound Railroads. Since 1975, the building has been in private
ownership and used as an automobile repair facility. Under the proposed
rehabilitation plan, the station would be converted to a multimodal
transit center. Project elements include the construction of a bus loop
and parking lot, creation of a roundabout
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from the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Excelsior
Street, and the U.S. 421/I-40 business ramps, and construction of a
bridge and train platform adjacent to the station to accommodate
potential Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) and
Amtrak rail service. Final agency actions: Section 106 Finding of No
Adverse Effect; no use of section 4(f) properties; Project level air
quality conformity determination; and FONSI dated August 12, 2008.
Supporting documentation: Environmental Assessment for the Winston-
Salem Union Station Rehabilitation available in June 2008.
Issued on June 29, 2009.
Susan Borinsky,
Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment, Washington, DC.
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