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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24,
2012.
Christopher Glasow,
Director, Office of Hazardous Materials.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Annual Materials Report on New
Bridge Construction and Bridge
Rehabilitation
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Section 1114 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59;
119 Stat. 1144) continued the highway
bridge program to enable States to
improve the condition of their highway
bridges over waterways, other
topographical barriers, other highways,
and railroads. Section 1114(f) amended
23 United State Code (U.S.C.) 144 by
adding subsection (r), requiring the
Secretary of Transportation to publish
in the Federal Register a report
describing construction materials used
in new Federal-aid bridge construction
and bridge rehabilitation projects. As
part of the SAFETEA–LU Technical
Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
244), 23 U.S.C. 144 subsection (r)
became subsection (q), but the reporting
requirement remained the same.
ADDRESSES: The report is posted on the
FHWA Web site at: https://
www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/brdgtabs.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Ann Shemaka, Office of Bridge
Technology, (202) 366–1575, or via
email at ann.shemaka@dot.gov or Mr.
Thomas Everett, Office of Bridge
Technology, (202) 366–4675, or via
email at thomas.everett@dot.gov, or for
legal questions, Robert Black, (202) 366–
1359, or via email at
robert.black@dot.gov, Federal Highway
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
e.t., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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In
conformance with 23 U.S.C. 144(q),
FHWA has produced a report that
summarizes the types of construction
materials used in new bridge
construction and bridge rehabilitation
projects. Data on Federal-aid and nonFederal-aid highway bridges are
included in the report for completeness.
The December 2009 National Bridge
Inventory (NBI) dataset was used to
identify the material types for bridges
that were new or replaced within the
defined time period. The FHWA’s
Financial Management Information
System and the 2011 NBI were used to
identify the material types for bridges
that were rehabilitated within the
defined time period. Currently
preventative maintenance projects are
included in the rehabilitation totals.
The report, which is available at
https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/
brdgtabs.cfm, consists of the following
tables:
• Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges, a summary report
which includes Federal-aid highways
and non-Federal-aid highways built in
2010 and 2009.
• Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges, a summary report
which includes Federal-aid and nonFederal-aid highways rehabilitated in
2010 and 2009.
• Construction Materials for
Combined New, Replaced and
Rehabilitated Bridges, a summary report
which combines the first two tables
cited above.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for New and Replaced Bridges
2010, a detailed State-by-State report
with counts and areas for Federal-aid
bridges built or replaced in 2010.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for New and Replaced Bridges
2009, a detailed State-by-State report
with counts and areas for Federal-aid
bridges built or replaced in 2009.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2010, a detailed Stateby-State report with counts and areas for
non-Federal-aid bridges built or
replaced in 2010.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2009, a detailed Stateby-State report with counts and areas for
non-Federal-aid bridges built or
replaced in 2009.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for Rehabilitated Bridges
2010, a detailed State-by-State report
with counts and areas for Federal-aid
bridges rehabilitated in 2010.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for Rehabilitated Bridges
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2009, a detailed State-by-State report
with counts and areas for Federal-aid
bridges rehabilitated in 2009.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for Rehabilitated
Bridges 2010, a detailed State-by-State
report with counts and areas for nonFederal-aid bridges rehabilitated in
2010.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for Rehabilitated
Bridges 2009, a detailed State-by-State
report with counts and areas for nonFederal-aid bridges rehabilitated in
2009.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for New, Replaced and
Rehabilitated Bridges 2010, which
combines the 2010 reports on new,
replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid
bridges.
• Federal-aid Highways: Construction
Materials for New, Replaced and
Rehabilitated Bridges 2009, which
combines the 2009 reports on new,
replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid
bridges.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges
2010, which combines the 2010 reports
on new, replaced and rehabilitated nonFederal-aid bridges.
• Non-Federal-aid Highways:
Construction Materials for New
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges
2009, which combines the 2009 reports
on new, replaced and rehabilitated nonFederal-aid bridges.
The tables provide data for 2 years:
2009 and 2010. The 2009 data is
considered complete for new, replaced
and rehabilitated bridges, with a
minimal likelihood of upward changes
in the totals. The 2010 data is
considered partially complete for new
bridges and complete for rehabilitated
bridges, because many new bridges built
in 2010 will not appear in the NBI until
they are placed into service the
following year. Therefore, next year’s
report will include 2010’s data on new
bridge construction, because the data
will be complete.
Each table displays simple counts of
bridges and total bridge deck area. Total
bridge deck area is measured in square
meters, by multiplying the bridge length
by the deck width out-to-out. Culverts
under fill are included in the counts but
not in the areas because a roadway
width is not collected. The data is
categorized by the following material
types, which are identified in the NBI:
steel, concrete, pre-stressed concrete,
and other. The category ‘‘other’’
includes wood, timber, masonry,
aluminum, wrought iron, cast iron, and
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other. Material type is the predominate
type for the main span(s).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 144(q); Sec. 1114(f),
Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144.
Issued on: August 24, 2012.
Victor M. Mendez,
Federal Highway Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement
for the Chicago, IL, to Detroit-Pontiac,
MI, Regional Passenger Rail System
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
FRA is issuing this notice of
intent (Notice) to advise the public that
FRA, with the Michigan Department of
Transportation (Michigan DOT), will
jointly prepare a Tier 1 Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate
passenger rail service improvements
along the Chicago, Illinois to DetroitPontiac, Michigan regional passenger
rail corridor (the Corridor), in
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). Partnering state agencies in the
development of the EIS are Illinois and
Indiana Departments of Transportation
(IDOT and IN DOT).
The objectives of the Tier 1 EIS are to
evaluate a reasonable range of
alternatives, select a rail corridor, and
make decisions regarding future
improvements to intercity passenger rail
service provided in the corridor,
including increased train frequency,
reduced trip time, and improved ontime performance. Alternatives under
consideration will include a no-action
(no-build) alternative, as well as
multiple build alternatives between
Chicago, Illinois and Porter, Indiana,
near Battle Creek, Michigan, and in the
Detroit, Michigan region. The build
alternatives may include infrastructure
improvements to the existing rail
corridor, the development of a new rail
corridor, or a combination of both.
FRA is issuing this Notice to solicit
public and agency input in the
development of the scope of the EIS and
to advise the public that FRA and
Michigan DOT will conduct outreach
activities for the preparation of the EIS.
To ensure that all significant issues are
identified and considered, all interested
parties are invited to comment on the
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Written comment on the scope of
the Tier 1 EIS should be provided to
Michigan DOT by October 15, 2012. A
series of four (4) scoping meetings on
September 12, 13, 26, and 27, 2012 will
be hosted by Michigan DOT along the
Corridor at the times and locations
identified in the ADDRESSES section
below. In addition, for those who cannot
make these meetings, Michigan DOT
will host an online, self-directed public
scoping meeting. The online public
scoping meeting will be available
following the publication of this Notice
at www.GreatLakesRail.org until
October 15, 2012.
DATES:
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SUMMARY:
proposed scope of the environmental
review. Comments on the scope of the
EIS, including the proposed Project’s
purpose and need, alternatives to be
considered, the impacts to be evaluated,
and the methodologies to be used in the
evaluation are encouraged.
Comments may also be
mailed or emailed until October 15,
2012 to Mr. Mohammed Alghurabi,
Project Manager, Michigan DOT, 425
West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050,
Lansing, MI 48909 and email:
alghurabim@michigan.gov. If a member
of the public wishes to participate in the
scoping process and cannot attend one
of the in-person scoping meetings, and
does not have access to the Internet,
they can request an informational
scoping package and comment form by
contacting Mr. Mohammed Alghurabi at
the above address, or directly at (517)
373–7674 and toll free at (877) 351–
0853.
Scoping meetings will be held on:
Wednesday, September 12, 4 to 7 p.m.
at Chicago Union Station in the Union
Gallery Room (off the Great Hall), 500
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois; Thursday, September 13, 4 to 7
p.m. at the Michigan City-City Hall, 100
East Michigan Boulevard, Michigan
City, Indiana; Wednesday, September
26, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel,
5801 Southfield Expressway, Dearborn,
Michigan; and Thursday, September 27,
4 to 7 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel, 100
West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo,
Michigan (parking validation will be
available for attendees parking in the
structure across the street from the
Radisson Hotel).
With advanced notice of seven (7)
days, Michigan DOT can make
additional accommodations for persons
with disabilities, and/or limited English
speaking ability, and persons needing
auxiliary aids or services of interpreters,
signers, readers, or large print. Please
contact Mr. Bob Parsons, Michigan DOT
Planning directly at (517) 373–9534 and
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toll free at (877) 351–0853 to request
accommodations.
Ms.
Andrea Martin, Environmental
Protection Specialist, FRA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., (Mail Stop 20),
Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 493–
6201, email: andrea.martin@dot.gov; or
Mr. Mohammed Alghurabi, Project
Manager, Michigan DOT, 425 West
Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30050, Lansing,
MI 48909 at (517) 373–7674 and toll free
at (877) 351–0853, email:
alghurabim@michigan.gov.
Information and documents regarding
the Tier 1 EIS and environmental
process will be made available for the
duration of the environmental process at
www.GreatLakesRail.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
Chicago to Detroit-Pontiac Passenger
Rail Corridor Program EIS is being
developed to be consistent with the
Midwest Regional Rail Initiative
(MWRRI), a cooperative, multi-agency
effort that began in 1996 and originally
involved nine Midwest states (Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and
Wisconsin), as well as FRA and Amtrak.
The MWRRI elements include: use of
3,000 miles of existing rail right of way
to connect rural and urban areas;
operation of a Chicago hub and spoke
passenger rail system; introduction of
modern, high-speed trains operating at
speeds up to 110 miles per hour (mph);
and multi-modal connections to
improve system access. The MWRRI
envisions developing a passenger rail
system that offers business and leisure
travelers shorter travel times, additional
train frequencies, improved reliability
and connections between urban centers
and smaller communities. The Tier 1
EIS will evaluate alternatives for the
Corridor considering the MWRRI
objective ‘‘to meet current and future
regional travel needs through significant
improvements to the level and quality of
passenger rail service’’ (MWRRI
Executive Report, September 2004).
Study Area: The Corridor extends 304
miles from Chicago Union Station, in
downtown Chicago, Illinois on the west
to a terminal in Pontiac, Michigan to the
east. The Corridor is a federally
designated high speed rail (HSR)
corridor with passenger service
currently provided by Amtrak’s
Wolverine line. The Corridor is also one
of the heaviest freight railroad routes in
the country. The study area identified
for the Tier 1 EIS includes portions of
Cook County, Illinois; Lake, Porter, and
La Porte Counties in Indiana; and
Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Calhoun,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Annual Materials Report on New Bridge Construction and Bridge
Rehabilitation
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Section 1114 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L.
109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) continued the highway bridge program to enable
States to improve the condition of their highway bridges over
waterways, other topographical barriers, other highways, and railroads.
Section 1114(f) amended 23 United State Code (U.S.C.) 144 by adding
subsection (r), requiring the Secretary of Transportation to publish in
the Federal Register a report describing construction materials used in
new Federal-aid bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation projects.
As part of the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L.
110-244), 23 U.S.C. 144 subsection (r) became subsection (q), but the
reporting requirement remained the same.
ADDRESSES: The report is posted on the FHWA Web site at:
http:[sol][sol]www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/brdgtabs.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Shemaka, Office of Bridge
Technology, (202) 366-1575, or via email at ann.shemaka@dot.gov or Mr.
Thomas Everett, Office of Bridge Technology, (202) 366-4675, or via
email at thomas.everett@dot.gov, or for legal questions, Robert Black,
(202) 366-1359, or via email at robert.black@dot.gov, Federal Highway
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office
hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In conformance with 23 U.S.C. 144(q), FHWA
has produced a report that summarizes the types of construction
materials used in new bridge construction and bridge rehabilitation
projects. Data on Federal-aid and non-Federal-aid highway bridges are
included in the report for completeness. The December 2009 National
Bridge Inventory (NBI) dataset was used to identify the material types
for bridges that were new or replaced within the defined time period.
The FHWA's Financial Management Information System and the 2011 NBI
were used to identify the material types for bridges that were
rehabilitated within the defined time period. Currently preventative
maintenance projects are included in the rehabilitation totals.
The report, which is available at http:[sol][sol]www.fhwa.dot.gov/
bridge/brdgtabs.cfm, consists of the following tables:
Construction Materials for New and Replaced Bridges, a
summary report which includes Federal-aid highways and non-Federal-aid
highways built in 2010 and 2009.
Construction Materials for Rehabilitated Bridges, a
summary report which includes Federal-aid and non-Federal-aid highways
rehabilitated in 2010 and 2009.
Construction Materials for Combined New, Replaced and
Rehabilitated Bridges, a summary report which combines the first two
tables cited above.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2010, a detailed State-by-State report with counts and
areas for Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2010.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New and
Replaced Bridges 2009, a detailed State-by-State report with counts and
areas for Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2009.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
and Replaced Bridges 2010, a detailed State-by-State report with counts
and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2010.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
and Replaced Bridges 2009, a detailed State-by-State report with counts
and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges built or replaced in 2009.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2010, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for Federal-aid bridges rehabilitated in 2010.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2009, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for Federal-aid bridges rehabilitated in 2009.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2010, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges rehabilitated in 2010.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for
Rehabilitated Bridges 2009, a detailed State-by-State report with
counts and areas for non-Federal-aid bridges rehabilitated in 2009.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2010, which combines the 2010
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges.
Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2009, which combines the 2009
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated Federal-aid bridges.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New,
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2010, which combines the 2010
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges.
Non-Federal-aid Highways: Construction Materials for New
Replaced and Rehabilitated Bridges 2009, which combines the 2009
reports on new, replaced and rehabilitated non-Federal-aid bridges.
The tables provide data for 2 years: 2009 and 2010. The 2009 data
is considered complete for new, replaced and rehabilitated bridges,
with a minimal likelihood of upward changes in the totals. The 2010
data is considered partially complete for new bridges and complete for
rehabilitated bridges, because many new bridges built in 2010 will not
appear in the NBI until they are placed into service the following
year. Therefore, next year's report will include 2010's data on new
bridge construction, because the data will be complete.
Each table displays simple counts of bridges and total bridge deck
area. Total bridge deck area is measured in square meters, by
multiplying the bridge length by the deck width out-to-out. Culverts
under fill are included in the counts but not in the areas because a
roadway width is not collected. The data is categorized by the
following material types, which are identified in the NBI: steel,
concrete, pre-stressed concrete, and other. The category ``other''
includes wood, timber, masonry, aluminum, wrought iron, cast iron, and
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other. Material type is the predominate type for the main span(s).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 144(q); Sec. 1114(f), Pub. L. 109-59, 119
Stat. 1144.
Issued on: August 24, 2012.
Victor M. Mendez,
Federal Highway Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-21537 Filed 8-30-12; 8:45 am]
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