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Updated: October 20, 2009
The Public Comment period has now closed. The team has turned to producing the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS). The FEIS will include a response to all comments received during the public comment period. The FEIS is scheduled to be released Spring of 2010.
The official comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) began September 4, 2009 and ended October 19, 2009 giving the public 45 days to comment. The DEIS document will still be available to view here on the website until the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is released.
Updated: September 4, 2009
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the
Tooele Midvalley Highway Project is now ready for public
review. Interested persons and parties may review and comment
on the document in various ways, including participating
in the public hearing:
Public Hearing
Open House Format
Tuesday, Sept 22, 2009
5 - 8 p.m.
Health Department Extension Auditorium
151 North Main Street, Tooele, UT 84074
The Draft EIS documents
the future traffic needs for a new north-south transportation
corridor in Tooele County, describes all alternatives
and evaluates their potential impacts to the natural and
built environment.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process provides
a 45-day comment period on the DEIS. Comments received in
this period will be directly addressed in the Final EIS. In
order for their comment to be included in the final document,
the public must submit comment between September 4 and October
19.
The public can review illustrative materials and give verbal
and/or written testimony at the hearing. Leadership members
from Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Utah Department
of Transportation (UDOT) and Tooele County will be at the
hearing to discuss details.
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