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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 130 / Monday, July 12, 2021 / Notices
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National Environmental Policy Act NEPA of 1969, as amended 42 U.S.C.
4321, et seq., 23 U.S.C. 139, CEQ
regulations implementing NEPA 40
CFR 15001508, FHWA regulations implementing NEPA 23 CFR 771.101
771.139 and applicable Federal, State, and local governmental laws and regulations. The Project is classified as a NEPA Class I action under 23 CFR part 771 and a City Environmental Quality Review CEQR Type 1 action under 6
NYCRR 617 and 43 RCNY 6. To ensure that a full range of issues are addressed in the EIS and potential issues are identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties.
FHWA requests comments and suggestions on potential project alternatives and impacts, and the identification of any relevant information, studies, or analyses of any kind concerning impacts affecting the quality of the human environment. The purpose of this request is to bring relevant comments, information, and analyses to FHWAs attention, as early in the process as possible, to enable the agency to make maximum use of this information in decision making.
An NOI was previously published in the Federal Register in 1999 to advise the public that an EIS would be prepared for rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of the Shore Road Bridge over the Hutchinson River in Bronx County, New York.
FHWA rescinded the 1999 NOI by a Notice published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2021, because a substantial amount of time had passed since the original NOI was published.
The Shore Road Bridge, also known as the Pelham Bridge, is an 865-foot-long bridge with seven spans. The main span over the navigation channel is a doubleleaf movable bascule span, which is flanked by three concrete arch spans on either side. The bridge and its associated roadway provide access to major interchanges with the Hutchinson River Parkway and Bruckner Expressway west of the bridge and City Island Road east of the bridge.
1. Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action The purpose of the Project is to address the structural deficiencies, geometric deficiencies, and operational reliability for multi-modal users, including marine vessels, of the Shore Road Bridge over the Hutchinson River.
The objectives of the Project are to address the identified structural, geometric and operational deficiencies of the crossing, address operational constraints associated with the passage of marine vessels under the bridge, and
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improve bicycle/pedestrian facilities on the Shore Road Bridge. The Project is needed to address structural deficiencies; improve vehicular and marine traffic operations and the operational reliability of the bridge;
address geometric deficiencies; and improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations. The complete current draft project purpose and need statement may be reviewed in the NOI
Report available in the docket established for this project and on the project website as noted in the ADDRESSES section. Comments on the Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action are welcomed during the NOI
comment period.
2. Preliminary Description of the Proposed Action and Alternatives A reasonable range of alternatives for detailed study in the EIS is currently being considered and will be refined in consideration of agency and public comments received during the NOI
comment period. In addition to the No Action Alternative, potential project alternatives include bridge replacement and bridge rehabilitation. A preliminary description of these potential alternatives is provided below.
Additional information on the proposed alternatives is included in the NOI
Report available for review in the docket established for this project and on the project website as noted in the ADDRESSES section. Comments on the proposed alternatives to be included in the draft EIS are welcomed during the NOI comment period.
The No Action Alternative assumes no improvements other than those planned by others or implemented as part of routine maintenance. The Bridge Rehabilitation Alternative would require major work to extend the useful life of the existing Shore Road Bridge.
The operability of the bridge would need to be maintained while addressing structural deficiencies, geometric deficiencies, and operational reliability of the bridge.
The Bridge Replacement Alternative would replace the existing Shore Road Bridge with a new bridge. Various bridge replacement concepts will be considered during the scoping process, including both on-line and off-line horizontal alignments and several different vertical profile/clearances heights over the navigation channel in the closed or fixed positions.
Additional information on the potential alternatives, as well as maps and figures illustrating the project location, are provided in the NOI Report available for review in the docket established for this project and on the
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3. Summary of Expected Impacts The EIS will include an evaluation of the potential social, economic, and environmental effects resulting from the implementation of the Project. Based on preliminary review of existing conditions within and in proximity to the Project location, the implementation of the Project could result in effects to cultural and historic resources; social conditions; parks and recreational areas;
threatened and endangered species;
tidal wetlands; coastal resources;
navigable waters; hazardous waste and contaminated materials; floodplains;
traffic noise; air quality; local and regional economies; and visual resources. The analyses and evaluations conducted for the EIS will identify the potential for effects; whether the anticipated effects would be adverse;
and mitigation measures for adverse effects. Evaluations under Section 4f of the USDOT Act of 1966, 23 CFR part 774, and Section 6f of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, 54 U.S.C. 200302, will be prepared, and consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 54 U.S.C. 300101307108, will be undertaken concurrently with the NEPA/CEQR environmental review processes. Additional information on the expected impacts is provided in the NOI Report available for review in the docket established for this project and on the project website as noted in the ADDRESSES section. Comments on the expected impacts to be analyzed in the draft EIS are welcomed during the NOI
comment period.
4. Anticipated Permits and Other Authorizations Potential permits and approvals for the Project include: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1344, and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. 403, for construction in the Hutchinson River and potential tidal wetland impacts;
U.S. Coast Guard USCG Bridge Permit, which establishes allowable clearances for bridges over navigable waterways such as the Hutchinson River; National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS
Section 7 Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1536, consultation for potential impacts on threatened and/or endangered species in the Hutchinson River; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USFWS Section 7 Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1536, consultation for potential impacts to federally-listed threatened species; NMFS Essential Fish
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