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Public
scoping meetings to be held regarding the use of I-95 Commuter
Breakdown Lanes.
Connecticut Department of Transportation
Press Release Date: March 19, 2003
NEWINGTON,
Conn. - State Transportation Commissioner James F. Byrnes
announced today the dates and locations for four public scoping
meetings to be held regarding the I-95 Commuter Shoulders Project
in Fairfield County.
The meetings
will be held in Stamford, Darien, Norwalk and Westport during the
month of April.
The Commuter
Shoulders Project would enable automobiles to use the outside shoulder
of I-95 as an additional travel lane during peak morning and evening
travel hours between Interchanges 8 and 18 in an effort to reduce
traffic congestion. The shoulder would be used for this purpose
in a southbound direction during the morning commute and northbound
during the evening. The project would also incorporate a system
of ramp metering at interchanges to moderate traffic flow during
hours when the shoulder is in use.
The meetings
are scheduled for the following dates & locations:
Wednesday,
April 2, 2003
Stamford, CT
Stamford Government Center, Cafeteria (4th Floor)
888 Washington Avenue, Stamford, CT
Tuesday, April 15, 2003
Darien, CT
Darien Town Hall, Auditorium
2 Renshaw Road, Darien, CT
Wednesday, April 29, 2003
Westport, CT
Auditorium, Westport Town Hall
100 Myrtle Avenue, Westport, CT
Thursday, May 6, 2003
Norwalk, CT
Norwalk City Hall, Community Room
12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CT
Representatives
of the Department of Transportation and Fitzgerald and Halliday,
Inc., which is preparing the Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE),
will be available starting at 6:30 p.m. on each date. The formal
scoping meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m.
"The
purpose of these scoping meetings is to enable the public to provide
input into the state and federal environmental document process," said
Byrnes. "We are interested in gaining information on possible
alternatives and potential issues regarding the proposed project
and its impacts. Organizations and individuals with an interest
in the project are urged to attend a meeting or provide written
comments."
The scoping
meetings have been arranged in accordance with the Connecticut Environmental
Policy Act (CEPA). CEPA encourages these meetings as a part of a
mandatory scoping process for an EIE that the Department of Transportation
will be preparing for the project. The Department initiated the
process on March 3, 2003. The closing date for comments has been
extended from April 4 to April 25, 2003 to allow comments to be
submitted after the conclusion of the scoping meetings. Written
comments should be mailed to Mr. Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental
Planning, Connecticut Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 317546,
2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06131-7546.
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