DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Chester County [34 Pa.B. 5454] Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration makes the following written finding:
The Street Road (S. R. 0926) Project (project) study area lies within Pocopson, Pennsbury and Birmingham Townships in central Chester County. The project site conveys Street Road across Brandywine Creek and is located 3.2 miles southwest of the Borough of West Chester.
The scope of the project involves eliminating weight limit restrictions currently assigned to the Street Road bridge by providing a new bridge, raising the bridge approaches to alleviate flooding of the roadway and improving the safety of the bridge approaches by providing longer sight distances. The Street Road bridge and bridge approaches will remain under the Department of Transportation's (Department) jurisdiction.
The proposed Street Road bridge replacement project will impact one Section 2002 resource, the Painter's Farm and Mill Complex, which was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Recommended Alternative, as proposed, meets the purpose and need of the project description. The Environmental Document/Section 2002 Evaluation includes the following aesthetic mitigation measures that are in accordance with consultation from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources dated August 25, 2003, and that have been given concurrence by the local public officials: (1) architectural stone form liner and color will be incorporated to mimic stone facing on the bridge abutments and piers; (2) bridge parapets will provide a view of the surrounding area and are in compliance with current Department safety standards; and (3) landscaping will be done in appropriate and restored areas.
The Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration has considered the environmental, economic, social and other effects of the proposed project as enumerated in section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 and has concluded that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the project as designed and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize effects. No adverse environmental effect is likely to result from the construction of this project.
GARY L. HOFFMAN, P. E.,
Deputy Secretary for Highway Administration[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1830. Filed for public inspection October 1, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
