DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Armstrong County [39 Pa.B. 7073]
[Saturday, December 12, 2009]Under section 2002(b) of The Administration Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 575(b)), the Director of the Bureau of Design as delegated by the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:
The Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation (Department) are planning to replace the Cochran's Mills Bridge which carries SR 2025 over Crooked Creek in Burrell Township, Armstrong County. Therefore, this project will require the use of the Cochran's Mills Bridge which is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, qualifying as a section 4(f) and section 2002 resource.
In accordance with section 2002 of Pennsylvania Act 120 establishing the Department, a Level-2 Categorical Exclusion Evaluation (CEE) has been developed for the subject project along with a ''Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Projects that Necessitate the Use of Historic Bridges'' document to evaluate the potential environmental impacts caused by the subject project. The document also serves as the section 2002 Evaluation. The approved documents are available in the CE/EA Expert System.
Based upon studies, there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the proposed action. Mitigation measures will be taken to minimize harm as stipulated in the Level-2 CEE and the ''Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Projects that Necessitate the use of Historic Bridges.''
The environmental, economic, social and other effects of the proposed project, as enumerated in section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 have been considered. It has been concluded that there is no feasible and prudentalternative to the project as designed, and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize such effects.
BRIAN G. THOMPSON, P. E.,
Director
Bureau of Design[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-2292. Filed for public inspection December 11, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
