DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Crawford County [41 Pa.B. 1412]
[Saturday, March 12, 2011]Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Director of the Bureau of Project Delivery as delegated by the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:
The Department of Transportation (Department) is planning to remove the Peters Road Bridge that carries Township Route 703 over the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad line in Woodcock Township, Crawford County. The bridge is currently closed, and will be replaced with an at-grade crossing of the railroad line.
The proposed project will require a De Minimis Use of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad line which is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and therefore qualifies as a Section 4(f)/Section 2002 resource.
In accordance with section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 establishing the Department, a Level 1b Categorical Exclusion Evaluation Environmental has been developed for the subject bridge removal project along with a Determination of Section 4(f) De Minimis Use, Section 2002 No Adverse Use, Historic Properties document to evaluate the potential environmental impacts caused by the subject project. The Section 4(f) document also serves as the Section 2002 Evaluation. The approved documents are available in the CE/EA Expert System.
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 prudent alternative to the project as designed and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize the effects. Mitigation measures will be taken to minimize harm as stipulated in the Section 4(f)/Section 2002 document.
BRIAN G. THOMPSON, P.E.,
Director
Bureau of Project Delivery[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-431. Filed for public inspection March 11, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
