DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Montgomery County [33 Pa.B. 1684] Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:
The Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation plan to replace Camp Road Bridge over the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek in Franconia and Salford Townships, Montgomery County.
The subject project will require use of Franconia Township Park. The project will require acquisition of 0.34 hectare (0.85 acre) of land from the Laurel Train Station adjacent to SR 2075.
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 effects. As a measure to minimize impacts to the park, the existing bridge will be demolished along with its approach roadways. The area will be graded and seeded, and the excess right-of-way resulting from this demolition will be turned over to the park therefore reducing the actual net loss of the Section 4(f) resource.
The Secretary 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.
ALLEN D. BIEHLER, P. E.
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-592. Filed for public inspection March 28, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
