DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding [29 Pa.B. 1954] Juniata County Mifflin County Pursuant to the provisions of 71 P. S. Section 2002 (b), the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:
The Department of Transportation plans to upgrade the two lane facility to a four lane limited access facility on essentially the existing alignment in the Lewistown Narrows section of US 22/322. The work also includes reconfiguration of the S.R. 22/322 Interchange, completion of the partial Arch Rock Interchange, and development of a canal park. The Juniata Division of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The effect of this project on the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal will be mitigated by the following measures to minimize harm to the resource:
1. Prepare a HAER documentation package as a permanent record of the Pennsylvania Canal's existence. This documentation will be completed and submitted to the PA State Historic Preservation Officer and the National Park Service.
2. Develop an educational brochure which presents the Pennsylvania Canal's history and significance.
3. Prepare an article on the Pennsylvania Canal and offer it for publication in a popular history magazine.
4. Develop a Pennsylvania Canal Park and transfer the park property to Mifflin and Juniata Counties.
I have considered the environmental, economic, social, and other effects of the project as enumerated in Section 2002 of the Administrative Code, and have concluded that there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the project as designed, and all reasonable steps have been taken to minimize such effect.
No adverse environmental effect is likely to result from the construction of this section of highway.
BRADLEY L. MALLORY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 99-599. Filed for public inspection April 9, 1999, 9:00 a.m.]
