DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Lebanon County [41 Pa.B. 1847]
[Saturday, April 2, 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 Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation (Department) are planning the superstructure replacement (piers and abutments will remain) of the SR 2014 (Furnace Road) Bridge over Mill Creek in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County. The existing bridge is a two-span, prestressed, adjacent concrete box beam bridge that is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The project will constitute a use of the Section 2002 resource.
In accordance with section 2002 of The Administrative Code of 1929 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 and a Determination of Section 4(f) De Minimis Use Section 2002 No Adverse Use of Historic Properties 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.
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. Based upon studies, there is no feasible and prudent alternative to the use of the Section 2002 resource for the proposed action. Mitigation measures will be taken to minimize harm as stipulated in the Level-2 CEE, the Section 4(f) documents and the associated Memorandum of Agreement.
BRIAN G. THOMPSON, P.E.,
Director
Bureau of Project Delivery[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-584. Filed for public inspection April 2, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
