Finding Westmoreland County [42 Pa.B. 3356]
[Saturday, June 9, 2012]Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Acting 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 to replace the bridge that carries SR 4019 over Conrail/Norfolk Southern Railroad (formerly Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline) in North Huntington Township, Westmoreland County. Therefore, this project will require the use of the bridge, which is a Contributing Resource to the Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline and acquisition of Right-of-Way from the Railroad, which is eligible for 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-2 Categorical Exclusion Evaluation (CEE) has been developed for the subject project along with an ''Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation'' 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 Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation.
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.
R. WAYNE WILLEY, P.E.,
Acting Director
Bureau of Project Delivery[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1062. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
