DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATIONFinding [30 Pa.B. 4974] Pursuant to the provisions of 71 P. S. Section 2002(b), the Secretary of Transportation makes the following written finding:
The Federal Highway Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Butler County are planning the replacement of the Buhl Bridge, which carries T-415 (Old Route 0068) over Connoquenessing Creek in Forward Township, Butler County.
The subject project is considered a Level 4 Categorical Exclusion in accordance with 23 CFR Part 771.117(d), Item 3 as published in the August 28, 1987 Federal Register.
The Buhl Bridge is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and is therefore, a Section 2002/Section 4(f) resource. The subject project will have an adverse effect on the Buhl Bridge. Based upon studies, there is no prudent and feasible alternative to the bridge project.
Mitigation measures will be taken to minimize harm as stipulated in the Categorical Exclusion Evaluation (CEE)/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation and in the executed Memorandum of Agreement, which is included in the CEE/Programmatic Section 4(f). Mitigation measures include the following:
--A marketing plan will be prepared for the sale and relocation of the Buhl Bridge.
--A Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) recordation/documentation will be completed as required by HABS/HAER.
The environmental, economic, social, and other effects of the proposed project as enumerated in Section 2002 of the Administrative Code, 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 such effects.
No adverse environmental effect is likely to result from this bridge project.
BRADLEY L. MALLORY,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1643. Filed for public inspection September 22, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
