DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Finding Allegheny County [40 Pa.B. 5543]
[Saturday, September 25, 2010]Under section 2002(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § 512(b)), the Director of the Bureau of Design makes the following written finding:
The Federal Highway Administration and the Department of Transportation (Department) are planning to replace the South Highland Avenue Bridge that carries South Highland Avenue over the Norfolk Southern Railway Corridor in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.
The Norfolk Southern Railway Corridor in the project area is part of the former Pennsylvania Railroad Mainline, which is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The South Highland Avenue Bridge is a contributing element to this eligible resource. Therefore, it qualifies as a Section 4(f)/Section 2002 resource.
Therefore, a ''Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Transportation Projects that have Net Beneficial Use (Net Benefit)'' document, to evaluate the potential environmental impacts caused by the subject project, has been prepared. The Section 4(f) document also serves as the Section 2002 Evaluation.
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 NEPA document, and the ''Nationwide/Programmatic Section 4(f) Evaluation for Transportation Projects that have Net Beneficial Use (Net Benefit)'' document.
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.
BRIAN G. THOMPSON, P. E.,
Director
Bureau of Design[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1847. Filed for public inspection September 24, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
