"Scoping" is for projects in the earliest stages of planning. At the scoping stage, detailed information on a project's design, alternatives, and environmental impacts does not yet exist. Sponsoring agencies are asking for comments from other agencies and from the public as to the scope of alternatives and environmental impacts that should be considered for further study. Send your comments to the contact person listed for the project by the date indicated.
1. Notice of Scoping for New Haven - Hartford - Springfield Rail Improvements
Municipalities where proposed project might be located: The proposed improvements are along the existing 62 mile rail corridor starting at Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut, traveling northward through Hartford, and continuing to Union Station in Springfield, Massachussetts. It traverses the municipalities of
Project Description: The New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Project will provide significant new regional passenger rail service options as a key component of a robust and vibrant multi-modal regional transportation system. With funding from both the new High-Speed Intercity Rail Program created by President Barack Obama in 2008, and the State of
The following infrastructure improvements to the existing rail corridor will be built to accommodate projected 2030 service:
- Re-installation of 38.7 miles of double track which was previously removed by AMTRAK in 1989.
- 5.8 miles of new passing sidings and rehabilitation of two existing sidings
- 9 new interlockings (so trains can change tracks)
- signaling and control systems, including Positive Train Control
- Repair, rehabilitation and replacement of bridges and culverts
- Improvements at 38 at-grade crossing
- High-level platforms, pedestrian overpasses, parking, and other amenities at:
- Wallingford
- Meriden
- Berlin
- Windsor
- Windsor Locks - Future new stations at North Haven,
- Layover and maintenance facility near
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Additional Project Information: Click here to be directed to the project website.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: October 20, 2011
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting. Such requests must be made by September 30, 2011.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Mr. Mark W. Alexander - Transportation Assistant Planning Director |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike |
| Newington, CT 06131 | |
| Fax: | 860-594-3028 |
| E-Mail: | Mark.W.Alexander@ct.gov |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Mr. Stephen V. Delpapa - Transportation Supervising Planner |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike |
| Newington, CT 06131 | |
| Phone: | 860-594-2941 |
| Fax: | 860-594-3028 |
| E-Mail: | Stephen.Delpapa@ct.gov |
The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment by the end of 2011
2. Notice of Scoping for Demolition of Buildings #11 and #29 at the Former Cedarcrest Hospital Property
Municipality where proposed project might be located: Newington
Address of Possible Project Location: Russell Road
Project Description: Demolish two building (#11 and #29) on the former grounds of Cedarcrest Hospital. The two buildings are listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The demolition is necessary for the proposed State Data Center. The proposed construction does not meet the Environmental Classification Document (ECD) criteria warranting public scoping; therefore, this scoping notice is not subject to the proposed construction, but rather the demolition of historic buildings. The Department is actively coordinating with the State Historic Preservation Office.
The former hospital just south of Building #29 may be demolished in the future, but under a separate project. Therefore, this scoping notice is intended to also address any comments or potential impacts under the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act.
Project Maps: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: October 20, 2011.
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting. Such requests must be made by September 30, 2011.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting, including questions about the scoping for this project should be sent to:
| Name: | Jeffrey Bolton, Supervising Environmental Analyst |
| Agency: | Department of Construction Services |
| Environmental Planning | |
| Address: | 165 Capitol Avenue |
| Room 275 | |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | |
| Phone: | 860-713-5706 |
| Fax: | 860-713-7250 |
| E-Mail: |
After the public scoping, the Department will make a determination whether an Environmental Impact Evaluation may be prepared for this project.
Other Information: See attached Initial Environmental Review.
3. Notice of Scoping for the University of Connecticut Health Center New Construction and Renovation Project
Municipality where proposed project might be located: Farmington
Addresses of Possible Project Location: Main Road, West Road, and East Road, University of Connecticut Health Center; Farmington, Connecticut
Project Description: The University of Connecticut Health Center proposes to undertake construction of a new hospital bed tower, ambulatory care center, three parking garages, and related site work at its campus in Farmington, Connecticut. The new construction is integral to the implementation of Bioscience Connecticut, an initiative that was recently approved by the Connecticut General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Dannel P. Malloy. The capital improvement program also includes renovations and infrastructure improvements to the Health Center to support patient, educational, and research activities. The project will take place on the upper campus to the north east, and west of John Dempsey Hospital on existing paved areas, and on the lower campus in the general vicinity of the existing Dowling Buildings. The project will play an important strategic role in further positioning the Health Center as a top medical research and education institution and enhancing patient care services.
Project Maps: Click Project Site Map to view a map of the project area. Click Master Plan Map to see conceptual project plan.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: October 6, 2011
There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:
DATE: September 22, 2011
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: 16 Munson Road
Farmington, Connecticut 06030
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Kevin R. Norton, Project Manager |
| Agency: | University of Connecticut Health Center |
| Address: | 263 Farmington Avenue |
| Farmington, Connecticut 06030 | |
| Phone: | 860-679-2075 |
| Fax: | 860-679-1279 |
| E-Mail: | krnorton@uchc.edu |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact Mr. Norton as directed above
The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in (December, 2011).
1. Post-Scoping Notice for the Windham Hospital Medical Building
Municipality where project will be located: Windham
CEPA Determination: On July 19, 2011 the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) published a Notice of Scopingto solicit public comments for this project in the Environmental Monitor. The DECD has taken those comments into consideration and has concluded that the project does not require the preparation of Environmental Impact Evaluation under CEPA.
The agency's conclusion is documented in a Memo of Findings and Determination and an Environmental Assessment Checklist .
After Scoping, an agency that wishes to undertake an action that could significantly affect the environment must produce, for public review and comment, a detailed written evaluation of the expected environmental impacts. This is called an Environmental Impact Evaluation (EIE).
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