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3. Notice of Scoping for Master Plan Improvements at Central Connecticut State University
Municipalities where proposed project might be located: New Britain and Newington
Address of Possible Project Locations: 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain
Project Description: The purpose of the proposed action is to construct, renovate and demolish facilities located on the campus of Central Connecticut State University as recommended in the 1999 Master Plan. The Master Plan will be implemented in the form of 34 projects ranging from academic, administrative, athletic and residential and are as follows:
1. Renovation of existing buildings - 16 projects
2. New construction totalling 680,085 square feet - 12 projects
3. Demolition of existing facilities - 1 project
4. New parking garage for 1000 cars- 1 project
5. New residential facilities of 905 beds totalling 291,003 square feet - 3 projects
6. Athletic fields - 1 project
Project Map: 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: February 7, 2003
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.
Additional information about the project can be viewed in person at Central Connecticut State University's Burritt Library.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Alexandria Roe |
| Agency: | Connecticut State University System |
| Address: | 39 Woodland Street |
| Hartford, CT 06119 | |
| Fax: | 860-493-0006 |
| E-Mail: | roea@so.ct.edu |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact: same as above
2. Notice of Scoping for Intermodal Transportation Center
Municipality where proposed project is to be located: Bridgeport
Project Location: Water Street (see maps)
Project Description: The City of Bridgeport is undertaking the reconstruction of a multi-phased intermodal facility to be located in the downtown area. This new facility will be designed to physically and functionally integrate a variety of existing and proposed modes of transportation in the heart of the central business district. The combination of commuter and high-speed rail, ferry, intra- and inter-city bus, taxi, limousine, airport shuttle, automobile and pedestrian modes in a single facility is expected to be an important transportation and economic development magnet to the downtown and waterfront.
Project Map(s): Click here to view maps of the project area. location map site map
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Friday, January 17, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting (within 10 days of this notice) 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.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Marie McGuinness |
| Agency: | CT Department of Economic & Community Development |
| Infrastructure & Real Estate Division | |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street |
| Hartford, CT 06106-7106 | |
| Phone: | 860/270-8148 |
| Fax: | 860/270-8157 |
| E-Mail: | marie.mcguinness@po.state.ct.us |
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Marie McGuinness |
| Agency: | CT Department of Economic & Community Development |
| Infrastructure & Real Estate Division | |
| Address: | 505 Hudson Street |
| Hartford, CT 06106-7106 | |
| Phone: | 860/270-8148 |
| Fax: | 860/270-8157 |
| E-Mail: | marie.mcguinness@po.state.ct.us |
The agency expects to release a CEPA document (in conjunction with a federal environmental assessment) for this project, for public review and comment in the late spring 2003.
Other information: This project is a joint undertaking of the CT Department of Economic & Community Development, the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA), and the City of Bridgeport.
3. Notice of Scoping for Reconstruction of I-95 in the Long Wharf Area
MUNICIPALITY: New Haven, Connecticut
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Connecticut Department of Transportation proposes to reconstruct Interstate 95 from Canal Dock Road to Howard Avenue, New Haven, to provide increased capacity and improved safety and traffic operations . The proposed project includes widening of I-95 to accommodate four 12-foot traffic lanes, one 12-foot operational lane, and 12-foot left and right shoulders in each direction separated by a 6-foot median. A relocated and reconfigured Interchange 46 (on and off ramps for Sargent Drive and Long Wharf Drive) is proposed at Long Wharf Extension, approximately 2300 feet south of the present location to maximize the distance between adjacent interchanges 45 and 47. The proposed project also includes a pedestrian bridge over I-95, the replacement of the I-95 bridge over Long Wharf Extension, the reconstruction of Long Wharf Drive and the partial reconstruction of Sargent Drive.
This project is west of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program ("Q" Bridge Program) that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is undertaking to rebuild 7 miles of I-95 from Interchange 46 in New Haven to Interchange 54 in Branford.
An Environmental Impact Evaluation will be conducted to examine project alternatives, project impacts, and proposed mitigation for construction of the new roadway and associated drainage systems, intersections, walkways, sidewalks, curbing, and illumination.
PROJECT MAPS: Click Here
Written Comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on:
February 3, 2003.
There will be a Public Scoping Meeting for this project at:
DATE: January 15, 2003 with inclement weather date of January 22, 2003.
TIME: 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm
PLACE: 200 Orange Street, New Haven (Ground Floor Hearing Room)
Written comments should be sent to:
Name: Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, CT 06131
E-Mail: edgar.hurle@po.state.ct.us
If you have questions about the public meeting, or any other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
Name: Thomas A. Harley
Agency: Connecticut Department of Transportation
Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, CT 06131
E-Mail: thomas.harley@po.state.ct.us
Phone: (860) 594-3191
Fax: (860) 594-3373
ConnDOT expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in May 2003.
4. Notice of Scoping for Steele Brook Flood Control Project
Municipality where proposed project would be located: Watertown
Address of Possible Project Location: Steele Brook, downstream of French Street, northeast of Main Street (Routes 63 & 73)
Project Description: EIE will analyze possible improvements to a half mile segment of Steele Brook beginning about 2,000 feet downstream of French Street. Both channel improvements with environmental enhancements and dike/floodwall options with a pump station will be considered. The purpose of the project is to provide relief from frequent flooding of the Watertown Plaza retail area and the adjacent Knight Street industrial area.
Project Map: 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: January 7, 2003
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.
Written scoping comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to:
| Name: | Edward Hemstreet |
| Agency: | Department of Environmental Protection |
| Inland Water Resources Division | |
| Address: | 79 Elm Street, Third Floor |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | |
| Fax: | (860) 424-4075 |
| E-Mail: | edward.hemstreet@po.state.ct.us |
If you have questions about a public scoping meeting, or other questions about scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Frederick Riese |
| Agency: |
Department of Environmental Protection |
| Office of Environmental Review | |
| Address: | 79 Elm Street, Third Floor |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | |
| Phone: | (860) 424-4110 |
| Fax: | (860) 424-4053 |
| E-Mail: | frederick.riese@po.state.ct.us |
The agency expects to release an Environmental Impact Evaluation for this project, for public review and comment, in late summer 2003.
Other information: This project is a joint undertaking of the Department of Environmental Protection, acting through the Inland Water Resources Division, and the Town of Watertown.
EIE Notices
1. EIE Notice for Technology Classroom Building, Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC)
Municipality where project is proposed: Waterbury
Address of Possible Project Location: 750 Chase Parkway
Project Description: The proposed action consists of the construction of a new Technology Classroom Building (TCB), consisting of approximately 100,000 square feet of new building space. The building program will provide new, more flexible classrooms and computer laboratory space for the technology programs at NVCC. The improvements will also create efficient space for a variety of programs including those currently utilizing seven 30-year-old existing structures present on site. The Automotive Technology Program, which currently leases space off-campus, will be housed in the TCB. Approximately 5,000 sf of greenhouse space will also be provided to replace its existing antiquated facility.
Project Site Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: January 30, 2003
The public can view a copy of this EIE at:
City of Waterbury, City Clerk's Office, 236 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT
Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street, Waterbury, CT
Connecticut Department of Public Works, 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 275 or 437, Hartford, CT
There is no public hearing scheduled for this EIE. However, 25 or more persons or an association that has at least 25 members may request a public hearing. A public hearing request must be made no later than December 26, 2002.
Send your comments about this EIE to:
| Name: | John Francis Kraemer, AIA |
| Agency: | Board of Trustees Community-Technical Colleges |
| Address: | 61 Woodland Street |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06105 | |
| E-Mail: | JKraemer@commnet.edu |
If you have questions about requesting a public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:
| Name: | Jeff Bolton, Environmental Analyst |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Public Works |
| Address: | 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 275, Hartford, CT |
| E-Mail: | jeffrey.bolton@po.state.ct.us |
| Phone: | (860) 713-5707 |
OR:
| Name: | Dennis Tovey, Project Manager |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Public Works |
| Address: | 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 437, Hartford, CT |
| E-Mail: | dennis.tovey@po.state.ct.us |
| Phone: | (860) 713-5707 |
Other Information:
2. EIE Notice for the Osborn Expansion at the Osborn Correctional Institution
Municipality where project is proposed: Somers, Connecticut
Project Description: The proposed action is the construction of a 720-bed Level 4 correctional facility that would be connected by a corridor to the existing Osborn Correctional Institution (CI) and to the Northern CI, and an additional parking area for approximately 130-spaces. The expansion would consist of six housing units, each containing 30 double bunked cells on each of the two floors. In addition to cell space, the units would contain inmate support space, staff, support and program areas, and direct control stations and systems.
Project Map(s): Click here to view a map of the project area.
Comments on this EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: January 16, 2003
The public can view a copy of this EIE at:
Town of Somers, Town Clerk, Somers Town Hall, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
Somers Public Library, 51 Ninth District Road, Somers, CT
Town of Enfield, Town Clerk, Enfield Town Hall, 820 Enfield Street, Enfield, CT
Enfield Public Library, Central Library, 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CT
Enfield Public Library, Pearl Street Library, 159 Pearl Street, Enfield, CT
Connecticut Department of Public Works, 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 275, Hartford, CT
There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:
DATE: Tuesday, January 7, 2003
TIME: 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
PLACE: Somers Town Hall auditorium, 600 Main Street, Somers, CT
Written comments or exhibits must be reproducible in black and white and on paper not to exceed 8 ½" x 11" in size. These written statements or exhibits will be made a part of the administrative record and oral statements at the public hearing will be considered in the same manner.
Send your comments about this EIE to:
| Name: | David Elliott |
| Agency: | Department of Correction |
| Address: | 24 Wolcott Hill Road |
| Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 | |
| Phone: | (860) 692-7554 |
| Fax: | (860) 692-7556 |
| E-Mail: | david.elliott@po.state.ct.us |
If you have questions about the public hearing, or where you can review this EIE, or similar matters, please contact:
| Name: | Jeff Bolton |
| Agency: | Department of Public Works |
| Address: | 165 Capitol Ave., Room 275 |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | |
| Phone: | (860) 713-5707 |
| Fax: | (860) 713-7250 |
| E-Mail: | jeffrey.bolton@po.state.ct.us |
OR
| Name: | Don Ouillette |
| Agency: | Department of Public Works |
| Address: | 165 Capitol Ave., Room 460 |
| Hartford, Connecticut 06106 | |
| Phone: | (860) 713-5931 |
| Fax: | (860) 713-7270 |
| E-Mail: | donald.ouillette@po.state.ct.us |
3. EIE Notice for the Extension of Runway 18-36, Waterbury/Oxford Airport
Municipalities where project is located: Oxford and Middlebury
Project Description: The Proposed Action would extend Runway 18-36 to 5,800 feet from an existing 5,000 feet. It would be extended on the north end by 300 feet and the south end by 500 feet. Displaced thresholds will be placed at the termini of the existing runway. The current allowable landing length of 5,000 feet will not change. The takeoff lengths will increase from the current 5,000 feet to 5,500 feet in the northerly direction and 5,300 feet in the southerly direction. This will allow corporate jets that currently use the airport to take off with additional weight. Existing Taxiway A (which parallels Runway 18-36 to the west) will be extended to both ends of the new runway extensions. Taxiway B (which parallels the runway to the east) will be extended on the north end to the new runway end.
Project Map: CLICK HERE
Comments on the EIE will be accepted until the close of business on: Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
Copies of the EIE are available for public review at:
Town Clerk’s Office
Town of Oxford
486 Oxford Road
Oxford, Connecticut
Town Clerk’s Office
Town of Middlebury
1212 Whittemore Road
Middlebury, Connecticut
Oxford Public Library
486 Oxford Road
Oxford, Connecticut
Middlebury Public Library
Crest Road
Middlebury, Connecticut
Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck Valley
20 East Main Street – Suite 303
Waterbury, CT
Connecticut State Library
231 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut
There is a public hearing scheduled for this EIE on:
DATE: Monday, December 16, 2002
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: Oxford Center School, 1 Great Hill Road, Oxford, Connecticut
Written Comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Wednesday, January 15, 2003.
Written comments or exhibits must be reproducible in black and white and on paper not to exceed 8 ½" x 11" in size. These written statements or exhibits will be made a part of the administrative record and oral statements at the public hearing will be considered in the same manner.
Please send comments regarding this EIE to: Mr. Edgar T. Hurle, Director of Environmental Planning, Connecticut Department of Transportation, P.O. Box 317546, Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546, or email to: Edgar.Hurle@po.state.ct.us
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