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Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Complete SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation December 2003 Washington State Oregon Department Department of Transportation of Transportation SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Section 4(f) Evaluation December 2003 Persons with disabilities may request this information be prepared and supplied in alternate forms by calling the WSDOT ADA Accommodation Hotline collect 206-389-2839 Persons with vision or hearing impairments may access the WA State Telecommunications Relay Service at TT 1-800-833-6388, Tele-Braille 1-800-833-6385, or Voice 1-800-833-6384, and ask to be connected to 360-705-7097. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) hereby gives public notice that it is the policy of the department to assure full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. Title VI requires that no person in the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity for which WSDOT receives federal financial assistance. Any person who believes he or she has been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice protected under Title VI has the right to file a formal complaint with the WSDOT. Any such complaint must be in writing and filed with WSDOT Title VI Coordinator within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of the alleged discriminatory incident. Title VI discrimination complaint forms may be obtained from OEO at no cost to the complainant by calling (360) 705- 7098. The following persons may be contacted for additional information concerning this document: Michael Kulbacki, FHWA Area Engineer Federal Highway Administration 711 South Capitol Way, Suite 501 Olympia, WA 98501 360-753-9556, [email protected] Dale Robins Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council PO Box 1366 Vancouver, WA 98666-1366 360-397-6067, [email protected] This Draft Environmental Impact Statement and draft Section 4(f) Statement document environmental evaluations of a proposal to replace the existing bridge across the Columbia River between Hood River, Oregon and White Salmon, Washington. Under the preferred alternative, the existing bridge would be replaced with a new bridge located just downstream from the existing bridge. Two other alignments—one upstream and another farther downstream—are evaluated also in the DEIS along with the No Action alternative. Major issues addressed in the DEIS include threatened and endangered species, visual, cultural resources, water quality, recreation, economics, and traffic. The DEIS identifies measures to mitigate social, economic, and environmental effects. Comment on this draft EIS are due by February 16, 2004 and should be sent to: Dale Robins, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, at the address shown above. (1) Year of Draft EIS circulation: 2003 (2) Number: FHWA-WA-EIS-03-02-D (3) D Contents DEIS SR-35 – Columbia River Crossing Project Contents Summary Description of the Proposed Action..................................................................S-1 Background of Project..........................................................................................S-2 Actions By Other Governmental Agencies in the Project Area...................S-3 Purpose and Need...............................................................................................S-3 Summary of Alternatives Considered ..............................................................S-4 Summary of EIS Alternative...............................................................................S-4 No Action Alternative ........................................................................................S-4 Common Elements of All Build Alternatives ....................................................S-5 EC-1 West Connection to Dock Grade ..............................................................S-6 EC-2 West Alignment ........................................................................................S-6 EC-3 East Alignment..........................................................................................S-6 Preferred Alternative ..........................................................................................S-7 Summary of Major Beneficial and Adverse Impacts.....................................S-7 Land Use.............................................................................................................S-7 Applicable Plans and Policies .......................................................................S-7 Construction ..................................................................................................S-7 Operation.......................................................................................................S-8 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-13 Transportation...................................................................................................S-13 Construction ................................................................................................S-13 Operation.....................................................................................................S-14 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-15 Geology and Soils.............................................................................................S-15 Construction ................................................................................................S-15 Operation.....................................................................................................S-16 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-17 Waterways/Water Quality................................................................................S-17 Construction ................................................................................................S-17 Operation.....................................................................................................S-17 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-18 Social and Economic ........................................................................................S-18 Construction ................................................................................................S-18 Operation.....................................................................................................S-19 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-20 Cultural Resources............................................................................................S-20 Construction ................................................................................................S-21 Operation.....................................................................................................S-21 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-21 Energy...............................................................................................................S-22 Vegetation and Wetlands..................................................................................S-22 Construction ................................................................................................S-22 Draft EIS Contents i SR-35 Columbia River Crossing Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-23 Fish and Wildlife ..............................................................................................S-23 Construction ................................................................................................S-23 Operation.....................................................................................................S-24 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-24 Air Quality........................................................................................................S-25 Visual................................................................................................................S-25 Construction ................................................................................................S-25 Operation.....................................................................................................S-25 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-26 Noise.................................................................................................................S-27 Construction ................................................................................................S-27 Operation.....................................................................................................S-27 Mitigation ....................................................................................................S-27 Hazardous Materials.........................................................................................S-28
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