NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

State Project No. 700-35-0123

Federal Aid Project No. ENH-MISC(314)

Front Street in Natchitoches

LA 6 Business

Natchitoches Parish

Notice is hereby given that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will conduct a Public Hearing for State Project No. 700-35-0123, Federal Aid Project No. ENH-MISC(314).  This Public Hearing is scheduled for Thursday, February 23, 2006, at 6:30 P.M. in the Natchitoches Arts Center.

The proposed project calls for the rehabilitation of Front Street and upgrading subsurface utilities.  All brick pavement removal and replacement (both existing and new materials) will be conducted in accordance with the stipulations outlined in the recently signed Memorandum of Agreement. 

Detailed information relative to the project is available to those interested through copies of the Environmental Assessment (EA).  This information is available for review and/or copying at the Department’s District 08 Office, located at 3300 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria, LA.  Copies of this data will be available upon request at the expense of the person requesting this information, and at a cost equal to the Department’s cost of reproduction.  The EA is available, for review only, at the Federal Highway Division Office at 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA and at DOTD’s Environmental Section Office, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, LA.  The EA is also available for review at the Natchitoches Parish Library in Natchitoches, 431 Jefferson Street. 

All interested persons or their representatives are invited to be present at the above time and place for the purpose of becoming acquainted with the preliminary planning for the project being considered.  They will be afforded an opportunity to express their views concerning the proposed project’s specific location, major design features, and the probable social, economic, and environmental effects involved.  Oral comments will be received.  Also, to enable statements to be presented within a reasonable time period and for the accuracy of the official Hearing record, it is suggested that oral comments be supplemented by presenting important facts and supporting documentation in writing.  The cooperation and assistance of persons conforming to this request will be appreciated.  Written statements and comments should be handed in to the DOTD’s official conducting the Hearing or can be mailed to the following address, postmarked within ten calendar days following the Hearing:

Environmental Engineer Administrator

Section 28

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

P.O. Box 94245

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245

If you require special assistance due to a disability in order to participate at this Public Hearing, please contact DOTD by mail at the address below or by telephone at (225) 242-4502 at least five (5) working days prior to the Public Hearing date.

Johnny Bradberry, Secretary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development