I-12 to Bush EIS

SPN 700-52-0198

Corps # MVN-2005-00037-MJ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Regulatory Branch and the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) will conduct a scoping analysis meeting to engage members of the public and other interested parties in the scoping process for developing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) addressing the proposed construction of a highway between Bush, La., and I-12, in St. Tammany Parish. The EIS will be used to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to determine the least damaging, yet practicable alternative and as a basis for the permit decision. The Notice of Intent to Prepare a Draft EIS was issued in the Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 224, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. The scoping meeting has been scheduled for the location, date and time below:

Abita Springs Town Hall

22161 Level Street

Abita Springs, Louisiana

Jan. 22, 2009

6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Should you require special assistance, due to a disability, to participate in this scoping meeting, please contact DOTD by mail at the address shown below, or by telephone at (225) 242-4502, at least five working days prior to the meeting.

LA Dept of Transportation and Development

Environmental Engineer Administrator

P.O. Box 94245

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245