Hooper Road Extension (LA 408) Public Hearing (East Baton Rouge Parish)
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:23:25 AM
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
State Project No. H.005403.2
F.A.P. Project No. H005403
Route LA 408 (Hooper Road) Extension
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) has prepared, and the Federal Highway Administration has approved for public distribution, a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed extension of LA 408 (Hooper Road). The LADOTD is inviting interested citizens to attend either of two Public Hearings on the Environmental Assessment. The Hearing location for East Baton Rouge is as follows:
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Time: 5:30 p. m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Central High School
10200 East Brookside Drive
Central, La.
Project Location and Scope: The proposed extension includes a widening of Hooper Road which begins in East Baton Rouge Parish in the City of Central at Sullivan Road (LA 3034) on the west and continues to Greenwell Springs Road (LA 37/64) on the east. The proposed extension crosses the Amite River into Livingston Parish and ends at LA 1019 on the east. The entire project length is approximately 5.5 miles.
Detailed information relative to the project is available to those interested through copies of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA). This information is available for review and/or purchase at the LADOTD Environmental Section Office, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 504D, Baton Rouge, LA. Copies of this document will be made 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 at the Federal Highway Administration Division Office at 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA. The EA document is also available for review at the following local libraries: East Baton Rouge Parish Main Branch Library in Baton Rouge and the Central Branch Library in Central, and the Livingston Parish Main Library in Livingston and the Watson Branch Library in Watson. The document can also be accessed online at the LADOTD’s website at:
http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Engineering/Environmental/Documents/H.005403%20Hooper%20Road/Hooper%20Road%20Widening%20Project%20Draft%20Environmental%20Assessment.pdf
Public Hearing Details: Detailed information of the Environmental Assessment (EA) will be presented at the Public Hearing, and right-of-way and relocation information will also be available at the Hearing. The purpose of the Public Hearing will be to receive comment and input on the EA. 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 highway improvements being considered. Attendees 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 as described in the EA document. Oral comments will be received at the Hearing. 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 written comments. All written comments may be submitted at the Hearing, or may be mailed to the following address, postmarked within ten days following the second Hearing date (by April 11, 2015):
Mr. Bruce Richards
N-Y Associates, Inc.
ATTN: HOOPER ROAD EA
2750 Lake Villa Drive
Metairie, LA 70002
If you require special assistance due to a disability in order to participate in this Public Hearing, please contact the consultant by mail at the address above or by telephone at (504) 885-0500, at least five working days prior to the Public Hearing.
For more information relating to this Hearing, please call Mr. Bruce Richards of N-Y Associates, Inc. at (504) 885-0500.