NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
Friday, September 22, 2023 at 6:54:22 AM
Notice of Availability
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) have issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Improvements Project (H.003931). The FEIS was prepared in accordance with applicable federal laws, regulations and executive orders including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 United States Code [U.S.C.] Section 4332 (2) (C)) and 49 U.S.C. 303.
The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) evaluates alternatives for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Improvements Project along a nine (9) mile stretch of Interstate 10 (I-10) between the I-10/Interstate 210 (I-210) west and I 10/I-210 east interchanges in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. FHWA is the lead federal agency under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). LADOTD is the state agency responsible for the Project, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) are Cooperating Agencies. A No-Build Alternative and three Build Alternatives were evaluated in the Project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). A preferred alternative was identified in the DEIS.
The FEIS is available for public review and comment at the following locations:
· Sulphur Regional Library, 1160 Cypress Street, Sulphur, LA 70663
· Westlake Library, 937 Mulberry St, Lake Charles, LA 70669
· Calcasieu Parish Central Library, 301 West Claude St, Lake Charles, LA 70605
· LADOTD (Lake Charles District office), 5827 US-90, Lake Charles, LA 70615
· FHWA, Louisiana Division, 5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
The FEIS can also be viewed or downloaded from the following websites:
· LADOTD at H003931 I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge
· I-10 Calcasieu Final EIS at https://www.i10lakecharles.com/documentlibrary
The FEIS includes additions and corrections to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) made available for review in November 2022. Responses to public and agency comments received on the DEIS and at the public hearing held on December 13, 2022, are in Appendix A of the FEIS.
A 30-day public comment period on the FEIS will remain open until October 30, 2023. All written comments received or postmarked by that date will become a part of the official project record. All substantive comments will be addressed in the Record of Decision (ROD).
Send your comments to Calcasieubridge@hntb.com or write to:
I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Project HNTB Corporation 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1200 Baton Rouge, LA 70802
If you have any questions, please contact Project Manager Lynn Maloney-Mujica at lmaloneymujica@hntb.com or 225-368-2800.