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Downtown Tunnel / Midtown Tunnel / MLK Extension
Environmental Phase
Schedule for the Environmental Assessment for MLK Freeway Extension
Activity and completion date:
- Notice to Proceed, March 26, 2007
- Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation (PDF; 3.5 MB) approved by FHWA, April, 2008
- Cultural resource technical report (PDF; 32 MB)
- Air technical report (PDF; 473 KB)
- Noise technical report (PDF; 1.75 MB)
- Public hearing held May, 14, 2008 at I. C. Norcum High School, Portsmouth.
- Final day to submit comments on alternatives, Environmental Assessment and the Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, May 26, 2008
- Portsmouth City Council resolution passed, July 2008
- Commonwealth Transportation Board action, September 2008
- Revised Environmental Assessment and final Section 4(f) Evaluation, September 2008
- Request for Finding of No Significant Impact, November 2008 MLK Finding of No Significant Impact, Section 4(f) Evaluation, and Revised Environmental Assessment (4 MB) approved by FHWA, Feb. 26, 2009
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