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LATEST PROJECT NEWS
A preliminary draft of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS), which contains
information on the potential build alternatives,
was submitted to the Alabama Department of
Transportation (ALDOT) and the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA).
The potential build alternatives are
combinations of segments shown at previous
public involvement meetings and stretch from
I-59/20 near Mississippi
to I-65 in the vicinity of
Montgomery.
The preliminary DEIS evaluates the
potential build alternatives, as well as the No
Build alternative, and makes no recommendations
regarding a preferred alternative.
The project team is currently working to
address comments received from ALDOT and FHWA.
Once these issues are resolved, the DEIS
will be approved by the FHWA and circulated for
agency and public review.
A notice of availability of the DEIS will
be published in the
Federal
Register, and the complete DEIS will be
available for download from the project website
at
www.i85extension.com.
Following approval of the DEIS by the FHWA, a
series of Public Hearings will be conducted
throughout the project study corridor.
Once the dates and locations for these
meetings have been determined, advertisements
providing information on the meetings will be
published in local and regional newspapers
throughout the project study corridor, as well
as provided to other media outlets.
The dates and locations will also be
provided on the website at
www.i85extension.com.
The Public Hearings will be scheduled
following FHWA approval of the DEIS.
Please continue to monitor the project website for the latest
project news.
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