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proposed State Highway 130 extends from the junction of
Interstate 35 and State Highway 195 north of Georgetown
in Williamson County, Texas, to U.S. Highway 290 east
of Austin in Travis County, Texas. The length of the
project varies, depending on the selected alternative, from
approximately 43.5 kilometers (27.0 miles) to 45.9 kilo-
meters (28.5 miles).
The proposed action is intended to provide improved
access and increased mobility to urbanized areas in the
proposed corridor; help support planned business and resi-
dential growth in various areas throughout the project
corridor; provide needed freeway access from surrounding
areas to the proposed Austin Bergstrom International Air-
port; provide an alternative route to drivers desiring to
bypass the central business areas of Austin, Round Rock,
Georgetown, San Marcos, and New Braunfels, thereby
relieving existing congestion On Interstate 35. The build
alternatives include multiple alternative alignments along
new location rights-of-way connecting Interstate 35 to
U.S. Highway 290.
Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting com-
ments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local
agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who
have previously expressed interest in the proposal. A
Major Investment Study is being completed in compliance
with the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.
Public meetings were held on October 25, 1994, at Everett
Williams Elementary School in Georgetown, Texas, and
on October 27, 1994, at Manor High School in Manor,
Texas, at which public comments on the proposed action
and alternatives were requested. In addition, a public
hearing will be held after publication of the Draft EIS.
Public notice will be given of the time and place of the
:hearing. The Draft EIS will be available for public and
agency review and comment prior to the public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues related to this
proposed action are addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all
interested parties.
Agency Contact: Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be directed to Dianna
Noble, P.E., Texas Department of Transportation, Division
of Environmental Affairs, 125 East 11th Street, Austin,
Texas 78701 (512) 416-3001.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 23, 1994.
TRD-9452848 Diane L. Northam
Legal Executive Assrant
Texas Department ol Transportation
Filed: December 23, 1994
20 TexReg 46 January 3, 1995 Texas Register *