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Central Corridor Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for Construction-Related Potential Impacts on Business Revenues

The Supplemental EA was completed in response to U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank’s January 27, 2011 ruling in the NAACP’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation requiring additional environmental review of potential loss of revenue by local businesses during CCLRT construction.

The Metropolitan Council and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have prepared the Supplemental EA for public comment and review. At the end of the 30-day comment period, the Metropolitan Council and the FTA will respond to public comments as part of the final Supplemental EA document.

Public Hearings & Comments

Two public hearings were held to take comments about the Supplemental EA:

• Wednesday, March 16, 8 a.m.
  Lao Family Community of Minnesota
  320 University Avenue West
  St. Paul, MN 55103
  2nd Floor Conference Room
• Wednesday, March 16, 6 p.m.
  Goodwill / Easter Seals
  553 Fairview Avenue North
  St. Paul, MN 55104

Written comments on the SEA were accepted through March 31, 2011.

Reference documents cited in the Volpe Institute’s Technical Report

• Buddemeyer, Young and Vander Giessen (Wyoming highway reconstruction)
• De Solminihac and Harrison (Houston, TX urban highway rehabilitation)
• Wildenthal and Buffington (Caldwell, TX highway widening)
• Young, Wolffing and Tomasini (Wyoming highway construction)

Questions?

Questions about the SEA can be directed to Kathryn O’Brien, Environmental Services Project Manager, Central Corridor Project Office, 540 Fairview Avenue, St. Paul, MN or centralcorridor@metc.state.mn.us