John Boyle
Tue, 02 Mar 2004 12:23:30 -0800
Complete the Streets for bicycling and walking
JB
PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 11 ON PLAN TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE U.S. ROUTE 202
BETWEEN WEST CHESTER AND DELAWARE STATE LINE
3/2/04-KING OF PRUSSIA
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) will conduct a joint public hearing on Thursday, March
11 to receive public comments on the proposed plans for widening and improving
U.S. Route 202 between West Chester and the Delaware state line in Chester
and Delaware counties.
The public hearing will be held at the Garnet Valley High School located at
552 Smith Bridge Road in Glen Mills. The hearing will run from 6 p.m. to 10
p.m.
PennDOT District Executive Andrew L. Warren said the public hearing is
being held to formally gather public testimony on the Route 202, Section ES1
Draft Environmental Impact Statement, which was released for public comment on
January 20, 2004.
At the public hearing, citizens will have the opportunity to express their
views on the alternatives under consideration to upgrade this section of
Route 202. The public hearing is not a forum for open debate on the project.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed
improvement of this part of Route 202 is available for public review and comment until
April 9, 2004, During the public comment period, citizens have four ways to
voice their position on the project. They are:
"« Oral testimony transcribed by a stenographer at the March 11 public
hearing
"« Oral testimony transcribed by a stenographer in private at the March 11
public hearing
"« Written testimony submitted at the March 11 public hearing
"« Written testimony submitted to PennDOT by April 9, 2004. Send to:
PennDOT,
7000 Geerdes Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406, Attn: Elaine Elbich,
P.E.
Comments received during the official public comment period will be
included in the project's public record and responses to the comment
s will be in the
projectˇ¦s Final Environmental Impact Statement.
During the environmental impact study, PennDOT examined alternatives to
improve travel and reduce congestion along this 7.5-mile section of Route 202,
which presently carries two northbound and two southbound lanes between Matlack
Street in Chester County and the Delaware state line in Delaware County..
The alternatives carried through in the DEIS are the No Build alternative
and the Widening with Grade Separation alternatives. The Widening with Grade
Separation alternative has three alignments for widening Route 202 to three
lanes in each direction.
The Route 202 DEIS is available for public review at 20 locations. The
days and hours of its availability at each location vary. The DEIS is also
available for review on line at www.us202.com. A CD-ROM version of the
DEIS or a hard copy of the Executive Summary can also be obtained by making a
request in writing to: Matthew C. Marquardt, P.E. Urban Engineers, Inc.,
530 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA ,19106 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])..
The Route 202 DEIS is available for review at the following locations:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 6-0
7000 Geerdes Blvd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
US Army Corps of Engineers
Philadelphia District
John Wanamaker Building
100 Penn Square East
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Federal Highway Administration
District East
Federal Building
228 Walnut St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Delaware County Planning Department
Toal Building, 2nd Floor
201 West Front Street
Media, PA 19063
Chester County Planning Commission
601 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
Chester County Commissioners
Chester County Courthouse
2 North High Street, Suite 512
West Chester, PA 19380
New Castle County Planning Board
Depart
ment of Land Use
New Castle County Government Center
87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Chester County Public Library
450 Exton Square Parkway
Exton, PA 19341
Concord Township
P.O. Box 171
Concordville, PA 19331
Chadds Ford Township
P.O. Box 181
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Bayard Taylor Memorial Library
216 East State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Bethel Township
1082 Bethel Road
Boothwyn, PA 19061
Delaware County Commissioners
Delaware County Government Center
201 W. Front Street
Media, PA 19063
Thornbury Township (Delaware County)
6 Township Drive
Cheyney, PA 19319
Thornbury Township (Chester County)
8 Township Drive
Cheyney, PA 19319
Birmingham Township
1040 West Street Road
West Chester, PA 19382
Westtown Township
1039 Wilmington Pike
P.O. Box 79
Westtown, PA 19395
West Goshen Township
1025 Paoli Pike
West Chester, PA 19380
Kohl Community Library
589 Smithbridge Road
Concordville, PA 19331
West Chester Public Library
415 North Church Street
West Chester, PA 19380