Show i Highway Dept Wants Your Help With Roads To ensure full public participation participation pation in the development of highway projects the State Highway Department is anxious anxious anxious ious to receive specific comments comments comments com com- ments from individuals civic associations public advisory advisor I groups and public agencies who will be definitely lely interested ina in ina a particular project I Individual nd vidual vidu- vidu al citizens will be informed of projects through newspaper not notices ces and will be invited to express their comments at public hearings CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS public public pub pub- lic hc advisory advisor groups and public agencies through their delegated ted agent will be placed on a master mailing list and willbe willbe will willbe be informed as the highway project moves from the drawing drawing drawing draw draw- ing table to the final Cinal public hearing These projects include include include in in- clude Interstate System freeways freeways free free- ways as well as major improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments to city streets primary and secondary routes Our purpose in informing these individuals civic associations associations I public advisory groups and public agencies is s to strengthen and expand the means by which a planned project may have a broader I and more expansive discussion discussion discus discus- I sion sian stated Henry C. C Hell Holland lid Hol land Director of Highways l AGENCIES and groups on onI I the master mailing list will willI willbe willbe I be asked that for Cor each proposed proposed pro pro- i posed project to comment I upon a wide range of oC factors I that may affect he community community community ity region or stale state These I factors would include the I I social economic and environ environmental environmental environ environ- I I mental affects of a planned highway on the community and the possible benefit or I loss to the highway user I I Mr Helland Holland emphasized that any agency or group whose public or civic responsibility responsibility responsibility is associated with highways and their improvement improvement improve improve- I ment may apply to the highway highway high- high I I way way department to be placed I on the mailing list An application application cation to be placed on the I mailing l list st may be obtained by writing to the Utah State Slate Highway Department Information Information Information In In- formation Office State Slate Office Building Salt Lake City Utah PROJECT actions and public pub pub- lie lic hearings will be advertised advertised advertised adver adver- in the legal section of local newspapers and news media will be informed I through press releases drawings drawings draw draw- I ings and photographs As each project is announced I and comments are received the Highway Department will maintain a file that willbe will willbe willbe be open to public inspection As in the past Mr 11 Helland Holland continued public hearings will be held when a proposed highway bypasses or takes way right-of-way in a community community ity either incorporated or unincorporated This has usually been in the final deSee deSee deSee de- de See WANTS on page 2 WANTS Continued from front page sign phase of a project or within a year or two before construction actually begins UNDER THE new policy public hearings will be held heldor or the opportunity for public hearings will be afforded for any project which requires requires re rc- re- re quires additional way right-of-way changes the function of connecting connecting connecting con con- roads or streets or orwill orwill w will ll have a substantial social economic or environmental impact on an area Two public hearings will J most st likely be held 1 1 to consider the broad corridor through which the highway must be built and its potential potential potential poten poten- impact upon the area 2 to consider the roads road's detailed design and the impact impact impact im im- im- im pact upon citizens directly affected by the project GROUPS and agencies placed on the master mailing mailing mailing mail mail- ing list will be asked to specify their particular category category category cate cate- gory of interest These categories categories categories cate cate- gories are 1 Stage Stage of Preliminary Engineering a notice of programming b notice of public hearings 2 Geographical Location of Proposed Highways city or town county region statewide statewide statewide state state- wide or a specific highway 3 Type of Proposed Project Protect a small projects such as signal modernization chan chan- hazard elimination structures beautification etc b resurfacing widening or c complete reconstruction of existing roads and d projects on new location 4 Environmental Factors a urban or urbanized area b rural area with little or no impact on recreation wilderness wilderness wilderness wilder wilder- ness or wildlife areas c rural areas with expected impact impact impact im im- im- im pact on recreation wilderness or wildlife Mr Helland indicated that the interested agencies or organizations organizations organizations or or- may wish to comment comment comment com com- ment on items within the four broad categories and could in include include include in- in in- in clude the following 1 1 Fast safe and efficient transportation tion 2 national defense 3 economic activity 4 employment employment employment employ employ- ment 5 recreation and parks 6 fire protection 7 Aesthetics 8 public util utilities ties 9 public health and safety 10 residential and neighborhood character and location 11 religious institutions institutions institutions and practices 12 conduct and financing of government government government gov gov- including effect on local tax base and social service service service ser ser- vice costs 13 conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion including erosion sedimentation tation wildlife and general ecology of the area I 14 4 Natural and and historic ic i landmarks 15 noise and ald I air and water pollution 16 property values 17 multiple use of space 18 replacement housing 19 education in including including including in- in disruption of school district operations 20 displacement displacement displacement dis dis- dis- dis placement of fam families l es and businesses businesses businesses busi busi- nesses 21 engineering right way of-way and construction costs of the project and related facilities 22 Maintenance and operating operating operating oper oper- costs of the project and i related facilities 23 operation operation oper- oper j i and use of existing highway highway highway high high- way facilities and other transportation transportation transportation trans trans- facilities during construction construction con con- construction and after completion |