Action
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
Summary
FRA and FHWA are issuing this notice to advise the public that they will jointly prepare a Tier I Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to evaluate the environmental and related impacts of constructing and operating high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) service between Atlanta, Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. FRA and FHWA are also issuing this notice to solicit public and agency input into the development of the scope of the EIS and to advise the public that outreach activities conducted by GDOT and its representatives will be considered in the preparation of the EIS.