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The Federal Highway Administration and the
Arizona Department of Transportation will be preparing a Tier 1 Environmental
Impact Statement for the Interstate 11 Corridor from Nogales to Wickenburg in
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other regulatory
requirements. NEPA was enacted by Congress in December 1969 and signed into law
in January 1970. It was the first major environmental law in the United States that
established the nation’s environmental policies. Under NEPA, federal lead
agencies, such as the FHWA, are required to consider impacts of a proposed
action on social, cultural, natural and economic resources.
The environmental review process under
NEPA also provides an opportunity for you, the public, to be involved in the decision-making.
It helps you understand what is being proposed; allows you to offer your
thoughts and ideas on alternative ways to accomplish what is being proposed;
and seeks your comments on the potential environmental effects and possible
mitigation required for the proposed action.
Community members have valuable
information about places and resources that they value and the potential
effects that proposed actions might have on those places and resources. NEPA provides
you with multiple opportunities to work with the FHWA and ADOT so they can take
your information and feedback into account.
The graphic shows the general
steps of the environmental review process in preparing the Tier 1 EIS,
including the opportunities for public and agency comments. We have completed the
second step shown on the graphic (Conduct Scoping) and are now moving into the next
step (Develop and Screen Alternatives).
Visit the I-11 Study website at I-11Study.com/Arizona for more
information.
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