LYNX Blue Line Extension Public Meeting

LYNX Blue Line Extension Public Meeting

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
LYNX Blue Line Extension Final Environmental Impact Statement
Ready For Public Review

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) are pleased to announce that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the proposed LYNX Blue Line Extension (BLE) Northeast Corridor Light Rail Project is available for public review. The proposed project is a 9.4 mile extension of the existing light rail line from Center City Charlotte to UNC Charlotte, with 11 proposed stations. The Final EIS addresses the potential transportation and environmental impacts, responds to comments on the Draft EIS and describes the planned mitigation measures.

YOU'RE INVITED TO LEARN MORE:

Public Meeting
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church
101 West Sugar Creek Road
Fellowship Hall
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REVIEW:

The Final EIS is available electronically at www.ridetransit.org.
Hard copies of the Final EIS are available for public review at CATS office, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center (9th floor) and in the following libraries: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library – Main Branch, Sugar Creek Branch, and University City Regional Branch; UNC Charlotte – J. Murrey Atkins Library and the State Library of North Carolina in Raleigh, NC. The public review period for the Final EIS will run through Thursday, October 27, 2011. For more information regarding the Final EIS, or to submit written comments, contact:

Judy Dellert-O'Keef
Charlotte Area Transit System

600 East Fourth Street, 9th floor
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 432-0477
bluelineextension@charlottenc.gov

or

Brian Smart
Federal Transit Administration
230 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30303-1512
(404) 865-5607
brian.smart@dot.gov

For additional information about the LYNX Blue Line Extension, please visit our home page - click here. For more information about CATS and its services visit www.ridetransit.org or call 704-336-RIDE (7433).