The Catawba Crossings is a proposed 6.8-mile new location boulevard between NC 279 (S. New Hope Road) in southeastern Gaston County to NC 160 (Steele Creek Road) in western Mecklenburg County, just south of the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). The proposed Catawba Crossings includes new bridges over the South Fork Catawba River and Catawba River (collectively impounded in Lake Wylie) and a new, or expanded, interchange with I-485 south of the existing West Boulevard interchange.
RAISE Funding is being requested to complete the Environmental Document for the Catawba Crossings Project.
While funding has not yet been identified for the construction of the Catawba Crossings Project, the utilization of federal funding, federal permits, and/or federal authorizations are likely. Therefore, it is highly reasonable to assume that this Project will be advanced through a rigorous planning and design process that meets the statutory requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. The completion of an environmental document for the Project will ensure that potential impacts to the social and natural environment are considered as well as the transportation needs of the public in reaching a decision that is in the best overall public interest.
The completion of an environmental document for the Project will ensure that potential impacts to the social and natural environment are considered as well as the transportation needs of the public in reaching a decision that is in the best overall public interest.
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be prepared in the absence of a lead federal agency. In the absence of a lead federal agency, certain NEPA actions will not be appropriate (e.g., Notice of Intent (NOI) and Record of Decision (ROD)). The scope and thoroughness of the EIR will fulfill the standards of a NEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). As the project progresses, it will be the lead federal agency’s role to confirm a preferred alternative in a ROD and the USACE’s role to determine a Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA).
2023 RAISE Grant Application
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