19 May 2022

2022-00410-87

Expiration date: 6/18/2022

Delaware Department of Transportation is proposing to reconfigure the existing I-95 and SR 896 interchange to a double flyover interchange with new, realigned, and widened ramps. The project is located at the intersection of I-95 and SR 896 in the City of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. The project area extends along I-95 from immediately east of the Newark Toll Plaza to approximately 2000 feet east of the bridge over South Chapel Street; and along SR 896 from Welsh Tract Road south to Cobble Creek Curve. The purpose of the project, as stated by the applicant, is to improve safety and traffic operations. More details are available in Public Notice & Plan documents. Public comments are requested by June 18, 2022.

17 May 2022

2022-00686-96

Expiration date: 6/16/2022

The Philadelphia District has collaborated on a draft Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the review of transportation projects related to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Federal and state agencies signatory to this agreement include: the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) and the Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Districts of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The purpose of the agreement is to streamline review of transportation-related projects requiring authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, by delegating compliance determinations for minor transportation-related actions requiring coordination under Section 106 of the NHPA to PennDOT cultural resource professionals meeting the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards. This PA represents a renewal of prior agreements among FHWA, PennDOT, ACHP, and PHMC, notably adding the USACE Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh Districts as signatories.

5 May 2022

2019-00401

Expiration date: 5/20/2022

The applicant, Delaware Department of Transportation, has applied for a Department of the Army permit to construct a new bypass route from US Route 113 to State Route 24 over Millsboro Pond in Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. The purpose of the project is to preserve mobility for local residents and businesses, while providing highway improvements that reduce congestion, decrease frequency and severity of accidents and accommodate increased traffic. More details are available in the Public Notice, Map, and Plans documents. Comments are requested by May 20, 2022.