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​What's New

Federal Register Notification Published

Federal regulations require the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) when a decision has been made to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The NOI has been prepared and to comply with regulations, it has been published in the Federal Register. By publishing the in the Federal Register, FHWA in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) are looking to solicit comments and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an EIS will be prepared to study potential improvements to the US 6219, Section 050 Transportation Improvement Project from Meyersdale, PA to Old Salisbury Road, MD.

The project includes the proposed construction of an 8.0 mile (6 miles in Pennsylvania and 2 miles in Maryland) four-lane limited access facility on new alignment from the end of the Meyersdale Bypass in Somerset County, Pennsylvania to the newly constructed portion of US 219 in Garrett County, Maryland. The NOI contains a summary of the information required in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations. The NOI should be reviewed together with the Supplementary NOI Document, which contains important details about the proposed project and complements the information in this NOI. Persons and agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI and the Supplementary NOI Document. All comments received in response to the NOI will be considered and any information presented herein, including the preliminary purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and identified impacts, may be revised in consideration of the comments.

Comments on the NOI or the Supplementary NOI Document are to be received by FHWA through the methods below by July 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: This NOI and the Supplementary NOI Document are also available at Regulations.gov and on the project website located at www.penndot.pa.gov/us219meyersdalesouth. The Supplementary NOI Document will be mailed upon request. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by any of the following methods:

Website: For access to the documents, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal located at http://regulations.gov or the project website located at www.penndot.pa.gov/us219meyersdalesouth.  Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Mailing address or for hand delivery or courier: Jon Crum, Team Leader – Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, 30 North Third Street, Suite 700, Harrisburg PA, 17101.

Email address: Jonathan.Crum@dot.gov

All submissions should include the agency name and the docket number that appears in the heading of this Notice.  All comments received will be posted without change to the http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. A summary of the comments will be included in the Draft EIS. 

If there are any comments of concerns about What's New or the progress of the project please contact: 

  • Nicki Donahoe, P.E., PennDOT Project Manager at 814-317-1650
  • Jeremy Beck, MDOT SHA Project Manager at 410-545-8518