PA Maglev Project

The Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev Project is a proposed 54-mile magnetic levitation transportation facility that would connect the Pittsburgh International Airport, Downtown Pittsburgh, Monroeville and Greensburg, Pennsylvania. In January 2001, the project was selected by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to conduct an analysis of the project’s impact on environmental resources, air quality, noise assessment and construction costs, among other components. Proposed Maglev Line to Airport

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the project was circulated for agency and public comment in October 2005 for sixty (60) days. With the close of the comment period, activity began on the preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Section 4(f) Evaluation of the Project.

A written re-evaluation of the EIS was performed because the FEIS was not circulated within three years of the circulation of the DEIS. The purpose of the re-evaluation was to ensure that no major changes occurred in the scope or with the data, analysis and commitments contained in the DEIS, and supplemented FEIS, that would invalidate conclusions reached in preceding documents. Updated information and analysis is included in the FEIS and serves as part of the re-evaluation of the DEIS.

A project team consisting of Port Authority of Allegheny County, its consultants, the MSM Group, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), in cooperation with the FRA, prepared this FEIS to fulfill the statutory requirements set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966.

The FEIS is being made available for public and agency review beginning on June 11, 2010 and ending on July 16, 2010. The document is also available at local libraries and municipal buildings within the project area. A complete list of locations can be found in Chapter 8 of the FEIS.

For additional information on the FEIS, please contact Louis Rocchini, Project Manager, at 412-322-8340 ext. 107.

Click here to view the Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev Project’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
Proposed Maglev Project - Downtown Pittsburgh

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