The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District (Corps), invites public comments on the Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the “Washington State Department of Transportation State Route 124/Monument Drive Easement.”

The Corps proposes to issue a perpetual easement to the Washington State Department of Transportation for use of a portion of Corps-managed federal land in the construction of a vehicle overpass on State Route 124 and the realignment of the intersection of Monument Drive with State Route 124. Monument Drive is east of Burbank, Washington, and is an access road to Ice Harbor Lock and Dam on the lower Snake River. The proposed work is being done to address identified safety issues and concerns.

The public comment period will be from Feb. 23 to March 9, 2015.  Comments must be postmarked, hand delivered or e-mailed no later than March 9, 2015 to be considered as part of the public record. Comments should be mailed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, CENWW-PD-EC WSDOT SR124 EA, 201 North 3rd Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876.

You may also submit comments via email to NEPANWW@usace.army.mil. The draft FONSI and EA are available via links on the right-hand side of this page.

If you would like to submit questions, please write to the Corps at the address above, send an email to the address above, or call the project Environmental Compliance Specialist at 509-527-7269.