Final Environmental Assessment (EA)

On September 4, 2009, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved the Draft Environmental Assessment for Northern Parkway, from SR 303L to US 60. A public hearing for the project was held on October 14, 2009 at Raymond S Kellis High School in Glendale, AZ. The comments received at the public hearing and during the public comment period are addressed in the Final Environmental Assessment. FHWA issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) on May 11, 2010. The FONSI constitutes federal environmental approval in accordance with the State of Arizona Action Plan for Federally Funded Projects.

Alternative 1 – Northern Avenue Alignment, Option 1 (with Two Traffic Signals) as described in Section 3.3.1 in the Final EA is the selected alternative for improvements. Construction of the Alternative 1 improvements for Northern Parkway between Sarival Avenue and US 60 (Grand Avenue) are not expected to create a significant impact on the quality of the human or natural environments. The improvements will provide better regional connectivity, adequately meet increasing travel demand, provide acceptable traffic performance, facilitate a consolidated local drainage system, and provide a transportation facility that responds to local and regional development and transportation plans.

A copy of the Draft EA, Final EA, and FONSI can be viewed by following the links below.

This concludes the environmental approval process for Northern Parkway. Thank you for your interest and participation in this project.