Thursday, Aug 10, 2006
Superintendent Mike Caldwell announced today the availability of an Environmental Assessment/Assessment of Effect (EA/AoE) for public review. The EA/AoE presents and analyzes the impacts of two alternative plans, including a No-Action Alternative, for rehabilitating park tour roads and parking lots to improve circulation and for rehabilitating the commemorative landscape of the park.
The action alternative includes the following elements: ? Replacing a former connector road for park-sponsored tour buses between Inner Line Drive and Outer Line Drive; ? Overlaying and/or rehabilitating Inner Line Drive and Redoubt 4 Road, including related pull offs, parking lots, and drainage improvements; ? Removing Conway’s parking lot, Huntington’s Overlook parking lot, and Washington’s upper parking lot A and restoring the landscape of those areas; ? Removing Tower Road and its parking lot and restoring the landscape of this area; and ? Reconfiguring Artillery Park parking lot, Redoubt 3 parking lot, and the Von Steuben parking lot for more efficient utilization of available parking.
Public participation is important to the success of this project. The National Park Service welcomes evaluations and comments on the EA/AoE. The document is available for review on the web site http://parkplanning.nps.gov (search for Valley Forge National Historical Park). Hard copies are available for review at the Welcome Center, Valley Forge National Historical Park, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406-1009. Hard copies also are available for review at the following public libraries: Tredyffrin, Phoenixville, Montgomery County-Norristown, and Upper Merion Township. Public comments will be accepted until September 8, 2006 and can be submitted electronically at the web site: http://parkplanning.nps.gov (search for Valley Forge National Historical Park and follow instructions for submitting comments). Comments also may be mailed to Superintendent, Valley Forge National Historical Park, 1400 North Outer Line Drive, King of Prussia, PA 19406, and must be postmarked no later than September 8, 2006.
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