The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is planning to undertake a culvert lining project, funded in part by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The project is located on SR 13 over Kuhn Lake Drain in Tippecanoe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
Under the preferred alternative, the proposed project would involve lining the existing 72-inch corrugated metal pipe conveying Kuhn Lake Drain under SR 13 and will not require any additional right-of-way. Earth disturbing activities, if required, will be limited to placement of riprap for erosion control, replacing the existing stone headwalls, and activities required to clean the existing structure prior to lining.
The proposed action does not impact properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. INDOT, on behalf of the FHWA, has issued a “No Historic Properties Affected” finding for the project due to the fact that no historic properties are present within the Area of Potential Effects (APE). In accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, the views of the public are being sought regarding the effect of the proposed project on historic elements as per 36 CFR 800.2(d), 800.3(e) and 800.6(a)(4). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1), the documentation specified in 36 CFR 800.11(d) is available for inspection in GAI Consultants, Inc.’s Fort Wayne office and can also be viewed electronically through INDOT’s Section 106 document posting website IN SCOPE at http://erms.indot.in.gov/Section106Documents. This documentation serves as the basis for the “No Historic Properties Affected” finding. The views of the public on this effect finding are being sought.
Please reply with any comments to Tegan Baiocchi via mail at 1502 Magnavox Way, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804, via phone at 260.969.8856, via fax at 260.969.8888, or via email at t.baiocchi@gaiconsultants.com no later than August 26, 2017.
In accordance with the “Americans with Disabilities Act”, if you have a disability for which INDOT needs to provide accessibility to the document(s) such as interpreters or readers, please contact Rickie Clark at 317-232-6601 or rclark@indot.in.gov.
