(Washington, DC) The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) have released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed reconstruction of  Klingle Road for vehicular and recreational uses. The DEIS considers potential impacts to the natural and manmade environments including land use, air quality, noise, utility services, transportation, cultural, aesthetic, hydrological and biological resources, among other topics.
 
A public hearing will be held on July 21, 2005, 5:30 to 10 pm at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park Visitor Center, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008. The first part of the meeting will be an informational open house from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, followed by public testimony until 10 pm. Comments will be limited to two minutes per speaker.   
 
The deadline for comments is August 15, and can be submitted electronically on the Klingle Road EIS website or to: Klingle Road DEIS, The Louis Berger Group, 2300 N Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20037.
 
The DEIS is available online at the website and at: a) Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; b) Mt. Pleasant Library, 1606 Lamont Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010; c) Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016; d) Georgetown Library, 3260 R Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007; e) West End Library, 1101 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037; and f) Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015.
 
For a hard copy or CD of the DEIS, contact: Maurice Keys, District Department of Transportation, 2000 14th Street, NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 671-0497.