(a)
- (1) If the design or operation of a project that was previously accepted is significantly changed, e.g., land use, traffic volumes, roadway design, environmental impacts, etc., then a reevaluation is required.
- (2) The scope of the changes and the factors justifying the change will determine the level of analysis required.
(b)
- (1) If an accepted change in access has not progressed to construction within eight (8) years after receiving affirmative determination of the engineering and operational acceptability from the Federal Highway Administration, a reevaluation is required.
- (2) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq., reevaluation period is different from the freeway system access reevaluation.
- (3) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 documents require reevaluation in three (3) years (23 C.F.R. § 771.129) if major steps to advance the proposed project have not occurred.
(c)
- (1) If the reevaluation is performed after the planning, air quality conformity, and National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 processes are completed, documentation must be provided on how these processes were amended.
- (2) The documentation should include the results and/or conditions that are addressed in the reevaluation to allow the department and Federal Highway Administration to make an informed decision on the change in access.