What's New

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Draft Environmental Impact Statement Comment Period Closed​

The Project Team is currently working on addressing the comments received and will answer the questions in a comment/response document, which will be part of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).  If comments provided require the team to make a change to the DEIS, that change will be reflected in the FEIS.  A combined FEIS/Record of Decision (ROD) will be available Summer 2025. The ROD signifies the approval of the Selected Alternative in the FEIS. The combined FEIS/ROD will address all public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement, identify the Selected Alternative, and provide information on mitigation for all impacts. The FEIS/ROD will be published in the Federal Register and notification about the publication will be sent around to all project area residents, the project website will be updated and an email will be sent to those on the project email list.  A 30-day comment period will follow the issuance of the FEIS/ROD in the Federal Register.  In lieu of a public meeting, a newsletter will be sent out and posted on this website announcing the Selected Alternative and Mitigation Commitments this summer.

Once the 30-days have elapsed, the team can complete the preliminary engineering phase of the project, begin the right-of-way approval process and secure necessary permits.

December 2024 Public Hearings

In December 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) in partnership with Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), and in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), conducted public hearings for the U.S. 219 Meyersdale, PA to Old Salisbury Road, MD also referred to as the U.S. 219 Project. 

November 2023 Public Meeting

PennDOT and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted a public meeting for the U.S. 219 Meyersdale to Old Salisbury Road Project. The meeting was held on Thursday, November 16th, at the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department Station 618, 385 Ord St., Salisbury, PA 15558. 

Federal Register Notification Published

Federal regulations require the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publish a Notice of Intent (NOI) when a decision has been made to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The NOI has been prepared and to comply with regulations, it has been published in the Federal Register. By publishing the in the Federal Register, FHWA in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) are looking to solicit comments and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an EIS will be prepared to study potential improvements to the US 6219, Section 050 Transportation Improvement Project from Meyersdale, PA to Old Salisbury Road, MD.

The project includes the proposed construction of an 8.0 mile (6 miles in Pennsylvania and 2 miles in Maryland) four-lane limited access facility on new alignment from the end of the Meyersdale Bypass in Somerset County, Pennsylvania to the newly constructed portion of US 219 in Garrett County, Maryland. The NOI contains a summary of the information required in the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations. The NOI should be reviewed together with the Supplementary NOI Document, which contains important details about the proposed project and complements the information in this NOI. Persons and agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI and the Supplementary NOI Document. All comments received in response to the NOI will be considered and any information presented herein, including the preliminary purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and identified impacts, may be revised in consideration of the comments.

Comments on the NOI or the Supplementary NOI Document are to be received by FHWA through the methods below by July 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: This NOI and the Supplementary NOI Document are also available at Regulations.gov and on the project website located at www.penndot.pa.gov/us219meyersdalesouth. The Supplementary NOI Document will be mailed upon request. Interested parties are invited to submit comments by any of the following methods:

Website: For access to the documents, go to the Federale Rulemaking Portal located at http://regulations.govor the project website located at www.penndot.pa.gov/us219meyersdalesouth. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Mailing address or for hand delivery or courier: Jon Crum, Team Leader - Planning and Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Pennsylvania Division Office, 30 North Third Street, Suite 700, Harrisburg PA, 17101.

Email address: Jonathan.Crum@dot.gov

All submissions should include the agency name and the docket number that appears in the heading of this Notice.  All comments received will be posted without change to the http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. A summary of the comments will be included in the Draft EIS. 

If there are any comments of concerns about What's New or the progress of the project please contact: 

• Michael E. Stone, PE, PennDOT Project Manager at 814-696-715 
  
• Jeremy Beck, MDOT SHA Project Manager at 410-545-8518
  

June 2022 Public Meeting

PennDOT and the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) hosted a public meeting for the U.S. 219 Meyersdale to Old Salisbury Road Project. The meeting was held on Thursday, June 23, at the Salisbury Volunteer Fire Department Station 618, 385 Ord St., Salisbury, PA 15558.