state college area CONNECTOR PennDOT.pa.gov/SCAC The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Notice of Public Hearing and Availability of (PennDOT) District 2-0 and the Federal Highway the Draft Environmental Impact Statement Administration (FHWA) will conduct a Public Hearing and Draft Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, for the State College Area Connector Project in Centre County. The project proposes to construct an eight-mile, four-lane limited access Public Hearing facility on new alignment from the four-lane section of US 322/Mount Nittany Expressway near PA 45 to US 322 When: Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at Potters Mills. The hearing will be conducted as part of the 45-day comment period on the Draft Environmental Where: Calvary Church-Harvest Fields Impact Statement (DEIS) and Draft Individual Section 150 Harvest Fields Drive 4(f) Evaluation (Section 4(f)). The public review and Boalsburg, PA 16827 comment period will begin on Friday, March 6, 2026, and When: Doors Open - 4:00 PM end on Monday, April 20, 2026. Public Hearing - 5:00 PM Public Testimony - 5:30 to 8:00 PM Draft Environmental Impact Statement The DEIS analyzes potential environmental impacts Persons interested in providing public oral associated with the proposed transportation testimony at the hearing can sign up via the improvements pursuant to the requirements of the project website www.PennDOT.pa.gov/SCAC. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The Persons interested in providing private DEIS analyzes four alternatives: three Build Alternatives oral testimony can sign up at the hearing. and the No Build Alternative, and presents the potential Testimony times will be scheduled in impacts to various natural, cultural, and community 5-minute blocks and can be supplemented resources located within the project area and the with written testimony. Kindly arrive 30 proposed mitigation to offset those impacts. The Central minutes before your scheduled testimony Alternative, which meets the project needs while best time, as the proceedings may progress balancing area environmental impacts and addressing ahead of schedule. public and agency feedback, has been identified as the Preferred Alternative. For persons interested in the public hearing but unable to attend the live hearing and Draft Individual Section 4(f) Evaluation testimony, the introductory remarks will be In accordance with Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department available on the project website starting at of Transportation Act of 1966, 49 USC § 303, this Draft 8:00 AM on Thursday, April 2, 2026. Section 4(f) evaluates the Build Alternatives considered in the DEIS, documents the potential use of Section 4(f) resources (publicly owned land [i.e., parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or historic sites]), outlines alternative shifts and adjustments, and provides a determination of which alternative results in the overall least harm. Where to View the DEIS/Section 4(f) Documentation To review the DEIS and Draft Section 4(f) during the 45-day Public Comment Period, visit the project website at www.PennDOT.pa.gov/SCAC or one of the following public viewing locations: Federal Highway PennDOT Engineering Harris Township Administration - PA Division District 2-0 224 East Main Street 30 North Third Street, Suite 700 70 PennDOT Drive Boalsburg, PA 16827 Harrisburg, PA 17101 Clearfield, PA 16830 (814) 466-6228 (717) 221-3461 (814) 765-0400 Office Hours: Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Monday to Friday) (Monday to Friday) (Monday to Friday) Potter Township Benner Township Centre Hall Borough 124 Short Road 1224 Buffalo Run Road 134 North Hoffner Avenue Spring Mills, PA 16875 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Centre Hall, PA 16801 (814) 364-9176 (814) 355-1419 (814) 364-1772 Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM Office Hours: Hours: and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) (Monday to Friday) (Monday to Friday) College Township Centre County Metropolitan Spring Township 1481 East College Avenue Planning Organization 1309 Blanchard Street State College, PA 16801 2643 Gateway Drive, Suite 4 Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 231-3021 State College, PA 16828 (814) 355-7543 Office Hours: (814) 231-3050 | Office Hours: Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Monday to Friday) PM to 5:00 PM (Monday to Friday) (Monday to Friday) Centre County Government Centre Hall Library and Historical Museums 420 Holmes Street, 3rd Floor 109 West Beryl Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 Centre Hall, PA 16828 (814) 355-6700 (814) 364-2580 | Hours: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Office Hours: (Monday, Wednesday and Friday); 1:00 PM to 7:00 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PM (Tuesday and Thursday); 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Monday to Friday) (Friday); 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Saturday) PennDOT and FHWA will conduct a Public Hearing as part of the 45-day comment period on the DEIS and Draft Section 4(f). The hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Calvary Church-Harvest Fields, 150 Harvest Fields Drive, Boalsburg, PA 16827. Doors will open at 4:00 PM and the public hearing will begin at 5:00 PM. Private testimony will be received from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM with public testimony received from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM. For more information regarding the project, please contact Eric Murnyack, P.E., PennDOT Project Manager at (814) 765-0435 or visit the project website at www.PennDOT.pa.gov/SCAC. How to Comment on the DEIS Comments must be received by April 20, 2026. For your convenience, comments on the DEIS may be submitted in the following ways: All comment submission methods—public 1. Provide public verbal testimony (5-minute limit) by testimony, private verbal testimony, and written attending the public hearing. Individuals may register comments—are treated equally and receive in advance on the project website or at the hearing. the same level of consideration. All comments received during the designated comment period 2. Provide private verbal testimony (5-minute limit) to and at the public hearing will be considered. a stenographer at the public hearing between These comments will become part of the public 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Testimony will be taken on a record associated with this action. first-come, first serve basis. 3. Submit written comments in person by completing The public hearing location is compliant with a comment form at the public hearing between the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Any person requiring additional information or 4. Submit written comments online through the project special assistance to participate in the hearing website (www.PennDOT.pa.gov/SCAC) or by sending should contact Eric Murnyack, P.E., PennDOT letters or emails to: Project Manager at (814) 765-0435. PennDOT Engineering District 2-0 Language Translation Services are 70 PennDOT Drive available at the hearing. Clearfield, PA 16830 Attn: Eric Murnyack, P.E. Servicios de traducción de idiomas EMurnyack@PA.gov disponibles en la audiencia.