Public Hearing
PennDOT District 2 and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) invite the community to attend and participate in a Public Hearing on the State College Area Connector Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Time: Doors Open at 4:00 PM, Public Hearing begins at 5:00 PM
Location: Calvary Church-Harvest Fields
150 Harvest Fields Drive, Boalsburg, PA 16827
Public Hearing Testimony Slot
During the April 7, 2026 Public Hearing, members of the public will be invited to share testimony. Pennsylvanians can sign up in advance to give testimony using the link below. Testimony times are scheduled in 5-minute blocks and can be supplemented with written testimony. We ask that speakers kindly arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled testimony time, as the proceedings may progress ahead of schedule. Persons interested in providing private oral testimony can sign up at the hearing.
If you require special assistance to participate in the hearing, please contact Eric Murnyack, P.E., PennDOT Project Manager at EMurnyack@pa.gov.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
- Full Report (PDF)
- Figures
- Plates A1-A18 Agricultural and Natural Resources - North
- Plates B1-B18 Agricultural and Natural Resources - Central
- Plates C1-C18 Agricultural and Natural Resources - South
- Plates D1-D18 Historic and SocioEconomic Resources - North
- Plates E1-E18 Historic and SocioEconomic Resources - Central
- Plates F1-F18 Historic and SocioEconomic Resources - South
APPENDICES
- Appendix A - Notice of Intent (PDF)
- Appendix B - Purpose and Needs Statement (PDF)
- Appendix C - Above Ground Historic Structure Maps (PDF)
- Appendix D - Draft Programmatic Agreement (PDF)
- Appendix E - Visualization Renderings (PDF)
- Appendix F - Draft Individual Section 4f (PDF)
- Appendix G - Noise Maps and Sound Level Table (PDF)
- Appendix H - Potential Waste Site Recommendations (PDF)
- Appendix I - DEIS Distribution List (PDF)
- Appendix J -List of Reviewers and Preparers (PDF)
- Appendix K - References (PDF)
- Appendix L (PDF)
- Appendix L - 1 - PEL Purpose and Need (PDF)
- Appendix L - 2 - PEL Traffic memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 3 - PEL Final Report (PDF)
- Appendix L - 4 - EIS Traffic Safety Data Update Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 5 - PEL Alternative Analysis and Screening Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 6 - PEL Engineering Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 7 - Pre-NEPA Traffic Interchange Access Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 8 - EIS Traffic Safety Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 9 - EIS Air Quality Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 10 - EIS Community Impact Assessment Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 11 - EIS Determination of Effects (PDF)
- Appendix L - 12 - EIS Determination of Effects Addendum I (PDF)
- Appendix L - 13 - EIS Determination of Effects Addendum II (PDF)
- Appendix L - 14 - EIS Environmental Impacts Summary (PDF)
- Appendix L - 15 - EIS Farmland Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 16 - EIS Floodplain Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 17 - EIS Geotechnical Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 18 - EIS Hazardous and Residual Waste Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 19 - EIS Noise Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 20 - EIS Terrestrial Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 21 - EIS Threatened and Endangered Species Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 22 - EIS Wetlands and Watercourse Delineation Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 23 - EIS Wetlands and Watercourse Impact Memo (PDF)
- Appendix L - 24 - PEL Virtual Public Meeting Summary (PDF)
- Appendix L - 25 - PEL September 2021 Public Open House Meeting Summary (PDF)
- Appendix L - 26 - PEL April 2022 Public Open House Meeting Summary (PDF)
- Appendix L - 27 - PEL October 2022 Public Open House Meeting Summary(PDF)
- Appendix L - 28 - EIS August 2024 Public Scoping Meeting Summary Report (PDF)
- Appendix L - 29 - EIS May 2025 2nd Public Scoping Meeting Summary (PDF)
- Appendix L - 30 - EIS Botanical Survey Report Redacted Version (PDF)
- Appendix L - 31 - EIS Botanical Survey Report Addendum Redacted (PDF)
