The Pennsylvania High-Speed Maglev Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available

The Federal Railroad Administration has authorized the publication of the Pennsylvania High-speed Maglev Project (PA Project) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review and comment through December 7, 2005.

The Pennsylvania Project is a 54-mile high-speed maglev line connecting Pittsburgh International Airport, downtown Pittsburgh and Monroeville and Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with multi-modal stations at these locations. The entire trip, from the Airport to Greensburg, would take approximately 35 minutes including stops. During the EIS study, Port Authority and its Project team carefully evaluated several proposed alternative alignments and conducted a preliminary environmental investigation of the study area. This environmental review includes an analysis of noise, air quality, and electromagnetic fields, among other studies.