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Phase I Engineering and Environmental Studies
Project Development Flowchart
US Route 45; IL Route 132 to IL Route 173
and Millburn Bypass
CSS
------------COMMUNITY
ADVISORY
GROUP
CAG
MTG 1
(June 16, 2009)
Public
Meeting
#1
(March 3, 2009)
Project Introduction
Project Development
Overview
CAG PIP
Concurrence
CAG Project
Problem Statement
CAG
MTG 2
CAG
MTG 3
CAG
MTG 4
(Nov 3, 2009)
(April 27, 2010)
(Aug 19, 2010)
 Project Purpose &
Need Statement
 Results of preliminary
alternatives analysis.
• Workshop to
Workshop to narrow
Identify a
Full/Reasonable
Range of Preliminary
Alternatives
(March 12, 2013)
(July 26, 2011)
 Results of Agency
Coordination and
NEPA/404 Merger
meetings.
 Discuss Finalist Bypass
Alternatives to present at
a Public Meeting.
Bypass Alternatives for
detailed evaluation and
presentation at a Public
Meeting
CAG
MTG 6
CAG
MTG 5
 Results of Agency
Coordination and
NEPA/404 Merger
meetings concerning
Finalist Bypass Alternatives
 Discuss selection of the
Preferred Alternative for
presentation at Public
Hearing
 Preview of Public Hearing
ENGINEERING
Project
Federal Project
Development Process
-----------NEPA *
Initiation
Workshop on design
issues/concerns to be
addressed with the
Preferred Bypass
Alternative
Project Introduction
Form CAG
Solicit Early Stakeholder Input
Share Stakeholder Involvement Plan
Environmental
Data Collection
& Scoping
1
Environmental Data Collection
Identify Public Concerns
Identify Local & Regional
Issues and alternatives to be
evaluated
Engineering
Data Collection
and Evaluation
Jan 2009
2
Purpose
&
Need
3
 Why the project is
proposed
Logical Project Limits
Independent Utility
Safety and Capacity
Deficiencies
Multi-Modal Needs
- Field Review
- Project Mapping
- Traffic Counts
- Traffic Projections
- Crash Analysis
- Existing Drainage
Patterns
Develop &
Evaluate
Alternatives
4
Meet Project Purpose
and Need
Relative Socio-Economic
and Environmental
Impacts
Develop
Preliminary
Alternatives
2009 I 2010
PUBLIC
MEETING
5
Preferred
Alternative –
Preliminary
Env Reports
PUBLIC
HEARING
Phase I
Study
Approval
Public Review/Comment
on Alternatives Being
Considered
Develop Detailed
Preferred Alternative
&
Prepare Preliminary
Engineering Reports
2010 I 2011
Prepare
Final
Engineering
Reports
2012 I 2013
We Are Here * NEPA = National Environmental Policy Act OF 1969; 42 U.S.C. 4321-43
Final
Environmental
Reports
= NEPA /404 Merger Meetings
Summer 2013