Transcript I 65 Added Travel Lanes Project Clark County Ivy Tech Community College Thursday, March 12, 2015

I 65 Added Travel Lanes Project
Clark County
Ivy Tech Community College
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Welcome
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Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement
Purpose/explanation of public hearing
Public hearing format
Visit our sign-in table
Informational handouts
Submitting public comments for hearings
transcript
Project display area
Welcome
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Introduction of INDOT project officials
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Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
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Project Management
Design
Real Estate
Public Involvement
Design & Environmental Team
Recognition of elected and local public
officials
Public Hearing
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Legal notice published in News & Tribune
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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Announcement of hearing was posted to
INDOT website along with media release.
Mailing list
Sign-in at attendance table to be added
to project mailing list
Project Stakeholders
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Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Division Federal Highway Administration
Clark County
City of Sellersburg
Local communities
Elected public officials
Community residents and citizens
Commuters
Emergency services
Project Development Process
Engineering
Assessment
Environmental
phase begins
Purpose & need
Develop
alternatives
Preliminary
design phase
Release
environmental
document for
public review and
comment
Public Hearing
Right-of-Way
acquisition
phase
Construction
Environmental Document
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Requirement of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA)
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Requires INDOT to analyze and evaluate the impacts
of a proposed project to the natural and
socio-economic environments
Impacts are described in environmental document
Environmental document for this project
Categorical Exclusion (CE) Level 3
was released for public involvement
in February 2015
Environmental Document
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Purpose and need
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Develop a number of possible alternatives
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The “Do Nothing” alternative is a baseline for comparison
Screen alternatives to identify a preferred alternative
Solicit public comment on environmental document
and preliminary design plan
Solicit, address, and fully consider
public comment as part of
decision making process
Environmental Documentation
Elements of the Environmental Documentation
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Right of Way
Community Impacts
Air Quality
Wetlands and Waterways
Noise
Floodplains
Endangered Species
Environmental Justice
Cultural Resources
Public Involvement
Environmental Documentation
Noteworthy Environmental findings
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Waterway Permits will be required
Minimal Impacts to the Floodplains
Additional Noise Wall installation not warranted
Real estate acquisition
Noise Study
Environmental Documentation
INDOT Seymour District Office
Planning & Programming Department
185 Agrico Lane
Seymour, IN 47274
877-305-7611; [email protected]
INDOT Office of Public Involvement
Indiana Government Center North, Room N642
100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-6601; [email protected]
Sellersburg Library
430 North Indiana Avenue, Sellersburg, IN 47172
Phone # (812) 246-4493
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Purpose
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The purpose of the proposed project
is to provide a safe and efficient
interstate transportation facility.
Need
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Existing safety issues
Anticipated traffic
Traffic capacity
Indiana Legislature’s
2020 Trust Fund Capitol Program
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PROJECT
LOCATION
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Alternatives considered
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The proposed project will construct additional
travel lanes from approximately 1 mile N of SR
60 to approximately 3 miles S of SR 160 in the
form of median travel lanes to provide three
12 foot travel lanes in each direction
Do Nothing Alternative
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Project Features
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Additional Travel Lanes
Pavement Replacement
Bridges Widened
Culverts Lined or Replaced
Re-establish Limited
Access R/W
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Additional travel lanes
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Added from median
Three 12ft travel lanes in each direction
8ft paved inside shoulder
12ft paved outside shoulder
Double-sided guardrail will
be installed
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Bridge widening activities
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NB and SB bridge over Old SR 311
NB and SB over Perry Crossing
NB and SB bridges over Memphis Road
NB and SB over Muddy Fork
Three 12ft lanes with 10ft or
wider inside/outside shoulders
in each direction
No structure/bridge work
at St. Joe Road, NB & SB over
Elk Run, Ebenezer Church Road
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Traffic Maintenance
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Entrance Ramp Closures At Old SR 311
Signed State Detour
Local Traffic
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Old SR 311
Real Estate Acquisition Process
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/real_estate/
uniform_act/acquisition/real_property.cfm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/real_estate/
publications/your_rights/
Real Estate Acquisition Process
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"Uniform Act of 1970"
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Acquisition Process
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All federal, state and local governments
must comply
Requires an offer for just compensation
Appraisals
Review Appraisals
Negotiations
INDOT Real Estate Team to work
with impacted property owners
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Right-of-way
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Permanent R/W: Approximately 1 acre
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Temporary R/W: 0.4 acre
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Residential
Grading
Structure Replacement
1 Relocation
Project Schedule
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Public Hearing: March 2015
Environmental Document
finalized:
April 2015
Real Estate Acquisition
activities:
2015 - 2016
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Appraising
Negotiations/Buying
Utilities coordination/Relocation
Construction: 2015-2017
Feedback
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INDOT would like to hear from you
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Talk with INDOT project team members
Comment sheet in information packet
E-mail or mail comments to INDOT
Sign-in list to be added to project mailing list
Visit INDOT Seymour District page at
http://www.in.gov/indot/2706.htm
All comments are very much appreciated and will be
given full consideration by project team
Submit Public Comments
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Submit public comments using the options
described in first page of information packet:
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Public Comment Form
Via e-mail
Participating during public comment session via microphone
Verbal comments recorded and transcribed for inclusion into
public hearings transcript
INDOT respectfully requests comments be
submitted by Friday, March 27, 2015.
All comments submitted will become part of
public record, entered into transcript, reviewed,
evaluated and given full consideration during
decision making process.
Next Steps
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Public and project stakeholder input
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INDOT review and evaluation
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All comments are given full consideration during
decision-making process
Address comments, finalize/approve environmental
document, complete project design
Communicate a decision
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Submit comments via options described in
information packet
INDOT will notify via mailing list of decision
Work through local media outlets and legal notice
Make project documents accessible via repositories
Questions? Contact Project Team
Public Involvement Team
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Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement
(317) 232-6601
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[email protected]
Glenda Seal, INDOT Seymour District Customer
Service Center (877) 305-7611
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[email protected]
Thank You
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Please visit with INDOT project officials
following the public comment session
Project Open House
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Project maps, displays, real estate acquisition table,
INDOT project officials and informal Q & A
Public Comment Session