Transcript State Road 46 Pavement Replacement Owen Valley High School Wednesday, September 3, 2014

State Road 46
Pavement Replacement
Owen Valley High School
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
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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Project Management
Design
Real Estate
Public Involvement
HNTB – Design Team
Lochmueller Group - Environmental Team
Town of Spencer
Owen County
Recognition of elected public officials
Public Hearing
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Sign-in at attendance table to be added to
project mailing list.
A public hearing notice was mailed to
known property owners within project
area.
Announcement of this hearing was posted
to INDOT website. A media release was
also issued.
Legal notice publishing:
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Spencer Evening World
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August 19 and August 26
Project Stakeholders
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Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Division Federal Highway Administration
Owen County
Town of Spencer
Local communities
Elected public officials
Community residents and citizens
Commuters
Trucking industry
Schools
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 socioeconomic environments
Impacts are described in environmental document
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Categorical Exclusion (CE), Level 4
Environmental document was released for public
involvement in August 2014
Environmental Document
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Purpose and need
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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Real Estate
Community Impacts
Air Quality
Wetlands and Waterways
Noise
Floodplains
Farmland
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Endangered Species
Hazardous Materials
Environmental Justice
Historic/Archaeological
Sole Source Aquifer
Cultural Resources
Public Involvement
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Historic resources
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Hillside Historic District eligible for the National Register
0.1 acre of temporary right-of-way for grading and
driveway construction
No Adverse Effect
Environmental Documentation
INDOT Seymour District Office
Planning & Programming Department
185 Agrico Lane, Seymour, IN
(877) 305-7611; [email protected]
INDOT Office of Public Involvement
Indiana Government Center North, Room N642
100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
(317) 232-6601; [email protected]
Owen County Public Library
10 South Montgomery Street, Spencer, IN
(812) 829-3392
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Purpose
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Provide safe facility for roadway users and
pedestrians
Address deteriorated roadway and sidewalk condition
Need
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Age and deteriorated condition of existing:
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Curbs
Sidewalks
Pavement along State Road (S.R.) 46 through Spencer
Storm sewer system overloading
Flooding occurring during significant rain events
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Project Description
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Reconstruct S.R. 46 from S.R. 67/U.S. 231
west 1.1 miles to east of Fairview Ave.
Replace pavement, curbs, sidewalks, storm
sewers and lighting
No horizontal alignment changes, slight vertical
alignment changes
Realign Vandalia Ave.
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Project Description cont.
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12-foot travel lanes, 14-foot two-way left turn
lane, curb and gutter, and 6-foot sidewalk
Organize traffic flow (driveways and
approaches)
Sidewalks meeting Americans with Disability
Act (ADA) requirements
Replace storm sewers to improved drainage
Replace traffic signals at S.R. 46/Main and S.R.
46/Fletcher Ave.
Decorative street lighting in partnership with
the Town of Spencer
Project Map
S.R. 46 Typical Section
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Maintenance of traffic
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Divert east bound traffic onto Franklin St.
Westbound traffic use S.R. 46 through the project
area
Property access maintained through construction
Two construction seasons
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Year 1 (2016): half of S.R. 46
Open through the winter season
Year 2 (2017): other half of S.R. 46
Construction Detour
S.R. 46 MOT Typical Section
Real Estate Acquisition Process
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
S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement
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Right-of-way
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Permanent R/W: 0.8 acre
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Temporary R/W: 2.0 acres
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Strip R/W
0.7 acre commercial, 0.1 acre residential
Grading
Driveway and sidewalk reconstruction
1.7 acre commercial, 0.3 acre residential
No relocations
Project Schedule
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Public Hearing: September 2014
Environmental Document finalized: 2014
Preliminary Design Plan refinement: 2014
Real Estate Acquisition activities:
2014 - 2015
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Appraising
Negotiations/Buying
Utilities coordination/Relocation
Construction: 2016
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 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
Public Involvement Team
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Rickie Clark
INDOT Office of Public Involvement
(317) 232-6601
[email protected]
Glenda Seal
INDOT Seymour District Customer Service
(877) 305-7611
[email protected]
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, September 19, 2014.
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 on page 1 of
information packet
INDOT will notify persons on mailing list of decision
Work through local media outlets and paid legal notice
Make project documents accessible via repositories
Questions? Contact Public Involvement Team
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