Transcript U.S. 50 Bridge Replacement over Tanner Creek Tuesday, June 25, 2013 5:30 p.m.

U.S. 50 Bridge Replacement over Tanner Creek
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
5:30 p.m. Presentation
Lawrenceburg Fire Department
Lawrenceburg, Indiana
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
 Project Management – Danny Pearcy, INDOT
Seymour District
 Design
 Public Involvement
City of Lawrenceburg
Dearborn 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 of public hearing published in the
Dearborn County Register on 6/6/13 & 6/20/13
Project Stakeholders
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Indiana Department of Transportation
Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration
Dearborn County
City of Lawrenceburg
Local communities
Elected Public Officials
Community residents and citizens
Commuters
Trucking industry
Schools
Emergency Services
Project Development Process
Engineering
Assessment
Project
purpose &
need
develop
project
alternatives
Screen
project
alternatives
Additional work
on project
alternatives &
preliminary
design
Release
environmental
document &
preliminary
design
Public Hearing
to solicit public
comment
We Are
Here
Right-of-Way
Construction
Environmental Document
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Requirement of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA)
 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 was released for public
involvement May 2013
Environmental Document
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Development of document begins once purpose and
need for the project has been clearly identified
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Develop a number of possible alternatives including a
“Do Nothing” alternative as a baseline for
comparison
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Screen alternatives to identify a preferred alternative
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Solicit public comment on environmental document
and preliminary design plan
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Solicit, address, and fully consider public comments
as part of decision making process
Elements of the Environmental Documentation
Real Estate
Air Quality
Noise
Farmland
Hazardous Materials
Historic/Archaeological
Cultural Resources
Community Impacts
Wetlands and Waterways
Floodplains
Endangered Species
Environmental Document
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INDOT Seymour District, Planning and
Programming Dept. 185 Agrico Lane, Seymour,
Indiana (877) 305-7611
INDOT Office of Public Involvement, Indiana
Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North
Senate Avenue, Indianapolis (317) 232-6601
Lawrenceburg Public Library, 150 Mary Street,
Lawrenceburg, Indiana (812) 537-2775
U.S. 50 Bridge Rehabilitation and Widening
Project Need
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The existing structure
has a deteriorated deck
with numerous patched
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Heavy corrosion is
present on the existing
steel girders and bearings
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Deck joints have
deteriorated allowing
water to drain onto the
steel beams
Project Need
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Existing railing does not meet INDOT standards
Slope walls are eroded and in poor condition
Abutments do not have adequate support length based on
AASHTO criterion
Existing U.S. 50
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Classified as urban principal
arterial
Posted speed of 30 mph
Design speed of 40 mph
Located within Lawrenceburg
Adjacent to newly constructed
bridge carrying traffic west
 Flat level terrain
Existing U.S. 50
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Asphalt travel lanes 11ft. wide
 Asphalt shoulders 3ft wide
 Overlay and repair done in 1976
 Urban setting, built up, primarily
commercial use
Access drives located immediately
off both ends of structure
Existing structure over Tanners Creek
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Existing piers in good condition
Light spalling and deterioration
Some rust damage in and around bearings
5 spans: 81’-3”, 105’-7 ½ “, 113’-9”, 105’-7 ½ , and 81’3”
Built-up plate girder with reinforced concrete deck
Asphalt overlay
Existing structure over Tanners Creek
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Damaged bridge deck
Multiple patching locations throughout
Joint failure at all locations
Bearings at abutments in poor condition
Rusted cross bracing
Pitting and rust present on steel girders
US 50 Bridge is Historic
Eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic
Places for its historical significance
Historic Bridge Inventory
US 50 Bridge is Non-Select
 not suitable candidate for preservation
 not considered excellent example
Non-Select Bridges
Alternatives Analysis
 Rehabilitation for Continued Vehicular Use
 One or two-way roadway on historic bridge
 One-way pair: historic bridge & new bridge each
Bypass (non-vehicular use)
 Relocate (non-vehicular use)
 Replacement
Historic Bridge Process
 Seek Consulting Party Comment
 No opposition to project to date
 Market Bridge for Re-Use
 Has been marketed for over 6 months
 Identify Preferred Alternative
 Replacement (reconstruction)
 Hold Public Hearing
 Environmental Document Approval
 After hearing comment period
US 50 Bridge Marketing
 Legal notice in a local newspaper
 Signs at both approaches
to the bridge
 INDOT’s historic bridge
marketing website
 http://www.in.gov/indot/2532.htm
 No interested party for re-use
to date
Other Historic Resources
Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons Distillery Complex
Other Historic Resources
Newtown Historic District
U.S. 50 Plan View
Proposed Structure
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5 span pre-stressed concrete bulb-t beam bridge
Total bridge width of 72’-2”
Total bridge length of 492’-0”
Utilize existing piers and widen to retain architectural features
Utilize existing abutments and widen
Provide locations for future
decorative lighting
Repair and protect against
future scour
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT)
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2 lanes of traffic at all times
Least disruptive option
New pavement markings
Narrow temporary shoulders during construction
Posted speed limit during construction
East End Improvements
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Mill and Resurface
Terminate prior to railroad crossing
Install curb and gutter
New pavement and railroad markings
Real Estate Acquisition Process
Real Estate Acquisition
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Existing r/w – 0.5 acre
Permanent r/w – 1 acre
Drive Access
 Remain open during construction with possible
temporary closure
Permanent Right of Way
Real Estate Acquisition Process
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"Uniform Act of 1970"
 All federal, state, and local governments must
comply
 Requires an offer for just compensation
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Acquisition Process
 Appraisals
 Review Appraisals
 Negotiations
Project Schedule
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Public Hearing – June 2013
Environmental Document Finalized: Summer 2013
Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Summer 2013
Real Estate Acquisition Activities: 2013 - 2014
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Appraising
Negotiations / Buying
Utilities coordination
Project Let for bidding: 2014
Construction: 2014 - 2015
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 sheet to be added to project mailing list
Visit INDOT website at www.in.gov/indot/2366.htm
“Public Involvement” page
Visit INDOT Seymour District Page:
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 Center Director (877) 305-7611
[email protected]
Submit Public Comments
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Submit public comments using the options described in 1st
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 to public
hearings transcript
INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by
Friday July 12, 2013
All comments submitted will become part of public record,
entered into transcript, reviewed, evaluated and given full
consideration during decision making process
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, informal Q & A
Thank you for your attendance this evening