Interchange Modification U.S. 41 at S.R. 62/66 (Lloyd Expressway) 6:00 p.m. Presentation Thursday, November 15, 2012 Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center 1901 Lynch Road in Evansville

Welcome

 Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement  Purpose/Explanation of Public Meeting  Public Meeting Format  Visit our sign-in table  Informational Handouts  Submitting public comments  Informal Q & A following formal presentation and comment session

INDOT

 INDOT Mission:  INDOT will plan, build, maintain and operate a superior transportation system enhancing safety, mobility and economic growth  INDOT Values:  Respect  Teamwork  Accountability  Excellence

INDOT Profile

 6 district offices  3,634 employees  $389 million/annual operating budget  $1 billion/annual capital expenditures  28,400 total lane miles  5,098 lane miles of interstate  16,519 lane miles of two-lane roads  5,300 INDOT-owned bridges

Public Meeting

 Sign-in at attendance table to be added to project mailing list  A public meeting notice was mailed to known property owners within project area  Announcement of this public information meeting was posted to INDOT website at: http://www.in.gov/indot.htm

 Electronic notification via e-mail

Project Team

 Indiana Department of Transportation  Indiana Division Federal Highway Administration  City of Evansville  Beam, Longest & Neff, LLC  Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization (EMPO)  Project Manager: Gary Pence  [email protected]

Project Stakeholders

            Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization Vanderburgh County City of Evansville Elected Public Officials Community residents and citizens Emergency Services Commuters Trucking Industry Commercial District / local businesses Community Organizations

Project Development Process

Engineering Assessment Project purpose & need develop project alternatives Screen project alternatives Release environmental document and preliminary design Public Hearing to solicit public comment Finalize design & environmental document

We Are Here

Real estate acquisition activities clear r/w Construction

Project Purpose & Need

 Purpose of project is to enhance safety and traffic capacity within the corridor   Construct a full cloverleaf interchange with roads on Lloyd Expressway at U.S. 41 Eliminate at-grade intersections and traffic signals on Lloyd Expressway at U.S. 41  The primary need for this improvement is due to the following factors;   Delays on Lloyd Expressway caused by the signalized intersections at two ramp junctions Number of traffic accidents experienced at or near the ramp junction intersections

Original Project Study Area

Existing Interchange Area

Partial-Cloverleaf Interchange Alternate

Proposed Full Cloverleaf Interchange

Typical Cross Sections

Typical Cross Sections

Proposed Project

 US 41  Pavement Replacement  Bridge Replacement  Lane assignments will remain as existing  2-Through Lanes each direction on south leg  3-Through Lanes each direction on north leg  SR 62/66 (Lloyd Expressway)    Pavement Replacement Lane assignments will remain as existing  3-Through Lanes each direction Collector-Distributor Roads added  Connector and Loop Ramps in each quadrant

Proposed Project

 Division St/Canal St relocated to accommodate the westbound collector-distributor road.

 Drainage:  Western portion drains to existing 72” sewer  Eastern portion will drain through a new storm sewer to the existing 96” sewer at Weinbach Ave.

 Pedestrian Path and new pedestrian bridge to be constructed along east side of project.

Project Requirements

 The project will include the following relocations:  39 Residential  7 Commercial  1 Church  The project will require additional right-of-way:  9.58 acres of Permanent Right-of-Way  0.64 acre of Temporary Right-of-Way

Project Requirements

 Estimated Project Cost (2012):  Preliminary Engineering  Right-of-Way  Roadway & Ramp Construction  US 41 Overpass Structures  Pedestrian Bridge  Project Total $ 1,420,000 $ 3,050,000 $23,450,000 $ 4,080,000 $ 1,280,000 $33,280,000

Project Schedule

 Prior Studies and Considerations:  Interim Engineer’s Report  Addendum to Engineer’s Report  Public Hearing  Categorical Exclusion (CE)  Final Approval 02/08/02 11/10/03 03/19/09 01/29/10  Estimated Project Schedule:  Right-of-Way Acquisition – 2010 to 2013  Design Phase – Complete by Spring 2013  Construction – 2013 to 2014 Construction Season

Real Estate Acquisition Process

FHWA Pamphlets entitled:

ACQUISITION ACQUIRING REAL PROPERTY FOR FEDERAL AND FEDERAL-AID PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS RELOCATION YOUR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS AS A DISPLACED PERSON UNDER THE FEDERAL RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

FHWA Planning, Environment, & Realty Webpage:

www.fhwa.dot.gov/realestate/

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Explanation of the process of buying property needed for roadway improvement projects

Real Estate Acquisition Process

 Uniform Act of 1970 as amended by the Uniform Relocation Act of 1987  All federal, state, and local governments must comply with established standards    Acquisition Process Appraisals Review Appraisals   Negotiations Requires just compensation

Noise Analysis

Noise Analysis was conducted in accordance with Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Traffic Noise Policy   Barrier abatement was determined to be feasible in the southeast and southwest quadrants, and not feasible in the northeast and northwest quadrants. A survey was distributed to all affected property owners.

 Of the receivers surveyed for all quadrants 46%, less than the majority (50%+1), favored the construction of barrier walls.

 The survey results were also evaluated by quadrant. In the southwest quadrant, 80% of the receivers surveyed indicated they favored barrier walls.   Noise barrier walls were considered to be reasonable only for the southwest quadrant. No other noise mitigation is reasonable or feasible for the project.

Maintenance Of Traffic

 The project will be constructed under traffic on both US 41 and SR 62/66.  Traffic will be maintained by phasing construction.

 Access to all interchange ramps shall be maintained at all times during construction.  Access to businesses along relocated Division/Canal Street shall be maintained at all times during construction of that segment.

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phases I and II:  Construct Street Connectors, and Cul-de-sacs   Construct US 41 Northbound Construct northeast connector and loop ramp  Phases III and IV:  Construct US 41 Southbound  Construct southwest connector and loop ramp  Phases V and VI:  Construct Division St.  Construct SR 62/66 Westbound and Eastbound  Phases VII and VIII:  Construct northwest connector and loop ramp  Construct southeast connector and loop ramp

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase I

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase II

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase III

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase IV

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase V

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase VI

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase VII

Maintenance Of Traffic

 Phase VIII

Submit Public Comments

 Submit public comments using the options described in 1 st page of information packet    Public Comment Form Via e-mail Participating during public comment session via microphone  

INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by Monday, December 10, 2012

All comments submitted will become part of public record and project file. Comments will be reviewed, evaluated and given full consideration during decision making process

Resource Location

    INDOT Vincennes District Office, 3650 South US Hwy 41, Vincennes, Indiana Construction, maintenance and transportation project development activities in southwest Indiana Customer Service Center (800) 279-5758 [email protected]

Russell Fowler, Vincennes District Deputy Commissioner  Abby Mason – Customer Service Manager  Cher Elliot – Media Relations Director

THANK YOU

 Please visit with INDOT project officials  Project Open House  Project maps, displays, public comments table  INDOT project officials available for informal Q & A  Thank you for your attendance this evening  www.in.gov/indot