s.r. 930 and green street intersection improvement project tuesday, may 22, 2013
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S.R. 930 and Green Street Intersection Improvement Project Tuesday, May 22, 2013 6:00 p.m. Presentation Park Hill Learning Center Auditorium New Haven, Indiana. Welcome. Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement Purpose/Explanation of Public Hearing Public Hearing Format - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
S.R. 930 and Green Street Intersection Improvement Project
Tuesday, May 22, 2013
6:00 p.m. Presentation
Park Hill Learning Center Auditorium
New Haven, Indiana
Welcome 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 Introduction of INDOT Project Officials
Project Management – Brad McNair Design Real Estate Public Involvement City of New Haven
Allen County Recognition of Elected Public Officials
Public Hearing 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 and a media release was also issued Legal notice of public hearing published in the Fort
Wayne Journal Gazette and Fort Wayne News Sentinel on 5/7/13 & 5/14/13
Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration Allen County City of New Haven Local communities Elected Public Officials Community residents and citizens Commuters Trucking industry Schools Emergency Services
Environmental Document
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 February 2013
Environmental Document Development of document begins once purpose and
need for the project has been clearly identified Develop a number of possible alternatives including a
“Do Nothing” alternative as 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 comments
as part of decision making process
Elements of the Environmental Documentation
Real Estate Community ImpactsAir Quality Wetlands and WaterwaysNoise FloodplainsFarmland Endangered SpeciesHazardous Materials
Historic/Archaeological Cultural Resources
Environmental Document INDOT Fort Wayne District Office, Planning &
Programming Department, 5333 Hatfield Road in Fort Wayne (866) 227-3555
INDOT Office of Public Involvement, Indiana Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis (317) 232-6601
S.R. 930 / Green Street Location
On S.R. 930 from approximately 330ft west of Green Street to approximately 500ft east of Green Street
S.R. 930 History 3R Road Network Traffic Signal Improved Drainage Right turn lanes on S.R. 930 Left turn lanes on Green Street
S.R. 930 Purpose and Need Enhance safety while reducing traffic accidents by
separating turning traffic from through traffic Sight distance on Green Street restricted due to the
steep approach grade and minimum curve Improve capacity of the roadway
S.R. 930 Need Safety
35 accidents 20 rear end collisions 5 right angle collisions 3 year period Personal injuries
S.R. 930 Need S.R. 930 Condition
Travel Lanes – 12ft (existing) Drainage – Open Ditches (existing) Travel Lanes – 12ft (proposed) Drainage – Storm Sewer (proposed)
Green Road Condition Travel Lanes – 12ft / 10ft (existing) Drainage – Partial Storm Sewer (existing) Travel Lanes – 12ft / 10ft (proposed) Drainage – Storm Sewer (proposed)
S.R. 930 Need Existing traffic (2012) is 24,780 vehicles per day Projected traffic (2032) is 37,200 vehicles per day
Project Overview
Design Features S.R. 930
Eastbound 1 through lane; 1 left & 1 right turn lane Westbound 1 through; 1 left & 1 right turn
Design Features Green Street
Northbound 1 through lane, 1 left & 1 right turn lane Southbound 1 through lane, 1 left & 1 right turn lane
Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Roadway will be constructed in phases Storm sewer trunk line construction will be first phase S.R. 930 and Green Street south of S.R. 930 will then
be constructed by halves Green Street north of S.R. 930 will be closed during
part of the construction Every effort will be made to maintain traffic and
phase construction
Real Estate Acquisition Process
Real Estate Acquisition Real Estate Acquisition
Residential 0.5 Acre Commercial 0.4 AcreSchool / Church 0.9 AcrePermanent R/W 1.8 Acre
Permanent R/W estimates based on information available at this time
An additional 0.4 acre of temporary r/w will be required
Real Estate Acquisition Process
"Uniform Act of 1970" All federal, state, and local governments must
comply Requires an offer for just compensation
Acquisition Process Appraisals Review Appraisals Negotiations
Project Schedule
Public Hearing – May 2013 Environmental Document Finalized: Summer 2013 Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Summer 2013 Real Estate Acquisition Activities: 2013 - 2014
Appraising Negotiations / Buying Utilities coordination / relocation
Project Let for bidding: 2015 Construction: 2015 - 2016
INDOT would like to hear from you 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 Fort Wayne District page at
www.in.gov/indot/2307.htm All comments are very much appreciated and will be given
full consideration by project team
Public Involvement Team
Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement (317) 232-6601 [email protected]
Toni Mayo, Fort Wayne District Customer Service Center Director (866) 227-3555 [email protected]
Mary Foster, INDOT Fort Wayne District Media Relations Director (866) 227-3555 [email protected]
Submit Public Comments
Submit public comments using the options described in 1st page of information packet
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
June 14, 2013 All comments submitted will become part of public record, entered
into transcript, reviewed, evaluated and given full consideration during decision making process
THANK YOUTHANK YOU
Please visit with INDOT project officials following the public comment session
Project Open House Project maps, displays, real estate acquisition
table, INDOT project officials, informal Q & A Thank you for your attendance this evening