U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

Goshen High School Auditorium

6 p.m.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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 Design Real Estate Public Involvement

Lawson-Fisher Associates Project Design Team

City of Goshen Elkhart 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. A media release was also issued.

Legal notice publishing: Goshen News – August 4th and August 13th El Puente – August 19th

Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highway

Administration Elkhart County City of Goshen Local communities Elected public officials Community residents and citizens Commuters Trucking industry Schools Emergency services

Engineering Assessment

Environmental phase begins

Purpose & need Develop

alternatives

Preliminary design phase

Release environmental document for public review

and comment

Right-of-Way acquisition

phaseConstruction

Project Development Process

Public Hearing

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 in July 2014

Environmental Document Purpose and Need Develop a number of possible alternatives

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

Elements of the Environmental Documentation

Real Estate Community Impacts Air Quality Wetlands and

Waterways Noise

Floodplains Farmland

Endangered Species Hazardous Materials

Environmental Justice Historic/Archaeological

Sole Source Aquifer

Cultural Resources Public Involvement

Environmental Documentation

Environmental DocumentationINDOT Fort Wayne District OfficePlanning & Programming Department5333 Hatfield Road Fort Wayne, (866) 227-3555Neinformation@indot.in.gov

INDOT Office of Public InvolvementIndiana Government Center North, Room N642100 North Senate AvenueIndianapolis, (317) 232-6601; rclark@indot.in.gov

Goshen Public Library 601 South 5th Street Goshen, (574) 533-9531

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction Purpose

Enhance safety for motorists and pedestrians Improve pavement serviceability

Need Deteriorated condition of pavement, sidewalks

and ADA ramps

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction Indiana State Police Crash database

indicates a high number of crashes related to restrictive roadway conditions and turning movements.

Travel demand models indicate continued increase in traffic.

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction Alternatives Considered

No Action/Do nothing alternative Construction of a 5-Lane Section with a two-

way left turn lane (TWLTL) Reconstruction of a 4-lane Section

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

Project Description Reconstruction of U.S. 33/Pike Street Design Speed: 35 mph U.S. 33 Bridge over Elkhart River to

intersection at 3rd Street 4 Lane Cross Section with 12-ft flush

median 2-ft curb offset with 6-ft sidewalk

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

Other Project Features Access Control Provide ADA accessible path

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

Maintenance of Traffic Two Major Phases for Construction Phases I and II consist of detouring U.S. 33

through traffic Chicago Avenue Lincoln Avenue 3rd Street

U.S. 33 Road Reconstruction

Maintenance of Traffic Phase I Major Construction Activities

Storm sewer pipe installation Sanitary sewer separation Reconstruction of U.S. 33 (Pike Street) from the

Elkhart River bridge to the west leg of the 2nd Street intersection

Phase II Major Construction Activities Storm sewer pipe installation Sanitary sewer separation Reconstruction of U.S. 33 from the 2nd Street

intersection to the end project limits

Real Estate Acquisition Process

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

Real Estate Acquisition

11 parcels impacted by real estate acquisition

One commercial property impacted by relocation

1.4 acres r/w proposed to be acquired INDOT Office of Real Estate

Project Schedule

Public Hearing: August 2014 Environmental Document finalized: 2014 Preliminary Design Plan refinement: 2014 Real Estate Acquisition activities: 2014 -

2015 Appraising Negotiations/Buying Utilities coordination/Relocation

Construction: 2016

Feedback

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 to be added to project mailing list Visit INDOT Fort Wayne District page at

www.in.gov/indot/2703.htm All comments are very much appreciated and

will be given full consideration by project team

Public Involvement Team

Rickie ClarkINDOT Office of Public Involvement (317) 232-6601 rclark@indot.in.gov

Toni MayoFort Wayne District Communications Director (866) 227-3555 Neinformation@indot.in.gov

Submit Public Comments Submit public comments using the options

described in first 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 public hearings transcript INDOT respectfully requests comments be

submitted by Friday, September 5, 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 Public and Project Stakeholder Input

Submit comments via options described on 1st page of information packet

INDOT Review and Evaluation All comments are given full consideration during

decision-making process Address comments, finalize/approve environmental

document, complete project design Communicate a Decision

INDOT will notify persons on mailing list of decision Work through local media outlets & paid legal notice Make project documents accessible via repositories

Questions? Contact Public Involvement Team

Thank 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 and informal Q & A

Public Comment Session