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I‐465
Recon
figuration
Noise M
eetin
gAu
gust 29, 201
9
Agen
da•Introd
uctio
ns•Project o
verview and
status
•Noise basics
•Noise analysis
process
•Noise barrie
r evaluation
•Prop
osed
noise barrie
r locations
•Prop
erty owner survey
Introd
uctio
ns•Indiana De
partment o
f Transpo
rtation (IN
DOT)
•Brian Shattuck, Project M
anager
•Brando
n Miller, Enviro
nmental Services
•Rickie Clark, INDO
T Pu
blic Hearin
g Manager
•Parson
s Project Te
am•John
LaBlond
e, Project M
anager
•Da
n Miller, Enviro
nmental Services M
anager
•Tony Pakeltis, N
oise Analyst
Project Location
N
Project D
evelop
men
t
Project S
electio
n
Environm
ental
phase be
gins
Develop
Pu
rpose & Need
Early
Co
ordina
tion
Preliminary
desig
n ph
ase
Prepare draft
environm
ental
and ho
ld pub
lic
hearing
Final N
EPA
Constructio
n
•Environm
ental
Analysis currently
underway
•Fall 2019: Draft
Environm
ental
Document
•Fall 2019: Hold
Public Hearin
g
•Early
2020: Final
Environm
ental
Document
•Late 2020: Award
Contract
Categorical Exclusio
n –Level 4 (C
E‐4) Project
Reason
s for th
e Project (Needs)
•Capacity
‐insufficient capacity
creates con
gestion and excessive de
lays.
Inadeq
uate I‐465 capacity to
accom
mod
ate existing and future traffic.
Interchange ramp lengths d
o no
t meet current standards.
Capacity issues need to be addressed prior to the programmed
I‐69
Sectio
n 6
project.
•Safety –410 crashe
s occurred betw
een 2015
and
2017. The
prim
ary type
s are rear end
, ran
off road, and
sam
e direction sid
eswipe.
Capacity, m
erging, and
weaving
movem
ents likely con
tribute to th
e safety
issues.
Project P
urpo
se•T
he purpo
se of the
I‐46
5 Reconfiguration Project is to
improve overall traffic op
eration with
in th
ese sections of I‐
465 by im
proving level of service to
at least LOS D for the
desig
n year (2
045), m
eetin
g current stand
ards fo
r ram
p lengths, and
improving safety.
Project S
cope
Work –Re
commen
ded Alternative
Section A/B
•Add
ed auxiliary lanes on
eastbou
nd/w
estbou
nd I‐46
5 (to the
outside)
•Recon
figuring eastbo
und I‐4
65 to
northbo
und US 31
exit ram
p•E
xten
ding
sou
thbo
und US 31
to eastbou
nd I‐46
5 merge area
•Exten
ding
sou
thbo
und US 31
to eastbou
nd I‐46
5•B
ridge re
placem
ents at C
arson Aven
ue, Keyston
e Aven
ue, and
Madiso
n Aven
ue
Section A/
B
Brid
ge
Repl
acem
ent
Project S
cope
Work –Re
commen
ded Alternative
Section C
•Ad
ded travel lanes eastbo
und/westbou
nd I‐46
5 (to the insid
e)•
Tie‐in to
I‐69
Sectio
n 6 Project w
est o
f Mann Ro
ad•
Bridge re
placem
ent a
t Moo
resville Ro
ad Bypass
Section C
Brid
ge
Repl
acem
ent
I‐465
Typical Sectio
ns
•Stream
s, W
etland
s, and
Other W
aters
•Floo
dplains
•Endangered
and
Threatene
d Species
•Cu
ltural Resou
rces (H
istorical and
Archaeological)
•Parks, Trails and
Recreational Lands
•Air Q
uality
•Right‐of‐way/Relocations (N
one)
•Noise
•Co
mmun
ity Im
pacts
•Environm
ental Justice (EJ): Low
Income
& M
inority
Pop
ulations
•Hazardo
us M
aterials
•Perm
its
•Mitigatio
n
•Pu
blic Involvem
ent
Environm
ental A
nalysis
•Noise is unw
anted soun
d
•Soun
d is a pressure fluctuation caused
by
vibration (sou
rce)
•Travels through a med
ium su
ch as air
(path)
•Capable of causin
g respon
se in hum
an
ear &
brain (receiver)
•Sou
nd levels are measured in decibels
Noise Basics
Noi
se B
asic
s•ifth level (Calibri Light 1
2)Ch
ange in
Soun
d Level
Perceptio
n
3 decibels
Barely Perceptible
5 decibels
Clearly
Perceptible
10 decibels
Twice as Lou
d
Noise Basics
Noise Basics
Noise Basics
•Federal Highw
ay Act of 1970
•Mandated Federal H
ighw
ay Adm
inistratio
n (FHWA) to
develop
standards for traffic noise. Regulations are fo
und in 23 CFR 772.
•INDO
T Traffic Noise Policy
•States are requ
ired to develop
and
implem
ent n
oise policy based on
23
CFR 772 standards. FHWA must review and
app
rove state po
licies.
•Noise analysis
is re
quire
d for a
ll Type
I highway projects that re
quire
FH
WA approval. A
lso app
lies to all Type I projects on
roadways that are
part of the
I nterstate System.
•The
most current upd
ate of IN
DOT’s Traffic Noise Policy was Ju
ly 2017.
Noise Basics
•Identify areas of frequ
ent o
utdo
or hum
an use
•Fron
t or b
ackyards of residences, balconies or p
atios o
f apartments, outdo
or
seating at com
mercial properties, re
creatio
nal areas
•Field measurement o
f existing no
ise levels
•Validate no
ise mod
el•F
uture no
ise level prediction based on
year 2
045 traffic forecasts
•Determine impacts
•Evaluate abatem
ent m
easures for im
pacts
Noise Ana
lysis P
rocess
FHWA Traffic Noise M
odel (TNM) 2.5
•3D
mod
eling software used
to analyze existing and projected traffic volum
es &
speeds
•Ro
adways, pavem
ent, terrain, grass, and
receiver locatio
ns are also
add
ed to
the
mod
el•Generates existing and predicted future noise levels
•Identifies n
oise im
pacts
•Evaluates n
oise barrie
r effe
ctiveness
Noise Ana
lysis P
rocess
•Noise im
pacts o
ccur when either
•Predicted
sou
nd level app
roaches o
r exceeds Noise Abatement C
riteria
(NAC
)•67
decibels for residences
•Ap
proach NAC
= 66 decibels
•Predicted
sou
nd level sub
stantia
lly
exceeds existing soun
d level
•15+ decibels increase
Noise Ana
lysis P
rocess
•Feasible
•Acou
stic Feasib
ility: 5
decibel re
duction at a m
ajority
of impacted
receivers
•Engineering Feasibility: C
onsid
er enviro
nmental, drainage, safety, and othe
r issue
s to
identify best locatio
n for a
barrie
r•Reason
able
•Noise Red
uctio
n Goal
•7 de
cibe
l red
uctio
n for m
ajority
of receivers on prop
erty dire
ctly adjacent to the roadway.
•Co
st‐effe
ctiveness
•INDO
T uses $30/squ
are foot to
estimate barrier cost
•Co
st per ben
efite
d receptor of $
25,000
or less is considered
cost‐effective. Cost p
er ben
efite
d receptor goes u
p to $30,000
if th
e majority
of the
hom
es were bu
ilt prio
r to initial con
struction
of th
e roadway.
•View
s of Residents and
Property Owne
rs•INDO
T considers the
views of all be
nefited
resid
ents and
property ow
ners to
determine whether
a barrier is a
ppropriate for a
given
locatio
n.
Noise Barrie
r Evaluation
Prelim
inary Feasible and
Reasona
ble Noise Barrie
rs 1‐4
Noise Barrie
r 1 & 3 (w
estbou
nd)
Length: 4,525
ftEst. Co
st: $2.1M
Avg. Height: 15
.7
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 123
Noise Barrie
r 2 & 4 (e
astbou
nd)
Length: 3,600
ftEst. Co
st: $1.5M
Avg. Height: 14
.2
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 119
11
22
3344
Prelim
inary Feasible and
Reasona
ble Noise Barrie
rs 6 ‐8
Noise Barrie
r 6 (e
astbou
nd)
Length: 2,700
ftEst. Co
st: $1.2M
Avg. Height: 14
.4
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 63
Noise Barrie
r 7 (w
estbou
nd)
Length: 600
ftEst. Co
st: $0.3M
Avg. Height: 16
.0
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 38
Noise Barrie
r 8 (e
astbou
nd)
Length: 675
ftEst. Co
st: $0.4M
Avg. Height: 18
.5
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 4
66
77
88
Prelim
inary Feasible and
Reasona
ble Noise Barrie
rs 9 & 10
Noise Barrie
r 9 (e
astbou
nd)
Length: 3,850
ftEst. Co
st: $1.7M
Avg. Height: 14
.9
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 89
Noise Barrie
r 10 (w
estbou
nd)
Length: 4,425
ftEst. Co
st: $1.8M
Avg. Height: 13
.2
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 166
99
1010
Prelim
inary Feasible and
Reasona
ble Noise Barrie
r 11
Noise Barrie
r 11 (w
estbou
nd)
Length: 1,175
ftEst. Co
st: $0.7M
Avg. Height: 19
.1
ftBe
nefited
Re
ceptors: 103
11
11
•Typical noise barrie
r has a panel design
Noise Barrie
r Types
•Noise wall texture is usually eith
er block wall design or panel design
•Co
lor a
nd te
xture determ
ined
during fin
al design ph
ase.
Noise Barrie
r Types
•Turn in com
pleted
survey cards to
night
•Or m
ail survey cards, postm
arked no
later than Septem
ber 2
0, 2019:
Indiana De
partmen
t of Transpo
rtation
c/o: Parsons
465 Re
configuration Project
Attn: D
aniel J. M
iller
101 West O
hio Street, Suite 2121
Indianapolis, IN
46204
•Greater th
an 50%
respon
se ra
te re
quire
d or a se
cond
survey will be mailed.
•For questions, email or call:
daniel.j.miller@parson
s.com
(317
) 616
‐466
3
Reside
nts a
nd Prope
rty Owne
r Survey
Thank You
Pro
ject
Web
site:https://www.in.gov/in
dot/3961.htm
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-465
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