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Martinsville to Indianapolis
Section 6
January 29, 2015
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Welcome to the I-69, Section 6 Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) meeting!
INDOT appreciates your commitment to making I-69 the best for your community.
Introductions
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Two CAC groups: North and South INDOT developed two CACs to provide broad
representation across the project area A Stakeholder Working Group (SWG) has also
been developed. It is composed of technical staff, such as City/County Engineers
Stakeholder Groups
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Purpose of a SWG Provide input on potential human and
environmental benefits/impacts Provide feedback to Project Team when
evaluating alternatives Provide input on Purpose and Need/Performance
Measures Contribute to the development of Context
Sensitive Solutions (CSS)
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Role of a SWG member Purpose of a SWG member is two-fold:
provide input on project and disseminate information to your respective
organizations
Encourage feedback from your organization’s members.
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SWG meeting will be held on a quarterly basis through the issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. They will typically last 1 ½ hours and will not exceed 2 hours.
Agendas will be distributed one week prior to each meeting along with a summary from the previous meeting.
Meetings will be a combination of presentations and interactive working group activities.
Meeting Protocols
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Willingness to actively participate in the project development process
Respect all opinions Be courteous to other participants Represent your organization
Participant Protocol
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Opened November 19, 2012 I-64 to U.S. 231 near Crane 67 miles of new 4-lane interstate 7 new interchanges
I-69 Update
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Section 4: Crane to Bloomington
All 27 miles currently under construction
Will connect to S.R. 37 in Bloomington
Projected open to traffic December 2015
Section 4 Black Ankle Valley Bridge
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Section 5: Bloomington to Martinsville
Upgrade 21 miles existing S.R. 37
1st I-69 P3 Delivery Developer will design,
build, finance, operate & maintain roadway for 35 years
Open to traffic end of 2016
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Section 6: Project History 2004:
FHWA issues Notice of Intent (NOI), initiating Tier 2 EIS
2005: Draft Purpose and Need circulated; initial alternatives developed Public Information Meeting in Martinsville (600+ people attended)
2006: Major Moves legislation; includes Perry Township restrictions
2007-2014: Section 6 study activities on hold; work focuses on Sections 1-5.
Late 2014: Revised NOI published Oct. 15, 2014, re-starting Tier 2 EIS.
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Section 6: Project Team
INDOT/FHWA/HNTB/Lochmueller Group
Sarah Rubin Project Manager
Kevin Hetrick Project Manager
Richard Marquis FHWA Administrator,
Indiana Division
Michelle Allen FHWA Environmental,
Indiana Division
Eryn Fletcher FHWA Engineering,
Indiana Division
Bill Wiedelman Project Manager, HNTB
Tim Miller Deputy Project Manager,
Lochmueller Group- Public Involvement
Christine Meador HNTB- Environmental
Matt Miller HNTB-Engineering
Kia Gillette Lochmueller Group-
Environmental
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What is an EIS? An Environmental Document is required for
transportation projects which use federal funds. The federal law requiring such documentation is
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It is a decision-making document, with
opportunities for comment prior to a Record of Decision.
NEPA requires impacts to the natural and human environment to be disclosed in the document.
A Preferred Alternative will be selected based on impacts/benefits for each alternative.
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I-69 is a Tiered EIS
What is a Tiered Environmental Impact Statement? Tier 1 Record of Decision was signed on March 24, 2004 I-69, Section 6 is currently in Tier 2 phase
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Screening Criteria
Human and Natural Environment
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The scope starts very broadly, then is narrowed through the project development process.
Project Development Process
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Section 6: Project Area
Tier 1 ROD selected a corridor along SR 37
Alignments within the selected corridor remain under consideration
Alternatives outside the selected corridor may also be considered.
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Scope of Tier 2 EIS for Section 6 From the revised Notice of Intent:
Additional scoping will be conducted. “With the resumption of Section 6 studies, the appropriate
federal and state resource agencies will be included in additional scoping activities.”
“The public will also have opportunities to comment during this scoping process and other stages throughout the development of the proposed project.”
Additional alternatives may be considered. “These scoping activities will identify additional alternatives
connecting Section 5 in Martinsville with I–465 in Indianapolis. These alternatives may be outside the Tier 1 corridor for much or most of their length.”
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Scoping Process for Section 6 What is scoping?
Opportunity for public and agencies to provide comments on issues to be considered in EIS.
FHWA and INDOT are seeking scoping comments on issues such as: Purpose and need Range of alternatives Analysis of impacts and mitigation Any other input regarding scope of the EIS
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Scoping Process for Section 6 What will the scoping process include?
Agency scoping meeting Public scoping meeting Opportunity to submit written comments
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Section 6: Public Involvement INDOT is committed to a robust Section 6 public involvement program
Community Advisory Committees Stakeholder Working Group Land Use Panels Section 106 Consulting Parties Speakers Bureau Website Social Media Project Office
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Location: yet to be identified
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
Staff, maps, and other relevant project information will be available
at the project office.
Section 6: Project Office
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2015 Activities
Section 6:
First Quarter • Project Office Open House • CAC/Stakeholder Working
Group Meetings • Public and Agency Scoping
Meetings • Draft Purpose and Need • Notice of Survey Letters
Second Quarter
• Begin Consulting Party Coordination
• Public Information Meeting • Archaeology begins along
S.R. 37 • Field Work • CAC/Stakeholder Working
Group Meetings
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2015 Activities
Section 6:
Fourth Quarter
• Field Work • CAC/Stakeholder Working
Group Meetings
Third Quarter
• Field Work • CAC/Stakeholder Working
Group Meetings
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2-3 year study process
Anticipate FHWA final decision: Early 2018
Section 6: Project Schedule
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Project Goals Activity
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Take care of what we
have
Finish what we started
Plan for the future
Highest Priority
Complete ORB, Illiana, I-69, U.S. 31
Blue Ribbon Panel projects
INDOT Priorities
