State Road 46 Pavement Replacement

Owen Valley High School

Wednesday, September 3, 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

HNTB – Design Team Lochmueller Group - Environmental

Team Town of Spencer Owen 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: Spencer Evening World

August 19 and August 26

Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highway

Administration Owen County Town of Spencer 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

Categorical Exclusion (CE), Level 4 Environmental document was released for

public involvement in August 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

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Historic resources

Hillside Historic District eligible for the National Register

0.1 acre of temporary right-of-way for grading and driveway construction

No Adverse Effect

Environmental DocumentationINDOT Seymour District OfficePlanning & Programming Department185 Agrico Lane, Seymour, IN (877) 305-7611; secommunications@indot.in.gov

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

Owen County Public Library 10 South Montgomery Street, Spencer, IN (812) 829-3392

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Purpose

Provide safe facility for roadway users and pedestrians

Address deteriorated roadway and sidewalk condition

Need Age and deteriorated condition of existing:

Curbs Sidewalks Pavement along State Road (S.R.) 46 through

Spencer Storm sewer system overloading Flooding occurring during significant rain events

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Project Description

Reconstruct S.R. 46 from S.R. 67/U.S. 231 west 1.1 miles to east of Fairview Ave.

Replace pavement, curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers and lighting

No horizontal alignment changes, slight vertical alignment changes

Realign Vandalia Ave.

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Project Description cont.

12-foot travel lanes, 14-foot two-way left turn lane, curb and gutter, and 6-foot sidewalk

Organize traffic flow (driveways and approaches)

Sidewalks meeting Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requirements

Replace storm sewers to improved drainage

Replace traffic signals at S.R. 46/Main and S.R. 46/Fletcher Ave.

Decorative street lighting in partnership with the Town of Spencer

Project Map

S.R. 46 Typical Section

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Maintenance of traffic

Divert east bound traffic onto Franklin St. Westbound traffic use S.R. 46 through the

project area Property access maintained through

construction Two construction seasons

Year 1 (2016): half of S.R. 46 Open through the winter season Year 2 (2017): other half of S.R. 46

Construction Detour

S.R. 46 MOT Typical Section

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

INDOT Real Estate Team to work with impacted property owners

S.R. 46 Pavement Replacement Right-of-way

Permanent R/W: 0.8 acre Strip R/W 0.7 acre commercial, 0.1 acre residential

Temporary R/W: 2.0 acres Grading Driveway and sidewalk reconstruction 1.7 acre commercial, 0.3 acre residential

No relocations

Project Schedule

Public Hearing: September 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 Seymour District page at

http://www.in.gov/indot/2706.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

Glenda SealINDOT Seymour District Customer Service (877) 305-7611 secommunications@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 19, 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 page 1 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 and 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