U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 Roadway Rehabilitation Project

Thursday, August 22, 2013

6:00 p.m. Presentation

Orange County Community Center

Paoli, Indiana

Welcome Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement Purpose/Explanation of Public Information Meeting Public Meeting Format Visit our sign-in table Informational Handouts Participate during public comment session Project display area

INDOT INDOT Mission:

INDOT will plan, build, maintain and operate a superior transportation system enhancing safety, mobility and economic growth

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Six district offices 3,578 employees

1,534 Highway Technicians 780 Managers/Supervisors 437 Engineers

$401 million/annual operating budget

$1 billion/annual capital expenditures

28,400 total roadway lane miles 5,300 INDOT-owned bridges INDOT also:

Assists 42 railroads in planning & developmentof more than 3,880 miles of active rail lines

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INDOT Profile

Welcome Introduction of INDOT Project Officials

Project Management Design Real Estate Public Involvement

Town of Paoli Orange County Recognition of Elected Public Officials

Public Meeting Sign-in at attendance table to be added to project

mailing list Letters were mailed to project stakeholders within

project area Announcement of this meeting was posted to INDOT

website and public involvement list serve Media release issued

Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration Orange County Town of Paoli Local communities Elected Public Officials Community residents and citizens Commuters Trucking industry Schools Emergency Services

Project Development Process

We Are Here

Engineering Assessment

Project purpose &

need

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alternatives

Screen project

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Select project

alternative Preliminary

Design

Public Meeting to

solicit public comment

Right-of-Way Construction

Project Description U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 from east of C.R. 225 W (Indian

Boundary Road) to west junction of the intersection of U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 and S.R. 37 / First Street

Project length is approximately 1.7 miles, not including the Project Exception at a bridge over Tributary of Lick Creek

Project Need Numerous substandard geometric features

Inadequate vertical curvature Substandard roadway super elevation and cross

slope Inadequate storm sewers for drainage Substandard sight distance

Existing Facility Rural 2-lane roadway west of Willowcreek

Road; Urban 2-lane roadway with periodic left-turn lane east of Willowcreek Road Two 12-foot travel lanes with curb and on-street

parking on one side in urban section 2-foot shoulder width in rural section One substandard vertical curve Inadequate intersection sight distance

Roadway Rehabilitation Project Rural Section

Minor Arterial (Built-Up) Design speed of 50 mph Traffic volume projected for year 2035 is 7,820

vehicles per day Urban Section

Minor Arterial Design speed of 30 mph Traffic volume projected for year 2035 is 11,480

vehicles per day

Roadway Rehabilitation Project Rural Section

Horizontal and vertical alignment will be maintained

Lane assignments will remain the same Pavement section will be scarified 1.5 inches of asphalt overlay Super-elevated curve correction

Roadway Rehabilitation Project Urban Section

Horizontal and vertical alignment will be maintained Pavement section will be milled and overlayed with 1.5

inches of asphalt U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 will be shifted to the south adjacent to

Crestwood Manufacturing and to the north near Maria Radcliffe Park to avoid impacts to both properties

Two-lane section widens to 3-lane section west of Dollar General

Two 11-foot travel lanes and a 12-foot two-way left-turn lane will be provided

On street parking to be eliminated

Roadway Rehabilitation Project Urban Section

Curb and gutter will be replaced Passing blister at Willowcreek Road Pavement patching of distressed areas Sidewalk will be replaced to meet ADA

requirements Traffic signals will be replaced at intersection of

U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 and Elm Street and intersection of U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 and S.R. 37 / First Street

Drainage Rural Section

Drainage along the roadway will be provided using existing roadside ditches and storm sewer where required

Urban Section New storm sewer system that outlets to Lick Creek

will be installed

Maintenance of Traffic Due to moderate traffic volumes and lack of a

nearby alternate route, traffic will be maintained along U.S. 150 / S.R. 56 during construction

This project will require multiple phases and the use of flagging

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Real Estate Acquisition

Approximately 5.1 acres of permanent r/w to be acquired for reacquisition of existing r/w Permanent r/w estimates based on information

available at this time 0.5 acre of permanent r/w An additional 0.2 acre of temporary r/w will be

required R/W estimates based on information available at

this time

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 Information Meeting – August 2013 Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Summer 2013 Real Estate Acquisition Activities: 2013 - 2014

Appraising Negotiations / Buying Utilities coordination / relocation

Project Let for contractor bidding: Late 2014 Construction: 2015

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 Vincennes District page at

www.in.gov/indot/2707.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 rclark@indot.in.gov

INDOT Vincennes District Customer Service Center (800) 279-5758 swincommunications@indot.in.gov

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

INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by Thursday, September 12, 2013

All comments submitted will reviewed, evaluated and given full consideration during decision making process

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, informal Q & A Thank you for your attendance this evening