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Community Advisory Committee / Stakeholder Working Group Meeting

July 21, 2015

Martinsville to IndianapolisSection 6

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Jim Dodson, Pastor, Southland Community Church

Sarah Rubin, INDOT Project Manager

Welcome

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FHWA INDOT Project Team CAC/SWG

Members

Introductions

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Project Activities Since Last Meeting

• Public Information Meetings (PIMs): May 18 and 19

• Review of Public Comments

• Held Preliminary Alternatives Press Conference: June 30

• Preliminary Alternatives Selection Report: June 30

MAY

MAY

JUNE

JUNE

• Began wetland fieldwork activities

• Conduct Endangered (bat) Species Surveys

JULY

JULY

JUNE

July

• Began Windshield Surveys

• Began Preliminary Alternative Refinement and Evaluation

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Comments could be written, spoken to a court reporter, provided at the

public comment session and submitted via the project website.

May 18th and 19th Public Meetings

May 18 – Center Grove North Middle School Approximately 150 Attendees

May 19 – Martinsville High School Approximately 225 Attendees

More than 350 people attended the 2 public meetings.

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Public Meetings Comment Summary

Topic Number of Times

Existing/Forecasted Traffic 21

Community Impacts 17

Environmental Impacts 13

Cost of Efficiency 12

Access/Location of Grade Separations 11

Land Acquisition Impacts 9

Economic Development Opportunities 9

Impacts to Farmland 8

Interchange Location 8

Impacts to Existing Business 7

Existing/Future Flooding/Construction in a Floodplain 5

Commerce Connector Consideration 5

Potential Harm to Existing Economic Development 4

Project Schedule Acceleration Opportunities 4

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Conceptual Alternatives

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Preliminary Alternative Selection Report Re

I. Public Involvement Public Comments Resource Agency Comments CAC/SWG Input

II. Draft Purpose and Need Travel time savings Performance Measures

III. Preliminary Environmental Impact Data Natural Resource Impacts Human Environment Impacts Cost

Report Findings Based On:

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5 Preliminary Alternatives

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Traffic Modeling (Summer/Fall)

Field Work (Summer/Fall)

Access Evaluations (Summer/Fall)

Land Use Panel Meeting (3rd Quarter, 2015)

Meeting with CAC/SWG (4th Quarter, 2015)

Screening to a fewer number of alternatives (4th Quarter, 2015)

Public Information Meeting (4th Quarter, 2015)

What’s Next?

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Advancing to a Selected Alternative

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Project Schedule

Public Information Meetings 1st Quarter 2015 2nd Quarter 2015 4th Quarter 2015

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 1st Quarter 2017

DEIS Public Hearing 2nd Quarter 2017

FEIS/ROD 1st Quarter 2018

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Breakout Session

Four Stations Station 1: Alternative C –

Johnson and Marion Counties Station 2: Alternative C –

Common areas with Alternatives B/D/K-Morgan County

Station 3: Alternatives B/D Station 4: Alternatives K3/K4

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Breakout Session

Discussion Topics Accessibility

Interchanges, Grade Separations and Local Service Roads

Opportunities and ConstraintsRecent and Planned Development, Existing and Planned Facilities, Planned Recreational Facilities and Environmental Justice Outreach

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Breakout Session

Assigned Spokesperson Will identify at the first session Assure scribe captures notes Will present findings at meeting conclusion

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Breakout Session

Summary of Session Each group will have 5 minutes to summarize

what they learned from the session.

Section 6 Project Office7847 Waverly Road

Martinsville, IN 46151Phone: (317) 881-6408

Email: section6pm@indot.in.gov

www.i69indyevn.org