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FM 1516 Public Hearing Judson High School, Performing Arts Center January 15, 2019 The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out

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FM 1516

Public Hearing Judson High School, Performing Arts Center January 15, 2019

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.

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Open House: 5:00 p.m. – Open House: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. .m. Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m.

  • Introductions
  • Hearing Format
  • Project Overview
  • Environmental Overview
  • Schedule and Funding
  • Public Comments

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FM 1516

From I-10 East to FM 78

PUBLIC HEARING Judson High School Performing Arts Center

9443 Schaefer Rd,

Converse, TX 78109

Public Hearing Agenda Public Hearing Agenda

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Introductions Introductions

Elected Officials Elected Officials Partner Agencies Partner Agencies Project Team Project Team

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Hearing Format Hearing Format

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Pur Purpose of the Public Hearing:

  • se of the Public Hearing:

To gather comments and feedback from the community regarding the proposed improvements to FM 1516. Hearing F Hearing Format: rmat:

  • Sign up to speak
  • Provide your name, address and Elected

position/organization (if applicable)

  • Limit comments to three minutes
  • Time cannot be shared with other commenters

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Project Overview Project Overview

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Proposed Project Overview

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  • Expand FM 1516 from two-lanes to

four-lanes with left turn lanes and raised medians.

  • Add dedicated bike lanes and

sidewalks on both sides of FM 1516.

  • Drainage improvements – drainage

ditches and underground storm water system.

  • Project would require an additional

15.2 acres of right of way, with utility adjustments and one commercial

  • displacement. No residential

displacements are anticipated.

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Why is the proposed project needed?

  • Reduce congestion, which would in turn improve travel

time along FM 1516

  • Improve safety conditions along the corridor by

upgrading intersections

  • Improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations.

Existing (20 Existing (2016) 6)

26,900 26,900 vehicles per day 13,300 3,300 vehicles per day

Traffic Predictions Pr Proj

  • ject

ected (2044) d (2044)

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Pedestrian and Vehicle Crash Data

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  • The vehicular crash rate

in the project area is identified to be higher than the state average.

  • From 2011-2015, there

were 81 injury related

  • crashes. Eight of which,
  • r 10%, of the total

injury-related incidents involved bicyclists or pedestrians.

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Existing Typical Section Existing FM 1516 Includes:

  • 12-foot travel lanes
  • 8-foot shoulders
  • Existing right-of-way (ROW) varies from 80 to 120 feet

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Proposed Typical Section

Proposed FM 1516 Typical Section Includes:

  • 11-foot travel lanes, 14-foot continuous two-way center left turn lane
  • 5-foot bike lanes
  • Adding curbs and sidewalks along both sides of the road
  • Proposed right-of-way is a typical 120 feet
  • The proposed right-of-way varies between 90 feet and 178 feet

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Environmental Overview Environmental Overview

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  • The acq

The acquisition of 1 isition of 15.2 acres of pr 5.2 acres of proposed right

  • posed right of w
  • f way;

y;

  • One

One commer commercial displacement; no ial displacement; no residential displacements; residential displacements;

  • 5 stream

5 stream cr crossings,

  • ssings, including appr

including approximat imately ely 0.2 acres 0.2 acres of

  • f permanent

permanent im impacts t pacts to w wetlands and tlands and waters of the U

  • f the U.S.

S.

  • Im

Impacts t pacts to appr approximat imately 7 ely 7.8 acres of the .8 acres of the 100-y 00-year floodplain; ar floodplain;

  • Traf

affic Noise studies c Noise studies

  • Potential habitat f

ntial habitat for tw r two stat

  • state-list

e-listed threat ed threatened bir ened bird species: species:

  • Wood Stork
  • White-faced Ibis
  • Suitable habitat f

Suitable habitat for f r four Species of ur Species of Great Greatest Conser st Conservativ tive Concern e Concern (SGCN) (SGCN)

  • Correl’s false dragon-head (plant)
  • Texas garter snake (reptile)
  • Western Burrowing Owl (bird)
  • Plains spotted skunk (mammal)
  • No habitat f

No habitat for f r federal threat ederal threatened ened or endangered

  • r endangered species

species

  • No substantiv

No substantive e im impacts t pacts to Air Air Quality are anticipat Quality are anticipated due t ed due to the pr the project

  • ject
  • No im

No impacts t pacts to Cultural R Cultural Resour sources (hist ces (historic or ar ric or archeological) cheological)

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Environmental Studies

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Schedule and Funding Schedule and Funding

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*This project schedule and dates are preliminary and subject to change

Project Schedule and Process*

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Project Project Fundin unding

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Public Comment Public Comment Period Period

Limit: 3 minutes Per Speaker Limit: 3 minutes Per Speaker

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Public Comment Opportunities

1. 1. Provide a Provide a verbal comment during verbal comment during the formal Public the formal Public Hearing Hearing tonight tonight 2. 2. Place comment c Place comment card in comment in comment box 3. 3. Email Email comments

  • mments to:
  • : FM1516project@gmail.com

FM1516project@gmail.com 4. 4. Mail comments Mail comments to: Options f Options for Commenting

  • mmenting

FM 1 FM 1516 Attn: Jacobs/B3004C ttn: Jacobs/B3004C P.O. Bo

  • O. Box 53495

x 53495 Housto ton, T Texas xas 77052 7052 Deadline f Deadline for comments

  • mments : Januar

January 30, 20 y 30, 2019

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For more information visit www.txdot.gov and search keywords “FM 1516 from I-10”

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(.wav)

  • Submit Speaker Registration

Card

  • Limited to 3 minutes
  • Use microphone and face

court reporter

  • State your name and whom

you represent (if applicable)

  • Unused time may not be

given to another speaker

Verbal Comments rbal Comments

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Thank you for your participation!

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.

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