I-10 from SH 46 to FM 3351 (Ralph Fair Road) Public Hearing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

I-10 from SH 46 to FM 3351 (Ralph Fair Road) Public Hearing October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing October 2, 2019

INTRODUCTIONS  Elected Officials  TxDOT  Project Team Members Oct. 2, 2019 Open House: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m. Boerne Middle School South 10 Cascade Cavern Boerne, TX 78015 October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 2

PUBLIC HEARING PURPOSE AND FORMAT  Purpose of the Public Hearing – To share proposed improvements – To gather comments and feedback from the community Public Hearing Format:  Sign up to speak  Provide your name, address, and organization (if applicable)  Limit your comment to three minutes  Time cannot be shared with other commenters October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 3

PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1. Provide a verbal comment during the hearing 2. Complete a written comment card tonight 3. Email comments to: info@I10from46-3351.com 4. Mail comments to: I-10 from SH 46 to FM 3351 c/o HDR Engineering, Inc. Attn: Communications Manager 613 NW Loop 410, Suite 700 San Antonio, TX 78216 Deadline for Comments:  Written comments must be received on or postmarked by October 17, 2019 to be part of the official hearing record October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 4

VERBAL COMMENTS Verbal Comment Process:  If you would like to make a verbal comment, please take a moment to fill out a speaker card  Speaker registration cards are available at the sign-in table October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 5

PROPOSED PROJECT LIMITS PROJECT LIMIT: SH 46 PROJECT LIMIT: FM 3351 (Ralph Fair Road) October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 6

TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS  2013-2017 AADT traffic volumes from TxDOT Count Map (I-10 mainlanes and frontage road AADT, north of FM 3351)  2024-2054 traffic volumes based on linear projections October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 7

TYPICAL SECTIONS EXISTING 2 Mainlanes 2 Frontage Road Lanes (each direction) PROPOSED 3 Mainlanes Plus 1 HOV 2 Frontage Road Lanes (each direction) October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 9

HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANES  What is an HOV lane? – An HOV lane, or carpool lane, is a special lane reserved for: • Carpools • Vanpools • Buses HOV Lane Benefits: • Motorcycles  Reduction in Congestion • Emergency response vehicles  Increase in Ridership/ Vanpools/Mass Transit Service – These special lanes enable those  Moving More People who carpool or ride the bus to  Improvement to Safety bypass traffic in the adjacent,  Establishment of Corridor unrestricted general purpose lanes. Lanes are identified as "2+" or "3+" Reliability  Long-Term Mobility Choice which refers to the minimum number of occupants to qualify. October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 9

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Evaluated Potential Impacts: • Community • Edwards Aquifer No displacements; Portion of project in minimal changes in travel Bexar County lies over patterns and access the Contributing and Recharge Zones and • Biological would require an No impacts to threatened Edwards Aquifer or endangered species Protection Plan; water • Waters treatment controls would Impacts to two waters of be in place to meet Texas the United States Army Commission on Corps of Engineers Environmental Quality (USACE) (TCEQ) standards; no impacts anticipated October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 10

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Evaluated Potential Impacts: Historic – no impacts to historic resources anticipated • Archeological – previously disturbed; low potential for impacts • Noise – 14 receivers impacted; abatement measures • examined but not found to be feasible and reasonable; no abatement is proposed Additional Considerations  Acquisition of additional right-of-way is not anticipated Envir ironme mental al d docume mentat ation i is a availab able f for revie iew October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 11

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE & NEXT STEPS WE ARE HERE Develop Anticipated Alternative Schematic Schematic and Public Hearing Environmental Analysis Approval Environmental October 2019 Approval May 2018 Spring 2020 November 2018 Fall 2019  This timeline is preliminary and subject to change October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 12

PROJECT FUNDING Projected Construction Schedule Approximate  Begin construction date has not Construction Cost: been established  Project is currently unfunded $200 million October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 13

VERBAL COMMENTS Speaker Comment Guidelines:  Submit speaker registration card  Speaking time limited to 3 minutes  Use microphone and face court reporter  State your name and whom you represent 3 (if applicable)  Unused time may not be given to another speaker 1 2  Questions will not be answered at this time, but will be documented October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 14

VERBAL COMMENTS 3 minutes per speaker October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 15

PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1. Complete a written comment card tonight 2. Email comments to: info@I10from46-3351.com 3. Mail comments to: I-10 from SH 46 to FM 3351 c/o HDR Engineering, Inc. Attn: Communications Manager 613 NW Loop 410, Suite 700 San Antonio, TX 78216 Deadline for Comments:  Written comments must be received on or postmarked by October 17, 2019 to be part of the official hearing record October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 15

CLOSING REMARKS Thank hank you for r your r par artici cipat ation! October 2, 2019 I-10 Public Hearing 16