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I-10 Public Hearing October 2, 2019

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

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• 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

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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

PUBLIC HEARING PURPOSE AND FORMAT

• Purpose of the Public Hearing

– To share proposed improvements – To gather comments and feedback from the community

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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:

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Deadline for Comments:

• Written comments must be received on or postmarked by

October 17, 2019 to be part of the official hearing record

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

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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 VERBAL COMMENTS

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PROPOSED PROJECT LIMITS

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PROJECT LIMIT:

SH 46

PROJECT LIMIT:

FM 3351

(Ralph Fair Road)

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TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS

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• 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

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TYPICAL SECTIONS

EXISTING

2 Mainlanes 2 Frontage Road Lanes (each direction)

PROPOSED

3 Mainlanes Plus 1 HOV 2 Frontage Road Lanes (each direction)

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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
• Motorcycles
• Emergency response vehicles

– These special lanes enable those who carpool or ride the bus to bypass traffic in the adjacent, unrestricted general purpose lanes. Lanes are identified as "2+" or "3+" which refers to the minimum number of occupants to qualify.

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HOV Lane Benefits:

• Reduction in Congestion
• Increase in Ridership/

Vanpools/Mass Transit Service

• Moving More People
• Improvement to Safety
• Establishment of Corridor

Reliability

• Long-Term Mobility Choice

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

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Evaluated Potential Impacts:

• Community

No displacements; minimal changes in travel patterns and access

• Biological

No impacts to threatened

• r endangered species
• Waters

Impacts to two waters of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

• Edwards Aquifer

Portion of project in Bexar County lies over the Contributing and Recharge Zones and would require an Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan; water treatment controls would be in place to meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) standards; no impacts anticipated

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

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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

• Acquisition of additional right-of-way is not anticipated

Additional Considerations

Envir ironme mental al d docume mentat ation i is a availab able f for revie iew

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE & NEXT STEPS

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• This timeline is preliminary and subject to change

Develop Schematic and Environmental

November 2018

WE ARE HERE Public Hearing

October 2019

Schematic Approval

Spring 2020

Anticipated Environmental Approval

Fall 2019

Alternative Analysis

May 2018

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PROJECT FUNDING

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• Begin construction date has not

been established

• Project is currently unfunded

Projected Construction Schedule Approximate Construction Cost:

$200 million

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VERBAL COMMENTS

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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

(if applicable)

• Unused time may not be given to another

speaker

• Questions will not be answered at this time, but

will be documented

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VERBAL COMMENTS

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3 minutes per speaker

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PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES 1. Complete a written comment card tonight 2. Email comments to: info@I10from46-3351.com 3. Mail comments to:

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Deadline for Comments:

• Written comments must be received on or

postmarked by October 17, 2019 to be part of the

• fficial hearing record

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

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CLOSING REMARKS

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Thank hank you for r your r par artici cipat ation!