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MART IN L UT HE R KING JR. BOUL E VARD E XT E NSION E NVIRONME NT AL ASSE SSME NT (E A) AND RE E VAL UAT ION PUBL IC ME E T ING JUL Y 25, 2017

Pr e se ntation Ove r vie w Pro je c t Ove rvie w Pro je c t De sc riptio n K e y T e c hnic a l T o pic s Pro je c t Sc he dule Que stio ns a nd Answe rs

ML K E XT E NSION - PROJE CT OVE RVIE W Pr oje c t Histor y • Sta ple to n Re de ve lo pme nt Pla n a nd Ne w De ve lo pme nt • ML K E nviro nme nta l Asse ssme nt (E A) 2011 • Pro je c t F unding I de ntifie d – E A Re e va lua tio n 2015 - 2017 • Pub lic Me e ting Ma rc h 2016 • E A Re e va lua tio n sig ne d b y CDOT / F HWA June 2017 • F inding o f No Sig nific a nt I mpa c t (F ONSI ) pe nding

PURPOSE AND NE E D Pur pose • T o impro ve a n e a st-we st a rte ria l c o nne c tio n b e twe e n Ha va na Stre e t a nd Pe o ria Stre e t. Ne e ds • Addre ss future e xpe c te d tra ffic c o ng e stio n • I mpro ve tra ve l e ffic ie nc y b y re duc ing o ut-o f- dire c tio n tra ve l • Pro vide lo c a l a c c e ss to e xisting a nd pla nne d re side nc e s, b usine ss, sc ho o ls a nd pa rks.

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ST ORMWAT E R POND, PIPE L INE AND OUT F AL L ST RUCT URE Outfa ll to Sa nd Cre e k Pipe line Sto rm Wa te r Po nd

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION Noise Constr uc tion Noise De nve r no ise o rdina nc e to b e fo llo we d • Ope r ational (Motor Ve hic le ) Noise F HWA No ise E va lua tio n c o mple te d June 2017 • No ise Wa ll Vo te L a te June to July 18, 2017 • No ise Wa ll Mo c k Up Me e ting July 5, 2017 •

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION – NOISE , CONT ’D Be ne fite d Re c e ptor Noise Wall Vote T hr e e Noise Se nsitive Ar e as (NSA) 3, 4 and 6 • Se par ate noise wall vote s, the r e for e thr e e possible noise walls • Voting by ‘be ne fitte d r e c e ptor s’ late June thr ough July 18th • Voting r e sults: NSA 3 40 (73% ) No (71% o f po ssib le vo te s) 15 (27% ) Ye s NSA 4 34 (87% ) No (75% o f po ssib le vo te s) 5 (13% ) Ye s NSA 6 10 (53% ) No (63% o f po ssib le vo te s) 9 (47% ) Ye s

ION, CONT ’D E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT Air Quality • Ana lysis o f CO, PM 10 Ozo ne , MSAT s a nd GHG • Me e ts Re g io na l Air Qua lity Co nfo rmity Re q uire me nts • Mitig a tio n During Co nstruc tio n Wate r Quality/ Wate r Re sour c e s/ We tlands • Wa te r Qua lity T re a tme nt I nc lude d • No we tla nd impa c ts • USCOE Se c tio n 404 Pe rmit fo r Sa nd Cre e k Outfa ll

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION, CONT ’D Biologic al Re sour c e s Ve g e ta tio n a nd We e ds No xio us we e d ma na g e me nt pla n re q ’ d. • Ra pto rs a nd Mig ra to ry Birds Mo nito r fo r ne sts prio r to c o nstruc tio n • I f a c tive ne sts, c o nsult with CPW, USF WS to • a vo id o r minimize impa c ts Pra irie Do g s Ba rrie r a lo ng Bluff L a ke pro pe rty • CDOT 2009 Po lic y a pplie s •

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION, CONT ’D Ar c hae ologic al and Histor ic Re sour c e s No “E lig ib le ” Re so urc e s fo r Na t. Histo ric Re g iste r • “No Histo ric Pro pe rtie s Affe c te d” • Soc ioe c onomic s/ L and Use / E nvir onme ntal Justic e ML K E xte nsio n is c o nsiste nt with a do pte d la nd use • pla ns No Dispro po rtio na te ly Hig h o r Adve rse E ffe c ts to • E nviro nme nta l Justic e po pula tio ns (lo w inc o me , mino rity)

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION, CONT ’D Right- of- Way Mo line to Pe o ria Rig ht-o f-Wa y a c q uire d • T r anspor tation Co nsiste nt with DRCOG 2040 Re g io na l • T ra nspo rta tio n Pla n (RT P) L o c a l ro a dwa y ne two rk b e ne fits •

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION, CONT ’D Re c r e ation Re sour c e s/ Se c tion 4(f) T e mpo ra ry de to ur o f Sa nd Cre e k T ra il • I mpro ve d ne w tra il • Visual Quality I mpa c ts to o pe n spa c e vie ws •  Co nsiste nt with Sta ple to n Co mmunity Pla ns  Ne w la ndsc a ping pro vide s b uffe r Hazar dous Mate r ials Hig h L ine Ca na l/ Sta ple to n runwa y re me dia tio n • is unde rwa y so uth o f ML K pro je c t No o the r ha za rds ide ntifie d •

ML K E XT E NSION - NE XT ST E PS MIL E ST ONE T IME F RAME Public Me e ting July 25, 2017 Pub lic I nput Addre sse d July 26 – la te Se pt. F ONSI Sig ne d b y CDOT / F HWA* Se pt. 2017 F ina l De sig n a nd Bid Pro c e sse s Se pt. – De c . 2017 Co nstruc tio n Be g ins E a rly 2018 Co nstruc tio n Co mple te d/ ML K E xte nsio n Ope ns L a te 2018 * Assume s F ONSI

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