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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

• 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

• je 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
• 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.

PROJE CT DE SCRIPT ION

L ANDSCAPE PL AN

L andsc aping Conc e pts

ST ORMWAT E R POND, PIPE L INE AND OUT F AL L ST RUCT URE

Sto rm Wa te r Po nd Pipe line Outfa ll to Sa nd Cre e k

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

• ugh 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

E NVIRONME NT AL F INDINGS AND MIT IGAT ION, CONT

’D

Air Quality

• Ana lysis o f CO, PM10 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

• nme 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
• 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

QUE ST IONS & COMME NT S