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Public Information Meeting US-259 South of Idabel, OK November 17 th , 2015 @ 6:00pm Idabel Public Library 103 E. Main Street Idabel, OK 74745 2 US-259 South of Idabel, OK 11/17/2015 Please turn off or mute any electronic devices, and

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Public Information Meeting

US-259 South of Idabel, OK November 17th, 2015 @ 6:00pm Idabel Public Library 103 E. Main Street Idabel, OK 74745

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…Please turn off or mute any electronic devices, and make sure you have a Handout and Comment Form available. Please hold your questions till after the presentation has ended.

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Presentation Outline

  • Meeting and Project Purpose
  • Project History
  • Old Project Findings
  • New Project Scope
  • General Questions & Comments
  • Meeting Conclusion

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Project Location

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Purpose of the Meeting

…is to inform the public & solicit comments about the Department’s decision to make improvements along the existing US-259 corridor.

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Background of the project up to this point.

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Purpose of the Project

…is to improve the safety and functionality of the US- 259 corridor, south of the City of Idabel, in McCurtain County, OK.

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Project History…

  • Preliminary Engineering Study

using Reconnaissance Level Data:

  • Completed by consultant in 2012.
  • Identified a Preferred Alternative:
  • Alternative (3A).
  • Estimated Construction, Right-of-

way, and Utility Relocation Cost for Alternative 3A:

  • $44.6million.

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Project History…

  • Roadway design and right-of-way acquisition:
  • Pending on detailed environmental studies.
  • Two (2) Public Meetings were previously conducted:
  • Initial Public Information Meeting:

 July 8th, 2010.

  • Present recommendations from the Preliminary

Engineering Study:

 January 17th, 2013

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Information on the detailed studies performed.

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Environmental studies showed…

  • Project located in a

Conservation Priority Area for the American Burying Beetle (ABB) which would require the purchase of approx. 15 credits

  • An additional cost of approx.

$150,000.00

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Environmental studies showed…

  • Extensive mitigation required for wetlands.
  • An additional cost of approximatly $7.15 Million.
  • 34 Archeological sites were documented, and may

require additional investigations and costs associated with those studies.

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Because of this information…

…the Department is no longer constructing a new alignment for US-259 and will be considering the best ways to improve the existing alignment while keeping Right-of-Way, Environmental Impacts, and costs to a minimum.

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Information about the new project.

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Project Information…

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New Project Scope…

  • Adding shoulders to the existing highway with

minor curve corrections.

  • Lower construction cost:
  • Estimated Construction, Right-of-way, and Utility

Relocation Cost:

 Reduced to $34 M (with minimal mitigation costs).

  • Improvements to the existing curves.
  • New project has a greater chance of staying on

schedule.

  • To be signed at 65 MPH.

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New Project Timeline…

  • 8-Year Construction Work Program Dates:
  • Right-of-Way & Utility Relocation:

 Projected to start in 2017

  • Construction:

 Projected to start in 2020

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Do you have any general questions or comments about the proposed project?

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Submit your comments…

  • Leave your written comments with us tonight.
  • Download and submit a comment form at:
  • www.odot.org/publicmeetings
  • Submit your written comments by mail to:
  • Oklahoma Department of Transportation
  • Environmental Programs Division
  • 200 N.E. 21st Street
  • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
  • Fax your written comments to:
  • (405) 522-5193
  • Email your comments to:
  • odot-environment@odot.org
  • Please submit your comments by December 1st, 2015.

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