US 83 IN ZAPATA COUNTY PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 10, 2019 5:00 P.M. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

US 83 IN ZAPATA COUNTY PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 10, 2019 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Zapata County Community Center 605 US Highway 83 Zapata, TX 78076 US 83 – Public Meeting

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Public Meeting Agenda  Welcome and Introductions Octavio Saenz – TxDOT  Project Overview & Description Craig Stong – Consultant Project Manager (TEDSI)  Next Steps in Project Development Octavio Saenz – TxDOT  Public Comments Period  Adjournment US 83 – Public Meeting 6

Public Meeting Purpose  Encourage and maintain effective communication with the public  Provide project information  Follow an important step in environmental process  Receive and record public input and comments US 83 – Public Meeting 7

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Public Comment Opportunities Sign up to speak and verbally give your comments tonight. • Fill out a comment card at the comment table. • Mail or drop off comments: • US 8 83 Pr Proje ject ct c/o c/o Robin in Gel Gelston TxDO xDOT Phar arr Dis District ict 600 West In Inter erstat ate 2 Phar arr, T , Texas xas 78577 Fax comments to 956-702-6110 • Email comments to: Rob obin.Ge in.Gelston@txdot.gov • Deadline For Comments: Frid iday, October 25, 2019 For more information, visit txdot.gov and search “US 83 from FM 3169” US 83 – Public Meeting 9

Project Need and Purpose  Project Need: • Lacks capacity needed for future growth • Lacks controlled access • Does not meet Texas Trunk System requirements  Project Purpose: • Add capacity • Improve mobility • Upgrade to Texas Trunk System requirements US 83 – Public Meeting 10

Project History – Previous Activities  Previous Public Involvement Activities: – Public Meetings (in Zapata) • March 30, 1999 • April 9, 2000 – Open House and Public Workshops (in Zapata) • May 24, 2004 • June 8, 2004  2007 Environmental Assessment and FONSI  2010-2013 Construction of three “Super 2” improvement projects US 83 – Public Meeting 11

Project Scope and Description  The US 83 project limits are from 3.67 miles south of FM 3169 to 0.255 miles north of Zapata/Starr County line, a distance of 22 miles  Expand US 83 from 2 lanes to 4 lanes.  Additional improvements include: • 10’ outside shoulders, 4’ inside shoulders • 12’ shoulders for hurricane evacuation on northbound roadway • Crossover roadways throughout project area • Undivided sections with 16’ center turn lane, 10’ shoulders US 83 – Public Meeting 12

Traffic Trend (All vehicles) – US 83 81 % 1 % INCREA EASE BY 2048 2048 10, 10,000 000 (AADT) 8,69 8, 691 ACTUAL PROJECTED 9, 9,000 000 TRAFFIC ( 8,000 8, 000 7,000 7, 000 5,849 49 ANNUAL DAILY T 6, 6,000 000 5,500 5, 500 5, 5,36 361 4, 4,798 798 5, 5,000 000 4, 4,000 000 AVERAGE A 3, 3,000 000 2,000 2, 000 1, 1,000 000 - - 2011 2011 2015 2015 2018 2018 2028 2028 2048 2048 YEAR YEAR DATA SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMNIG US 83 – Public Meeting 13

Traffic Trend (Trucks) – US 83 129 % INCREA 129 % EASE BY 2048 2048 2,000 2, 000 (AADT) 1,800 800 ACTUAL PROJECTED 1, 1,800 800 TRAFFIC ( 1,600 1, 600 1, 1,400 400 1,21 211 ANNUAL DAILY T 1, 1,200 200 1, 1,000 000 785 785 665 665 682 682 800 800 AVERAGE A 600 600 400 400 200 200 - - 2011 2011 2015 2015 2018 2018 2028 2028 2048 2048 YEAR YEAR DATA SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMNIG US 83 – Public Meeting 14

US 83 Ex Exis isting Typic ypical Sec ectio ion (T (Two-Lane ne segme ment)  100’ 00’-130 30’ E ’ Existi sting ng R ROW • 50’ overall width of existing roadway typical sections  two-11’ outside shoulder  two-12’ vehicle travel lane  4’buffer US 83 – Public Meeting 15

US 83 Existi US ting Typical Secti ction (Fi Five - La Lane segm segment)  100’ 00’-160’ E 0’ Existi ting ng R ROW • 80’ overall width of existing roadway typical sections  two-8’ outside shoulder  four-12’ vehicle travel lane  16’continous left turn lane US 83 – Public Meeting 16

US US 83 Pro roposed Typical Secti ction (Urba rban 4-Lane with Turn Lane) US 83 – Public Meeting 17

US 83 Proposed oposed Typi ypical Sec ectio ion (R (Rural 4 4-La Lane e Div Divided) ided) US 83 – Public Meeting 18

Proposed Improvements – Transition Areas  Sample Segment – North of FM 2687 to South of Lasso Lane  Tables show Roll Plots of entire project North th North th ILD NO-BUIL North th ILD BUIL US 83 – Public Meeting 19

Environmental Considerations Preliminary Environmental Findings:  ROW impacts to 163 parcels of land  393 +/- acres of new ROW needed from both sides of US 83  Anticipate 6 residential and 6 commercial displacements  3 existing wildlife corridors at major bridges  3 active oil and gas wells within proposed ROW US 83 – Public Meeting 20

Environmental Considerations Preliminary Environmental Findings (continued):  USACE permits are required for work crossing waterways: Arroyo Tigre Grande • Arroyo Tigre Chiquito • Arroyo Burro •  Potential impacts to rare and endangered plants  Traffic noise study being conducted to evaluate project impacts  Coordination pending with o Texas Parks & Wildlife Department o US Fish and Wildlife Service o Texas Historical Commission US 83 – Public Meeting 21

Project Development Schedule Final Begin Public ic Review Public Comments Construction Design Meetin ing Project Environmental Document 2020 2020 2023 2023 Summ mmer – TODAY 20 2019 9 – 2020 2020 – 201 018 2021 202 2030 2030 SCHEDULE I SCHE IS PRE S PRELIMINARY AN AND SUB SUBJECT T TO CHA CHANGE US 83 – Public Meeting 22

Public Comment Period • Step up t up to the the mic microp opho hone ne stand tand • Stat ate your ur ful full name name • Giv Give y your c our comme omments nts on on the the proje oject. Limit Limit stat tateme ment t nt to 3 o 3 minutes. es. US 83 – Public Meeting 23

Public Comment Period (3 minute timer) End of 3 Minutes US 83 – Public Meeting

Public Comment Opportunities Fill out a comment card at the comment table. • Mail or drop off comments: • US 8 83 Pr Proje ject ct c/o c/o Robin in Gel Gelston TxDO xDOT Phar arr Dis District ict 600 West In Inter erstat ate 2 Phar arr, T , Texas xas 78577 Fax comments to 956-702-6110 • Email comments to: Rob obin.Ge in.Gelston@txdot.gov • Deadline For Comments: Frid iday, October 25, 2019 For more information, visit txdot.gov and search “US 83 from FM 3169” Tha hank you ou for or you our a attendance! US 83 – Public Meeting 25

NEX NEXT S T STEPS TEPS • Compile and consider community input from tonight’s public meeting and comment period • Finalize project design details • Prepare and finalize environmental documentation US 83 – Public Meeting 26

Dora Robles, P.E. TxDOT Project Manager Office: 956-702-6348 Email: Dora.Robles@txdot.gov Thank You f for Your P Partic icip ipatio ion! US 83 – Public Meeting 27