Welcome PURPOSE OF TODAYS HEARING To obtain input on the Drafu - PDF document

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Welcome PURPOSE OF TODAY’S HEARING To obtain input on the Drafu Environmental Assessment for the proposed Loop 303 from south of Van Buren Street to the proposed State Route 30. AGENDA YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT TO US! All of the materials presented at the public hearing, including the informatjonal video, visual animatjon and comment forms, will be available on the study website: azdot.gov/loop303southofvanburen . Comments can be submitued anytjme untjl July 15, 2018, the following ways: Mail: ADOT Community Relatjons Loop 303 Study 1655 W. Jackson Street, MD 126 F Phoenix, AZ 85007 Telephone: 1.855.712.8530 Email: Loop303south@azdot.gov 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Study Area S . C W. Roosevelt St o t t o n L n l a n a C Segment 1 t l S e W. Van Buren St v . e C s o i t o rus R R d S . P e r r y vil l e R S. Jackrabbit Trail d W. Yuma Rd S . S a r i v a l A v e W. Lower Buckeye Rd W. Elwood St MC 85 W. Broadway Rd Union Pacific Railroad e y C e a k n Segment 2 a l c u B n a l C a 5 8 C n M o n s i R e x t E h E V t I S o u R Study Area A Canals M C 8 5 L Transmission Lines I G Union Pacific Railroad 0 0.5 1 Miles NORTH 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H No-Build Alternative • The No-Build Alternatjve in an environmental study is the baseline conditjon carried forward if the proposed actjon (major transportatjon facility) was not built • The No-Build Alternatjve provided the Loop 303 study team with a basis against which social, environmental, and economic impacts were measured • The No-Build Alternatjve was studied in the Loop 303 Environmental Assessment (EA) and compared with the Preferred Alternatjve • The No-Build Alternatjve assumes the constructjon of all other funded transportatjon projects in the Study Area (e.g., City, County, MAG projects, and other ADOT projects) would be built 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Next Steps Drafu Environmental Assessment / Initjal Design Concept Report WE ARE HERE Public Hearing / Comment Period Ends July 15, 2018 Fall Final Environmental Assessment/ Design Concept Report 2018 Winter Begin Design from Van Buren Street to MC 85 * 2019 Fall Begin Constructjon 2020 *Pending Finding of No Signifjcant Impact (FONSI) 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Loop 303 Timeline Project approved for funding by MAG in the Public Informatjon Meetjng Regional Freeway and (Nov. 15) Alternatjves 2C, 3 and 5 Highway Program recommended for further study 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Agency / Public Meetjngs Study Placed on Hold (Nov. 30) Study Corridor, initjal Pending traffjc interchange (SR 30), alternatjves presented Economic Recession + inadequate funding Ongoing Environmental Environmental Analysis Technical Studies, Analysis and Documentatjon and Reportjng 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Evaluatjon of Alternatjves to Avoid or Minimize Impacts Preferred Alternative Selection / Draft EA and DCR Right of Way Antjcipated Completjon / Acquisitjon and Open to Traffjc WE ARE Utjlity Relocatjon Van Buren Street to MC 85 HERE 2017 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Constructjon EA / DCR Van Buren Street to MC 85 Design Contjnued Van Buren Street to MC 85 Constructjon 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H What Is NEPA? • The Natjonal Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 was a law writuen to analyze, disclose, minimize, and mitjgate environmental impacts for federally funded projects. • NEPA’s basic policy requires applicable federal agencies to review impacts and mitjgatjon to NEPA studies. • An Environmental Assessment (EA) is the NEPA-level documentatjon that was used to evaluate potentjal impacts for the Loop 303 Study. • The purpose of this EA is to describe the need for the proposed actjon, alternatjves evaluated (including the No-Build Alternatjve), environmental impacts of those alternatjves, and any necessary mitjgatjon measures. 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Typical Sectjons (Antjcipated to open 2022) (Unfunded Future Constructjon) LOOP 303 (Unfunded Future Constructjon) (Unfunded Future Constructjon) SR 30 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Alternatjves Evaluation Matrix Evaluatjon Criteria 2CN 2CS 3N 3S 5N 5S Air Quality/Noise Impacts 3 3 3 3 4 4 Visual Impacts 4 3 5 5 4 4 Archaeological Resource Impacts 3 1 5 3 5 1 Sectjon 4(f) Impacts 3 1 5 5 5 3 Local Access 2 2 4 4 4 4 Traffjc Operatjons 3 3 3 3 2 2 Constructjon Cost* 3 3 4 3 4 4 Right of Way 3 4 3 2 3 4 Utjlitjes – Canal/APS reclaimed water line 4 2 4 3 4 2 Utjlitjes - Power Lines 3 4 3 5 3 4 Public Input 3 3 3 3 3 3 Planning Consistency 1 1 5 5 2 2 TOTALS 35 30 47 44 43 37 1= Low Impact or More Favorable, 5 = High Impacts or Less Favorable * Major utjlity costs are addressed under the Utjlitjes criteria Source: ADOT Locatjon / Design Concept Report, SR303L, SR30 to I-10, 2018. 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

Take me out to the ! ! ! g g g n n n i i i r r r a a a e e e H H H Preferred Alternatjve 2C South A Copper Trails Elementary School B Desert Edge High School C Goodyear Fire Station W. Roosevelt St Roosevelt Canal D Desert Thunder Elementary School D E Las Brisas Elementary School F Avondale Moose Lodge W. Van Buren St Bike Lane Paved Multi-Use Path Unpaved Multi-Use Trail Paved Shoulder S . A Canals S a r i APS Transmission Lines v a l B A Union Pacific Railroad v W. Yuma Rd e Alternative 2CS - Funded C S . Alternative 2CS - Not Funded C F i t r Study Area u s R d 0 0.25 0.5 1 Miles NORTH W. Lower Buckeye Rd S. Jackrabbit Trail W. Elwood St E S . W. Broadway Rd P e r r y v i l l Buckeye Canal MC85 MC85 e R d South Extension Canal G I L A R I V E R MC85 MC85 MC85 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community 303 MA 100 H6870 01L | Federal Project No: STP-303-A(ASO)S U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration