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

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Welcome

PURPOSE OF TODAY’S HEARING AGENDA YOUR INPUT IS IMPORTANT TO US!

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. 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

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Study Area

• W. Roosevelt St
• W. Van Buren St
• W. Yuma Rd
• W. Lower Buckeye Rd
• W. Broadway Rd

S. P e r r y vil l e R d S . C i t rus R d S . C

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• S. Jackrabbit Trail
• W. Elwood St

G I L A R I V E R

S o u t h E x t e n s i

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C a n a l

B u c k e y e C a n a l

MC 85 M C 8 5 M C 8 5

Union Pacific Railroad

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e v e l t C a n a l

Segment 2

Segment 1

1 0.5 Miles

Study Area Canals Transmission Lines Union Pacific Railroad

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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

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Next Steps

Final Environmental Assessment/ Design Concept Report Drafu Environmental Assessment / Initjal Design Concept Report Public Hearing / Comment Period Ends July 15, 2018

Fall 2018

WE ARE HERE

Begin Design from Van Buren Street to MC 85*

Winter 2019

Begin Constructjon

*Pending Finding of No Signifjcant Impact (FONSI)

Fall 2020

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Loop 303 Timeline

Project approved for funding by MAG in the Regional Freeway and Highway Program

2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Public Informatjon Meetjng

(Nov. 15) Alternatjves 2C, 3 and 5 recommended for further study

Agency / Public Meetjngs

(Nov. 30) Study Corridor, initjal alternatjves presented

Study Placed on Hold

Pending traffjc interchange (SR 30), Economic Recession + inadequate funding

Environmental Analysis and Reportjng

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Ongoing Environmental Technical Studies, Analysis and Documentatjon Evaluatjon of Alternatjves to Avoid or Minimize Impacts

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Preferred Alternative Selection / Draft EA and DCR EA / DCR Constructjon Van Buren Street to MC 85

2017

Right of Way Acquisitjon and Utjlity Relocatjon Antjcipated Completjon / Open to Traffjc Van Buren Street to MC 85

WE ARE HERE

Contjnued Constructjon Design Van Buren Street to MC 85

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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.

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Typical Sectjons

LOOP 303 SR 30

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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.

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Preferred Alternatjve 2C South

• W. Roosevelt St
• W. Van Buren St
• W. Yuma Rd
• W. Lower Buckeye Rd
• W. Broadway Rd

S. P e r ry v ill e R d S . C i t r u s R d S . S a r i v a l A v e

• S. Jackrabbit Trail
• W. Elwood St

MC85 MC85 MC85 MC85 MC85

0.5 1 0.25 Miles

G I L A R I V E R

Buckeye Canal South Extension Canal

A B C D E

Unpaved Multi-Use Trail Canals APS Transmission Lines Union Pacific Railroad Bike Lane Paved Multi-Use Path Paved Shoulder Goodyear Fire Station Avondale Moose Lodge Copper Trails Elementary School A Desert Thunder Elementary School D B Las Brisas Elementary School E C F Desert Edge High School Alternative 2CS - Not Funded Study Area

Roosevelt Canal

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Alternative 2CS - Funded