Proposed S.R. 26 Pavement Replacement Project

Thursday, December 13, 2012

6:00 p.m. Presentation

East Jay Middle School

225 East Water Street in Portland

Welcome Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement Purpose/Explanation of Public Hearing Public Hearing Format Visit our sign-in table Informational Handouts Submitting public comments for hearings transcript Project display area

Public Hearing Sign-in at attendance table to be added to project

mailing list A public hearing notice was mailed to known

property owners within project area Announcement of this hearing was posted to INDOT

website. A media release was also issued Legal notice of public hearing published in the

Commercial Review (Portland) on 11/28/12 & 12/5/12

Project Team Introduction of INDOT Project Officials

Project Management Design Real Estate Public Involvement

City of Portland Jay County Recognition of Elected Public Officials

Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highways Administration Jay County City of Portland Local communities Elected Public Officials Community residents and citizens Commuters Trucking industry Schools Emergency Services

Project Development Process

We Are Here

Engineering Assessment

Project purpose &

need

develop project

alternatives

Screen project

alternatives

Additional work on project

alternatives & preliminary

design

Release environmental document & preliminary

design

Public Hearing to

solicit public comment

2012

Right-of-Way Construction

Environmental Document

Requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Requires INDOT to analyze and evaluate the

impacts of a proposed project to the natural and socio-economic environments

Impacts are described in environmental document Environmental document was released for public

involvement November 2012

Environmental Document Development of document begins once purpose and

need for the project has been clearly identified Develop a number of possible alternatives including a

“Do Nothing” alternative as a baseline for comparison

Screen alternatives to identify a preferred alternative Solicit public comment on environmental document

and preliminary design plan Solicit, address, and fully consider public comments

as part of decision making process

Elements of the Environmental Documentation

Real Estate Community ImpactsAir Quality Wetlands and WaterwaysNoise FloodplainsFarmland Endangered SpeciesHazardous Materials Historic/Archaeological

Cultural Resources

Environmental Document Jay County Public Library, 315 North Ship Street,

Portland, Indiana 47371, (260) 726-7890 INDOT Greenfield District Office, Planning &

Programming Department, 32 South Broadway, Greenfield, Indiana (855)-463-6848

INDOT Office of Public Involvement, Indiana Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis (317) 232-6601

Purpose and Need

Improve roadway to meet geometric requirements

Provide pedestrians with adequate and safe sidewalks

Increase capacity of the storm drainage system Improve condition of pavement, curb &

sidewalk Enhance safety within the corridor

Proposed Improvement Improved radii at intersections and driveways New sidewalks and curb ramps that meet ADA

(American Disability Act) compliance Improved Drainage

Updated storm sewer system, which includes new curb and gutter

New pavement under-drains New signage Updated crosswalk markings at school locations

Proposed Improvement Two 11-foot wide travel lanes 1.5 foot wide curb & gutter 3 foot wide grass buffer strip 4 foot wide sidewalks on both sides of roadway Install new sewer line

Along Garfield Street from S.R. 26 south through city maintenance area

Weiler-Wilson Park to Salomonie River where new outfall will be installed

Proposed Improvements

Full depth pavement replacement.

Proposed Improvement Weiler-Wilson Park to Salamonie River

Section 4(f) property (publicly-owned recreational area) New sewer line to go south through grass-covered area

between 2 baseball fields at park to the river Following installation of sewer line, the park will be

restored to its current condition Sewer installation will have no permanent impact on the

park Project will not adversely impact activities, features or

attributes of the park

Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Official detour will utilize U.S. 27, S.R. 67 and Ohio

S.R. 49 Driveways will remain open for homeowners who

require access from S.R. 26

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Real Estate Acquisition

Residential 0.3 Acre Public Park 0.4 AcrePermanent R/W 0.7 Acre

Permanent R/W estimates based on information available at this time

An additional 0.6 acre of temporary r/w is required

Real Estate Acquisition Process

"Uniform Act of 1970" All federal, state, and local governments must

comply Requires an offer for just compensation

Acquisition Process Appraisals Review Appraisals Negotiations

Project Schedule

Public Hearing – December 2012 Environmental Document Finalized: Early 2013 Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Early 2013 Real Estate Acquisition Activities: Spring 2013

Appraising Negotiations / Buying Utilities coordination / relocation

Project Let for bidding: 2014 Construction: 2014 - 2015

INDOT would like to hear from you Talk with INDOT project team members Comment sheet in information packet E-mail or Mail comments to INDOT Sign-in sheet to be added to project mailing list Visit INDOT website at www.in.gov/indot/2366.htm

“Public Involvement” page All comments are very much appreciated and will be

given full consideration by project team

Public Involvement Team

Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement (317) 232-6601 rclark@indot.in.gov

Katie Hilderbrand, Greenfield District Customer Service Manager, (855) 463-6848 khilderbrand@indot.in.gov

Harry Maginity, Greenfield District Media Relations Director, (855) 463-6848 hmaginity@indot.in.gov

Project Resource Location Greenfield District Office, 32 South Broadway,

Greenfield, Indiana 46140 Responsible for transportation construction,

maintenance and development activities in East Central Indiana

eastcentralin@indot.in.gov (855) 463-6848

Brandye Hendrickson, District Deputy Commissioner Katie Hilderbrand, Customer Service Manager Harry Maginity, Media Relations Director

Submit Public Comments

Submit public comments using the options described in 1st page of information packet

Public Comment Form Via e-mail Participating during public comment session via microphone Verbal comments recorded and transcribed for inclusion into to public

hearings transcript INDOT respectfully requests comments be submitted by

Monday, January 7, 2013 All comments submitted will become part of public record,

entered into transcript, reviewed, evaluated and given full consideration during decision making process

THANK YOU

Please visit with INDOT project officials following the public comment session

Project Open House Project maps, displays, real estate acquisition

table, INDOT project officials, informal Q & A Thank you for your attendance this evening