Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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Table of Contents and Executive Summary - The Executive Summary gives an overview of the project and the associated environmental impacts.

Chapter 1 - Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action. It discusses the benefits of the proposed project in terms of system linkage, economic development, hurricane evacuation, and safety. This chapter also presents current traffic data and traffic projections for the Build and No-Build conditions. (224 kb)

Exhibit 1-2: Project Map (244 kb)
Exhibit 1-4: Average Daily Traffic (269 kb)
Exhibit 1-6: Peak Period Level of Service at Critical Intersections (287 kb)
Exhibit 1-7: Peak Period Level of Service - US 90/I-49 Mainline (263 kb)

Chapter 2: Alternatives Analysis. It explains the process behind the development of alternative alignments and the selection of preferred alternatives. This chapter describes all of the alternative alignments and their potential control of access and right-of-way impacts in detail. (549 kb)

Exhibit 2-1: Geometric Details of Frontage Road Concepts (228 kb)
Exhibit 2-4A: Subsegment X Comparison (340 kb)
Exhibit 2-4B: Subsegment X Comparison (320 kb)
Exhibit 2-6A: Alternate Y-1 (231 kb)
Exhibit 2-6B: Alternate Y-2 (222 kb)
Exhibit 2-6C: Alternate Y-3 (228 kb)
Exhibit 2-6D: Alternate Y-4 (236 kb)
Exhibit 2-9: Subsegment Z Comparison (248 kb)

Chapter 3: Affected Environment, or the character of the area that will be affected by the Proposed Action. It gives information on the existing demographics, community facilities, air and water quality, wetlands, floodplains, ecology, any hazardous conditions, geology, topography, aesthetics, and cultural resources present in the Project Area. (251 kb)

Exhibit 3-1A: Community Facilities (111 kb)
Exhibit 3-1B: Community Facilities (125 kb)
Exhibit 3-2A: Churches and Cemeteries (114 kb)
Exhibit 3-2B: Churches and Cemeteries (123 kb)
Exhibit 3-3: 100 Year Flood Plain (447 kb)

Chapter 4: Environmental Consequences of the project. This chapter addresses the same subjects presented in Chapter 3, but evaluates the way the project might impact these issues. Chapter 4 also presents steps that would be taken to mitigate these impacts if the Proposed Action is carried out. (284 kb)

Exhibit 4-1A: Residents Benefitting from Reasonable Barrier Design (319 kb)
Exhibit 4-1B: Residents Benefitting from Reasonable Barrier Design (363 kb)
Exhibit 4-1C: Residents Benefitting from Reasonable Barrier Design (357 kb)
Exhibit 4-2: Bridge Plan and Elevation (202 kb)
Exhibit 4-3A: Bicycle and Pedestrian Path (3164 kb)
Exhibit 4-3B: Bicycle and Pedestrian Path - Elevation (29 kb)
Exhibit 4-4: Concept Phasing (100 kb)
Exhibit 4-5A: Construction Phasing (115 kb)
Exhibit 4-5B: Construction Phasing (115 kb)
Exhibit 4-5C: Construction Phasing (64 kb)

Chapter 5: Comments and Coordination. It describes the Public Information Process and agency coordination undertaken for this project. (24 kb)

Notice of Intent (113 kb)
Solicitation of Views (240 kb)
Recipients of the Solicitation of Views (383 kb)
Responses to the Solicitation of Views (52 kb)
Responses to the Solicitation of Views - Federal Agencies (548 kb)
Responses to the Solicitation of Views - State Agencies (2.53 MB)
Responses to the Solicitation of Views - SHPO Correspondence (139 kb)
Responses to the Solicitation of Views - Local and DEIS (349 kb)

Glossary and Bibliography: The glossary provides definitions of the terms and abbreviations used in the DEIS. The Bibliography lists the reference materials used in this study. (69 kb)

Project Atlas: Provides an overall map with links to the individual sections.

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