S.R. 930 and Green Street Intersection Improvement Project Tuesday, May 22, :00 p.m. Presentation Park Hill Learning Center Auditorium New Haven, Indiana

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

Welcome Introduction of INDOT Project Officials Project Management – Brad McNair Design Real Estate Public Involvement City of New Haven Allen County Recognition of Elected Public Officials

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 and a media release was also issued Legal notice of public hearing published in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette and Fort Wayne News Sentinel on 5/7/13 & 5/14/13

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

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 February 2013

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 Impacts Air Quality Wetlands and Waterways Noise Floodplains Farmland Endangered Species Hazardous Materials Historic/Archaeological Cultural Resources

Environmental Document INDOT Fort Wayne District Office, Planning & Programming Department, 5333 Hatfield Road in Fort Wayne (866) INDOT Office of Public Involvement, Indiana Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis (317)

S.R. 930 / Green Street Location On S.R. 930 from approximately 330ft west of Green Street to approximately 500ft east of Green Street

S.R. 930 History 3R Road Network Traffic Signal Improved Drainage Right turn lanes on S.R. 930 Left turn lanes on Green Street

S.R. 930 Purpose and Need Enhance safety while reducing traffic accidents by separating turning traffic from through traffic Sight distance on Green Street restricted due to the steep approach grade and minimum curve Improve capacity of the roadway

S.R. 930 Need Safety 35 accidents 20 rear end collisions 5 right angle collisions 3 year period Personal injuries

S.R. 930 Need S.R. 930 Condition Travel Lanes – 12ft (existing) Drainage – Open Ditches (existing) Travel Lanes – 12ft (proposed) Drainage – Storm Sewer (proposed) Green Road Condition Travel Lanes – 12ft / 10ft (existing) Drainage – Partial Storm Sewer (existing) Travel Lanes – 12ft / 10ft (proposed) Drainage – Storm Sewer (proposed)

S.R. 930 Need Existing traffic (2012) is 24,780 vehicles per day Projected traffic (2032) is 37,200 vehicles per day

Project Overview

Design Features S.R. 930 Eastbound 1 through lane; 1 left & 1 right turn lane Westbound 1 through; 1 left & 1 right turn

Design Features Green Street Northbound 1 through lane, 1 left & 1 right turn lane Southbound 1 through lane, 1 left & 1 right turn lane

Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) Roadway will be constructed in phases Storm sewer trunk line construction will be first phase S.R. 930 and Green Street south of S.R. 930 will then be constructed by halves Green Street north of S.R. 930 will be closed during part of the construction Every effort will be made to maintain traffic and phase construction

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Real Estate Acquisition Real Estate Acquisition Residential 0.5 Acre Commercial 0.4 Acre School / Church 0.9 Acre Permanent R/W 1.8 Acre Permanent R/W estimates based on information available at this time An additional 0.4 acre of temporary r/w will be 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 – May 2013 Environmental Document Finalized: Summer 2013 Preliminary Design Plan refinement: Summer 2013 Real Estate Acquisition Activities: Appraising Negotiations / Buying Utilities coordination / relocation Project Let for bidding: 2015 Construction:

INDOT would like to hear from you Talk with INDOT project team members Comment sheet in information packet or Mail comments to INDOT Sign-in sheet to be added to project mailing list Visit INDOT website at “Public Involvement” pagewww.in.gov/indot/2366.htm Visit INDOT Fort Wayne District page at 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) Toni Mayo, Fort Wayne District Customer Service Center Director (866) Mary Foster, INDOT Fort Wayne District Media Relations Director (866)

Submit Public Comments Submit public comments using the options described in 1 st page of information packet Public Comment Form Via 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 Friday June 14, 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