1. U.S. 20 Intersection Improvement Project at Waverly Road Porter Town Hall Thursday, August 13, 2015

2. Welcome Rickie Clark, INDOT Office of Public Involvement Purpose/explanation of public meeting Meeting format Visit our sign-in table Project contact list to be developed Informational handouts Project display area

3. Welcome Introduction of INDOT project officials Project Management Public Involvement LaPorte District – INDOT Regional Office Recognition of elected and local public officials

4. Project Stakeholders Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highway Administration Porter County Town of Porter Local communities Elected public officials Community residents and citizens Commuters Businesses Trucking industry / freight movement

5. Project selection process Environmental phase begins Purpose & need Develop alternatives Preliminary design phase Environmental document Additional work to finalize project design Real estate acquisition Utilities Coordination Construction Project Development Process Public Meeting to engage stakeholders Additional Public Involvement

6. U.S. 20 at Waverly Road Purpose and Need Enhance safety  Reduce crash rate The purpose of this project is to improve traffic flow and safety:  Add left turn lanes for U.S. 20 eastbound and westbound traffic  Change the traffic signal operation to eliminate split phasing  Provide for future pedestrian / trail signalized crossing  Make modest improvements to corner radii & drive approaches  Maintain existing access while minimizing impacts to existing properties

7. Project Overview Originally constructed in 1931, concrete pavement, 10 ft. wide lanes with 50 ft. R/W each side  Pavement overlaid with Asphalt in 1961. Has been overlaid and widened to 11 ft. wide lanes  Traffic signal installed in 1995  Operates as a split-phased (EB US 20, WB US 20 then Waverly Rd.) signalized arterial intersection  Project includes pavement widening, milling and resurfacing of existing pavement, maintaining off-road drainage

8. Project Overview  Traffic signal will be upgraded, one pole replaced, existing right turn lanes off US 20 and existing Waverly Rd lanes will be maintained  Only approach work on Waverly Rd. The existing horizontal and vertical alignment will be retained  Traffic will be maintained during construction with short term closures of Waverly Rd  Access to local businesses / drives will be provided throughout construction

9. U.S. 20 at Waverly Road Project map and/or aerial

10. U.S. 20 at Waverly Road Typical section

11. 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 will be released for public involvement later this year

12. Environmental Document Purpose and Need Develop a number of possible alternatives The “Do Nothing” alternative is 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 comment as part of decision making process

13. Elements of the Environmental Documentation Real Estate Community Impacts Air Quality Wetlands and Waterways Noise Floodplains Farmland Endangered Species Hazardous Materials Environmental Justice Historic/Archaeological Sole Source Aquifer Cultural Resources Public Involvement Environmental Documentation

14. Real Estate Acquisition Process

15. "Uniform Act of 1970" All federal, state and local governments must comply Requires an offer for just compensation Acquisition Process Appraisals Review appraisals Negotiations

16. Project Schedule Public Meeting - August 2015 Environmental Document - September 2015 Additional Public Involvement – Fall 2015 Final design and real estate acquisition phase 2016 thru 2017 Construction – Summer 2017

17. Feedback 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 list to be added to project mailing list Visit INDOT LaPorte District page at http://www.in.gov/indot/2705.htm http://www.in.gov/indot/2705.htm All comments are very much appreciated and will be reviewed by INDOT

18. Public Involvement Team INDOT LaPorte District Office Communications Division 315 East Boyd Boulevard LaPorte, Indiana 46350 Phone: 1-855-464-6368 E:mail LaPorteDistrictCommunications@indot.in.govLaPorteDistrictCommunications@indot.in.gov Contact: Doug Moats INDOT Office of Public Involvement, IGCN Room N642 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-6601 E:mail rclark@indot.in.govrclark@indot.in.gov Contact: Rickie Clark

19. Thank You Please visit with INDOT project officials Project Open House Project maps, displays, INDOT project officials and informal Q & A View project documentation on INDOT LaPorte District page http://www.in.gov/indot/2705.htmhttp://www.in.gov/indot/2705.htm

20. Public Comment Session