PowerPoint Presentation · Interchange Support Full Access Oppose Full Access General Stormwater Maintenance Land Use Zoning. CAG MEETING #1 –SEPTEMBER 2015 •Reviewed Issues and

WELCOME

IL 47

Public Information Meeting #2

Waubonsee Community College

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

4 – 7 p.m.

Project Summary, Update, and Next Steps

Present Purpose and Need

Solicit Input on Development of Project

Transportation Improvement Alternatives

MEETING PURPOSE

PROJECT LOCATION

Kaneville

Sugar Grove

Aurora

Elburn

Maple Park

North Aurora

Batavia

Geneva

Project Location

From: Old Oaks Road /

College Drive

To: Green Road

Length: Approx. 2 miles

STUDY AREA

Roadway Study Limit – Logical Termini

Study Area Boundary

LEGEND

From: ½ mile west of IL 47

To: ½ mile east of IL 47

Phase I

• Preliminary Engineering

• Environmental Studies

Phase II

• Contract Plan Preparation

• Land Acquisition

Phase III

Construction

PROJECT PHASES

Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) involves stakeholders

in the project development process

CSS reflects the project surroundings – its “context”

CSS addresses all aspects of a project:

Safety and mobility

Community

Environment

Usability

Multimodalism

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 1969

Compliance required for federal funding eligibility

Full range of reasonable alternatives, including

the “no-build” alternative

Comprehensive environmental review

(avoid, minimize, mitigate impacts)

Coordination with environmental resource

agencies

NEPA/404 Merger Meetings at Key Milestones

ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS

PUBLIC &

COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP (CAG)PROJECT STUDY

GROUP (PSG)

STUDY GROUPS

COOPERATING AGENICES

(NEPA-404 MERGER GROUP)

PHASE I PROCESS

Human and

Natural

Environment

Hydraulics,

Drainage &

BridgeRoadway,

Geometrics

& Traffic

Vehicular/

Pedestrian

Safety

Data

Collection

Purpose

and

Need

Evaluate

Alternatives

Define

Alternatives

and

Evaluation

Criteria

Select

Preferred

Alternative

2015 2016 2017

Stakeholder Outreach

Concerns

Access

Safety

Capacity

Noise

Suggestions

Adding Thru Lanes

Adding Turn Lanes

Upgrading Shoulders

Installing Signals

PUBLIC MEETING #1 – JULY 2015

Interchange

Support Full Access

Oppose Full Access

General

Stormwater

Maintenance

Land Use

Zoning

CAG MEETING #1 – SEPTEMBER 2015

• Reviewed Issues and Concerns

• Developed Draft Problem Statement

Purpose and Need

Problem Statement

Transportation Needs

Community Concerns

Technical Evaluation

Traffic Analysis

Safety Analysis

PURPOSE AND NEED

CAG MEETING #2 – NOVEMBER 2015

Finalized the Problem Statement

Reviewed Technical Evaluation Information

Reviewed Draft Purpose and Need

Developed CAG Design Considerations

Improve System Linkage

Accommodate Land Use and Economic Development

PROJECT PURPOSE

PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENT

Improving the currently limited access to I-88

Improving connectivity of Truck Routes

Supporting the expressway system with the

strategic regional arterial (SRA) System

Improving mobility with shorter trips and travel

times

Improving emergency vehicle response and

transport

SYSTEM

LINKAGE

LAND USE &

ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

Serving existing and future land

uses and increased population

PURPOSE AND NEED STATEMENT

Reviewed the Purpose and Need

Presented a Tool Box on Highways and Interchanges

Developed Initial Range of Alternatives

CAG MEETING #3 – MARCH 2016

Continuous Process with Multiple Rounds of Evaluation

Screen Alternatives Based Upon Characteristics

ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND

EVALUATION PROCESS

Address the Purpose and Need

Transportation Performance, Pedestrian Safety Elements,

Environmental and Community Factors, and Costs

DETAIL INCREASES THROUGH THE PROCESS

INITIAL RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES

Alignment Alternatives

Interchange AlternativesDiamond Type

Partial Cloverleaf Type

Indirect Type

Develop a Full Range of Alternatives

Screen Alternatives

Develop Alternatives Carried Forward

For Further Study

Public Meeting #3

NEXT STEPS

View exhibits

Meet the project study team

Provide input on purpose & need and initial alternatives

Suggest improvement alternatives

IN THE NEXT ROOM

Deadline: May 17, 2016

Comment Forms

PROVIDING INPUT AND FEEDBACK

Public Meetings and Hearing

Community Advisory Group Workshops

Press Releases

Project Website

Agency Websites

COMMUNICATIONS

www.SugarGroveInterchange.org

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