TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 371 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134949; 14534-1_0371 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 379 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134938; 14534-1_0379 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 384 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134654; 14534-1_0384 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 373 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134479; 14534-1_0373 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 370 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134425; 14534-1_0370 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 239 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134401; 14534-1_0239 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 426 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134400; 14534-1_0426 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 116 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134205; 14534-1_0116 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 329 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134199; 14534-1_0329 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 323 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134187; 14534-1_0323 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 361 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134155; 14534-1_0361 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 619 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134118; 14534-1_0619 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 350 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134101; 14534-1_0350 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 338 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134053; 14534-1_0338 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 594 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134038; 14534-1_0594 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 169 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134023; 14534-1_0169 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 229 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134012; 14534-1_0229 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 227 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134004; 14534-1_0227 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 167 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873134001; 14534-1_0167 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 224 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133972; 14534-1_0224 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 106 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133969; 14534-1_0106 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 105 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133961; 14534-1_0105 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 305 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133958; 14534-1_0305 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 507 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133932; 14534-1_0507 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 103 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133930; 14534-1_0103 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 336 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133917; 14534-1_0336 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 260 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133912; 14534-1_0260 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 454 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133911; 14534-1_0454 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 100 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133908; 14534-1_0100 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 450 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133888; 14534-1_0450 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 56 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133884; 14534-1_0056 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 449 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133878; 14534-1_0449 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 337 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133871; 14534-1_0337 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 210 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133867; 14534-1_0210 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 501 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133823; 14534-1_0501 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 150 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133806; 14534-1_0150 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 572 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133803; 14534-1_0572 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 204 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133791; 14534-1_0204 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 571 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133784; 14534-1_0571 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 566 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133761; 14534-1_0566 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 133 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133742; 14534-1_0133 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 85 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133664; 14534-1_0085 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 533 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133579; 14534-1_0533 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 532 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133568; 14534-1_0532 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 472 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133511; 14534-1_0472 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 158 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133433; 14534-1_0158 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 250 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133321; 14534-1_0250 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 419 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133298; 14534-1_0419 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 418 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133262; 14534-1_0418 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 201 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133244; 14534-1_0201 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 319 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133213; 14534-1_0319 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 137 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133199; 14534-1_0137 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 511 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133175; 14534-1_0511 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 526 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133165; 14534-1_0526 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 130 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133158; 14534-1_0130 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 556 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133127; 14534-1_0556 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 154 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873133100; 14534-1_0154 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 60 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132982; 14534-1_0060 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 263 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132980; 14534-1_0263 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 218 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132970; 14534-1_0218 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 382 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132927; 14534-1_0382 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 402 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132890; 14534-1_0402 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 311 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132845; 14534-1_0311 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 244 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132727; 14534-1_0244 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 477 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132686; 14534-1_0477 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 215 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132677; 14534-1_0215 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 215 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132677?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 41 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132670; 14525-1_0041 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 41 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132670?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 68 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132657; 14534-1_0068 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 68 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 40 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132655; 14525-1_0040 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 40 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132655?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 39 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132627; 14525-1_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 39 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132627?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 484 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132621; 14534-1_0484 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 484 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132621?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 38 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132620; 14525-1_0038 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 38 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 15 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132609; 14525-1_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 15 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132609?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 6 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132571; 14525-1_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 6 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132571?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 401 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132548; 14534-1_0401 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 310 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132465; 14534-1_0310 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 310 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132465?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 399 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132445; 14534-1_0399 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 34 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132418; 14525-1_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 34 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132418?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 17 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132399; 14525-1_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 17 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132399?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 9 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132373; 14525-1_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 9 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 3 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132355; 14525-1_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 3 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132355?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 2 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132349; 14525-1_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 2 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132349?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 42 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132340; 14534-1_0042 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 42 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132340?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 475 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132308; 14534-1_0475 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 523 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132250; 14534-1_0523 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 138 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132228; 14534-1_0138 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 1 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132205; 14534-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 36 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132186; 14525-1_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 36 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132186?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 35 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132178; 14525-1_0035 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 35 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132178?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 5 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132162; 14525-1_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 5 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132162?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 197 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132159; 14534-1_0197 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 197 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132159?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 196 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873132115; 14534-1_0196 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 196 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132115?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 26 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132113; 14525-1_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 26 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132113?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 25 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132101; 14525-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 25 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132101?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 21 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132066; 14525-1_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 21 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 18 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132055; 14525-1_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 18 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132055?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 11 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132049; 14525-1_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 11 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132049?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 10 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873132045; 14525-1_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 10 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132045?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 592 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131926; 14534-1_0592 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 32 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131770; 14534-1_0032 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 198 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131494; 14534-1_0198 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 198 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131494?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 11 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131483; 14534-1_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 11 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131483?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 33 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131464; 14525-1_0033 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 33 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131464?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 29 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131449; 14525-1_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 29 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131449?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 28 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131442; 14525-1_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 28 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131442?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 27 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131431; 14525-1_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 27 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131431?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 463 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131430; 14534-1_0463 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 463 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131430?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 24 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131413; 14525-1_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 24 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131413?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 31 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873131385; 14534-1_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. 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Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 16 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873131359; 14525-1_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 16 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873131359?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 508 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873130919; 14534-1_0508 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 508 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130919?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 14 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130807; 14525-1_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 14 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130807?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 12 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130784; 14525-1_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 12 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130784?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 23 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873130731; 14534-1_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 23 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130731?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 4 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130726; 14525-1_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 4 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130726?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 232 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873130505; 14534-1_0232 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 232 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130505?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 12 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873130482; 14534-1_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130482?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 31 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130462; 14525-1_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 31 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130462?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 30 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130451; 14525-1_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 30 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130451?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 43 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130429; 14525-1_0043 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 43 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130429?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 42 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130407; 14525-1_0042 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 42 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 37 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130380; 14525-1_0037 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 37 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130380?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 8 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130374; 14525-1_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 8 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130374?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 584 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873130298; 14534-1_0584 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 584 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130298?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 20 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130246; 14525-1_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 20 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130246?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 19 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873130197; 14525-1_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 19 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 27 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873129373; 14534-1_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 27 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873129373?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. [Part 25 of 620] T2 - I-69 EVANSVILLE TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA PROJECT SECTION 4, CRANE NAVAL SURFACE WEAPONS CENTER TO BLOOMINGTON, GREENE AND MONROE COUNTIES, INDIANA. AN - 873129201; 14534-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a 27-mile section of Interstate 69 (I-69) in Indiana from Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to Bloomington is proposed. The corridor is the fourth portion of the federally approved 142-mile I-69 project and this draft EIS tiers off a December 2003 final EIS on the construction of I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. The termini of Section 4, as approved in the March 2004 Tier 1 Record of Decision for I-69, are U.S. 231 in Greene County near Crane NSWC and SR 37 south of Bloomington in Monroe County. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to local access and public road connectivity, farmland impacts, and the location of interchange areas. The project corridor has been divided into eight segments for development of alternative alignments. For each segment, two to three preliminary alternatives were developed and screened. Alternatives carried forward were identified and four end-to-end alternatives along with three interchange options are analyzed in detail in this draft EIS. Alternative 2 is the preferred alternative and would have interchanges at SR 45, the South Connector Road at the Greene/Monroe county line, and SR 37. The initial design criteria cross section has two 12-foot wide lanes in each direction separated by a 60-foot wide depressed median. The median would include two five-foot wide usable inside shoulders and to the outside of each pair of travel lanes there would be a minimum 35-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide shoulders. The average right-of-way width using initial design criteria is approximately 500 feet; however, the right-of-way widths would vary from 300 feet to over 850 feet depending on alignment, terrain features, and local access treatments. Low-cost design criteria under consideration would provide a mainline typical cross section similar to the initial design criteria, including a 60-foot median and five-foot wide usable inside shoulders, but would use a 30-foot wide outside clear zone containing 11-foot wide usable shoulders. The low-cost design criteria would also consider alternative length of grade, rock cut slope treatment, fill slope treatments, and different pavement materials. As with the initial design criteria cross section, additional right-of-way would be required beyond this footprint for cut and fill slopes, right-of-way maintenance, drainage, and right-of-way fencing. Including these elements, the average right-of-way width for the low-cost design criteria is approximately 380 feet; but the right-of-way widths would vary from about 270 feet to 700 feet. Project cost in 2010 dollars is estimated at $533 million using low-cost design criteria and at $798 million using initial design criteria. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The new section of freeway would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety in the study area with consequent benefits to the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Construction of the preferred alternative would require 1,458 to 1,830 acres of new right-of-way and would impact 356 to 468 acres of farmland, 874 to 1,098 acres of forest, 5.3 to 9.6 acres of wetlands, and 36 to 53 acres of floodplain. Displacements would include 61 to 66 residences and four to five businesses. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstracts of the Tier 1 draft and final EISs on the overall project, see 02-0443D, Volume 26, Number 4 and 04-0223F, Volume 28, Number 2, respectively. JF - EPA number: 100281, Volume I--1,515 pages and maps, Appendices (Volume II)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 25 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-IN-EIS-10-01-D KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Farmlands KW - Floodplains KW - Forests KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Transportation KW - Indiana KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873129201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.title=I-69+EVANSVILLE+TO+INDIANAPOLIS%2C+INDIANA+PROJECT+SECTION+4%2C+CRANE+NAVAL+SURFACE+WEAPONS+CENTER+TO+BLOOMINGTON%2C+GREENE+AND+MONROE+COUNTIES%2C+INDIANA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. [Part 1 of 43] T2 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 873128005; 14525-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 1 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873128005?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - GUAM AND CNMI MILITARY RELOCATION, RELOCATING MARINES FROM OKINAWA, VISITING AIRCRAFT CARRIER BERTHING, AND ARMY AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TASK FORCE, GUAM. AN - 755143347; 14525 AB - PURPOSE: The relocation of Marine Corps forces currently based in Okinawa, Japan to Guam, wharf reconstruction in Guam's Apra Harbor, and relocation of an Army Air and Missile Defense Task Force (AMDTF) to Guam are proposed. Project locations include Guam and Tinian, both part of the Mariana Islands archipelago. The Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) military relocation actions are a complex, multi-service proposal involving components of the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army, as well as existing Air Force assets on Guam. Specifically, the actions would develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 8,600 Marines and their 9,000 dependents, construct a new deep-draft wharf with shoreside infrastructure improvements to support a transient nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and develop and construct facilities and infrastructure to support 600 military personnel and their 900 dependents to establish and operate an AMDTF. Several action alternatives and a No Action Alternative for each of the proposed actions are evaluated in this final overseas EIS. Under the preferred main cantonment alternative, land parcels from Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station (NCTS) Finegayan,South Finegayan, and acquisition of Federal Aviation Administration land, would comprise one contiguous parcel of 2,580 acres for new facilities. Four sites are analyzed for the proposed Marine Corps airfield functions and Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) North Ramp is the only reasonable alternative. Apra Harbor is the only deep water port on the Island of Guam and is the only location with sufficient road, utility, and naval infrastructure to support a transient aircraft carrier berth. The preferred alternative is to construct a new deep-draft wharf at Polaris Point and to widen the existing outer Apra Harbor channel to 600 feet. However, selection of a specific site for the transient aircraft carrier berth within Apra Harbor is being deferred for the near term while additional data on marine resources in the harbor is collected. Of the geographic alternatives analyzed for the location of firing and non-firing training ranges, two reasonable alternatives on the east coast of Guam would require acquisition or lease of either 1,090 acres or 1,800 acres. The preferred alternative for training on Tinian would involve construction of four ranges within the leaseback area on the island. The preferred alternative for proposed AMDTF headquarters and housing would involve co-locating Army support facilities with the proposed Marine Corps units at NCTS Finegayan and the preferred alternative for munitions storage would involve construction of magazines at Andersen AFB. Utilities and roadways projects would include upgrades to power systems, potable water supplies, wastewater treatment facilities, and construction of roadway projects that could be partially funded by the Federal Highway Administration. Projects would include intersection improvements, bridge replacements, pavement strengthening, roadway relocation, and new road construction. Additional potable water capacity of 11.3 million gallons per day would be supplied by an estimated 22 new wells at Andersen AFB, rehabilitation of existing wells, and interconnection with the Guam Waterworks Authority water system. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed actions would position military forces within a timely response range to defend the homeland, Japan, and other allies' interests. The powerful U.S. presence in the Pacific region would provide the flexibility to respond to regional threats and would maintain regional stability, peace, and security. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Temporary water quality impacts on near shore waters and significant direct impacts to the coral reef ecosystem would result from dredging in Apra Harbor. Roadway noise would be a significant impact in the north and central areas of Guam. Activities associated with the relocations would adversely affect 34 archaeological resources. Wastewater treatment facilities would require upgrades. LEGAL MANDATES: Executive Order 12114. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0346D, Volume 33, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 100271, Volumes 1-8--CD-ROM, Volume 9 (Appendices)--CD-ROM, Volume 10 (Public Comments)--CD-ROM (2, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 KW - Defense Programs KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Channels KW - Corals KW - Dredging KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbors KW - Islands KW - Leasing KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Military Facilities (Air Force) KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Facilities (Marine Corps) KW - Military Facilities (Navy) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - Military Operations (Marine Corps) KW - Military Operations (Navy) KW - Municipal Services KW - Munitions KW - Population KW - Roads KW - Ships KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Andersen Air Force Base Guam KW - Apra Harbor Naval Complex KW - Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands KW - Guam KW - Executive Order 12114, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/755143347?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.title=GUAM+AND+CNMI+MILITARY+RELOCATION%2C+RELOCATING+MARINES+FROM+OKINAWA%2C+VISITING+AIRCRAFT+CARRIER+BERTHING%2C+AND+ARMY+AIR+AND+MISSILE+DEFENSE+TASK+FORCE%2C+GUAM.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; NAVY N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - R.J. CORMAN RAILROAD COMPANY/PENNSYLVANIA LINES INC. PROJECT, CLEARFIELD AND CENTRE COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA (DOCKET NO. FD 35116). AN - 755142748; 14533 AB - PURPOSE: The construction, operation, and reactivation of 20 miles of rail line in Clearfield and Centre counties, Pennsylvania are proposed. On May 20, 2008, R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines Inc. (RJCP) filed a petition for an exemption from the prior approval requirements to construct and operate an abandoned 10.8-mile rail line between Wallaceton and Winburne in Clearfield County (the Western Segment) and to reactivate a connecting 9.3-mile portion of currently rail banked line between Winburne and Gorton in Clearfield and Centre Counties (the Eastern Segment). The proposed rail line would serve a new quarry, landfill, and industrial park currently being developed by Resource Recovery, LLC (RRLLC), near Gorton, Pennsylvania, as well as several other interested shippers along the line. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to the proposed landfill, quarry, and industrial park development, and the planned transport of municipal solid waste by RJCP. Concerns voiced included the potential for odors, vermin/vectors for disease, containment during transport, leakage during transport, environmental damage/degradation associated with a potential derailment, and quality of life issues for adjacent property owners. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative, a modified proposed action that would use an alternate route for a portion of the Western Segment, and a No-Build Alternative that would involve a local road system upgrade. The modified proposed action would entail continued use of RJCPs existing Wallaceton Subdivision line south of Wallaceton to a point near Philipsburg where a new connection would be built to another 5.8-mile abandoned rail line leading northeast to Munson (formerly referred to as the Philipsburg Industrial Track). Under either of the build alternatives, RJCP proposes to construct a single-track line on a 66-foot right-of-way over the approximately 20-mile project length and to operate common carrier service over the 20 miles of line. At peak capacity, RJCP anticipates that it would serve the RRLLC development and other local shippers with one or at most two unit trains daily. The local road system upgrade alternative would involve improving the existing local road system to accommodate the anticipated volume of truck traffic generated by RRLLCs proposed landfill/development site and interested shippers who would use the proposed rail line if it were available. The modified proposed action is the environmentally preferred alternative. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would provide rail transportation service to a new quarry, landfill, and industrial park as well as to several other shippers. The proposed rail line could keep up to 1,100 trucks per day off the local road system. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Reactivation of the rail banked Eastern Segment would result in the loss of approximately 9.3 miles of the Snow Shoe Multi-Use Rail Trail. Implementation of the modified proposed action would impact 3.36 acres of wetlands, cross five public roads and two private driveways, and create noise impacts to 32 sensitive receptors. LEGAL MANDATES: National Trails System Act of 1968. JF - EPA number: 100280, Volume 1--492 pages, Volume 2--151 maps, July 23, 2010 PY - 2010 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Hydraulic Assessments KW - Hydrologic Assessments KW - Noise KW - Noise Assessments KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Waste Management KW - Wetlands KW - Pennsylvania KW - National Trails System Act of 1968, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/755142748?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=R.J.+CORMAN+RAILROAD+COMPANY%2FPENNSYLVANIA+LINES+INC.+PROJECT%2C+CLEARFIELD+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DOCKET+NO.+FD+35116%29.&rft.title=R.J.+CORMAN+RAILROAD+COMPANY%2FPENNSYLVANIA+LINES+INC.+PROJECT%2C+CLEARFIELD+AND+CENTRE+COUNTIES%2C+PENNSYLVANIA+%28DOCKET+NO.+FD+35116%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, District of Columbia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: July 23, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WRIGHT AREA COAL LEASE APPLICATIONS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - WRIGHT AREA COAL LEASE APPLICATIONS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 873130755; 14528-5_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing of six tracts of federal coal reserves adjacent to the Black Thunder, Jacobs Ranch, and North Antelope Rochelle mines in Campbell County, Wyoming is proposed. All are operating surface coal mines in the southern Powder River Basin near the town of Wright. Ark Land Company, Jacobs Ranch Coal Company, and BTU Western Resources, Inc. filed four applications with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to lease the six tracts which would extend the life of the existing mines. These maintenance coal tracts are referred to as the North Hilight Field Lease by Application (LBA), the South Hilight Field LBA, the West Hilight Field LBA, the West Jacobs Ranch LBA, the North Porcupine LBA, and the South Porcupine LBA and comprise 18,022 acres containing 2.6 billion tons of federal coal. Concerns related to leasing coal and its subsequent development identified during analyses and scoping include: impacts to groundwater, air quality, wildlife, cultural resources, socioeconomics, loss of livestock grazing areas, conflicts with oil and gas development, cumulative impacts of ongoing surface mining, greenhouse gas emissions; ozone, and climate change. In addition to the proposed action, three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the LBA tracts would not be leased, but existing leases at the adjacent mines would be developed according to existing approved mining plans. Under Alternative 2, which is the preferred alternative, each of the six LBA tracts would be reconfigured by BLM in order to provide more efficient recovery of the federal coal, increase competitive interest, and reduce the potential that some of the remaining unleased federal coal would be bypassed in the future. Only the West Hilight Field LBA tract would be reconfigured under Alternative 3. In the event a lease is issued for an LBA tract, stipulations would be attached stating that no mining activity can be conducted in portions of the lease within public road or railroad rights-of-way and adjacent buffer zones unless authorized local authorities determine that the roads could be abandoned or relocated. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Alternative 2 could add up to 7.8 years to the remaining life of the Black Thunder mine, up to 28.6 years to the remaining life of the Jacobs Ranch mine, and up to 8.2 years to the remaining life of the North Antelope Rochelle mine depending on potential road relocations and recovery of underlying coal. Up to 155 new employees could be added at the Jacobs Ranch mine. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Further mineral development would continue to impact habitat for sage-grouse and other birds. Mining would disturb the coal aquifer and the aquifers in the overburden above the coal within the Wright area LBA tracts. Access to 12,481 acres of federal grazing leases on Thunder Basin National Grassland surface would be suspended during mining and reclamation operations on five LBA tracts. Public exposure to emissions from surface mining operations could occur along roads and highways that pass through the areas of operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Coal Leasing Act Amendments of 1976, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0241D, Volume 33, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 100275, Volume 1---719 pages, Volume 2 and Appendices---613 pages, July 22, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM/WY/PL-10/022+1320 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Coal KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Grazing KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - Railroads KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Thunder Basin National Grassland KW - Wyoming KW - Federal Coal Leasing Act Amendments of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130755?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WRIGHT+AREA+COAL+LEASE+APPLICATIONS%2C+CAMPBELL+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=WRIGHT+AREA+COAL+LEASE+APPLICATIONS%2C+CAMPBELL+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Casper, Wyoming; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 22, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WRIGHT AREA COAL LEASE APPLICATIONS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - WRIGHT AREA COAL LEASE APPLICATIONS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 873130722; 14528-5_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing of six tracts of federal coal reserves adjacent to the Black Thunder, Jacobs Ranch, and North Antelope Rochelle mines in Campbell County, Wyoming is proposed. All are operating surface coal mines in the southern Powder River Basin near the town of Wright. Ark Land Company, Jacobs Ranch Coal Company, and BTU Western Resources, Inc. filed four applications with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to lease the six tracts which would extend the life of the existing mines. These maintenance coal tracts are referred to as the North Hilight Field Lease by Application (LBA), the South Hilight Field LBA, the West Hilight Field LBA, the West Jacobs Ranch LBA, the North Porcupine LBA, and the South Porcupine LBA and comprise 18,022 acres containing 2.6 billion tons of federal coal. Concerns related to leasing coal and its subsequent development identified during analyses and scoping include: impacts to groundwater, air quality, wildlife, cultural resources, socioeconomics, loss of livestock grazing areas, conflicts with oil and gas development, cumulative impacts of ongoing surface mining, greenhouse gas emissions; ozone, and climate change. In addition to the proposed action, three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the LBA tracts would not be leased, but existing leases at the adjacent mines would be developed according to existing approved mining plans. Under Alternative 2, which is the preferred alternative, each of the six LBA tracts would be reconfigured by BLM in order to provide more efficient recovery of the federal coal, increase competitive interest, and reduce the potential that some of the remaining unleased federal coal would be bypassed in the future. Only the West Hilight Field LBA tract would be reconfigured under Alternative 3. In the event a lease is issued for an LBA tract, stipulations would be attached stating that no mining activity can be conducted in portions of the lease within public road or railroad rights-of-way and adjacent buffer zones unless authorized local authorities determine that the roads could be abandoned or relocated. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Alternative 2 could add up to 7.8 years to the remaining life of the Black Thunder mine, up to 28.6 years to the remaining life of the Jacobs Ranch mine, and up to 8.2 years to the remaining life of the North Antelope Rochelle mine depending on potential road relocations and recovery of underlying coal. Up to 155 new employees could be added at the Jacobs Ranch mine. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Further mineral development would continue to impact habitat for sage-grouse and other birds. Mining would disturb the coal aquifer and the aquifers in the overburden above the coal within the Wright area LBA tracts. Access to 12,481 acres of federal grazing leases on Thunder Basin National Grassland surface would be suspended during mining and reclamation operations on five LBA tracts. Public exposure to emissions from surface mining operations could occur along roads and highways that pass through the areas of operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Coal Leasing Act Amendments of 1976, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0241D, Volume 33, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 100275, Volume 1---719 pages, Volume 2 and Appendices---613 pages, July 22, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM/WY/PL-10/022+1320 KW - Air Quality KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Coal KW - Emissions KW - Employment KW - Grazing KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - Railroads KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Water Quality KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Thunder Basin National Grassland KW - Wyoming KW - Federal Coal Leasing Act Amendments of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873130722?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=WRIGHT+AREA+COAL+LEASE+APPLICATIONS%2C+CAMPBELL+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=WRIGHT+AREA+COAL+LEASE+APPLICATIONS%2C+CAMPBELL+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Casper, Wyoming; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2010-09-14 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 22, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - WRIGHT AREA COAL LEASE APPLICATIONS, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 755143348; 14528 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing of six tracts of federal coal reserves adjacent to the Black Thunder, Jacobs Ranch, and North Antelope Rochelle mines in Campbell County, Wyoming is proposed. All are operating surface coal mines in the southern Powder River Basin near the town of Wright. Ark Land Company, Jacobs Ranch Coal Company, and BTU Western Resources, Inc. filed four applications with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to lease the six tracts which would extend the life of the existing mines. These maintenance coal tracts are referred to as the North Hilight Field Lease by Application (LBA), the South Hilight Field LBA, the West Hilight Field LBA, the West Jacobs Ranch LBA, the North Porcupine LBA, and the South Porcupine LBA and comprise 18,022 acres containing 2.6 billion tons of federal coal. Concerns related to leasing coal and its subsequent development identified during analyses and scoping include: impacts to groundwater, air quality, wildlife, cultural resources, socioeconomics, loss of livestock grazing areas, conflicts with oil and gas development, cumulative impacts of ongoing surface mining, greenhouse gas emissions; ozone, and climate change. In addition to the proposed action, three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. Under the No Action Alternative, the LBA tracts would not be leased, but existing leases at the adjacent mines would be developed according to existing approved mining plans. Under Alternative 2, which is the preferred alternative, each of the six LBA tracts would be reconfigured by BLM in order to provide more efficient recovery of the federal coal, increase competitive interest, and reduce the potential that some of the remaining unleased federal coal would be bypassed in the future. Only the West Hilight Field LBA tract would be reconfigured under Alternative 3. In the event a lease is issued for an LBA tract, stipulations would be attached stating that no mining activity can be conducted in portions of the lease within public road or railroad rights-of-way and adjacent buffer zones unless authorized local authorities determine that the roads could be abandoned or relocated. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Alternative 2 could add up to 7.8 years to the remaining life of the Black Thunder mine, up to 28.6 years to the remaining life of the Jacobs Ranch mine, and up to 8.2 years to the remaining life of the North Antelope Rochelle mine depending on potential road relocations and recovery of underlying coal. Up to 155 new employees could be added at the Jacobs Ranch mine. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Further mineral development would continue to impact habitat for sage-grouse and other birds. Mining would disturb the coal aquifer and the aquifers in the overburden above the coal within the Wright area LBA tracts. Access to 12,481 acres of federal grazing leases on Thunder Basin National Grassland surface would be suspended during mining and reclamation operations on five LBA tracts. Public exposure to emissions from surface mining operations could occur along roads and highways that pass through the areas of operations. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Coal Leasing Act Amendments of 1976, Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 09-0241D, Volume 33, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 22, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 34 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873132002; 14498-3_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 100263, 789 pages and maps, CD-ROM, July 16, 2010 PY - 2010 VL - 34 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VT-EIS-07-02-F KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bridges KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Erosion KW - Forests KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Health Hazard Analyses KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Noise Assessments KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Soils Surveys KW - Transportation KW - Transportation Surveys KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Vermont KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Surface Transportation Act of 1982, Funding KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/873132002?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2010-07-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CIRC-WILLISTON+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.title=CIRC-WILLISTON+TRANSPORTATION+PROJECT%2C+CHITTENDEN+COUNTY%2C+VERMONT.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Montpelier, Vermont; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2010-08-31 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 32 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131995; 14498-3_0032 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 28 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131990; 14498-3_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 27 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131984; 14498-3_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 26 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131978; 14498-3_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 24 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131970; 14498-3_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 42 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131790; 14498-3_0042 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 41 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131781; 14498-3_0041 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 33 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131767; 14498-3_0033 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 29 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131760; 14498-3_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 37 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131591; 14498-3_0037 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 30 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131577; 14498-3_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 22 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131560; 14498-3_0022 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 21 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131312; 14498-3_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 20 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131297; 14498-3_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 8 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131165; 14498-3_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 7 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131159; 14498-3_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 6 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131150; 14498-3_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 5 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131138; 14498-3_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 19 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131127; 14498-3_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 4 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131125; 14498-3_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 23 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131124; 14498-3_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 18 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131113; 14498-3_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 17 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131019; 14498-3_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 16 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873131009; 14498-3_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 15 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130993; 14498-3_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 14 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130986; 14498-3_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 3 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130973; 14498-3_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 2 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130963; 14498-3_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 1 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130956; 14498-3_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 13 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130943; 14498-3_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 12 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130927; 14498-3_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 11 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130913; 14498-3_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 10 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130899; 14498-3_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 9 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130885; 14498-3_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 40 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130215; 14498-3_0040 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 39 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130075; 14498-3_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 38 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130051; 14498-3_0038 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 25 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873130031; 14498-3_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be 40 mph. Estimated construction cost for the preferred alternative is $75.5 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The Circ-Williston Transportation Project would improve access to, from, and, within the project area in northwestern Vermont. The new and improved facilities would relieve congestion at intersections and on roadway segment between intersections, improve safety, reduce truck traffic on local roads, and generally improve mobility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Implementation of the preferred alternative would require acquisition of 7.3 acres of farmland; four full and 11 partial property acquisitions; displacement of 59.1 acres of forested land and 21.8 acres of wetlands; and displacement of 5.17 acres of deer wintering habitat. Impacts to the rough avens, a federally protected plant species, could occur at the crossing of Allen Brook. Noise impacts would occur in the vicinity of 52 sensitive receptors. Visual aesthetics along the build corridors would be degraded, particularly in residential areas. Construction workers would likely encounter hazardous waste sites. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), Surface Transportation Act of 1982, and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 07-0393D, Volume 31, Number 3. 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Preparation date: July 16, 2010 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. [Part 36 of 42] T2 - CIRC-WILLISTON TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VERMONT. AN - 873129644; 14498-3_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of roadway improvements within the transportation corridor extending from Interstate 89 (I-89) and the towns of Williston and Essex and the Village of Essex Junction in Chitttenden County, Vermont is proposed. Existing and projected deficiencies within the corridor include traffic congestion, safety and mobility problems, and excessive truck traffic on local roads. The proposed Circ-Williston Transportation Project has resulted from numerous studies and planning documents regarding the improvement of transportation in and around Williston and Essex that were undertaken since the late 1950s, and a more recent scoping and alternatives screening analysis as part of this EIS process. Eleven alternatives, including a No-Build Alternative are considered in this final EIS. The build alternatives are organized into three categories: the VT 2A alternatives, the Circ A/B alternatives, and the Hybrid alternatives. The VT 2A alternatives involve improvements to Vermont (VT) 2A from I-89 at Exit 12 in Williston to Five Corners in Essex Junction, including varying degrees of roadway widening, as well as intersection and roundabout improvements. The Circ A/B alternatives would involve the construction of a new roadway connecting I-89 in Williston to VT 289 in Essex within the existing Circ A/B rights-of-way. The Circ A/B alternatives would also require the construction of a new bridge over the Winooski River and interchange ramps to connect the new roadway to an existing interchange at the intersection of VT 289 and VT 117. The Hybrid Alternatives would combine widening and intersection improvements on VT 2A with a local street-type roadway in the Circ A right-of-way from I-89 to Mountain View Road. The preferred alternative (Alternative 17) is one of the Circ A/B alternatives and would involve the construction of a new four-lane boulevard, primarily in the Circ A/B corridor, connecting I-89 to VT 289. The facility would feature two travel lanes in each direction, separated by an eight to 16 foot wide raised median, and would include a trumpet interchange connection with I-89 in Williston, signalized intersections at US 2 and Mountain View Road, and a connection to VT 289 and VT 117 in Essex. The speed limit on the new roadway would be