FM 1516 Public Hearing Judson High School, Performing Arts Center - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FM 1516 Public Hearing Judson High School, Performing Arts Center January 15, 2019 The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.

Public Hearing Agenda Public Hearing Agenda PUBLIC HEARING FM 1516 Judson High School Performing Arts Center From I-10 East to FM 78 9443 Schaefer Rd, Converse, TX 78109 Open House: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Open House: 5:00 p.m. – .m. Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing: 6:00 p.m.  Introductions  Hearing Format  Project Overview  Environmental Overview  Schedule and Funding  Public Comments 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 2

Introductions Introductions Elected Officials Elected Officials Partner Agencies Partner Agencies Project Team Project Team 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 3

Hearing Format Hearing Format Pur Purpose of the Public Hearing: ose of the Public Hearing: To gather comments and feedback from the community regarding the proposed improvements to FM 1516. Hearing Format: Hearing F rmat: • Sign up to speak • Provide your name, address and Elected position/organization (if applicable) • Limit comments to three minutes • Time cannot be shared with other commenters 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 4

Project Overview Project Overview 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 5

Proposed Project Overview  Expand FM 1516 from two-lanes to four-lanes with left turn lanes and raised medians.  Add dedicated bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides of FM 1516.  Drainage improvements – drainage ditches and underground storm water system.  Project would require an additional 15.2 acres of right of way, with utility adjustments and one commercial displacement. No residential displacements are anticipated. FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 01/15/2019 6

Why is the proposed project needed? • Reduce congestion, which would in turn improve travel time along FM 1516 • Improve safety conditions along the corridor by upgrading intersections • Improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations. Traffic Predictions Existing (20 Existing (2016) 6) 13,300 3,300 vehicles per day Pr Proj oject ected (2044) d (2044) 26,900 vehicles per day 26,900 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 7

Pedestrian and Vehicle Crash Data • The vehicular crash rate in the project area is identified to be higher than the state average. • From 2011-2015, there were 81 injury related crashes. Eight of which, or 10%, of the total injury-related incidents involved bicyclists or pedestrians. 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 8

Existing Typical Section Existing FM 1516 Includes:  12-foot travel lanes  8-foot shoulders  Existing right-of-way (ROW) varies from 80 to 120 feet 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 9

Proposed Typical Section Proposed FM 1516 Typical Section Includes:  11-foot travel lanes, 14-foot continuous two-way center left turn lane  5-foot bike lanes  Adding curbs and sidewalks along both sides of the road  Proposed right-of-way is a typical 120 feet  The proposed right-of-way varies between 90 feet and 178 feet 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 10

Environmental Overview Environmental Overview 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 11

Environmental Studies  The acquisition of 1 The acq isition of 15.2 acres of pr 5.2 acres of proposed right oposed right of w of way; y;  One One commer commercial displacement; no ial displacement; no residential displacements; residential displacements;  5 stream cr 5 stream crossings, ossings, including appr including approximat imately ely 0.2 acres 0.2 acres of of permanent permanent im impacts t pacts to w wetlands and tlands and waters of the U of the U.S. S.  Im Impacts t pacts to appr approximat imately 7 ely 7.8 acres of the .8 acres of the 100-y 00-year floodplain; ar floodplain;  Traf affic Noise studies c Noise studies  Potential habitat f ntial habitat for tw r two stat o state-list e-listed threat ed threatened bir ened bird species: species: Wood Stork o White-faced Ibis o  Suitable habitat f Suitable habitat for f r four Species of ur Species of Great Greatest Conser st Conservativ tive Concern e Concern (SGCN) (SGCN) Correl’s false dragon-head (plant) o Texas garter snake (reptile) o Western Burrowing Owl (bird) o Plains spotted skunk (mammal) o No habitat f No habitat for f r federal threat ederal threatened ened or endangered or endangered species species  No substantiv No substantive e im impacts t pacts to Air Air Quality are anticipat Quality are anticipated due t ed due to the pr the project oject  No im No impacts t pacts to Cultural R Cultural Resour sources (hist ces (historic or ar ric or archeological) cheological)  01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 12

Schedule and Funding Schedule and Funding 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 13

Project Schedule and Process* *This project schedule and dates are preliminary and subject to change 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 14

Project Project Fundin unding 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 15

Public Comment Public Comment Period Period Limit: 3 minutes Per Speaker Limit: 3 minutes Per Speaker 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 16

Public Comment Opportunities Options for Commenting Options f ommenting 1. 1. Provide a Provide a verbal comment during verbal comment during the formal Public the formal Public Hearing Hearing tonight tonight 2. 2. Place comment card in comment Place comment c in comment box 3. 3. Email Email comments omments to: o: FM1516project@gmail.com FM1516project@gmail.com 4. 4. Mail comments to: Mail comments FM 1 FM 1516 Attn: Jacobs/B3004C ttn: Jacobs/B3004C P.O. Bo O. Box 53495 x 53495 Housto ton, T Texas xas 77052 7052 Deadline f Deadline for comments omments : Januar January 30, 20 y 30, 2019 For more information visit www.txdot.gov and search keywords “FM 1516 from I-10” 01/15/2019 FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 17

Verbal Comments rbal Comments • Submit Speaker Registration Card • Limited to 3 minutes Use microphone and face • court reporter • State your name and whom you represent (if applicable) • Unused time may not be given to another speaker 18 (.wav)

Thank you for your participation! The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT . FM 1516 – I-10 East to FM 78 01/15/2019 19