I-65/I-70 North Split Project Presentation updated February 2018 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

I-65/I-70 North Split Project Presentation updated February 2018

Project Status We are here Preliminary NEPA Partial Design Planning • Planning documents do not identify a preferred alternative Final Design and Procurement Construction • Early in NEPA process • Not doing final design

Need for Project North Split Interchange: • Second-most heavily-traveled interchange in the state • Accommodates over 214,000 vehicles per day • Is operating beyond capacity • Constructed between 40 and 50 years ago • Does not meet current design standards

Need for Project • Existing 32 bridges need rehabilitation or replacement due to structural conditions • Deteriorating pavement conditions require constant repair and patching for roadway and shoulders • Current interchange has complex lane change configurations

Environmental Assessment (EA) The EA studies impacts on homes, businesses and the natural environment • Cultural Resources – Historic sites and districts (Section 106) • Environmental Justice – Minority and low-income populations • Additional public outreach in low-income and minority communities

Environmental Assessment (EA) • Noise – Projected changes of noise levels and their effects on local neighborhoods • Connectivity – How to maintain connections to local roads, trails, and pedestrian and bicycle facilities • Coordination – Input from state, local and federal resource agencies and permitting agencies, e.g. IDNR, IDEM

Alternatives • As part of NEPA, investigating a wide range of alternatives • Two-stage screening study • System Level • Project Level • System Level report will be available this spring for public review & comment • Public information meeting REMINDER: No preferred alternative yet

System Level Screening Study • Large scale review of alternatives for interstates downtown • Evaluate function, impacts and costs • Considering full downtown interstate system • Results will guide Project Level Screening of North Split interchange alternatives • Project Level Screening then defines alternatives for the environmental study

System Level Screening Alternatives Travel Demand Management Transportation System Alternatives • Interstate Diversion • No-Build • Increase I-465 capacity and implement actions to divert traffic away from • Upgrade existing interstates downtown interstates • Including North Split • Transit • Replace existing system • Make major regional transit investments • Depress downtown interstates to reduce travel demand on downtown interstates • Replace interstate sections with boulevards • Surface boulevards + interstates in tunnels • New interstate links

System Level Screening – Key Questions Can we divert high volumes of downtown traffic to I-465? • Past studies show most traffic on downtown interstates is local AM Peak Hour inbound Trip Pattern – Indianapolis Travel Demand Model • One indicator is peak period traffic, which is primarily home-to-work travel • I-70 east has the highest peak hour volumes in the state, with 65% inbound in the morning • I-65 from the south is 70% inbound in the morning

System Level Screening – Key Questions How will local and neighborhood streets be impacted? A 2003 Purdue study showed the following impacts when I-65 /I-70 was closed during Hyperfix: • Pennsylvania St (south of Fall Creek) 46% more traffic • Delaware St (south of Fall Creek) 112% more traffic • Fall Creek/Binford (Illinois to 56 th ) 35% more traffic • College Ave (Washington to 10 th ) 195% more traffic • East St (10 th to Washington) 75% more traffic • West Street (I-65 to I-70) 78% more traffic

System Level Screening – Key Questions What would it cost to replace the existing system? • Preliminary cost estimate for the North Split interchange: $250 to $300 million • Estimated cost for peer city tunnel/ boulevard: $3.5 billion • Plus $10 million/year for maintenance • I-81 in Syracuse, New York (1.6 miles) • System Level Screening Study will provide preliminary cost estimates for alternatives

Public Involvement Robust public involvement plan with numerous stakeholders – neighborhoods, employers, local and state officials. • Project website, social media, text alerts and e-newsletters • Media relations • Public meetings • Community Advisory Committee (CAC) • Presentations to local groups and key stakeholders

Public Involvement And the list keeps growing

Questions Contact: Emily Kibling Public Involvement PO Box 44141 Indianapolis, IN 46244 Phone: 317.749.0309 info@northsplit.com www.northsplit.com