SR25 Preventative Maintenance Project in Tippecanoe County

Faith Community Center

Monday, December 6, 2010

6:00pm

Welcome

Public Hearing will consist of a formal presentation

Public Comment Session Informal Q & A in project display area

with project engineers and INDOT project officials

INDOT Project Team Alan Plunkett

Crawfordsville District Deputy Commissioner Scott Burress

Crawfordsville District Communications Director Debbie Calder

Crawfordsville District Public Information Director Erik Seef

Crawfordsville District Area Engineer

INDOT Project Team Rickie Clark

Public Involvement Manager Mike Hoy

INDOT Design Team Mike Vollmer

INDOT Design Team Richard Gilyeat

INDOT Office of Environmental Services

Public Hearings Process Hearing and comment process Presentation of proposed project Project description (preferred alternative) Right-of-way (real estate) impacts Anticipated project schedule and costs Environmental Impacts Preliminary design

How to submit a public comment Verbally to audio recorder Comment sheet in information packet Mail comments to INDOT Formal public statement Comment deadline – Monday, January 3, 2011 Comments will be reviewed, evaluated & addressed

in subsequent project documentation

Legal Notice of Public Hearing

Legal Notice of Public Hearing was advertised in the Lafayette Journal & Courier on 11/19/10 & 11/26/10

A copy of the legal notice was mailed to known property owners within project area

Announcement of public hearing posted to INDOT website; INDOT media release

SR 25 Maintenance Project

Conducted as a requirement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Requires INDOT to analyze and evaluate the

impacts of a proposed project to the natural and socio-economic environments

Impacts are described in environmental document

Environmental document was released for public involvement by INDOT on 4/27/10

SR 25 Maintenance Project Establish the purpose of need for the proposed improvement Develop a number of possible alternatives including a “Do

Nothing” alternative as a baseline for comparison Screen alternatives to identify a preferred alternative Solicit public comment on environmental document and

preliminary design plan Environment document cannot be approved until public

comments have been solicited, addressed, and given full consideration during the decision making process

Environmental Document Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 S. South

Street, Lafayette, IN (765) 429-0100 Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana

Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN (317) 232-6601

Indiana Department of Transportation – Crawfordsville District Office, 41 West 300 North, Crawfordville, IN (765) 362-3700; Alan Plunkett, District Deputy Commissioner

Project Stakeholders

Indiana Department of Transportation Indiana Division Federal Highways

Administration Tippecanoe County Elected Public Officials Community

Impacted residents & property owners commuters

SR 25 relinquishment projects

Purpose and Need With the new Hoosier Heartland Corridor

being constructed, INDOT’s Crawfordsville District and Tippecanoe County have agreed to have the state relinquish 10.9 miles (from I-65 to the Carroll County Line) of existing SR 25 to Tippecanoe County.

SR 25 relinquishment projects Purpose and Need (continued)

It is the intent of these projects to meet the following guidelines established in INDOT’s Route Transfer Policy:

Provide a pavement with at least a 10 year remaining life @ time of relinquishment

Provide at least a 10 year deck life and 15 year substructure life on bridges

Provide at least a 10 year remaining life on drainage structures, traffic control structures and lighting structures

SR 25 relinquishment projects

Purpose and Need (continued) Tippecanoe County and INDOT have

evaluated the condition of the road and drainage structures and have agreed upon the following improvements:

HMA Overlay, Preventive Maintenance (remove the existing asphalt surface and replace with a new asphalt surface)

Small structure repair – 10 separate locations Small structure replacement – 2 separate

locations

SR 25 relinquishment projects

Design Criteria Existing SR25 is considered a minor

arterial Traffic Volumes

Current volumes: 11,000 vehicles per day After the Hoosier Heartland Corridor is open,

this section of SR25 is expected to see a reduction in traffic to 1,700 vehicles per day in 2013.

I-65 to Delp (SR 225)

I-65 to Delp (SR 225)

A17 INDOT District

Maintenance will remove debris; no work is included in these projects

A19 Pipe Replacement (42

inch diameter) Replace Guardrail on

the North side

A22 Pipe Replacement (18

inch diameter)

A23 Rehabilitate 3 ft x 2 ft

Reinforced Concrete Box on North (shorten box and add wingwalls)

Replace Guardrail on the North side

Delp to Americus

Delp to Americus A30

Fill Existing Pipe (flowable mortar/grout)

Install new 3 ft x 2 ft Reinforced Concrete Box appox. 300 ft to the West

Grade Ditch on the south side of the road to the new Reinforced Concrete Box

A31 Rehabilitate 3 ft x 2 ft

Reinforced Concrete Box on North side (shorten and add wingwalls)

Replace Guardrail on both sides of road

A32 INDOT District

Maintenance will remove debris; no work is included in these projects

A37 Pipe Replacement (24

inch diameter) Ditch Grading

A40 Pipe Replacement (24

inch diameter) Ditch Grading

Americus to County Road East 900 N

Americus to County Road East 900 N Des 0200004

Replace with 8 ft x 4 ft Reinforced Concrete Box

Structure will be extended so no guardrail will be required

B12 Pipe Replacement (35 in x 24 in

deformed/elliptical) Manhole, replace Inlet (same

location) Clean and grade ditch at Outlet

Des 0800909 Replace with 18 ft x 6 ft Reinforced

Concrete Box with wingwalls, shoulder widening with guardrail

B19 Replace Pipe with 3 ft x 2 ft Reinforced

Concrete Box & Grade Ditches

B20 Pipe Replacement (18 inch

diameter) B21

INDOT District Maintenance will remove debris; no work is included in these projects

There is ongoing coordination with the County on specific improvements

B22 No work planned in these projects There is ongoing coordination

with the County on specific improvements

County Road East 900 N to County Line

County Road East 900 N to County Line

B25 Work is included in the

Hoosier Heartland Corridor Project

B26 Work is included in the

Hoosier Heartland Corridor Project

B27 Fill Pipe (not a

functioning pipe since the ditch drains away from this location)

SR 25 relinquishment projects Description of Right-of-Way

Approx. 5.0 acres of Permanent Right-of-Way

Approx. 0.07 acres of Temporary Right-Of-Way for construction access is required

There are no relocations with these projects

Estimated Project Cost Preliminary estimate of $5.7 million

SR 25 relinquishment projects Maintenance of Traffic

Road Closures will be required on 11 of the small structure locations

One-lane restrictions with flaggers will be utilized at two of the small structure locations

One-lane restrictions with flaggers will be utilized during the asphalt resurface.

The official detour will utilize the new Hoosier Heartland Corridor.

The existing county roads will provide unofficial local detouring around the closure locations.

Communication and coordination of the closure locations and times will be critical (covered in more detail later in the presentation)

SR 25 relinquishment projects Construction timeline

Letting is scheduled for November 15, 2012 Minor construction preparation work will begin in early

2013. Major construction work will not start until after April 1,

2013 and will continue until November 2013. The larger small structure work will be staged during

the summer months when school is out. However, given the number of small structures to be

worked on, there will be road closures during the school year.

The asphalt resurface will be constructed in late summer to fall after all of the small structure work is complete.

SR 25 relinquishment projects Communication and Coordination of road

closures: Signing will be placed in the field with a

minimum 7 day prior notice of each closure. Changeable message boards will be utilized to

provide more details Emergency Response Coordination

The contractor and INDOT will coordinate with all the emergency responders prior to start of construction, prior to any location closure, and prior to any change in closure locations.

School District coordination for school bus route changes

Post Office coordination for route changes

SR 25 relinquishment projects

Communication and Coordination of road closures: Closure segment CR550N to CR775E

Close June 1 (when school breaks for summer) to June 30 Des 0200004 (located in Americus, 300 ft west of CR

775E) 10 day closure

A31, A37, and A40 - 5 day closure for each CR550N does have a steep hill and CR450N or HH may

be a better local detour CR 800N to CR 1000E

Close July 1 to August 15 (when school starts again) Des 0800909 (1200 ft east of CR800N) – 21 day closure B19 - 10 day closure B20 - 5 day closure

SR 25 relinquishment projects

Communication and Coordination of road closures: Probably closures during the School year

I65 to Delp (SR 225) A19 – 10 day closure A22 – 5 day closure

Delp to Americus A30 – 10 day closure

CR775E to CR800N B12 – 5 day closure

SR 25 relinquishment projects

This concludes our project specific information

We will be available to discuss one-on-one questions over at the large scale printouts hanging on the walls

Project specific plans are available to review as well

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Real Estate Acquisition Process

“Uniform Act” of 1970 All federal, state, and local governments

must comply Requires just compensation

Acquisition Process Appraisals Review Appraisals Negotiations

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Amount of compensation cannot be less than fair market value

Partial Acquisition INDOT will state amount to be paid for

acquisition Separate amount will be stated for

damages to the portion retained by the property owner

If remainder has little or no value, INDOT will consider purchasing remainder

Real Estate Acquisition Process

Agreement When agreement is reached, owner will

be asked to sign an option to buy, purchase agreement, easement, or deed

No Agreement Mediation Condemnation

Public Comments

Indiana Department of Transportation, Public Hearings Office, Room N642,100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204; (317) 232-6601

E-mail: rclark@indot.in.gov INDOT respectfully requests that

comments be postmarked by Monday, January 3, 2011

All comments will be reviewed, evaluated, and given full consideration during decision-making process.

Environmental Document

Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 S. South Street, Lafayette, Indiana (765) 429-0100

Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana Government Center North, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN (317) 232-6601

Indiana Department of Transportation – Crawfordsville District Office, 41 West 300 North, Crawfordsville, IN (765) 362-3700; Alan Plunkett, District Deputy Commissioner