BUSINESS OWNERS UPDATE MEETING

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1 INTERSTATE-70 / NEW STANTON INTERCHANGE PROJECT BUSINESS OWNERS UPDATE MEETING January 31, 2013 Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Station 5

2 STATION 1 Welcome Display 1 of 2 INTERSTATE-70 / NEW STANTON INTERCHANGE PROJECT Welcome BUSINESS OWNERS UPDATE MEETING January 31, 2013 PROJECT UPDATE Welcome to this afternoon s Business Owners Update Meeting, conducted by Engineering District 12-0 of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). This meeting is intended for businesses in the Interstate-70 New Stanton Interchange Project area, to provide an informational update of project developments since PennDOT s participation in a meeting of business owners on July 3, During that meeting, conducted by business owners, PennDOT heard the interests and concerns of local businesses, many of which included access, traffic flow, connectivity north and south of I-70, a potential Rachel Drive extension, and more. Since the July 3 meeting, PennDOT and its project team, led by URS Corporation, of Pittsburgh, conducted 20 public involvement-related meetings with individual stakeholders to further explore local interests and support project development. Preliminary engineering for the New Stanton Interchange Project is approximately 95 percent complete, with the preliminary engineering design plan and final rightof-way plan undergoing final checks. Since last Summer s Business Owners Meeting at the New Stanton Fire Hall, the project team received environmental approval for the project; adjusted the new interchange location slightly eastward; incorporated the Rachel Drive extension with a new, third roundabout connection to the Bair Boulevard extension; identified the extent of improvement to the local roadway network including intersection improvements to Pennsylvania Avenue, Byers Avenue and Bair Boulevard with Center Avenue; and addressed business access considerations.

3 STATION 1 Welcome Display 2 of 2 INFORMATION STATIONS Today s meeting is organized in an open house format with a series of informational update stations arranged by location within the project area (information stations three, four and five). Attendees are free to visit any or all of the informational stations where project team members are available to discuss project updates by location and answer any questions. The project team is equipped with clipboards to record your comments and questions so that follow-up may be conducted as needed. Comments may also be provided via a general comment form that was provided upon registering your attendance. Station 1 Registration Table (Please sign the attendance roster, provide your contact information and receive a comment form and informational handout.) Station 2 Project Schedule and General Update Station 3 I-70 Mainline, Interchange and Roundabouts detail Station 4 Mainline South (Pennsylvania Ave and South Center Ave) Station 5 Mainline North (Bair Blvd, Byers Ave, Rachel Drive and North Center Ave) Station 6 PennDOT s Right-of-Way Process Station 7 Comment Area (to complete and deposit your comment form) What s Next PennDOT will begin final design by this Spring, which will include detailed development of the preliminary design to identify: materials, quantities and associated cost estimates; construction phasing and related traffic controls; and preparations of documents necessary to let the project for public bids. The final design phase will take about months to complete followed by project bid letting by Summer PennDOT will maintain open lines of communication with the business community throughout final design to identify construction way-finding and trailblazing opportunities to direct motorists through the local road network to and from the interstate during the different phases of construction. The right-of-way acquisition phase of the project will be conducted concurrently with final design by PennDOT s Right-of-Way Unit, supported by Arrow Land Solutions, of Altoona. The right-of-way process will be conducted confidentially with individual claimants, and pre-meetings are tentatively planned for late February/ early March Right-of-way personnel from PennDOT and Arrow Land Solutions are available at informational station # 6, to answer general questions about PennDOT s right-of-way process. A construction start is anticipated in Project Schedule Preliminary Design Environmental Clearance In Progress Complete Right-of-Way Acquisition Final Design Construction 2015 thru 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jerry Bendo, Project Manager PennDOT Engineering District N. Gallatin Ave Ext. Uniontown, PA jbendo@pa.gov Vince Komacko, Right-of-Way Administrator PennDOT Engineering District N. Gallatin Ave Ext. Uniontown, PA vkomacko@pa.gov Visit the project website:

4 STATION 2 Project Schedule & General Update Display 1 of 3 SR 0070, SECTION Q10 NEW STANTON INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Project Schedule Preliminary Design In Progress Environmental Clearance Complete Right-of-Way Acquisition Final Design Construction 2015 thru 2018

5 STATION 2 Project Schedule & General Update Display 2 of 3 SR 0070, SECTION Q10 NEW STANTON INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Summary of Items Modified Since July 3, 2012 Meeting I-70 shifted to the north Rachel Drive connection to Byers added to final plan Roundabout included at Rachel Drive Interchange shifted 100 ft. to the east Sidewalk included on south side of Pennsylvania Avenue Sidewalk included on south side of Bair Boulevard Intersection improvements along Center Avenue - Bair Blvd., Byers Ave., Pennsylvania Ave.

6 STATION 2 Project Schedule & General Update Display 3 of 3 SR 0070, SECTION Q10 NEW STANTON INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Public Outreach to Date New Stanton Public Officials Briefing (12/14/11) Business Owner s Meeting (01/26/12) Public Meeting (01/26/12) Business Owner s Meeting (6/5/2012) TJ s Restaurant Meeting (6/5/12) Business Owner s Meeting (7/3/2012) Westmoreland Co. Conservation District Meeting (8/1/12) McDonald s Corporate Meeting (8/9/12) TJ s Restaurant Meeting (9/4/12) Borough Meeting (9/6/12) Pedestrian Bridge Meeting (9/20/12) Agency Coordination Meeting (10/2/12) Borough Meeting (10/9/12) Westmoreland Co. Conservation District Meeting (10/30/12) Utility Meeting (10/31/12) Utility Meeting (11/20/12) Borough Meeting (1/17/13) Utility Meeting (1/24/13) Public Officials Briefing (1/31/13) Business Owner s Meeting (1/31/13)

7 STATION 3 I-70 Mainline, Interchange & Roundabouts Detail Display 1 of 3

8 STATION 3 I-70 Mainline, Interchange & Roundabouts Detail Display 2 of 3

9 STATION 3 I-70 Mainline, Interchange & Roundabouts Detail Display 3 of 3

10 STATION 4 Mainline South (Pennsylvania Avenue and South Center Avenue) Display 1 of 1

11 STATION 5 Mainline North (Bair Boulevard, Byers Avenue, North Center Avenue) Display 1 of 1