I-190/SILVER STREET INTERCHANGE (EXIT 1) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA)

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA I-190/SILVER STREET INTERCHANGE (EXIT 1) ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) TRANSCRIPT FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Contents Section 1 Public Meeting Information... 1 1.1 Location... 1 1.2 Time... 1 1.3 Public Notice... 1 1.4 Mailings and Presentation... 1 1.5 Sign In Sheet... 1 1.6 Comments Received... 1 Attachment A... 3 July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Section 1 Public Information Meeting 1.1 Location The I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) Public Information Meeting was held at the following location: Howard Johnson 950 North Street Rapid City, SD 57701 1.2 Time The public information meeting was an open-house style meeting which was held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (MST) with a formal presentation. 1.3 Public Notice The project team completed the advertisement and press release in accordance with SDDOT guidance. The advertisement was submitted to Native Sun News and the Rapid City Journal. The advertisement was published twice, on May 29, 2013 and June 5, 2013, in the Native Sun News in English. The advertisement was published twice, May 25, 2013 and June 1, 2013 in the Rapid City Journal in both English and Spanish. See Attachment A for copies the public notice. 1.4 Handout and Presentation An informational handout was prepared and distributed at the meeting. See Attachment A for the information sheet. HDR created and presented a presentation that provided a project overview, discussed the Project s Purpose and Need, the EA Preferred Alternative, and highlighted the impact to Executive Golf Course and relocations. A copy the presentation is shown in Attachment A. Finally, displays were also available that noted the alignment. Copies these displays can be found in Attachment A. 1.5 Sign In Sheet An HDR representative was stationed at the entrance to the auditorium to ensure each individual signed in appropriately. A total 26 individuals signed in on the sign-in sheet. See Attachment A for the sign in sheet. 1.6 Comments Received Four different methods were available for the public to comment: Informal discussion with the project team during the open house portion the public Input meeting. Individual project team members were responsible for documenting questions and comments they received. July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Comment forms received during and after the public information meeting. See Attachment A for the comment form. Email to Steve Gramm, Neil Schochenmaier, or Jody Page. Verbal comments received included: General comments received at the meeting were in regards to acquisition property, access to residences, and the flow traffic. Homeowners on the NW corner were present and inquiring about the new grades those roadways in reference o their backyards, and if there would be some sort buffer provided. Written comments received included: Hello sir, my name is Jason Stuen, I pastor the Dove Christian center up the road from exit 1c, we are expecting to expand in the near future and plan on running about 2500-3000 people and will need a serious exit on and f the interstate and now would be the perfect time to make those exits safe in a way to handle heavy traffic. Please let me know your plan on the upcoming improvements. July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Attachment A July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Public Notice July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Informational Handout July 2013

Public Meeting/ Open House June 11, 2013 IM 1902(61)0 PCN 1162 PENNINGTON COUNTY Interstate 190 / Silver Street Interchange Reconstruction Grading, Structures, Curb & Gutter, Storm Sewer, AC & PCC Pavement, Pavement Markings, Lighting, Signals, Permanent Signing The South Dakota Department Transportation provides services without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age or disability, according to the provisions contained in SDCL20-13, Title VI the Civil Rights Act 1964, the Rehabilitation Act 1973, as amended, the Americans With Disabilities Act 1990 and Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations. Any person who has questions concerning this policy or who believes they have been discriminated against should contact the Department s Civil Rights Office at 605-773-3540.

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Interstate 190 Silver Street Interchange Reconstruction Project IM 1902(61)0 PCN 1162 Public Meeting June 11, 2013 Project Team Planning and Environmental Assessment Steve Gramm & Tom Lehmkuhl, SDDOT Rick Laughlin & Becky Baker, HDR Engineering Final Design Neil Schochenmaier, SDDOT Todd Peckosh, City Rapid City Steve Hf & Jody Page, HDR Engineering Presentation Overview Project Limits Project Background Purpose and Need Development Preliminary Layout Landowner Meeting What s Next? ~Rapid Creek Bridge to Anamosa St. 2015 Start Construction Background Information I-190 pavement was originally constructed in 1960 I-190 pavement maintenance projects were completed in 1981 & 2006 Current Average Daily Traffic (ADT) 18,704 Year 2010 Current Truck Traffic 8.3% Projected ADT 21,921 Year 2030 Project Scope Grading, Structure, Curb & Gutter, Storm Sewer, PCC Pavement, Asphalt Pavement, Pavement Markings, Signals, Lighting, Permanent Signing, Retaining Walls, ROW $12.12 Million Estimated construction cost City Utility Project Water, Sanitary Sewer 1

The Environmental Process Project Purpose and Need Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Project Need Structural Deficiencies Geometric Deficiencies Transportation Demand Implied Consent System Linkage Consensus on Evaluation Safety Consensus on Final Consensus on Purpose and Need Consensus on Study Approach and Scope Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Project Purpose and Need The Purpose the Project is: to reconstruct the interchange to meet current design standards to improve the safety and mobility the traveling public to implement Rapid City s long-range plan to provide improved connectivity the local transportation system. Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Development No Build Alternative Build Total 8 were evaluated Full Diamond Interchange Scoping Single Point Diamond Interchange Hybrid Single Point Diamond Interchange Interchange with Loop Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Purpose and Need Section 4(f) Relocations Environmental Justice Noise Alternative Evaluation Factors Alternative 2a Section 4(f) Executive Golf Course De Minimis Finding Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI 2

Alternative 2a Relocations 8 Residences Alternative 2a Economic Resources and Environmental Justice Available for Review Preliminary Layout EA and Section 4(f) De Minimis Finding Available at: SDDOT Central Office SDDOT Region Office Rapid City City/School Administration Center The document is also available for download from http://www.sddot.com/transportation/highways/p lanning/specialstudies/i190/default.aspx Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Preliminary Layout SW Quadrant Preliminary Layout NW Quadrant 3

Preliminary Layout NE Quadrant Preliminary Layout SE Quadrant City Utility Project Utility Replacement Project Preliminary Layout Water Main New water main & services Service interruptions Sewer Main New sewer main & services Landowner Meetings Construction Traffic Control Permanent Easement/ROW Temporary Easements for Construction Temporary access Water/Sewer service ROW Appraisals Process Traffic & Access will be maintained through Construction I-190 & City Streets in the project area will be maintained with a minimum one lane in each direction Public Meeting to be held with detailed plans after final design Maintain access for mail, emergency services, customers & delivery trucks 4

What s Next? Written Comments by June 23 rd, 2013 Final Decision on EA- July 1 st, 2013 Landowner Meetings Fall 2013 ROW Appraisals and Negotiations with Landowners Begin Spring 2014 2 nd Public Meeting (Construction Phasing & Traffic Control) November 2014 Bid Letting December 2014 Construction Summer 2015 Tentative Dates Questions or Comments Please Submit Questions or Comments to: Neil Schochenmaier, Road Design Engineering Supervisor Neil.Schochenmaier@state.sd.us South Dakota Department Transportation 700 E. Broadway Ave. Pierre, SD 57501 Or Jody Page, Project Manager Jody.Page@hdrinc.com HDR Engineering 3820 Jackson Blvd, Ste 1 Rapid City, SD 57702 Public Meeting Information http://www.sddot.com/pe/projdev/planning_pubmeet.asp 5

Environmental, Social & Economic Impacts and Advanced Utility Coordination Project will comply with all state and federal environmental regulations Project will be coordinated with the following state and federal agencies: SD Dept. Environment & Natural Resources SD Dept. Game, Fish & Parks US Fish & Wildlife Service State Historic Preservation Office For additional information, please contact : Terry Keller, Engineer Supervisor SDDOT Project Development Office 700 E. Broadway Ave. Pierre SD 57501 Phone: 773-3721 E-Mail: Terry.Keller@state.sd.us Advanced Utility Coordination Highway projects may require adjustments or relocation existing utilities located along or crossing the highway project. The SDDOT has an "Advanced Utility Coordinating Process" in place that addresses all existing utility involvement. This process involves meeting with the utility owner and project designers to review any conflicts and determine the most cost effective option changing the design to avoid the existing utility or adjusting the utility. If the utility is required to relocate, all replacement utility easement acquisition and relocation work will be addressed and coordinated between the landowner and the utility company. For additional information on the "Advanced Utility Coordinating Process", please contact: Dave Hausmann, SDDOT Utility Coordinator, 700 E. Broadway Ave., Pierre, SD 57501 Phone 605-773-6593; E-Mail: Dave.Hausmann@state.sd.us

Right Way Information Individual Landowner Meetings: During the early stages the project s design, SDDOT will schedule a meeting with individual landowners living adjacent to the project. See the following page for an explanation this meeting. Property Acquisition Offer: After the project construction plans have been prepared and the right way limits have been established, your property will be appraised to determine the fair market value that portion your property that is needed for construction the project. The amount established is the basis for the fer that the Right Way Agent will make to you. If you feel that you cannot accept the State s fer, you have the right to have the amount just compensation established by the courts. Relocation Assistance Program: This program provides a variety services and payments to owners and tenants who have personal property affected by the right way being acquired for the project. Relocation payments are in addition to payments made for the real property being acquired. So as not to jeopardize your eligibility for payments, do not do anything until you have received a written relocation fer or have contacted Andrew J. Andy Jackson the SDDOT Right Way Program in Pierre. His phone number is 773-2911. Anyone not satisfied with the relocation fer made to them may appeal using the procedures described in the Relocation Brochure. The landowner may also be reimbursed for various fair and reasonable incidental expenses that may be incurred during the transfer property to the State. Right Way Information Brochures: Two brochures have been prepared which explain the SDDOT s Right Way process. They provide in-depth information on your rights with regard to the acquisition your property and the benefits available to you with regard to the Relocation Assistance Program. These brochures are available at this hearing on the Sign-in table. Please feel free to take a copy each with you.

Individual Landowner Meetings The purpose this meeting is to provide you with an opportunity to comment on various issues pertaining to the design this highway project as it relates to your property. The following topics will be discussed at the meetings. Please note that not all topics will apply to every property owner. 1. Permanent purchase and/or temporary use your property. 2. Locations and widths entrances to your property: The standard South Dakota Department Transportation (SDDOT) entrance-width for rural highways is 24 feet. Note: In general, existing entrance widths along rural State Highways are 24 feet or smaller. A maximum width 40 feet is allowed at locations where it is deemed appropriate and necessary. Entrances in urban areas can vary from 16 feet to 40 feet. The goal the SDDOT is to provide property owners located adjacent to the project with the access they need, and at the same time, enhance highway safety and reduce project costs. In some instances, the SDDOT may seek to combine duplicate entrances. For example, if your property has two or three entrances to the same property that are located close to each other, we would ask you to assess your current entrance needs and consider one entrance location that will meet those needs. 3. Are you aware any waterlines, drainfields, septic tanks, underground storage tanks, underground power lines, etc. that are located adjacent to the project and may be impacted by construction activities? 4. Are there any highway-related drainage or flooding problems located along your property or elsewhere along this section highway? 5. Are there Retaining Walls or Vaults on your property? 6. Temporary water and sewer service interruptions during construction activities. 7. Temporary access during construction activities. Please review your property and be prepared to discuss the above issues, as well as any other issues that you feel are unique to your property. No fers to acquire property will be made at these meetings since revisions to the plans will likely occur from your input.

Access Management South Dakota s Commitment to Safety and Smart Investment Decisions In Transportation What is Access Management? Access Management is the process providing highway entrances only at locations where they can be provided safely and efficiently. Consider that each access point added to an undivided highway in an urban or suburban area increases the annual accident rate by 11 to 18 percent on that highway segment. In rural areas, each added access point increases the annual accident rate by 7 percent. Overall, driveway-access accidents alone cost South Dakota approximately $36.5 million each year. Each additional access point also contributes to congestion. The more driveways on a street, the more places where people are slowing, changing lanes and turning. A five-lane street can quickly become a parking lot when there are many driveways in each block. When that happens, our valuable transportation investments are wasted and access to adjacent businesses is restricted. Controlled access facilities are segments highway where either no access or only limited access to the highway is allowed. Interstate highways are an example controlled access facilities where no access to the highway is allowed. Good access depends on the following: Limiting the number conflict points (places where there is a potential for crashes) Separating conflict areas Reducing interference with through traffic Providing good on-site circulation and storage Properly spaced traffic signals How does Access Management affect businesses? Studies have shown that access management can provide three benefits to businesses adjacent to highways: Making sure that drivers can get in and out businesses without being blocked by other traffic Making the highway more attractive by reducing congestion Extending the business effective service area by reducing travel times These benefits come not from having many driveways, but by having well-planned, well-located, highcapacity access points on the highway. Even skeptical business owners have found that proper access management results in an improved business climate, as customers can easily get in and out their business establishment. For more information on Access Management, contact: Dan Staton, SDDOT Access Management Engineer, 2300 Eglin St, Rapid City, SD 57709 Phone: Office - 605-394-2244, Cell 605-381-2806; E-Mail: Daniel.Staton@state.sd.us

WRITTEN TESTIMONY IM-1902(61)0 PCN 1162 PENNINGTON COUNTY Interstate 190 / Silver Street Interchange Reconstruction Name: Date: Address: Written testimony will be included in the meeting record. Please submit comments by Date: June 28, 2013, to: Neil Schochenmaier, Road Design Project Manager E-Mail: Neil.Schochenmaier@state.sd.us South Dakota Department Transportation 700 E. Broadway Ave. Pierre, SD 57501

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Sign In Sheet July 2013

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Comment Forms July 2013

I-190 Exit #1 Silver Street Interchange Reconstruction WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! What are your project concerns? What do you feel the SDDOT and the consulting engineer need to take into account? Please submit your comments before June 28, 2013 to: Mail: HDR Engineering, Inc. E-mail: Jody.Page@hdrinc.com ATTN: Jody Page 3820 Jackson Blvd, Suite 1 Fax: 605-791-6161 Rapid City, SD 57702-3202 (optional) Name: Phone: Address: Email: I-190 Exit #1 Silver Street Interchange Reconstruction WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! What are your project concerns? What do you feel the SDDOT and the consulting engineer need to take into account? Please submit your comments before June 28, 2013 to: Mail: HDR Engineering, Inc. E-mail: Jody.Page@hdrinc.com ATTN: Jody Page 3820 Jackson Blvd, Suite 1 Fax: 605-791-6161 Rapid City, SD 57702-3202 (optional) Name: Phone: Address: Email:

From: PLACE POSTAGE HERE HDR Engineering, Inc. ATTN: Jody Page 3820 Jackson Blvd, Suite 1 Rapid City, SD 57702-3202 From: PLACE POSTAGE HERE HDR Engineering, Inc. ATTN: Jody Page 3820 Jackson Blvd, Suite 1 Rapid City, SD 57702-3202

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Presentation July 2013

The Environmental Process Project Purpose and Need Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Project Need Structural Deficiencies Geometric Deficiencies Implied Consent Transportation Demand System Linkage Consensus on Evaluation Safety Consensus on Final Consensus on Purpose and Need Consensus on Study Approach and Scope Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Project Purpose and Need The Purpose the Project is: to reconstruct the interchange to meet current design standards to improve the safety and mobility the traveling public to implement Rapid City s long-range plan to provide improved connectivity the local transportation system. No Build Alternative Build Total 8 were evaluated Full Diamond Interchange Development Single Point Diamond Interchange Hybrid Single Point Diamond Interchange Interchange with Loop Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI Purpose and Need Section 4(f) Relocations Environmental Justice Noise Alternative Evaluation Factors Alternative 2a Section 4(f) Executive Golf Course De Minimis Finding Scoping Purpose and Need Development Evaluation Selection the Preferred Alternative Draft Final ROD/FONSI 2

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Displays July 2013

IFeet 0 500 1,000 Legend Receptors that Currently Exceed NAC Receptors Impacted by Alternative 2a Working Limits for Alternative 2a Silver Street 190 Philadelphia Street North Street Noise May 2013 Interstate I-190/Silver Street Interchange Rapid City, South Dakota Figure 3-5

I SCALE IN FEET 190 190 0 500 1,000 Legend Residences to be Acquired Working Limits for Alternative 2a Silver Street 3 4 6 10 23 North Street Philadelphia Street 22 14 15 Relocations-Alternative 2a Interstate 190/Silver Street Interchange Study Rapid City, South Dakota May 2013 Figure 3-6

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cowboy Hill! Scott Mallow Park SCALE IN FEET 0 375 750!!!! 190 Legend!!! M Hill Trails Alternative 2a would encroach on 0.03 acres Greenway Alternative 2a would encroach on 0.28 acres the Executive Golf Course Silver Street American Legion Park Multi Use Paths Project Area Park and Recreation Areas Greenways Impacted Areas Working Limits for Alternative 2a Philadelphia Street North Street Executive Golf Course Memorial Park West Section 4(f) Resource Impacts May 2013 Interstate 190/Silver Street Interchange Rapid City, South Dakota Figure 3-9

PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING TRANSCRIPT I-190/Silver Street Interchange (Exit 1) EA Written Comments July 2013