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Syracuse City Council

Syracuse City Council. March 8, 2011. EIS Process & Schedule. Purpose and Need. Primary Purposes Improve Regional Mobility Enhance Peak-Period Mobility Secondary Objectives Enhance Transportation Mode Relationships Support Local Growth Objectives

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Syracuse City Council

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  1. Syracuse City Council March 8, 2011

  2. EIS Process& Schedule

  3. Purpose and Need • Primary Purposes • Improve Regional Mobility • Enhance Peak-Period Mobility Secondary Objectives • Enhance Transportation Mode Relationships • Support Local Growth Objectives • Provide Increased Bicycle and Pedestrian Options

  4. Alternatives Development and Screening

  5. 46 Preliminary Alternatives • Widen existing roads • Transit only • 4-lane divided highways • 5-lane arterials • 2-lane arterials

  6. 14 Alternatives passed Level 1 Screening Advanced: • Widen everything • 4-lane divided highways* • Eliminated: • Arterials • D&RG north of Farmington • Transit-only • * 5-lane arterial north of 4000 South

  7. 3 Alternatives passed Level 2 Screening Advanced Alternatives: • Minimize & Balance community and environmental impacts while meeting the transportation need

  8. Level 2 Screening Results 14 3 ROW Acquisitions…………….. 75 – 552 103 - 141 Acres of Wetlands…………...... 2 – 125 36 – 54 Historic Properties…………….. 1 – 27 1 – 2 Acres of High Quality Habitat… 0 – 103 31 – 39 Agricultural Protection Areas…. 0 – 31 3 – 31 Acres of 100-year Floodplain… 20 – 117 28 Section 4f Properties…………. 2 – 8 3 – 6 *Items in blue have state and federal law protection

  9. Bluff Road Comparison

  10. Next Steps • March • Gather public comments – Submit comments by March 25 • Collaborate with public, cities, and agencies • Revise and finalize alternatives for DEIS • April – early 2012 • Detailed engineering on alternatives • Early 2012 • Public hearing on DEIS

  11. westdavis@utah.gov www.udot.utah.gov/WestDavis

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