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I-10 from Loop 1604 to SH 130 – Public Hearing January 31, 2019

I-10 FROM LOOP 1604 TO SH 130 PUBLIC HEARING

January 31, 2019


Public Hearing Format

Purpose of the Public Hearing: To solicit feedback from the community regarding proposed improvements

Public Hearing Procedures and Protocols: – Sign up to speak at the registration table

– Provide your name and organization (if applicable)

– Limit comments to three minutes

– To ensure the court reporter correctly documents your comments, please address comments to TxDOT and the court reporter, not the audience

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I-10 Corridor Overview

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Project Location

Approximately 27 miles long

Project begins at Loop 1604 (San Antonio)

Project ends at SH 130 (Seguin)

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Proposed Project


Project Overview

Address Congestion

– Traffic along I-10 is projected to increase approximately 40% by the year 2040

Facilitate Freight Movement

– The percentage of trucks continues to increase

– Bridge clearances do not meet today’s design standards for trucks

Improve Operations

– Existing I-10/SH 46 intersection will not meet projected traffic demand

– Ramps back up onto mainlanes in some locations

– Existing interchanges lack turnarounds and will not meet projected traffic

demand

– Existing two-way frontage roads do not meet current design standards

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Why is the Project Needed?


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FM 464 SH 46 SH 123 SH 130

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Project Overview - Projected Growth in Traffic on I-10 at Key Interchanges

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Project Overview

Adding one mainlane in each direction

Adding I-10 direct connector lanes between I-10 and SH 46

Converting frontage roads from two-way to one-way operation

Changing the location of numerous entrance/exit ramps

Reconstructing several overpasses/underpasses to increase

bridge clearances

Adding turnarounds at some intersections

Adding new frontage roads in some areas where none exist

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What are the Proposed Improvements?


Project Overview – Typical Sections

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Crash History

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Crashes along the I-10 frontage

roads/ramps within the project area

have doubled between 2012 and 2016

34% of crashes in the study area

occurred on the frontage roads/ramps

Source: TxDOT Crash reports January 1, 2012 through September 5, 2016


Frontage Road Conversion – Safety Improvements

A study by the Texas A&M Transportation

Institute showed that one-way frontage

roads improved safety by:

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Source: “Safety and Economic Impacts of Converting Two-way Frontage Roads to One-way: Methodology

and Findings.” Eisele et.al. Texas Transportation Institute, 2011

– Reducing fatal and injury crashes by 57%

– Reducing serious head-on and angle crashes 80-96%

– Reducing intersection crashes 77-85%


Frontage Road Conversion – Traffic Congestion and Delay Improvements

Another study found that one-way frontage roads reduce

traffic congestion and delays because:

– The conversion adds travel lanes in a specific direction

– There is one less direction of traffic moving so waiting

time at traffic signals is reduced

– U-turn lanes improve traffic flow at intersections and

can be used on one-way frontage roads, but not on

two-way frontage roads

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Source: “A Study to Develop Warrants for Conversion to One-Way Frontage Roads.” Messer, Stover, and

Gattis. Texas Transportation Institute, 1988


Environmental Overview

Archeological Resources

Biological Resources

Community Impacts Assessment

Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment

Historic Resources

Traffic Noise

Water Resources

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Environmental Studies

Environmental reports are available tonight for public review.



Right of Way

– Proposed: 14.19 acres

– Temporary Construction Easements: 1.78 acres

No displacements of residential or commercial properties would occur

No noise abatement is proposed

Wetlands and Other Waters of the U.S.

– Potential impacts to waters of the U.S. would primarily occur from the

replacement of bridges and extension of culverts in the project area

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Environmental Summary



Historic Resources

– Consultation under Section 106 is ongoing.

– The project would require 0.006 acres of right of way from a historic

property determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic

Places (NRHP).

– TxDOT is pursuing a de minimis impact determination. TxDOT will consider

comments received during the public hearing before making a final

Section 4(f) determination.

The public boat ramp under the bridge at the Guadalupe River would remain,

although temporary closures would occur during construction.

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Environmental Summary Continued


Project Timeline

* Date subject to change.

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Preparation of

Environmental

Documents &

Schematic

Design

Host Open

House Public

Meetings

Host Public

Hearing

Environmental

Clearance

JANUARY 2017

– DECEMBER

2018

OCTOBER 24 &

NOVEMBER 6,

2017

JANUARY 31,

2019 SPRING 2019

Construction

2021*

Obtain ROW &

Relocate

Utilities

2019 - 2021


Project Funding

I-10 from Loop 1604 to SH 130

– Construction Cost: Approximately $1.2 B

–Funding Available: Approximately $354 M

•Graytown Road to Bexar/Guadalupe County Line = $154 M

•US 90A to SH 130 = $200 M

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Public Hearing Format - Public Comment Opportunities

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– Present verbal comments during the hearing

– Give a verbal comment to the court reporter tonight

– Leave a comment form in the comment box

Michael Baker International

ATTN: I-10 from Loop 1604 to SH 130

17721 Rogers Ranch Parkway, #250

San Antonio, TX 78258

[email protected]

* For more information visit txdot.gov and

search “I-10 from Loop 1604”.

Comments must be

postmarked or received

by February, 15, 2019 to

be a part of the official

hearing record

Public Hearing

Mail

Email

http://www.txdot.gov/


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• Submit Speaker Registration Card

• Limited to 3 minutes

• Use microphone and face court

reporter

• State your name and whom you

represent (if applicable)

• Unused time may not be given to

another speaker

Verbal Comments

Public Comment Section

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Public Comment Session

We greatly appreciate your attendance and participation.

Deadline for comments: February 15, 2019

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