Public Hearing

Draft Environmental Impact Statement / Section 4(f) Evaluation

March 4, 2008 March 5, 2008
Birney Elementary School Amidon Elementary School
South Capitol Street
South Capitol Street
History of the Project
History of the Project
Relationship to AWI Projects
Relationship to AWI Projects
Project Area
Project Area
Initial Public Outreach
Initial Public Outreach
Purpose and Need
Purpose and Need
Improve safety
The design and deteriorating condition of transportation infrastructure
in the corridor creates the need for improvements.
Improve multimodal mobility
Roadway connections are missing and facilities for pedestrians,
bicyclists are lacking.
Improve accessibility
Grade separations and intersection configurations limit access to
activity centers.
Support ongoing economic development
Ongoing and planned development in the area will add thousands of
jobs and create new residential neighborhoods, creating the need for
transportation improvements.
Build Alternatives: Common Elements
Build Alternatives: Common Elements
South Capitol
Street would be a
six-lane boulevard
Low impact
development
treatments
incorporated
throughout the
corridor
New Frederick
Douglass
Memorial Bridge
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Widened sidewalks,
trails, and curbside
lanes
Street trees, street
lights, bike racks
Wide multi-use paths
on the new Frederick
Douglass Memorial
Bridge
Connections to
Riverwalk and street
network
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge
Distinctive, architecturally significant structure
Opening span for navigation channel
Preferred bridge type not yet selected:
Cable
Stayed
Swing
Arched
Bascule
Stayed
Bascule
Retractile
Build Alternative 1
Build Alternative 1
Modifications to I-395
interchange
Intersection at Potomac
Avenue
Intersection at Suitland
Parkway
Modifications to I-295
interchange
Modification at
MLK/Howard/Sheridan
$508 $626 million
Build Alternative 2
Build Alternative 2
Modifications to I-395
interchange
M Street intersection
Oval at Potomac Ave
Circle at Suitland
Parkway
New I-295 interchange
New MLK interchange
Modification at
MLK/Howard/Sheridan
$644 $781 million
Technical Studies Supporting the DEIS
Technical Studies Supporting the DEIS
Air Quality
Bridge Alignment Study
Community and
Socioeconomic Impacts
Cultural Resources
Hazardous Materials Sites
Noise
Traffic and Transportation
Wetlands
Wildlife and Habitat
Water Quality
Visual Quality
Section 4(f) Evaluation
Indirect and Cumulative Impacts
Key Findings
Key Findings
No or minimal impacts to:
Air Quality
Water Quality
Wetlands
Floodplains
Threatened and endangered
species
Visual Quality
Key Findings
Key Findings
Property acquisition
Slight increases in noise levels over existing
and no build conditions
Adverse effects to historic resources
Plan for the City of Washington
Suitland Parkway
Section 4(f) use of historic resources and
public parklands
Section 106 Studies
Section 106 Studies
Area of Potential Effect
Concurrence from District Historic Preservation Office in
December 2005
Determination of Eligibility report
4 NRHP - listed properties
10 NRHP- eligible properties
District Historic Preservation Office Concurrence in July 2006
Assessment of Effects
Build Alternative 1 has adverse effect on Suitland Parkway
Build Alternative 2 has adverse effect on Suitland Parkway and
City of Washington Plan
District Historic Preservation Office concurrence in August
2007
Section 106 Consulting Party Coordination (ongoing)
Post-DEIS Efforts
Post-DEIS Efforts
45-day public comment period
closes on March 31, 2008
Review and respond to
comments on the DEIS
Prepare FEIS
Review and approval of FEIS
(DDOT/FHWA)
Review of FEIS by public
(30-day comment period)
Prepare Record of Decision
Initiate design of the preferred
alternative
Your comments are important!
Your comments are important!
The public comment period on the Draft EIS will end
on March 31, 2008.
Please provide your comments on the Draft EIS by:
Testifying at tonights hearing
Submitting written comments tonight
Mailing or faxing comments DDOT
Emailing comments
Submitting comments to the website