LOOP 9 SOUTHEAST WELCOME TO THE LOOP 9 CORRIDOR/FEASIBILITY STUDY. Presentation 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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1 1 WELCOME TO THE LOOP 9 CORRIDOR/FEASIBILITY STUDY PUBLIC MEETINGS Open House 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Presentation 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Open House 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2013 Thursday, September 26, 2013 Lancaster Elementary School Red Oak Intermediate School 1109 West Main Street 401 East Ovilla Road Lancaster, TX Glenn Heights, TX 75154

2 Study Goals 2 LOOP 9 SOUTHEAST Solicit input from local and community leaders on specific transportation facility needs Promote public involvement to garner input and understand public needs and values Determine the transportation problems within the study area Identify a corridor where transportation projects could be developed to address area problems Identify specific transportation projects to advance in the corridor while considering the potential for impacts on the natural, socio- economic, and cultural environments Recommend a program of transportation projects to advance within the corridor over the next several years as funding becomes available

3 3 The Corridor/Feasibility Study Process FOLLOW PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES METHODOLOGY Solicit Input from Community Leaders, Resource Agencies, and Major Stakeholders Public Involvement Utilize previous work efforts DETERMINE PROJECT NEEDS Conduct preliminary engineering/ environmental studies Identify a corridor where projects could be developed STUDY RESULTS Minimize impacts to the environment Identify Preferred Corridor PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Recommend individual projects to advance within the Preferred Corridor over the next several years as funding becomes available FUTURE PROJECTS Prioritize projects based on traffic, local needs, and funding Initiate projectspecific engineering and environmental studies Further refine the proposed right-ofway during individual projects

4 4Elements to include: Reduced right-of-way (350 feet vs. 600 feet) Lower design speed (70 mph vs. 85 mph) Phased project development and construction Flexibility to convert to a full, controlled access facility, if needed Project Needs: Provide East-West Connectivity it Travel Time Savings Provide Support for Economic Development Opportunities

5 5 PROGRAM OF PROJECTS 3 Major Corridors Evaluated 6 Logical Termini Sections Some Sections Have Two Options

6 LOOP 9 SOUTHEAST 6 Phase 1: Two-Way Frontage Road 350 Typical 350 RESERVED FOR FUTURE

7 LOOP 9 SOUTHEAST 7 Phase 2: One-Way Frontage Roads 350 Typical 350 RESERVED FOR FUTURE

8 8 Phases 3 and 4: Continuous Toll Road With Possible Tolled Grade Separations (FUTURE LANES IF WARRANTED - full, controlled access facility) 350 Typical

9 9 Potential Social, Economic, and Environmental Effects CRITERIA MEASURE UNIT US 67 to Duncanville Road A + B (North A + C (South Duncanville Road to I-35E D1 + D2 I-35E to SH 342 E + D3 (North F + D3 (South SH 342 to I-45 D3 + D4 I-45 to US 175 D4 + D5 + D6 US 175 to I-20 D6 + L (West D6 + M (East ENGINEERING Length Length of Alternative miles Utilities Railroad Crossings # of crossings Drainage Floodplains # of crossings Floodplains miles ,588 25,087 12,806 13,126 ENVIRONMENTAL* Relocations Historic Residential # Commercial # Historic-age Resource Site # Stream Crossings Stream Crossings # Ponds Ponds # Wetlands Wetlands acre

10 10 LOOP 9 SOUTHEAST PROGRAM OF PROJECTS Phase 2 A4 Duncanville Rd A3 Ferris Road Phases 3 & 4 B1 Phase 1 A1 A2 B2 B1 C1 C2 Project Warranted. Construction Only If Funding Is Available By 2025 By 2035 Long Term NOTES: Frontage roads are not proposed within the 100-year floodplain between Ferris Road and I-45. Placement of initial frontage road within ROW has not been determined.

11 11 HOW TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT Tonight: Drop forms in the comment boxes provided By Mail: Loop 9 Attn: Bruce Nolley, P.E. Texas Department of Transportation Dallas District Office 4777 East Highway 80 Mesquite, Texas By comment@loop9.org If you would like your comments to be included as part of the official record for these Public Meetings, they must be hand- delivered or postmarked on or before Monday, October 7, 2013.