Table of Contents. Chapter I Purpose and Need A. Summary of Purpose and Need... I-1 B. Clarification of Draft First Tier EIS...

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1 TOC-1 Table of Contents Summary Chapter I Purpose and Need A. Summary of Purpose and Need... I-1 B. Clarification of Draft First Tier EIS... I-2 Chapter II Strategies and Conceptual Corridors A. Summary of Strategies and Conceptual Corridors... II-1 1. Strategy No. 1 ( No-Build )... II-1 2. Strategy No. 2 (TSM/TDM)... II-2 3. Strategy No. 3 (Widen Existing I-70)... II-2 4. Strategy No. 4 (New Parallel Facility)... II-2 5. Strategy No. 5 (New Parallel Toll Road)... II-2 6. Strategy No. 6 (High-Occupancy Vehicle [HOV] Lanes)... II-3 7. Strategy No. 7 (High-Speed Rail)... II-3 B. Clarification of Draft First Tier EIS... II-4 Chapter III Affected Environment A. Summary of Affected Environment... III-1 B. Clarification of Draft First Tier EIS... III-1 Chapter IV Environmental Consequences A. Summary of Environmental Consequences... IV-1 B. Clarification of Draft First Tier EIS... IV-1 Chapter V Comments and Coordination A. Public Involvement... V-1 1. Internet: Project Web Site and ... V-1 2. Public Meetings... V-2 a. Round #1 Public Meetings... V-3 b. Round #2 Public Meetings... V-3 c. Round #3 Public Meetings... V-4 3. Post Office Box and Hot Line... V-5 4. Mailing Lists... V-5 5. Media Relations... V-5 6. Newsletters and Updates... V-6 7. Stakeholder Coordination and Briefings... V-6 8. Survey... V-7 a. Sample Population... V-7 b. Findings... V-7 9. Billboards... V-8 B. Summary of Public Input (Prior to Draft First Tier EIS)... V-8

2 TOC-2 I-70 Final First Tier Environmental Statement MoDOT Job No. J Public Input Prior to the Identification of the Preliminary Preferred Strategy... V-8 a. Message #1: Concern for Safety... V-8 b. Message #2: Improvement Strategy Preference... V-8 2. Public Input after the Announcement of the Preliminary Preferred Strategy... V-9 a. General Support for the Selected Strategy... V-9 b. Concern for Timeline of Improvements... V-9 c. Concern for Impacts at Interchanges... V-9 d. Concern for Impact of By-pass in the Corridor between Warrenton and WentzvilleV-9 e. Concern for Impact of By-pass on Columbia... V-9 C. Location Public Hearings and Formal Comment Period on Draft First Tier EIS... V Public Hearings... V Virtual EIS... V Public Viewing Locations... V Summary of Draft First Tier EIS and Public Hearing Comments... V-11 a. General Summary of Public Comments... V-11 b. Substantive Public Comments... V-15 D. Agency Coordination... V Environmental Scoping Meeting... V Study Team Progress Meetings... V Special Meetings... V-19 a. Environmental Groups Briefing... V-19 b. Overton Bottoms Resource Agency Meeting... V-19 c. Mineola Hill Resource Agency Meeting... V-19 d. Missouri Department of Conservation Meeting... V Draft First Tier EIS Agency Comments... V Responses to Agency Comments on Draft First Tier EIS... V-53 Chapter VI List of Preparers A. Federal Highway Administration... VI-1 B. Missouri Department of Transportation... VI-1 C. Consultant Team... VI-1 Chapter VII Circulation List A. Federal... VII-1 B. State Agencies... VII-2 C. Local Government Agencies... VII-3 D. Elected Officials... VII-5 E. Stakeholders... VII-6 F. Copies Available for Public Viewing... VII-7 1. Jackson County... VII-7 2. Lafayette County... VII-7 3. Saline County... VII-8 4. Cooper County... VII-8 5. Boone County... VII-9 6. Callaway County... VII-9 7. Montgomery County... VII-9 8. Warren County... VII St. Charles County... VII St. Louis County... VII Other... VII-11 G. Substantive Commentators on Draft First Tier EIS... VII-12

3 Table of Contents TOC-3 Chapter VIII Index Appendix H Agency Letters List of Tables and Figures Chapter III Affected Environment Table III-1: Population of Warren County Communities... III-1 Chapter IV Environmental Consequences Table IV-1: Summary of Secondary and Cumulative Analysis Methods... Table IV-2: Reasonable Strategies Impacts... IV-1 IV-2 Chapter V Comments and Coordination Table V-1: Attendance at I-70 First Tier EIS Public Meetings... V-2 Table V-2: Stakeholder Group Presentations... V-6 Figure V-1: Placement and Orientation of I-70 First Tier EIS Billboards... V-8 Table V-3: Public Hearing Locations and Attendance... V-10 Table V-4: Summary of Virtual EIS Activity... V-11 Table V-5: Summary of Comment Forms Received... V-11 Table V-6: Summary of Consistent General Comments... V-12 Table V-7: Substantive Public Comments... V-15 Guide to Acronyms and Abbreviations AADT average annual daily traffic AASHTO American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials ADT average daily traffic APE area of potential effect AQCR air quality control region CAP community assistance program CBP county business plans CD collector-distributor CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CERCLA Comprehensive Emergency Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

4 TOC-4 I-70 Final First Tier Environmental Statement MoDOT Job No. J CO carbon monoxide CORRACTS RCRA facilities CVISN commercial vehicle electronic clearance system CVO commercial vehicle operations db decibel DOLIR Department of Labor and Industry Relations EIS environmental impact statement EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act ETC electronic toll collection EUAC equivalent uniform annual cost FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FHWA Federal Highway Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration GIS geographic information system H 2 S hydrogen sulfide H 2 SO 4 sulfuric acid Ha hectares HAR highway advisory radio HC Hydro Carbons HOV high-occupancy vehicle IRI international roughness index ITS intelligent transportation system LOS level of service LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund MDA Missouri Department of Agriculture

5 Table of Contents TOC-5 MDC Missouri Department of Conservation MDNR Missouri Department of Natural Resources MOA Missouri Office of Administration MoDOT Missouri Department of Transportation MoTIS Missouri Transportation Investment Strategy NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFRAP CERCLIS sites NO 2 nitrogen dioxide NO x oxides of nitrogen NPL National Priorities List NPV net present value NWI National Wetlands Inventory O&M operations and maintenance O 3 ozone Pb lead PDO property-damage-only PSR pavement serviceability rating R/WIS road/weather information systems RCI ride condition index RCRA facilities which transport, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. ROD record of decision ROW right-of-way SIU section of independent utility SO 2 sulfur dioxide SPL State Priority List SWLF MDNR Solid Waste Landfills TAZ traffic analysis zone TDM travel demand management TOC traffic operations center

6 TOC-6 I-70 Final First Tier Environmental Statement MoDOT Job No. J TSM transportation system management USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service USGS United States Geological Survey VHT vehicle hours of travel VMS variable message signs VMT vehicle miles of travel