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AD HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: I-710 SOUTH EIR/EIS PROJECT
Action
ACTION: ADOPT LOCALLY PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
ADOPT Alternative 5C as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the I-710 South Corridor Project to advance into the Final Environmental Document.
BONIN AMENDMENT that Staff returns to the Board for approval of a list of the green-lighted early action projects with a corresponding analysis of:
a) Safety benefits;
b) Mobility enhancements;
c) Air quality improvements; and
d) Displacement avoidance strategy commitments.
KUEHL AMENDMENT: would like to see a program that uses Metro's Local Hire and Project Labor Agreement
FASANA AMENDMENT: need ExpressLanes on the 710 and report back on how to dedicate more lanes to Zero Emission vehicles.
Issue
ISSUE
The Draft Environmental Document (DED) for the I-710 South Corridor Project was re-circulated for public review on June 21, 2017. The Project alternatives (illustrated in Attachment A) evaluated in the Recirculated Draft Environmental Report/Supplemental Draft Environmental Statement (RDEIR/SDEIS) were revised to reflect community and agency input received during the first circulation of the DED in 2012 and Metro Board Motion 22.1 (2015), which added primarily non-freeway improvements to the Project and several mitigation and policy considerations. The RDEIR/SDEIS was circulated for 90 days and received close to 2,300 comments (188 individual entries). Based on public input and a performance evaluation of the two build Project alternatives (Attachment B), including benefits and financial feasibility, it is the recommendation of staff to proceed with Alternative 5C as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to advance to the Final Environmental Document.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
The environmental studies for the I-710 South Corridor Project started ...
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