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INDOT has completed a draft Categorical Exclusion (CE) document for the proposed replacement of the U.S. 50 bridge over Mutton Creek in Jackson County, the U.S. 50 bridge over Storm Creek in Jackson County and the U.S. 50 culvert over Branch of Storm Creek in Jennings County. Interested parties may request a public hearing or express their concerns by submitting comments before Friday, April 20, 2012. More information can be found in the Legal Notice. The CE document can be found in the Documents section of this website. December 2011 On December 16, 2011 the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the US 50 North Vernon Project. The FONSI can be found under the ‘Documents’ section of this website. Summaries of all comments received during the public comment period, as well as a response to each comment, are provided in a spreadsheet also located on the ‘Documents’ page. November 9, 2011 INDOT held a public hearing on the US 50 North Vernon Project Draft Environmental Assessment at the Jennings County Middle School. Materials presented at the meeting are available under the "Public Involvement" section of the website. To be included in the public hearing record, comments must be received or postmarked by November 28, 2011. Comments can be submitted via mail, email, fax, or phone using the information under "Contact Us" October 2011 The Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is available for public review and comment. See the "Documents" page for more information. INDOT requests that all comments on the Draft EA be submitted no later than November 28, 2011. Spring/Summer 2011 Parsons will prepare the Environmental Assessment, which will identify a preferred alignment for the new roadway. April 5, 2011 INDOT and Parsons hosted a public open house at the Jenning County High School from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. A formal presentation was given at 6:00pm. The public was afforded an opportunity to view displays and ask questions of the project team. Materials from this meeting are available under the "Documents" section of this website. Winter 2010 - Spring 2011 New Alternatives have been developed based on feedback from the September 2010 public open house and meetings with the project's Community Advisory Committee. September 2010 INDOT held a public open house on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in Elsner Hall at the North Vernon Education and Training Center. Doors were open to the public from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The community visited with project officials, viewed displays, and asked questions of the project team. Interested persons were afforded an opportunity to express their comments and concerns with the provided comment form. June 2010 INDOT selected Parsons, an engineering consulting firm in Indianapolis, Indiana, to complete the Environmental Assessment and Categorical Exclusions for the proposed improvements of US 50 in Jennings County. The current project will advance two portions of the project that was discussed in the Preliminary Alternatives Screening Report. One component will address operational problems along US 50 from US 31 in Jackson County to CR 15 North on the west side of North Vernon by improving intersections and adding travel lanes to certain sections of existing US 50. The second component will improve traffic operation in North Vernon by creating a new link from US 50 on the west side of North Vernon to SR 3 on the north side of the city. This approach will address the principal transportation needs in a fiscally permissible manner and still allow for the completion of a bypass around the east side of North Vernon as a separate project in the future. This web site last updated October 24, 2011 |
March 2012