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CUY-90-Innerbelt ODOT PID No 77510 Table of Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................... ii 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 Comments on the DEIS ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 List of Tables 2.1 Notice of Availability ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table 1a: Summary of Public Comments – Written 2.2 Public Hearing ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 Table 1b: Summary of Public Comments – Verbal 2.3 Summary of Public Comments ................................................................................................................................... 1 Table 1c: Summary of Public Comments received after close of comment period 2.4 Agency Coordination .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Table 2: Summary of Agency Comments on DEIS 2.5 Issues and Resolutions ............................................................................................................................................ 16 Table 3: Errata for the DEIS 2.5.1 Stormwater and Water Quality......................................................................................................................... 16 Table 4: Stormwater Coordination Summary 2.5.2 Access in the Trench Section .......................................................................................................................... 19 Table 5a: Coordination with Local Stakeholders Regarding Trench Access during Preparation of CAS 2.5.3 Air Quality and Climate Change ...................................................................................................................... 20 Table 5b: Coordination with Local Stakeholders Regarding Trench Access during Preparation of DEIS 2.5.4 Transportation System Management ............................................................................................................... 26 Table 6a: Comparison of Build and No Build Peak Hour Traffic Volumes in the Trench – East-West Routes 2.5.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Access........................................................................................................................ 26 Table 6b: Comparison of Build and No Build Peak Hour Traffic Volumes in the Trench – North-South Routes 2.5.6 Aesthetics ........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Table 7: Project Implementation Schedule/Cost Estimates 2.5.7 Burke Lakefront Airport .................................................................................................................................... 27 Table 8: Comparison of Feasible Alternatives 2.5.8 Marine Transportation ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Table 9: Impacts to Section 4(f) Properties in the Central Interchange/Central Viaduct Section 2.5.9 Project Development Process ......................................................................................................................... 28 Table 10: Comparison of Section 4(f) Avoidance Alternatives 3.0 Update to Information Presented in the DEIS .................................................................................................................. 29 3.1 Cultural Resources (Section 106) ............................................................................................................................ 29 3.2 Environmental Site Assessments ............................................................................................................................. 30 Appendices 3.3 Additional Noise Studies .......................................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix A – Public Involvement Materials 3.4 Access Modification Study ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix B – Public Comments Received 3.5 Implementation Plan/Cost Estimate ......................................................................................................................... 30 Appendix C – Agency Coordination on the DEIS 3.6 Relationship to State and Local Transportation Plans .............................................................................................. 31 Appendix D – Stormwater/Water Quality Coordination 3.7 Compliance with Planning Requirements ................................................................................................................. 30 Appendix E – Cultural Resources 4.0 Preferred Alternative ........................................................................................................................................................ 31 Appendix F – Additional Data and References 4.1 Selection of the Preferred Alternative ....................................................................................................................... 31 Appendix G – Draft Environmental Impact Statement (on CD) and Draft Access Modification Study (on DVD) 4.2 Wetland finding......................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Floodplain finding ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.4 List of Commitments ................................................................................................................................................. 39 5.0 Final Section 4(f) Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................ 41 Final Environmental Impact Statement i CUY-90-Innerbelt ODOT PID No 77510 Executive Summary A presentation of project development, including the explanation of the preferred alternative, was given from approximately 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. by the project manager, Mr. Craig Hebebrand. A copy of the presentation is included in Appendix A. After the presentation, verbal comments from 19 audience members were recorded. A copy of the transcript, including the Introduction presentation and verbal comments from the public, is included in Appendix A. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) as joint lead agencies are The public also had opportunity to provide hand written comments at a separate station. The public also had the opportunity proposing the major rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Cleveland Innerbelt Freeway system infrastructure to address to provide comments verbally to a court reporter at another station, but no one used this option. operational, design, safety, and access shortcomings that severely impact the Freeway’s ability to function in an acceptable Comments were accepted until May 21, 2009. Media coverage of the project during this period is provided in Appendix A. manner. The Innerbelt Freeway system provides for the collection and distribution of traffic between the radial freeway system Copies of all the hand written and verbal comments received are summarized in Section 2.3. All written comments received (I-71, I-90, I-77, SR 2, I-490, and SR 176) and the local street system, and it also moves traffic between each of the radial at the meeting, or by mail, e-mail or submission to the project website by that date, are included in Appendix B. freeways, within the City of Cleveland Central Business District (CBD) area. In addition to the official public hearing, ODOT provided an update on the project at the Urban Core Projects Committee This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), which incorporates the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) by Meeting on April 2, 2009. (Minutes, with list of attendees, and copy of presentation are included in Appendix A.) reference, constitutes a full disclosure document, under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related regulations, for the proposed Cleveland Innerbelt Project in Cleveland, Ohio. Summary of Public Comments The FEIS document provides a summary of public and agency comments on the DEIS, with additional discussion provided for Table 1a contains a summary of written comments received during the DEIS availability period. Table 1b contains a summary issues requiring clarification, along with errata for minor changes to the DEIS. Updated information regarding cultural of verbal comments from the public hearing transcript of April 21, 2009. Table 1c contains comments received after the close resources and environmental site assessments is provided. This document also contains the Final Section 4(f) Evaluation