Documented Categorical Exclusion Metra/Union Pacific-West Line Third
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This page intentionally left blank. UP-W Third Mainline – Eastern Section Documented Categorical Exclusion November 2016 Documented Categorical Exclusion Metra/Union Pacific-West Line Third Mainline Project - Eastern Section Vale to 25th Avenue (MP 9.73 to MP 11.70) Metra Project Number: HG-4846 November 2016 This page intentionally left blank. UP-W Third Mainline – Eastern Section Documented Categorical Exclusion November 2016 Table of Contents A. Detailed Project Description .................................................................................................1 B. Location ...............................................................................................................................7 C. Metropolitan Planning and Air Quality Conformity ................................................................8 D. Land Use and Zoning ...........................................................................................................8 E. Traffic Impacts .....................................................................................................................9 F. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Hot Spots .....................................................................................12 G. PM2.5 and PM10 Hot Spots ...............................................................................................12 H. Historic Resources .............................................................................................................12 I. Visual Quality .....................................................................................................................13 J. Noise .................................................................................................................................13 K. Vibration ............................................................................................................................16 L. Acquisitions and Relocations Required ..............................................................................17 M. Hazardous Materials ..........................................................................................................17 N. Social Impacts and Community Disruption .........................................................................18 O. Environmental Justice ........................................................................................................19 P. Use of Public Parkland and Recreation Areas....................................................................21 Q. Impacts on Wetlands .........................................................................................................22 R. Floodplain Impacts .............................................................................................................22 S. Impacts on Water Quality, Navigable Waters and Coastal Zones.......................................23 T. Impacts on Ecologically-Sensitive Areas and Endangered Species ...................................26 U. Impacts on Safety and Security..........................................................................................29 V. Impacts Caused By Construction .......................................................................................30 W. Mitigation Commitments.....................................................................................................34 X. Public Outreach and Agency Coordination .........................................................................35 List of Appendices A. Project Plan Sheets B. Agency Coordination and Public Outreach UP-W Third Mainline – Eastern Section Documented Categorical Exclusion November 2016 i List of Tables Table 1 - Land Use Categories and Metrics for Transit Noise Impact Criteria............................14 Table 2 - Noise Analysis Results ...............................................................................................15 Table 3 - Ground-Borne Vibration Analysis ...............................................................................16 Table 4 - Ground-Borne Noise Analysis ....................................................................................17 Table 5 - Race and Ethnicity .....................................................................................................20 Table 6 - Income and Poverty Level ..........................................................................................20 Table 7 - USFWS Federally Listed Species in Cook County .....................................................26 Table 8 - Environmental Commitments/Mitigation .....................................................................34 Table 9 - Stakeholder Meetings ................................................................................................36 Table 10 - Agency Coordination ................................................................................................38 List of Figures Figure 1 - Regional Context ........................................................................................................2 Figure 2 - Project Location ..........................................................................................................3 Figure 3 - Des Plaines River Bridge ............................................................................................5 Figure 4 - Maywood Station ........................................................................................................7 Figure 5 - Melrose Park Station ...................................................................................................7 Figure 6 - Existing Zoning .........................................................................................................10 Figure 7 - Environmental Resources .........................................................................................11 Figure 8 - FIRM Map .................................................................................................................23 Figure 9 - Detour Routes ...........................................................................................................33 Figure 10 - Meeting Announcement Flier ..................................................................................37 Figure 11 - Project Fact Sheet ..................................................................................................37 UP-W Third Mainline – Eastern Section Documented Categorical Exclusion November 2016 ii List of Acronyms ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ADA American with Disabilities Act APE Area of Potential Effects ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials BMP Best Management Practices CCDD Clean Construction Demolition Debris CFR Code of Federal Regulations CMAP Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning CO Carbon monoxide CREATE Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency program CWA Clean Water Act EcoCAT Ecological Compliance Assessment Tool EJ Environmental Justice ESA Environmental Site Assessment IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources IEPA Illinois Environmental Protection Agency FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FIRM Flood Insurance Rate Map FOIA Freedom of Information Act FHWA U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration FRA U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration FTA U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration HHS Department of Health and Human Services HUC Hydrologic Unit Code LPA Locally Preferred Alternative MP Mile Post NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRHP National Register of Historic Places OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards OWR Office of Water Resources PM Particulate matter RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act REC Recognized Environmental Condition SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SIP State Implementation Plan SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan TIP Transportation Improvement Program UP Union Pacific UP-W Union Pacific – West USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USC United States Code USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WOUS Waters of the U.S. WQC Water Quality Concurrence UP-W Third Mainline – Eastern Section Documented Categorical Exclusion November 2016 iii A. Detailed Project Description General Project Overview The Union Pacific – West (UP-W) Line extends approximately 44 miles west from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, Illinois, to Elburn, Illinois. The UP-W Line carries a mix of passenger and freight train traffic, including an average of 60 Metra passenger trains and 60 Union Pacific (UP) freight trains per day. Over 28,000 Metra riders use the UP-W Line each weekday. See Figure 1 – Regional Context for the location of the Project in the western Chicagoland region. The UP-W Third Mainline - Eastern Section Project (Project) consists of constructing a third mainline track from the UP’s Vale Interlocking in River Forest, IL to 25th Avenue in Melrose Park, IL (MP 9.73 to MP 11.70). See Figure 2 – Project Location. The third mainline track would be added primarily on the north side of the existing tracks with the exception of an approximately 2,300-foot section from near the Melrose Park Station west to 25th Avenue, which would be located along the south side of the existing tracks (MP 11.26 to MP 11.70). Improvements would be required for the at-grade street/rail crossings, Des Plaines River Bridge, and stations