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I-69 Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations I-69 Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations The Interstate-69 (I-69) Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations contains the ideas and recommendations of the segment committee members and does not contain proposals by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). This page left intentionally blank I-69 Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 A Citizens’ Plan for I-69 ...................................................................................................................................... 5 I-69 Advisory Committee ....................................................................................................................... 5 I-69 Segment Committees ..................................................................................................................... 6 I-69 Segment Three Committee ......................................................................................................... 8 Transportation Needs and Challenges .......................................................................................................11 I-69 Planning Considerations .........................................................................................................................12 Identification of Local Planning and Environmental Features ............................................................. 12 Recommended I-69 Routes and Connecting Facilities ......................................................................... 14 Current and Projected Traffic Data ...................................................................................................... 18 Crash Data and Information ................................................................................................................. 20 Development of Conceptual Interstate Layouts and Costs................................................................22 Interstate Highway Requirements ....................................................................................................... 22 Conceptual Interstate Layout Maps ..................................................................................................... 22 Conceptual Cost Estimates................................................................................................................... 23 Funding I-69 Development ................................................................................................................... 24 Public Outreach ....................................................................................................................................................26 Public Outreach Goals as Defined by I-69 Segment Committees ........................................................ 26 Public Outreach Implementation by the Segment Committee ........................................................... 27 Public Feedback Gathered by the Segment Committee ...................................................................... 28 Committee Recommendations for I-69 ......................................................................................................28 Redesignation of Highways that Meet Interstate Standards ............................................................... 29 Segment Three Priority Sections .......................................................................................................... 30 Initial Implementation Goals ..........................................................................................................................32 Construct Currently Funded Projects ................................................................................................ 32 Future Spot Safety and Capacity Improvements .............................................................................. 34 Future Environmental/ Route Location and Planning Studies ......................................................... 37 Conclusion and Next Steps ................................................................................................................... 38 i I-69 Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations List of Figures Figure 1. Status of I-69 System .................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 2. I-69 Segment Committee Boundaries ........................................................................................ 7 Figure 3. I-69 Segment Three Committee Boundaries .............................................................................. 9 Figure 4. I-69 Citizen Committee Process ................................................................................................ 10 Figure 5. Example of Local Planning and Environmental Map ................................................................ 13 Figure 6. Transportation Facilities to Consider in Developing I-69 Segment Three ................................ 15 Figure 7. I-69 Segment Three 2009 Average Daily Traffic ....................................................................... 18 Figure 8. I-69 Segment Three 2035 Forecasted Average Daily Traffic .................................................... 19 Figure 9. I-69 Segment Three Crash Rates 2005-2009 Average .............................................................. 21 Figure 10. Project Development Process for Highways .......................................................................... 25 Figure 11. Public Outreach Activities Statewide ..................................................................................... 27 Figure 12. I-69 Segment Three Committee Priorities and Recommendations ....................................... 31 Figure 13. Major Construction Funding for I-69 ...................................................................................... 33 List of Tables Table 1. I-69 Segment Committees ........................................................................................................... 6 Table 2. I-69 Segment Three Committee Members and Appointing Entities (as of January 2012) .......... 8 Table 3. Public Outreach Activity Reports and Comments Received ...................................................... 27 List of Appendices Appendix A. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts, Citizen Comments, Responses to Citizen Questions and Resolutions for All Segment Committees ii I-69 Segment Three Committee Report and Recommendations Executive Summary The I-69 Advisory Committee and five I-69 Segment Committees were created by the Texas Transportation Commission in 2008 as a way to increase citizen and community input in planning for I-69 Texas. The committees are comprised of citizen volunteers who have dedicated their time and talents to researching, planning and listening to their neighbors about the best way to develop I-69 in Texas. The I-69 Segment Committees are divided geographically along the I-69 route in Texas and members of these committees serve as the direct link to the citizens’ and communities’ voices in planning for this interstate. The Advisory Committee oversees the entire I-69 route in Texas and, using the recommendations of the five segment committees, will compile a comprehensive plan for developing I-69 Texas. The segment committees met regularly to discuss transportation, safety and economic development needs and concerns of their communities and also discussed how I-69 would address these needs and concerns. The committees agreed that I-69 is needed to: serve a growing Texas population, accommodate the increase in traffic that accompanies population growth, provide safer travel, improve emergency evacuation routes - such as hurricane evacuation routes - and to maintain and improve economic competitiveness. In addition to researching the needs and concerns of their communities, the segment committees also conducted an extensive public involvement program and reached out to civic organizations, local leadership and citizens asking for feedback on their preliminary ideas and recommendations for I-69 projects. This outreach included open houses, an I-69 website and I-69 brochures that included postage-paid comment cards. The outreach effort engaged over 5,000 citizens and provided substantial feedback, allowing the committees to reflect citizens’ concerns and wishes in their final recommendations. All five segment committees recommended designating portions of existing highways for the I-69 system in Texas that are currently at interstate standard. In 2011, a 6.2 mile section of US 77 in South Texas was determined to be at interstate standards and met the additional criteria of connecting to an existing interstate, I-37. In December 2011, this portion of US 77 was designated as I-69, establishing the first section of I-69 in Texas. The committees strongly recommended that TxDOT continue identifying portions of existing roads on the I-69 system that meet the required criteria to be designated as an interstate so I-69 Texas can continue to grow. The Segment Three Committee specifically identified the dually designation of US 59 as I-69 from south of Rosenberg to the Liberty county line as their top recommended priority and requested that the TxDOT begin
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