SPN H.004100 EA SUMMARY OF PERMITS, MITIGATION, AND COMMITMENTS 2019 1018 Draft EA Rev5.22 SPN H.004100 EA – SPMC SUMMARY OF PERMITS, MITIGATION, AND COMMITMENTS The following permits, mitigation, and commitments will be implemented by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD). Permits, Mitigation, and Commitments OVERSITE ITEM AND AUTHORITY MITIGATION/COMMITMENT AGENCY/TIMING United States Army Section 404 Permit The LA DOTD will obtain a Nationwide Corps of Engineers Section 404 of the Clean Permit through the USACE for the crossing (USACE)/ Water Act as amended of Other Waters of the US. Pre-construction The LA DOTD will request a Letter of No Levee Districts Pontchartrain Levee Objection from the levee districts with (Pontchartrain/City of Baton District and/or City of authority over the Mississippi River levees Rouge and/or Atchafalaya Baton Rouge and for the proposed shoulder widening on the Basin Atchafalaya Basin Mississippi River Bridge approaches. The Louisiana Revised Statutes Levee District/ LA DOTD will permit any laydown or Title 38 Chapter 4 Pre-construction staging areas in proximity to levees if they are deemed necessary. The LA DOTD will apply its LPDES General Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Permit for the discharge of storm water Elimination System (LPDES) LDEQ/ associated with construction of the project. Storm Water Discharge Permit Pre-construction A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Section 402 of the CWA will also be prepared. Bridge Permit LA DOTD will modify the existing LA DOTD/United States Section 9 of the Rivers and Mississippi River Bridge permit as needed Coast Guard (USCG) / Harbors Act of 1899 and the to accommodate modification to bridge Pre-construction General Bridge Act of 1946 approaches. LA DOTD/Federal Cultural Resources Highway Administration Section 106 of the National LA DOTD will comply with the stipulations (FHWA) / Historic Preservation Act of the Programmatic Agreement. Pre/during/post (NHPA) of 1966 construction Noise Barriers identified as qualifying for Noise barriers federal funding will be re-evaluated during [as provided in 23 Code of LA DOTD/FHWA/ design for reasonableness and feasibility. Federal Regulations (CFR) Pre/during construction Noise barriers that are both reasonable and part 772] feasible will be constructed with federal funding. LA DOTD, with public support, has LA DOTD/ committed to seek special state Noise barriers Pre/during/post appropriation (state funding) for noise construction barriers that do not meet federal funding requirements. LA DOTD has committed to mitigate for the acquisition of 0.04 acres of East Polk Street Section 4(f) mitigation – East LA DOTD/BREC/when Park by assisting BREC with the installation Polk Street Park agreements are in place of an internal trail and enhancements for the Section 4(f) of the Department pre-construction park as well as installation of plantings to of Transportation Act of 1966 restore the vegetation barrier to be removed by the project. 2019 1018 Draft EA Rev5.2 SPMC-1 SPN H.004100 EA – SPMC OVERSITE ITEM AND AUTHORITY MITIGATION/COMMITMENT AGENCY/TIMING Relocations Uniform Relocation Assistance LA DOTD/FHWA/ Relocations will comply with the Uniform and Real Property Acquisition ROW acquisition Relocation Act. Policies Act of 1970 (Uniform Relocation Act) During final design, further investigation/ assessments may be conducted to assess LA DOTD/LDEQ/ whether concerns exist that require Hazardous Waste Pre-construction/ROW remediation at the landfill site east of Nairn acquisition Road prior to construction or any sites noted as potential risks. Remediation of the site will be conducted if required. LA DOTD has committed to implementing CSS and CC in the vicinity of the Perkins LA DOTD/City Parish of Road ramps including but not limited to the Context Sensitive Solutions East Baton Rouge/ extension of Greenwood Drive, a multiuse and Community Connections when agreements are in path from the Perkins Road Overpass to (CSS and CC) at Perkins place pre-construction Perkins Road near the Acadian Village Road (ramp removal must Shopping Center, new parking areas, occur first) restoration of existing parking areas under I-10 and under the off ramp to be removed, and additional green space. CSS/CC – Expressway Park to LA DOTD/ when LA DOTD has committed to implementing Dalrymple agreements are in place CSS and CC in the form of a multiuse path pre-construction or greenway to run from 10th Street at Expressway Park to Dalrymple Drive within existing right of way including access to East Polk Street Park and a pedestrian crossing at March Street and Dalrymple Drive. CSS/CC – Expressway Park to LA DOTD/ when LA DOTD is considering implementing CSS Highland Road agreements are in place and CC in the form of a multiuse path pre-construction connecting Expressway Park via existing sidewalks and streets to the South Boulevard levee trailhead. Signature Bridge/CSS – City LA DOTD/FHWA/Final LA DOTD has committed to the Park Lake design construction of a “signature bridge” at this location. Two concepts were presented to the public – one was a variable depth box- girder superstructure and the other a Spandrel Arch. Signature Bridge/CSS and CC LA DOTD/FHWA/Final LA DOTD has committed to the – Nairn Street Bridge design construction of a “signature bridge” at this location. The signature bridge will have pedestrian and bicycle accommodations as well as decorative screening and possible rest areas or bump outs. 2019 1018 Draft EA Rev5.2 SPMC-2 SPN H.004100 EA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 2019 1018 Draft EA Rev5.22 SPN H.004100 EA – EC ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST WBS No. H.004100 Name: I-10:LA 415 to Essen on I-10 and I-12 Route: I-10 Parish: East and West Baton Rouge 1. General Information ☐Conceptual Layout ☒Line and Grade ☐Preliminary Plans ☐Survey ☐Plan-in-Hand ☐Advance Check Prints 2. Class of Action ☐ Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.) ☐Programmatic C.E. (P.C.E.) ☒ Environmental Assessment (E.A.) ☐ 23 CFR 771.177(c)______ ☐ Categorical Exclusion (C.E.) ☐ 23 CFR 771.177(d)______ ☐ State Funded Only (EE/EF/ER) 3. Project Description I-10 will be widened by the addition of one travel lane in each direction on mainline I-10 in the study area from LA 415 to Essen excluding the MRB, with noted exceptions, modifications at LA 1 to include shoulder widening, acceleration/deceleration lane lengthening, and an additional travel lane westbound to LA 415, an auxiliary lane eastbound from LA 415 to LA 1, lengthening the acceleration/deceleration lanes on I-10 for the Highland Road/Nicholson Drive interchange to the MRB truss, consolidation of the Washington and Dalrymple interchanges into one interchange, closure of the Perkins ramps, ramp lengthening of the existing diamond interchange at Acadian along with improvements along Acadian, and two options near the terminal of the ramp at College Drive. Option 1 includes a slip exit ramp to Trust Drive and Option 2 does not include the slip ramp. Under the identified preferred alternative, the twin bridges over the City Park Lake and the Nairn overpass will be replaced with signature bridges. 4. Public Involvement ☒ Views were solicited. (March 6, 2017) ☐ Views were not solicited. ☒ Public Involvement events held. (List events and dates in Section 11.) ☒ A public hearing/opportunity for requesting a public hearing required. (List dates in Section 11.) ☐ A public hearing/opportunity for requesting a public hearing not required. 5. Real Estate NO YES N/A a. Will additional right-of-way be required? .......................................................... ☐ ☒ ☐ Is right of way required from a burial/cemetery site? ………………………. ☒ ☐ ☐ Is right-of-way required from a Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) property?☒ ☐ ☐ Is required right-of-way prime farmland? (Use form AD 1006, if needed) ... ☒ ☐ ☐ b. Will any relocation of residences or businesses occur? .....................................☐ ☒ ☐ c. Are construction or drainage servitudes required? .............................................☐ ☒ ☐ 6. Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) NO YES N/A a. Will historic sites or publicly owned parks, recreation areas, wildlife or waterfowl refuges (Section 4f) be affected? …………………….… ☐ ☒ ☐ b. Are properties acquired or improved with L&WC funds affected? ……......... ☒ ☐ ☐ 2019 1018 Draft EA Rev5.2 EC-i SPN H.004100 EA – EC 7. Cultural Section 106 NO YES N/A a. Are any known historic properties adjacent or impacted by the project? (If so, list below)………….………….……………... ☐ ☒ ☐ b. Are any known archaeological sites adjacent or impacted by the project? (If so, list site # below) …………………………………………………………... ☒ ☐ ☐ c. Would the project affect property owned by or held in trust for a federally recognized tribal government? ................................................................... ☒ ☐ ☐ 8. Natural & Physical Environment NO YES N/A a. Are wetlands affected? ………......................................................................... ☒ ☐ ☐ b. Are Other Waters of the U.S. affected? ………................................................. ☐ ☒ ☐ c. Are Endangered/Threatened Species/Habitat affected? ……………….……. ☒ ☐ ☐ d. Is project within 100 Year Floodplain? …........................................................ ☐ ☒ ☐ e. Is project in Coastal Zone Management Area? …........................................... ☒ ☐ ☐ f. Is project in a Coastal Barrier Resources area? ……………………………... ☒ ☐ ☐ g. Is project on a Sole Source Aquifer? …….....………………………………….. ☐ ☒ ☐ h. Is project impacting a navigable waterway?