© r Texas Department of Transportation Final Environmental Assessment On Quintana Rd. from Harmon Ave. to McKenna Ave. San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas CSJ: 0915-12-520 June 2017 The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 u.s.c. 327 and a Memorandum of understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by Federal Highway Administration and TxDOT. submitted pursuant to 42 u.s.c. §4321, et seq. and 49 u.s.c. §303. On Quintana Rd. from Harmon Ave. to McKenna Ave. Final Environmental Assessment San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas CSJ: 0915-12-520 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Existing Facility .............................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Proposed Project ........................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 PURPOSE AND NEED ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Need .............................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2 Supporting Facts and Data ............................................................................................................ 6 3.3 Purpose ......................................................................................................................................... 6 4.0 ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................................................... 7 4.1 Build Alternative (Preferred) ......................................................................................................... 7 4.1.1 Roadway .................................................................................................................................................. 7 4.1.2 Drainage ................................................................................................................................................... 7 4.2 No-Build Alternative ...................................................................................................................... 7 4.3 Preliminary Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Further Consideration ...................... 8 5.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ............................................ 10 5.1 Right-of-Way and Displacements ................................................................................................ 10 5.2 Land Use ...................................................................................................................................... 12 5.3 Farmlands .................................................................................................................................... 12 5.4 Utilities and Emergency Services ................................................................................................ 12 5.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities ................................................................................................. 12 5.6 Community Impacts .................................................................................................................... 13 5.6.1 Community Profile ................................................................................................................................. 13 5.6.2 Travel Patterns and Access .................................................................................................................... 13 5.6.3 Community Cohesion ............................................................................................................................. 13 5.6.4 Environmental Justice ............................................................................................................................ 14 5.6.5 Limited English Proficiency .................................................................................................................... 14 5.7 Visual/Aesthetic Impacts ............................................................................................................ 14 5.8 Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................................... 15 5.8.1 Archaeology ........................................................................................................................................... 15 5.8.2 Historic Properties ................................................................................................................................. 16 5.9 DOT Act Section 4(f), LWCF Act Section 6(f), and PWC Chapter 26 ............................................ 16 5.9.1 Section 4(f), U.S. Department of Transportation Act ............................................................................ 16 5.9.2 Section 6(f), Land and Water Conservation Fund Act ............................................................................ 17 5.9.3 Chapter 26 of the Parks and Wildlife Code (PWC) ................................................................................. 17 5.10 Water Resources ......................................................................................................................... 18 5.10.1 Clean Water Act Section 404 ............................................................................................................. 18 5.10.2 Clean Water Act Section 401 ............................................................................................................. 18 5.10.3 Executive Order 11990 Wetlands ...................................................................................................... 18 5.10.4 Rivers and Harbors Act ...................................................................................................................... 18 5.10.5 Clean Water Act Section 303(d) ........................................................................................................ 19 5.10.6 Clean Water Act Section 402 ............................................................................................................. 19 5.10.7 Floodplains ........................................................................................................................................ 19 5.11 Biological Resources .................................................................................................................... 19 5.11.1 Vegetation ......................................................................................................................................... 19 5.11.2 Wildlife .............................................................................................................................................. 20 5.11.3 Threatened and Endangered Species ................................................................................................ 20 5.11.4 TPWD Coordination Triggers ............................................................................................................. 20 5.12 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................... 20 i On Quintana Rd. from Harmon Ave. to McKenna Ave. Final Environmental Assessment San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas CSJ: 0915-12-520 5.13 Hazardous Materials ................................................................................................................... 21 5.14 Traffic Noise ................................................................................................................................ 22 5.15 Induced Growth .......................................................................................................................... 22 5.16 Cumulative Impacts .................................................................................................................... 22 5.17 Construction Phase Impacts ....................................................................................................... 23 6.0 AGENCY COORDINATION ................................................................................................................ 24 7.0 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................................... 25 7.1 Meeting with Affected Property Owner ..................................................................................... 25 7.2 Quintana Association Informational Meeting ............................................................................. 25 7.3 Public Meeting ............................................................................................................................ 25 7.4 Public Hearing ............................................................................................................................. 26 8.0 IMPACTS, AVOIDANCE, MINIMIZATION, AND MITIGATION ........................................................... 28 9.0 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................................