Resource Team/TEER Meeting October 19, 2006. CBRT Meeting October 19, 2006 Agenda 10:00 AM 10:05 AM...

Resource Team/TEER Meeting

October 19, 2006

CBRT MeetingOctober 19, 2006

Agenda

10:00 AM

10:05 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Noon

Introductions and Housekeeping

Follow-up IssuesPhase I UpdatesReview

TEER Document Update

Open Discussion

Adjourn


• Introductions

• Housekeeping

• Other

Opening Comments


• Phase I Updates– Items Completed

• Wall Painting• Median Construction• Paving and pavement markings• Signage added for wildlife crossings

– Project Closeout • Contractor complete

Follow-up


• Phase I Updates– Landscaping

• Design work complete• City of Gatlinburg to open bids mid November• City of Gatlinburg landscape contractor to

reach substantial completion by end May 2007

Follow-up


• US 321, SR 73 Improvements (Phase II)

– Concept I• Extension of Phase I improvements • 4 Lane with raised landscaped median• Constant roadway width

– Concept II• Bifurcated/variable width median alignment• Existing lanes to become eastbound US-321• New alignment to be built for westbound US-321

Review


TEER Document

• Draft Tennessee Environmental Evaluation Report (TEER) Document complete– Sent to agencies for concurrence as part

of the Tennessee Interagency Agreement (TIA)

• Mailed on August 10, 2006• Concurrence due back September 25, 2006

(45 days)

– Sent to CBRT for review and comment


TEER Document

• TEER Document Table of Contents– Summary– Purpose and Need– Alternatives

• Concept I• Concept II• Concept IIa• No-Build Alternative

– Impacts– Public Involvement


• Why was Concept IIa created?– Concept IIa was created to avoid

relocating Greenbriar Cove Road on GSMNP land

– Concept II was slightly revised to create Concept IIa

– In the original designs of Concepts I and II, the current and proposed locations of Greenbriar Cove Road were on an archaeological site potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

TEER Document


• Subsequent Concept IIa findings– Since Concept IIa was created, TDOT’s

Design Office acknowledged that a design exception would be possible to allow the Greenbriar Cove Road to remain in place on GSMNP property

– Since there is no construction proposed on Federal land (GSMNP) the NEPA process is not triggered

– The NPS requested that Concept IIa remain as a build alternative

TEER Document


TEER Document


TEER Document

• TEER Next Steps– Consolidate comments on Draft TEER from

Resource Agencies and incorporate into document

– Obtain TDOT approval for Draft TEER– Make approved Draft TEER document

available for public review (30 days minimum)

• Area libraries• City Hall• TDOT website

– Conduct Public Hearing (date TBD)– Accept Public Hearing comments for 21

days after the Public Hearing


TEER Document

• TEER Next Steps (continued)– Summarize Public Hearing comments– Resource Team makes FINAL

RECOMMENDATION– TDOT selects preferred alternative– Prepare Final TEER– Begin preliminary engineering


• Questions or comments on the Draft TEER?

TEER Document


• Estimated Schedule

TEER Document/Process

end Nov 2006

Jan 2007mid Feb

2007TBD 2007TBD 2007TBD 2007

TBD 2007

Public Hearing Summarize Public Hearing CommentsFinalize CBRT recommendation to TDOTTDOT selection of the Preferred

AlternativePreparation of the Final TEERAddress fourth concurrence point with

agenciesTDOT approval and distribution of Final

TEER


Open Discussion

• All Attendees


Adjourn

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