I-81 Viaduct Project Onondaga County, New York

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Final Design Report/Final Environmental Impact Statement

Individual chapters and appendices are available below:

• Cover, Title Sheet, and Foreword
• Table of Contents
• Executive Summary
• Chapter 1, Introduction
• Chapter 2, Project Setting
• Chapter 3, Alternatives
• Chapter 4, Construction Means and Methods
• Chapter 5, Transportation and Engineering Considerations
• Chapter 6, Social Economic and Environmental Considerations
• Section 6-1 Introduction
• Section 6-2-1 Neighborhood Character
• Section 6-2-2 Social Groups Benefitted or Harmed
• Section 6-2-3 Environmental Justice
• Section 6-3-1 Land Acquisition, Displacement, and Relocation
• Section 6-3-2 Local and Regional Economies
• Section 6-4-1 Historic and Cultural Resources
• Section 6-4-2 Parklands and Recreational Resources
• Section 6-4-3 Visual Resources and Aesthetic Considerations
• Section 6-4-4 Air Quality
• Section 6-4-5 Energy and Climate Change
• Section 6-4-6 Noise
• Section 6-4-7 Water Resources
• Section 6-4-8 General Ecology and Wildlife Resources
• Section 6-4-9 Asbestos and Lead
• Section 6-4-10 Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Materials
• Section 6-4-11 Farmlands
• Section 6-5 Short-term Uses of the Environment Versus Long-Term Productivity
• Section 6-6 Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources
• Section 6-7 Adverse Environmental Effects that Cannot Be Avoided
• Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f) Evaluation
• Chapter 8, Summary of Alternatives
• Chapter 9, Agency Coordination and Public Outreach
• Chapter 10, Financing and Implementation
• List of Preparers

Appendix A Plans, Profiles, and Sections

• Appendix A-1 Plans and Sections, Part 1 of 3
• Appendix A-1 Plans and Sections, Part 2 of 3
• Appendix A-1 Plans and Sections, Part 3 of 3
• Appendix A-2 General Bridge Inspection Reports
• Appendix A-3 Nonstandard and Non-Conforming Features Recommended to be Retained
• Appendix A-4 Pavement Evaluation and Treatment Selection Report (PETSR)
• Appendix A-5 Alternative Cost Estimates
• Appendix A-6 Access Modification Report (AMR)

Appendix B Alternatives Development and Evaluation

• Appendix B-1 Alternatives Evaluation Matrices
• Appendix B-2 Tunnel Feasibility Study
• Appendix B-3 Independent Tunnel Feasibility Study
• Appendix B-4 Orange Tunnel Concept
• Appendix B-5 Designation/De-Designation Package

Appendix C Traffic and Transportation

• Appendix C-1 Existing Traffic Control Devices
• Appendix C-2 VISSIM Development and Calibration Report
• Appendix C-3 Traffic Volumes and Levels of Service
• Appendix C-4 Crash Studies
• Appendix C-5 Parking Impact Analysis
• Appendix C-6 Engineering Tables

Appendix D Social and Economic Considerations

Appendix D-1 Conceptual Stage Relocation Plan

Appendix D-2 Economic Considerations

Appendix D-3 Smart Growth

Appendix E Historical and Cultural Resources

• Appendix E-1 Area of Potential Effects (APE)
• Appendix E-2 Architectural Resources Survey and Addendum, Part 1 of 2
• Appendix E-2 Architectural Resources Survey and Addendum, Part 2 of 2
• Appendix E-3 Phase IA Archaeological Sensitivity Assessment
• Appendix E-4 Finding Documentation, Part 1 of 5
• Appendix E-4 Finding Documentation, Part 2 of 5
• Appendix E-4 Finding Documentation, Part 3 of 5
• Appendix E-4 Finding Documentation, Part 4 of 5
• Appendix E-4 Finding Documentation, Part 5 of 5
• Appendix E-5 Phase IB Archaeological Survey Work Plan
• Appendix E-6 Section 106 Programmatic Agreement
• Appendix E-7 Correspondence

Appendix F Visual Impact

• Appendix F Visual Impact Assessment Report, Part 1 of 4
• Appendix F Visual Impact Assessment Report, Part 2 of 4
• Appendix F Visual Impact Assessment Report, Part 3 of 4
• Appendix F Visual Impact Assessment Report, Part 4 of 4

Appendix G Air Quality

• Appendix G Air Quality

Appendix H Noise

• Appendix H Noise

Appendix I Water Resources

• Appendix I-1 Water Resources Regulatory Framework
• Appendix I-2 Wetland Delineation and Surface Waters Assessment Memorandum
• Appendix I-3 Culvert Assessment Report
• Appendix I-4 Results of FHWA Pollutant Loading and Toler Analysis

Appendix J Natural Resources

• Appendix J-1 General Ecology and Wildlife Resources Supplemental Methodology and Regulatory Framework
• Appendix J-2 Ecological Communities and Vegetation
• Appendix J-3 Wildlife Resources
• Appendix J-4 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Information for Planning and Consultation System (IPaC) Official Species List
• Appendix J-5 I-81 Viaduct Project General Project Figures
• Appendix J-6 I-81 Viaduct Project Tree Removal Figures
• Appendix J-7 NYSDEC Threatened and Endangered Species Consultation
• Appendix J-8 Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation
• Appendix J-9 References

Appendix K Asbestos Assessment

• Appendix K Asbestos Assessment Report

Appendix L Hazardous Materials

• Appendix L Hazardous Materials, Part 1 of 3
• Appendix L Hazardous Materials, Part 2 of 3
• Appendix L Hazardous Materials, Part 3 of 3

Appendix M Agency Coordination and Public Involvement

• Appendix M-1 Stakeholder and Public Meetings
• Appendix M-2 List of Repositories
• Appendix M-3 Project Memo on Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Analysis and Approach
• Appendix M-4 Wetland Methodology and Agency Correspondence
• Appendix M-5 Responses to Comments Received
• Appendix M-6 Part 1, Public Hearing Transcripts
• Appendix M-6 Part 2, Neighborhood Meeting Transcripts
• Appendix M-6 Part 3, Voicemail Transcripts
• Appendix M-6 Part 4, Online Comment Form
• Appendix M-6 Part 5, Written Comment Forms
• Appendix M-6 Part 6, Emails A through O
• Appendix M-6 Part 6, Emails P through Z
• Appendix M-6 Part 7, Letters A through R
• Appendix M-6 Part 7, Letters S - Sarno through Smith
• Appendix M-6 Part 7, Letters S - SMTC through Z
• Appendix M-6 Part 8, Petitions
• Appendix M-6 Part 9, Postcards 1 of 5
• Appendix M-6 Part 9, Postcards 2 of 5
• Appendix M-6 Part 9, Postcards 3 of 5
• Appendix M-6 Part 9, Postcards 4 of 5
• Appendix M-6 Part 9, Postcards 5 of 5

Appendix N Section 4(f) Support Documentation

• Appendix N Section 4(f)