Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Prairie Parkway Study
Grundy, Kendall, and Kane Counties, Illinois
FHWA-IL-EIS-06-02-D |
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In Chapter |
| Table S-1. |
Summary of Key Environmental Impacts |
xi |
Summary |
| Table 1-1. |
Study Area Population and Employment Estimates |
1-4 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-2. |
Study Area Vehicle Trips |
1-7 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-3. |
Study Area and Regional Daily Vehicle Hours of
Travel (VHT) and Vehicle Miles of Travel (VHT) |
1-12 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-4. |
Daily Study Area Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) |
1-14 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-5. |
Jobs to Population Ratio |
1-15 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-6. |
Accessibility to Regional Jobs from the Study Area |
1-17 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-7. |
Study Area High Crash Sections and Spots (2001-2003) |
1-18 |
1.0 |
| Table 1-8. |
Regional Annual Crashes |
1-21 |
1.0 |
| Table 2-1. |
Population Trends |
2-4 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-2. |
Total Study Area Household and Employment Trends |
2-5 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-3. |
Racial and Ethnic Characteristics |
2-5 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-4. |
Family Income Characteristics |
2-6 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-5. |
Elderly and Age Characteristics |
2-6 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-6. |
Housing Growth |
2-7 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-7. |
Housing Value and Ownership (2000) |
2-7 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-8. |
Full and Part Time Employees in Grundy, Kendall, and
Kane Counties and Illinois |
2-8 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-9. |
Employment by Industry for Grundy, Kendall, and Kane
Counties |
2-9 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-10. |
Largest Employers in Grundy, Kendall, and Kane
Counties |
2-10 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-11. |
Tax Districts and Rates within the Project Corridors |
2-12 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-12. |
Public Facilities in the Three Counties |
2-15 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-13. |
Public Facilities within One Mile of the Project
Corridors |
2-18 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-14. |
Environmental Protection and Land Use Control Laws |
2-30 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-15. |
Farm Characteristics for Grundy, Kendall, and Kane
Counties |
2-35 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-16. |
Prime Farmlands |
2-36 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-17. |
National and Illinois Ambient Air Quality Standards |
2-44 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-18. |
Geologic Units in the Study Area |
2-49 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-19. |
Stone Quarries and Mineral Producers |
2-50 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-20. |
Acres of Vegetative Cover Types in the Project
Corridors |
2-55 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-21. |
Forest Stand Characteristics |
2-58 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-22. |
Prairie Characteristics in the Project Corridors |
2-62 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-23. |
Federally-Listed Threatened and Endangered Species |
2-65 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-24. |
State-Listed Threatened and Endangered Species |
2-68 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-25. |
Physical Characteristics of Streams within the
Prairie Parkway Corridors |
2-75 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-26. |
Biological Characteristics of Streams within the
Prairie Parkway Corridors |
2-77 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-27. |
2005 Average Water Quality Concentrations within the
Prairie Parkway Corridors |
2-78 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-28. |
Use Support and Classification of Streams within the
Prairie Parkway Corridors |
2-79 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-29. |
Wetlands and their Characteristics in the Project
Corridors |
2-92 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-30. |
Wetland Type by Plant Communities and Acreage |
2-97 |
2.0 |
| Table 2-31. |
Landscape Regions, Units and Suburban Districts |
2-105 |
2.0 |
| Table 3-1. |
Study Area Transportation Improvement Plan Projects |
3-3 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-2. |
Stand-Alone Alternatives' 2030 Travel Benefits |
3-19 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-3. |
Combination Alternatives' 2030 Travel Benefits |
3-24 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-4. |
Locational Evaluation Ratings |
3-28 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-5. |
Regional Mobility in 2030 |
3-34 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-6. |
Average Daily Traffic and Level-of-Service on Freeway
Component in 2030 |
3-35 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-7. |
Average Daily Traffic and Level-of-Service on IL-47
Widening Component in 2030 |
3-35 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-8. |
Changes in Local System Deficiencies in 2030 |
3-37 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-9. |
Improvement in Access to Regional Jobs in 2030 |
3-38 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-10. |
2030 Regional Crash Projections |
3-38 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-11. |
Existing Crash Data at Proposed Interchange
Locations along Alternative B2 with IL-47 Widening |
3-39 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-12. |
Existing Crash Data at Proposed Interchange
Locations along Alternative B5 with IL-47 Widening |
3-39 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-13. |
Alternative B2 Freeway—Interchanges |
3-40 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-14. |
Alternative B2 Freeway—Major and Minor Stream
Crossing Characteristics |
3-42 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-15. |
IL-47 Improvement—Major and Minor Stream Crossing
Characteristics |
3-44 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-16. |
Alternative B5 Freeway—Interchanges |
3-45 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-17. |
Alternative B5 Freeway—Major and Minor Stream
Crossing Characteristics |
3-47 |
3.0 |
| Table 3-18. |
Cost and Right-of-Way Required |
3-48 |
3.0 |
| Table 4-1. |
Relocations |
4-2 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-2. |
Construction-Related Employment (number of employees) |
4-7 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-3. |
Tax Revenue Impacts |
4-7 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-4. |
Farm Operation Impacts |
4-11 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-5. |
Agricultural Soils Impacts |
4-16 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-6. |
Affected Soil by Soil Class in Acres |
4-16 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-7. |
FHWA Noise Abatement Criteria— Hourly A-Weighted
Sound Level in Decibels (dBA) |
4-32 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-8. |
Noise Impact* Modeling Results |
4-34 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-9. |
Noise Impacts by Alternative |
4-36 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-10. |
Evaluated Noise Abatement |
4-38 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-11. |
Affected Hydric Soil |
4-41 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-12. |
Existing Cover Types Affected |
4-45 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-13. |
Proposed Cover Types within Affected Area |
4-46 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-14. |
Forest Stand Impacts |
4-46 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-15. |
Stream Crossings by Freeway and IL-47 Widening |
4-60 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-16. |
Bridge Crossings by Freeway and IL-47 Widening |
4-61 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-17. |
Floodplain Impact |
4-69 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-18. |
Wetlands Affected and their Characteristics |
4-74 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-19. |
IWPA Wetland Mitigation Requirements |
4-80 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-20. |
Special Waste Site Involvement by Alternative |
4-81 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-21. |
Visual Resource Impact Summary |
4-85 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-22. |
Population Trends, 1950 to 2000 |
4-101 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-23. |
Trends in Farming for Grundy, Kendall, and Kane
Counties |
4-103 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-24. |
Historic Natural Resource Trends |
4-104 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-25. |
Water Quality Conditions for Aquatic Life Support—
Lower Fox River Basin |
4-106 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-26. |
Population Change with the Detailed Build
Alternatives |
4-111 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-27. |
Employment Change with the Detailed Build
Alternatives |
4-112 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-28. |
Infiltration Facility Locations |
4-130 |
4.0 |
| Table 4-29. |
Wet Detention Basin Locations |
4-132 |
4.0 |
| Table 7-1. |
Technical Advisory Group Meetings |
7-5 |
7.0 |
| Table 7-2. |
Corridor Planning Group Meetings |
7-6 |
7.0 |
| Table 7-3. |
Local, State, and Federal Agency Coordination
Meetings |
7-7 |
7.0 |
| Table 7-4. |
Elected Officials Meetings |
7-10 |
7.0 |
| Table 7-5. |
Interest Group Meetings |
7-11 |
7.0 |
| Table 7-6. |
Public Information Meetings/Workshops |
7-12 |
7.0 |
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