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COLLINSVILLE, IL, October 22, 2003 -- The Illinois
Department of Transportation (IDOT) will hold a series of
three public informational meetings November 12, 13, and 19,
2003 in Columbia, Belleville, and Troy as part of the corridor
protection study for a new transportation facility in the
Metro East. The meetings will be held:
Nov. 12, 2003 4 - 7 pm
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The Falls Convention and Conference Center
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300 Admiral Weinel Blvd., Columbia |
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| Nov. 13, 2003 4 - 7 pm |
Southwestern Illinois College Garden |
Room 2500 Carlyle Avenue, Belleville |
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| Nov. 19, 2003 4 - 7 pm |
Triad High School Cafeteria |
703 East Highway 40, Troy |
The purpose of these meetings is to show alternate
corridors for public comment. The corridors will be shown
through the 37 mile long study area from the I-55/70 - U.S.
40 interchange near Troy in Madison County, south and west
through St. Clair County, to I-255 near Columbia in Monroe
County.
This is the second set of Public Involvement Meetings. The
first meetings were held July 7, 8, and 9, 2003. From those
meetings, meetings with public officials, and review of engineering
and environmental constraints, several alternate corridors
have been selected for review and comment by the public. After
reviewing the comments from the meetings on Nov 12, 13, and
19, a final 400 foot corridor will be selected. A Public Hearing
will be held in early spring of 2004. This hearing will present
the final 400 foot corridor for comment. The study is expected
to be completed in late Spring 2004.
Handouts and display boards will be available for public
review, as will information regarding engineering, environmental,
and other important issues relating to the study. Representatives
from IDOT and the consultant, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting,
Inc., will be present to discuss the project and answer
questions. The meetings will be held in an open-house format,
therefore no formal presentation will be made. The public
is encouraged to attend the meeting in their area to provide
their comment, input, and feedback on the study. The same
information will be presented at each of the three meeting
location.
The meeting sites are accessible to disabled individuals.
If special accommodations are needed, notify the District
Office at least three (3) days before the meeting so arrangements
can be made. Special needs or requests can be made by telephone
at 618-346-3161; by fax at 618-346-3119; or by Teletypewriter
(TDD) at 618-346-3396.
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