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Phase II
Since January 2001, the U.S. 219 Project Team has been developing Phase II alignments for analysis in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Engineers from Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc. (G&O) developed Phase II alignments within the four corridors carried forward from Phase I (Alignments B, C, C-1 and D).
Alignments were refined using detailed engineering and environmental studies. The Project Team applied PENNDOT and FHWA design criteria to establish a "footprint" of each proposed alignment. The Team also considered access to and from the proposed highway, local access within the study area that might be affected by the proposed highway, height of bridges, amount of excavation and fill required, interchange designs, drainage considerations, utilities, and required right-of-way.
In late March 2001, crews surveyed and staked each alignment in the field. In April 2001, engineers and environmental scientists walked the alignments to gather detailed data and identify potential engineering flaws. The project team also held meetings with PENNDOT, Federal and State resource agencies, the public and the involved municipalities to gather additional information. Throughout this period, the Project Team used the information gathered to modify the alignments to minimize impacts to farms, residences, businesses, and environmental resources while ensuring that engineering is the highest quality possible to provide a safe and efficient four-lane highway.
The Project Team then conducted a detailed analysis of each alignment. The results of this analysis are presented in a Draft EIS, which compares the environmental and socioeconomic impacts, as well as construction costs, of each alternative. The Draft EIS was distributed to consulting agencies and made available to the public for review and comment. After agency and public comments on the Draft EIS are received, comments and responses will be compiled and documented in a Final EIS.
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