May 19, 2008 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the US-131 Improvement Study is now available for public review.
This document details improvements to US-131 from the Indiana Toll Road to 1 mile north of Cowling Road, north of Three Rivers. Various alternatives were analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which was the subject of a public hearing in March 2005.
Based on comments received on the DEIS, the Preferred Alternative presented in the FEIS includes: constructing a bypass of Constantine between Dickinson and Null roads, at-grade intersections, constructing a new two-lane bridge over the St. Joseph River, constructing two 12-foot-wide truck climbing lanes in each direction south of Drummond Road, and roadway improvements such as upgrading the US-131 intersections at Anderson and Eagley roads.
Copies of the FEIS are available for review through June 16, 2008, at the following locations:
-MSU Agricultural Extension Office, 612 E. Main St., Centreville
-St. Joseph County Road Commission, 20914 M-86, Centreville
-Constantine Township Library, 165 Canaris, Constantine
-Constantine Village Hall, 115 White Pigeon St., Constantine
-MDOT Southwest Region Office, 1501 Kilgore Road, Kalamazoo
-MDOT Kalamazoo TSC, 5372 South 9th St., Kalamazoo
-MDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, 425 W. Ottawa St., Lansing
-Mottville Township Hall, 68756 Walnut St., Mottville
-City Offices of Three Rivers, 333 W. Michigan Ave., Three Rivers
-Fabius Township Hall, 13070 Broadway Road, Three Rivers
-Three Rivers Public Library, 920 W. Michigan, Three Rivers
-White Pigeon Township Hall, 16975 US-12, White Pigeon
-White Pigeon Township Library, 105 N. Kalamazoo, White Pigeon
-White Pigeon Village Offices, 300 N. Kalamazoo St., White Pigeon
The document also may be viewed on the Internet at www.michigan.gov/mdotstudies. To submit written comments or to obtain a copy of the FEIS, write to: Robert H. Parsons, Public Hearings Officer; Bureau of Transportation Planning; Michigan Department of Transportation; P.O. Box 30050; Lansing, MI 48909; or call 517-373-9534.
After the comment period, a draft Record of Decision (ROD) will be submitted to the Federal Highway Administration. Once the ROD has been issued, design of the project may proceed, based on available funding. MDOT anticipates designing the project in 2008-2009, acquiring right-of-way in 2010-2011, and starting construction in 2012.
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