U.S. Route 63 Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is an environmental study to determine the preferred alternative for U.S. Route 63 in Osage, Maries, and Phelps Counties, from a half mile south of the Route 50/63 junction in Osage County to just north of Rolla.

The study uses technical analysis and public insight to develop a transportation solution that balances community needs with technical and regulatory constraints such as cost, feasibility, and environmental protection.

Questions on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be submitted to:

          Missouri Department of Transportation

          PO Box 718

          Jefferson City, Missouri, 65102

Questions can also be submitted via e-mail, to comments@modot.mo.gov. 

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• Cover Page (87 KB)

• Executive Summary
  • Text Summary (832 KB)
  • Map: Reasonable Range of Alternatives (840 KB)
  • Map: Screening to a Preferred Alternative -- Westphalia Section (4.93 MB)
  • Map: Screening to a Preferred Alternative -- Freeburg Section (4.93 MB)
  • Map: Screening to a Preferred Alternative -- Vienna Section (4.77 MB)
  • Map: Screening to a Preferred Alternative -- Vichy Section (4.70 MB)

• Table of Contents (414 KB)

• Chapter 1 -- Purpose and Need (926 KB)

• Chapter 2 -- The Alternatives
  • Evaluating the Alternatives (979 KB)
• Links Not Carried Forward for Consideration (1.56 MB)
• Determining the Reasonable Range of Alternatives (1.27 MB)
• Determining the Preferred Alternative (527 KB)

• Chapter 3-- Environmental Impacts
  • Community Impact Analysis, Relocations, Noise Impacts (2.79 MB)
  • Hazardous Waste, Environmental Justice, Land Use, Farmland Impact, Threatened and Endangered Species, Wildlife Impacts  (759 KB)
• Geologic Features, Rivers, Air Quality, Water Quality, Water Resources (1.49 MB)
• Public Lands, Cultural Resources, Energy Impacts, Construction/Utilities/Traffic Management, Indirect & Cumulative Impacts, Visual Impacts, Permits, Mitigation, Committments (1.65 MB)

• Chapter 4 -- Public Involvement (709 KB)

• Index (401 KB)

 

• Appendices Cover Page (60 KB)

• Appendix A -- Agency Correspondance and Coordination Plan (1.71 MB)

• Appendix B -- Public Involvement and Meetings
  • Project Newsletters (1.17 MB)
• Public Information Materials (1.63 MB)
• Public Meeting Minutes (676 KB)

• Appendix C -- Alternative Evaluation and Traffic Data
  • Screening Data, Reasonable Range of Alternatives Maps (2.39 MB)
  • Premliminary Range of Alternatives Maps (1.34 MB)
  • Data Used for Screening Alternatives (415 KB)

• Appendix D-- Noise Analysis and Technical Report
  • Noise Analysis Report (722 KB)
• Report Appendices (1.22 MB)

• Appendix E -- Community Impact Study and Supporting Documentation
  • Executive Summary, Project Overview, Business Climates (746 KB)
  • Local Traffic Analysis, Relevant Economic Studies, Route Relocation Info (496 KB)
  • Census Data, Westphalia Zoning Map (1.34 MB)

• Appendix F -- Water Resources and Farmland Supporting Documentation (501 KB)

• Appendix G --Cultural Resources Supporting Documentation
  • Text Report (172 KB)
  • Plates 1, 2 and 3 (1.30 MB)
  • Plates 4, 5 and 6 (1.24 MB)
  • Plates 7, 8 and 9 (1.36 MB)

• Appendix H -- Floodplain and Wetlands
  • Plates 1, 2 and 3 (759 KB)
  • Plates 4, 5 and 6 (855 KB)
  • Plates 7, 8 and 9 (908 KB)

• Appendix I -- Farmland, Parks, and Hazardous Waste
  • Plates 1, 2 and 3 (953 KB)
• Plates 4, 5 and 6 (496 KB)
• Plates 7, 8 and 9 (1.34 MB)

 

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