I-70 Improvement Study
- Staying Ahead of the Curve
First Tier
Environmental Impact Statement
Project Overview
MoDOT kicked off a Major Investment
Study of I-70 in Jackson County in 2000. The objective of the
I-70
MIS was to identify a multi-modal investment strategy that
addresses the transportation needs of the Jackson County I-70
corridor and that is consistent with regional policy goals and
resource constraints. The I-70 MIS analyzed the transportation
problems and looked at all possible options for addressing them
– including multiple roadway, transit and pedestrian options.
That study, which involved extensive public input, identified
a package of recommendations that are now moving into the more
detailed environmental analysis phase of study, which is called
a First Tier Environmental Impact Statement, or FTEIS.
FTEIS's are applicable for identifying
and evaluating the social, economic, and environmental effects
of complex transportation proposals such as improving I-70 through
Jackson County. The objective of the FTEIS will be to focus on
broad issues such as mode choice, general location and area-wide
environmental and land use implications of the alternative transportation
improvements. The FTEIS will build on the efforts of the I-70
MIS as well as other system planning studies that have been or
are being completed in the project area.
For more information,
please contact Allan Zafft: allan.zafft@modot.mo.gov
or 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636).
