I-29/I-35 EIS & Location Study

The FEIS evaluates the likely impacts of improvements to the I-29/I-35 corridor from Missouri Route 210 south over the Missouri River and to the northwest corner of the downtown loop. Impacts evaluated include possible changes to the natural environment, including air and noise, impacts to the man-made environment, including businesses, historic sites and homes, as well as impacts to surrounding neighborhoods and communities.

The FEIS details the need for improvements, including insufficient shoulders, through capacity, and outdated designs for merging and exiting. The recommended alternative calls for the construction of six through lanes in the corridor, including additional capacity across the Missouri River.

"We've worked very hard to be responsive to the input of the community, including introducing an approach that would build six through lanes now, but reserve the option for eight in the future. Our goal has been to create a safe and efficient interstate facility that meets the needs of the traveling public while minimizing impacts to businesses and residents that are near the corridor," said Beth Wright, MoDOT District Engineer.

The final document includes MoDOT's commitment to fund and begin construction of a bicycle and pedestrian crossing over the Missouri River on the Heart of America (Route 9) bridge in downtown Kansas City by 2012.

The FEIS was prepared under the direction of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), with the cooperation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Coast Guard and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Below are links to the Record of Decision documents:

Record of Decision Signature Page

Record of Decision from Federal Highway Administration

Exhibits

Appendix Table of Contents

Agency and Organization Comments: File 1

Agency and Organization Comments: File 2

Agency and Organization Comments: File 3

Agency and Organization Comments: File 4

Agency and Organization Comments: File 5

Responses to Comments

Click here to read the summary.

Below are links to other Final EIS documents:

Below are useful links (in blue) for the I-29/I-35 Environmental Impact Statement & Location Study.

Information handout from the October 10, 2006, public meeting on the bicycle-pedestrian feasibility study

Exhibits from the October 10, 2006, public meeting on the bicycle-pedestrian feasibility study

Draft EIS Executive Summary (English)

Cover

Signature Page

Table of Contents

Chapter I - Purpose & Need

Chapter II - Alternatives

Chapter III - Affected Environment

Chapter IV - Environmental Consequences

Chapter V - Comments & Coordination

Chapter VI - Circulation List

Chapter VII - List of Preparers

Chapter VIII - Index

Appendices Divider

Appendix A - Traffic Accident and Safety Data

Appendix B - Interchange Alternatives Analysis

Appendix C - Alternatives Plates

Appendix C - Pages 1-10

Appendix C - Pages 11-21

Appendix C - Pages 22-32

Appendix D - Construction Costs

Appendix E - Programmatic Section 4(f)

Appendix F - Cultural Resources

Appendix G - Agency Coordination

Appendix H - Public Comments and Coordination

Appendix H - Pages 1-46

Appendix H - Pages 47-93

Appendix H - Pages 94-138

Appendix I - Waters of the U.S. And PJWD Summary Report

Resumen en Español (Spanish)

TOM TAT (Vietnamese)

Spring 2006 Public Hearing Exhibits

Spring 2006 Public Meeting Presentation

Newsletters

Spring 2006 Road Notes: news on the I-29/I-35 Environmental Impact Statement

Fall 2005 Road Notes: news on the I-29/I-35 Environmental Impact Statement

Fall 2004 Road Notes: news on the I-29/I-35 Environmental Impact Statement

Stake Holder Meetings

A series of meetings were held from September 2004 to November 2005 to gather input on alternatives for improving the I-29/I-35 corridor. The information below summarizes these meetings:

Stake Holder Meeting: November 3, 2005

Stake Holder Meeting: June 1, 2005

Stake Holder Meeting: March 30, 2005

Stake Holder Meeting: February 23, 2005

Stake Holder Meeting: January 26, 2005

Stake Holder Meeting: September 14, 2004

Public Meetings

A meeting to gather public input on alternatives for improving the I-29/I-35 corridor north of downtown was held Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 4-7 p.m. at the North Kansas City Community Center located at Armour Boulevard and Iron.

Public Meeting Summary: Sept. 28, 2004

The information below was presented at this public meeting:

Why are improvements needed, 1?

Why are improvements needed, 2?

Project Purpose & Need

Overall Improvement Process

EIS Process

Cultural Resources

Corridor Wide Concepts

Study Components

How can we best meet future capacity needs?

Transit, Bike & Pedestrian Access