MoDOT Seeks Public Input on
I-29/I-35 Improvements
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The
Missouri Department of Transportation seeks community input on
alternatives for improving the I-29/I-35 corridor north of downtown
at a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004 from 4-7 p.m.
MoDOT is working with
HNTB and other local engineering firms on an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and Location Study on the corridor from north
of the Missouri 210 interchange, south to the Paseo Bridge and
west to the Broadway Bridge.
The study was launched
to address congestion and safety needs, as well as planning for
future travel needs, especially in regards to the future of the
Paseo Bridge.
At the public meeting, which will
be held at the North Kansas City Community Center at Armour Boulevard
and Iron, engineers will present options for widening the road,
improving interchanges and coordinating with the downtown loop.
Additionally, they will present three options for long-term improvements
to the Missouri River crossing.
Among the options to
be considered are rehabilitating the Paseo Bridge, building a
companion structure in conjunction with rehabilitation or building
an entirely new crossing.
Details on projected
budgets and proposed timelines for the options will be available.
Project team members will take comments from the public on how
to address residents' concerns about the corridor and the study.
Comments will also be
accepted by email at I29I35EIS@hntb.com,
or by calling MoDOT district headquarters at 816-622-6500.
Those comments will be used to help MoDOT respond to community
concerns and develop a long-term solution that meets improvement
needs while minimizing negative impacts.
The formal EIS process
calls for a public hearing to review the recommended alternatives.
That hearing is expected to take place in late 2006.
CONTACT
CCI: Adam Yarbrough, Sean Demory or
Marna Courson, 816-471-2900
HNTB: Betty Burry, 816-472-1201
MoDOT: Joel Blobaum,
816-622-6327 or joel.blobaum@modot.mo.gov
