I-70 Improvement Study - Staying Ahead of the Curve

First Tier Environmental Impact Statement

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 about this project, please contact Allan Zafft: allan.zafft@modot.mo.gov or 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636).