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At the Issues Workshop in late June, the study team presented phasing plans of how the project could be constructed. Since then, the study team is refining those plans and discussing what enviromental documentation is needed in order to move forward. We are planning future meetings with the study team in August and will likely be holding an Advisory Group meeting in September. A public meeting is expected at the beginning of 2011.

If you missed the opportunity to attend the May 14, 2009 public meeting, please visit our online public meeting. It provides an opportunity to view the information presented plus ask questions on any of the information. At the end there is a quick survey on the online meeting format, so please provide us with feedback so we can make the tool more useful.

All the materials shown at last night’s public meeting can be found under the resources page. If you weren’t able to attend the meeting you can see what was presented, look at the video simulations or download the fact sheet.
As always, feel free to ask questions or provide your thoughts through the blog or the jocogateway@hntb.com e-mail. We hope to hear from you.

The Public Meeting is scheduled for tonight! We will have information on existing conditions including current traffic volumes, growth projections and crash history. The traffic engineers have also developed future traffic projections to determine what traffic and congestion will look like in 2040. There will be video simulation models and opportunities to talk with the study team about your issues and concerns. We hope that you can make it. All the information from the public meeting will be loaded on the web site by tomorrow afternoon, so if you miss the meeting you can still see the information presented and provide your comments.

The study team is working hard to prepare displays that explain the information collected and evaluated during this first phase of the regional study. There will be information on existing conditions and future traffic projections. With the input from the online survey and community interviews we have ideas on what the travelers consider the biggest problem areas. Please plan to attend the May 14 Public Meeting to provide your input on what the issues are for the interchange area and what options we should consider as we move into the concept development phase of the study.

The study team has scheduled the first public meeting for Thursday, May 14, to present the existing conditions of the area, review the future traffic projections and discuss issues and concerns. The meeting will be an open house style meeting, so the public can come anytime between 4:30 and 7:30 pm and talk with members of the project team. There will be opportunities for small group discussion on specific topics.