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LEGAL NOTICE OF PLANNED IMPROVEMENT The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is developing plans for the proposed replacement of the bridge over Norfolk Southern Railroad on State Road (SR) 15. The project is located in Clay Township, Kosciusko County. The total project length is about 0.473 mile. The new structure is proposed to be a single-span prestressed I-Beam bridge with a clear roadway width of approximately 60'. Mechanically Stabilized Walls will be utilized for the bridge abutments and wingwalls. A crashwall will be provided in front of the MSE Walls. The SR 15 approaches are proposed to provide two 12' travel lanes and a 12' auxiliary lane bordered by shoulders varying in width from 8' to 12' 4". A 12'southbound left-turn lane will be provided at the Louis Dreyfus Agricultural facility. The SR 15 roadway grade level will be raised approximately 6'. The County Road 700 South (CR 700S) roadway will also be reconstructed from approximately 800' east to 325' west of SR 15. The new CR 700S roadway is proposed to provide two 11' travel lanes bordered by 6' shoulders. Construction of the project will require approximately 9.3 acres of new permanent right-of-way. One residence and associated outbuildings located north east of the bridge will be displaced by this project. Traffic is proposed to be detoured during the construction period. Total cost of the project is estimated at $4,680,000. At present, we are planning to use both state and federal funds for construction of the project. However construction of the project is contingent upon available funding. The Federal Highway Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation have agreed that this project falls within the guidelines of a Categorical Exclusion Level 2. A small amount of wetlands may be impacted by this project. Preliminary design plans, along with the environmental document and other information, are being made available for review in the following offices. 1. Production Department, Indiana Department of Transportation District at 5333 Hatfield Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46808, Phone # (260) 484-9541 2. Hearings Examiner, Room N642 of the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204_2216, Phone # (317) 232-6601 3. Kosciusko County Auditor, 100 West Center Street, Room 220, Warsaw, Indiana, 46580, Phone # (574) 372-2323 All interested persons may request a public hearing or express their concerns by submitting comments to the attention of Rebecca Pyland, Program Coordinator at INDOT, Room N642, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2216 on or before Wednesday, April 15, 2009. If a hearing is determined to be in the best interest of the public, a notice will be advertised with the date, time, and place. Otherwise, any comments or materials received for the record will be considered in the decision_making process. This notice is published in compliance with Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 771.111(h) entitled "Early Coordination, Public Involvement and Project Development", and the Indiana Public Involvement/Public Hearing Procedures for Federal-Aid Project Development approved by the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation on July 8, 1997. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Rebecca L. Pyland Program Coordinator Phone # (317) 232-6602 E-Mail: RPYLAND@indot.state.in.us Website: www.in.gov/dot m31, a7
