Talking 281 Blog
- April 12, 2010
- US 281 EIS Team Looks at “Managed Lane” Concept for US 281
Both toll and non-toll alternatives for improving US 281 will be evaluated in the Draft EIS. But there is a third type of facility – known as "managed lanes" – that is also being considered.
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- April 7, 2010
- US 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting #1 Final Meeting Report Now Available!
Thank you for your past participation and comments during the first US 281 EIS Public Scoping Meeting in August. As promised, you can now read what your friends and neighbors think about the need and purpose for improvements along the US 281 corridor and the range of improvement options presented on August 27, 2009.
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- April 1, 2010
- The Karst and Bird Surveys are Underway!
You may have seen people walking around along US 281 in bright green vests or received a letter requesting permission for right-of-entry in the mail. We have started the biological surveys for the EIS, specifically the karst surveys and the bird surveys.
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- February 24, 2010
- US 281 EIS Community Advisory Committee
Our last posting introduced you to the Peer Technical Review Committee (PTRC) that collaborates with the Alamo RMA to ensure technical and environmental concerns are heard and considered in regards to the US 281 EIS. Well, this week we would like to introduce you to another committee that was developed to ensure that community concerns are directly heard and considered.
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- February 8, 2010
- Peer Technical Review Committee Formed for US 281 EIS
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the US 281 EIS Joint Lead Agencies (TxDOT and the Alamo RMA) have created a Peer Technical Review Committee (PTRC) to provide a range of expertise at key coordination points throughout the EIS process including: Development of the Need and Purpose to improve the US 281 corridor; Identification of the range of improvement options for the US 281 corridor; Collaboration on overall methods used for the US 281 EIS; Completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Identification and refinement of the Preferred Alternative; and Completion of the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
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