FONSI Approved!

FONSI
Based on the Environmental Assessment, a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) was submitted to and approved by FHWA.

FONSI document (2.18M .pdf file)

Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 (577kb .pdf file)
Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 [Appendices A-D] (679kb .pdf file)
Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 [Appendix E] (989kb .pdf file)
Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 [Appendix F] (970kb .pdf file)
Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 [Appendix G] (12.5M .pdf file)
Public Hearing Summary - July 2007 [Appendix H] (343kb .pdf file)

Corridor Aesthetic Guidelines
Stakeholder meetings were held to get input from the community to determine the look and feel of the corridor.  The mission was to make the I-75/I-475 interchange an attractive place for neighbors and travelers.

Aesthetic Guidelines (2.82M .pdf file)

Waterway Permits
401 Water Quality Certification - Waterway Permit (461kb .pdf file)
404 Waterway Permit (465kb .pdf file)

Environmental Document
Environmental Assessment (1.9M .pdf file)

Environmental Assessment w/ Appendices (74M .pdf file)

Recommended Preferred Alternative 
Figure 1(2.8M .jpg file)
-Proposed lane use
-Construction limits
-Parcels
-Total takes
-Ramps to be removed
-Existing right-of-way
-Bridges
-Retaining walls
-Noise walls

The I-75/475 Study project is managed by ODOT and operated under an organizational structure that incorporates a steering committee and task force.  

Study Goals
The steering committee and task force set the following goals:
- Improve safety.
- Improve traffic flow.
- Improve city streets.
- Improve weave areas on the freeway system.
- Improve/maintain freeway access.
- Provide for and accommodate future development.
- Minimize impacts to sensitive environmental resources.
- Minimize impacts to neighborhood properties.
- Improve aesthetics along transportation facilities.
- Provide more advance signing along I-75 and I-475.