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Public Comments
At the end of October 2000, nearly 200 comments had been received. The comments fell into four general categories addressing 1) Safety, 2) Environmental Considerations, 3) Process and Scope of the Project, and 4) Engineering Design. The list below provides a general summary of comments to date. Individual comments are listed from most frequent to least frequent.
- Expressed general concern about the safety of the existing highway
- Requested safer accommodations for school buses
- Suggested that the speed limit should be lowered
- Requested safer access for existing residents and consideration of access control
- Requested safer accommodations for cyclists, joggers and pedestrians
- Expressed concerns regarding the safety of the Railroad Highway interface
- Expressed concern over emergency response time
- Impacts to future & existing development patterns
- Impacts to water resources
- Farmland, wildlife and biological resources
- Utilities
- Geology & soils
- Construction cost
- Historic Properties
- Hazardous Materials
- Information requests related to traffic including type, volume and destination
- Questions related to MDT's responsibility for existing road if a new road is built
- Related to scope and process
- Design suggestions related to width of turn lanes, road location and passing zones
- Related to roadway aesthetics: visual quality, landscaping and billboard controls