U.S. Route 63 Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Maps and Displays from the February 2009 Public Hearings

Two open house public hearings were held on February 17 & 19, 2009 to gather comments about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Route 63 in Osage, Maries, and Phelps Counties. Displays from the hearings detailed the environmental study process, traffic data, historic preservation, economic development data, and the preferred alternative for the study.

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Station 1:  General Information

• Welcome - Purpose of Public Hearing (373 KB)
• Project Study Area (1.39 MB)
• Idea to Reality - The Steps It Takes to Build a Road (131 KB)
• What Will Happen Next - The Environmental Study Process (681 KB)
• What Improvements Are Needed (1.35 MB)
• Route 63 as Missouri's Major North/South Corridor (287 KB)
• Upgraded Sections of Existing Route 63 (965 KB)

 

Station 2: Screening to the Preferred Alternative

• Finding the Preferred Alternative (633 KB)
• Preferred Alternative — Entire Study Corridor (743 KB)
• Aerial Map of Preferred Alternative — Westphalia Section (1.60 MB)
• Aerial Map of Preferred Alternative — Freeburg Section (1.51 MB)
• Aerial Map of Preferred Alternative — Vienna Section (1.43 MB)
• Aerial Map of Preferred Alternative — Vichy Section (1.57 MB)

 

Station 3: Close-up Views of Preferred Alternative Through Communities Along Route 63

• Westphalia (1.85 MB)
• Freeburg (1.78 MB)
• Vienna (1.77 MB)
• Vichy (1.80 MB)

 

Station 4: Topographical Maps of the Preferred Alternative

• Topographical Map of Preferred Alternative — Westphalia Section (1.72 MB)
• Topographical Map of Preferred Alternative — Freeburg Section (1.64 MB)
• Topographical Map of Preferred Alternative — Vienna Section (1.52 MB)
• Topographical Map of Preferred Alternative — Vichy Section (1.69 MB)

 

Station 5:  Traffic Access Points - While no decisions have been made on how the Preferred Alternative would connect to existing state and county routes, here are some ideas the study team is considering:

• Connecting to the Preferred Alternative (633 KB)
• Aerial Map with Access Points  — Westphalia Section (1.58 MB)
• Aerial Map with Access Points — Freeburg Section (1.53 MB)
• Aerial Map with Access Points — Vienna Section (1.42 MB)
• Aerial Map with Access Points — Vichy Section (1.52 MB)
• Westphalia — Close-up of Possible Access Point (1.37 MB)
• Freeburg — Close-up of Possible Access Point (1.52 MB)
• Vienna — Close-up of Possible Access Point, Idea A (1.26 MB)
• Vienna — Close-up of Possible Access Point, Idea B (1.27 MB)

 

Station 6:  Historic Preservation

• Panel 1 (91 KB)
• Panel 2 (190 KB)
• Panel 3 (195 KB)

 

Station 7: Economic Status of Route 63 Communities

• Comparison of Economic Development Indicators for Rural Missouri Counties (670 KB)
• Route Relocation in Missouri Communities (386 KB)
• Westphalia (3.87 MB)
• Freeburg (1.25 MB)
• Vienna (1.25 MB)
• Vichy (1 MB)

Station 8: Representation of Route 63 Widened To Five Lanes — MoDOT considered widening Route 63 through the existing communities at one point during the study. While widening Route 63 through Westphalia is not part of the preferred alternative, Vichy is. These maps illustrate the impact widening would have on these communities.

• Westphalia (588 KB)
• Vichy (895 KB)

 

Station 9:  Comments

• The comment period for the public hearing has closed. Thank you for your input.

 

Additional Information:

• Draft Environmental Impact Statement
• Route 63 Environmental Study homepage