INDOT Design of I-69 in Morgan County


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INDOT's FEIS- Appendix E presentation to Federal Highway Administration to gain tier 1 approval for I-69 on 3-C:

COUNT US! has always been critical of INDOT stealth.

As we imagine a built I-69, this page is dedicated to documenting the basis for our projection of I-69 in Morgan County. It supports our pages:

What would I-69 Look Like at Bloomington and Martinsville?

From the Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS), Appendix E.
To access the INDOT Appendix E as a PDF Download, click here, or copy this URL: http://deis.i69indyevn.org/FEIS/Vol2-Appendixes/PDF/Appendix_E.pdf

Read the tables below as numbered (1 thru 4) to represent travel from South-West to North-East from Bloomington through Martinsville. Note: Typical section I is used for both Martinsville and Bloomington.

Indiana Department of Transportation FEIS Appendix E.
ALTERNATIVE 3-C
I-69 Evansville-To- Indianapolis Typical Cross Sections

From (Comments) -edited	To	Traffic Lanes	Typical Section Designation	Length (Miles)	R/W Width	Existing R/W Width
I-64	Physlographic divide just North of Patoka National Wildlife Refuge (PWLR)	4	E	20	350	N/A
Physlographic Divided just North of PWLR	Physlographic divide further north of PWLR	4	F	2.4	470	N/A
Physlographic divide further north of PWLR	East Fork of White River	4	E	9.5	350	N/A
East Fork of White River	US 231 at Doans Creek	4	E	36	350	N/A
US 231 at Doans Creek	SR 37	4	F	24.5	470	N/A
SR 37 Interchange	SR 45	6	C	3.1	420	200
SR 45 (Urban Freeway Bloomington)	SR 46	8	I	3.6	290	200
SR 46	SR 39 Interchange	6	C	18.7	420	200
SR 37/SR 39 (Urban Freeway Martinsville)	SR 252	8	I	3.4	290	200
SR 252	CR 144/ SR 144	6	C	13.2	420	300
CR 144/ SR 144	I-465	8	G	9.4	390	180

From the Proposed new I-69 / SR 37 intersection to SR 45 (2nd St.)
I-69 is represented by "typical section C"

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2. & 4.

Martinsville and Bloomington in the Tier 1 EIS:
"Elevated Urban Typical Section I"

(Raise with Frontage Lanes on each side.)

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CONCLUSION:

Martinsville and Bloomington got the same "Section I" Urban Freeway treatment in the Tier I throughout the DEIS and FEIS process and was approved by the Teir I Record of Decision,

This should have been presented as an option at least in the Tier 2!!!

Click here to see why this raised interstate would be better than the

cheaper alternative now being promoted by INDOT and the paid study consultants.

3.

From SR 46 to SR 39 in Morgan County, proposed I-69 returns
to the "typical section C"

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Now, Tier 2 DEIS

Now look what they have planned for Martinsville.
The public was never shown the drawings from the Tier 1 DEIS, FEIS and through the official Record of decision. What was official was not even presented as an option in public meetings:

Interstate 69 Martinsville tier 2 drawing

Interstate 69 Martinsville tier 2 drawing

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Section 6 consultants ignorant of Approved Cross Sections -- comment from COUNT US!

Typical Indiana Interstates only provide access points at State and Federal Highways. Monroe County Can expect 5 or less access intersections to and from I-69.