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The 4thBridge Project
LA 143 US 165 Connector andOuachita River Bridge
Ouachita Parish
State Project No. H.004782.2Federal Aid Project No. H.004782
Imagine the result
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Safety Moment
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Parking Lot Safety
Watch where you park
Panic buttons, keys, sprays,and your elbow
Suspicious vehicles / people
Look behind/front, side, and incar before entering
Get in; Drive off
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Project TeamAcknowledgement
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Architectural ResourcesTerrestrial and Marine ArchaeologySection 106 Consulting PartiesCoordination
Topographic SurveyProperty ResearchElected Official and StakeholderCoordination
Project Consultant Team
Level 1 Toll StudyBridge Constructability andConstruction Sequencing
Project ManagementNEPA Analysis and DocumentationPublic and Agency Outreach
Bridge Concept , Line & Grade
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Agency Coordination and Public Scoping
Notice of Intent
Draft EIS
Public and Agency Review and Comments
Alternatives Development /Screening
Final EIS
Final Comments
Record of Decision
Funding, Design, Right-of-Way,Construction
Federal Register June 28, 2012
SOV June 27, 2012
Interagency Meeting July 31, 2012Stakeholder and Public Meetings August 14, 2012
Research, Field Data, Level 1 Toll Study, AlternativesDevelopment and Screening.
Summer 2013
Summer / Fall 2013
Winter 2014
Winter / Spring 2014
Spring / Summer 2014
Delivery Schedule
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Description andLocation
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Description
LA 143 to US 165 Connector
Ouachita River Bridge(4th Bridge)
4-Lane Facility with
Construction Phasing Level 1 Toll Study
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Project History
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4thBridges Long History
1968 1st reference
1971 Monroe Metropolitan Area Stage 1Priority
1981 Twin Cities Expressway CorridorStudy
1996 Ouachita Loop MIS
2007 Legislation establishing OuachitaExpressway Authority
2008 Stage 0 Feasibility Study
2012 EIS / Line & Grade / Level 1 TollStudy Contract
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Proposed project is a Section of Independent Utilitywithin the long-range plan (unfunded) project known as the
Ouachita Loop
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Current Study Area
What is the Project?
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Project Need
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Need
Maintain east-west mobility for
local and long-distance travel Create rural transportation
system linkages across
Ouachita River north ofcongested urbanized areas ofMonroe and West Monroe
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2015 Traffic Congestion Projection
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4th Bridge
2035 Traffic Congestion Projection
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With Loop48% of all trips are
Rural to Rural
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Note: This map shows the roads that contribute traffic to/get traffic from the Fourth Bridge. Also shown are the trip origin zones and the corresponding traffic volumes. These
volumes were extracted from CDM Smiths year 2035 travel demand models for the toll scenario with the outer loop.
With Loop4th Bridge Trip Sources with Loop
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Note: This map shows the roads that contribute traffic to/get traffic from the Fourth Bridge. Also shown are the trip origin zones and the corresponding traffic volumes. These
volumes were extracted from CDM Smiths year 2035 travel demand models for the toll scenario without the outer loop.
Without Loop4th Bridge Trip Sources without Loop
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Level 1 Toll Study
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165
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Stage 0 Concepts (2008)
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Level 1 Toll Study Results
Finks Hideaway Connection
most important on east LA 143 terminus has more
utility the further south
Two lanes are adequatethrough a portion of theplanning period
Tolling will likely pay for only a
portion of costs
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Funding
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Costs and Funding
Costs: $300-400M (2007$ Est.)
SAFETEA-LU
Ouachita Expressway Authorityhas bonding authority, among
other powers
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AlternativesDevelopment
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143
Stage 0 Concepts (2008)
1
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Elevation Wetlands
Floodplain Land Cover
Resource Data
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Stage 0 Alts + All New Segments
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All Segments without Stage 0 Concepts
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Screening
Termini Comparisons
Wetland MinimizationCenterlines
Trade-Off Optimization
Retained: Best WetlandMinimization and Trade-OffOptimization Centerlines
Corridor centerlines thendeveloped into alternativecorridors
R i i S t
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Remaining Segments
E l f O ti i ti
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Optimization Line: Structuresand Wetlands
Example of Optimization
P li i C id
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Preliminary Corridors
Preliminary. Subject to Change.
P li i Alt ti
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Preliminary Alternatives
1
3
2
NW
SW
NE
SE
Preliminary. Subject to Change.
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What are the NextSteps?
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Tasks to be Completed
Alternatives Impact Analysis
Draft EIS
Final EIS and ROD
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Questions?
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