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V°`�°E�� DECATUR, ILLINOIS <br /> . <br /> Lake Shore Driue Reiocation Sfudy <br /> '��UNO�Y <br /> Traffic Impacts <br /> For each altemative, the potential iraffic impacts on other areas of the community were assessed, <br /> with the measures of effectiveness being quantiEied as total vehicle delay within the study area. All <br /> alternatives resulted in an increase in vehicie delay over Alternative A,except for Alternatives B and <br /> E,which produced only insignificant improvements area wide. <br /> Business Surveys <br /> Phone and in-person surveys were conducted with local trucking agencies,the school district,public <br /> transit and St.Mar�s Hospital. The surveys indicated that the trucking agencies,transit and school <br /> district generally would not be impacted significantly by the relocation. The hospital expressed <br /> concern for emergency access. <br /> Alternative Truck Routes <br /> Relocation of trucks to other routes could be mandated only through redesignation of Illinois 105 to <br /> other routes. Redesignation of Illinois 105 to other routes has both advantages and disadvantages. <br /> Loss of state maintenance funds for Lake Shore Drive is one economic disadvantage. Truck noise <br /> impacts on other neighborhoods is another disadvantage of route redesignation. <br /> Environmental Issues <br /> Dependent on the source of funding and the extent of the relocation, prepazation of an <br /> Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement may be required. Issues that <br /> would need to be investigated include: <br /> • Wetlands <br /> • Noise <br /> • Environmental contamination <br /> • Threatened and endangered species <br /> • Flood plains <br /> • Environmental permits <br /> • Culturally signiticant,historic and archeological sites <br /> • Properiy acquisition and relocation <br />, Bucher, Willis£a Ratlifj�-2 <br />, �,..w�,.K,..ro.,,,oK„n.s�.v <br />