Danville Beltline

1
Danville Beltline

• Phase I Engineering and
• Environmental Studies

2
Purpose of Meeting

• Familiarize you with the Danville Beltline
  project
• Update you on the current status of the project
• Gather your input on the project

3
Project Team

• City of Danville
• Vermilion County Highway Department
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Vermilion Advantage
• Hanson Professional Services

4
(No Transcript)
5
Project Corridor
6
Projected Land Use
7
Purpose of Project

• Provide a roadway designed to current standards
  and capable of handling future traffic
• Improve access to existing and proposed
  development on east side of Danville
• Prevent future congestion at Lynch Road
  interchange
• Provide an alternative route for truck traffic

8
(No Transcript)
9
(No Transcript)
10
(No Transcript)
11
Public Involvement
12
Public Involvement

• Meeting Dates
• June 1999
• January 2000
• November 2006

13
PreliminaryAlignments
14
PreliminaryAlignments
15
RetainedAlignments
16
Refinement ofAlternatives
17
PreferredAlternative
18
PreferredAlternative
19
Project Corridor
20
Project Corridor
21
PreferredAlternative
22
Purpose of Project

• Provide a roadway designed to current standards
  and capable of handling future traffic
• Improve access to existing and proposed
  development on east side of Danville
• Prevent future congestion at Lynch Road
  interchange
• Provide an alternative route for truck traffic

23
Other Project Considerations

• Beltline would open up more opportunities to
  communities to the north of Danville, like
  Rossville and Hoopestown
• In a no-build situation, traffic along the north
  end of IL 1 would increase by about 20

24
Stakeholder Groups

• Elected Officials Group
• Industry Group
• Real Estate/Developer Group
• Property Owners Group

25
How You Can Get Involved

• Fill out a comment sheet
• Visit City of Danville's Web siteat
  www.cityofdanville.org
• Attend public hearing

26
Next Steps in Study

• Hold the Stakeholder Group Meetings
• Listen to your comments
• Gather your input

We want to know what you think would
help address the purpose of this project.
27
Questions?
28
Why do we need a beltline?

• Available land for further industrial growth
  is east of Griffin Street and to the north and
  south of I-74. Existing infrastructure is not in
  place to serve industrial needs in these areas.
  Without infrastructure in place, or at least
  ready to build, industry will not develop.

29
What about Lynch Road?
30
Lynch Road Issues

• Lynch Road would need to be widened to
  accommodate future traffic which would likely
  result in eliminating some of the direct access
  industries now have to Lynch Road north of U.S.
  136 (Main Street).
• More traffic would be concentrated at the Lynch
  Road interchange, resulting in future congestion
  of the interchange. A complete re-construction
  of the interchange would be necessary to
  accommodate future traffic demands.

31
The StudyProcess
32
Areas of Growth

• Danville Crossing
• Vermillion County Airport
• Village Mall
• Northgate
• Eastgate
• Lynch Road Interchange
• Southgate
• Alcoa Plant
• Bowman Ave.
• U.S. 150/IL 1 Interchange

33
RecommendedAlternative