Final Environmental Impact Report - Whittier Bridge/I-95 ...

Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project FEIR
Table of Contents
2.6.8 Cindy and Scott Taylor ..................................................................................................... 2-64
2.6.9 Kempton E. Webb ............................................................................................................ 2-66
2.6.10 Gary Peters ...................................................................................................................... 2-67
2.6.11 Karen L. Amundsen ......................................................................................................... 2-69
2.6.12 Gordon and Judith Marshall ............................................................................................. 2-70
2.7 December 7, 2011 Public Meeting Comments ........................................................................ 2-70
2.7.1 Bob Gilday – Amesbury Councillor .................................................................................. 2-70
2.7.2 Dan King, Newburyport .................................................................................................... 2-71
2.7.3 William Harris (Foundation for Resiliant Societies) .......................................................... 2-71
2.7.4 Andrew Port, City of Newburyport .................................................................................... 2-71
2.7.5 Al Savigny, Amesbury ...................................................................................................... 2-71
2.7.6 Bill Rudolph, Amesbury .................................................................................................... 2-72
2.7.7 Jay Harris ......................................................................................................................... 2-72
2.7.8 Kempton Webb, Amesbury .............................................................................................. 2-72
2.7.9 Bill Posner, Mass Bike Coalition ...................................................................................... 2-73
2.7.10 Evan Karp, Newburyport .................................................................................................. 2-73
2.7.11 Karen Amundsen, Amesbury ........................................................................................... 2-73
2.7.12 Tom Horth, Newburyport – Coastal Trails Coalition ......................................................... 2-74
2.7.13 Deb Carey, Amesbury – Coastal Trails Coalition ............................................................. 2-74
3.0 MITIGATION AND COMMITMENTS ............................................................................................. 3-1
3.1 Surficial Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Land Use and Visual Resources ................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2.1 Land Use ............................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.2.2 Visual Resources ............................................................................................................... 3-1
3.3 Open Space and Recreation ...................................................................................................... 3-2
3.4 Traffic and Safety ....................................................................................................................... 3-2
3.4.1 Alternative Modes of Transportation - Shared-Use Path ................................................... 3-3
3.4.2 Public Transportation/Transportation Demand Management (TDM)/Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) ............................................................................................ 3-3
3.5 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................... 3-5
3.6 Noise .......................................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.7 Water Resources ....................................................................................................................... 3-7
3.8 Fisheries ..................................................................................................................................... 3-8
3.9 Wildlife ........................................................................................................................................ 3-9
3.10 Jurisdictional Wetlands .............................................................................................................. 3-9
3.10.1 Site Selection ..................................................................................................................... 3-9
3.10.2 Existing Conditions at Wetland H Mitigation site .............................................................. 3-10
3.10.3 Proposed Mitigation at Wetland H .................................................................................... 3-10
3.11 Floodplains ............................................................................................................................... 3-10
3.12 Historic and Archeological Resources ..................................................................................... 3-11
3.12.1 Section 106 Consultation ................................................................................................. 3-11
3.12.2 Memorandum of Agreement ............................................................................................ 3-11
3.13 Oil and Hazardous Materials .................................................................................................... 3-13
3.14 Navigation ................................................................................................................................ 3-14
3.15 Construction Management ....................................................................................................... 3-14
3.15.1 Mitigation Staging ............................................................................................................. 3-14
3.15.2 Erosion and Sedimentation Control ................................................................................. 3-15
3.15.3 Dust Control ..................................................................................................................... 3-16
3.15.4 Construction Noise Mitigation Measures ......................................................................... 3-16
3.16 MassDEP Draft Section 61 Finding.......................................................................................... 3-19
3.16.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3-19
3.16.2 Purpose and Need ........................................................................................................... 3-20
3.16.3 The MEPA Review Process ............................................................................................. 3-20
3.16.4 Avoidance and Minimization ............................................................................................ 3-20
3.16.5 Chapter 91 Waterways – MassDEP................................................................................. 3-22
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