Miles of Roadway Improved
Director, Transportation:
Eric Almquist
The Project
RK&K led all activities to complete this NEPA evaluation, including preparation of a Supplemental EIS and EA reevaluation. The SEIS assessed potential improvements to 53 roadway miles and 89 bridges in Hampton Roads, including the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, and a potential new tunnel crossing of the Elizabeth River. RK&K prepared the Draft and Final SEIS to consolidate and modernize previous studies, focus alternatives development, and help VDOT reach consensus on a Preferred Alternative. RK&K was the lead consultant responsible for all related engineering and environmental technical studies. RK&K led the Draft and Final SEIS and all natural, socioeconomic, and cultural resources investigations for wetlands and waterways, threatened and endangered species, historic properties, Section 4(f) properties, noise, air quality, hazmats, community facilities, right-of-way, environmental justice, economics, and indirect/cumulative effects. RK&K created software using GIS to automate analysis and tracking of environmental impacts and reported changes caused by alternative modifications. RK&K refined the Preferred Alternative for the FEIS to reduce impacts to nearby properties and environmental resources, and provided technical rationale informing the selected alternative—agreed upon as the Section 404(b)(1) Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) by USACE. RK&K reviewed the JPA and wetlands/waters impacts evaluation prepared by the design-builder. RK&K worked with VDOT to complete the public involvement program, including the Agency Coordination Plan, public outreach plan, and Environmental Justice protocol. RK&K facilitated citizen information meetings and public hearings and responded to more than 600 public, stakeholder, and agency comments. From NOI to ROD, the SEIS was completed in less than two years, making it one of the fastest EISs ever completed by VDOT and FHWA’s Virginia Division. After issuance of the ROD, RK&K prepared an EA reevaluation/ FONSI request to evaluate project implementation of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and part-time shoulder use lanes on I-64, and provided updated traffic, noise, and air quality analyses.
RK&K led all activities to complete this NEPA evaluation, including preparation of a Supplemental EIS and EA reevaluation. The SEIS assessed potential improvements to 53 roadway miles and 89 bridges in Hampton Roads, including the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, and a potential new tunnel crossing of the Elizabeth River. RK&K prepared the Draft and Final SEIS to consolidate and modernize previous studies, focus alternatives development, and help VDOT reach consensus on a Preferred Alternative. RK&K was the lead consultant responsible for all related engineering and environmental technical studies. RK&K led the Draft and Final SEIS and all natural, socioeconomic, and cultural resources investigations for wetlands and waterways, threatened and endangered species, historic properties, Section 4(f) properties, noise, air quality, hazmats, community facilities, right-of-way, environmental justice, economics, and indirect/cumulative effects. RK&K created software using GIS to automate analysis and tracking of environmental impacts and reported changes caused by alternative modifications. RK&K refined the Preferred Alternative for the FEIS to reduce impacts to nearby properties and environmental resources, and provided technical rationale informing the selected alternative—agreed upon as the Section 404(b)(1) Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) by USACE. RK&K reviewed the JPA and wetlands/waters impacts evaluation prepared by the design-builder. RK&K worked with VDOT to complete the public involvement program, including the Agency Coordination Plan, public outreach plan, and Environmental Justice protocol. RK&K facilitated citizen information meetings and public hearings and responded to more than 600 public, stakeholder, and agency comments. From NOI to ROD, the SEIS was completed in less than two years, making it one of the fastest EISs ever completed by VDOT and FHWA’s Virginia Division. After issuance of the ROD, RK&K prepared an EA reevaluation/ FONSI request to evaluate project implementation of high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and part-time shoulder use lanes on I-64, and provided updated traffic, noise, and air quality analyses.
