OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC HEARING - HOUMA-THIBODAUX to LA 3127 H.005257
Monday, August 03, 2015 at 8:50:54 AM
State Project No. H.005257
Federal Aid Project No. HP-9902 (518)
Proposed Houma-Thibodaux to LA 3127 Connection EIS
Lafourche, Terrebonne, Ascension, Assumption, St. Charles,
St. James, St. John the Baptist, and St. Mary Parishes
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will hold an open house-style public hearing to discuss the results of the proposed Houma-Thibodaux to LA 3127 Connection Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Detailed information relative to the project is available to those interested through copies of the EIS. This information is available for review and/or copying at the DOTD’s District Office (8100 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge). Copies of this data will be made available upon request at the expense of the person requesting this information, and at a cost equal to the DOTD’s cost of reproduction. The EIS is also available for review through September 14, 2015, at the Lafourche Parish Library Main Branch (314 Saint Mary Street, Thibodaux), St. James Parish Library Vacherie Branch (2593 Highway 20, Vacherie), and at the Terrebonne Parish Library Main Branch (151 Library Drive, Houma). You may download the EIS from the DOTD Environmental Section’s website:
Houma Thibodaux to LA 3127 Connection DEIS
All interested parties are invited to review the EIS and are encouraged to attend this public hearing, scheduled for the following date, time, and location:
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Warren J. Harang Jr. Municipal Auditorium
Plantation Room
310 North Canal Boulevard, Thibodaux, LA 70302
The public hearing will be in an open house format. A prerecorded presentation including information relative to the general location, design features, impacts of the project, tentative project schedule, acquisition of right-of-way, and relocation assistance will play continuously throughout the hearing. A court reporter will be present to record and transcribe oral statements for the hearing record and representatives of the DOTD, the FHWA, and the consultant team will be present to answer any questions relative to the project. Written statements may be submitted at the public hearing, or sent via mail to Mr. Alan Krouse at 18163 East Petroleum Dr., Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, or via email to akrouse@bh-ba.com. Written statements and other exhibits in lieu of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the public hearing may be submitted and postmarked by Monday, September 21, 2015.
In the event a member of the public wishes to participate in this public hearing but may require special assistance due to a disability or an interpreter, please contact Ms. Maria Bernard Reid of the DOTD Environmental Section, PO Box 94245, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9245, by telephone at (225) 242-4506 or by email at maria.reid@la.gov at least five working days prior to the public hearing.