Public Meeting #2

Public Meeting #2
October 4, 2007
7:00 pm- 9:00 pm
Hope United Methodist Church
244 Wicks Lane, Billings

The purpose of this meeting was to review the preliminary alternatives for the Billings Bypass EIS. Preliminary alternatives were developed based on public and agency input during the initial stage of the project. Community input collected at Public Meeting #2 will contribute to the refinement of the alternatives that will be carried forward for detailed evaluation in the EIS. Materials presented at Public Meeting #2 can be downloaded below:

View a summary of Public Meeting #2:
Public Meeting # 2 Summary (44 KB)

Handouts provided at the meeting:
Agenda and Project Handout (3.5 MB)
Comment Sheet (143 KB)

The meeting was an open house format with displays on the following three topics:
Station #1 – Project History, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Process and Project Schedule
Feasibility Study (2.0 MB)
Purpose and Need (10.8 MB)
Design Objectives (4.9 MB)
Project Flow and Timeline (751 KB)

Station #2 – Existing Conditions
Study Area (9.0 MB)
Opportunities and Constraints (8.0 MB)
Existing and Projected Congested Routes in Billings (383 KB)

Station #3 – Alternatives
Typical Sections (239 KB)
Screening Process (97 KB)
Initial Alignments (29.6 MB)
Level 1 Screening (6.4 MB) – This graphic describes the outcomes of Level 1 Screening; text in the graphic refers to the “Initial Alignments” graphic available for download above.
Conceptual Alternatives (31.8 MB)
Level 2 Screening (6.5 MB) – This graphic describes the outcomes of Level 2 Screening; text in the graphic refers to the “Conceptual Alternatives” graphic available for download above.
Preliminary Alternatives (29.6 MB)
EIS Evaluation (4.4 MB)
Next Steps (3.1 MB)

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