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Environmental Assessment

Notice of Availability and Notice of Open House Public Hearings - English & Spanish
Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Evaluation

Appendicies
Appendix II – Affected Environment Mapbook

Appendix III - Environmental Assessment Technical Memoranda
         10th and 11th Street Corridor Traffic Impact Analysis
         Parking and Traffic Technical Memorandum
         Land acquisitions, Displacements, and Relocations Technical Memorandum
         Visual and Aesthetic Conditions Technical Memorandum
         Noise and Vibration Technical Memorandum
         Hazardous and Regulated Materials Technical Memorandum
                Appendix A - Desktop Environmental Review
                Appendix B - Aerial Photographs
                Appendix C - Fire Insurance Maps
                Appendix D - Historical Topographic Maps
                Appendix E - City Directions
                Appendix F - Standard Environmental Records
                Appendix G - Site Photos
                Appendix H - Figures
         Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
         Floristic Quality Assessment, Threatened and Endangered Species Plant Survey, and Woodland 
         Characterization Investigation
         Habitat Surveys for the Eastern Massasauga, Kirtland's Snake, Spotted Turtle, and Northern Leopard Frog
         Indiana Bat and Northern Long-Eared Bat Habitat Assessment
         Waters of the U.S. Delineation Report
         Environmental Justice Technical Memorandum
         Air Quality Technical Memorandum

Appendix IV – Agency Coordination

Appendix V - Public Outreach

Appendix VI - Preliminary Engineering Plans

Appendix VII - Historic, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources (Section 106)
         Assessment of Effects Report, including Section 106 Consultation Correspondence
         Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project, Segment 1 of 3, LaPorte County
         Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project, Segment 2 of 3, Porter County
         Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project, Segment 3 of 3, Lake County
         Summary of Phase I Archaeological Survey for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project