Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and

Record of Decision (ROD)

The combined FEIS/ROD was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on September 16, 2021.

Front Cover

Record of Decision

Signature Page

Table of Contents

EIS Summary

Chapter 1 – Project Description and History

Chapter 2 – Purpose and Need

Chapter 3 – Alternatives

Chapter 4 – Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences

Chapter 5 – Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) Resources

Chapter 6 – Comparison of Alternatives and Identification of a Selected Alternative

Chapter 7 – Mitigation and Commitments

Chapter 8 – Public Involvement and Agency Coordination

Chapter 9 – List of Preparers

Chapter 10 – Distribution of the FEIS and ROD

Chapter 11 – Glossary and List of Acronyms

Chapter 12 – Index

Chapter 13 – Literature Cited

Back Cover

APPENDICES

List of Appendices
Appendix A-1 – West Alternative 1 Environmental Features Maps
Appendix A-2 – West Alternative 2 Environmental Features Maps
Appendix A-3 – Central Alternative 1A/1B (Preferred) Environmental Features Maps
Appendix A-4 – Central Alternative 1B Modified (Selected) Environmental Features Maps
Appendix A-5 – Central Alternative 1B Modified (Selected) Parcels Maps
Appendix B-1 – Screening Report
Appendix B-2 – Screening Report Supplement
Appendix C-1 – Public Involvement Plan
Appendix C-2 – Public Outreach Materials
Appendix C-3 – Public Comments
Appendix C-4 – Monthly Public Inquiry Reports
Appendix C-5 – River Cities Advisory Committee (RCAC) Meeting Records
Appendix C-6 – Environmental Justice (EJ) Subcommittee Records
Appendix C-7 – Digital Outreach and Social Media Reports
Appendix C-8 – Small Group Presentations
Appendix C-9 – Business Information Survey (BIS) Summary
Appendix C-10 – DEIS Comments and Responses
Appendix C-11 – Single Preferred Alternative Comments and Responses
Appendix D-1 – Traffic Technical Report
Appendix E-1 – Socioeconomic Technical Report
Appendix E-2 – Environmental Justice Technical Report
Appendix F-1 – Visual Impact Assessment Technical Report
Appendix G-1 – Noise Impact Analysis (Part I)
Appendix G-1 – Noise Impact Analysis (Part II)
Appendix G-2 – Noise Impact Analysis Addendum
Appendix H-1 – Farmland Coordination
Appendix H-2 – Notice of Entry and Early Coordination
Appendix H-3 – Interagency Committee (IAC) Meeting Records
Appendix H-4 – IAC Comments and Summaries
Appendix H-5 – U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Correspondence
Appendix H-6 – Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Office of Land Quality Correspondence
Appendix H-7 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) Correspondence
Appendix H-8 – Local Agency Correspondence
Appendix H-9 – Kentucky Division of Forestry Correspondence
Appendix I-1 – Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
Appendix J-1 – Waters of the U.S. Report (2018)
Appendix J-2 – Waters of the U.S. Report (2019)
Appendix J-3 – Waters of the U.S. Report Addendum
Appendix K-1 – Endangered, Threatened, and Rare Species Habitat Assessment and Wildlife Technical Report
Appendix K-2 – Ground-Truthing of Side Scan Sonar River Bend Substrate Technical Report
Appendix K-3 – Freshwater Mussel Survey Report
Appendix K-4 – Biological Assessment
Appendix K-5 – Biological Opinion
Appendix L-1 – Phase I History/Architecture Survey for Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Appendix L-2a – History/Architecture Survey for Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky (Volume 1 of 2)
Appendix L-2b – History/Architecture Survey for Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky (Volume 2 of 2)
Appendix L-3 – Finding of Adverse Effect and Addendum 36 CFR 800.11(e)
Appendix L-4 – Additional History/Architecture Survey for Henderson, Henderson County
Appendix L-5 – Addendum Report: Description and Recommendations for the Historical WPA
Quarry, Henderson County, Kentucky
Appendix L-6 – Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Letter (July 1, 2021)
Appendix M-1 – Indirect and Cumulative Technical Report
Appendix N-1 – Technical Memorandum: I-69 ORX Section 4(f) Property Recommendations Relative to Parks, Recreation Areas, and Refuges
Appendix N-2 – Addendum 1 to Technical Memorandum: I-69 ORX Section 4(f) Property Recommendations Relative to Parks, Recreation Areas, and Refuges
Appendix N-3 – Technical Memorandum, I-69 ORX Section 6(f) Properties Within the Project Area
Appendix O-1 – US 41 Existing Bridges Evaluation Report
Appendix P-1 – Navigation Simulation Modeling Report and Navigation Clearance Study
Appendix Q-1 – Project Cost Estimates Memorandum
Appendix Q-2 – FHWA Cost Estimate Review Final Report
Appendix R-1 – Ohio River Modeling Potential Backwater Impacts – Indiana
Appendix S-1 – Value Engineering Study Report – Final
Appendix T-1 – Planning Study Report (Final) for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project, Henderson: Section 1