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1 Table of Contents TC-i Table of Contents - FEIS Preface...(Volume 1) PR-1 Errata... (Volume 1) ER-1 A. Modifications to the DEIS... ER-1 1. The Citizens Plan Proposed by PennFuture... ER-1 2. US Census Data Update... ER-1 3. Travel Time Analysis... ER-2 4. Displacements... ER-2 5. Environmental Justice Block Group Boundary Changes... ER-2 6. Threatened or Endangered Species Coordination... ER-3 7. Noise Analysis... ER-3 8. Air Quality Analysis... ER-3 9. South Shore Alternative Cost Estimate... ER Metric Conversions... ER-4 B. Errata... ER-4 Executive Summary... (Volume 1) ES-1 A. Project Description... ES-2 B. Major Actions Proposed by Other Governmental Agencies... ES-5 C. Alternatives Considered... ES-6 1. No-Build Alternative... ES-6 2. Congestion Management System (CMS) Strategies Alternative... ES-7 3. Major Investment Study (MIS) Alternatives... ES-7 4. New Toll Road Alternatives... ES-7 5. The Citizens Plan Submitted by PennFuture... ES-11 D. Environmental Consequences... ES-12 E. South Shore Alternative... ES-17 F. Preferred North Shore Alternative... ES-18 G. Areas of Controversy... ES-21 Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

2 TC-ii Table of Contents H. Unresolved Issues... ES-22 I. Other State and Federal Actions Required... ES-22 Project Overview... (Volume 1) PO-1 Chapter 1: Purpose and Need for Action... (Volume 1) 1-1 A. Project Description B. Project Needs C. Consistency with Local, Regional, State, and National Planning D. Project Purpose Chapter 2: Affected Environment... (Volume 1) 2-1 A. Introduction B. Transportation Network Roadways and Public Transportation Railroads Navigable Waterways Airports Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities C. Cultural Setting Historic Structures and Properties Archaeological Resources D. Socioeconomic Setting Land Use Community Facilities and Services Community Characteristics Population Characteristics Environmental Justice Economic Characteristics Noise/Air/Vibration Visual Characteristics E. Natural Environment Setting Mining and Mineral Resources Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

3 Table of Contents TC-iii 2. Aquatic Resources Floodplains Vegetation, Wildlife, and Threatened and Endangered Species Municipal, Industrial, and Hazardous Waste Sites Chapter 3: Alternatives... (Volume 1) 3-1 A. Introduction B. Integrated CMS Analysis/MIS and Preliminary Alternatives Analysis Regulatory Requirements Traffic Impact Corridor Collaborative Public and Agency Involvement Process Analytical Factors Evaluated Preliminary Alternatives Studied a. No-Build Alternative b. Congestion Management System (CMS) Strategies Alternative c. New Light Rail Transit (LRT) Facilities Alternative d. New Toll Road Alternatives, Combination Roadway Upgrade/New Highways Alternatives, and Roadway Upgrade Alternatives Findings and Conclusions a. The No-Build Alternative b. Congestion Management System (CMS) Strategies Alternative c. New Light Rail Transit (LRT) Facilities Alternative d. New Toll Road Alternatives, Combination Roadway Upgrade/New Highways Alternative, and Roadway Upgrade Alternative Conclusions from the Integrated CMS Analysis/MIS and Preliminary Alternatives Analysis SPC Endorsement and FHWA Acceptance Preliminary Alternatives Analysis Reevaluation C. Detailed Alternatives Analysis No-Build Alternative North Shore Alternative (Preferred) Major River Crossing South Shore Alternative Major River Crossing Major River Crossing Summary of Alternatives and Associated Design Options Chosen for Detailed Study Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

4 TC-iv Table of Contents A. No-Build Alternative B. North Shore Alternative (Preferred) C. South Shore Alternative Tolling and Toll Plaza Locations Maintenance Facilities D. The Citizens Plan Public and Agency Coordination Transportation Elements of The Citizens Plan and Modifications to The Citizens Plan Proposal Conclusions and Recommendations of The Citizens Plan Evaluation E. Identification of the Preferred Alternative Chapter 4: Environmental Consequences... (Volume 2) 4-1 A. Introduction B. Traffic and Transportation a) Tolling on the Proposed Facility b) Traffic Forecasts c) Traffic Operational Analysis Transportation Network Impacts a) Regional Access and Mobility b) Impacts to Existing Roads c) Transit d) Bikeways and Pedestrian Facilities e) River Traffic Localized Transportation Impacts Congestion Management Systems (CMS) a) Park-and-Ride Lots b) HOV Facilities c) Transit Improvements/Facilities d) Congestion Pricing e) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) f) Ramp Metering g) Intersection and Other Non-SOV Capacity Improvements C. Socioeconomics Land Use Community Facilities and Services Community Cohesion Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

5 Table of Contents TC-v 4. Displacements Environmental Justice a) Disproportionate Effects Analysis b) Project Area Functional Neighborhoods c) Public Involvement and Outreach Program d) Impacts Analysis Local and Regional Economy a) Regional Economy b) Local Economy and Tax Base Impacts D. Cultural Resources Historic Structures and Properties Archaeological Resources E. Natural Resources Soils, Geology, and Groundwater Resources a) Soils b) Geology c) Groundwater Resources Mining and Mineral Resources a) Coal b) Oil and Gas Wells Surface Water Resources Navigable Waterways Section 9 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of Floodplains and Flood Hazard Areas Wetlands Vegetation and Wildlife Threatened or Endangered Species Farmlands a) Federal Farmland Protection Policy Act of 1981 (FPPA) b) Productive Agricultural Lands c) Agricultural Land Preservation Policy (ALPP) F. Noise G. Air Quality H. Visual Resources I. Municipal, Industrial, and Hazardous Waste Facilities Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

6 TC-vi Table of Contents J. Secondary Impacts K. Cumulative Impacts Project Area Cumulative Impacts a) Past Cumulative Impacts b) Recent/Present Actions and Cumulative Impacts L. Construction Impacts Economy and Employment Access Water Quality Air Quality and Noise Utilities Railroad Relocation Vibration Excavation Waste M. The Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of Man s Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term Productivity Short-term Gains Short-term Losses Long-term Gains Long-term Losses Conclusion N. Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitments of Resources Which Would Be Involved in the Proposed Action Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations... (Volume 2) 5-1 A. No-Build Alternative B. New Toll Road Alternatives C. South Shore Alternative D. Preferred North Shore Alternative Chapter 6: Comments and Coordination... (Volume 2) 6-1 A. Public Information/Involvement Public Meetings Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

7 Table of Contents TC-vii 2. Public Officials Workshops Task Force Steering Committees and Task Forces Neighborhood Meetings Community Outreach Interviews/Workshops Special Purpose Meetings and Other Public Contacts Continuing Coordination B. Public Information Project Newsletter Project Information Centers Other Print and Broadcast Media Information C. Agency Coordination and Consultation D. Railroad Coordination E. Utility Coordination F. US Coast Guard Coordination G. DEIS Comments and Responses Chapter 7: List of Preparers and Reviewers... (Volume 2) 7-1 Chapter 8: Distribution List... (Volume 2) 8-1 Chapter 9: References... (Volume 2) 9-1 Chapter 10: Glossary of Terms and Acronyms... (Volume 2) 10-1 Table of Contents Chapter 11: Comments and Responses... (Volumes 6 &7) 11-1 Plates...Volume 3 Final Section 4(f) Evaluation - (Section 4(f) Evaluation Table of Contents Attached)...Volume 4 Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

8 TC-viii Table of Contents Appendices - FEIS Appendix A... Agency Correspondence Volume 5 Appendix B... Section 404 Permit Application Volume 5 Appendix C...FPPA Form Volume 5 Appendix D... Index of Technical Support Data Volume 5 Appendix E... Project Cost Estimate Volume 5 Appendix F... Programmatic Agreement Volume 5 Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

9 Table of Contents TC-ix List of Figures - FEIS Figure ES-1 Project Region...ES-1 Figure ES-2 North Shore Alternative...ES-9 Figure ES-3 South Shore Alternative... ES-10 Figure PO-1 The Mon/Fayette Transportation Project Corridors... PO-1 Figure PO-2 Frequent and interactive communication between transportation and environmental resource agencies plus public involvement has been the key to the programs management approach.... PO-3 Figure PO-3 The Mon/Fayette Transportation Improvements have been organized as a two level effort to support regional goals and meet the identified needs for the four individual projects.... PO-5 Figure PO-4 Defining Logical Termini Criteria... PO-6 Figure PO-5 Factors in Setting Endpoints... PO-8 Figure PO-6 The PTC and SPC as co-lead agencies facilitate the development of the CMS Analysis and MIS for the Mon/Fayette Transportation Project, PA Route 51 to I PO-11 Figure 1-1 Project Region Figure 1-2 Project Study Area Figure 1-3 Regional Network of Roadways Figure 1-4 Existing Physical Deficiencies of the Area s Roadways Figure 1-5 Level of Service (LOS) (adapted from Transportation Research Board, 1994) Figure 1-6 Capacity Analysis Study Intersections Figure 1-7 High Crash Areas Figure 1-8 Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Medical Facilities, and Tourist and Recreation Sites Figure 1-9 Available Industrial Sites Figure 2-1 Project study area Figure 2-2 Project study area land use Figure 2-3 Active railroads and river terminals within the project study area Figure 2-4 Proposed and completed recreational trails within the project study area Figure 2-5 Community facilities (including publicly-owned parks) within the project study area Figure 2-6 Pittsburgh neighborhoods within the project study area Figure 2-7 Median household income (Allegheny County median equals $38,329; US Census Bureau, 2000) Figure 2-8 Percentage of population age 65 and over (Allegheny County average equals 17.8 percent; US Census Bureau, 2000) Figure 2-9 Municipal unemployment rates (Allegheny County rate equals 3.7 percent; US Census Bureau, 2000) Figure 2-10 Percent minority population (Allegheny County (including Pittsburgh) average equals 15.1 percent; US Census Bureau, 2000) Figure 2-11 Individuals living below poverty level (Allegheny County (including Pittsburgh) average equals 11.2 percent; US Census Bureau, 2000) Figure 3-B-1 Congestion Management System Proposed Transit/HOV Improvements Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

10 TC-x Table of Contents Figure 3-B-2 Alternative 1 - Tolled Expressway with Swissvale Connection Figure 3-B-3 Alternative 2 - Tolled Expressway with Monroeville Connection Figure 3-B-4 Alternative 3 - Split Tolled Expressway to Glassport with Monroeville Connection Figure 3-B-5 Alternative 4 - Split Tolled Expressway to Duquesne with Monroeville Connection Figure 3-B-6 Alternative 5 - Combination of New Roadways and Widening of Existing Roads to Four Lanes Figure 3-B-7 Alternative 6A - Widening of Existing Roadways to Four Lanes and Widening of PA Route 51 to Seven Lanes Figure 3-B-8 Alternative 6B - Widening of Existing Roadways to Four Lanes and Limiting the Improvement on PA Route 51 to New Interchanges Figure 3-B-9 Impact of the Swissvale Connection for Alternative Figure 3-B-10 Cross-over Alternative from 1997 Study Figure 3-C-1 Project Study Corridor Showing Sections Figure 3-C-2 North Shore Alternative Figure 3-C-3 South Shore Alternative Figure 3-C-4 Typical Four-Lane Expressway Roadway and Bridge Cross-Sections Figure 3-C-5 Study Corridor (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 3-C-6 PA Route 51 Interchange (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Figure 3-C-7 Eastern and Western Options at Clairton Sportsman Club (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 3-C-8 West Option with Tunnel (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 3-C-9 West Option with Open Cut (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 3-C-10 Option 1A - North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-11 Option 1B - North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-12 Study Corridor (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 3-C-13 Proposed Closed Interchange on North Shore of Monongahela River (North Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 3-C-14 Option 2A - North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-15 Option 2B - North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-16 Option 2C - North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-17 Proposed Interchanges with I-376, Business Route 22, and Thompson Run Road at Monroeville (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 3-C-18 Proposed Interchange with Business Route 22 at Wilkins (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 3-C-19 Proposed Interchange with Business Route 22 at Monroeville (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 3-C-20 Study Corridor (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 3-C-21 Option Along Abandoned Railroad Corridor Through Braddock (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 3-C-22 Option South of Talbot Avenue Through Braddock (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 3-C-23 Study Corridor (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

11 Table of Contents TC-xi Figure 3-C-24 Typical section of option with railroad between eastbound and westbound lanes of the expressway - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-25 Typical Sections of the two options (Options 4A and 4B) with the entire expressway between the CSX railroad and the hillside - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-26 Study Corridor (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Figure 3-C-27 Options 5A and 5C in Hazelwood - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-28 Options 5B and 5D in Hazelwood - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-29 Options 5A and 5B - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-30 Options 5C and 5D - North Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-31 Study Corridor (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 3-C-32 Option that Elevates Amity Street (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 3-C-33 Option that closes Amity Street to vehicular traffic (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 3-C-34 Design Options Considered along East Carson Street (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 3-C-35 Typical Cross Section of Half-Height Wall Options Geological Stratum Figure 3-C-36 Option 6A - South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-37 Option 6B - South Shore Alternative - Section Figure 3-C-38 North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative Ramp and Mainline Toll Plazas Figure 3-D-1 The Citizens Plan Concept Figure 3-D-2 Additional Lane Capacity Required with the Modified Citizens Plan Figure 3-D-3 Additional Lane Capacity Required with the Minimum Criteria Upgrade Figure 4-A-1 Project Study Corridor Showing Sections Figure 4-B-1 Projected North Shore Alternative Average Daily Traffic Volumes (Sixth Street Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-2 Projected North Shore Alternative Average Daily Traffic Volumes (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-3 Projected South Shore Alternative Average Daily Traffic Volumes (Rankin Bridge Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-4 Projected South Shore Alternative Average Daily Traffic Volumes (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-5 Projected North Shore Alternative Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes (Sixth Street Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-6 Projected North Shore Alternative Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-7 Projected South Shore Alternative Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes (Rankin Bridge Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-8 Projected South Shore Alternative Peak-Hour Traffic Volumes (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-9 Level of Service (LOS) (adapted from Transportation Research Board, 1994) Figure 4-B-10 PA Route 51 to I-376 Project Relationship to Southern Beltway Figure 4-B-11 Projected Traffic Volume Impacts to Existing Roads (North Shore Alternative - Options 5A/5B) Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

12 TC-xii Table of Contents Figure 4-B-12 Projected Traffic Volume Impacts to Existing Roads (North Shore Alternative - Options 5C/5D) Figure 4-B-13 Projected Traffic Volume Impacts to Existing Roads (South Shore Alternative - Option 6A) Figure 4-B-14 Projected Traffic Volume Impacts to Existing Roads (South Shore Alternative - Option 6B) Figure 4-B-15 Projected I-376 Eastbound (outbound) PM Peak-Period Squirrel Hill Tunnel Number of Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Options 5A/5B/6A) Figure 4-B-16 Projected I-376 Eastbound (outbound) PM Peak-Period Squirrel Hill Tunnel Number of Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Options 5C/5D/6B) Figure 4-B-17 Projected I-376 Westbound (outbound) PM Peak-Period Fort Pitt Tunnel Number of Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative- Options 5A/5B/6A) Figure 4-B-18 Projected I-376 Westbound (outbound) PM Peak-Period Fort Pitt Tunnel Number of Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Options 5C/5D/6B) Figure 4-B-19 Projected I-376 Westbound (Inbound) AM Peak-Period Squirrel Hill Tunnel Number of Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Figure 4-B-20 Projected North Shore Alternative Basic Freeway Section and Ramp Operations (Sixth Street Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-21 Projected North Shore Alternative Basic Freeway Section and Ramp Operations (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-22 Projected North Shore Alternative At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations (Sixth Street Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-23 Projected North Shore Alternative At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-24 Projected South Shore Alternative Basic Freeway Section and Ramp Operations (Rankin Bridge Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-25 Projected South Shore Alternative Basic Freeway Section and Ramp Operations (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-26 Projected South Shore Alternative At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations (Rankin Bridge Interchange to and including the Pittsburgh Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-27 Projected South Shore Alternative At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations (PA Route 51 Interchange to and including the Monroeville Interchange with I-376) Figure 4-B-28 Proposed Park-and-Ride Lot Locations and Potential Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway Extension Figure 4-C-1 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1 [South]) Figure 4-C-2 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1 [North]) Figure 4-C-3 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2 [South]) Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

13 Table of Contents TC-xiii Figure 4-C-4 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2 Options) Figure 4-C-5 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2 [North]) Figure 4-C-6 Gascola Slag Dump and Concrete Plant (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 4-C-7 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 4-C-8 Allegheny County Department of Economic Development Proposed Redevelopment Plan (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 4-C-9 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Figure 4-C-10 Land Use/Land Cover (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Figure 4-C-11 Land Use/Land Cover (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 4-C-12 Commercial Districts used by Study Corridor Residents Figure 4-C-13 Environmental Justice Approach Figure 4-C-14 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 4-C-15 Community Block Groups (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 4-C-16 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 4-C-17 Community Block Groups (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Figure 4-C-18 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 4-C-19 Community Block Groups (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 4-C-20 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Figure 4-C-21 Community Block Groups (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Figure 4-C-22 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Figure 4-C-23 Community Block Groups (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Figure 4-C-24 Functional Neighborhoods (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 4-C-25 Community Block Groups (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 4-C-26 Typical Local Street Cross Section Showing Potential Landscape Enhancements in Braddock (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Figure 4-C-27 Regional Employment Centers Figure 4-C-28 Pennsylvania Act 47 Municipalities Figure 4-C-29 Pennsylvania Enterprise Zones, Keystone Opportunity Zones, and Local Economic Revitilization Tax Assistance Zones Figure 4-E-1 Geologic Areas Figure 4-E-2 Geologic Column Figure 4-E-3 Geologic Cross-Section Figure 4-E-4 Watersheds within the Project Study Area Figure 4-E-5 Monongahela River Crossing between Duquesne and North Versailles (North Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 4-E-6 Typical Section of Monongahela River Crossing between Duquesne and North Versailles, (North Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 4-E-7 Monongahela River Crossing between Duquesne and North Versailles (South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

14 TC-xiv Table of Contents Figure 4-E-8 Typical Section of Monongahela River Crossing between Duquesne and North Versailles (South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Figure 4-E-9 Monongahela River Crossing between Former LTV South Side Works and Pittsburgh (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 4-E-10 Typical Section of Monongahela River Crossing between Former LTV South Side Works and Pittsburgh (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Figure 4-E-11 Potential Wetland Mitigation Areas Figure 4-E-12 Basic Vegetation Types Found in the Nine Mile Run Watershed Figure 4-E-13 Forest Land Along Miller Road Figure 4-E-14 Forest Land Along Curry Hollow Road Figure 4-F-1 PENNDOT Abatement Criteria Activity Category B Figure 4-J-1 Communities Evaluated for Secondary Development within the Project Study Area Figure 4-J-2 Jefferson Hills Borough Figure 4-J-3 Port Vue Borough Figure 4-J-4 McKeesport City Figure 4-J-5 City of Duquesne Figure 4-J-6 East Pittsburgh/Turtle Creek Boroughs Figure 4-J-7 West Homestead Borough Figure 4-J-8 West Homestead Borough Figure 4-K-1 Industrial Development Period (1960) Figure 4-K-2 Economic Decline Period (2000) Figure 4-K-3 Redevelopment Period (2020) Figure 6-A-1 DAT Support Organization Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

15 Table of Contents TC-xv List of Tables - FEIS Table ER-1 Errata Summary Matrix... ER-5 Table ES-1 Environmental Impacts by Section and Option (North Shore Alternative)... ES-13 Table ES-2 Environmental Impacts by Section and Option (South Shore Alternative)... ES-14 Table ES-3 Environmental Impacts for the Preferred Option Combination (North Shore Alternative)... ES-20 Table 1-1 Project Study Area Municipalities and City of Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Table 1-2 Summary of Measures of Effectiveness Table 1-3 Impediments to Efficient Vehicular Movement Table 1-4 Signalized Intersections on Study Roadways Table 1-5 Intersection Level of Service Summary Table 1-6 Available Industrial Sites Table 2-1 Project study area municipalities and Pittsburgh neighborhoods Table 3-C-1 Section 5 Options (North Shore Alternative) Table 3-C-2 Estimated Cost Differentials of Class I Excavation and Wall Construction (South Shore Alternative) Table 3-D-1 Additional Lane Capacity Required with the Minimum Criteria Upgrade Table 3-D-2 Summary of Measures of Effectiveness Table 4-A-1 Study Corridor Municipalities by Section Table 4-B-1 Level of Service Descriptions Table 4-B-2 Comparison of Projected Queued Vehicles and Queue Durations Table 4-B-3 Projected North Shore Alternative, South Shore Alternative, and No-Build Alternative AM Peak Hour Travel Times to Oakland Table 4-B-4 Street Closing and Alteration of Vehicular Travel Time Impacts Table 4-B-5 Existing Sidewalk Network Impacts and Mitigation Table 4-B-6 Trail Network Impacts and Mitigation Table 4-B-7 Navigational Craft Traffic through Locks and Dam No. 2 on the Monongahela River Table 4-B-8 North Shore Alternative Projected Basic Freeway Section Operations Table 4-B-9 North Shore Alternative Projected Merge Ramp and Diverge Ramp Operations Table 4-B-10 North Shore Alternative Projected Lane Addition and Lane Drop Operations Table 4-B-11 North Shore Alternative Projected At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations Table 4-B-11 North Shore Alternative Projected At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations (continued) Table 4-B-12 South Shore Alternative Projected Basic Freeway Section Operations Table 4-B-13 South Shore Alternative Projected Merge Ramp and Diverge Ramp Operations Table 4-B-14 South Shore Alternative Projected Lane Addition and Lane Drop Operations Table 4-B-15 South Shore Alternative Projected At-Grade and Adjacent Intersection Operations Table 4-B-16 North Shore Alternative Projected CMS Operations and Mitigation for Existing Intersections (Sections 1-3) Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

16 TC-xvi Table of Contents Table 4-B-17 North Shore Alternative Projected CMS Operations and Mitigation for Existing Intersections (Section 5) Table 4-B-18 South Shore Alternative Projected CMS Operations and Mitigation for Existing Intersections Table 4-C-1 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (North Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-2 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-3 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (North Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-4 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-5 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-6 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-7 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-8 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-9 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-10 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-11 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-12 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-13 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-14 Impacted General Land Use/Land Cover Types by Municipality (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-15 Community Facility Impacts (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-16 Community Facility Impacts (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-17 Community Facility Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-18 Community Facility Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-19 Community Facility Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-20 Community Facility Impacts (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-21 Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-22 Business Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-23 Residential Displacements and Available Units (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-24 Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-25 Residential Displacement Type (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-26 Business Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

17 Table of Contents TC-xvii Table 4-C-27 Single Family Residential Displacements and Available Units (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-28 Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-29 Business Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-30 Residential Displacements and Available Units (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-31 Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-32 Residential Displacements and Available Units (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-33 Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-34 Business Displacements by Municipality (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-35 Residential Displacements and Available Units (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-36 Displacements by Municipality (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-37 Business Displacements by Municipality (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-38 Residential Displacements and Available Units (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-39 Disproportionate Effects Analysis Results for the Study Corridor (excluding Pittsburgh) Table 4-C-40 Disproportionate Effects Analysis Results for the Study Corridor in Pittsburgh Table 4-C-41 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-C-41 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative [continued]) Table 4-C-41 Functional Neighborhoods (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative [continued]) Table 4-C-42 Allegheny County (including Pittsburgh) Demographic Characteristics Table 4-C-43 Regional Employment Centers Table 4-C-44 Loss of Assessed Value (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-45 Loss of School District Revenue (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-C-46 Loss of Assessed Value (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-47 Loss of School District Revenue (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-C-48 Loss of Assessed Value (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-49 Loss of School District Revenue (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-C-50 Loss of Assessed Value (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-51 Loss of School District Revenue (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-C-52 Loss of Assessed Value (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-53 Loss of School District Revenue (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-C-54 Loss of Assessed Value (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-C-55 Loss of School District Revenue (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-D-1 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-D-2 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-D-3 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-D-4 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-D-5 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

18 TC-xviii Table of Contents Table 4-D-6 Summary of Historic Resource Effects - Railroads (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-D-7 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-D-7 Summary of Historic Resource Effects [continued] (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-D-8 Summary of Historic Resource Effects (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-D-9 Summary of Areas for High, Medium, and Low Probability Zones (North Shore Alternative) Table 4-D-10 Summary of Areas for High, Medium, and Low Probability Zones (South Shore Alternative) Table 4-D-11 Summary of High Probability Prehistoric and Historic Resources (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-D-12 Comparison of High Probability Zones for the North Shore Alternative and the South Shore Alternative Table 4-E-1 Soil Types (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-E-2 Summary of Stream Characteristics (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-3 Summary of Stream Characteristics (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-4 Summary of Stream Characteristics (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-E-5 Summary of Stream Characteristics (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-E-6 Summary of Stream Characteristics (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-E-7 Summary of Stream Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-8 Summary of Stream Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-8 Summary of Stream Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 2 [continued]) Table 4-E-9 Summary of Stream Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-E-10 Summary of Stream Impacts (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-E-11 Summary of Stream Impacts (South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-12 Summary of Stream Impacts (South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-12 Summary of Stream Impacts (South Shore Alternative - Section 2 [continued]) Table 4-E-13 Summary of Stream Impacts (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-E-14 Summary of Perennial and Intermittent Stream Impacts Table 4-E-15 Navigational Traffic at Locks and Dam 2 on the Monongahela River Table 4-E-16 Communities and FEMA Identification Numbers within the Alternatives Study Area Table 4-E-17 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-18 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachment Alternatives Analysis (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-19 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-20 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachment Alternatives Analysis (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-21 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-E-22 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachments Alternatives Analysis Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

19 Table of Contents TC-xix (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-E-23 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-E-24 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachments Alternatives Analysis (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-E-25 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-E-26 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachments Alternatives Analysis (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-E-27 Summary of Impacts to Floodplains (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-E-28 Longitudinal Floodplain Encroachments Alternatives Analysis (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-E-29 Wetland Classifications Table 4-E-30 Summary of Wetland Size and Classification Table 4-E-31 Wetland Impacts by Watershed (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1 [Impacts are the same for Options 1A and 1B]) Table 4-E-31 Wetland Impacts by Watershed - continued (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1 [Impacts are the same for Options 1A and 1B]) Table 4-E-32 Wetland Impacts by Watershed (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2 [Impacts are the Same for Options 2A, 2B, or 2C]) Table 4-E-33 Wetland Impacts by Watershed (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-E-34 Summary of Wetland Impacts by Classification and Watershed (North Shore Alternative) Table 4-E-35 Summary of Wetland Impacts by Classification and Watershed (South Shore Alternative) Table 4-E-36 Wetlands Alternatives Analysis Table 4-E-36 Wetlands Alternatives Analysis (continued) Table 4-E-37 Riparian, Floodplain, and Forest Vegetation of Nine Mile Run Table 4-E-38 Wildlife Species Observed During the Field Investigation Table 4-E-39 Comparision of Impacted Acreage and Habitat Units Lost Based Upon PAM HEP Study (North Shore Alternative) Table 4-E-40 Comparision of Impacted Acreage and Habitat Units Lost Based Upon PAM HEP Study (South Shore Alternative) Table 4-E-41 Summary of Impacted Acreage and Habitat Units Lost Based Upon PAM HEP Study Table 4-E-42 Threatened or Endangered Species That May Potentially Occur (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-E-43 Threatened or Endangered Species That May Potentially Occur (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-E-44 Threatened or Endangered Species That May Potentially Occur (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-E-45 Threatened or Endangered Species That May Potentially Occur (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-E-46 Summary of Impacts to Agriculture by Category (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-F-1 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-F-2 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-F-3 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

20 TC-xx Table of Contents Table 4-F-4 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-F-5 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-F-6 Noise Monitoring Sites and Base Noise Levels (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-F-7 Noise Analysis Summary (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-F-8 Noise Analysis Summary (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-F-9 Noise Analysis Summary (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-F-10 Noise Analysis Summary (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-F-11 Noise Analysis Summary (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-F-12 Noise Analysis Summary (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-G-1 Maximum 1-Hour and 8-Hour CO Concentrations Table 4-I-1 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 1) Table 4-I-2 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative - Section 2) Table 4-I-3 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (North Shore Alternative - Section 3) Table 4-I-4 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (North Shore Alternative - Section 4) Table 4-I-5 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (North Shore Alternative - Section 5) Table 4-I-6 Potentially Contaminated Sites and Recommended Further Action (South Shore Alternative - Section 6) Table 4-K-1 Reasonably Foreseeable Major Actions Affecting the Project Study Area Table 4-L-1 Summary of Impacted Utility Providers (North Shore Alternative and South Shore Alternative) Table 4-L-2 Active Railroad Line Relocations (North Shore Alternative) Table 4-L-3 Active Railroad Line Relocations (South Shore Alternative) Table 5-B-1 Environmental Impacts by Section and Option (North Shore Alternative) Table 5-B-2 Environmental Impacts by Section and Option (South Shore Alternative) Table 5-D-1 Environmental Impacts for the Preferred Option Combination (North Shore Alternative) Table 6-A-1 General Public Meetings Table 6-A-2 General Public Meeting Attendance Table 6-A-2 General Public Meeting Attendance (continued) Table 6-A-3 Municipalities Participating in the Public Officials Workshops Table 6-A-4 Neighborhood Meetings Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Table 6-A-5 Community Outreach Interviews and Workshops (continued) Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376

21 Table of Contents TC-xxi Table 6-C-1 Special Agency Coordination Meetings Table 6-C-1 Special Agency Coordination Meetings (continued) Table 11(a)-1 Summary of Comments Received on the DEIS... 11(a)-2 Table 11(a)-2 Comment Response Code Categories... 11(a)-3 Table 11(b)-1 Comments Received before the start of the DEIS comment period... 11(b)-1 Table 11(c)-1 Comments Received after the end of the DEIS comment period... 11(c)-1 Table 11(d)-1 Response Code Acronyms... 11(d)-1 Table of Contents Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376 Final Environmental Impact Statement

22 TC-xxii Table of Contents List of Photographs - FEIS Photo 1-1 The many businesses and intersections add to traffic congestion along PA Route Photo 1-2 Homestead is one of four central business districts through which PA Route 837 travels in the project study area Photo 1-3 Numerous intersections and business districts, such as here in West Mifflin, impede traffic along PA Route Photo 1-4 P.M. peak traffic periods often bring traffic to a halt entering the Squirrel Hill Tunnels Photo 1-5 Signalized intersections and business districts, such as Turtle Creek above, contribute to traffic congestion along PA Route Photo 1-6 Signalized intersections and multiple lanes of traffic add to the queue along PA Route 48 in Monroeville Photo 1-7 Signalized intersections and business entrances slow traffic along Braddock Avenue in Braddock Photo 2-1 Manufacturing and densely packed housing conditions typify land uses in urbanized study corridor communities such as Braddock, shown here Photo 2-2 Suburban communities like Jefferson Hills shown here, consist of low density residential developments, forest land, and open space Photo 2-3 The Union Railroad Yard at Duquesne, pictured here, remains a critical transportation link for manufacturing industries within the project study area Photo 2-4 The abandoned Carrie Furnace in Rankin is an example of a National Register of Historic Places-eligible site from the region s industrial age Photo 2-5 The US Steel Edgar Thomson Works was the first large-scale steel mill in the Mon Valley. It is one of the few large industrial plants remaining within the project study area Photo 2-6 The former US Steel Homestead Works shows the condition of a brownfield site that has been cleared Photo 2-7 Years later the same brownfield, now called The Waterfront, illustrates the development potential of these sites Photo 2-8 Public parks, like Les Getz Memorial Park shown here, occur throughout the study area Photo 2-9 Neighborhoods such as Duquesne Place (upper left) and Polish Hill (lower right) in Duquesne were formed around topography and man-made barriers Photo 2-10 The GM Fisher Body Plant is one of the few remaining major employers in the project study area Photo 2-11 Urbanization and intense industrialization, shown here along the Monongahela River near Braddock, has had a substantial impact on natural resources within the project study area Photo 2-12 A typical cattail wetland found within the project study area Photo 2-13 The Turtle Creek Flood Reduction Channel is one of the more extensive measures for controlling flooding in the project study area Photo 2-14 White precipitate, possibly the result of AMD, is seen here in one of the tributaries to Thompson Run (Turtle Creek Branch) Photo 2-15 Remnants of the steel industry, like this slag pile near the confluence of Nine Mile Run and the Monongahela River (lower-right in photo), continue to affect water quality throughout the project study area Final Environmental Impact Statement Mon/Fayette Transportation Project PA Route 51 to I-376