Key Number: 7508
Project Number: DHP-1564(001)
This project was initiated by the City of Pocatello in 1999 to find ways to improve safety at the at-grade Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Cheyenne Avenue in Pocatello.

In 1996 the Bannock Planning Organization (BPO), the regional metropolitan planning organization for northern Bannock and eastern Power counties and the cities of Chubbuck and Pocatello, identified the need for a connecting roadway from South 5th Avenue to Bannock Highway.
A long-Range-Transportation Plan update in 1996 also identified the need for a Bannock Highway-South 5th Avenue connector to decrease congestion and improve mobility on Bannock Highway.

The proposed project would provide a new system linkage to the transportation system that serves the Pocatello area to and from the south by constructing a five-lane, east-west connector between Bannock Highway and South 5th Avenue. The proposed action would also improve regional travel by providing an alternate route from the Indian Hills-Johnny Creek area to central Pocatello. In addition, the project would improve the safety of crossing the UPRR tracks between Benton Street and Portneuf Road by providing a grade-separated crossing allowing uninterrupted traffic flow between Bannock Highway and South 5th Avenue north to the I-15/South 5th Avenue interchange.

The Cheyenne Environmental Assessment study team met with the public during the development and refinement of the alternatives. Public meetings were held in May 2000 and January 2001. The Citizen’s Advisory Committee met in October 2000, and January, May and December of 2001.

Since these meetings, the study team has been analyzing the alternatives and working with local, state and federal officials to complete the environmental assessment.

The following alternatives were identified for study: Cheyenne Avenue, Shoshoni North, Shoshoni South, Hildreth North, Hildreth South, Extension Option and Leo-Harper, plus a “No Build” option to be used as a baseline.

• Document

• May 5, 2009 Meeting
• May 26, 2009 Meeting

   Click (+) to display/hide items Meeting displays:

• Project Area
• Purpose and Need
• Proposed Action
• Schedule
• Alternatives Considered
• Alternatives Evaluated in Detail
• Alternative Impacts
• RR Crossing Delays
• Preferred Alternative

• Display Ad - 9-29-05
• Legal Notice - 9-22-05

Cover
Table of Contents:
   Click (+) to display/hide items

• Purpose and Need(+)
  Chapter 1 Purpose and Need FIG_1-01
  FIG_1-02
• Description of Alternatives(+)
  Chapter 2 Description of Alternatives
  FIG_2_01
  FIG_2_02
  FIG_2_03
  FIG_2_04
  FIG_2_05
  FIG_2_06
  FIG_2_07
• Affected Envornment (+)
  Chapter 3 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences
  FIG_3-01
  FIG_3-02
  FIG_3-03
  FIG_3-04
  FIG_3-05
  FIG_3-06
  FIG_3-07
  FIG_3-08
  FIG_3-09
• Comments (+)
  Chapter 4 Comments and Coordination
• Acronyms (+)
  Chapter 5 Acronyms and Abbreviations
• References (+)
  Chapter 6 References
• Appendix A (+)
  Appendix A National Ambient Air Quality Standard and FHWA Noise Abatement Criteria
• Appendix B (+)
  Appendix B Visual Impact Anaylsis and Renderings
• Appendix C (+)
  Appendix C Detailed Comparison of Alternatives
• Appendix D (+)
  Appendix D Coordination
• Appendix E (+)
  Appendix E ITD Forms
• Appendix F (+)
  Appendix F Tribal Consultation
• Leo Harper Visual Renderings(+)
  From South 5th looking West
  From Bannock Hwy looking East
  From Indian Hills Subdivision Looking North
  From 2nd Ave looking SouthEast
  From AMI bike trail looking North