Connecticut Department of Transportation

Downloadable Executive Summary Sections

Table of Contents - View PDF (30kb)

  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • Metric Equivalents

Executive Summary

  • ES.1 Introduction - Project History and Background - View PDF (1963kb)

  • ES.2 Statement of Project Purposes and Needs - View PDF (90kb)
    • ES.2.1 Highway System Linkage
    • ES.2.2 Roadway Function and Use
    • ES.2.3 Roadway Safety and Accident Reduction
    • ES.2.4 Roadway Capacity
    • ES.2.5 Regional Growth and Development
    • ES.2.6 Compatibility with Plans of Development
    • ES.2.7 Army Corps of Engineers' Basic Project Purpose

  • ES.3 DEIS Alternatives and Previously-studied Alternatives - View PDF (781kb)
    • ES.3.1 Previously-studied Alternatives
    • ES.3.2 Development and Screening of DEIS Alternatives
    • ES.3.3 Description of DEIS Alternatives
    • ES.3.4 Estimated Construction Schedule
    • ES.3.5 DEIS Alternatives' Ability to Meet Project Purposes and Needs

  • ES.4 Affected Environment
    • ES.4.1 Traffic and Transportation - View PDF (624kb) [Contains Section 4.1]
    • ES.4.2 Noise - View PDF (1808kb) [Contains Sections 4.2 through 4.6]
    • ES.4.3 Air Quality
    • ES.4.4 Biological Diversity
    • ES.4.5 Topography, Geology and Surface/Groundwater Resources
    • ES.4.6 Wetland Resources
    • ES.4.7 Floodplains and Floodways - View PDF (4936kb) [Contains Sections 4.7 through 4.14]
    • ES.4.8 Land Use and Community Characteristics
    • ES.4.9 Farmland Resources
    • ES.4.10 Socioeconomic Environment
    • ES.4.11 Historic, Cultural and Archaeological Resources
    • ES.4.12 Section 6(f) Lands and Nonhistoric 4(f) Lands
    • ES.4.13 Visual and Aesthetic Resources
    • ES.4.14 Hazardous Waste / Contaminated Sites

  • ES.5 Environmental Impacts - View PDF (337kb)
    • ES.5.1 Traffic and Transportation
    • ES.5.2 Noise
    • ES.5.3 Air Quality
    • ES.5.4 Biological Diversity
    • ES.5.5 Topography, Geology and Surface/Groundwater Resources
    • ES.5.6 Wetland Resources
    • ES.5.7 Floodplains and Floodways
    • ES.5.8 Land Use and Community Characteristics
    • ES.5.9 Farmland Resources
    • ES.5.10 Socioeconomic Environment
    • ES.5.11 Historic, Cultural and Archaeological Resources
    • ES.5.12 Section 6(f) Lands and Nonhistoric Section 4(f) Lands
    • ES.5.13 Visual and Aesthetic Resources
    • ES.5.14 Hazardous Waste / Contaminated Sites
    • ES.5.15 Construction Activity
    • ES.5.16 Utility Service and Demand
    • ES.5.17 Energy Consumption
    • ES.5.18 Secondary and Cumulative Impacts
    • ES.5.19 Summary of Impacts

  • ES.6 State and Federal Regulatory Compliance - View PDF (9kb)
    • ES.6.1 Federal Permits and Compliance Requirements
    • ES.6.2 State Permits and Compliance Requirements

  • ES.7 Public Involvement and Agency Coordination - View PDF (45kb)