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IH 635 Design Charette Follow-Up Letter

November 6, 2001

I want to thank everyone for their consensus building skills in resolving the I-30 to Town East Blvd. access issue. Everyone's ongoing cooperation and support at the Charette Follow-Up meeting held Friday, October 26, 2001, shows what we can do when we work together. To recap in bullet form, the following is what we collectively agreed to put forth in the East Section Schematic.

1.Add a ramp to the EB/WB I-30 direct connector that would provide access to Town East Blvd. as an exit ramp to the SB collector distributor road. In the presentation this was shown as "Option 3".

2.Shift the Mesquite Section Towne Centre Drive exit ramp south to maintain/improve the merge/weave distance with respect to the EB/WB I-30 direct connection ramp to I-635.

3.Add a WB Gus Thomasson by-pass ramp to facilitate the movement of Town East Blvd. traffic returning to WB I-30 without going through the Gus Thomasson signalized intersection.

4.Add an EB Galloway by-pass ramp to facilitate the movement of Town East Blvd. traffic returning to EB I-30 without going through the Galloway signalized intersection.

Our plan of attack for including what we agreed to is as follows.

1.Submit "Option 3" to Austin Design Division for their review, input, approval and forwarding to the FHWA for approval consideration. Generally, when a TxDOT District and the Local Community are in agreement on an option, Austin and the FHWA support it.

2.After receiving our expected approval for the above-mentioned items we will make the required changes to the East Section schematic and present them at the East Section public hearing next spring.

Once again we want to thank everyone for his or her participation in the "Charette". If you have any questions about the agreed upon direction, please do not hesitate to call me at 972-437-0101.

Sincerely,

Matthew E. MacGregor, P. E.
LBJ Project Manager