Library

• Fact Sheet—February 2018
• Purpose and Need Statement—September 2016
• Agency Coordination Plan for Public Involvement through EIS—February 2017
• Tribal Consultation Plan – February 2017
• Residential Outreach Report – April 2016

In 2020, the City of Longview sought federal grants to close the $13 million funding gap between the project’s anticipated cost of $98 million and the $85 million allocated by the Washington State Legislature. While the project was not selected to receive additional funds via a CRISI, BUILD, or INFRA grant in 2020, WSDOT is continuing work with local partners to modify the design of the project and reduce the cost while maintaining key benefits.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) was published on March 2, 2018, and its 45-day comment period concluded on April 16, 2018. The DEIS evaluated two design alternatives against a no-build alternative.

The DEIS outlines direct impacts and benefits of the alternatives to the natural and built environment. It also takes into account construction, indirect and cumulative effects of the alternatives and identifies ways the impacts can and should be mitigated as the project progresses.

• Cover, Abstract, Fact Sheet, Table of Contents, Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chapter 1. Introduction to the Project
• Chapter 2. Developing the Alternatives
• Chapter 3. Comparing the Alternatives
• Chapter 4. Environmental Commitments
• Chapter 5. References
• Chapter 6. Glossary
• Chapter 7. List of Preparers
• Chapter 8. Index
• Appendix A Range of Alternatives Report
• Appendix B Public Involvement Summary Report_Part 1
• Appendix B Public Involvement Summary Report_Part 2
• Appendix C Air Quality Technical Analysis
• Appendix D Biological Assessment
• Appendix E Cultural Resources Discipline Report
• Appendix F Cumulative Impacts Discipline Report
• Appendix G Energy and Greenhouse Gas Technical Analysis
• Appendix H Floodplains Technical Analysis
• Appendix I Hazardous Materials Discipline Report
• Appendix J Land Use Technical Analysis
• Appendix K Noise Technical Analysis
• Appendix L Relocation, Social, Economic, Public Services, and Environmental Justice Technical Analysis
• Appendix M Section 4(f) Technical Analysis
• Appendix N Soils and Geology Technical Analysis
• Appendix O Transportation Discipline Report
• Appendix P Utilities Memorandum
• Appendix Q Visual Quality Discipline Report
• Appendix R Wetland Delineation Report

Want to view a paper copy of the DEIS? Drop by one of the following locations, or you can request one by calling Joanna Lowry at 360-442-1350 or toll free 1-800-545-1393 (printing costs $43).

• Cowlitz County Public Works Office
• Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
• Kelso Public Library
• Longview Public Library
• Washington State Library
• WSDOT Headquarters Library
• WSDOT Kelso Area Engineering Office

Five open houses to discuss plans for the project occurred between September 2015 and March 2018. The open houses allowed the public to learn about and comment on the IWOW project, its initial design concepts and issues to address through the environmental review process. Materials presented at each of the open houses are available via the links below.

Open House 5, Public Hearing—March 20, 2018

• Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Corridor history
• NEPA process
• Schedule
• Traffic
• Environmental impact and benefits
• Alternatives
• Comment forms
  • English
  • Spanish

Open house 4—January 26, 2017

• Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• EIS process
• Schedule
• 1^st step screened design alternatives
• 2^nd step screened design alternatives
• Draft EIS refined build alternatives
• EIS environmental analysis
• Comment forms
  • English
  • Spanish

Open house 3—September 21, 2016

• Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Purpose and Need statement
• EIS process
• Schedule
• Alternate travel routes
• 1^st step screened design alternatives
• 1^st step screening results
• Design refinements – local circulation ideas
  • Realignment options
  • Industrial Way local connections
  • Oregon Way connections
  • Port Ways local connectivity
• Comment forms
  • English
  • Spanish

Open house 2—March 16, 2016

• Summary
• Agenda
• Presentation
• Design concepts
  • At-grade intersection
  • North-south flyover
  • Fully raised intersection
  • Partial grade separation
  • Traffic rerouting
• Updated draft Purpose and Need statement
• Screening criteria
• Comment forms
  • English
  • Spanish

Open house 1—September 17, 2015

• Agenda
• Presentation
• Design concepts
  • Raised highway intersection
  • Combination raised highway intersection, roadway at-grade access 1
  • Combination raised highway intersection, roadway at-grade access 2
  • At-grade highway improvements
• Draft Purpose and Need statement
• Comment form

Scoping is an open process involving the public and other federal, state and local agencies to identify important issues for consideration during the environmental review process. Learn about the IWOW project’s scoping phase by exploring the links below.

• Final scoping summary report—March 15, 2016
• Agency scoping meeting summary
• Public scoping meeting summary
• Scoping comments
• Responses to comments
• Online survey

The current IWOW project is based on decades of studies and planning. Read the studies which informed the project by clicking the links below.

• SR 432 Highway Improvements and Rail Realignment Study (2014)
• SR 432 Rail Realignment Feasibility Study (2009)
• SR 432 Route Development Plan (2001)