From Interstate 74 to Illinois Route 6 — Tazewell, Woodford, and Peoria Counties
A Context Sensitive Solutions Project
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Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
IDOT is nearing completion on the study’s Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS). A DEIS is a detailed document that explains the purpose of the proposed
project, the various alternatives that have been studied for meeting that purpose,
the environmental and community impacts associated with those alternatives, and
the process that led to the selection of a Recommended Preferred Alternative (as
shown on the map to the left).
DEIS Comment Period and Public Hearing
Once the DEIS has been prepared, it will be made available for formal public comment.
As part of this comment period, IDOT will conduct a public hearing to explain
the document’s contents and to receive formal comments. IDOT is expecting the hearing
will take place in early 2020.
Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
After all comments have been received, they will be summarized in a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Tier 1 study. Once the FEIS is approved by the Federal
Highway Administration, the Tier 1 study will be complete. IDOT currently expects
this to take place in 2020.