This study was a collaborative effort lead by the City of Terre Haute, Vigo County Board
of Commissioners, and the West Central Indiana Economic Development District – the
designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Terre Haute – Vigo
County Metropolitan Planning Area. The study covers the Terre Haute Urbanized Area
(UA) defined in 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau. The goals of this study are to:

  •  Identify and validate the purpose and need for a series of practical short and long
    term improvement projects, with independent utility, to mitigate the adverse
    community effects of rail operations in the Terre Haute Urbanized Area (UA).

  • Develop and write a formal plan (this report), adopted by the MPO’s
    Transportation Policy Committee, that outlines both short-range and long-range
    strategies and actions to be completed over the next 5 to 20 years to mitigate
    identified adverse effects of rail operations in the urbanized area. The adopted
    plan will serve as the framework for making strategic decisions concerning
    funding, prioritization and rail line improvements and relocations projects.

  •  Evaluate and screen, within the framework of the National Environmental Policy
    Act (NEPA), practicable alternatives (projects) that can be funded, programmed
    and advanced to construction.

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