I-35 at 51st Street, TxDOT

 

NLA was the public involvement lead on the schematic and environmental process to improve the southbound frontage road of I-35 in the vicinity of 51st Street in Austin. The project included realignment of the southbound I-35 frontage road, construction of a southbound collector-distributor road under 51st Street, addition of a roundabout at the southbound frontage road of I-35 and 51st Street, reconfiguration of ramps, and improvement to bicyclist and pedestrian facilities.

 

NLA responsibilities included:

 

• Project contact database creation and maintenance
• Meetings with Affected Property Owners

• • Identification of Affected Property Owners
  • Logistical coordination
  • Ongoing communications with property owners
  • Staffing
  • Documentation

• Stakeholder meetings

• • Identification of targeted stakeholder groups
  • Logistical coordination
  • Materials preparation
  • Staffing
  • Documentation

• Open House planning and implementation

• • Venue identification, scheduling, and contracting
  • Layout preparation
  • Advertisements (English and Spanish display ads)
  • Notifications (flyers to affected property owners, letters to elected officials, and e-blasts to project mailing list)
  • Court reporter and translator contracting
  • Preparation of handouts, sign-in sheets, exhibits and signage
  • Event staffing
  • Coordination on online Open House
  • Preparation of Summary and Analysis Report and Comment and Response Report

 

For more information on this project, please go here.