Past Meetings

The second round of public meetings for the Tier I EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) was held in fall 2011. The purpose of the meetings was to present the alternative routes that have been developed for accommodating higher speeds and additional daily round trips between Chicago and St. Louis. Criteria for evaluating the various alternatives and deciding which ones advance for further study was explained. The criteria include: residential and commercial impacts; travel time reductions; safety; construction costs; and environmental impacts such as effects on threatened and endangered species, noise and vibration, wetlands and floodplains, and historic structures.

The public was invited to attend the open house public meetings to learn more and provide comments on the study. The open houses were held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates and locations:

Springfield, IL – Monday, October 24, 2011: Prairie Capitol Convention Center / Room B11 / One Convention Center Plaza / Springfield, IL 62701

Joliet, IL - Tuesday, October 25, 2011: Jacob Henry Mansion / Victorian Ballroom / 15 South Richards Street / Joliet, IL 60433

Bloomington, IL – Thursday, October 27, 2011: Double Tree Hotel / Brickyard 1 & 2 / 10 Brickyard Drive / Bloomington, IL 61701

Carlinville, IL – Wednesday, November 2, 2011: Blackburn College / Woodson Center / 700 College Avenue / Carlinville, IL 62626

Alton, IL – Thursday, November 3, 2011: Holiday Inn / Ballroom / 3800 Homer Adams Parkway / Alton, IL 62002

• August 30, 2010-XXX
  
• August 31, 2010-Carlinville Public Library
  
• August 31, 2010-Lincoln Park District