HOW WE HELPED
McCormick Taylor provided public involvement and environmental permit assistance on this extensive interchange redesign project. McCormick Taylor convened a Community Partnering Committee (CPC), comprised of local business owners, residents, emergency service providers, and other stakeholders who worked with the project team throughout the preliminary engineering, final design, right-of-way, and construction phases of the project. The CPC worked together to develop communication strategies to help drivers travel safely through the work zone and continue to visit local businesses during construction. These strategies were compiled into a Construction Communications Plan that leveraged local communication resources to keep the community and travelers informed as construction progressed. This Community Partnering effort was done in collaboration with the Smart Growth Partnership and Westmoreland County Department of Planning and Development to ensure that the project supported existing, planned, and future development.
McCormick Taylor’s Environmental Services Group prepared a Categorical Exclusion Evaluation (CEE) Level 2 for the project. The team also conducted noise studies and wetland and surface water delineations. Approximately 1, 470 feet of stream and 9 wetlands were impacted by the project. A Community Impact Assessment form was completed, based on field work, discussions with the municipal officials, and review of the Borough's Comprehensive Plan.
