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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The Tier One Draft Environmental Impact Statement - the huge document that is the source of most information about the TTC project, also known as the DEIS - is available online, but for those without Internet access or those who really want to pore over the details with a hard copy, you can find it at the Nacogdoches and Lufkin public libraries. Color copiers are available.
Call the Nacogdoches library at (936) 559-2970 or the Lufkin library at (936) 630-0560.
Let’s also take a minute to discuss what exactly is in the document. All “environmental” factors that the TTC would affect are discussed here, but that not only includes what you’d think of normally when you hear “environment,” like bodies of water and endangered species, but also population makeups, air quality, and economic concerns.
The DEIS narrows the original study corridor to several options for where the highway will go. According to TxDOT rules, the agency will examine expanding existing routes like U.S. Hwy 59 first, but will also consider building nothing and building a whole new highway. The purpose of the public meetings this month are to receive public input on this decision.
Maps contained in the DEIS are also published separately here. Nacogdoches and Lufkin are between sections D and E.
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