Summary and Overview Map 341 kb
      Recommended Preferred Corridors and Upgradeable Facilities Maps

Volume 1 – Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Signature page 189 MB
Abstract 28 kb
Executive Summary (English Version) 16.5 MB
Executive Summary (Spanish Version) 15.1 MB
Preface, Table of Contents, and Chapter 1 through Chapter 12 5.03 MB
      Individual Chapters
      Preface 20 kb
      Table of Contents 955 kb
      Chapter 1- Purpose and Need 400 kb
      Chapter 2 - Alternatives 913 kb
      Chapter 3 - Environmental Evaluation 2.33 MB
      Chapter 4 - Transportation Planning Evaluation 740 kb
      Chapter 5 - Indirect and Cumulative Effects 370 kb
      Chapter 6 - Recommended Preferred Alternative Identification 360 kb
      Chapter 7 - List of Preparers and Reviewers 55 kb
      Chapter 8 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement Distribution List 116 kb
      Chapter 9 - Comments and Coordination 716 kb
      Chapter 9 Comment Summary 5.58 MB
      Chapter 10 - Index 42 kb
      Chapter 11 - References 85 kb
      Chapter 12 - Glossary and Acronyms 61 kb

Volume 2 – Figures

Figure 2.1 Use of Existing/Planned Transportation Facilities Alternative 2.08 MB
Figure 2.2 Preliminary Corridor Alternatives 1.71 MB

Figure 2.3 Recommended Reasonable Corridors and Recommended Reasonable Connector Corridors 1.63 MB

Figure 2.4 Reasonable Corridors and Reasonable Connector Corridors 1.3 MB
Figure 2.5 King Ranch and McAllen Ranch Historic Property Boundaries 568 kb
Figure 2.6 Reasonable Corridor B1 1.03 MB
Figure 2.7 Reasonable Corridor B2 1.03 MB
Figure 2.8 Reasonable Corridor B3 1.03 MB
Figure 2.9 Reasonable Corridor B4 1.03 MB
Figure 2.10 Reasonable Corridor B5 1.03 MB
Figure 2.11 Reasonable Corridor B6 1.03 MB
Figure 2.12 Reasonable Corridor B7 1.03 MB
Figure 2.13 Reasonable Corridor B8 1.03 MB
Figure 2.14 Reasonable Corridor B9 1.03 MB
Figure 2.15 Reasonable Corridor B10 1.03 MB
Figure 2.16 Reasonable Corridor B11 1.03 MB
Figure 2.17 Reasonable Corridor B12 1.03 MB
Figure 2.18 Reasonable Corridor B13 1.03 MB
Figure 2.19 Reasonable Corridor B14 1.03 MB
Figure 2.20 Reasonable Corridor B15 1.03 MB
Figure 2.21 Reasonable Corridor B16 1.42 MB
Figure 2.22 Reasonable Corridor B17 1.67 MB
Figure 2.23 Reasonable Corridor B18 1.03 MB
Figure 2.24 Reasonable Corridor B19 1.03 MB
Figure 2.25 Reasonable Corridor B20 1.03 MB
Figure 2.26 Reasonable Corridor B21 1.03 MB
Figure 2.27 Reasonable Corridor B22 1.03 MB
Figure 2.28 Reasonable Corridor C1 897 kb
Figure 2.29 Reasonable Corridor C2 890 kb
Figure 2.30 Reasonable Corridor C3 893 kb
Figure 2.31 Reasonable Corridor C4 890 kb
Figure 2.32 Reasonable Corridor D1 1.25 MB
Figure 2.33 Reasonable Corridor D2 1.25 MB
Figure 2.34 Reasonable Corridor D3 1.24 MB
Figure 2.35 Reasonable Corridor D4 1.25 MB
Figure 2.36 Reasonable Corridor D5 1.25 MB
Figure 2.37 Reasonable Corridor D6 1.24 MB
Figure 2.38 Reasonable Corridor D7 1.25 MB
Figure 2.39 Reasonable Corridor D8 1.25 MB
Figure 2.40 Reasonable Corridor D9 1.25 MB
Figure 2.41 Reasonable Corridor D10 1.25 MB
Figure 2.42 Reasonable Corridor D11 1.25 MB
Figure 2.43 Reasonable Corridor D12 1.25 MB
Figure 2.44 Reasonable Corridor D13 1.25 MB
Figure 2.45 Reasonable Corridor D14 1.25 MB
Figure 2.46 Reasonable Corridor E1 961 kb
Figure 2.47 Reasonable Corridor E2 960 kb
Figure 2.48 Reasonable Corridor E3 959 kb
Figure 2.49 Reasonable Corridor E4 955 kb
Figure 2.50 Reasonable Corridor E5 962 kb
Figure 2.51 Reasonable Corridor E6 960 kb
Figure 2.52 Reasonable Corridor E7 961 kb
Figure 2.53 Reasonable Corridor E8 960 kb
Figure 2.54 Reasonable Corridor E9 960 kb
Figure 2.55 Reasonable Corridor E10 965 kb
Figure 2.56 Reasonable Corridor E11 966 kb
Figure 2.57 Reasonable Corridor E12 966 kb
Figure 2.58 Reasonable Corridor E13 963 kb
Figure 2.59 Reasonable Corridor E14 968 kb
Figure 2.60 Reasonable Corridor E15 969.kb
Figure 2.61 Reasonable Corridor E16 962 kb
Figure 2.62 Reasonable Corridor E17 959 kb
Figure 2.63 Reasonable Corridor E18 963 kb
Figure 2.64 Reasonable Corridor E19 964 kb
Figure 2.65 Reasonable Corridor E20 966 kb
Figure 2.66 Reasonable Corridor E21 967 kb
Figure 2.67 Reasonable Corridor E22 968 kb
Figure 2.68 Reasonable Corridor E23 967 kb
Figure 2.69 Reasonable Corridor E24 964 kb
Figure 2.70 Reasonable Corridor E25 966 kb
Figure 2.71 Reasonable Corridor E26 967 kb
Figure 2.72 Reasonable Corridor F1 883 kb
Figure 2.73 Reasonable Corridor F2 886 kb
Figure 2.74 Reasonable Corridor F3 886 kb
Figure 2.75 Reasonable Corridor F4 884 kb
Figure 2.76 Reasonable Corridor F5 886 kb
Figure 2.77 Reasonable Corridor F6 886 kb
Figure 2.78 Reasonable Corridor F7 883 kb
Figure 2.79 Reasonable Corridor F8 883 kb
Figure 2.80 Reasonable Corridor F9 884 kb
Figure 2.81 Reasonable Connector Corridor S1 640 kb
Figure 2.82 Reasonable Connector Corridor S2 642 kb
Figure 2.83 Reasonable Connector Corridor S3 638 kb
Figure 2.84 Reasonable Connector Corridor S4 637 kb
Figure 2.85 Reasonable Connector Corridor S5 636 kb
Figure 2.86 Reasonable Connector Corridor N1 1.30 MB
Figure 2.87 Reasonable Connector Corridor N2 1.30 MB
Figure 2.88 Recommended Preferred Alternative 1.77 MB
Figure 3.1 Study Area Ecoregions 655 kb
Figure 3.2 Land Use Index 2.45 MB
Figure 3.3 Cultural Resource Regions 448 kb
Figure 3.10 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Index 890 kb
Figure 3.11 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.18 MB
Figure 3.12 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 949 kb
Figure 3.13 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.12 MB
Figure 3.14 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.02 MB
Figure 3.15 Wildlife Habitat 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.04 MB

Figure 3.16 Pineywoods Mitigation and Conservation Area Approximate General Location 471 kb

Figure 3.17 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Index 802 kb

Figure 3.18 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB


Figure 3.19 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 909 kb


Figure 3.20 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.33 MB


Figure 3.21 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.23 MB


Figure 3.22 Federal Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.23 MB

Figure 3.23 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Index 804 kb

Figure 3.24 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB


Figure 3.25 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 917 kb


Figure 3.26 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.34 MB


Figure 3.27 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB


Figure 3.28 State Threatened and Endangered Species 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.23 MB

Figure 3.29 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Index 818 kb

Figure 3.30 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.36 MB

Figure 3.31 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 934 kb
Figure 3.32 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.30 MB
Figure 3.33 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.19 MB

Figure 3.34 TEAP Rarity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.21 MB

Figure 3.35 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Index 848 kb
Figure 3.36 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.37 MB
Figure 3.37 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 947 kb
Figure 3.38 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.36 MB
Figure 3.39 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB
Figure 3.40 TEAP Diversity 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.41 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Index 832 kb
Figure 3.42 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB
Figure 3.43 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 921 kb
Figure 3.44 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.35 MB
Figure 3.45 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB
Figure 3.46 TEAP Sustainability 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.47 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Index 827 kb
Figure 3.48 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB
Figure 3.49 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 936 kb
Figure 3.50 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.33 MB
Figure 3.51 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB
Figure 3.52 TEAP Composite 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.53 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Index 810 kb
Figure 3.54 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB

Figure 3.55 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 936 kb


Figure 3.56 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.34 MB


Figure 3.57 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB


Figure 3.58 Ecologically Significant Stream Segment 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB

Figure 3.59 Stream Density 4 and 5 Index 947 kb
Figure 3.60 Stream Density 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.39 MB
Figure 3.61 Stream Density 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 1.00 MB
Figure 3.62 Stream Density 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.33 MB
Figure 3.63 Stream Density 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.64 Stream Density 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.23 MB
Figure 3.65 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Index 811 kb
Figure 3.66 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB
Figure 3.67 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 934 kb
Figure 3.68 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.34 MB
Figure 3.69 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.70 TMDL/CWA 303(d) 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.24 MB
Figure 3.71 Floodplain 4 and 5 Index 830 kb
Figure 3.72 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB
Figure 3.73 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 932 kb
Figure 3.74 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.36 MB
Figure 3.75 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.76 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.24 MB
Figure 3.77 Wetlands 4 and 5 Index 812 kb
Figure 3.78 Wetlands 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB
Figure 3.79 Wetlands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 924 kb
Figure 3.80 Wetlands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.36 MB
Figure 3.81 Wetlands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB
Figure 3.82 Wetlands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB
Figure 3.83 Managed Lands 5 Index 802 kb
Figure 3.84 Managed Lands 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB
Figure 3.85 Managed Lands 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 919 kb
Figure 3.86 Managed Lands 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.28 MB
Figure 3.87 Managed Lands 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.21 MB
Figure 3.88 Managed Lands 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.21 MB
Figure 3.89 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Index 875 kb
Figure 3.90 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB
Figure 3.91 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 855 kb
Figure 3.92 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.30 MB
Figure 3.93 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.21 MB
Figure 3.94 Agricultural Lands 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.23 MB
Figure 3.95 Ozone Non-attainment Index 799 kb
Figure 3.96 Ozone Non-attainment Evaluation Section B 1.32 MB
Figure 3.97 Ozone Non-attainment Evaluation Sections C and S 844 kb
Figure 3.98 Ozone Non-attainment Evaluation Sections D and N 1.27 MB
Figure 3.99 Ozone Non-attainment Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.11 MB

Figure 3.100 GISST Ozone Non-attainment Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.13 MB

Figure 3.101 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Index 818 kb
Figure 3.102 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.35 MB

Figure 3.103 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S933 kb


Figure 3.104 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.34 MB


Figure 3.105 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.21 MB


Figure 3.106 GISST Hazardous Waste 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB

Figure 3.107 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Index 844 kb
Figure 3.108 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.34 MB

Figure 3.109 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 976 kb


Figure 3.110 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.33 MB


Figure 3.111 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.20 MB


Figure 3.112 GISST Percent Minority 2, 3, 4, and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.22 MB

Figure 3.113 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Index 820 kb

Figure 3.114 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Evaluation Section B 1.33 MB


Figure 3.115 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections C and S 910 kb


Figure 3.116 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections D and N 1.31 MB


Figure 3.117 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.19 MB


Figure 3.118 GISST Percent Economically Stressed 4 and 5 Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.21 MB

Figure 3.119 Evaluation Sections B Colonias 802 kb
Figure 3.120 Land Use Evaluation Section B 1.64 MB
Figure 3.121 Land Use Evaluation Sections C and S 911 kb
Figure 3.122 Land Use Evaluation Sections D and N 1.04 MB
Figure 3.123 Land Use Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.57 MB
Figure 3.124 Land Use Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.60 MB

Figure 3.125 Cultural Resource Regions, Sites Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and State Archeological Landmarks within Corridors 507 kb

Figure 3.126 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Index 794 kb
Figure 3.127 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Evaluation Section B 1.61 MB
Figure 3.128 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Evaluation Sections C and S .99 MB
Figure 3.129 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Evaluation Sections D and N 1.39 MB
Figure 3.130 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Evaluation Sections E and F, 1 of 2 1.40 MB
Figure 3.131 Oil and Natural Gas Wells Evaluation Sections E and F, 2 of 2 1.42 MB
Figure 3.132 Evaluation Section Mine Locations 852 kb
Figure 4.1 Existing Highway Network 1.61 MB
Figure 4.2 Planned Roadway Projects 1.69 MB
Figure 4.3 Hurricane Evacuation Routes 2.34 MB
Figure 4.4 Existing and Abandoned Railroads 2.17 MB
Figure 4.5 Planned Rail Projects 1.88 MB
Figure 4.6 Planned Rail Projects Houston Metropolitan Area 873 kb
Figure 4.7 International Border Crossings 704 kb
Figure 4.8 Study Area Airports and Seaports 2.08 MB

Figure 4.10 Transportation Planning – Evaluation Section Preliminary Best Performing Corridors Index 821 kb


Figure 4.11 Transportation Planning Preliminary Best Performing Corridors Evaluation Sections B 1.30 MB


Figure 4.12 Transportation Planning Preliminary Best Performing Corridors Evaluation Sections C and S 882 kb


Figure 4.13 Transportation Planning Preliminary Best Performing Corridors Evaluation Sections D and N 1.31 MB


Figure 4.14 Transportation Planning Preliminary Best Performing Corridors Evaluation Sections E and F (Prior to System Connectivity Analysis) 1.13 MB


Figure 4.15 Evaluation Sections D, E, and F: Lack of System Connectivity Resulting from Analysis 1.68 MB


Figure 4.16 Evaluation Sections D, E, and F System Connectivity: Best Performing Corridors (Post System Connectivity Analysis) 1.67 MB


Figure 4.17 Transportation Planning - Best Performing Corridors 797 kb

Figure 6.1 Recommended Preferred Corridor 679 kb
Figure 6.2 Evaluation Section B: Recommended Preferred Corridor 1.32 MB
Figure 6.3 Evaluation Sections C and S: Recommended Preferred Corridor 929 kb
Figure 6.4 Evaluation Sections D and N: Recommended Preferred Corridor 1.34 MB
Figure 6.5 Evaluation Section E: Recommended Preferred Corridor .99 MB
Figure 6.6 Evaluation Section F: Recommended Preferred Corridor 925 kb
Figure 6.7 Floodplain 4 and 5 Evaluation Section D and N 1.10 MB
Figure 6.8 Recommended Tier Two Study Areas 638 kb
Figure 9.1 Public Scoping Meeting Locations 1.88 MB
Figure 9.2 Public Information Meeting Locations 817 kb

Figure 9.3 Comments by Zip Code Area: Prior to Scoping (12/8/02 to 1/14/04) 2.08 MB


Figure 9.4 Comments by Zip Code Area: Official Scoping Period (1/15/04 to 6/14/04) 2.14 MB


Figure 9.5 Comments by Zip Code Area: Between Scoping and Public Information Meetings (6/15/04 to 6/14/05) 2.01 MB


Figure 9.6 Comments by Zip Code: Official Public Information Comment Period (6/15/05 to 8/29/05) 2.17 MB


Figure 9.7 Comments by Zip Code Area: After Public Information Comment Period (8/30/05 to 10/17/06) 789 kb

Figure 9.8 All Comments by Zip Code Area (12/08/02 to 10/17/06) 830 kb

Volume 3 – Appendices A through F

Appendix A Purpose and Need Statement Support Document 1.01 MB
Appendix B Engineering Criteria 64 kb
Appendix C Historic Ranch Coordination 9.67 MB
Appendix D Legislative Overview 162 kb

Appendix E Corridor and Alignment Selection Effects on Property Values 1.04 MB

Appendix F Land Use Tables 947 kb

Volume 4 – Appendices G through H

Appendix G Natural Resources Technical Memorandum 1.67 MB
Appendix G Figures
Appendix H Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum 2.38 MB

Volume 5 – Appendix I

Appendix I Transportation Planning Evaluation Technical Memorandum 1.10 MB
Appendix I Figures