Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District

South Coast Rail Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The text (Volume 1), figures (Volume 2), and appendices (Volume III) of the South Coast Rail Draft Environmental Impact Statement are available for download below.

Should you wish to review the full document (including figures and appendices), please visit the SRPEDD Office (at 88 Broadway, Taunton, MA 02780) and local libraries throughout the South Coast Region. The full document is also available by request from MassDOT.

DEIS Reader's Guide

Volume I - Text

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Cover [116 KB]
Abstract [445 KB]
Table of Contents [269 KB]
MassDOT Preface to DEIR [130 KB]
Chapter 1 - Executive Summary [318 KB]
Chapter 2 - Purpose & Need [138 KB]
Chapter 3 - Alternatives [2.3 MB]
Chapter 4.1 - Transportation [885 KB]
Chapter 4.2 - Land Use [337 KB]
Chapter 4.3 - Socioeconomics [520 KB]
Chapter 4.4 - Environmental Justice [461 KB]
Chapter 4.5 - Visual [523 KB]
Chapter 4.6 - Noise [569 KB]
Chapter 4.7 - Vibration [309 KB]
Chapter 4.8 - Cultural [588 KB]
Chapter 4.9 - Air Quality [498 KB]
Chapter 4.10 - Open Space [454 KB]
Chapter 4.11 - Farmland [322 KB]
Chapter 4.12 - HazMat [365 KB]
Chapter 4.13 - Geology [64 KB]
Chapter 4.14 - Biodiversity [639 KB]
Chapter 4.15 - Threatened & Endangered Species [515 KB]
Chapter 4.16 - Wetlands [871 KB]
Chapter 4.17 - Water Resources [447 KB]
Chapter 4.18 - Coastal Zone [246 KB]
Chapter 5 - Indirect Cumulative [531 KB]
Chapter 6 - Commitment of Resources [83 KB]
Chapter 7 - Mitigation Section 61 [156 KB]
Chapter 8 - Public Involvement & Agency Coordination [54 KB]
Chapter 9 - Distribution List [88 KB]
Chapter 10 - List of Preparers [52 KB]
Chapter 11 - References [92 KB]
Chapter 12 - Acronymn & Abbreviations [52 KB]
Chapter 13 - Index [75 KB]

Volume II - Figures

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Figures Cover [116 KB]
Figures 1.0 - Chapter 1 - Executive Summary [12.4 MB]
Figures 2.0 - Chapter 2 - Purpose & Need [1.8 MB]
Figures 3.0 - Chapter 3 - Alternatives [75 MB]
Figures 4.1 - Chapter 4 - Transportation [17.4 MB]
Figures 4.2 - Chapter 4 - Land Use [15.9 MB]
Figures 4.3 - Chapter 4 - Socioeconomics [3.4 MB]
Figures 4.4 - Chapter 4 - Environmental Justice [17.3 MB]
Figures 4.5 - Chapter 4 - Visual Resources [29.5 MB]
Figures 4.6 - Chapter 4 - Noise [9.7 MB]
Figures 4.7 - Chapter 4 - Vibration [7.4MB]
Figures 4.8 - Chapter 4 - Cultural Resources [6.5 MB]
Figures 4.9 - Chapter 4 - Air [4.6 MB]
Figures 4.10 - Chapter 4 - Open Space [19.3 MB]
Figures 4.11 - Chapter 4 - Farmland Soils [1.9 MB]
Figures 4.12 - Chapter 4 - Hazardous Materials [9.4 MB]
Figures 4.14 - Chapter 4 - Biodiversity [16.2 MB]
Figures 4.15 - Chapter 4 - Threatened & Endangered [10.8 MB]
Figures 4.16 - Chapter 4 - Wetlands [44 MB]
Figures 4.17 - Chapter 4 - Water Resources [12.5 MB]
Figures 4.18 - Chapter 4 - Coastal Zone [14.3 MB]
Figures 5.0 - Chapter 5 - Indirect Effects & Culmulative Impacts [5.6 MB]

Volume III - Appendices

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Appendices Cover [181 KB]
Appendix 3.1-A - Phase I Report [22.9 MB]
Appendix 3.1-B - Station Siting Report [14.2 MB]
Appendix 3.1-C - Supplemental Ridership Memo [403 KB]
Appendix 3.2-A - Draft Network Simulation Analysis 2009 [6.3 MB]
Appendix 3.2-B - Memo to Corps 05-05-2010 [2.5 MB]
Appendix 3.2-C - Methodology & Assumptions of CTPS [551 KB]
Appendix 3.2-D - Ridership Errata [146 KB]
Appendix 3.2-E - Layover Facility Alternatives Analysis [23.6 MB]
Appendix 3.2-F - Grade Crossing Summary [58 KB]
Appendix 3.2-G - Bridge Summary [427 KB]
Appendix 3.3-A - NEC 4th Track Assessment [15.2 MB]
Appendix 4.1-A - Route 24 Growth Projections [263 KB]
Appendix 4.1-B - Crash Data & Rates [942 KB]
Appendix 4.1-C - Intersection Inventory Data Sheets [20.6 MB]
Appendix 4.1-D - Intersection & Roadway Description [140 KB]
Appendix 4.1-E - Traffic Counts [16.3 MB]
Appendix 4.1-F - Signal Warrant Analysis [535 KB]
Appendix 4.1-G - Pedestrian Bicycle Distribution Analysis [4.4 MB]
Appendix 4.1-H - Ridership & Trip Generation [58 KB]
Appendix 4.1-I - Capacity Analysis [17.4 KB]
Appendix 4.1-J - May 17 CTPS Memo [397 KB]
Appendix 4.1-K - Grade Crossing Analysis [311 KB]
Appendix 4.4-A - CTPS Environmental Justice Memo [223 KB]
Appendix 4.6-A - Noise Monitoring [6.9 KB]
Appendix 4.6-B - Noise Impact [1.4 KB]
Appendix 4.6-C - Noise Mitigation [397 KB]
Appendix 4.8-A - APE & Agency Coordination [1.2 MB]
Appendix 4.8-B - List of Historic Impact [587 KB]
Appendix 4.8-C - List of Archaeological Impacts [33 KB]
Appendix 4.9-A - Air Quality [2.7 MB]
Appendix 4.10-A - Open Space Correspondence [14.5 MB]
Appendix 4.11-A - Farmland Conversion Impact Rating [177 KB]
Appendix 4.14-A - CAPS Report [1.6 MB]
Appendix 4.14-B - Vernal Pool Tables [240 KB]
Appendix 4.15-A - Threatened & Endangered Letters [795 KB]
Appendix 4.16-A - GIS Modified Wetlands Maps [6.8 MB]
Appendix 4.16-B - Wetlands Impacts by Cover Type [229 KB]
Appendix 5.2-A - Economic Development Research Report [134 KB]
Appendix 5.3-A - Indirect & Cumulative Impacts Tables [126 KB]
Appendix 8.2-A - MassDOT Response to ENF Comments [93.6 MB]
Appendix 8.3-A - Cooperating Agency Letters [195 KB]

The text (Volume 1), figures (Volume 2), and appendices (Volume III) of the South Coast Rail Draft Environmental Impact Statement are available for download below.

Should you wish to review the full document (including figures and appendices), please visit the SRPEDD Office (at 88 Broadway, Taunton, MA 02780) and local libraries throughout the South Coast Region. The full document is also available by request from MassDOT.

DEIS Reader's Guide

Volume I - Text (Please allow time for large PDF files to load. For files greater than 1,000 KB / 1 MB, please consider right-clicking the link and choosing the "Save link as" option to directly download the PDF file; files of this size may be too large to open in your internet browser.)

Volume I - Text

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