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Home My WebLink About20111075 Ver 1_Email_20071201 (2)Concurrence Point 2A/3/4A NEPA /404 Merger Team Meeting TIP Project No R -2583 WBS No 35489 US 158 From the Murfreesboro Bypass to US 13 West of Winton Hertford County Transportation Building Board Room Purpose of Meeting The purpose of this meeting is to submit information to the Merger Team on the alternatives that have been studied in detail and to reach concurrence on Point 2A (Bridging Decisions and Final Alternatives to Carry Forward) Concurrence Point 3 (Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative) and Concurrence Point 4A (Avoidance and Minimization) for TIP Project No R 2583 Agenda for Meeting Project Description and Status Discussion of Bridging Locations and Alignment Review LEDPA Decision Discussion of Avoidance and Minimization efforts Comments and Questions Project Planning Engineer Brad Smythe P E (919)733 7844 extension 252 bsmythe @dot state nc us R 2583 M g T m M t g C urr P t 2A 3 4A J ry 17 2008 Protect Description TIP Project R 2583 involves the widening of US 158 in Hertford County to a multi lane facility from the Murfreesboro Bypass to US 13 West of Winton (Figure 1) The total length of the project is currently listed at 8 3 miles According to the Draft 2008 2015 TIP right of way acquisition for the project is scheduled to begin in state fiscal year 2010 with construction to begin in state fiscal year 2012 The current estimated total cost as listed in the Draft TIP is approximately $44 978 000 The US 158 intrastate corridor extends from Winston Salem to Whalebone and is listed as one of North Carolina s Strategic Highway Corridors Within the project limits US 158 is a two lane highway There is currently no access control along the project section as evidenced by numerous driveways and small streets that intersect the project All intersections are at grade crossings Mapleton is the only populated community within the project limits The existing highway extends between scattered residences agricultural fields and wooded areas US 158 crosses Potecasi Creek within the project limits the current crossing consists of a two lane bridge approximately 119 feet in length Project Schedule /Cost Right of way acquisition for the project is scheduled to being in federal fiscal year 2010 and construction is scheduled to begin in federal fiscal year 2012 The most recent cost estimates for the project are as follows Right of Way/Utilities Construction Total Current Estimate Range $ 8 150 000 $ 8 830 000 $35,100,000 $38,100,000 $43 580 000 $46 450 000 Purpose and Need The merger team agreed to the project s purpose and need at the merger team meeting on January 15 2003 The purpose of the project is to Provide system linkage Support economic development and Ensure future safety along the project limits on US 158 in Hertford County R 2583 M g T m M t g C urr P t 2A 3 4A J ry 17 2008 Detailed Study Alternatives Carried Forward Concurrence Point 2 was approved by the Merger Team on May 19 2005 The team agreed to carry the following alternatives forward for detailed study Alternatives A B and C Alternative A Widen on Existing This alternative would widen the roadway entirely on its existing location The alternative includes the construction of a new two lane bridge over Potecasi Creek north of the existing structure The existing Potecasi Creek Bridge would be replaced Alternative B Widen on Existing with Northern Bypass This alternative is the same as Alternative A with the exception of a new location section north of the Mt Tabor Church Road (SR 1176) intersection The new location section would serve to straighten the existing curve as well as to avoid impacts to the nearby Mt Tabor Baptist Church property This alternative would also include a new crossing of Potecasi Creek in the form of a two lane bridge to be located north of the existing crossing The existing Potecasi Creek Bridge would be replaced in the same location with a longer bridge Alternative C Widen on Existing with Southern Bypass This alternative is the same as Alternative A with the exception of a new location section east of Mt Tabor Church Road (SR 1176) The new location section would both straighten the existing curve as well as avoid impacts to the historic church property This alternative would include the construction of new dual two lane bridges over Potecasi Creek both to be located south of the existing crossing If this alternative is selected the existing Potecasi Creek Bridge along with some causeway would be removed for mitigation Mapleton Service Road Option The Mapleton Service Road option was developed after the last merger meeting to address relocation impact to this minority community This alternative would build a four lane typical section on new location south of the existing two lanes in the Mapleton community This alternative decreases impacts to this minority community and would leave the existing two lanes in place as a service road to the homes on the north side of the roadway This option forms alternatives A2 B2 and C2 3 R 2583 M g T m M t g C urr P mt 2A 3 4A J y 17 2008 Concurrence Point 2A Bridging Decisions and Alignment Review Table 1 shows the summary of impacts for each alternative Tables 2 & 3 show the wetland and stream impacts recalculated based on current designs Along the eight mile corridor there are two mayor drainage features that most likely require concurrence from the Merger Team The first location is the crossing of Potecasi Creek This creek flows from south to north across each of the alternatives and drains approximately 238 square miles eventually flowing into the Chowan River The existing US 158 roadway crosses this creek with a bridge approximately 120 feet long Alternatives A and B utilize the existing alignment through this location and propose to replace the existing bridge with dual bridges approximately 200 feet long Alternative C proposes a new location segment that requires the construction of dual bridges approximately 200 feet long south of the existing bridge location In Alternative C the existing bridge will be removed for mitigation along with as much of the causeway as possible The second location involves Mill Branch which passes under the existing roadway via a culvert with three additional culverts within the wetland system adjacent to the creek NCDOT was asked at the Concurrence Point 2 meeting to investigate building a bridge at this location in place of the existing culvert NCDOT evaluated this option Due to the current vertical alignment at this location the construction of a bridge results in the raising of the roadway grade by approximately 8 5 feet In turn this increases the roadway footprint on the approach to the bridge In addition replacing the culvert with a bridge will require the construction of an onsite detour further increasing wetland impacts albeit temporarily for construction Hydraulic recommendations are shown in Table 4 of this document This provides a summary for decision making 4 R 2583 M g T m M t g C urr P t 2A 3 4A J y 17 2008 Concurrence Point 3 Selection of the Least Environmentally Damamn Practicable Alternative (LEDPA /Preferred Alternative) Public Hearing Update Of the comments received after the public hearing over forty responses were in favor of Alternative C which builds four lanes on new location to the south of the Church The residents were concerned with impacts to the church cemetery and residences in the area Although not represented in the written comments received the Mapleton Service Road Option which saves 15 homes was also preferred over the widen existing alternative through Mapleton This is based on discussions with members of the public who attended the Public Hearing in July Discussion of Sections /Alternatives Mapleton Service Road Option vs Widen on existing Service Road saves 15 relocations Service Road impacts more wetlands /streams /farmland (See Tables 2 & 3) Alternative A (Widen Existing) Fewer natural environment impacts Undesirable curves in Mt Tabor Church area Impacts Mt Tabor Church and Cemetery Alternative B (Northern) Eliminates curve at Mt Tabor Church Avoids impacts to Church and Cemetery More wetland/stream impacts than A and C Alternative C (Southern) Eliminates curve at Mt Tabor Church Avoids impacts to Church and Cemetery More wetland/stream impacts than A but less than B Higher quality impacts than B Requires new location for bridging Potecasi Creek but would remove existing bridge NCDOT Preferred After considering all factors NCDOT proposes Alternative C with the Mapleton Service Road option as its preferred alternative 5 R 2583 M g T m M t g C rr P t 2A 3 4A J y 17 2008 Concurrence Point 4A Avoidance and Minimization Existing Potecasi Creek Bridge will be replaced with a longer bridge for both the A or B alternatives Part of the US 158 causeway will be removed for the C alternative Alternatives B and C were added to the project to avoid impacts to the Historic Mount Tabor Baptist Church and its cemetery The Mapleton Service Road alternative was included as an alternative to minimize impacts to the minority community as well as to the Historic Britt Store The alignment has been shifted to the south near Mill Branch which reduced impacts to wetlands WD WC and WB This shift also results in avoiding impacts to the electrical sub station located dust west of Parkers Ferry Road At the east end of the project widening was done to the north to minimize impacts to wetland WA R 2583 M g T m M t g C rr P t 2A34A J y 17 2008 Table 1 R 2583 Resources Impact Table Rev 12/07) Resource impacted A A2 B B2 C C2 Length (mi ) 82 82 8 1 8 1 8 1 8 1 Length of Bypass (mi) None None 095 095 1 33 1 33 Railroad Crossings None None None None None None Residential Relocations 37 22 38 23 34 19 Business Relocations 2 2 2 2 2 2 Mayor Utility Crossings 3 3 3 3 3 3 Historic Properties 1 1 None None None None Archaeological Sites 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cemeteries 1 1 None None None None Wetland Impacts (ac) 464 541 590 668 547 624 Stream Impacts (1 f ) 1311 1346 1909 1944 1855 1890 100 Year Floodplain Crossings 3 3 3 3 3 3 Water Supply Watershed None None None None None None Protected Areas Hazardous Spill Basin Areas None None None None None None Anadromous Fish Spawning 1 1 1 1 1 1 Area Impacted Noise Receptors None None None None None None Federally Protected Species None None None None None None w/m Corridor' State Listed Species w/m None None None None None None Comdor2 Prime Unique and Important 126 134 137 145 137 145 Farmland (ac ) Low Income Population Yes No Yes No Yes No Impacts Minority Population Impacts Yes No Yes No Yes No Construction Cost (In Millions) $351 $353 $361 $363 $379 $381 Right of Way Cost (In $868 $828 $883 $843 $855 $8 15 Millions) Total Cost (In Millions) $4378 $43 58 $4493 $4473 $4645 $4625 There s only one Fede ally protected spec es listed to Hertfo d Co my the Red cockaded woodpecke (P co d s bo eal s) s 1 sted as endange ed at the Federal and State levels There are no records of the Red cockaded woodpecker within one in le of the study area While limited su table habitat does exist with n the study area no ndividuals or nest cavit es of th s species were observed du ngast vst The Chowanoke Crayfsh (O tes i g e s s) is listed as FSC by the USFWS and SC with the State Though there is potential hab tat for this species within the study area the NCNHP database shows no occurrence of FSC within one mile of the study area 7 R 2583 M g T m M t g C rr P t 2A34A J y 17 2008 Table 2 R 2583 Summary of Wetland Impacts (Rev 12/07) Location in Fig 2 Wetland ID Wetland Rating Alternative Wetland Impacts A A2 B B2 C C2 1 WSS 51 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 002 0 002 1 WTT 51 0147 0147 0147 0147 0147 0147 1 WRR NR 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 2 WPP 68 0 615 1 392 0 615 1 392 0 615 1 392 2 WNN NR 0017 0016 0017 0016 0017 0016 2 WMM NR 0 023 0 023 0 023 0 023 0 023 0 023 2 WLL NR 0 591 0 591 0 666 0 666 0 591 0 591 2 WKK NR 0 096 0 096 0 265 0 265 0 096 0 096 2 WHH NR 0149 0149 1061 1061 0126 0126 2 WJJ 67 0 140 0 140 0 085 0 085 2 WGG 21 0 022 0 022 2 WFF NR 0 036 0 036 2 WEE NR 0187 0187 2 WZ NR 0 075 0 075 0 075 0 075 23 WCC 75 0 020 0 020 23 WV300 75 1 422 1 422 3 WY 59 0 029 0 029 0 029 0 029 3 WT NR 0 391 0 391 0 391 0 391 3 WS NR 0 094 0 094 0 094 0 094 3 WX NR 0 001 0 001 0 001 0 001 0 066 0 066 3 WM 57 0011 0011 0011 0011 3 WK NR 0 033 0 033 0 033 0 033 0 033 0 033 4 WE NR 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 0010 4 WG 28 0140 0140 0140 0140 0140 0140 4 WF NR 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 004 0 004 4 WD 83 1487 1487 1487 1487 1487 1487 4 WC 50 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 0 000 4 WB NR 0 003 0 003 0 003 0 003 0 003 0 003 4 WA 25 0 563 0 563 0 563 0 563 0 563 1 0 563 TOTAL ACRES IMPACTED 46 54 59 67 55 62 Impact in EA 290 366 366 448 370 394 Impact in Merger App 2 900 3 988 3 663 4 810 1 5 578 6 142 F ' R 2583 M g T m M t g C rr P t 2A 3 4A J y 17 2008 Table 3 R 2583 Summary of Stream Impacts (Rev 12/07) Location in Fig 2 Stream ID Alternative Stream Impacts Al A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 A SS 13 13 13 13 13 13 B SD 173 208 173 208 173 208 B SF 63 63 B C SF Pot Trib UR 524 524 B C SF Pot Tnb LR 153 153 B SQ 151 151 162 162 152 152 B SC 244 244 231 231 212 212 B SM 100 100 B SL 319 319 B Si 113 113 319 319 74 74 B SN 38 38 C SB 313 313 313 313 313 313 D SA (Mill Br) 140 140 140 140 140 140 D SP 101 101 101 101 101 101 TOTAL FEET IMPACTED 1311 1346 1909 1944 1855 1890 Impact in EA 91714 97886 117258 123430 120892 127064 Impact in Merger App 917 14 97886 117258 1234 30 1591 53 165325 Wainwriaht David From Wainwright David Sent Wednesday December 14 2011 9 31 AM To Rivenbark Chris Cc BIII Biddlecome Brttingham Cathy Lusk Elizabeth L Subject R 2583 Application Chris I have done a brief review of the application for R 2583 US 158 In Hertford County and have a few things that need to be addressed I am addressing this to you because there is no contact listed in the application (dust says contact me ) Four concerns 1 The ENG Form 4345 s not signed 2 The CAMA permit Is not s gned 3 You list an agent (Arcades) but have not s gned the ENG 4345 form giving them permission to act on DOT s behalf 4 There is no EEP acceptance letter attached Since DWQ does not have its own form for IPs we essentially piggyback on the others What we require Is a signature from the applicant accepting responsibility for the project Where an agent is involved we need acknowledgement that they have been g ven perm ss on to act on behalf of the appl cant In th s case both could be taken from the Corps form Please address these deficiencies by the end of next Thursday (December 22) or we may return your appl cat on as incomplete Should you have any questions please let me know Thank you David Wainwright NCDENR D f W t Q I ty T p rt t P mtt gU t 1650 M I S C t R I gh N rth C 1 27699 1650 Ph (919)807 6405 F (919) 807 6494 D d W w ght@ d 9 Em I p d d f m h dd bj h N h C I P bl R d w dm y b d I d 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