BR.0102_Start of Study Letter_signed

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER
GOVERNOR
MEMORANDUM
August 26, 2022
FROM: Daniel Dagenhart
NCDOT Division 9 — Division Bridge Program Manager
J. ERIC BOYETTE
SECRETARY
SUBJECT: Replace Bridge No. 37 on NC 268 (Lynchburg Road) over Big Creek in Stokes County,
North Carolina, Project No. BR-0102
NCDOT Division 9 is beginning the project development, environmental, and engineering studies for the
proposed replacement of Bridge No. 37 on NC 268 (Lynchburg Road) over Big Creek in Stokes County.
Right of way acquisition is scheduled for fiscal year 2023, and construction is scheduled for fiscal year
2024. The attached figures show the vicinity, study area and topography maps for the proposed project.
The project is currently state funded; however, NCDOT is preparing a Categorical Exclusion document
and has made a preliminary determination that the project will not proceed through the NEPA/404 Merger
Process.
In lieu of holding an in -person scoping meeting, NCDOT is providing the attached project information
and map. We welcome your input on the proposed project, and we would appreciate any information that
may be helpful in evaluating the potential environmental effects. If applicable, please identify any permits
or approvals which may be required by your organization. Please provide your input by October 1, 2022.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact me at [phone] or by email at
drda eg nhartkncdot.gov. Please include the Project Number BR-0102 in all correspondence and
comments.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Daniel R. Dagenhart
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Attachments
Project Data Sheet & maps
Mailing Address: Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Telephone: [phone] SILAS CREEK PARKWAY
HIGHWAY DIVISION 9 Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127
375 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY
WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127 Website: www.ncdot.gov

North Carolina Department of Transportation
Project Data Sheet
Essential Proiect Information
STIP Project Name
Bridge No. 37 on NC 268 (Lynchburg Rd) over Big Creek near
Danbury.
STIP Number
BR-0102
WBS No.
67102.1
County
Stokes
NCDOT Division
9
ROW Date
2023
LET Date
2024
Schedule Considerations
N/A
ROW: $320,000
Cost Estimates
LET: $3,200,000
Total: $3,520,00
Funding Type
I State
Proposed Project Details
Project Description Replacement of Bridge No. 37 on NC 268 (Lynchburg Rd) over Big
Creek
From the bridge, the study area covers approximately 500' south of
Project Limits the bridge on NC 268 and approximately 500' north to NC 89 on NC
268.
Typical Section Two 11-foot travel lanes with 4-foot paved shoulders.
Access Control
Design Speed
Right -of -Way Width
Physical or Engineering
Constraints
Other Considerations
Survey Request Date
Design Plan
Construction
Recommendation
Consultant Involvement
Project History
Planning Studies
SPOT Description
Feasibility Studies
Problem Statement
Alternatives Previously
Dismissed and Whv
No control of access
40 mph (Design Exception required)
Varies, but maintain existing ROWS as minimum width
Low: Aerial Power and underground telecom. Lynchburg Rd has a
T-intersection with NC 89 approximately 80 feet north of Bridge No.
37,
Potential Off -site detour over 10 miles long and not recommended by
local officials.
Summit Design and Engineering Services — designs
Three Oaks Enaineerina, Inc. — Nannina
I Ground Disturbinq CE
N/A
none
Bridge is structurally deficient due to substructure rating of 4;
sufficiency rating is 49.99.
Replace in -place with offsite detour not feasible due to 10 mile
shortest Dossible detour route.
7/2022

Purpose &_Need
Purpose Re lace Bridge No. 37
Need(s) Bridge is structurally deficient and needs to be replaced.
Supporting Data Substructure rating of 4: sufficiencv rating is 49.99.
Alternatives Currently Under Consideration
Alternative 1 Replace structure on new alignment to the west of the
Alternative 2
Public and cy Coordination 10
Anticipated Permits Section 404/401 nationwide permit
Federal Agency Involvement
USACE, USFWS
Public Involvement Strategy
Landowner notification letters
Merger Screening Date
Project will not enter the Merger Process.
Potential Merger Triggers
None
Existing Conditions
Functional Classification
Strategic Highway Corridor
AADT
Access Control
Typical Section
Right -of -Way Width
Posted Speed
Structures (bridges,
etc.)
Railroad Involvement
Minor collector
No
2023 ADT = 1,000 vpd
2043 ADT = 1,545 vpd
None
Two 11 ft lanes with 1-2 ft shoulders
60 ft
Statutory 55 MPH(posted ad
RCBC, One structure, Bridge No. 37
No
Other Adjacent STIP Projects I N/A
Preliminary Resource Inven
Utilities
Hazardous Materials _
Known Potentially -Eligible
National Register of Historic
Places Sites/Districts
Other Cultural Resources
Wetlands
Streams
FEMA Floodplain Detailed
Study Area
Water Supply Watersheds
Riparian Buffer Rules
Active Agriculture
35 MPH for horizontal curve
Table
Low: Aerial Power and underground telecom
1 UST & 1 AST
No
TBD
No
Big Creek
1 % annual chance flood zone
No
No
No
7/2022

Parks, Greenways, Game
Lands, Section 4(f) & Section
6(f) Properties
Environmental Justice
Populations
Other Resources (i.e., Wild
and Scenic Rivers, TVA,
Scenic Bvways, etc.)
[Me
TBD
Riverweed Darter occurrence, planned multi -use path 500 ft east
along Dan River.
Project Management Approval
Project Manager
Name Daniel Da enhart — Division 9
Signature
Date
Supervisor
Name
Signature
Date
7/2022

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