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Subject:RE: STIP R-4707 CP2R Draft Meting Summary
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Good Morning,

Thank you for providing comments. Please find attached the final meeting summary for the CP2 Revisit Merger meeting
for R-4707, US 29 and Reedy Fork Parkway in Greensboro, Guilford County. If you have any questions or comments
please contact me or Ahmad.

Thanks,
Rajit

Rajit Ramkumar, P.E., LEED AP |CDM Smith

Office: 919 325 3606 | Cell: 919 931 6452

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Subject: STIP R-4707 CP2R Draft Meting Summary

Merger Team,

Please find attached the draft meeting summary for the CP2 Revisit Merger meeting for R-4707, US 29 and Reedy Fork
Parkway in Greensboro, Guilford County. If you have any questions or comments please contact me or Ahmad. If there
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are no additions or deletions by June 15, 2016 this summary will be considered the final version.

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Thanks,
Rajit

Rajit Ramkumar, P.E., LEED AP |Transportation Project Manager| CDM Smith
5400 Glenwood Ave., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612 | Office: 919 325 3606 | Cell: 919 931 6452

|[e-mail]|cdmsmith.com

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PAT McCRQRY
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I�EICHC�LAS J. TENNYSON
Secreraiy
Transportation
STIP R-4707 — US 29 & Reedy Fork Parkway Interchange Improvements
Greensboro, Guilford County, NC
CONCURRENCE POINT 2(REVISIT) DRAFT MERGER MEETING SUMMARY
MAY 18, 2016
MEETING
CALLED BY
TYPE OF
MEETING
PROJECT
ATTENDEE LIST
NAME
Samuel Megahed
Bruce Payne
Tony Houser
Felix Davila
Gary Jordan
Brian Wrenn
Ahmad Al-
Sharawneh
Derrick Weaver
Raj it Ramkumar
Tamara Makhlouf
David Clodgo
10:00 AM — 12:00 PM STRUCTURE DESIGN CONFERENCE
ROOM CCA
Ahmad Al-Sharawneh, NCDOT
Group Discussion
TIP R-4707, Guilford County, NC
AGENCY DEPARTMENT PHONE EMAIL
NCDOT
NCDOT
NCDOT
FHWA
USFWS
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NCDOT
NCDOT
CDM Smith
CDM Smith
CDM Smith
Roadway [e-mail]
Roadway 919-707-6302 [e-mail]
Roadway 919-707-6253 [e-mail]
919-747-7021 [e-mail]
919-856-4520
garyJj [e-mail]
ext. 32
919-707-8792 [e-mail]
PDEA 919-707-6010 [e-mail]
PDEA 919-707-6601 [e-mail]
919-325-3506 [e-mail]
919-325-3500 [e-mail]
919-325-3559 [e-mail]

David E. Bailey
Cynthia F. Van Der
Wiele
Craig McKinney
Jim Mason
Carla Dagnino
Emily Murray
Mark Staley
Shantray Dickens
Mike Mills
Lydia McIntyre
Renee Gledhill-
Earley
Michael Abuya
Richard Lakata
USACE
USEPA
Greensboro MPO
NCDOT
NCDOT
NCDOT
NCDOT
NCDOT
NCDOT
Greensboro MPO
SHPO
NCDOT
NCDOT
NES
NES
SMU
REU
EOWS
DN 7
TPB
STIP
919-554-4884 [e-mail]
ext 30 y.mil
919-450-6811 Vanderwiele.cynthia@epa.
gov
336-373-4184 Craig.mckinney@greensbar
o-nc. gov
919-707-6136 [e-mail]
919-707-6110 [e-mail]
919-707-6498 [e-mail]
919-707-2948 [e-mail]
919-508-1896 [e-mail]
336-487-0000 [e-mail]
336-373-4368 Lydia.McIntyre@greensbor
o-nc.gov
919-807-6579 renee.gledhill-
earley@ncdcr. gov
919-707-0990 [e-mail]
919-707-4629 [e-mail]
PURPOSE OF MEETING
The purpose of this meeting is to update the merger team on the project status and
introduce the revised alternative to be carried forward for detail study.
DISCUSSION
Project Overview
NCDOT PDEA and CDM Smith gave a brief overview of the project via a PowerPoint
Presentation. Topics included in the presentation were the purpose of the meeting,
proposed project, the purpose and need of the project, prior concurrences to date, and
benefits of the DDI vs SPUI, interim design, and the project schedule.
PDEA
NCDOT is no longer building SPUI's and therefore the DDI was studied to revise the
SPUI alternative. There is no NCDOT policy against building SPUI's, however it is not
an alternative that is usually studied currently due to constructability and cost reasons
when other viable interchange alternatives are available. DDI is typically studied as a
replacement to SPUIs as they perform better with increase traffic demand and overall
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1000 Birch Ridge Drive � 1548 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
919-707-6000

less construction cost. Safety is also improved for all modes for the DDI alternative. A
comparison of the SPUI and DDI was discussed with examples where DDI has been
recommended for construction or completed in NC.
A future long term project to include service roads was discussed previously but not part
of the R-4707 project. The previous designs with the service roads had much higher
wetland impacts on the SPUI alternative. The removal of the service roads have reduced
the wetland impacts for the SPUI alternative.
The current condition of the bridge required the project team to study an interim design,
which is the phased construction of the interchange. The proposed bridge will be located
south of the existing bridge and would use existing ramps until the full interchange is
constructed.
Roadway Design
SPUIs are no longer constructed. If the project had started recently, the SPUI would not
be an alternative considered. SPUI's have several disadvantages.
Alternative 2 Partial Clover and Alternative 3 Traditional Diamond are very similar in
terms of impacts and design. Although the design and impacts were similar, Alternative
3 had one additional stream crossing and more right of way impacts, so NCDOT
recommended eliminating Alternative 3 from further study to the merger team.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
There are other more modern urban interchanges that can be considered other than the
DDI. Would like to see information on bicycle and pedestrian. At this time, EPA does
not have enough information to determine if the SPUI alternative can be dropped from
alternatives to be carried forward. SPUI has the least impact and therefore needs to
remain as one of the alternatives studied. More information on the performance benefits,
costs, and other operational efficiency needs to be provided when available.
EPA was in agreement of dropping Alternative 3— Traditional Diamond from further
study.
United States Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS)
Fish and Wildlife Services no comments at this time.
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
The SPUI alternative has the least amount of environmental impacts, this would be
permitted, unless it is proven to be not practicable. At this time, USACE does not have
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State ofNorth Carolina � Department of Transportation � Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1000 Birch Ridge Drive � 1548 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
919-707-6000

enough information to determine if the SPUI alternative is "not practicable" from the
permitting standpoint. Need to show cost logistics and technology. The USACE cannot
let the interim design drive the alternatives. Interim design for all alternatives needs to
be studied. Permitting far the entire project is recommended even with a phased
construction. USACE does not recommend dropping SPUI with the information
provided.
Alternative 2 Partial Clover and Alternative 3 Traditional Diamond are very similar in
terms of impacts and design. Therefore, one of the alternatives could be taken out from
detailed study. Due to the similarities in design and impacts, NCDOT recommended
eliminating Alternative 3 from further study and USACE concurred to dropping the
Alternative 3 — Traditional Diamond.
When designs are reiined, for impact calculation, USACE recommended including
direct/indirect stream impacts especially when portions of streams remains within loop
ramps. This is applicable in the Partial Clover and Diamond Alternatives.
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The bridge in the interim year for the SPUI would require a larger structure i.e. half a
bow-tie bridge compared to other alternatives. FHWA was in agreement of dropping
Alternative 3— Traditional Diamond from further study.
Division 7
Division 7 has no comments at this time.
Greensboro Urban Area MPO (GUAMPO)
The area surrounding the interchange is identified as an activity node in the MPO's long
range plan. The MPO and the City of Greensboro is committed to bike/ped users, a
sidewalk would benefit with the existing land use on either side of the interchange.
Bryan Park is located to the west and a large residential community and elementary
school is located to the east of the interchange. All alternatives considers bike and ped
accommodation.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
SHPO has no comments at this time.
North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR)
NCDWR has no comments at this time.
�Nothing Compares:...�
State ofNorth Carolina � Department of Transportation � Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1000 Birch Ridge Drive � 1548 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
919-707-6000

Schedule Discussion:
• The current R-4707 Tentative Schedule was discussed:
o Environmental Assessment — December 2016
o Public Hearing — Spring 2017
o FONSI — Summer 2017
o Interim Design Right of Way Acquisition — FY 2018
o Interim Design Construction — FY 2019
o Begin Right of Way Acquisition — FY 2022
o Begin Construction — FY 2024
ACTION ITEMS AND NEXT STEPS
• Merger Team recommended dropping Alternative 3- Traditional Diamond from
detailed study.
• The following alternatives were recommended far detailed study
✓ No Build
✓ Build Alternative 1: Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI)
✓ Build Alternative 1 Revised: Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDn
✓ Build Alternative 2: Partial Cloverleaf Interchange
• Interim Design for all design options carried forward has to be studied.
• NCDOT will review current project schedule and revise if needed.
• Project team will develop traffic performance metrics to compare each
alternative such as level of service, delays, safety, and queuing.
• Merger Team requested additional information as they become available.
When costs, performance measures, and refined impacts are available, merger
team would provide additional comments on the SPUI.
If there are discrepancies, errors, or omissions which need to be addressed, please contact Ahmad Al-Sharawneh
at aalsharawneh(c�ncdot. o�v or 919-707-6010 or Rajit Ramkumar at ramkumarr(a�cdmsmith.com or 919-325-
3606 or by SPM Wednesday, June 15t''. If no changes are received by the said time, this meeting suinmary will
be considered accurate.
cc: Meeting Attendees
Project File
Signed Section 404/Merger Project Team Agreement Form
�Nothing Compares�.�
State of North Cazolina � Department of Transportation � Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1000 Birch Ridge Drive � 1548 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
919-707-6000

Secfior� 4041N�PA interagency Merger Pracess Agreement
Concurrence Poln# Numbsr 2 Revisitec!
Design Optians far Detalled Study
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S7lf' Project: R-4707
County: Guiiford
Project Name/Description: R-4707: SR 4471 (€teedy Fork Parkwayp/US 29 Interchange Irnprovements
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interchange where two dfrections of traffic from US 29 cross tothe opposite side on both sides
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