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MICHAEL F. EASLEY LYNDO TIPPETT
GOVERNOR $ECREL\RY
August 20, 2008
MEMORANDUM
TO: Secretary Lyndo Tippett
FROM: Kimberly D. Hinton L
Senior Public Hearing Officer
Human Environment Unit
RL: Notice of a Citizens Informational Workshop foc• the North Carolina
TransPark Rail Access
Lenoir County
The following Notice is furnished for your information:
U-2928 'T'his project proposes to provide a new single-track railroad access.
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cc: NIr. Marvin K. Blount, III -Division 2
Mr. Cameron W. McRae, At-Large Member -Division 2
Mr. Steve Varnedoe, P.E.
Mr. A. D. Allison, II
Ms. Deborah M. Barbour, P.E.
Mr. C.W. Leggett, P.E.
Mr. Majed Al-Ghandour, P.E.
Mr. Bill Rosser, P.E.
Mr. Greg Thorpe, Ph.D.
Mr. Rob Hanson, P.E.
Ms. Teresa Hart, P.E.
Mr. Art McMillan, P.E.
Mr. Eric Midkiff, P.E.
Mr. Jay Bennett, P.E.
Mr. J.Victor Barbour, P.E.
Mr. Kevin Lacy, P.E.
MAILING ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: [phone]
NC DEPARTM:NT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX: [phone]
HUMAN ENVIRONMENT UNIT
1583 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.ORG
RALEIGH NC 27699-1583
LOCATION:
PARKER LINCOLN BLDG
2728 CAPITAL BLVD
RALEIGH NC

Ms. Sharon Lipscomb
Ms. Tammy Denning
Mr. Everett Ward
Mr. Mike Bruff, P.E.
Mr. John Hennessy
Mr. Charles Brown, P.E., PLS
Mr. Doug Askew, Right of Way Agent -Division 2
FHWA

NOTICE OF A CITIZENS INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP
FOR THE PROPOSE) NORTH CAROLINA Ti~ANSPARK RAIL ACCESS
TIP Project No. U-2928
Lenoir County
The North Caroil~~a Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold the
above Citizens Informational Workshop on Thursday, September 11, 2008
between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the North Carolina Global
TransPark Center, Room 148 located on 3800 Highway 58 North, Kinston, 28504.
Department of Transportation representatives will be available in an
informal setting to answer questions and receive comments about the proposed
project. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions also will be
provided. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned
hours. No formal presentation will be made.
This project is located near US 70 in Kinston and proposes to provide a
new single-track railroad access from the North Carolina Railroad/Norfolk
Southern Railroad (NCRR/NS) main-line, north across Hull Road (SR 1557),
Dobbs Farm Road (SR 1573), and C.F. Harvey Parkway (SR 2010) to terminate
within the North Carolina Global TransPark. This rail access is proposed to carry
freight into the TransPark for a variety of manufacturing and industrial facilities.
The initial rail traffic will be large aircraft components moving at a relatively low
frequency, to and from the Spirit AeroSystems site. The approximate length of
the project is 4.5 miles.
Anyone desiring additional information may contact Marc Hamel,
Environmental and Planning Branch, Rail Division at 1553 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1553, phone [phone], or email mhamel(a~ncdot.gov.
Additional material may be submitted for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of the workshop.
NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with
Disabilities Act for disabled persons who wish to participate in this workshop.
Anyone requiring special services should contact Mr. Hamel at the contact
information above as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.