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For use by a Local Government Agency
TIP ProjectNo. EL-5104
WBS Element 45125.1.1
Federal ProjectNo. TCSP-0710 (20)
A. Project Description: (Include project scope and location, including
Municipality and County. Refer to the attached project location map and
photos.)
The project is a proposed extension of the High Point Greenway. It begins at the
existing High Point Greenway along Deep River Road, crosses the Deep River, and
then runs roughly parallel to the river ending at Penny Road. The greenway
eatension, shown on Exhibit 1, is proposed as an asphalt trail with wooden bridges
and boardwalks at specific locations. The extension is suitable for jogging, walking,
bicycling and other recreational activities.
The project is listed as an Enhancement Project (Local Projects) in the North
Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Current State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP, June 2013).
The greenway extension is proposed as a 10-foot wide asphalt path from Deep River
Road to Penny Road. The greenway traverses the West Fork of the Deep River, a
weUand area immediately adjacent to east side of the river, and tlu�ee perennial
streams that function as tributaries to the river. In order to avoid impacts to the
extent possible, the proposed greenway bridges over the river, a portiori of the
wetland area, and each of the three streams. For the wetland area not traversed by
the proposed bridge, the preliminary design proposes raised wooden boardwalks
rather than asphalt paths and associated fill.
B. Purpose and Need:
The proposed extension is needed to provide a missing link in the city greenway
system. To date, the CiTy of High Point has completed approximately 2.7 miles of a
planned overall 3.8 mile greenway. The remaining 1.1 mile section would provide
connection to two locally significant recreational destinations; University Park and
the Piedmont Environmental Center. It would also provide a connection to the larger
Bicentennial Greenway, which provides bicycling and pedesh•ian connections to the
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park. The purpose of the proposed greenway
is to provide a high-quality, healthy alternative for mobiliTy and connectivity in the
High Point area.
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C.
NCDOT PROGRAMMATIC CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION (PCE�
ACTION CLASSIFICATION FORM
Proposed Improvements — Select ALL Activities that apply to the Project,
regardless of TYPE
Circle one or more of the following Type I activities:
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Non-construction activities (program activities).
Approval of utility installations along or across a transportation faci(ity.
Construction of bicycle and pedestrian lanes, paths, and facilities.
Activities included in the State's "highway safety plan" under 23 USC 402
(programs administered by the Division of Motor Vehicles).
Transfer of Federal Iands pursuant to 23 USC 317 when the subsequent
action is not a FHWA action.
The installation of noise barriers or alterations to existing publicly owned
buildings to provide For noise reduction.
Landscaping.
Installation of fencing, signs, pavement mackings, small passenger
shelters, traffic signals, and railroad warning devices.
Emergency repairs under 23 USC 125 (Governor Declared Emergency).
Acquisition of scenic easements.
Determination of payback under 23 CFR Part 480 for property previously
acquired with federal-aid participation.
Improvements to existing rest areas and truck weigh stations.
Ridesharing activities.
Bus and Rail car rehabilitation.
Alterations to facilities or vehicles in order to make them accessible for
elderly and handicapped persons.
16. Program administration, technical assistance activities, and operating
assistance to transit authorities to continue existing seivice or increase
service to meet changes in routine demand.
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19.
The purchase of vehicles by the applicant where the use of these vehicles
can be accommodated by existing facilities or by new facilities which
themselves are within a CE.
Track and rail bed maintenance and improvements when carried out
within the existing right of way.
Purchase and insta(lation of operating or maintenance equipment to be
located within the transit faciliTy and with no significant impacts off the
site.
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20. Promulgation of rules, regulations and directives.
21. Replacement of guardrail.
Circle one or more of the following Type II activities:
Modernization of a highway by resutiacing, restoration, rehabilitation,
reconstruction, adding shoulders, or adding auxiliary lanes (e.g., parking,
weaving, tuining, climbing).
a. Restoring, Resurfacing, Rehabilitating, and Reconstructing
pavement (3R and 4R improvements)
b. Widening roadway and shoulders without adding through lanes
c. Modernizing gore treatments
d. Constructing lane improvements (merge, auxi(iary, and turn lanes)
e. Adding shoulder drains
£ Replacing and rehabilitating culveMs, inlets, and drainage pipes,
including safety treatments
g. Providing driveway pipes
h. Performing minor bridge widening (less than one through lane)
i. Slide Stabilization
j. Structural BMP's for water quality improvement
2. Highway safety or traffic operations improvement projects including the
installation of ramp metering conh•ol devices and lighting.
a. Installing ramp metering devices
b. Installing lights
c. Adding or upgrading guardrail
d. Installing safety barriers including Jersey type barriers and pier
protection
e. Installing or replacing impact attenuators
£ Upgrading medians including adding or upgrading median barriers
g. Improving intersections including relocation and/or realignment
h. Making minor roadway realignment
i. Channelizing traffic
j. Performing clear zone safety improvements including removing
hazards and flattening slopes
k. Implementing traffic aid systems, signals, and motorist aid
1. Installing bridge safety hardware including bridge rail retrofit
3. Bridge rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement or the construction of
grade separation to replace existing at-grade railroad crossings.
a. Rehabilitating, reconstructing, or replacing bridge approach slabs
b. Rehabilitating or replacing bridge decks
c. Rehabilitating bridges including painting (no red lead paint), scour
repair, fender systems, and minor structural improvements
d. Replacing a bridge (structure and/or fill)
4. Transportation corridor fringe parking facilities.
Construction of new truck weigh stations ox rest areas.
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6. Approvals for disposal of excess right-of-way or for joint or limited use of
right-of-way, where the proposed use does not have significant adverse
impacts.
7. Approvals for changes in access control.
8. Construction of new bus stocage and maintenance facilities in areas used
predominantly for industrial or transpoitation purposes where such
construction is not inconsistent with existing zoning and located on or near
a street with adequate capacity to handle anticipated bus and support
vehicle traffic.
9. Rehabilitation or reconstruction of existing rail and bus buildings and
ancillary facilities where only minor amounts of additional land are
required and there is not a substantial increase in the number of users.
10. Consttvction of bus transfer facilities (an open area consisting of
passenger shelters, boarding areas, kiosks and related street
improvements) when located in a commercial area or other high activiry
center in which there is adequate street capacity for projected bus trafiic.
11. Construction of rail storage and maintenance facilities in areas used
predominantly for industrial or transpoirtation purposes whece such
construction is not inconsistent with existing zoning and where there is no
signi�cant noise impact on the surrounding commLmity.
12. Acquisition of land for hardship or protective purposes, advance land
acquisition loans under section 3(b) of the UMT Act. Hardship and
protective buying will be permitted only for a particular parcel or a limited
number of parcels. These types of land acquisition qualify for a CE only
whexe the acquisition will not limit the evaluation of altematives,
including shifts in alig�ment for planned construction projects, which may
be required in the NEPA process. No project development on such land
may proceed until the NEPA process has been completed.
13. Acquisition and construction of wetland, stream and endangered species
mitigation sites.
14. Remedial activities involving the removal, treatment or monitoring of soil
or groundwater contamination pursuant to state or federai remediation
guidelines.
D. Special Project Information: (Provide a description of investigations and findings
concerning Threatened and Endangered Species, National Historic Preservation
Act, Right of Way/Easements, Section 4(fl and Section 6(fl as described in the
Local Programs Management Handbook. Also include Environmental
Commitments and Permits Required)
Erosion anrl Sediment Control - The proposed project would require an Erosion and
Sediment Control Plan (15A NCAC 2H .1000) subject to review and approval by the
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR).
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E.
Section 404 Clea�t Wnter Act Permit - It is anticipated that impacts to Section 404
jurisdictional areas will likely be authorized and the following permits may apply:
NWP No. 14 for linear transportation projects, NWP No. 18 for minor discharges,
and NWP No. 33 for temporaiy construction acrivities such as sfieam dewatering,
work bridges, or temporary causeways. The USACE liolds final discretion as to what
permits will be required to authorize project construction.
Section 401 Water Qua[ity Certifrcation - In addition, Section 401 Water Quality
Certifications including GC 3704 for linear transportation projects, GC 3705 for
minor dischatges, and GC 3688 for temporary conshuction access and dewatering;
may be required.
Arcknea[ogy - The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) indicated that "there
are no recorded Native American or historic period sites located within the proposed
shtdy area of the greenway extension" and that "it is unlikely that archaeological
sites will be affected by the proposed greenway." However SI-IPO requested that the
exact location of the greenway and description of associated ground disturbing
activities be forwarded to their office once the desigu has been refined.
Wnters of tlte U.S. — Sheam and wetland delineations were conducted for the project
corridor in October 2010 and a jurisdictional determination field verification was
conducted with the US Army Corps of Engineers on April 30, 2013. The preliminairy
design avoids wetlands to the extent possible and the total estimated impacts are less
than 0.1 acres. All of the jurisdictional streams are proposed to be crossed by
bridges.
Threatened and Endnngered Species — Two species, the Bald eagle (Bald and
Golden Eagle Protection Act) and the small whorled pogonia (Tlveatened), are listed
for Guilford County. Surveys for species and habitat were conducted in October
2010 and it was determined that this project would have no effect on these listed
species.
Threshold Criteria
The following evaluation of threshold criteria must be completed. See Local
Programs Management Handbook for more guidance on how to answer these
questions.
ECOLOGICAL
Will the project have a substantial impact on any
unique or impoMant natural resource?
Does the project involve habitat where federally
listed endangered or threatened species may occur?
Will the project affect anadromous fish?
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(4) If the project involves wetlands, is the amount of
permanent and/or temporary wetland taking less than
one-tenth (1/10) of an acre and have all practicable measures
to avoid and minimize wetland takings been evaluated?
Will the project require the use of U. S. Forest Service lands?
Will the quality of adjacent water resources be adversely
impacted by proposed consYruction activities7
Does the project involve waters classified as Outstanding Water ❑
Resources (OWR) and/or High Quality Waters (HQW)?
Will the project require fill in watexs of the United States
in any of the designated mountain trout counties?
Does the project involve any known underground storage
tanks (UST's) or hazardous materials sites?
PERMITS AND COORDINATION
(10) If the project is located within a CAMA county, will the
project significantly affect the coastal zone and/or any
Area of Environmental Concern" (AEC)?
(ll) Does the project involve Coastal Barrier Resources Act
resources?
(12) W ill a U. S. Coast Guard permit be required?
(13)
(14)
WiII the project result in the modification of any existing
regulatory floodway?
Will the project require any sYream relocations ox channel
changes?
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
(15)
(16)
Will the project induce substantial impacts to planned
growth or land use for the area?
Will the project require the relocation of any family or
business?
(17) Will the project have a disproportionately high and adverse
human health and environmental effect on any minority or
low-income population?
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YES
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NO
NA
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NO
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(18) If the project involves the acquisition of right of way, is the
amount of right of way acqu�sition considered minor?
(19) Will the project involve any changes in access control?
(20)
(21)
Will the project substantially alter the usefulness
and/or land use of adjacent property?
Will the project have an adverse effect on permanent
local traffic patterns or community cohesiveness?
(22) Is the project included in an approved thoroughfare plan
and/or TranspoMation Improvement Program (and is,
therefore, in conformance with the Clean Air Act of 1990)?
(23) Is the project anticipated to cause an increase in traffic
volumes?
(24) Will tra£fic be maintained duxing consttuction using existing ❑
roads, staged constivction, or on-site detours? NA
(25) If the project is a bridge replacement project, will the bridge
be replaced at its existing location (along the existing facility)
and will all construction proposed in association with the ❑
bridge replacement project be contained on the existing facility? NA
(26)
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�2g)
Is there substantial controveisy on social, economic, or
environmental grounds concerning the project?
Is the project consistent with all Federal, State, and local laws
relating to the environmental aspects of the project?
Will the project have an "effecY' on structures/properties
eligible far or listed on the National Register of Historic Places? X
(29) Will the project affect any acchaeological remains which are ❑
important to history or pre-history?
(30) Will the project require the use of Section 4(� resources
(public parks, recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges,
historic sites, or historic bridges, as defined in Section 4(fl ❑
of the U. S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966)?
(31) Will the project result in any convexsion of assisted public
recreation sites or facilities to non-recreation uses, as defined
by Section 6(� of the Land and Water Conservation Act ❑
of 1965, as amended?
(32) Will the project involve construction in, across, or adjacent
to a river designated as a component of or proposed for ❑
inclusion in the National System of Wild and Scenic Rivers?
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X
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X
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F.
NCDOT PROGRAMMATIC CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION (PCE)
ACTION CLASSIFICATION FORM �
(Discussion regarding all unfavorable responses in Part E should be provided
below. Additional suppoirting documentation may be attached, as necessary.)
N/A
G. PCE Ap rp oval
TIP Project No. EIr5104
WBS Element 45125 . i. i
Federal-Aid ProjectNo. TCSP-0710 (20
Project Description: (Repeat all information from Page 1)
The project is a proposed extension of the High Point Greenway. It begins at the
existing High Point Greenway along Deep River Road, crosses the Deep River, and
then runs roughly parallel to the river ending at Penny Road. The greenway
extension, shown on E�ibit 1, is proposed as an asphalt trail with wooden bridges
and boardwalks at specific locations. The extension is suitable for jogging, walking,
bicycling and other recreational activities,
The project is listed as an Enhancement Project (Local Projects) in the Notth
Carolina Department of Transpo��tation (NCDOT) Current State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP, June 2013).
The greenway extension is proposed as a 10-foot wide asphalt path fi•oin Deep River
Road to Penny Road. The geenway traverses the West Fork of the Deep River, a
wetland area immediately adjacent to east side of the river, and three perennial
streams that function as tributaries to the river. In order to avoid impacts to the
extent possible, the proposed greenway bridges over the river, a portion of the
wetland area, and each of the three streams. For the wetland area not traversed by
the proposed bridge, the preliminary design proposes raised wooden boardwalks
rather than asphalt paths and associated fill.
Cate�orical Exclusion Action Classification: (Check one)
X TYPE I(A) NO BOXES Checked
TYPE I(B) ANY BOX Checked
referto Section E
TYPE II(A) NO BOXES Checked
TYPE II(B) ANY BOX is Checked
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TIP Project No. EL-5104
WBS Element 95125.1.1
Federal Project No, mcsP-o710 (20)
Prepared Bv:
7/21/14 �� �
Date Paul Koch, PE, AICP, Principal
Stantec Consulting, 919-865-7394
Company/Agency, Telephone #
NOTE: Form needs to be completed by either a Professional Engineer (PE),
Biologist, Planner, or AICP
Prepared For•
, City of High Point DOT
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NOTE: NCDOT Review may occur at either PDEA or the Division Office.
Mark through non-applicable position.
Aaaroved: For Type I(B) or II(B) projects only:
Date Division Administrator
Federal Highway Administration
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