U-5713_Meger_Screening_Meeting_Minutes_FINAL_10-04-2016

PAT MCCRORY
Governor
NiCHOLAS J. TENNYSON
secretary
Transportation
Meeting Minutes
U-5713 — U.S. 70 (James City); upgrade to interstate standards from SR 1121
(Garner Road) to the Neuse River Bridge
Date Prepared: October 4,2016
Meeting Date/Time/Place: September 12,2016 @ 1:00 pm-NCDOT Century Center, Building A
Roadway Design Conference
Meeting Purpose: Merger Screening Meeting
Prepared By: Craig Young—Three Oaks Engineering
Meeting Attendees:
Zahid Baloch, PDEA, NCDOT zbaloch(a)ncdot.gov
Ed Eatmon, Division 2, NCDOT beatmon(a,ncdot.gov
Bill Kincannon, Division 2, NCDOT wckincannon(a,ncdot.gov
Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) ron.lucas(Wot.gov
Ed Robbins, Parsons Transportation Group(Parsons) ed.robbins(d)parsons.com
Brian Dustin,Calyx Engineers&Consultants(Calyx) bdustin(a.calyxengineers.com
Mark Mickley,Calyx Engineers&Consultants mmickley(abcalyxengineers.com
Suzanne Young,Three Oaks Engineering(Three Oaks) suzanne.younq a( threeoaksengineering.com
Craig Young,Three Oaks Engineering craig.younq a( threeoaksengineering.com
On the phone:
John Rouse, Division 2, NCDOT irouse(a.ncdot.gov
Tom Steffens, US Army Corps of Engineers(USACE),Wilmington thomas.a.steffens(�usace.army.mil
Garcy Ward, NC Division of Water Resources(NCDWR) garcy.ward(�ncdenr.gov
Kim Maxey, New Bern Area MPO maxeyk(@nbampo.org
Handouts
Merger Screening Packet
Discussion Summary:
A Merger Screening meeting was held on Monday,September 12,2016,at 1:00 pm in the Roadway Design
Conference to discuss STIP Project U-5713. Zahid Baloch(NCDOT Project Development)opened the meeting with
brief introductions of all attendees, including those who were in attendance via telephone. Craig Young(Three Oaks)
then proceed to go through the PowerPoint presentation and the meeting handouts(attached),after which,the
following items were discussed:
Merger Screening
• Ron Lucas(FHWA)noted that this project is proposing to widen an existing US route within existing right of way to
the best extent possible,there appears to be limited jurisdictional issues related to wetlands and streams,and the
impacts associated with the project appear to be small. Therefore,he stated that FHWA considers this project a
Nothing Compares-
State of North Carolina I Department of Transportation I Project Development and Environmental Analysis
1000 Birch Ridge Drive 11548 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1548
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good candidate for not following the Merger Process,with the understanding that the Project Team would
continue to engage the resource agencies throughout the project development process as needed.
• Tom Steffens(USACE)asked for clarification on the proposed interchanges at Williams Rd.,Airport Rd.,and
Grantham Rd. Craig stated that the alternatives currently being considered for these interchanges look at a.)
raising US 70 up and over the intersecting roadways(Williams,Airport,and Grantham),and b.)raising the
intersecting side roads(Williams,Airport,Grantham)up and over US 70. The"US 70 over"alternative is
anticipated to have a smaller impact footprint and both options would result in little, if any, impacts to Scott Creek
and the associated wetland. John Rouse(Division 2)added that the Division supports the"US 70 over'option,as
opposed to the"side streets over'option since it appears to be the alternative that best minimizes the project
impacts. Based on this additional information,Tom said that he agreed with FHWA in that this project does not
need to follow the Merger Process.
• Garcy Ward(NCDWR)stated that he agreed with both FHWA and USACE in that this project does not need to
follow the Merger Process due to the minimal impacts associated with the proposed improvements.
Project Schedule
Craig provided the following schedule for the project:
• Conceptual Design submittal—September 2016
• Develop Visualizations—Oct/Nov 2016
• 2nd Phase of the public outreach(public meetings)—December 51h and 61h,2016 in James City
CMY/
CC: Project File
Meeting Attendees
Attachment
• PowerPoint Presentation slides
• Merger Screening meeting handout

PAT MCCPOPY
Governor
NICHOLAS J. TENNYSON
secretary
Transportation
STIP U-5713 Merger Screening Meeting
September 12, 2016 at 1:00 PM
Roadway Design Conference Room, Century Center Building A
Raleigh, North Carolina
AGENDA
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1. Introductions
2. Purpose of Meeting
3. Project History, Project Description, and Purpose
4. Known Constraints of Project Area
S. Potential Alternatives
6. Next Steps/Schedule
7. Reporting by Regulatory&Resource Agencies&Metropolitan Planning
Organization
a. Federal Highway Administration
b. U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
c. N.C. Division of Water Resources
d. New Bern Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (NBAMPO)
8. Merger Screening Discussion
9. General Discussion
Nothing Compares
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1000 Birch Ridge Drive 11548 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,NC 27699-1548
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Project Development and Environmental Analysis
Merger Screening Information Sheets
TIP No.: U-5713 Sent Date: 9/2/2016
WBS No.: 50111.1.FS1 Revision Date:
Federal Aid NHPP-0070(182) Meeting Date: 9/12/16
No:
Division: 2
County: Craven
Project Upgrade US 70 to interstate standards from SR 1121 (Garner
Description: Road) to the Neuse River Bridge in James City, Craven County
See Figure 1.
The DRAFT purpose and need includes adding additional
General Project capacity and access management improvements to the US 70
Need: corridor in James City. Localized and regional benefits and
addressing community concerns may also be included in purpose
and need.
Metropolitan / Rural Planning Organization: New Bern Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization (NBAMPO)
NEPA/404 Merger Candidate?: ❑ Yes ❑ No ® To Be Determined
Feasibility Study Completed?: ® Yes ❑ No
• US 70 from New Bern to Proposed Havelock Bypass-
10/03/2014
Date of Study: • James City Access Management, Operational & Safety
Improvements-01/26/2012
• US 70/James City Improvements — 02/18/2010
Project Schedule: Type of Document: Dates:
Environmental Document(s): EA FY 18
FONSI FY 19
Right of Way Authorization Date: FY 2021
Let Date: FY 2021
Note: Project is now Design-Build project
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Cost Estimate: Construction: R es: Total Cost:
SFY 2021 SFY 2020
2016-2025 TIP Estimate: $40,000,000 $26,000,000 $66,000,000
Current Estimate: N/A N/A N/A
Design Criteria:
Length of Protect: Approx. 2.75 miles
Right of Way: Existing: Mainline - approx. 260 feet
Y-lines — approx. 100 feet
Proposed: Mainline - varies up to 300 feet
Y-lines — varies up to 150 feet
Type of Access Control: Existing: Limited
Proposed: Full Control
4 lane divided highway with 12-ft lanes
Roadway Typical Section: Existing: and 4-ft paved shoulders with a 24-ft
grass median and parallel two-way
service roads on each side
4-lane or 6-lane median divided
Proposed: interstate with paved shoulders and
parallel service roads on each side.
Speed: Existing Posted Speed: 55 mph
Proposed Design Speed: 60 mph
Bridge/Culvert Inventory: Bridges:
• One pedestrian overpass bridge in the
vicinity of the Elder Street/US 70
intersection
Culverts:
• 2 major crossings, Site 1 (4@78" CMP) and
Site 2 (1 @72" CMP)
Functional Classification: Other Principal Arterial
Strategic Transportation Corridor Yes (non-interstate STRAHNET route)
Information:
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CTP/Thoroughfare Plan New Bern MTP identifies this portion of US 70 as
Designation (Facility Typed a major thoroughfare
Air Quality Status: ❑ Non-attainment ❑ Maintenance ® Attainment
Horizon Completion Year (Long Range Trans. Plan) N/A
Typical Section in Compliance with
Conformity Determination? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Traffic (AADT)`_
US 70
Year Range of Traffic
Current Year: 2015 30,700-45,200 % TTST: 2
Design Year (No Build): 2040 38,500-61,000 % Dual: 5
Design Year (Build): 2040 41,000-62,000 % DHV: 8
Source: Project Level Traffic Forecast Report (Mott MacDonald, July 2016)
Design Standards Applicable: ❑ AASHTO ❑ 3R
Railroad Involvement: Industrial spur line crosses US 70 at-grade on
the westernmost end. NCRR parallels the US
70 corridor through the project study area.
Utility Involvement: High impacts to utilities is anticipated: electric,
gas, telephone, fiber optic, military utilities, water
and sewer. Transmission towers (concrete
poles) along Airport Road
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Preliminary Study Area Resources Inventory Table
(Use with Figure 2)
Resource/Affected Environment & Applicability/
Measure Resources in Study Area
General Project Information
Length of project(approximate in miles) Approx. 2.75 miles
Crossing or Intersecting (#)
Intersections(major)include:
9- Intersections
1. US 70 at US 17/NC 55
2. US 70 at SR 1917(Elder Street) 1 —railroad crossing (at-grade)
3. US 70 at SR 1149(Oak Street)
4. US 70 at SR 1167(Williams Road)
5. US 70 at SR 1132(Pender Street)
6. US 70 at"Access Drive"
7. US 70 at SR 1131 (Airport Road)
8. US 70 at SR 1124(Grantham Road)
9. US 70 at SR 1121 (Garner Road)
Cultural Resources
Archaeology- No known archaeological sites—no 0—Known sites
archaeological investigation recommended
Historic Architecture- 13 resources require a Phase 2 1 —Known National Register Historic Property—
survey
Mount Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
Human Environment
Community Resources (#) 14-Churches
2-Cemetery
2—Schools;
New Bern Christian Academy(private)
Brinson Memorial Elementary(public)
Public Parks/Section 4(f) Properties(#) 0
Greenways, Game Lands, Land and Water Conservation
Fund Properties, etc. (#) 0
Residential Properties (#potentially affected) 0—Known
Need preliminary designs to calculate potential impacts
Business Properties (#potentially affected)
0—Known
Need preliminary designs to calculate potential impacts
High % Special Populations(Low-income, Minority)
Yes—Minority and Low-Income
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Natural Environment
Streams(#of stream crossings) 0 stream crossings on mainline
7 stream crossings on Y-lines
(Subject to Change)
Wetlands(est. acres) 5.27 acres (total delineated in Project Study
Area)
Critical Water Supply Watersheds None
Riparian Buffer Rules apply Yes—Project located in the Neuse River
Basin therefore NCDWR Buffer Rules apply
Identified Critical Habitat/ESA Spp. (#known) 0-Known
Physical Environment
Hazardous Materials (#suspected/known sites) TBD(waiting on GeoEnvironmental Report)
Utilities High impacts to utilities is anticipated: electric, gas,
telephone,fiber optic, military utilities, water and sewer.
Transmission towers (concrete poles)along Airport
Road
Active agriculture(Voluntary Agricultural District) No VADs or EVADs in study area
Noise Impacts TBD
Noise sensitive receptors in study area
NOTES: This table is intended to be used in conjunction with the Environmental Features Map(Figure 2)and the USGS Map
(Figure 3).
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Merger Screening Meeting River Bridge in James
September 12 2016 City, Craven County
Roadway Design Conference Room
Century Center, Building A
September 12, 2016

Craven County
Agenda
o Introductions
o Purpose of Meeting
o Project History and Project Description
Project Study Area
o Project Photos
c Public Outreach
c DRAFT Purpose & Need
o Environmental Features Map
o Preliminary Study Area Resources Inventory Table
o Known Constraints of Project Area
Next Steps/Schedule
Reporting by Regulatory & Resource Agencies &
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Merger Screening Discussion
September 12, 2016

Craven County
PuMnse of this Meeting
o Orient team members to the project
o Transfer known information
Understand the future need that the
project is addressing
Identify list of potential issues (and possible
solutions) that may affect decision making
Discuss schedule
Discuss status as a potential Merger
project
September 12, 2016

Craven •
Project Histo y
James City established during the Civil War
US 70 commissioned in 1926 to run between
Beaufort, NC and Springerville, AZ
Within the project corridor, US 70 has been
widened over time and now bisects James City
US 70 serves as a primary east-west corridor
traversing Eastern NC
Neuse River Bridge opened in 1999
US 70 Corridor Summit held in 2005
Multiple studies completed within the project
corridor
September 12, 2016

Craven County
Project History ( cont . )-
Previous Feasibility Studies
February 2010 - US 70/James City Improvements
(Kimley-Horn)
January 2012 - James City Access Management,
Operational & Safety Improvements (NCDOT
Feasibility Studies Group)
October 2014 - US 70 from New Bern to Proposed
Havelock Bypass (NCDOT Feasibility Studies Group)
September 12, 2016

Craven •
Project History
SPOT 3 .0 May 2014
US-70 SPOT I❑ H090770
Statewide Mobility Total Score: 55.42
Quanitative Score Division Engineer MPOfRP❑ Local
Local Input Points Input Points
Economic Competitiveness (10%) 85.21 N/A N/A
Multimodal + [Freight & Military] (20%) 44.95
[Travel Time] Benefit/Cost (30%) 11.22
Safety (10%) 74.78
Congestion (VEC) (30%) 90.23
Totals; Weight; 100% Weighted Score: 55.42
September 12, 2016

Craven •
Project History
December 2015 - Eastern NC gains "Future Interstates"
On December 4, 2015 President Barack Obama signed into law the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which designates the following
highways in eastern North Carolina as high priority corridors and future interstates:
Raleigh-Norfolk corridor from Raleigh, through Rocky Mount, Williamston and
Elizabeth City to Norfolk, Virginia
US Highway 70 from its intersection from Interstate 40 in Garner to the Port at
Morehead City
US Highway 1 17/Interstate 795 from US Highway 70 in Goldsboro to Interstate
40 west of Faison
The designation of the highways as interstates will advance the North Carolina
Department of Transportation's Strategic Transportation Corridors Vision, which aims
to provide North Carolina with a network of high priority corridors that will become
part of the interstate system once they are fully built and upgraded to interstate
standards. The interstate designation will benefit our military interconnectivity, aid in
economic development, create jobs and stimulate growth in travel and tourism.
The FAST Act represents a funding increase for North Carolina of $490+ million.
September 12, 2016

Craven •
Project
Descrilo tion ge[ona ,� �'--.� �'--tiPAMLi.CD COUNTY
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standards from SR 1 'l 21 River Bend r
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median divided highway to a , t tinesotteeac
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at Williams Road, Airport °°'` Havelock
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Approach
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leaders
Focus group meetings - based on site visit
Corridor-wide public meetings - three consecutive days, mail out
within public involvement study area
Ability to tweak on-the-fly
One size doesn't fit all
Will adapt as we learn more
It's a fluid process!
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Craven •
DRAFT Project Purpose and Need.
The purpose and need for the project includes adding additional
capacity and access management improvements to the US 70
corridor in James City. US 70 is a major route to/from the port at
Morehead City and the military bases in Havelock and Goldsboro.
Safety is an issue, especially as perceived within the local communities,
but it likely will not be included in the project's official purpose and
need. FHWA's past experiences on NEPA planning documents have
shown it difficult to quantify an improvement in safety based on
planned project improvements.
FHWA believes that the project could also include localized and
regional benefits as part of the purpose and need.
FHWA and PDEA support including "addressing community concerns"
as part of the purpose and need.
September 12, 2016

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General Project IntoFrration
Length of project(appm%imate.in miles) Approx.2.75 riles
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2 US 71)at SR 1917(Elder Street 1—rarkroad crassing(at grade)
3 US 70 at SR 1149(Oak Street)
4. U5 70 at SR 1167(W iliarns Road)
5. US 70 at SR 1132{fender Street}
6. US 70 at"Access drive"
7. US 70 at 5R 1131(Airport Raad)
8. US 70 at SR 1124(Grantham Road)
9. US 70 at SR 1121(Garner Road)
Cultural Resources
Archaeology-No known archaeological sites—no 6—Known sites
archaeological investigation recommended
Historic Architecture-13 resources require a Phase 2 1—Known Namnai Register Historic Property—
survey
Mount Shiloh Missicnary Baptist Churcn
Human Environment
Community Resources(#) 14-Churches
2-Gernrrtery
1—Schools;New Rem
Christian Academy(private)
Public ParkslSection 4(f Properties(#} 0
Greenways,Game Lands,Land and Water Conservation
Fund Properties,etc.(#) 0
Residential Properties(#potentially affected) 0 Known
Business Properties(#potentiallyaffected)
Q—Knoserrr
High%Special Populations(Low income,Minority) Yes—Minority and Low•Irncome
Natural Environment
Streams(#of stream crossings) Ostream crossings on mainline
7 stream crossings on Y-lines
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Wetlands(est.acrei,) 5 27 acres(total delineated in Project Study
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Crftical Water Supply Watersheds None
Riparian Buffer Rules apply Yes—Project located in the Neuse River
Basin therefore NCDWR 8uffer Rules apply
Identified Critical HabitaVESASpp,(#known) 0-Known
Physical Environment
Hazardous Materials(#suspectedlknown sites) TBD(waiting on GeoEnvironmental Report)
Utilities High impacts to utilities is anticipated: electric,gas,
telephone,fiber Optic,military utilities,Water and sewer,
Transmission towers(concrete poles)along Airport
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Active agriculture(Voluntary Agricultural 11strict) No VADs or EVADs in study area
Noise Impacts TBD
Noise sensitive receptors in study area

Craven County
Known Constraints of Project Area
Existing development along the corridor
Parallel service roads
Neuse River Bridge at project terminus
Mix of through-traffic and local traffic
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
NC Railroad parallels the corridor
Community cohesion & access across US 70
Streams and wetlands
Potential Historic Architectural Resources
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Known Constraints of Project Arec
Existing Development along the Corridor
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Known Constraints of Project Arec
Neuse River Bridge and Pedestrian Bridge
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Known Constraints of Projec -1 Arec,
Scotts Creek Unnamed Tributary to Scotts Creek
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Known Constraints of Project Ares
utilities
High impacts to utilities is anticipated:
Electric
Gas
Telephone
Fiber Optic
Military Utilities (Cherry Point Havelock)
Water
. Sewer
c Transmission towers (concrete poles)
along Airport Road
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Next Steps/Schedule
o Public Outreach Effort - Phase II
o Merger Meetings (if following Merger)
o Finalize purpose and need and detailed study
alternatives
Continue development of designs and other
technical studies
Environmental Assessment (FY 2018)
FONSI (FY 2019)
a Right of Way (FY 2021 ; Design-Build)
a Construction (FY 2021 ; Design-Build)
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ProjectContacts
FHWA
Ron Lucas
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(919) 747-7019
NCDOT
Zahid Baloch, PE
[e-mail]
(919) 707-6012
Three Oaks Engineering
Craig Young
[e-mail]
(919) 656-6581
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Individual Agencies Report
Federal Highway Administration
U .S . Army Corps of Engineers
o N .C. Division of Water Resources
o New Bern Metropolitan Planning
Organization
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Merger Screening
Discussion