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April 5, 2007
MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers
Felix Davila, Federal Highway Administration
Christopher Militshcher, US Environmental Protection Agency
Gary Jordan, US Fish and Wildlife Service y
Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Sue Homewood, NCDENR-DWQ /Wetlands
Sarah McBride, NC Dept of Cultural Resources - SHPO
Hanna Cockburn, Piedmont Triad RPO
FROM: Karen S. Reynolds -'^
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Aanch
SUBJECT: U-3326A/B: US 29 Business (Freeway Drive) Improvement Project
From SR 2670 (South Scales Street) to NC 14 in Reidsville
FA Project No.: STP-29B(1), NCDOT TIP Project No.: 8.1511901
WBS No. 34942, NCDOT Highway Division 7, Rockingham County
Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting Minutes
A Section 404 / NEPA Merger Process Team Meeting was held on March 15, 2007, at 9:00 p.m.
in the Board Room of the Transportation Building in Raleigh. Packets containing the meeting
agenda, vicinity map, location map, alternative typical sections; alternative impacts tables,
hydraulic design table, stream characteristics table, jurisdictional waters table and Alignment
Alternatives 1, 3 and 5 mapping were mailed to the Merger Process Team members prior to the
meeting. Gary Jordan, of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, was unable to attend, but concurred
with the information sent to the Merger Team Meeting. The following were in attendance:
John Thomas - US Army Corps of Engineers
Andy Williams - US Army Corps of Engineers
Felix Davila - FHWA, NC Division
Chris Militscher - USEPA
David Wainwright - NCDENR, DWQ
John Hennesee - NCDENR, DWQ
Travis Wilson - NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Sarah McBride - NCDCR, SHPO
Hanna Cockburn - Piedmont Triad RPO
DeWayne Sykes - NCDOT Roadway Design
James Speer - NCDOT Roadway Design
Danny Gardner - NCDOT Roadway Design
Piotr Stojda - NCDOT Roadway Design
Andrew Nottingham -NCDOT Hydraulics
Ritchie Tuttle - Division 7 Right of Way Agent
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
Mike Cowan - Division 7 Deputy Engineer (Teleconference)
David Hunley - Division 7 (Teleconference)
Ed Lewis - Human Environment Unit
Phil Harris - Natural Environment Unit
Rachelle Beauregard - Natural Environment Unit
Jim Mason - Natural Environment Unit
James Pflaun - Natural Environment Unit
Greg Thorpe, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Missy Dickens, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Eric Midkiff, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Linwood Stone - NCDOT, Project Development
Steven Brown, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Eugene Tarascio - NCDOT, Project Development
Karen Reynolds - NCDOT, Project Development
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITC: WWW.DOH.DOT.STATE.NC.US
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC
•U-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
Meeting Purpose
The purpose of the meeting was to present relevant information to the Merger Process Team concerning the
widening alternatives studied in the Environmental Assessment in order to reach concurrence on Point 3 - The
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative or LEDPA and on Point 4A - Minimization &
Avoidance. The meeting also provided the opportunity for the resolution of any agency comments concerning
the Environmental Assessment, which was approved by the FHWA on February 23, 2006, and distributed.
A large scale, (1 inch = 400 feet), color constraints map, a USGS Map and a large scale, (1 inch = 100 feet),
Public Hearing Map were displayed during the Concurrence Point 3 / Point 4A Meeting discussion. ,
Project Description
• Within U-3326A, US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) will be widened to a multi-lane facility from
approximately 150 feet South of SR 2670 (South Scales Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive). Within
U-3326B, US 29-Business will be widened to a multi-lane facility from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to
approximately 1,050 feet North of NC 14. Both sections of the project will be let to contract
simultaneously.
• Total project length is 6.7 miles.
Current Schedule
• Environmental Assessment: February 2006 (Complete)
• FONSI: July 2007
• Right of Way Acquisition: March 2008
• Construction: October 2010
Purpose and Need Review
The Purpose and Need of this project is to increase the capacity and the level of service of US 29-Business in
Reidsville. The Merger Process Team reached concurrence for Point 1 - Purpose and Need on May 8, 2002.
Typical Sections
Upon reaching concurrence on Point 2 on May 8, 2002, eight project alternatives were approved for further
study. After that meeting, the Merger Team approved the advancement of only the four best-fit typical
sections. (Alternative Nos. 1 through 4) The Merger Team then added the combination alternative, Alternative
No. 5 The meeting also provided the opportunity for after verbally eliminating the original four symmetrical
alignment alternatives. The following five alignment alternatives were carried forward to the Point 2A
Meeting for further consideration.
• Alternative No. I - Four-lane divided, shoulder section
• Alternative No. 2 - Four-lane divided, curb & gutter section
• Alternative No. 3 - Five-lane divided, shoulder section
• Alternative No. 4 - Five-lane divided, curb & gutter section
• Alternative No. 5 - Four-lane divided, shoulder / curb & gutter section
The Merger Team concurred on Point 2A on April 21, 2005, approving the extension of the existing project
pipes and culverts. The three alignments approved for further study in the Environmental Assessment were
Alternative Nos. 1, 3 and 5. Alternative 5 was recommended by the NCDOT in the Environmental
Assessment.
V-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
Detailed Study Alternatives Carried Forward
Based on the purpose and need of the project and consideration for the water supply watershed protected area,
best-fit alignment options proposing curb and gutter along the entire project length were eliminated from
further consideration during the Point 2A Meeting. Additional right-of-way was included in the roadway plans
to accommodate hazardous spill basins along all streams within one half mile of the water supply watershed
protected area. These right-of-way areas were added to the roadway plans prior to the public hearing held in
Reidsville on May 16, 2006.
Section 404 Jurisdictional Areas ("Waters of the United States")
The following table shows wetland impacts as reported in the Natural Systems Natural Resources Technical
Report (April 2002), the NRTR Addendum (September 2003), the NRTR Addendum II (December 2004) and .
Revisions to the NRTR and Executive Summery (March 2005). During the Point 2A Meeting, Intermittent
Channel Evaluation Forms were also distributed for the merger team's review. The three small wetland areas
contained within this project are of poor quality and were created as a result of the construction of US 29
Business. These wetland areas are not adjacent to any of the three major project stream crossings.
Three

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Study Window
Wetlands Total
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NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 0.021
Alternative 1
NRTR Addendum 11 December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 0.021
Alternative 3
NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.023 0.023
Alternative 5
Concurrence on the LEDPA and Avoidance & Minimization Decisions
The Merger Process Team concurred in recommending Best-Fit Alignment Alternative No. 5 as the LEDPA for
this project. This decision was based on consideration for the water supply watershed protected area of Lake
Reidsville and the Haw River in the southern one-third of the project and on business impact reductions within
the commercial district in the northern two-thirds of the project. Best-Fit Alignment Alternatives Nos. 1 and 3
were eliminated from further consideration. Alternative No. 1 imposed more impacts on businesses in the
commercial district of this project, than did Alternative No. 5, by proposing a four-lane shoulder cross-section
for the entire project length. In proposing a five-lane shoulder cross-section for the entire project length,
Alternative No. 3 increased the roadway crash potential, as well as, increased impacts to business along the
commercial section of Freeway Drive within the project limits.
The Merger Process Team concurred with including hazardous spill basins in the project and with the reduction
of ramp and loop impacts at all three interchanges as Avoidance & Minimization measures for Point 4A.
Stream avoidance & minimization methods will be revisited in the 30% Hydraulic Design Review Meeting for
Concurrence Point 4B. Multi-use path stream impacts, mitigation and right-of-way acquisition will also be
discussed during the upcoming Concurrence Point 4B Meeting. Due to impaired waters at the Stream 13
(Unnamed Tributary of Little Troublesome Creek) crossing, minimization methods to be revisited will include
steepening slopes, using retaining walls, multi-use path relocation, a pedestrian bridge and the necessity of
additional hazardous spill basins outside of the critical area in the first mile of the project.
1J-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
Other Items
An updated list. of roadway design revisions made since the Concurrence Point 2A Meeting, as a result of the
Design Public Hearing and after the Design Public Hearing, was distributed and reviewed during the meeting.
A list of stream impact revisions was also distributed and discussed during the meeting. The Work Zone
Traffic Control Unit will recommend any necessary pavement markings associated with the proposed multi-use
path along Freeway Drive, from Lawndale Drive to Little Troublesome Creek. Division 7 Right-of-Way
Personnel will investigate the need for access to a vacant property along Freeway Drive-Northbound at Sta.
150+00-L- and the replacement of existing guardrail at that location. The vacant property contains the ravine
of Stream 13, an unnamed tributary of Little Troublesome Creek. Per the NCDWQ, no additional hazardous
spill basins will be required outside of the Hazardous Spill Basin Zone, encompassing the first mile of the
project. This area starts at the project beginning or the intersection of Freeway Drive with South Scales Street
(-Y1-) and ends at the intersection of Freeway Drive with Lawndale Drive (-Y4-).
The Merger Process Team will next meet regarding Concurrence Point 4B - 30% Hydraulic Design Review.
Thank you, to all participants in the concurrence meeting held on Thursday, March 15, 2007. These minutes
summarize the topics discussed. Please contact me via e-mail or at [phone], x-327, with any comments,
concerns or revisions to the meeting minutes by Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
Attachments: Concurrence Agreement for Point 3 signed March 15, 2007
Concurrence Agreement for Point 4A signed March 15, 2007
cc: James Speer, P.E., - Roadway Design
Danny Gardner, - Roadway Design
Brad Wall, P.E. - Highway Division 7
Bobby Norris, P.E. - Highway Division 7
Quang Nguyen, P.E., - Structure Design
Andrew Nottingham, P.E. - Hydraulics
Terry Fox, GIT - Geotechnical / GeoEnvironmental
BenJetta Johnson, PE - Congestion Management
Rachelle Beauregard - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, NEU
Ed Lewis - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, HEU
Mary Pope Furr - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, HEU
Eric Midkiff, P.E. - Project Development and Environmental Analysis
Linwood Stone - Project Development and Environmental Analysis
SECTION 404 / NEPA MERGER PROCESS CONCURRENCE AGREEMENT
CONCURRENCE POINT 3: LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY DAlVLAGING PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE
(LEDPA)
US 29-Business Widening Project, NCDOT Highway Division 7, Rockingham County
NCDOT TIP Project Nos.: U-3326A & U-332613, WBS No. 34942
Federal Aid Project No.: STP-2913(1) State Project No.: 8.1511901
TIP Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to widen approximately 6.7 miles of
US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a multi-lane facility from approximately 150 feet south of SR 2670 (South Scales
Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive), under U-3326A, and from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to approximately
1,050 feet north of NC 14, under U-3 )326B. TIP Projects U-3326A and U-3326B are to be let to contract together.
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA): Based upon the current project development
Information, the LEDPA is Alternative 5, which is a best-fit widening of US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a four-
lane, median-divided, shoulder-section for U-3 )326A and a four-lane, median-divided, curb & gutter section for
U-3326B.
The Merger Process Team met on March 15, 2007, and concurs with Alternative 5 as the Least
Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative for the proposed widening of US 29-Business (Freeway
Drive) in Reidsville, NC.
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SECTION 404 / NEPA MERGER PROCESS CONCURRENCE AGREEMENT
CONCURRENCE POINT 4A: AVOIDANCE & MINIMIZATION
US 29-Business Widening Project, NCDOT Highway Division 7, Rockingham County
NCDOT TIP Project Nos.: U-3326A & U-3326B, vVBS No. 34942
Federal Aid Project No.: STP-29B(1) State Project No.: 8.1511901
TIP Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to widen approximately 6.7 miles of
US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a multi-lane facility from approximately 150 feet south of SR 2670 (South Scales
Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive), under U-3326A, and from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to approximately
1,050 feet north of NC 14, under U-3326B. TIP Projects U-3326A and U-33268 are to be let to contract together.
Avoidance & Minimization: The jurisdictional impacts have been avoided and minimized to the maximum extent
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measures for the proposed widening of US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) in Reidsville, NC.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTNIENT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
April 5, 2007
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM TO: Andy Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers
Felix Davila, Federal Highway Administration
Christopher Militshcher, US Environmental Protection Agency
Gary Jordan, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Travis Wilson, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Sue Homewood, NCDENR-DWQ /Wetlands
Sarah McBride, NC Dept of Cultural Resources - SHPO
Hanna Cockburn, Piedmont Triad RPO
FROM: Karen S. Reynolds
Project Development and Environmental Analysis anch
SUBJECT: U-3326A/B: US 29 Business (Freeway Drive) Improvement Project
From SR 2670 (South Scales Street) to NC 14 in Reidsville
FA Project No.: STP-29B(1), NCDOT TIP Project No.: 8.1511901
WBS No. 34942, NCDOT Highway Division 7, Rockingham County
Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting Minutes
A Section 404 / NEPA Merger Process Team Meeting was held on March 15, 2007, at 9:00 p.m.
in the Board Room of the Transportation Building in Raleigh. Packets containing the meeting
agenda, vicinity map, location map, alternative typical sections, alternative impacts tables,
hydraulic design table, stream characteristics table, jurisdictional waters table and Alignment
Alternatives 1, 3 and 5 mapping were mailed to the Merger Process Team members prior to the
meeting. Gary Jordan, of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, was unable to attend, but concurred
with the information sent to the Merger Team Meeting. The following were in attendance:
John Thomas - US Army Corps of Engineers
Andy Williams - US Army Corps of Engineers
Felix Davila - FHWA, NC Division
Chris Militscher - USEPA
David Wainwright - NCDENR, DWQ
John Hennesee - NCDENR, DWQ
Travis Wilson - NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Sarah McBride - NCDCR, SHPO
Hanna Cockburn - Piedmont Triad RPO
DeWayne Sykes -NCDOT Roadway Design
James Speer - NCDOT Roadway Design
Danny Gardner - NCDOT Roadway Design
Piotr Stojda - NCDOT Roadway Design
Andrew Nottingham - NCDOT Hydraulics
Ritchie Tuttle - Division 7 Right of Way Agent
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
Mike Cowan - Division 7 Deputy Engineer (Teleconference) .
David Hunley - Division 7 (Teleconference)
Ed Lewis - Human Environment Unit
Phil Harris - Natural Environment Unit
Rachelle Beauregard - Natural Environment Unit
Jim Mason - Natural Environment Unit
James Pflaun - Natural Environment Unit
Greg Thorpe, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Missy Dickens, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Eric Midkiff, P.E. - NCDOT, Project Development
Linwood Stone - NCDOT, Project Development
Steven Brown, P.E. -NCDOT, Project Development
Eugene Tarascio - NCDOT, Project Development
Karen Reynolds - NCDOT, Project Development
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE: WWW.DOH.DOT.STATE.NC.US
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC
U-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
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Meeting Purpose
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The purpose of the meeting was to present relevant information to the Merger Process Team concerning the
widening alternatives studied in the Environmental Assessment in order to reach concurrence on Point 3 - The
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative or LEDPA and on Point 4A Minimization &
Avoidance. The meeting also provided the opportunity for the resolution of any agency comments concerning
the Environmental Assessment, which was approved by the FHWA on February 23, 2006, and distributed.
A large scale, (1 inch = 400 feet), color constraints map, a USGS Map and a large scale, (1 inch = 100 feet),
Public Hearing Map were displayed during the Concurrence Point 3 / Point 4A Meeting discussion.
Project Description
• Within U-3326A, US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) will be widened to a multi-lane facility from
approximately 150 feet South of SR 2670 (South Scales Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive). Within
U-3326B, US 29-Business will be widened to a multi-lane facility from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to
approximately 1,050 feet North of NC 14. Both sections of the project will be let to contract
simultaneously.
• Total project length is 6.7 miles.
Current Schedule
• Environmental Assessment:
• FONSI:
• Right of Way Acquisition:
• Construction:
February 2006 (Complete)
July 2007
March 2008
October 2010
Purpose and Need Review
The Purpose and Need of this project is to increase the capacity and the level of service of US 29-Business in
Reidsville. The Merger Process Team reached concurrence for Point 1 - Purpose and Need on May 8, 2002.
Typical Sections
Upon reaching concurrence on Point 2 on May 8, 2002, eight project alternatives were approved for further
study. After that meeting, the Merger Team approved the advancement of only the four best-fit typical
sections. (Alternative Nos. 1 through 4) The Merger Team then added the combination alternative, Alternative
No. 5 The meeting also provided the opportunity for after verbally-eliminating the original four symmetrical
alignment alternatives. The following five alignment alternatives were carried forward to the Point 2A
Meeting for further consideration. ,
• Alternative No. 1- Four-lane divided, shoulder section
• Alternative No. 2 - Four-lane divided, curb & gutter section
• Alternative No. 3 - Five-lane divided, shoulder section
• Alternative No. 4 - Five-lane divided, curb & gutter section
• Alternative No. 5 - Four-lane divided, shoulder / curb & gutter section
The Merger Team concurred on Point 2A on April 21, 2005, approving the extension of the existing project
pipes and culverts. The three alignments approved for further study in the Environmental Assessment were
Alternative Nos. 1, 3 and 5. Alternative 5 was recommended by the NCDOT in the Environmental
Assessment.
U-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
Detailed Study Alternatives Carried Forward
Based on the purpose and need of the project and consideration for the water supply watershed protected area,
best-fit alignment options proposing curb and gutter along the entire project length were eliminated from
further consideration during the Point 2A Meeting. Additional right-of-way was included in the roadway plans
to accommodate hazardous spill basins along all streams within one half mile of the water supply watershed
protected area. These right-of-way areas were added to the roadway plans prior to the public hearing held in
Reidsville on May 16, 2006.
Section 404 Jurisdictional Areas ("Waters of the United States")
The following table shows wetland impacts as reported in the Natural Systems Natural Resources Technical
Report (April 2002), the NRTR Addendum (September 2003), the NRTR Addendum II (December 2004) and .
Revisions to the NRTR and Executive Summery (March- 2005). During the Point 2A Meeting, Intermittent
Channel Evaluation Forms were also distributed for the merger team's review. The three small wetland areas
contained within this project are of poor quality and were created as a result of the construction of US 29
Business. These wetland areas are not adjacent to any of the three major project stream crossings.
Three Total
Source Date Study Window Wetlands
(acres)
(acres)
NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 0.021
Alternative 1
NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 0.021
Alternative 3
NRTR Addendum 11 December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.023 0.023
Alternative 5
Concurrence on the LEDPA and Avoidance & Minimization Decisions
The Merger Process Team concurred in recommending Best-Fit Alignment Alternative No. 5 as the LEDPA for
this project. This decision was based on consideration for the water supply watershed protected area of Lake
Reidsville and the Haw River in the southern one-third of the project and on business impact reductions within
the commercial district in the northern two-thirds of the project. Best-Fit Alignment Alternatives Nos. 1 and 3
were eliminated from further. consideration. Alternative No. 1 imposed more impacts on businesses in the
commercial district of this project, than did Alternative No. 5, by proposing a four-lane shoulder cross-section
for the entire project length. In proposing a five-lane shoulder cross-section for the entire project length,
Alternative No. 3 increased the roadway-crash potential, as well as, increased impacts to business along the
commercial section of Freeway Drive within the project limits.
The Merger Process Team concurred with including hazardous spill basins in the project and with the reduction
of ramp and loop impacts at all three interchanges as Avoidance & Minimization measures for Point 4A.
Stream avoidance & minimization methods will be revisited in the 30% Hydraulic Design Review Meeting for
Concurrence Point 4B. Multi-use path stream impacts, mitigation and right-of-way acquisition will also be
discussed during the upcoming Concurrence. Point 4B Meeting. Due to impaired waters at the Stream 13
(Unnamed Tributary of Little Troublesome Creek) crossing, minimization methods to be revisited will include
steepening slopes, using retaining walls, multi-use path relocation, a pedestrian bridge and the necessity of
additional hazardous spill basins outside of the critical area in the first mile of the project.
U-3326: March 15, 2007, Concurrence Points 3 & 4A Meeting
April 5, 2007
Other Items
An updated,list of roadway design revisions made since the Concurrence Point 2A Meeting, as a result of the
Design Public Hearing and after the Design Public Hearing, was distributed and reviewed during the meeting.
A list' of stream impact revisions was also distributed and discussed during the meeting. The Work Zone
Traffic Control Unit will recommend any necessary pavement markings associated with the proposed multi-use
path along Freeway Drive, from Lawndale Drive to Little Troublesome Creek. Division 7 Right-of-Way
Personnel will investigate the need for access to a vacant property along Freeway Drive-Northbound at Sta.
150+00-L- and the replacement of existing guardrail at that location. The vacant property contains the ravine
of Stream 13, an unnamed tributary of Little Troublesome Creek. Per the NCDWQ, no additional hazardous
spill basins will be required outside of the Hazardous Spill Basin Zone, encompassing the first mile of the
project. This area starts at the project beginning or the intersection of Freeway Drive with South Scales Street
(-Y1-) and ends at the intersection of Freeway Drive with Lawndale Drive (-Y4-).
The Merger Process Team will next meet regarding Concurrence Point 4B - 30% Hydraulic Design Review.
Thank you, to all participants in the concurrence meeting held on Thursday, March 15, 2007. These minutes
summarize the topics discussed. Please contact me via e-mail or at [phone], x-327, with any comments,
concerns or revisions to the meeting minutes by Wednesday, April 25, 2007.
Attachments: Concurrence Agreement for Point 3 signed March 15, 2007
Concurrence Agreement for Point 4A signed March 15, 2007
cc: James Speer, P.E., - Roadway Design
Danny Gardner, - Roadway Design
Brad Wall, P.E. - Highway Division 7
Bobby Norris, P.E. - Highway Division 7
Quang Nguyen, P.E., - Structure Design
Andrew Nottingham, P.E. - Hydraulics
Terry Fox, GIT - Geotechnical / GeoEnvironmental
BenJetta Johnson, PE - Congestion Management
Rachelle Beauregard - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, NEU
Ed Lewis - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, HEU
Mary Pope Furr - Project Development and Environmental Analysis, HEU
Eric Midkiff, P.E. - Project Development and Environmental Analysis
Linwood Stone - Project Development and Environmental Analysis
SECTION 404 / NEPA MERGER PROCESS CONCURRENCE AGREEMENT
CONCURRENCE POINT 3: LEAST ENVIRONMENTALLY DAMAGING PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE
(LEDPA)
US 29-Business Widening Project, NCDOT Highway Division 7, Rockingham County
NCDOT TIP Project Nos.: U-3326A & U-332613, WBS No. 34942
Federal Aid Project No.: STP-29B(1) State Project No.: 8.1511901
TIP Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to widen approximately 6.7 miles of
US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a multi-lane facility from approximately 150 feet south of SR 2670 (South Scales
Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive), under U-3326A, and from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to approximately
1,050 feet north of NC 14, under U-3326B. TIP Projects U-3326A and U-3326B are to be let to contract together.
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA): Based upon the current project development
Information, the LEDPA is Alternative 5, which is a best-fit widening of US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a four-
lane, median-divided, shoulder-section for U-3 )326A and a four-lane, median-divided, curb & gutter section for
U-33MB.
The Merger Process Team met on March 15, 2007, and concurs with Alternative 5 as the Least
Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative for the proposed widening of US 29-Business (Freeway
Drive) in Reidsville, NC.
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SECTION 404 / NEPA MERGER PROCESS CONCURRENCE AGREEMENT
CONCURRENCE POINT 4A: AVOIDANCE & MININUZATION
US 29-Business Widening Project, NCDOT High`vav Division 7, Rockingham County
NCDOT TIP Project Nos.: U-3326A & U-3326B, WBS No. 34942
Federal Aid Project No.: STP-29B(1) State Project No.: 8.1511901
TIP Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to widen approximately 6.7 miles of
US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) to a multi-lane facility from approximately 150 feet south of SR 2670 (South Scales
Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive), under U-3326A, and from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to approximately
1,050 feet north of NC 14, under U-3326B. TIP Projects U-3326A and U-33 )26b are to be let to contract together.
Avoidance & Minimization: The jurisdictional impacts have been avoided and minimized to the maximum extent
practicable, based on current information and design available at this time. ?y
Th erger Process Team met on March 15, 2007, and concurs with the avoidance and minimization
measures for the proposed widening of US 29-Business (Freeway Drive) in Reidsville, NC.
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Andy Williams Date
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Christopher A- Militscher Date
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Travis Wilson Date
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Karen S. Reynolds Date
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Gary Jordan Date
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U-3326A-13: US 29-Business (Freeway Drive), Reidsville, Rockingham County
ConcurrencePoints 3 and 4A Meeting Agenda
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA)
Xvoidance & Minimization of Jurisdictional Impacts and Agency. Comment Resolution
Board Room - Transportation Building - Raleigh, INC
March 15, 2007
TIP Description:
The North Carolina Department of Transportation .proposes to widen approximately 6.7 miles of US 29-
Business (Freeway Drive) to a multi-lane''facility. Within U-3326A, US 29-Business will be widened
from approximately 150 feet south of SR 2670 (South Scales Street) to SR 2686 (Richardson Drive).
Within U-332613, US 29-Business will be widened.from SR 2686 (Richardson Drive) to approximately
1,050 feet north of NC 14.
1. Meeting Purpose
Presentation of relevant information to the Merger Process Team, concerning the widening alternatives
studied in the Environmental Assessment, in order to reach concurrence on Point 3 - The Least
Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative or LEDPA and on Point. 4A Minimization and
Avoidance & Resolution of Agency Comments on EA. An Environmental Assessment for this project
was approved on February 23, 2006 and distributed.
2. Merger Process Status
• Purpose & Need:
Concurrence Point No. 1: Signed on May 8, 2002, the primary purpose of this project is to
improve the traffic carrying capacity, along the current two-lane
portion of US 29-Business (Freeway Drive). The secondary
purpose of this project is to increase the level of service of the
existing facility.
Concurrence Point No. 2: Signed on May 8, 2002. After the CP2 Concurrence, there were
eight alignment alternatives; four were symmetrical and four were
best-fit. The Merger Team Members,were later polled via telephone
and the four" symmetrical alignment alternatives were verbally
eliminated. Simultaneously, the . Merger Team added the
combination shoulder/curb &, gutter best-fit alignment, which
became Alternative 5. '
The following alignment alternatives were approved for further study:
(Alternative Nos. 1 through 4 were the original best-fit alternatives.)
¦ Alternative No. 1 - Four-lane divided, shoulder section
¦ Alternative No. 2 - Four-lane divided, curb & gutter section
¦ Alternative No. 3 - Five-lane shoulder section
¦ Alternative No. 4 - Five-lane curb & gutter section
• Alternative No. 6 - Four-lane divided, shoulder/curb-gutter section
Bridging and Culvert Decisions:
Concurrence Point No. 2A: Signed on April 21, 2005, all pipes, as well as, box culverts
conveying three major streams, were to be retained and extended
for the construction of this project. Total wetland acreage impacted
by this project was 0.021 acre for Alternatives 1 and 3, while the
total wetland acreage impacted for Alternatives 2, 4, and 5, was
0.023 acres.
The following best-fit alignment alternatives were approved by the
Merger Team for further study in the Environmental Assessment,
which was approved on February 23, 2006. Alternative 5 is the
alternative recommended by the NCDOT.
¦ Alternative No. 1 - Four-lane divided, shoulder section
¦ Alternative No. 3 - Five-lane shoulder section
¦ Alternative No. 5 - Four-lane divided, shoulder/curb-gutter section
U-3326A-B: Concurrence Points 3 and 4A Agenda
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA)
Avoidance & Minimization and Agency EA Comments Resolution
March 15, 2007
Page 2 of 2
3. Current Project Schedule
Environmental Assessment February 2006
FONSI July 2007
Right of Way Acquisition March 2008
Construction October 2010
4. Preliminary Hydraulic Design for the Major Stream Crossings of US 29-Business
site Stream Name/ Existing RC Proposed Wetland Ratings Comments
No. Stream Class Box Culvert Structure And Type .
Unnamed Tributary 1 @ 7'x 7' Roanoke River Basin
1 of Wolf Island Creek Extend Existing Best-Fit 'No Wetlands
(Stream #8 - NRTR) Drainage Area = Bury invert by 12'
Stream Class C 190 acres
Roanoke River Basin
Unnamed Tributary 2 @ 8'x 8' Bury invert by 12'

2 of Wolf Island Creek Extend Existing Best-Fit No Wetlands FEMA Emergency Flood

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(Stream #7 -NRTR) Drainage Area Hazard Zone A-3
Stream Class C 520 acres Reidsville: National Flood
Insurance Program
Unnamed Tributary 1 @ 6' x 6' Roanoke River Basin
3 of Wolf Island Creek Extend Existing Best-Fit No Wetlands
(Stream #2 - NRTR) Drainage Area Bury invert by 12'
Stream Class C 90 acres
5. Section 404 Jurisdictional Areas ("Waters of the United States")
Wetlands Total,
Source Date Study Window (acres) ?' (acres) ,
NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 " d 021_
Alternative 1
NRTR Addendum II December 2004 Best- Fit Widening 0.021 fl 021.
Alternative 3
NRTR Addendum II
December 2004
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Refer to attached Tables 1 and 3 for individual acreage impacts to the wetland areas and streams within
Alternatives 1, 3 and 5.
6. Best Fit Alternative - LEDPA
• Alignment Review:
? See Attached Public Hearing Mapping for Best-Fit Alternatives 1, 3 and 5.
• Impacts Summary:
? See Attached Impacts Summery Table for Best-Fit Alternatives 1, 3 and 5.
U-3326A-B: Concurrence Points 3 and 4A Agenda
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA)
Avoidance & Minimization and Agency EA Comments Resolution
March 15, 2007
Page 3 of 2
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• Environmental Assessment Comments Review:
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¦ Recommends that highly protective sediment and erosion control BMP's be implemented to
reduce the risk of nutrient runoff into Little Troublesome Creek, Troublesome Creek and
their tributaries.
¦ Recommends that the most protective sediment and erosion control BMP's be implemented
to reduce the risk of'nutrient runoff into Little Troublesome Creek and its tributaries.
• Recommends that the NCDOT design, construct and maintain hazardous spill catch basins
in the project area..
? NCWRC:
¦ At this time, the NCWRC does not have a preferred alternative. Due to the urban nature of
this project, we do not have any specific concerns at this time. At this time, we concur with
the EA for this project.
? Transportation Planning Branch:
¦ Current TIP Project R-2580 will be impacting this project.
( R-2580 is classed as Post Year and will probably not be constructed until 2025. Thus,
R-2580 was not mentioned in the EA for this project)
? SHPO:
¦ No Comment.
? USFWS.
¦ Due to the suburban / urban nature of the project area, the Service has minimal concern at
this time. Wetland impacts are small (0.2 acre) and stream impacts are not unreasonable
(2,580 - 2,744 linear feet of small headwaters.)
¦ Although unavoidable, we do note that impacts to upland forest edges are. significant (33.8
acres of Piedmont Mixed Hardwood and 7.0 acres of Virginia Pine Dominant Forest.)
¦ There are two federally protected species listed for Rockingham County - James
spinymussel (Pleurobema collina) and Smooth coneflower (Echinacea laevigata). NCDOT
has determined.that the proposed project will have no effect on both species. Due to the
lack of habitat, the Service concurs that the project will have no effect on the James
spinymussel. Based on the results of plants surveys conducted in 2003 and 2004, the
Service concurs that the project will have no effect on the Smooth coneflower.
¦ We believe that the requirements of Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
have been satisfied. The Service believes that this Federal Environmental Assessment
(FEA) adequately address the existing fish and wildlife resources, the waters and wetlands
of the United States and the potential impacts to this proposed project on these resources.
? EPA:
¦ Excluding maintained / disturbed areas, impacts to terrestrial forests for all three
alternatives are estimated at 41.1 acres.
¦ For the three widening Alternatives (# 1,3 & 5), wetland impacts range between 0.021 and
0.023 acres and stream impacts between 2,580 and 2,744 linear feet.
U-3326A-B: Concurrence Points 3 and 4A Agenda
Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA)
Avoidance & Minimization and Agency EA Comments Resolution
March 16, 2007
Page 4 of 2
¦ As with other key environmental indicators (Residential and business relocations, noise
receptors, hazardous material sites, etc.), the impact differences between the, 3 alternatives
are not substantial. The only real differences are that Alternative 3 has two additional
business relocations (18) than #1 or #5 (16), and stream impacts. Alternative #1 has the
least impact to streams: 2,580 linear feet
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¦ EPA does not have a 'preferred' alternative at this stage of the process and would like to
hear comments/concems from other agencies at the next Merger meeting (CP 3 LEDPA).
¦ EPA has noted the environmental (Green sheet) commitments on page 1 of 1, with
emphasis on the hazardous spill catch basins at all stream crossings in the first mile of the
project area due to WS III CA.
• Public Hearing/ Public Comments Review:
? NCDOT. A Combined Public Hearing was held on May 16,''2006, in Reidsville. Approximately
100 people attended both sessions. Major concerns and comments are generally follow:
¦ Multiple concerns were expressed regarding highway and -Y line access at various
locations along US 29 Business (Freeway Drive)
¦ Multiple concerns, were expressed concerning impacts to property along Richardson Drive.
¦ Concern was expressed regarding reconfiguring the Richardson Drive interchange.
Concern was expressed regarding additional traffic signals along Freeway Drive for traffic
calming purposes.
• Multiple concerns were expressed concerning the proposed median-divided section and the
placement of leftover locations along the length.
¦ Concern was expressed regarding the equality of treatment of all businesses within the
project area.
¦ Concern was expressed regarding access to undeveloped properties along Freeway Drive.
¦ Concern was expressed regarding the new EMS Station under construction near the Moss
Street intersection.
• US Army Corps of Engineers Public Notice / Comments:
? 404 Permit Application submitted to US Army Corps of Engineers.
¦ USACOE Public Notice and Summary of Public Notice Comments: Andy Williams
7. Concurrence on the LEDPA and on Avoidance & Minimization / Signing Forms
8. Summary & Adjournment
• The next Merger 01 Team Meeting for this project will be Concurrence Point 46, 30% Hydraulic
Design Review.

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US 29 Business (Freeway Dr.) widening from Southern Loop to NC 14
Reidsville, North Carolina
March 15, 2007
Impact Alt.1 Alt.3 Alt.5
Length 6.7 mi. 6.7 mi. 6.7 mi.
Interchanges 3 3 3
Railroad Crossings 0 0 0
Schools 1 1 1 "
Recreational Areas and Parks 0 0 0
Churches 9 9 9
Cemeteries 0 0 0
Major Utility Crossings 0 0 0
Historic Properties 0 0 0
Archaeological Sites 0 0 0
Federally Listed Species Win Corridor 0 0 0
State Listed Species Win Corridor 0 0 0
100-Year Floodplain Crossings 1 1 1
500-Year Floodplain Crossings 1 1 1
Acreage of Forest Impacts* 41.0 41.0 41.0
Acreage of Prime Farmland Acreage 0 0 0
Potential Residential Relocations 7 7 7
Potential, Business` Relocations 17 19 17
Hazardous Material Sites > 14 14 14
Delineated Wetlands Impacts / Acreage 3 / 0.021 310.021 3 / 0.023
Delineated Stream Impacts / Length 1812,916 ft. 18'/ 2,958 ft. 18'/ 3,074 ft,
Water Supply Watershed Protected Areas 3 3 3
Hazardous Spill Basin Areas 2 2 2
Wildlife Refuges and Game Lands 0 0 0
..Fish Moratoriums 0 0 0
Essential Fish Habitats 0 0 0
Stream Buffer Requirements 0 0 0
Impacted Noise' Receptors 2 @`0-+6 dBA 2 @ 0-+6 dBA 2 @ 0-+6 dBA
Air Quality Effects 0 0 0
Section 4(f) Impacts (Park / Historic) 0 0 0
Federal Lands 0 0 0
Low Income Population Impacts 0 0 0
Minority Population Impacts 0 0 0
High Quality Resource Crossings 0 0 0
Existing Greenway Crossings 0 0 0
Proposed Greenway Crossings** 0 0 0
Right-of-Way Cost Estimate $16,115,450 $16,537,900 $14,199,250
Construction Cost Estimate $39,300,000 $39,100,000 $41,000,000
Total Cost $55,415,450 $55,637,900 $55,199,250
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MEMO TO: Karen Reynolds ,
FROM: Danny.Gardner
DATE: .January 29, 2007
SUBJECT: Project 34924.1.1 (U-3326) Rockingham County h
F. A. Project, STP-29B(1)
US 29 Business from SR 2670 (So'uth Scales Street) to
NC 14 in Reidsville
Project Design Revisions Since CP 2A (April 21, 2005)
The following changes were recommended at the Hearing Map Review
Meeting held on November 16, 2005 and were made to the hearing
map that was presented to the public on.Ma'y 16, 2006:
¦ Delete the proposed U-turn bulb from the -L- (Freeway Drive)
and -Y15A- (Moss Street) intersection.
¦ Add inset showing the proposed detour route for the road
closure during the bridge construction on -Y4- (Wentworth
Street). Add a note stating the need for a temporary signal
at the -Y16- (George Street/Deerfield Drive) and -L- (Freeway
Drive) intersection during the time of the proposed detour.
¦ Show the location of the cemetery/graves in the northeast
quadrant of the -Y5- (North Scales Street) interchange.
The following changes to the design were made based on public
comment and coordination with the City of Reidsville.and various
property owners:
¦ A left-over was added for -Y2- SR 2942 (Rabbit Trail).at -L-
Sta. 24+62.00.
¦ A full-movement crossover was added for -Y4- SR 2500 (Lawndale
Drive) at -L- Sta. 66+21.00.
¦ Expressway gutter was added along -L- Sta. 72+00.00 to Sta.
75+50.00 Rt. to reduce the impacts to Huffman Oil Company..
property.
¦ Expressway gutter was added along -L- Sta. 91+47.00 to Sta.
,98+00.00 Rt. to reduce the impacts to several Business owners
in the area.
¦ Added 21-6" Curb and Gutter to reduce the impacts along the
frontage of the Trent and Thompson property along -Y10- US 158
(Richardson Drive).
¦ Added 21-6" Curb and Gutter along -Y10- Richardson Drive from
-Y10- Sta. 28+55.00 to 31+45.00 Lt. & Rti to reduce impacts to
the Goodman property.
¦ Deleted Ramp D in the northeast quadrant of the -L- Freeway
Drive and -Y10- Richardson Drive interchange.
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¦ Revised the Loop C configuration to allow left turns from
westbound traffic from Richardson Drive.
¦ Removed the concrete island ffom the west ramp terminal to
Reid School Road to allow left turns into the Medical Complex
on the Elton Trent property at -Y10- Sta. 17+30..00 Rt.
¦ Revised Ramp A of,'the -L- Freeway Drive and -Y10- Richardson
Drive interchange to reduce the impacts to the Eye Care?Center
located at -L- Sta. 119+80.00 Lt.
Added a full-movement crossover on Freeway Drive at -L- Sta.
132+80.00.
¦ Added a full-movement crossover on Freeway Drive ;at -L- Sta.
143+00.00.
¦ Added a full-movement crossover on Freeway Drive at -L- Sta.
168+00.00.
¦ -Y13- NC.87/NC 65 and US 29 Bus. (Freeway Drive) Interchange-
Shifted -L- Alignment to the west to eliminate the need for a
temporary detour. Freeway Drive will have dual structures
over -Y13- NC 87/NC 65. Deleted Ramp A, added Loop B, and
aligned ramp and loop terminal across from SR 2065 (Mark Road)
to allow access. The Access Road tie to -Y13- NC 87/NC 65 was
moved 400' to the west.
¦ Added a full-movement crossover for Duke Pdwer at -L-'Sta.
248+50.
¦ Added a full-movement crossover at.-L- Sta.-284+50.00.
¦ The Access Road tie for the Harris Property.was relocated to
the Sparks & Sons/Barbara Loy property line:at -L- Sta.
287+50. A drive tie to the Sparks & Sons.parking'lot.was
added.
¦ -Y21- SR 2670 (North Scales Street) Interchange-Ramps B and C
were revised to provide better spacing from-the accel/decel
lanes to the full-movement crossover at -L- St. 284+50.00.
Loops B and C accel/decel.lengths were revised to provide
better spacing to the back to back left-overs at -L- Sta.
314+50. A C/A break was provided at -Y21- Sta. 18+60.00 Lt.
for the Martin property.
¦ Provide a C/A break at -L- Sta. 309+00.00 Lt. for the church
property.
¦ Added back to back left-overs for Food Lion and Lowes
approximately 850' west of NC 14 at -L- Sta. 314+50.00.
¦ -Y10- Sta. 12+50 to Sta. 15+15 and Sta. 29+16 to 33+16
Transition areas were revised to local ditch design (4:1 front
slope/8' width and 4:1 back slope). The 2'-6" curb and gutter
was extended from -Y10- Sta. 15+90 back to Sta. 15+15 Rt.
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¦ -Y13- Sta. 8+70 to Sta. 14+70 and Sta. 29+30 to Sta..35+50
Transition areas were revised to local ditch design (4:1 front
slope/8' width and 2:'1 back slope). Added 21-6" curb.. and
gutter on -Y13- Sta. 14+70 to Sta. 17+88.39 Lt. to reduce the
impacts"to Love Tractor Sales, Inc.
-Y12B- was revised to 21-6" Curb and Gutter Typical with 8'
berms. The width was changed from 18' to 20'.
¦ -Y12C- alignment was shifted closer the "L- alignment and
.revised to a 21-6" Curb and Gutter Typical with 8' berms. The
width was changed from 18' to 201.
¦ -Y21-. was revised to a local design typical from an arterial
typical from Sta. 12+25:00 to Sta. 17+83.55 (8' shoulder, 4:1
front slope, and var. 2:1 to 4:1 back slope).
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPART Nffi NT OF TRANSPORTATION
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GovERNoR
NEPA/404 Merger Team Meeting for Concurrence Point 2A
March 15, 2007
SR 1406 (Piney Green Road) Widening
from NC 24 (Lejeune Boulevard) to US 17 (Marine Boulevard)
Jacksonville, Onslow County
TIP Project Number U-3810
WBS No. 35801.1.1
Agenda
1. Introduction and Purpose of the Meeting
II. Project Description and Background
III. Project Status and Schedule
IV. Summary of Concurrence Points 1 (Purpose and Need) and 2 (Alternatives)
V. Concurrence Point 2A:
1 Alignment Refinement
2 Bridging Decisions
3 Alternative(s) to Carry Forward
4 Concurrence
VI. Upcoming Activities
1 Environ. Assessment --- June 2007 4 FONSI ---------- Sept 2008
2 Public Hearing ----------- Sept 2007 5 ROW ------------ July 2009
3 Concurrence Point 3 ---- Feb 2008 6 Construction --- Mar 2011
MAILING ADDRESS:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1548
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
WEBSITE. WWW.DOH.DOT.STATE.NC.US
LYNDO TIPPETT
SECRETARY
LOCATION:
TRANSPORTATION BUILDING
1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET
RALEIGH NC