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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JAMES B. HUNT, JR. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS R. SAMUEL HUNT III
GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201 SECRETARY
November 10, 1994
MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Eric Galamb
DEM - DEHNR, 6th Floor
FROM: H Franklin Vick, P. E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
SUBJECT: Review of Scoping Sheets for US 17, From the New Bern
Bypass to Washington Bypass, Craven and Beaufort
Counties, TIP #R-2513, State Project #6.179002T
. Attached for your review and comments are the scoping sheets for the
subject project ('See attached map for project location). The purpose of
these sheets and the related review procedure is to have an early "meeting
of the minds" as to the scope of work that should be performed and thereby
enable us to better implement the project. A scoping meeting for this
project is scheduled for December 7, 1994 at 2:00 P. M. in the Planning and
Environmental Branch Conference Room (Room 434). You may provide us with
your comments at the meeting or mail them to us prior to that date.
Thank you for your assistance in this part of our planning process.
If there are any questions about the meeting or the scoping sheets, please
call Marc Hamel, Project Planning Engineer, at 733-7842.
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PROJECT SCOPING SHEET.
Date 10/10/94
Revision Date
Project Devel=opment Stage
Programming
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TIP # R-213
Project # 6.179002T
F.A. Project # N/A
Division 2
County Craven and Beaufort
Route US 17
Functional Classification Principle Arterial
Length 1S.8 miles
Purpose of Project: Widen to multi-lanes to accommodate future
projected traffic demand.
Description of project (including specific limits) and major
elements of work:
The project consists of widening US 17 to a
four-lane d-ivide'd facility from the New Bern Bypass to the
Washington Bypass.
Type-of environmental document to be prepared: SEA and SFONSI
Environmental study schedule: SEA Oct 94 - Apr 96
SFONSI Jun 96 - Sep 96
Will there be special funding participation by municipality,
developers, or other? Yes No X
If yes, by whom and amount:
(S) or M
How and when will this be paid?
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PROJECT SCOPING SHEET
Type of Facility: Existing two-lane (22-24 foot) with unpaved
shoulders (10-15 foot). Short sections of four-lane divided
pavement at US,17 Business.
Type of Access' Control: Full Partiah None X
Type of Roadway: Widen existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane
divided facility. Cross section to be two, 24-foot pavements
with a 60-foot median and 10-foot shoulders.
Interchanges Grade Separations Stream Crossirrg"s `-3
Typical Section of Roadway: Widen existing location two-lane to
four=lane divided. Cross section to be two, 24-foot pavements
with 60-foot median and 10-foot shoulders.
Traffic: Current 3200 to 4800 Design Year Not Yet available
% Trucks
Design Standards Applicable: AASHTO X 3R
Design Speed: 60 IMPH
Preliminary Resurfacing Design:
Preliminary Pavement Design:
Current Cost Estimate:
Construct-ion Cbst (including engineering
`and contingencies). . . . . . . . . . . . S 29.600,000
Right of Way Gost (including rel., util.,
and acquisition).. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000
Force Account Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Preliminary Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . $
Total Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,600.000
TIP Cost Estimate:
Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,400,000.00
Right of Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000.00
Total Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,400,000.00
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PROJECT SCOPING SHEET
Lis t any special features, such as railroad inv olvement, which
could affect cost or schedule of project:
ITEMS REQUIRED ( ) COMMENTS 4-lane divided COST
Estimated Costs of Improvements: 4.
X Pavement
X Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,685,840
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
X Resurfacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,261,600
Turnouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
X Shoulders: X Paved. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1.S92-,400
Earth. . . . . . . . . . . . S
X Earthwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4.944.894
Subsurface Items: . . . . . . . . . . . . . S
X Subgrade and Stabilization. . . . . . . . $ 1.577,000
X Drainage (List any special items) S 3,072,000
Sub-Drainage. . . . . . . . .. $
X Structures: Width x Length
X Bridge Rehabilitation x $ 70,560
X New Bridge x $ 252.000
X Widen Bridge x $ 98,250
Remove Bridge X $
X New Culverts: Size Length . . . $ 125,000
Fill Ht.
.Culvert Extension . . . . . $
Retaining Walls: Type Ave. Ht. $
Skew
Noise Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . S
Any Other Misc. Structures. . . . . . . . $
Concrete Curie & Gutter. . . . . . . . . . . $
{Concrete Sid.ewal.k . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Guardrai 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Y Fencing: W.W: and/or C.L. . . . $ 450.000
X Erosion Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 765.000
Landscape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
X Traffic Control . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 354,000
Signing: New. . . . . . . . . . . . $
Upgrading . . . . . . . . . . . $
Traffic Signals: New . . . . . . . . . S
Revised . . . . . . . $
X RR Signals: X New . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 160.000
Revised . . . . . . . . . . $
With or Without Arms. . . . $
If 3R: Drainage Safety Enhancement. . . $
Roadside Safety Enhancement. . . $
Realignment for Safety Upgrade $
X Pavement Markings: Paint Thermo X $ 307.000
Markers X
X Misc. and Mob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4 .321,466
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PROJECT SCOPING SHEET
Delineators . $
X Other . (Clearing and Grubbing) $ 1.340.000
CONTRACT COST (Subtotal): $ 25,740,000
4.
Contingencies & Engineering . (15%) . . . . . . $ 3,560,000
PE Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Force Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
Subtotal: $ 29.600,000
Right of Way:
Will Contain within Exist Right of Way: Yes No
Existing Right of Way Width:
New Right of Way Needed: Width Est. Cost $
Easements: Type Width Est. Cost $
Utilities: $
Right of Way Subtotal: $
Total Estimated Cost $
(Includes R/W)
Prepared By: Date:
The above scoping has been reviewed and approved* by:
INIT. DATE
INIT. DATE
Highway Design Board of Tran. Member
Roadway Mgr. Program & Policy
Structure Chief Engineer-Precons
Design Services DL 5 25" Chief Engineer-Oper
Geotechnical" Secondary Roads Off.
..Hydraulics Construction Branch
Loc. & Surveys Roadside Environmental
$hotogrammetry Maintenance Branch
Prel. Est. Engr. ALJ 10/24 Bridge Maintenance
Planning & Environ. Statewide Planning
Right of Way Division Engineer
R/W Utilities Bicycle Coordinator
Traffic Engineering Program Development
Project Management FHWA
County Manager Dept. of Cult. Res.
City/Municipality Dept. of EH & NR
Others
Scope Sheet for local officials will be sent to Division
Engineer for handling.
Comments or Remarks:
*If you are not in agreement with proposed project or scoping,
note your proposed revisions in Comments or Remarks Section and
initial and date after comments.
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CRAVEN - BEAUFORT COUNTIES
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TP ANSPORTATION
JAMES B. HUNT, JR. DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS
GOVERNOR P.O. BOX 25201, RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-5201
January 31, 1995
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R. SAMUEL HUNT III
SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. Eric Galamb
DEM - DEHNR; 6th Floor
FROM: H. Franklin Vick, P. E., Manager
Planning and Environmental Branch
SUBJECT: US 17, Craven and Beaufort Counties, From New Bern Bypass
to Washington Bypass, State Project Number 6.179002T,
TIP Number R-2513
The Planning and Environmental Branch of the Division of Highways has
begun studying the proposed improvements to US 17. The project is included
in the 1995-2001 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is
scheduled for right of way in fiscal year 1998 and construction in post year.
It is proposed to widen the existing two-lane US 17 to a four-lane.
divided highway with a 46-foot median. The proposed improvements extend from
the New Bern Bypass to the Washington Bypass in Craven and Beaufort Counties.
We would appreciate any information you might have that would be helpful
in evaluating potential environmental impacts of the project. If applicable,
please identify any permits or approvals which may be required by your
agency. Your comments will be used in the preparation of a state funded
Environmental Assessment. This document will be prepared in accordance with
the State Environmental Policy Act. it is desirable that your agency respond
by March 3, 1995 so that your comments can be used in the preparation of this
document.
If you have any questions concerning the project, please contact Marc
Hamel, Project Planning Engineer, of this Branch at [phone].
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Melba McGee, Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs
FROM: Monica Swihart, Water Quality Planning
SUBJECT: Project Review #95-0543; Scoping Comments - NC DOT
Proposed Improvements to US 17, Craven County
TIP #R-2513
The Water Quality Section of the Division of Environmental
Management requests that the following topics be discussed in the
environmental documents prepared on the subject project:
A. Identify the streams potentially impacted by the project.
The stream classifications should be current.
B. Identify the linear feet of stream channelizations/
relocations. If the original stream banks were vegetated,
it is requested that the channelized/relocated stream banks
be revegetated.
C. Number of stream crossings.
D. Will permanent spill catch basins be utilized? DEM requests
that these catch basins be placed at all water supply stream
crossings. Identify the responsible party for maintenance.
E. Identify the stormwater controls (permanent and temporary)
to be employed.
F. Please ensure that sediment and erosion and control measures
are not placed in wetlands.
G. Wetland Impacts
1) Identify the federal manual used for identifying and
delineating jurisdictional wetlands.
2) Have wetlands been avoided as much as possible?
3) Have wetland impacts been minimized?
4) Discuss wetland impacts by plant communities affected.
5) Discuss the quality of wetlands impacted.
6) Summarize the total wetland impacts.
7) List the 401 General Certification numbers requested
from DEM.

Melba McGee
March 1, 1995
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H. Will borrow locations be in wetlands? Borrow/waste areas
should avoid wetlands to the maximum extent practicable.
Prior to approval of any borrow/waste site in a wetland, the
contractor shall obtain a 401 Certification from DEM.
I. Did NCDOT utilize the existing road alignments as much as
possible? Why not (if applicable)?
J. To what extent can traffic congestion management techniques
alleviate the traffic problems in the study area?
K. Please provide a conceptual mitigation plan to help the
environmental review. The mitigation plan may state the
following:
1. Compensatory mitigation will be considered only after
wetland impacts have been avoided and minimized to the
maximum extent possible.
2. On-site, in-kind mitigation is the preferred method of
mitigation. In-kind mitigation within the same
watershed is preferred over out-of-kind mitigation.
3. Mitigation should be in the following order:
restoration, creation, enhancement, and lastly banking.
Please note that a 401 Water Quality Certification cannot be.
issued until the conditions of NCAC 15A: 01C.0402 (Limitations on
Actions During NCEPA Process) are met. This regulation prevents
DEM from issuing the 401 Certification until a FONSI or Record of
Decision (ROD) has been issued by the Department requiring the
document. If the 401 Certification application is submitted for
review prior to issuance of the FONSI or ROD, it is recommended
that the applicant state that the 401 will not be issued until
the applicant informs DEM that the FONSI or ROD has been signed
by the Department.
Written concurrence of 401 Water Quality Certification may
be required for this project. Applications requesting coverage
under our General Certification 14 or General Permit 31 will
require written concurrence. Please be aware that 401
Certification may be denied if wetland impacts have not been
avoided and minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
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