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Home My WebLink About19930656 Ver 1_Complete File_19930101P t Chatham County, Bridge No. 418 on SR 1011 over Deep River State Project 8.2520401 Federal-Aid Project BRS-2629(1) - B-1126 ADDENDUM TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AND N. C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS APPROVED: X Q? u)A'4 Date L. J. Wa d, P.E., Manager Planning and Environmental Branch, NCDOT ;z- t2- ?3 /-,( "V Date N c lash Division I Vwlf L ?raT, r.t. inistrator, FHWA Chatham County, Bridge No. 418 on SR 1011 over Deep River State Project 8.2520401 Federal-Aid Project BRS-2629(1) B-1126 ADDENDUM TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION January, 1993 Documentation Prepared in Planning and Environmental Branch By: _-k eon. R. Wayne edora Project Planning Engineer C A RO i • rv;L9 P. Wayne i ott ,@Q,4EESS/?1W Bridge Project Planning Engineer, Unit Head SCL s 6976 _ d Lubin V. Prevatt, P.E., Assistant Manager Vas?F Yk Planning and Environmental Branch Chatham County, Bridge No. 418 on SR 1011 over Deep River State Project 8.2520401 Federal-Aid Project BRS-2629(1) B-1126 I. Background A Project Planning Report (categorical exclusion) for the subject project was approved by FHWA in November, 1984. The recommended alternate was to replace Bridge No. 418 with a new bridge at the existing location over Deep River. Traffic was to be detoured onto existing roads during construction as shown in Figure 1. Design plans were prepared for this alternate. The project was removed from the December 10, 1992 letting on December 10, 1992 (contract award date). Questions had been raised about whether the traffic service provided by the bridge warranted replacement (estimated cost, $1,044,00). II. Discussion It was determined that continuation of traffic service at this location was warranted. Without the bridge, one mile of additional travel would be required. The division office agreed that the current traffic volume of 2,300 VPD justified a bridge at this site. Further studies indicate that the existing substructure is adequate. Therefore, replacement of the superstructure while retaining the existing substructure is recommended. Cost of this rehabilitation is estimated to be $814,000. The sufficiency rating after rehabilitation will be 94.3/100.0. III. Environmental Considerations A construction consultation was completed on November 25, 1992. It determined suitable habitat may exist for the federally Endangered Cape Fear shiner. Subsequently, FHWA entered into informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This concluded that the originally planned replacement project would not likely adversely affect the shiner. This conclusion remains valid because retaining the existing substructure will eliminate impacts associated with destroying and reconstructing this substructure. 1 IV. Bicycle Accommodations SR 1011 in Chatham County is part of the North Carolina Bicycling Highway System - the Carolina Connection route. Safety accommodations must be provided for bicycles. These accommodations include minimum four-foot wide shoulders and bi-cycle-safe railing of 54 inches. V. Action Required A new project schedule should be established by the Roadway Design, Structure Design, and Bridge Maintenance units. WF/plr Gum Spring ?$ Ch. 1943 7.9 \ c 1955 Mt. 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Hankins, PE, Hydraulics Unit, John L. Smith, Jr., PE, Structure Design Unit, Tom Shear in, PE, State Roadway Design Engineer, F. E. Whitesell, Division 8 Engineer R. Wayne Fedora, Project Planning Engineer, P & E Branch •?`•d •^?An,6nn 9S,5? STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B. HUNT. JP_ DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS SAM HUNT GOVERNOR RO. BOX 25201, RALEIGH. N.C. 27611-5201 SECRETARY July 29, 1993 _.....--District Engineer y0 Army Corps of Engineers D C f``Q P. O. Box 1890 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402 .E, ATTENTION: Regulatory Branch Dear Sir: SUBJECT: Chatham/Lee County, Replacement of Bridge No. 418 on SR 1011 over Deep River, TIP No. B-1126, State Project No. 8.2520401, Federal-Aid Project No. BRZ-2629(1). Attached for your information is a copy of the project planning report for the subject project. The project is being processed by the Federal Highway Administration as an Addendum to "Categorical Exclusion" in accordance with 23 CFR 771.115(b). Therefore, we do not anticipate reques(heprovisions i??dividual permit but propose to proceed under a d Permit in accordance with 33 CFR 330 Appendix A s ued November 22, 1991, by the Corps of Engineers. of Section 330.4 and Appendix A (C) of th ations will be followed in the construction of the prWe do not anticipate that a permit application or notification to the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Management, will be required for this project. If you have any questions or need additional information, please call Robin Little at 733-9770. Sincerely, 9, 9? d'&"'JP B. J. O`Quinn Assistant Manager Planning and Environmental Branch