20161268 Ver 2_U-4751 Lendire Rd Additional Improvements_20191024

Carpenter,Kristi
From:Herndon, T. Mason
Sent:Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:32 AM
To:Shaver, Brad ; Steenhuis, Joanne; Lane, Stephen
Subject:U-4751 Lendire Rd Additional Improvements
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Please see attached consultation document for additional improvements required on Lendire Rd between U-4751 tie-in
and the curb and gutter section of U-4751A (Lendire Rd Realignment/Improvement). Please review the attached
document and let me know if your agency has any concerns with this additional work and if any further action is
required.
Please call me if you have any questions. All work will be within the existing maintained right of way and will have no
impacts to jurisdictional resource or habitat for T&E species. This entire area is classified as maintained/disturbed.

Thanks!

Mason Herndon
Environmental Program Supervisor
Division 3
NCDOT- Division of Highways

910-341-2036 office
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Castle Hayne, NC 28429

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NCDOT NEPA/SEPA Consultation Form
NCDOT STIP Project No. U-4751
WBS Element 40191.1.2
Federal Aid Project No. N/A
A. Project Description, Location and Purpose:
SR 1409 (Military Cutoff Road) Extension, New Hanover County
B. Consultation Phase: (Check one)
Right-of-Way
❑ Construction
X Other: Additional Improvements
C. NEPA/SEPA Class of Action: (Check one)
❑ SEPA MCDC Date(s)
SEPA EA/FONSI Date(s)
❑X SEPA EIS/ROD Date(s) FEIS — July 2014,
ROD — September 2014
❑ Other: Date(s)
Additional Notes:
Permits:
Section 404 Individual Permit SAW-2007-01386
Section 401 Individual Water Quality Certification DWR Project No. 20161268
DCM Federal Consistency CD17-018
D. Changes in Proposed Action & Environmental Consequences:
NCDOT is proposing additional improvements to Lendire Road to accommodate the
additional traffic volumes associated with the construction of U-4751 and temporary
closure of Torchwood Lane for the waterline relocation. Lendire Rd currently
consist of 20 ft. travel lanes and earthen shoulders. The additional traffic on this
facility has created issues with the existing pavement condition and deterioration of
the shoulders from vehicle runoff. The Department is proposing to add 4-foot paved
shoulders on both sides of the roadway and resurface Lendire Road between the
construction limits of U-4751 (Military Cutoff Extension) and the curb and gutter
section of U-4751A (Lendire Road Improvements). The length of roadway to be
widened is approximately 0.72 miles (Figure 1). The improvements will satisfy the
need to improve safety along this segment of roadway.
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All work will be within the existing and maintained 60 ft. right of way. This segment
of roadway is heavily developed and classified as maintained/disturbed. There will
be no impacts to jurisdictional resources associated with this work. Furthermore,
habitat for Threatened and Endangered species does not exist with this segment of
roadway. The right of way is actively maintained by mowing and the adjacent
property is predominantly maintained lawns. There are no historical properties or
archeological sites within this segment of roadway. See attached Figure 16B from
FEIS for environmental features within the corridor study area.
No additional green sheet commitments are required. See attached current green
sheet dated July 2017.
E. Conclusion:
The above NEPA/SEPA documentation has been reevaluated (as required by either 23
CFR 771, by NC General Statute Chapter 113A Article 1 or by 33 CFR 325 Appendix B).
The current proposed action is essentially the same as the original proposed action.
Proposed changes, if any, are noted below. It has been determined that anticipated social,
economic, and environmental impacts were accurately described in the above referenced
document(s) unless noted otherwise herein. Therefore, the original Administration Action
remains valid.
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F. Coordination
NCDOT personnel have discussed the current project parameters with qualified NCDOT
representatives. The Project Manager (Alex Stewart) hereby verifies the involvement of the
following staff and the incorporation of their technical input:
District Engineer: Ben Hughes, P.E. 10/17/19
Environmental Supervisor: Mason Herndon 10/8/19
Division Construction Eng. Kevin Bowen, P.E. 10/16/19
G. Consultation Approval for NCDOT Project TIP U-4751
Prepared By:
10/23/19 Mason Herndon
Date Mason Herndon, Division 3 Environmental Supervisor
NC Department of Transportation
Prepared For: Alex D. Stewart, P.E.
NCDOT, Wilmington Resident Engineer
Reviewed By:
DocuSigned by:
10/24/19 ,' jelfeicet
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Date Alex Stewart, . .
NCDOT, Wilmington Resident Engineer
In adherence with 23 CFR 771 (NEPA) or NC General
X Approved Statute Chapter 113A Article 1 (SEPA), NCDOT approves
this Consultation.
or
El Certified If any of the threshold questions (1 through 7) of Section F
are answered "yes," NCDOT certifies this Consultation.
Digitally signed by Mason
Herndon
10/24/19 Date:2019.10.24 07:27:06-04'00'
Date Mason Herndon, Division 3 Environmental Supervisor
North Carolina Department of Transportation
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PROJECT COMMITMENTS
Proposed Military Cutoff Road Extension and
Proposed US 17 Hampstead Bypass
New Hanover and Pender Counties
State Project 40191.1.2
STIP Projects U-4751 and R-3300
COMMITMENTS FROM PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit
Additional coordination with the US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the project's
potential effects on endangered species will be conducted prior to submitting the Section
404 permit application to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
If red-cockaded woodpecker foraging habitat ceases to exist at the northern interchange at the
time NCDOT applies for authorization from the US Army Corps of Engineers to construct the
project, the Department will revisit the original interchange design, known as Alternative E-H
ORIG. As currently described, Alternative E-H ORIG would further minimize wetland
impacts compared to Alternative E-H with Option 6TR, which is the selected alternative.
Memorandums of Agreement will be prepared between the US Army Corps of Engineers, the
State Historic Preservation Office, and NCDOT for Mount Ararat AME Church and
archaeological site 31PD344**. The US Army Corps of Engineers will serve as the lead
federal agency with respect to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act.
The preliminary traffic noise analysis conducted for the project found five locations where
noise barriers may be feasible and reasonable for the selected alternative. A more detailed
review will be completed during project final design to determine whether these or other
noise barriers are feasible and reasonable.
The red knot and the northern long-eared bat are proposed for listing by the USFWS as
threatened and/or endangered species. The listings may become effective as soon as October
2014. These species are not included in USFWS's current list of protected species for New
Hanover and Pender Counties. NCDOT is working closely with USFWS to understand how
these proposed listings may impact NCDOT projects. NCDOT will continue to coordinate
appropriately with USFWS to determine if this project will incur potential effects to the red
knot and northern long-eared bat, and how to address these potential effects, if necessary.
These commitments were addressed prior to permitting.
U-4751 &R-3300 Permit Green Sheet Page 1 of 5
July 2017

Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit and Roadway Design Unit
NCDOT will continue to explore options to avoid and minimize impacts to jurisdictional
resources with the proposed US 17 Hampstead Bypass service roads and will seek formal
concurrence from the merger team after all service road options have been explored.
This commitment was addressed prior to permitting.
Roadway Design Unit, Hydraulics Unit, Roadside Environmental Unit and
Division 3
Howe Creek has been designated an outstanding resource water(ORW)by the North
Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). Tributaries of this stream(BDITCH1) are
designated ORW due to the classification of their receiving waters. Design Standards in
Sensitive Watersheds will be implemented for BDITCH1 during project construction.
Old Topsail Creek and Nixons Creek are designated as Commercial Shellfishing, High Quality
Waters (SA; HQW)by NCDWR. Tributaries of these streams (NSA,NSF,NDITCH1 and
ZTRIBI) are designated SA; HQW due to the classification of their receiving waters. Design
Standards in Sensitive Watersheds will be implemented for these streams during project
construction.
This commitment will be implemented during construction.
Roadway Design Unit and Hydraulics Unit
3:1 slopes are proposed in wetland areas and adjacent to streams.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Division 3 Construction
Areas within 750 feet of Cape Fear Public Utility Authority(CFPUA)wellheads will be
treated as environmentally sensitive areas during construction. NCDOT will require the
contractor to use orange fencing and post signs to identify these areas as environmentally
sensitive. Staging areas and refueling will not be permitted within the environmentally
sensitive areas.
No right-of-way acquisition or construction will occur within a 100-foot radius around the
Belvedere Subdivision well and access to the well site will be maintained. The well is
located between existing US 17 and North Belvedere Drive in Hampstead.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Roadway Design Unit and Division 3
The Special Provisions for the Military Cutoff Road Extension (Project U-4751) will
include a requirement for the contractor to educate their employees that project
construction is occurring within a wellhead protection area.
NCDOT will require the contractor for Military Cutoff Road Extension to provide a mobile
U-4751 & R-3300 Permit Green Sheet Page 2 of 5
July 2017

response spill kit on site during construction. At the end of project construction the kit will be
transferred to the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority. The CFPUA has agreed to provide a
place to store the kit at their water treatment plant located adjacent to the proposed Military
Cutoff Road Extension.
This commitment will be implemented during construction.
Roadway Design Unit and Transportation Program Management
NCDOT will coordinate with local officials as the project progresses regarding the status of
local greenway plans and proposed walking trails.
The Wilmington Metropolitan Planning Organization(MPO) has requested the inclusion of a
multi-use path along proposed Military Cutoff Road Extension. The multi-use path would tie
into an existing multi-use path along Military Cutoff Road. The construction of a multi-use
path as part of the proposed project will be dependent upon a cost-sharing and maintenance
agreement between NCDOT and the Wilmington MPO. NCDOT will continue to coordinate
with the Wilmington MPO on the inclusion of the multi-use path along Military Cutoff Road
Extension.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Roadway Design Unit and Utilities Section
NCDOT will coordinate with the Pender County School System regarding impacts of the
proposed Hampstead Bypass on the Topsail Schools complex's wastewater treatment facility
during the project's right-of-way phase.
This commitment will be implemented during construction.
Roadway Design Unit
Well locations and a 100-foot buffer around the wells will be depicted on final
construction plans for proposed Military Cutoff Road Extension.
NCDOT will further investigate ways to avoid impacts to the Corbett Tract and the
Plantation Road Mitigation sites during detailed project design. If possible, no right-of-
way will be acquired from these sites.
The U-turn bulb-out on Military Cutoff Road Extension just north of the Cape Fear Public
Utility Authority Nano Water Treatment Plant will not be placed in the adjacent wetland
(Wetland CWA).
This commitment was addressed during design.
Hydraulics Unit
The Hydraulics Unit will coordinate with the NC Floodplain Mapping Program(FMP), the
delegated state agency for administering FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program, to
determine the status of the project with regard to applicability of NCDOT's Memorandum of
Agreement with FMP (dated April 22, 2013), or approval of a Conditional Letter of Map
U-4751 & R-3300 Permit Green Sheet Page 3 of 5
July 2017

Revision (CLOMR) and subsequent final Letter of Map Revision(LOMR).
NCDOT will review the existing permit requirements for all stormwater ponds impacted by
Military Cutoff Road Extension to ensure the permitted treatment requirements are
maintained under post-construction conditions.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Roadway Design Unit and Structure Design Unit
Bicycle safe bridge railing will be provided on the NC 210 bridge over the US 17
Hampstead Bypass. Four-foot paved shoulders will be provided on NC 210 within the
project limits.
A retaining wall will be provided on the west side of proposed Military Cutoff Road
Extension south of Putnam Drive to avoid impacts to Wetland PD-01.
The use of retaining walls will be evaluated at stormwater ponds BPE and BPF, which
are located on the east side of Military Cutoff Road Extension between Lendire Road
and Torchwood Boulevard.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Division 3
This project involves construction activities on or adjacent to FEMA-regulated stream(s).
Therefore, the Division shall submit sealed as-built construction plans to the Hydraulics Unit
upon completion of project construction, certifying the drainage structure(s) and roadway
embankment located within the 100-year floodplain were built as shown in the construction
plans, both horizontally and vertically.
This commitment was addressed during design.
Geotechnical Unit
Military Cutoff Road Extension may impact five properties that either have or formerly had
underground storage tanks. US 17 Hampstead Bypass Alternative E-H may impact one
property that either has or formerly had underground storage tanks. Preliminary site
assessments to identify the nature and extent of any contamination will be performed at any
potential hazardous materials sites prior to right-of-way acquisition.
This commitment was addressed prior to right-of-way acquisition
COMMITMENTS FROM PERMITTING
Phased Permits
This permit only authorizes work on U-4751 of TIP U-4751/R-3300 (Military Cutoff-
Hampstead Bypass). Construction of R-3300 of TIP U-4751/R-3300 shall not commence
U-4751 & R-3300 Permit Green Sheet Page 4 of 5
July 2017

until final design has been completed for those sections, the permittee has minimized
impacts to waters and wetlands to the maximum extent practicable, and any modifications
to the plans, and a compensatory mitigation plan, have been approved by the US Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE).
The modification request for future R-3300 will be recirculated under Public Notice to
gather relevant comments related to finalized hydraulic structures and other modifications
realized during final plan preparation. NCDOT is responsible for providing updated
mailing list labels along with the final plans for R-3300 at the time of modification request.
This Commitment will be addressed after final design completion for R-3300.
Cultural Resources
NCDOT shall abide by all stipulations identified in the Memorandum of Agreement
between the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the North Carolina State Historic
Preservation Officer, signed 29 January 2015 and filed by the Advisory Council on April
15, 2016.
While accomplishing the authorized work, if the permittee discovers any previously
unknown cultural resources, the USACE will be immediately notified so that required
coordination can be initiated with the North Carolina Division of Cultural Resources.
U-4751 & R-3300 Permit Green Sheet Page 5 of 5
July 2017

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