U-2817

MERGER SCREENING REPORT
SR 1 700 (EVANS STREET /OLD TAR ROAD)
WIDENING FROM SR 1 71 1 (COOPER
STREET /WORTHINGTON ROAD) IN WINTERVILLE
TO NC 43 /US 264A (GREENVILLE
BOULEVARD) IN GREENVILLE
PITT COUNTY
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NCDOT TIP PROJECT No U -2B 1 7
WBS No 34136B
JANUARY 201 2

MERGER SCREENING REPORT
T 1 P PROJECT NO U 28 1 7
SR 1 700 (EVANS STREET /OLD TAR ROAD) WIDENING
WINTERVILLE AND GREENVILLE
PITT COUNTY
MEETING PURPOSE
The purpose of the screening meeting is to determine if the proposed project should be
placed in the Section 404 /NEPA Interagency Merger Process
PROPOSED ACTION
NCDOT proposes to widen SR 1700 (E-, ans Street /Old Tar Road) to a multi lane flcihty
from SR 1711 (Cooper Street /Worthington Road) in Wmten ille to NC 43 /US 264A
(Greenville Boule-, ard) in Green ille (see Figuie 1) The project is approxrmatel) 3 6 miles
long The proposed roadway alignment will utih7e the existing roadway location as much as
feasible with widening occurring along both sides of the existing roadway shoulders
TIP SCHEDULE AND FUNDING
The project is located in Pitt County and is included in the 20012 2019 State Transportation
Improvement Program (71)) as project number U 2817
TIP Schedule TIP Cost
Right of Way FY 2019 $3 400 000
Construction FY 2020 $17,500,000
Total $20 900 000
GENERAL PROJECT PURPOSE
The primary purpose of the proposed project is to pro-, ide adequate capacity for existing and
future traffic
STUDY AREA DESCRIPTION
The project stud) area is located along SR 1700 from Cooper Street /Worthington Road
(SR 1711) in Winten ille to Highwa) 43 /US 264A (Green ille BouleN ard) in Green ille in
the central portion of Pitt County (see Figure 1) 1 he northern project terminus is
approximately 2 5 miles southwest of the East Carolina Umn ersity main campus and the
southern project terminus is approxirnatel) one mile east of downtown Wmten ille
SR 1700 (E-, ans Street /Old 1 ar Road) is functionally classified as a minor arterial with no
control of access the area along SR 1700 is a mix of agricultural residential commercial
office and a few industrial uses The existing cross section of SR 1700 is two lanes with a
short fiN e lane section at the northern project terminus and a few three lane sections where
subdr-, rsrons hax e been built There are three existing cul-, erts located along SR 1700

ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES
Summary of Potential NEPA /404 Merger Screening Issues Within Study Area
ENVIRONMENTAL"
STATUS /COMMENTS
INFORMATION SOURCES
FEATURE
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Streams
■ Fork Swamp 2�0� 2 �<< �, s
Natural Resources Technical
■ Multiple unnamed tributaries 4k-" F i
Report (NR1 R 2/2008)
303(d) Waters
■ None
2010 Final North Carolina 303(d)
report
Wetlands
■ -eva wetland areas
NRTR
r0�,ja'' /I5
I i) ac,
Point Source Discharges
None
NCDWQ NPDES Program list as
of 3/30/06
Trout /Anadromous
None
NRTR.
Fish
Buffer Requirements
Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules
NRTR
High Quahq Waters
None
NRTR
Outstanding Resource
Waters Water Supply
Watersheds
Federally Protected
■ West Indtan manatee — E (no suitable
NRTR
Species
habitat)
■ Red cockaded woodpecker — E (suitable
habitat)
■ Tar spinymussel — E (no suitable
habitat
Hazardous Materials and
■ Five possible USTs
GeoEnvironmental Impact
Underground Storage
■ No hazardous waste sites or landfills
Evaluation (NCDOT 8/25/05)
Tanks
■ One Superfund site
■ One drycleaning facih
Schools Churches and
■ Five churches or worship facilities
Field observations
Cemeteries
■ One cemetery — west side of Evans lust
south of Fork Swamp
■ One private school — Christ Covenant
Cultural Resources
■ No structures eligible for the National
SHPO Concurrence Form —
Register of Historic Places
9/18/07
Parks and Recreational
■ None
Field observations
Facilities
100 year Floodplarn
■ 3 78 acres within stud) area
NC Flood Maps

Water Resources
The project is located within the Neuse Ri-, er subbasin 03 04 09 1 he USGS hydrologic unit
for all streams draining into the Neuse R -, er within the project study area is 03020202
(Middle Neuse) 1 he NCDWQ classifies surface waters of the state based on their intended
best uses The streams within the project stud) area include Fork Swamp ( NCDWQ Stream
Index # 27 97 4) and its tributaries Fork Swamp has a Best Usage Classification of C Sw
NSW Streams which ha-, e not been assigned a best usage classification or rating cart} the
same classification or rating as the receiving waters No water resources classified as High
Quahty Waters (I -IQW) Critical Water Supplies (WS I or WS II) Outstanding Resource
Waters (ORW) or 303(d) waters are located within one mule of the project study area
Jurisdictional Streams and Wetlands
Natural resource field m-, estigations were conducted for the
proposed project in Ma) 2005 Folk Swamp is the only named
stream within the project stud) area hove-, en there aie multiple
jurisdictional unnamed tributaries (UTs) to fork Swamp within the
project stud) area The jurisdictional surface waters include five
streams and two wetland areas The tables below show the Imear
feet of streams and acres of wetlands present within the study area
Fork Swamp at SR 1700
Jurisdictional Streams in Study Area
Stream Name
Linear Feet in
Study Area
SAA
15773
SAB (Fork Swamp)
26194
SAC
29676
SB
27831
SBA
43674
SBB
2562
SBC
33438
Total
202206
Jurisdictional Wetlands in Study Area
Wetland
Name
Acres in Study
Area
WA
058
WB
052
WC
002
Tot11
1 11

Buffer Rules
The Neuse Rives Riparian Buffer Rules apply to 50 foot wide riparian buffers directly
adjacent to perennial and intermittent sulfate waters in the Neuse Ri-, er Basin
This project is expected to ha-, e on13 Allowable with Mitigation buffer impacts due to the
replacement of existing culverts and pipes with culN erts and pipes and not bridges Wetlands
adjacent to the perennial UT to Fork Swamp (Stream SB) will hkel� be impacted along with
the associated Neuse Rik er buffers as a result of this proposed project and will need to be
mitigated for appropriately
Federally Protected Species
Plants and animals with federal classifications of Endangered Threatened Proposed
Endangered and Proposed Threatened are protected under provisions of Section 7 and
Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) As of September 22 2010 the USFWS
identified three Endangered (E) species known to occur in Pitt Counts The proposed
widening project is expected to ha-, e No Effect for all three federally listed species It
should be noted that the bald eagle was formerly listed as a Threatened species for Pitt
County however as of August 8 2007 it has been formally delisted Table N lists the
federall) protected species and their respects-, e classifications
Table IV Federally
Potected S +ecies
for Pitt Co, gun
,North Carolina
Suitable
Biological
Common Name
Scientific Name
Federal Listing
Habitat
Conclusion
West Indian
Tntbetbus manaliti
Endangered
No
No Effect
manatee
Red cockaded
Piaodes borealis
Endangered
Yes
No Effect
woodpecker
Tar spinymussel
E110ho steinstaiijana
Endangered
No
No Effect
West Indian manatee (Trschechus manatus)
Federal Status Endangered
Biological Conclusion No Effect
Suitable habitat consisting of canals ri-, ers estuarine habitats saltwater bays and in
nearshore waters is not present in the study area None of the streams within the project
area ha-, e sufficient flow or water depth to support the West Indian manatee N C Natural
Heritage Program (NCNHP) maps were reviewed on January 22 2008 (utilizing data
updated on September 28 2007) to determine if any protected species have been identified
within one mile of the project study area This map review confirmed that no manatees are
known to be located within a one mule radius of the project study area Therefore proposed
project construction will ha-, e No Effect on the West Indian manatee

Red - cockaded woodpecker (Plcordes borealis)
Federal Status Endangered
Biological Conclusion No Effect
Suitable habitat for the red cockaded woodpecker (RCW) consisting of open mature stands
of southern pines is present within the project area These is a small area near the northern
end of the project area that contains a loblolly pine dominated forest The diameter at breast
height (DBH) of the pines present are approximately 10 to 18 inches A ied cockaded
woodpecker sun ey of this area was conducted in May 2005 No cavity trees or individuals
were observed In addition a 0 5 mile radius RCW survey surrounding the area determined
to contain suitable habitat was performed in August 2005 No individuals or ca-' ity trees
were observed during this sun ey NCNHP maps were reviewed on January 22 2008
(utilizing data updated on September 28 2007) to determine if any protected species have
been identified within one mile of the project study area This map review confirmed that
no RCWs are known to be located within a one mile radius of the project study area
Theiefore proposed project construction will have No Effect on the RCW
Tar Spinymussel (Elhptto steinstansana)
Federal Status Endangered
Biological Conclusion No Effect
Suitable habitat for the Tar spinymussel consisting of relatively silt free uncompacted gravel
or coarse sand in fast flowing well oxygenated stream reaches are not present within the
project study area The streams within the project study area have been channehzed and the
bed materials consist solely of silt sand and organic material NCNHP maps were reviewed
on January 22 2008 (utilizing data updated on September 28 2007) to determine if any
protected species have been identified within one mile of the project study area This map
review confirmed that no Tar spinymussel individuals are known to be located within a one
mile radius of the project study area Therefore proposed project construction will have No
Effect on the Tar spinymussel
Historic Properties
A concurrence form completed by the State Historic Presen ation Office (SHPO) on
September 18 2007 indicates that no structures within the Area of Potential Effect (APE)
are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Hazardous Waste Facilities
According to GeoEnvironmental Impact Evaluation (NCDOT 8/25/2005) there are five
known on potential Underground Storage Tank (UST) sites one Superfund site and one dry
cleaning facility in the study area These are shown on Figure 2
Parks /Recreational Facilities
No parks or recreational facilities were observed in the study area

SUMMARY
No alternate-, e alignments ha-, e been deN eloped for this project Howe-, er NCDOT is
planning to widen the existing facihty within the existing right of way as much as possible
There are se-, en Jurisdictional stieam channels and three jurisdictional wetland areas within
the stud) area NCDOT will coordinate with regulator) agencies as appropriate to
determine permit requirements Neuse Rlver buffer rules apply to all Jurisdictional streams
within the project stud) area Buffer mitigation is anticipated for all impacted areas of Neuse
Rt-, er buffers No impacts are anticipated to an) federall) protected species listed for Pitt
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