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STA7[ i �nn Gr puM od STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVER \OR November 4 2011 MEMORANDUM TO Secretary Gene Conti FROM Eileen A Fuchs FIrAll-) Public Hearing Officer Human Environment Section EUGENE A CONTI JR SECRErARY Nov oe �H RE Notice of a Pre Hearing Open House and Corridor Public Hearing for the Proposed U S 70 Havelock Bypass Craven County The following Notice is furnished for your information R 1015 NCDOT proposes to construct a bypass on new location on the southwest side of Havelock and US 70 EAF /dnh Attachment cc Mr Hugh Overholt — Division 2 Ms Leigh McNairy At Large Member — Division 2 Mr Jon Nance, P E Ms Deborah M Barboui P E Mr C W Leggett P E Mr Mated Al Ghandour P E Mr Terry Gibson P E Mr Greg Thorpe PhD Mr Rob Hanson P E Ms Teresa Hart, P E Mr Eric Midkiff P E Mr Art McMillan P E Mr Jay Bennett P E Mr J Victor Barbour P E Mr Kevin Lacy P E Ms Sharon Lipscomb MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE 919 707 6000 NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX 919 212 5785 HUMAN ENVIRONMENT SECTION 1598 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE WWW NCDOT ORG RALEIGH NC 27699 1598 LOCATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS UNIT CENTURY CENTER BUILDING B 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE RALEIGH NC 27611 l Ms Tammy Denning Mr Everett Ward Mr Mike Bruff, P E Mr John Hennessy Mr Charles Brown P E , PLS Mr Doug Askew Right of Way Agent — Division 2 FHWA ""low sIk E I- NOTICE OF A PRE - HEARING OPEN HOUSE AND CORRIDOR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PROPOSED U S 70 HAVELOCK BYPASS TIP Project No R 1015 Craven County The North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) will hold a Corridor Public Hearing for the proposed U S 70 Havelock Bypass on Tuesday Dec 6 2011 at the Havelock Tourist and Event Center located at 201 Tourist Center Drive An informal Pre Hearing Open House will be held prior to the public hearing in the lobby of the Center NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments about the proposed project The opportunity to submit written comments or questions will be provided and is encouraged Interested citizens may drop in anytime during the open house between 4 30 6 30 p in The public hearing will begin at 7 p m and will explain the proposed project corridor locations Citizens will be able to speak ask questions and /or turn in comments immediately following the formal presentation The presentation and public comment period will be recorded and a written transcript will be prepared Anyone wishing to speak at the public hearing may register at the sign in table during the pre hearing workshop hours Speakers will be called in the order they sign in and have a three minute time limit This way everyone who would like to speak will have an oppoiumty to do so Anyone who would like to speak and did not sign in will have the opportunity after those who iegistered have spoken Written comments bear the same weight as spoken comments The proposed project will be constructed on a new location (bypass) on the southwest side of Havelock and U S 70 The proposed road begins north of the Havelock city limits and extends south for about 10 miles to the Craven Carteret County line The proposed road will be a four lane median divided highway that will provide a high speed alternative to the heavily congested existing U S 70 through Havelock The project is currently scheduled for right of way acquisition to begin in 2013, followed by construction starting in 2015 These dates are tentative and subject to change NCDOT presented three bypass alternatives to the public in May 1998 Corridor 3 was originally selected as the preferred alternative Preliminary design plans were prepared for Corridor 3 and the associated potential impacts were further assessed and evaluated Based on the magnitude of the potential impacts from Corridor 3 it was determined that another environmental study was needed to further evaluate all three corridors in greater detail The new findings of potential impacts to all three corridors are now included in a new environmental document that was prepared and approved by the Federal Highway Administration in September This document known as the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and the revised corridor maps displaying the proposed location(s) of the U S 70 Havelock Bypass are currently available for public review at the following locations City of Havelock — City Clerk s Office 1 Governmental Drive Havelock and Havelock Tourist and Event Center 201 Tourist Center Drive Havelock The snaps can also be found online at I()] k oh r�(.Oh',t Glc! h ),k iy I0 Id', ik Iic H i i,ill 1 , 1) OW t For more information please contact Eileen Fuchs NCDOT Human Environment Unit by phone at (919) 707 6067 of via email at c,afuchs(cencdot i;ov Additional written comments regarding the proposed project may be submitted to Ms Fuchs until Jan 6 2012 NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this hearing Anyone requiring special services should contact Ms Fuchs as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made