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Home My WebLink AboutLocomotive and Railcar FacilityBEVERLY EAVES PERDUE GOVERNOR Ms Coleen Sullins Director .�s STAT): o cc STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF 'TRANSPORTATION EU,G�A CONTI JR r SECRETARY October 7 2011 NC Dept of Environment & Natural Resources Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699 1617 SUBJECT NCDOT Locomotive and Railcar Maintenance Facility Phase 1 — Charlotte TIP Project (P 2918) City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County North Carolina Dear Ms Sullins The North Carolina Department of Transportation ( NCDOT) Rail Division is undertaking an ,Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Charlotte Railroad Improvement and Safety Program (CRISP) As part of that program the proposed NCDOT Locomotive and Railcar Maintenance Facility Phase 1 — Charlotte (LRMF) was originally included as part of the NS Mainline Track Improvements project (TIP P 3800) Since NCDOT received American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for the LRMF project (and not the other track improvements under P 3800) NCDOT has decided to complete a separate environmental document for the maintenance facility as a stand alone project (TIP P 2918) with a distinct purpose and need Attached Figure 1 shows a project location map and Figure 2 shows the project study area for the LRMF A Federally funded Environmental Assessment (EA) document is being prepared in coordination with the Federal Railroad Adnumstration (FRA) This document is intended to satisfy the requirements of both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) In an effort to expedite the environmental clearance process we are asking your agency to provide any information you might have that would be helpful in evaluating the potential environmental unpacts of the proposed rail yard storage improvements project If applicable please also identify any permits or approvals that may be required by your agency We ask that you please respond in writing by October 28, 2011 We appreciate your time and cooperation on tlus project If you have any questions or need any additional information concerning this project please contact either MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE 919 733 4713 LOCATION NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX 919 715 6580 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING RAIL DIVISION 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET 1553 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE WWW BYTRAIN ORG RALEIGH NC RALEIGH NC 276991553 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE EUGENE A CONTI 7R GOVERNOR SECRETARY Ryan White P E Terry Winebrenner PE NCDOT Rail Division Gannett Fleming Inc Rail Project Development Engineer Environmental Project Manager (919) 733 7245 ext 266 (919) 859 4880 rlwlute a ncdot gov twuiebrennei @gfnet com Sincerely, �n Marc Hamel North Carolina Department of Transportation Rail Division — Environmental & Planning Branch MAILING ADDRESS NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RAIL DIVISION 1553 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 276991553 TELEPHONE 919 733 4713 FAX 919 715 6580 WEBSITE WWW BYTRAIN ORG LOCATION TRANSPORTATION BUILDING 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET RALEIGH NC i r i •. r "'+9 °'..* � -ate ..� �` '.\�_�a.,,. �.,� 1 � \ a t ��y. ,� 'r..r �� .M^�"B•� t -. 1. �,,� t �7 .w 4 /a F ✓. S7 ,�+� _ -� i. ' �"e+.. Sf r� : i goy* p a, - r �"'t',• •_ t� N y �� + V d ,� t �� .e�< S ..y ,mot 5�xS1 Asa vt - _ -rcr � 1 ?; .' �5�� 4��y, � � 4 is •. > x� �^' L ` S.a� Al if F W-4A