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Type I or II Categorical Exclusion Action Classification Form
STIP Project No. U-6026
WBS Element 47150.1.1
Federal Project No. STBG-0512(014)
A. Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation proposes to upgrade the traffic
signal system in the Town of Knightdale, Wake County as part of STIP Project U-6026. The project
includes the installation of new infrastructure with approximately 16 miles of new fiber-optic cable
(overhead and underground), 27 upgraded cabinets, one new hub cabinet, and the addition of four new
Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras (three new and one replacement). The existing overhead
signals and pedestrian signal equipment will be maintained. See Figure 1 for a project location map.
This project will upgrade and expand the existing traffic signal system and will take place within existing
right-of-way and public utility easements. The existing cabinets will be replaced and whenever possible, the
current location and mounting method of the cabinet will be maintained. Overhead and underground cables
will be placed on existing poles or in existing underground conduit, where feasible. The North Carolina
Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is coordinating with the utility providers on this project. The project
is currently scheduled for utilities in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 with construction in SFY 2023.
Project impacts are anticipated to be minor as the system is versatile and capable of avoiding or minimizing
environmental impacts in most locations. Minimally invasive directional boring will be used where needed.
As a result, significant environmental effects are not anticipated from this project.
B. Description of Need and Purpose: The purpose of the project is to modernize the existing computerized
traffic signal system. Modernization of the traffic signal system will improve the effectiveness and efficiency
of the roadway network by improving traffic signal timing.
C. Categorical Exclusion Action Classification:
Type I(A) - Ground Disturbing Action
D. Proposed Improvements:
8. Installation of fencing, signs, pavement markings, small passenger shelters, traffic signals, and railroad
warning devices where no substantial land acquisition or traffic disruption will occur.
21. Deployment of electronics, photonics, communications, or information processing used singly
or in combination, or as components of a fully integrated system, to improve the efficiency or safety
of a surface transportation system or to enhance security or passenger convivence. Examples
include, but are not limited to, traffic control and detector devices, lane management systems,
electronic payment equipment, automatic vehicle locators, automated passenger counters,
computer-aided dispatching systems, radio communications systems, dynamic message signs,
and security equipment including surveillance and detection cameras on roadways and in transit
facilities and on buses.
22. Projects, as defined in 23 U.S.C. 101, which would take place entirely within the existing
operational right-of-way. Existing operational right-of-way refers to right-of-way that has been
disturbed for an existing transportation facility or is maintained for a transportation purpose. This area
includes the features associated with the physical footprint of the transportation facility
(including the roadway, bridges, interchanges, culverts, drainage, fixed guideways, mitigation
areas, etc.) and other areas maintained for transportation purposes such as clear zone, traffic
control signage, landscaping, any rest areas with direct access to a controlled access highway,
areas maintained for safety and security of a transportation facility, parking facilities with direct access
to an existing transportation facility, transit power substations, transit venting structures,
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and transit maintenance facilities. Portion of the right-of-way that have not been disturbed or that
are not maintained for transportation purposes are not in the existing operation right-of way.
E. Special Project Information:
Community Resources
A Community Studies Memorandum was prepared in July 2019. The project will comply with Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and best practices for pedestrian accessibility within public rights-
of-way. The NCDOT Resident Engineer will coordinate with the NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian
Transportation and Work Zone Safety Program to ensure that temporary and permanent improvements do
not physically block pedestrian paths/ramps and that pedestrian detours or re-routing of sidewalks during
construction comply with ADA standards and best practices.
Cultural Resources
A No Archaeological Survey Required Form was completed by NCDOT Archaeology Group on April 24,
2019 (see attachment). The area of potential effects (APE) is contained within significantly disturbed right-
of-way along existing roadways and it is unlikely that intact archaeological deposits will be impacted by the
project. In the unlikely event that archaeological remains are encountered during the signalization upgrade
project, work will cease in that area and the NCDOT Archaeology Group will be notified immediately.
There are several historic architectural resources within the project study area. Project improvements
primarily consist of replacing existing signal system equipment in the same location within right-of-
way/easements. The project will not impose any adverse effects on significant resources. The NCDOT
Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group completed a No Historic Properties Present or Affected Form
on July 23, 2019. They noted that no storage of materials or equipment, tree removal, or extensive
trimming of vegetation should occur within the boundaries of any significant historic architectural resources
(see attachment).
Tribal Coordination
The project falls within a county in which a federally recognized Tribe, the Catawba Indian Nation has
expressed an interest in ground disturbing activities. The Catawba Indian Nation was notified about the
project. In a letter dated August 29, 2019 they indicated that they have no immediate concerns with the
project and requested to be notified if Native American artifacts and/or human remains are located during
the ground disturbance phase of the project.
Hazardous Materials
Ground disturbing activities will take place within existing right-of-way and there are no anticipated impacts
to hazardous material sites. Any contaminated soil encountered during construction is anticipated to be
minimal.
Section 4(f)/Section 6(f)
There are several community park facilities and historic architectural resources located adjacent to the
project. While these potential Section 4(f) resources are within the project study area, impacts to these
resources are not anticipated. The Town of Knightdale Parks and Recreation Director was contacted in
August of 2019 regarding the project and indicated that they have no concerns with the project. Land and
Water Conservation (LWCF) funded sites within the project area were reviewed. There are no Section 6(f)
resources located within the project study area.
F. Project Impact Criteria Checklists:
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F2. Ground Disturbing Actions – Type I (Appendix A) & Type II (Appendix B)
Proposed improvement(s) that fit Type I Actions (NCDOT-FHWA CE Programmatic Agreement,
Appendix A) including 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 18, 21, 22 (ground disturbing), 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, &/or 30;
&/or Type II Actions (NCDOT-FHWA CE Programmatic Agreement, Appendix B) answer the project
impact threshold questions (below) and questions 8 – 31.
If any question 1-7 is checked “Yes” then NCDOT certification for FHWA approval is required.
If any question 8-31 is checked “Yes” then additional information will be required for those questions
in Section G.
PROJECT IMPACT THRESHOLDS
(FHWA signature required if any of the questions 1-7 are marked “Yes”.) Yes No
1 Does the project require formal consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) or National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)? ☐
2 Does the project result in impacts subject to the conditions of the Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)? ☐
3 Does the project generate substantial controversy or public opposition, for any
reason, following appropriate public involvement? ☐
4 Does the project cause disproportionately high and adverse impacts relative to low-
income and/or minority populations? ☐
5 Does the project involve a residential or commercial displacement, or a substantial
amount of right of way acquisition? ☐
6 Does the project require an Individual Section 4(f) approval? ☐
7
Does the project include adverse effects that cannot be resolved with a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) or have an adverse effect on a National Historic
Landmark (NHL)?
☐
If any question 8-31 is checked “Yes” then additional information will be required for those questions in
Section G.
Other Considerations Yes No
8 Is an Endangered Species Act (ESA) determination unresolved or is the project
covered by a Programmatic Agreement under Section 7? ☐
9 Is the project located in anadromous fish spawning waters? ☐
10
Does the project impact waters classified as Outstanding Resource Water (ORW),
High Quality Water (HQW), Water Supply Watershed Critical Areas, 303(d) listed
impaired water bodies, buffer rules, or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)?
☐
11 Does the project impact Waters of the United States in any of the designated
mountain trout streams? ☐
12 Does the project require a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Individual
Section 404 Permit? ☐
13 Will the project require an easement from a Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) licensed facility? ☐
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Other Considerations for Type I and II Ground Disturbing Actions (continued) Yes No
14
Does the project include a Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) effects determination other than a No Effect, including archaeological
remains?
☐
15 Does the project involve GeoEnvironmental Sites of Concerns such as gas
stations, dry cleaners, landfills, etc.? ☐
16
Does the project require work encroaching and adversely affecting a regulatory
floodway or work affecting the base floodplain (100-year flood) elevations of a
water course or lake, pursuant to Executive Order 11988 and 23 CFR 650 subpart
A?
☐
17 Is the project in a Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) county and substantially
affects the coastal zone and/or any Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)? ☐
18 Does the project require a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) permit? ☐
19 Does the project involve construction activities in, across, or adjacent to a
designated Wild and Scenic River present within the project area? ☐
20 Does the project involve Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) resources? ☐
21 Does the project impact federal lands (e.g. U.S. Forest Service (USFS), USFWS,
etc.) or Tribal Lands? ☐
22 Does the project involve any changes in access control or the modification or
construction of an interchange on an interstate? ☐
23 Does the project have a permanent adverse effect on local traffic patterns or
community cohesiveness? ☐
24 Will maintenance of traffic cause substantial disruption? ☐
25 Is the project inconsistent with the STIP, and where applicable, the Metropolitan
Planning Organization’s (MPO’s) Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)? ☐
26
Does the project require the acquisition of lands under the protection of Section 6(f)
of the Land and Water Conservation Act, the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act,
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),
Tribal Lands, or other unique areas or special lands that were acquired in fee or
easement with public-use money and have deed restrictions or covenants on the
property?
☐
27 Does the project involve Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) buyout
properties under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)? ☐
28 Does the project include a de minimis or programmatic Section 4(f)? ☐
29 Is the project considered a Type I under the NCDOT Noise Policy? ☐
30 Is there prime or important farmland soil impacted by this project as defined by the
Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)? ☐
31 Are there other issues that arose during the project development process that
affected the project decision? ☐
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G. Additional Documentation as Required from Section F (ONLY for questions marked ‘Yes’):
#8: Is an Endangered Species Act (ESA) determination unresolved or is the project covered by a
Programmatic Agreement under Section 7?
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has revised the previous programmatic biological opinion (PBO) in
conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and
NCDOT for the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) (Myotis septentrionalis) in eastern North Carolina. The PBO
covers the entire NCDOT program in Divisions 1-8, including all NCDOT projects and activities. Although this
programmatic covers Divisions 1-8, NLEBs are currently only known in 22 counties, but may potentially occur
in 8 additional counties within Divisions 1-8. NCDOT, FHWA, and USACE have agreed to two conservation
measures which will avoid/minimize mortality of NLEBs. These conservation measures only apply to the 30
current known/potential counties shown on Figure 2 of the PBO at this time. The programmatic determination
for NLEB for the NCDOT program is May Affect, Likely to Adversely Affect. The PBO will ensure compliance
with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act for ten years (effective through December 31, 2030) for all
NCDOT projects with a federal nexus in Divisions 1-8, which includes Wake County, where STIP Project U-
6026 is located.
#10. Does the project impact waters classified as Outstanding Resource Water (ORW), High Quality
Water (HQW), Water Supply Watershed Critical Areas, 303(d) listed impaired water bodies, buffer rules,
or Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV)?
The project is located within the Neuse River Basin and subject to the Neuse River Buffer Rules. Potential
impacts to protected stream buffers will be determined once a final alignment/design has been determined.
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H. Project Commitments:
NCDOT PROJECT COMMITMENTS
STIP Project No. U-6026
Town of Knightdale Construct Townwide ITS/Signal System
Wake County
Federal Aid Project No. STBG-0512(014)
WBS Element 47150.1.1
Community Resources (NCDOT Division 5 Construction)
The project will comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and best practices for
pedestrian accessibility within public rights-of-way. The NCDOT Resident Engineer will coordinate with the
NCDOT Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation and Work Zone Safety Program to ensure that
temporary and permanent improvements do not physically block pedestrian paths/ramps and that pedestrian
detours or re-routing of sidewalks during construction comply with ADA standards and best practices.
Cultural Resources (NCDOT Division 5 Construction)
If archaeological resources (Native American artifacts and/or human remains) are encountered during project
construction, work will cease in that area and the NCDOT Archaeology Group and the Catawba Indian Nation
will be notified immediately. No storage of materials or equipment, tree removal, or extensive trimming of
vegetation should occur within the boundaries of any significant historic architectural resources.
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I. Categorical Exclusion Approval:
STIP Project No. U-6026
WBS Element 47150.1.1
Federal Project No. STBG-0512(014)
Prepared By:
09/21/2021
Date Lauren Dix
Atkins (Consultant)
Prepared For:
Reviewed By:
Date Melanie Nguyen, PE, Project Manager
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Approved
If NO grey boxes are checked in Section F (pages 2
and 3), NCDOT approves the Type I or Type II
Categorical Exclusion.
☐ Certified
If ANY grey boxes are checked in Section F (pages 2
and 3), NCDOT certifies the Type I or Type II
Categorical Exclusion for FHWA approval.
If classified as Type III Categorical Exclusion.
Date Colin Mellor, Team Lead
North Carolina Department of Transportation Environmental Policy Unit
NCDOT Division of Highways
9/27/2021
9/24/2021
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Project Tracking No.:
“No ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED” form for the Amended Minor Transportation Projects as Qualified in the 2015 Programmatic Agreement.
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NO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY REQUIRED FORM
This form only pertains to ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES for this project. It is not
valid for Historic Architecture and Landscapes. You must consult separately with the
Historic Architecture and Landscapes Group.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No: U-6026 County: Wake
WBS No: 47150.1.1 Document: Federal CE
F.A. No: STBG-0512(014) Funding: State Federal
Federal Permit Required? Yes No Permit Type: ?
Project Description: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) intends to upgrade of
the existing traffic signal system in the Town of Knighstdale (Wake County) with new replacement
signals (up to 27), installation of fiber optic cable (overhead and underground), upgraded cabinets, and the
addition of three new CCTV cameras. The system upgrade will take place within existing right of way.
New signals will not be constructed at previously unsignalized intersections. This project will simply
modernize the existing system. The existing cabinets will also be replaced. Whenever possible, the
current location and mounting method of the existing cabinet will be maintained. In a few locations, a
cabinet mounted to a pole may need to be relocated to a concrete base. The majority of the new overhead
cables will be placed on existing poles. In a few locations, underground cable/conduit may be required.
Any underground cable/conduit will be installed with less intrusive horizontal directional drilling. For the
purposes of the archaeological screening, the area of potential effects (APE) is defined as existing right-
of-way (ROW) along US 64 Business, SR 2233, SR 1007, and SR 2516, within the limits provided with
the request for input. This APE encompasses an area of approximately 197.2 acres (more than 79.8
hectares).
SUMMARY OF CULTURAL RESOURCES REVIEW
Brief description of review activities, results of review, and conclusions:
The review of the site maps and files archived at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology was
conducted on April 16, 2019. A few archaeological sites have been recorded that fall partially within, or
are located adjacent to, existing ROW in the project area. The prehistoric site 31WA494, which extends
partially into the APE south of US 64 at the SR 2516 interchange, was determined not to be eligible for
inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Similarly, the cemetery north of ROW
along SR 1007 and west of SR 4192 (31WA2095), was not considered to be NRHP-eligible. The
cemetery identified as 31WA2128, to the west of SR 2233 and north of SR 2512, does not appear to have
been assessed as an archaeological resource, but also does not appear to fall within existing ROW. The
prehistoric site recorded as 31WA1595 to the north of US 64 Business and west of Hinton Oaks
Boulevard has almost certainly been destroyed by commercial development in that area. The historic
archaeological component (31WA1586) to the early 19th-century Georgian/Federal two-story house
(WA0201) at the NRHP-listed Beaver Dam historic site, does not extend into the proposed APE.
An examination of the data presented on the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office HPOWEB
GIS Service (http://gis.ncdcr.gov/hpoweb/) reveals a large number of recorded historic property locations
within .5-mile of the proposed project. Three NRHP-listed historic resources have been delineated
adjacent the proposed APE; these properties include: previously mentioned Beaver Dam; the Henry H.
and Betty S. Knight Farm (WA0220); and the Walnut Hill Historic District (WA4084). The Knightdale
Project Tracking No.:
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Historic District (WA2052) and Oaky Grove (WA0267) fall within the .5-mile radius, but are not adjacent
the proposed APE. In addition to the cemeteries previously mentioned as archaeological resources, other
known cemeteries adjacent the proposed APE include the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery and
Malaby’s Crossroad Baptist Church Cemetery. Neither of these cemeteries appear to extend into existing
ROW.
An examination of soils in Wake County presented on the National Resources Conservation Service Web
Soil Survey (http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) indicates that the following
soil types fall within the delineated APE: Augusta fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded
(AuA), Chewacla and Wehadkee soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded (ChA); Dothan loamy
sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes (DoB); Gritney sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes (GrC); Helena sandy loam,
2 to 6 percent slopes (HeB); Rawlings-Rion complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes (RgB); Rawlings,-Rion
complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes (RgC); Rawlings-Rion complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes (RgD); Urban
land (Ur); Vance sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes (VaB), Vance sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes
(VaC); Wake-Rolesville complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky (WaD); Wake-Rolesville complex,
15 to 25 percent slopes, very rocky (WaE); Wedowee sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes (WeB); Wedowee
sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes (WeC); Wedowee-Saw complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes ((WfB);
Wedowee-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes (WgB); and Wedowee-Urban land complex, 6 to 15
percent slopes (WgC).
No further archaeological investigations are required for the project within the area established as the
current APE. Should the project change to include a larger footprint than covered by the current APE,
further consultation will be necessary. In the unlikely event that archaeological remains are encountered
during the signalization upgrade project, work should cease in that area and the NCDOT Archaeology
Group should be notified immediately.
Brief Explanation of why the available information provides a reliable basis for reasonably predicting
that there are no unidentified historic properties in the APE:
As noted above, the proposed APE is entirely contained within the significantly disturbed ROW along the
associated roadways. It is very unlikely that intact archaeologically significant deposits will be impacted
by the project as it is currently proposed.
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
See attached: Map(s) Previous Survey Info Photos Correspondence
Other: soil map
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST
NO ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY REQUIRED
April 24, 2019
NCDOT ARCHAEOLOGIST Date
Project Tracking No. (Internal (Ise)
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HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES
NO HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESENT OR AFFECTED FORM
This form only pertains to Historic Architecture and Landscapes for this project. It
is not valid for Archaeological Resources. You must consult separately with the
Archaeology Group.
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project No:
U-6026
County:
Wake
WBS No.:
47150.1.1
Document
Type:
Fed. Aid No:
STBG-0512(014)
Funding:
State X Federal
Federal
Permit(s):
X Yes ❑ No
Permit
Type(s):
USACE
ProiectDescription: Upgrade existing traffic
signal system in the Town of Knightdale
fiber optic cable (overhead and
addition of three CCTV cameras (no off -
with new replacement signals, installation of
underground), replacement cabinets, and the
site detour proposed).
SUMMARY OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPES REVIEW
❑ There are no National Register -listed or Study Listed properties within the project's area of
potential effects.
❑ There are no properties less than fifty years old which are considered to meet Criteria
Consideration G within the project's area of potential effects.
❑ There are no properties within the project's area of potential effects.
❑ There are properties over fifty years old within the area of potential effects, but they do not
meet the criteria for listing on the National Register.
X There are no historic properties present or affected by this project. (Attach any notes or
documents as needed.)
DESCRIPTION OF REVIEW ACTIVITIES, RESULTS, AND CONCLUSIONS: HPOWeb reviewed on 22
March 2019 and yielded three NR (two of which are also LD), one DE, and two SL properties in
the Area of Potential Effects (APE). The APE equates with the study area provided in the review
request (see attached). The six resources of concern are: the NR-listed Henry H. and Bettie S.
Knight Farm (WA0220, also LD), Beaver Dam (WA0201, also LD), and the Walnut Hill Historic
District (WA4084); the study -listed Green Pines Historic District (WA7702) and Lockhart
Elementary School (WA1917); and the NR-eligible Needham and Emily Jones House (WA1980).
The comprehensive architectural surveys of the county (1988-91 and 2005-6) and related
publication, as well as later studies, recorded those resources noted above ((elly Lally, The Historic
Architecture of Wake County, North Carolina (Raleigh: Wake County Government, 1994)). Google Maps "Street View"
confirmed the presence and relative placement of architectural and landscape resources in the
APE (viewed 22 March 2019).
Additional design information and a meeting with Atkins (Stephanie Gallagher) in June 2019
established that throughout the project area no new signals are to be introduced, the majority
of cabinets will be replaced in place, most overhead cable will be installed on existing poles and
Historic Architecture and Landscapes NO HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESENT OR AFFECTED form Jor Minor Tranrpo ration Projects
as Oualified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
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underground cable by minimally intrusive horizontal directional drilling. All proposed work is
confined to the existing right-of-way. Specifically, new equipment will be introduced near only
two of the six identified properties and outside their boundaries: new CCTV cameras and poles
NE of the Green Pines Historic District and W of the Henry H. and Bettie S. Knight Farm and a
new communication HUB cabinet NE of the historic district. A trench for underground cable is
needed adjacent to but outside the boundary of the Walnut Hill Historic District. Overhead
cable work will occur near, but not cross any of the properties. None of the proposed
improvements will impose any adverse effects on the six properties. Thus, a finding of"no
historic properties present or affected" will satisfy both Section 106 and
GS 121-12(a) compliance requirements.
No storage of materials or equipment, or tree removal/extensive trimming of vegetation should
occur within the boundaries of the identified resources.
Should any aspect of the project design change, please notify
NCDOT Historic Architecture as additional review ma be necessa
SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION
X Map(s) ❑Previous Survey Info.
Photos Correspondence Design Plans
FINDING BY NCDOT ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN
HistorArchitecture and Landsca. es — NO HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESENT OF AFFECTED
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NCDOT Architectural Historian / Dat.
U-6026, Wake County
WBS No. 47150.1.1
Tracking No. 19-03-0003
Historic Architecture and Landscapes NO HISTORIC PROPERTIES PRESENT OR AFFECTED form for Minor Transportation Projects
as °nalified in the 2007 Programmatic Agreement.
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