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Home My WebLink AboutPROJECT DATA SHEET_BP13.R.005_12.03.2021rev. 7/21/10 PROJECT DATA SHEET Date: 12/03/2021 Rev.: 1 TIP No.: --- County: Rutherford Federal-aid No.: N/A WBS No.: BP13.R005 NCDOT Division: 13 Scoping Meeting Date: None Planned Project Description: • Length: 2,000 feet (1,000 ft to either end of bridge) • Termini (US Hwy / SR): 1547 • MPO / RPO: Isothermal RPO • NEPA / 404 Merger Candidate? Yes  No Unknown • General Description of Project: Design Data (Existing Conditions): • Functional Classification: Local • Strategic Highway Corridor: No • CTP Designation (Facility Type): State Route • Type of Access Control: No control • Typical Section: 2-lanes, paved shoulder • Right of Way: currently varies from 40 to 60 feet • Posted Speed: currently varies from 35 to 55 mph • Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc): Bridge: Prestressed concrete channel NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 293 on Old Ballpark Road (SR 1547) over Hollands Creek. rev. 7/21/10 • Other TIP Projects in the Area A review of the NCDOT on-line STIP map showed nine (9) projects in the vicinity of the project area. Table 1 – STIP Projects in the Project Vicinity TIP Route Description COMMENT R-2233BB US 221 SOUTH OF US 74 BUSINESS TO NORTH OF SR 1366 (ROPER LOOP ROAD) Located west of Bridge 800293 R-2233BB US 221 SOUTH OF US 74 BUSINESS TO NORTH OF SR 1366 (ROPER LOOP ROAD) Located west of Bridge 800293 R-2233BA US 221 NORTH OF US 74 BYPASS TO SOUTH OF US 74 BUSINESS Located west of Bridge 800293 U-5833 SR 2241 (OAK STREET) SR 2159 (PINE RIDGE ROAD) TO US 74. WIDEN EXISTING ROADWAY. Located south of Bridge 800293 EB-5915 THERMAL BELT RAIL TRAIL OAKLAND ROAD TO FORREST HUNT DRIVE. CONSTRUCT MULTI-USE TRAIL ALONG RAIL CORRIDOR. Located south of Bridge 800293 R-5916 NC 108 (CHARLOTTE STREET) NC 108 (MAPLE STREET), SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET, MONFREDO STREET INTERSECTION IN RUTHERFORDTON. IMPROVE INTERSECTION. Located west of Bridge 800293 R-5917 US 64 (EAST MOUNTAIN STREET) NORTH WASHINGTON STREET INTERSECTION IN RUTHERFORDTON. IMPROVE INTERSECTION. Located west of Bridge 800293 R-5918 US 221A (EAST MAIN STREET) KENTUCKY STREET/OAKLAND ROAD INTERSECTION IN RUTHERFORDTON. IMPROVE INTERSECTION Located south of Bridge 800293 W-5813J US 221 (1) US 221 IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY FROM US 64 TO THE MCDOWELL COUNTY LINE. (2) US 221 IN MCDOWELL COUNTY ROM THE RUTHERFOD COUNTY LINE TO I-40. INSTALL SINUSIODAL Located west of Bridge 800293 rev. 7/21/10 CENTERLINE RUMBLESTRIPES WITH LONG-LIFE PAVEMENT MARKINGS. • Railroad Involvement: Not applicable Long Range Plan History: The project is agreement with local and regional land use and transportation plans. Traffic Data (AADT): 650 vpd (2019) Cost Estimates: Construction Right-of-Way Total As of 11/23/2020 $800,000 $100,000 $900,000 Project Schedule: Environmental Document June 2022 Right-of-Way September 2022 Let August 2023 Initial Scoping Comments: The length of the bridge project is approximately 2,000 feet. Cultural Resources A review of the NC State Historic Preservation Office online database (HPOWEB) and a site file search at the Office of State Archaeology did not identify any historic properties in the immediate project areas for Bridge No. 293 that are listed, or are eligible for listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. The NCDOT Human Environment Unit reviewed the project area in July 2019 and determined that no architectural or archaeological surveys will be required for the proposed bridge replacement project. rev. 7/21/10 Human Environment There are no hospitals, nursing homes, cemeteries, public schools, or private schools/day cares within the project study area. Churches There are no churches in the project study area. Parks There are no parks, greenways, game lands, or conservation easements properties within the project study area. Properties Land uses directly fronting the roadway are primarily single family residential, including a manufactured home community that is accessed from the Old Ball Park Road. There is one commercial property in the project area that contains a used car parts operation. Minority and Low-income communities The standard threshold NCDOT uses to identify a minority population is 10 percent above the county minority population average or is 50 percent of the total population within a Census Block Group, whichever is less. The minority population in Rutherford County is 16.6 percent. The minority populations of the two Block Groups that intersect the study area meet the threshold for Environmental Justice through one or both thresholds (Table 2). The standard threshold NCDOT uses to identify a low-income population is 5 percent above the county average or is 25 percent of the total population within a Census Block Group, whichever is less. Approximately 18.0 percent, 7.4 percent, and 12.9 percent of Rutherford County’s population is below the poverty level, under 50 percent of the poverty level, or between 100-149 percent of the poverty level respectively. The low-income populations of the two Block Groups that intersect the study area meet the threshold for Environmental Justice through one or multiple thresholds (Table 3). The thresholds for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) or Language Assistance are not met by the Block Groups that intersect the study area (Table 4). Table 2 – Minority Population Geography Total Population White, Non-Hispanic Minority Population* Meets Thresholds # % # % 50% 10% over Count y CT 9606, BG 1 1,461 1,041 71.3% 420 28.7% No Yes CT 9606, BG 2 940 292 31.1% 648 68.9% Yes Yes DSA 2,401 1,333 55.5% 1,068 44.5% No N/A Rutherford County 66,532 55,513 83.4% 11,019 16.6% North Carolina 10,155,624 6,433,039 63.3% 3,722,585 36.7% rev. 7/21/10 Table 3 – Low-Income Populations Geography Population for whom Poverty Status is Determine d Below Poverty Level Under 50% of Poverty Level Between 100% and 149% of Poverty Level Meets Thresholds # % # % # % 25 % 5% over Count y CT 9606, BG 1 1,461 259 17.7 % 119 8.1% 351 24.0 % No Yes CT 9606, BG 2 686 234 34.1 % 28 4.1% 82 12.0 % Yes Yes DSA 2,147 493 23.0 % 147 6.8% 433 20.2 % No N/A Rutherford County 65,306 11,731 18.0 % 4,838 7.4% 8,401 12.9 % North Carolina 9,881,292 1,523,94 9 15.4 % 663,55 0 6.7% 1,002,73 9 10.1 % Table 4 – Limited English Proficiency Populations Geography Total Adult Populatio n, 18 years and older Primary Language Group of Persons Who Speak English Less than Very Well Meets Thresholds Spanish Other Indo- Euro Asian/ Pacific Other # % # % # % # % LEP LA CT 9606, BG 1 1,045 - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % N/A No CT 9606, BG 2 877 - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % N/A No DSA 1,922 - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % No N/A Rutherford County 52,555 642 1.2 % 79 0.2 % 24 0.0 % - 0.0 % North Carolina 7,863,008 269,81 1 3.4 % 42,00 1 0.5 % 59,55 5 0.8 % 15,27 8 0.2 % Natural Environment Surface water Wetland and stream assessments were completed in May 2019 at the Rutherford County Bridge No. 293 location within the conceptual construction limits. Six potentially jurisdictional streams for a total of 3,545 linear feet (LF) were delineated. One 0.41 acre wetland was also delineated in the study area. Streams in the project study area for Bridge No. 293 are designated as Class C waters. There are no riparian buffer rules. Federally Protected Species Field surveys for threatened and endangered species were conducted in fall of 2018 and summer of 2019. As of November 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s website list rev. 7/21/10 seven plant and animal species as threatened or endangered in Rutherford County (Table 5). Habitats for these species were previously assessed in May 2019. Table 5 - Federally Protected Species Species Name Status Biological Conclusion Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Threatened N/A Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalist) Endangered Unresolved Northern Long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) Threatened Unresolved Dwarf-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis naniflora) Threatened No Effect Small Whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) Threatened No Effect White Irisette (Sisyrinchium dichotomum) Endangered No Effect Rock Gnome Lichen (Gymnoderma lineara) Endangered No Effect rev. 7/21/10 Vicinity Map rev. 7/21/10 Draft Project Purpose and Need: The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 13 is starting the environmental and engineering studies for the proposed replacement of Bridge No. 293 on Old Ballpark Road (SR 1547) over Hollands Creek (WBS No. 13BP.R005). The bridge was constructed in 1967 and is considered structurally deficient. Currently, Bridge No. 293 is experiencing an increasing degree of deterioration that can no longer be addressed by reasonable maintenance activities. The bridge is approaching the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement. rev. 7/21/10 Preliminary Environmental Features Maps rev. 7/21/10 Preliminary Corridor Resources Inventory Table Based on a 2000’ Long/ 600’ Wide Project Study Area Resource/Measure Project Study Area General Project Information Length of project 2000’/bridge Potential for Interchanges or RR crossings 0 Crossing or intersecting roadways 1 Cultural Resources National Register or eligible sites or districts 0 Human Environment Hospitals 0 Nursing homes 0 Churches 0 Cemeteries 0 Public schools 0 Private schools/day care 0 Public parks / Section 4(f) properties 0 Greenways 0 Game Lands or Land and Water Conservation Fund Properties 0 Conservancy District (County Zoning) 0 Potentially Affected Residential Properties 0 Potentially Affected Business Properties 0 Water Supply Wells 0 Low-income communities Yes Minority communities Yes Natural Environment Streams (# of crossings / number of linear feet) 6/3545 LF. Wetlands (est. acres rounded to whole acre) 0.4 acre Ponds (est. acres) 0 Critical Water Supply Watersheds 0 Riparian Buffer rules apply (yes/no/part) No Identified Critical habitat/species under ESA No Physical Environment Natural gas transmission pipeline 0 Power transmission line 0 Suspected/known Hazardous Material sites 0 FEMA Buyout Properties 0 Area in active agriculture (nearest acre) 0 Note: Estimates based on 2000-foot corridor per bridge location.