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PROJECT DATA SHEET
Date: 12/03/2021
Rev.: 1
TIP No.: --- County: Madison
Federal-aid No.: N/A WBS No.: BP13. R.014
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): 1370
• MPO / RPO: Land of Sky RPO
• NEPA / 404 Merger Candidate? Yes No Unknown
• General Description of Project:
Design Data (Existing Conditions):
• Functional Classification: Minor Collector
• Strategic Highway Corridor: No
• CTP Designation (Facility Type): State Route
• Type of Access Control: No control
• Typical Section: 2-lanes, grass shoulder
• Right of Way: 60 feet
• Posted Speed: 55 mph
• Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc):
Bridge: Steele plank floor on I-beams
• Other TIP Projects in the Area
A review of the NCDOT on-line STIP map showed four (4) projects in the vicinity of the
project area
NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 90 on Big Laurel Road (SR
1318) over Big Laurel Creek.
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Table 1 – STIP Projects in the Project Vicinity
TIP Route Description COMMENT
B-6012
SR 1341
REPLACE BRIDGE
560073 OVER FOSTER
CREEK.
Located northwest of Bridge
560090
I-5831B
I-26
TENNESSEE STATE LINE
TO MILE MARKER 9.
REHABILITATE
PAVEMENT.
Located east of Bridge
560090
I-5831A
I-26
TENNESSEE STATE LINE
TO MILE MARKER 9.
REPLACE CURB AND
DRAINAGE BOXES, AND
REHABILITATE BRIDGES.
Located east of Bridge
560090
B-5989
SR 1395
REPLACE BRIDGE
560071 OVER BIG
LAUREL CREEK.
Located west of Bridge
560090
• Railroad Involvement:
Not applicable
Long Range Plan History:
The project is agreement with local and regional land use and transportation plans.
Traffic Data (AADT):
750 vpd (Year 2019)
Cost Estimates:
Construction Right-of-Way Total
As of November 2020 $650,000 $50,000 $700,000
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Project Schedule:
Environmental Document June 2022
Right-of-Way October 2022
Let September 2023
Initial Scoping Comments:
The length of the bridge project is approximately 2,000 feet. There will be no railroad
involvement for the project.
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 study area.
The NCDOT Human Environment Unit reviewed the project area in July 2019 and
determined that architectural and archaeology surveys will be required for the proposed
bridge replacement project.
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 easement properties within the
project study area.
Properties
Land uses directly fronting the roadway are primarily single family residential.
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 50 percent of the total population within a Census
Block Group, whichever is less. The minority population in Madison County is 5.9 percent.
The minority populations of the Block Group that intersects with the project area does not
meet the threshold for Environmental Justice (Table 2).
The standard threshold NCDOT uses to identify a low-income population is 5 percent above
the county average or 25 percent of the total population within a Census Block Group,
whichever is less. Approximately 17.6 percent, 6.4 percent, and 11.2 percent of Madison
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 Block Group that intersects the project area meets the threshold for Environmental
Justice through both thresholds (Table 3).
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The thresholds for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) or Language Assistance are not met by
the Block Group that intersects with the study area (Table 4).
Table 2 - Minority Population
Geography Total Population
White, Non-Hispanic Minority Population* Meets
Thresholds
# % # % 50%
10%
over
County
CT 101, BG 1 1,547 1,428 92.3% 119 7.7% No No
DSA 1,547 1,428 92.3% 119 7.7% No N/A
Madison County 21,405 20,140 94.1% 1,265 5.9%
North Carolina 10,155,624 6,433,039 63.3% 3,722,585 36.7%
Table 3 - Low-Income Populations
Geography
Population for
whom Poverty
Status is
Determined
Below Poverty
Level
Under 50% of
Poverty Level
Between 100%
and 149% of
Poverty Level
Meets
Thresholds
# % # % # % 25%
5%
over
County
CT 101, BG 1
1,545 398 25.8% 64 4.1% 179 11.6% Yes Yes
DSA
1,545 398 25.8% 64 4.1% 179 11.6% Yes N/A
Madison County
20,337 3,586 17.6% 1,307 6.4% 2,279 11.2%
North Carolina
9,881,292 1,523,949 15.4% 663,550 6.7% 1,002,739 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/Pacifi
c Other
# % # % # % # % LEP LA
CT 101, BG 1
1,217
4
0.3
%
7
0.6
%
4
0.3
%
-
0.0
% N/A No
DSA
1,217
4
0.3
%
7
0.6
%
4
0.3
%
-
0.0
% No N/A
Madison
County
17,523
91
0.5
%
7
0.0
%
28
0.2
%
5
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
%
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Natural Environment
Surface water
Wetland and stream assessments were on June 10, 2019 at the Madison County Bridge No.
90 location. Two potentially jurisdictional stream for a total of 1,814 linear feet (LF) was
delineated. One 0.003-acre wetland was also delineated.
Streams in the project study areas for Bridge No. 90 are designated as Class C waters, Trout
waters, Outstanding Resource Waters, and High Quality Waters. There are no riparian buffer
rules.
Federally Protected Species
As of November 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s website lists nine plant and animal
species as threatened or endangered in Madison County. Habitats for some species were
previously assessed in May 2019, however multiple species have been listed in the county
since 2019.
Table 5 - Federally Protected Species
Species Status Biological Conclusion
Carolina northern flying
squirrel
(Glaucomys sabrinus
coloratus)
Endangered Unknown
Roan Mountain bluet
(Hedyotis purpurea var.
montana)
Endangered Unknown
Spreading avens
(Geum radiatum) Endangered Unknown
Appalachian elktoe
(Alasmidonta raveneliana) Endangered Unknown
Gray bat
(Myotis grisescens) Endangered Unresolved
Slabside Pearlymussel
(Pleuronaia dolabelloides) Endangered Unknown
Longsolid
(Fusconaia subrotunda) Proposed Threatened Unknown
Blue Ridge goldenrod
(Solidago spithamaea) Threatened Unknown
Northern Long-Eared Bat
(Myotis septentrionalis) Threatened Unresolved
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Vicinity Map
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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. 90 on Big
Laurel Road (SR 1318) over Big Laurel Creek (WBS No. 13BP.R014). The bridge was
constructed in 1980 and is considered structurally deficient. Currently, Bridge No. 90 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.
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Preliminary Environmental Features Maps
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Preliminary Corridor Resources Inventory Table
Based on an 2000’ Long/ 600’ Wide Project Study Area
Resource/Measure Project Study Area
General Project Information
Length of project 2000’
Potential for Interchanges or RR crossings 0
Crossing or intersecting roadways 2
Cultural Resources
National Register or eligible sites or districts 4
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 No
Natural Environment
Streams (# of crossings / number of linear feet) 1/2,123 LF.
Wetlands (est. acres rounded to whole acre) 0.014 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