PROJECT_DATA_SHEET_BP13.R015_12.03.21

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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.015
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: French Broad River MPO
•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: 40 feet
•Posted Speed: 55 mph
•Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc):
Bridge: Timber Floor on I-Beams
NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 98 on Grapevine Road
(SR 1370) over West Fork Bull Creek.
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• Other TIP Projects in the Area
A review of the NCDOT on-line STIP map showed seven (7) projects in the vicinity of the
project area

Table 1 – STIP Projects in the Vicinity
TIP Route Description COMMENT
R-5779

SR 1631

EXTEND SR 1631
(CROSSROADS
PARKWAY) TO SR 1632.
Located east of Bridge
560098

I-5831B

I-26

TENNESSEE STATE LINE
TO MILE MARKER 9.
REHABILITATE
PAVEMENT

Located east of Bridge
560098

I-5831A

I-26
TENNESSEE STATE LINE
TO MILE MARKER 9.
REPLACE CURB AND
DRAINAGE BOXES, AND
REHABILITATE BRIDGES.
Located east of Bridge
560098

EB-5918

MARSHALL

US 25/70, SR 1601
(DERINGER DRIVE) TO
BEGINNING OF INGLE'S
PARKING LOT.
CONSTRUCT
SIDEWALKS, INSTALL
CROSSWALKS, ADA
RAMPS, PEDESTRIAN
SIGNAL AND
PEDESTRIAN REFUGE.
Located west of Bridge
560098

R-5924

US 25/70

EAST OF SR 1392
(SKYWAY DRIVE) TO US
25/70 BUSINESS (NORTH
MAIN STREET).
MODERNIZE ROADWAY.
Located west of Bridge
560098
B-5989 SR 1395

REPLACE BRIDGE
560071 OVER BIG
LAUREL CREEK.

Located northwest of Bridge
560098

R-5837

US 25

US 25/70 BUSINESS
(NORTH MAIN STREET)
TO SR 1143 (BRUSH
CREEK ROAD). WIDEN
TO MULTI-LANES.

Located west of Bridge
560098

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• Railroad Involvement:
Not applicable

Long Range Plan History:

The project is agreement with local and regional land use and transportation plans.

Traffic Data (AADT):

1,300 vpd (Year 2019)

Cost Estimates:
Construction Right-of-Way Total
As of November 2020 $500,000 $50,000 $550,000

Project Schedule:
Environmental Document July 2022
Right-of-Way December 2022
Let July 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. 298 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 2019 and determined
that an architectural survey will be required for the proposed bridge replacement project. An
archaeology survey was determined to not be required.

Human Environment
There are no hospitals, nursing homes, public schools, or private schools/day cares within
the project study area. Ray Cemetery is located within the project area, about 260 feet north
of the bridge and 350 feet east of Grapevine Road.

Churches
There are no churches in the project study area.
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Parks
There are no parks, greenways, game lands, or conservation easements 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 two Block Groups that intersect with the project area do 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 two Block Groups that intersect the project area meet the threshold for Environmental
Justice through either one or both 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 Populations
Geography Total
Population
White, Non-Hispanic Minority Population* Meets
Thresholds
# % # % 50%
10%
over
Count
y
CT 106, BG 5

629

589 93.6%

40 6.4% No No
CT 106, BG 1

2,284

2,032 89.0%

252 11.0% No No
DSA
2,913

2,621 90.0%

292 10.0% 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%

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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 106, BG 5

615

75
12.2
%

38 6.2%

177
28.8
% Yes Yes
CT 106, BG 1

1,947

460
23.6
%

207
10.6
%

351
18.0
% No Yes
DSA

2,562

535
20.9
%

245 9.6%

528
20.6
% No N/A
Madison
County

20,337

3,586
17.6
%

1,307 6.4%

2,279
11.2
%
North Carolina

9,881,292

1,523,94
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/Pacifi
c Other
# % # % # % # % LEP LA
CT 106, BG 5

564

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
% N/A No
CT 106, BG 1

1,990

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

5
0.3
% N/A No
DSA

2,554

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

5
0.2
% 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
%

Natural Environment

Surface water
Wetland and stream assessments were in June2019 at the Madison County Bridge No. 98
location. One potentially jurisdictional stream for a total of 2123 linear feet (LF) was
delineated. One 0.01-acre and one 0.004-acre wetland was also delineated.

Streams in the project study areas for Bridge No. 98 are designated as Class C waters.
There are no riparian buffer rules.

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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 (Table 5). Habitats for some
species were previously assessed in May 2019, however multiple species have been listed
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. 98 on
Grapevine Road (SR 1370) over West Fork Bull Creek (WBS No. 13BP.R015). The bridge
was constructed in 1958 and is considered structurally deficient. Currently, Bridge No. 98 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 0
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 No
Natural Environment
Streams (# of crossings / number of linear feet) 1/2,123 LF.
Wetlands (est. acres rounded to whole acre) 0.015 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