PROJECT_DATA_SHEET_BP13.R016_12.03.21

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PROJECT DATA SHEET

Date:
12/03/2021
Rev.: 1

TIP No.: --- County: Mitchell
Federal-aid No.: N/A WBS No.: BP13.R016
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): 1211
• MPO / RPO: High Country 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,
• Right of Way: currently varies from 25 to 60 feet
• Posted Speed: currently varies from 45 to 55

• Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc):
Bridge: Timber floor on I-Beams

NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 46 on Cane Creek Road (SR
1211) over Cane Creek.
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• Other TIP Projects in the Area
A review of the NCDOT on-line STIP map showed one (1) project in the vicinity of the
project area

Table 1 – STIP Projects in the Project Vicinity
TIP Route Description COMMENT

HS-2013D

NC 226

UPGRADE GUARDRAIL
FROM SR 1250 (SNOW
CREEK ROAD) TO NC
261.

Located to the west of bridge
600046

• Railroad Involvement:
Not applicable

Long Range Plan History:

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

Traffic Data (AADT):

1,000 vpd (Year 2019)

Cost Estimates:
Construction Right-of-Way Total
As of November 2020 $1,500,000 $200,000 $1,700,000

Project Schedule:
Environmental Document September 2022
Right-of-Way January 2023
Let February 2024

Initial Scoping Comments:
The length of the bridge project is approximately 2,000 feet.

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Cultural Resources
A review of the NC State Historic Preservation Office online database (HPOWEB) and a
site file search at the North Carolina Office of State Archeology did not identify any historic
properties in the immediate project area for Bridge No. 46 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 August 2019 and
determined that an archaeology survey 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 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 Mitchell County is 7.6
percent. The minority populations of the two Block Groups that intersect the study area do
not meet the thresholds 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 14.0 percent, 4.7 percent, and 12.8 percent of
Mitchell County is below the poverty level, under 50 percent of the poverty level, and
between 100-149 percent of the poverty level respectively. The low-income population of
one of the two Block Groups that intersect the study area meets the threshold for
Environmental Justice through one threshold (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).

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Table 2 - Minority Populations
Geography Total
Population
White, Non-Hispanic Minority Population* Meets
Thresholds
# % # % 50%
10%
over
Count
y
CT 9502, BG 3

1,181

1,151 97.5%

30 2.5% No No
CT 9502, BG 1

770

767 99.6%

3 0.4% No No
DSA
1,951

1,918 98.3%

33 1.7% No N/A
Mitchell County

15,040

13,897 92.4%

1,143 7.6%
North Carolina

10,155,624

6,433,039 63.3%

3,722,585 36.7%

Table 3 - Low-Income Populations
Geography
Populatio
n 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 9502, BG 3

1,181

214
18.1
%

49 4.1%

202
17.1
% No No
CT 9502, BG 1

770

153
19.9
%

82
10.6
%

74 9.6% No Yes
DSA

1,951

367
18.8
%

131 6.7%

276
14.1
% No N/A
Mitchell
County

14,614

2,052
14.0
%

694 4.7%

1,867
12.8
%
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
Threshold
s Spanish Other Indo-
Euro
Asian/Pacifi
c Other
# % # % # % # % LEP LA
CT 9502,
BG 3

905

6
0.7
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
% N/A No
CT 9502,
BG 1

604

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
% N/A No
DSA

1,509

6
0.4
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
%

-
0.0
% No N/A
Mitchell
County

12,272

197
1.6
%

17
0.1
%

23
0.2
%

23
0.2
%
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 completed in June 2019 at the Mitchell County
Bridge No. 46 location within the conceptual construction limits. Four potential jurisdictional
streams for a total of 1,753 linear feet (LF) were delineated. One 0.005-acre wetland and
one 0.59-acre wetland was also delineated.

Streams in the project study areas for Bridge No. 46 are designated as Class C and Trout
waters. There are no riparian buffer rules.

Federally Protected Species
As of November 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s website lists ten plant and animal
species as threatened or endangered in Mitchell County (Table 5). Habitats for these
species were previously assessed in May 2019

Table 5 - Federally Protected Species
Species Name Status Biological Conclusion
Appalachian elktoe
(Alasmidonta raveneliana) Endangered Unresolved
Spruce-fir moss spider
(Microhexura montivaga) Endangered No Effect
Carolina northern flying
squirrel (Glaucomys
sabrinus coloratus)
Endangered No Effect
Rock gnome lichen
(Gymnoderma lineare) Endangered No Effect
Spreading avens
(Geum radiatum) Endangered No Effect
Roan Mountain bluet
(Hedyotis purpurea var.
montana)
Endangered No Effect
Northern Long-Eared Bat
(Myotis septentrionalis) Threatened Unresolved
Virginia spiraea
(Spiraea virginiana) Threatened No Effect
Blue Ridge goldenrod
(Solidago spithamaea) Threatened No Effect

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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. 46 on
Cane Creek Road (SR 1211) over Cane Creek (WBS No. 13BP.R016). The bridge was
constructed in 1971 and is considered structurally deficient. Currently, Bridge No. 46 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 1
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) 1/1,751 LF
Wetlands (est. acres rounded to whole acre) 0.64 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) 1 ac.