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Home My WebLink AboutPROJECT_DATA_SHEET_BP13.R032_12.03.21rev. 7/21/10 PROJECT DATA SHEET Date: 12/03/2021 Rev.: 1 TIP No.: --- County: Rutherford Federal-aid No.: N/A WBS No.: BP13.R032 NCDOT Division: 13 Scoping Meeting Date: None Planned Project Description: • Length: 2,000 feet per bridge location • Termini (US Hwy / SR): 1548 • MPO / 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 60 feet on SR 1548 (100 feet on SR 1510 to the east of the bridge) • Posted Speed: 45 mph • Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc): Bridge: Prestressed concrete channel • Other TIP Projects in the Area A review of the NCDOT on-line STIP map showed four (4) TIP projects in Rutherford in the vicinity of the project area. NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 159 on SR 1548 (Old Ross Road) over Hollands Creek near the Town of Bostic in Rutherford County. rev. 7/21/10 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 800159 U-5833 SR 2241 (OAK STREET) SR 2159 (PINE RIDGE ROAD) TO US 74. WIDEN EXISTING ROADWAY. Located south of Bridge 800159 EB-5915 THERMAL BELT RAIL TRAIL OAKLAND ROAD TO FORREST HUNT DRIVE. CONSTRUCT MULTI-USE TRAIL ALONG RAIL CORRIDOR. Located south of Bridge 800159 R-5918 US 221A (EAST MAIN STREET) KENTUCKY STREET/OAKLAND ROAD INTERSECTION IN RUTHERFORDTON. IMPROVE INTERSECTION Located southwest of Bridge 800159 • Railroad Involvement: Not applicable Long Range Plan History: The project is agreement with local and regional land use and transportation plans. Traffic Data (AADT): 450 vpd (Year 2019) Cost Estimates: Construction Right-of-Way Total As of November 2020 $1,225,000 $300,000 $1,525,000 Project Schedule: Environmental Document July 2022 Right-of-Way September 2022 Let August 2023 rev. 7/21/10 Initial Scoping Comments: The length of the 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 area for Bridge No. 159 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. 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 Rutherford County is 16.6 percent. The minority populations of two of the three 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 25 percent, 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 one of the three Block Groups that intersect the study area meet the threshold for Environmental Justice (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). rev. 7/21/10 Table 2 - Minority Populations Geography Total Population White, Non-Hispanic Minority Population* Meets Thresholds # % # % 50% 10% over Count y CT 9607, BG 4 778 532 68.4% 246 31.6% No Yes CT 9607, BG 5 568 485 85.4% 83 14.6% No No CT 9606, BG 2 940 292 31.1% 648 68.9% Yes Yes DSA 2,286 1,309 57.3% 977 42.7% 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% 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 9607, BG 4 778 38 4.9% 24 3.1% 68 8.7% No No CT 9607, BG 5 543 27 5.0% 14 2.6% 22 4.1% No No CT 9606, BG 2 686 234 34.1 % 28 4.1% 82 12.0 % Yes Yes DSA 2,007 299 14.9 % 66 3.3% 172 8.6% 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 % rev. 7/21/10 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 9607, BG 4 686 - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % - 0.0 % N/A No CT 9607, BG 5 449 - 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 2,012 - 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 May 21, 2019 at the Rutherford County Bridge No. 159 location within the conceptual construction limits. One potentially jurisdictional stream for a total of 1,243 linear feet (LF) was delineated. One 0.07 acre wetland was also delineated. 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 As of November 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s website list 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 rev. 7/21/10 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: NCDOT’s Division 13 proposes to replace Bridge No. 159 on SR 1548 (Old Ross Road) over Hollands Creek near the Town of Bostic in Rutherford County. Bridge No. 159 was built in 1971 and is considered structurally deficient. 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 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 Yes Natural Environment Streams (# of crossings / number of linear feet) 1 / 1,243 LF Wetlands (est. acres rounded to whole acre) 0.07 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.