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Home My WebLink About20160982 Ver 1_Study_20080911Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Project Review Form Project Number oq-ooul County CATAW2)A Date Received of 1010% Date Response Due (firm deadline) 101(010% This project is being reviewed as indicated below Regional Office Regional Office Area In-House Review Asheville N Air _ Soil & Water _ Marine Fisheries Fayetteville Water _ Coastal Management Mooresville Aquifer Protection Wildlife W Raleigh ')L_ Land Quality Engineer Forest Resources Washington _ Water Resources Environmental Health Wilmington Parks & Recreation _ Solid Waste Mgmt Winston-Salem Water Quality r oT _ Radiation Protection Air Quality _ Other Manager Sign-Off/Region Date In-House Reviewer/Agency Response (check all applicable) - No objection to project as proposed No comment Insufficient information to complete review - Other (specify or attach comments) i 'ZZ , a S,?p l ? ?' h?5 AD^q?fiRn,. a? RETURN TO: Melba McGee Environmental Coordinator Office of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs wn/Cy ?tz V R ,4 ? A ?n STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHAEL F EASLEY GOVERNOR September 2, 2008 MEMORANDUM TO FROM Ms Valane McMillan State Clearinghouse Department 4 Ad 041r Iii Gregory J Thorp, Project Develop t and LYNDo TIPPETT SECRETARI Analysis Branch SUBJECT Start of Study Notification for Widening of NC 16 from SR 1895 to SR 1800 Southeast of Newton, Catawba County, Federal-Aid Project No STP-16(4), WBS No 34522, TIP No R-3100 The Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch is starting the project development, environmental and engineering studies for the proposed widening of NC 16 from SR 1895 to SR 1800 Southeast of Newton The project is included in the 2009-2015 North Carolina Transportation Improvement Program and is scheduled for right of way in fiscal year 2013 and construction in fiscal year 2015 Attached for your review and comments are the scopmg information sheets for the subject project (see attached map for project location) The purpose of these sheets and the related review procedure is to develop the scope of the work for the project development, environmental, and engineering studies The scoping meeting for this project is scheduled for October 29, 2008 at 10 30 AM in the Protect Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Conference Room (Rom 470) You may provide us with your comments at the meeting or mail them prior to that date Thank you for your assistance in the project development process If you have any questions about the meeting or the information sheets, please call Zahid Baloch, Project Development Engineer, at 733-7844, Ext 228 Please include the TIP Project Number in all correspondence and comments GJT/plr Attachment MAILING ADDRESS TELEPHONE 919-733-3141 LOCATION NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FAX 919-733-9794 TRANSPORTATION BUILDING PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET 1548 MAIL SERVICE CENTER WEBSITE WWW NCDOT ORG RALEIGH NC RALEIGH NC 27699-1548 cc Ms Deborah M Barbour, P E , Deputy Highway Administrator - Preconstruction Mr Art McMillan, P E, State Highway Engineer - Design Mr Jay A Bennett, P E , State Roadway Design Engineer Mr Tony Houser, Roadway Design Project Engineer Mr Greg Perfetti, P E , State Bridge Design Engineer Mr D R Henderson, P E, Hydraulics Unit Head Mr David Chang, P E , Hydraulics Unit Mr Doug Lane, Project Services Mr Doug Allison, Right of Way Branch Manager Mr Robert Memory, Utilities Coordination Unit, Construction Mr Kevin Lacy, P E , Traffic Engineering Branch Mr Mated Al-Ghandour, Program Development Branch, Room G106M Mr Al Avant, Program Development Branch Mr Dan Holderman, P E , Acting State Bridge Maintenance Engineer Mr Charles W Brown, P E, PLS, Location & Surveys Unit Head Mr Keith Johnston, P E , PLS, Photogrammetry Unit Head Mr Tom Norman, Director, Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Mr Mike Bruff, P E, Manager, Transportation Planning Branch Ms Sarah Small, Project Engineer, Transportation Planning Mr James B Hams, P E, Engineering Manager, NCDOT Rail Division Mr Bill Williams, Jr, Aviation Mr Mike Holder, Division Engineer, Division 12 Ms Trish Simon, Division Environmental Officer Mr Ron Lucas, Federal Highway Administration Ms Teresa Hart, P E , Unit Head, Project Development, PDEA Mr John Conforti Project Engineer, Project Development, PDEA Mr Phil Hams, P E, Unit Head, Natural Environment Unit, PDEA Mr Ed Lewis (2 copies), Human Environment Unit, PDEA Mr Greg Smith, Human Environment Unit, PDEA Mr Kim So, P E, Scheduling/PMII Unit Head Ms Sharon Lipscomb, Manager, Office of Civil Rights Mr Stuart Bourne, Work Zone Traffic Control Unit Ms Laura Cove, Congestion Management Unit Mr Njoroge Wamaina, PE, Geotechmcal Unit Ms Miriam Perry, Public Transportation Mr John Tippett, Greater Hickory MPO Mr Calvin Leggett, P E , Program Development Mr Rodger Rochelle, P E , Project Services Ms Terry Hopkins, P E , Traffic Safety Unit Ms Deborah Hutchings, P E , Transportation Planning Branch Mr David Wasserman, P E , Transportation Planning Branch Mr Victor Barbour, P E , Project Services Unit, Construction Mr Ron Allen, P E, Roadway Design Assistant Unit Head Mr DeWayne Sykes, P E , Roadway Design Assistant Unit Head Ms Betty Yancey, Right of Way Branch Mr Ellis C Powell, P E , State Construction Engineer, Construction Mr Steve Gurganus, ICE Permitting Coordinator PDEA Scopmg Procedures Rev 4/10/06 Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Scoping Information Sheet TIP No R-3100 WBS No 345221 1 Federal Aid No STP-16 4 Division 12 Sent Date 09-02-2008 Revision Date r _-, Meeting Date r10-29-2008 County CATAWBA Widening of NC 16 from north of Tower Rd (SR 1895) to Caleb Setzer Road (SR-1800) southeast of Newton NOTE EA and FONSI were done in January 1998 and December 1998 Section C is complete, Section A and B needs to to be completed The purpose of the widening NC 16 is to improve traffic service for motorists in the project area NC 16 is a mayor north-south route in the western piedmont of North Carolina The portion of NC 16 studied in this report serves as redial route between Charlotte and Newton NC 16 is also heavily used to access Interstate 40 Metropolitan / Rural Planning Organization Unifour RPO Coordinator John C Marshall Area NEPA/404 Merg er Candidate? ? Yes ? No ® Not sure Feasibility Stud y Completed? ® Yes ? No 1 Date Type of Environmental Documents to be Prepared / Proiect Schedule Dates Ty e of Doc t Environmental Document Right of Way Let FY-2015 p umen Environmental Assessment FONSI Air Quality Status ? Non-attainment ? Maintenance ® Attainment PAGE 1 OF 8 PDEA Scoping Procedures Design Criteria: Length of Proiect Limits 9 1 MILES Type of Access Control (Existing / Proposed) Structure Inventory Functional Classification Rev 4/10/06 1) Tributary to South Fork Mountaan Creek 1 @ 7'X7' RCBC 2) South Fork Mountain Creek 2@ 9'X9' RCBC 3) Tributary to South Fork Mountain Creek 2@ 9'X8' RCBC 4) Bee Branch 1 @ 7' X7' RCBC 5) Tributary to Maiden Creek 1 @ TX 6' RCBC 6) Tributary to Symre Creek 1 @ 9'X 9' RCBC 7) Tributaryto Symre Creek 1 @ 10' X 8' RCBC 8) Tnbutaryto Symre Creek 1 @6' X 6' RCBC Rural Principal Arterial Strategic Highway Corridor Information CTP/Thoroughfare Plan Designation (Facility Type) Roadway Typical Section (Existing / Proposed) No existing access control Typical Section in Compliance with Conformity Determination ® Yes ? No Right of Way (Existing / Proposed) Existing Posted Speed NC 16 Corridor from Charlotte to Newton Existing two 12 ft lanes w/graded shulders (very form 4-10 ft in width) Proposed 4 lane divided facility with 46 ft grass median and 10-12 outside shoulders Existing R/W vanes from 60-100 ft Proposed will be 100- 200 ft 35-55 mph Proposed Design 50-60 mph Speed Traffic (AADT) % TTST Current Year ( ) % Dual Design Year % DHV Design Standards Applicable Yes AASHTO 3R Railroad Involvement PDEA Scoping Procedures Rev 4/10/06 NO Note TIP Cost is broken as Fallow Section A Right of way --------------$7,770,000 Section B $5,550,000 Section A Mitigation ------------ $494,000 Section B $147,000 Section A Construction -------$24,000,000 Section B $12,700,000 Prior Year Cost $3,454,000 Total Cost $ 54,115,000 *Source TIP 2009-2015 R/W vanes from 60-100 ft Proposed will be 100-200 Cost Estimate TIP Estimate Current Estimate Construction Right of Way Total Cost 36,700,000 13,320,000 54,115,000 36,700,000 13,320,000 54,115,000 7qA ? 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