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Home My WebLink About20171171 Ver 1_Percussive Information_20170912 (2) Categorical Exclusion Action Classification Form STIP Project No. B-4775 WBS Element 38546.1.1 Federal Project No. BRZ-1309(8) A. Project Description: (Include project scope and location, including Municipality and County. Refer to the attached project location map and photos.) Replace Bridge 550017 over Wayah Creek. The purpose of this project is to replace Macon County Bridge No. 17 on SR 1309 (Crawford Road) over Wayah Creek. Bridge No. 17 is 31 feet long. The replacement structure will be a bridge approximately 45 feet long providing a minimum 24 foot 10 inch clear deck width. The bridge will include two 10-foot lanes and 2-foot 10 inch offsets. The bridge length is based on preliminary design information and is set by hydraulic requirements. The roadway grade of the new structure will be approximately the same as the existing structure. The approach roadway will extend approximately 105 feet from the northwest end of the new bridge and 110 feet from the southeast end of the new bridge. The approaches will be widened to include a 20-foot pavement width providing two 10-foot lanes. Three-foot grass shoulders will be provided on each side (7-foot shoulders where guardrail is included). The roadway will be designed to meet the North Carolina Department of Transportation Sub Regional Tier Guidelines for Bridge Projects with a 25 mile per hour design speed. Traffic will be detoured off-site during construction (see Figure 1). B. Description of Need and Purpose: NCDOT Bridge Management Unit records indicate Bridge No. 17 has a sufficiency rating of 21.5 out of a possible 100 for a new structure. The superstructure and substructure of Bridge No. 17 have timber elements that are fify-six years old. Timber components have a typical life expectancy between 40 to 50 years due to the natural deterioration rate of wood. Rehabilitation of a timber structure is generally practical only when a few elements are damaged or prematurely deteriorated. However, past a certain degree of deterioration, most timber elements become impractical to maintain and upon eligibility are programmed for replacement. Timber components of Bridge No. 17 are experiencing an increasing degree of deterioration that can no longer be addressed by reasonable maintenance activities, therefore the bridge is approaching the end of its useful life. C. Categorical Exclusion Action Classification: Type IA DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093   ☐☒ ☐☒ DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 de minimis DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 I. Categorical Exclusion Approval STIP Project No. B-4775 WBS Element 38546.1.1 Federal Project No. BRZ-1309(8) Prepared By: Date Greg S. Purvis, PE, Project Manager Wetherill Engineering Prepared For: North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 14 Reviewed By: Date Dave McHenry, Division 14 Environmental Officer North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 14 ☒ Approved  IfType I (Non-Ground Disturbing) Categorical Exclusion with an answer of “no” to question 3.  If Type I or Type II (Ground Disturbing) Categorical Exclusions with an answer of “no” to all of the threshold questions (1 through 7) of Section F. ☐ Certified  IfType I (Non-Ground Disturbing) Categorical Exclusion with an answer of “yes” to question 3.  If Type I or Type II (Ground Disturbing) Categorical Exclusions with an answer of “yes” to any of the threshold questions (1 through 7) of Section F.  If classified as Type III Categorical Exclusion. Date Josh Deyton, PE Division 14 Bridge Management Supervisor, on behalf Ed Green, PE Division Engineer Division 14 North Carolina Department of Transportation FHWA Approved: For Projects Certified by NCDOT (above), FHWA signature required. Date John F. Sullivan, III, PE, Division Administrator Federal Highway Administration 022999 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 5/18/2017 5/18/2017 5/22/2017 PROJECT COMMITMENTS: Macon County Bridge No. 17 on SR 1309 (Crawford Road) Over a Wayah Creek Federal Aid Project No. BRZ-1309(8) W.B.S. No. 38546.1.1 T.I.P. No. B-4775 NCDOT Division 14 – Offsite Detour In order to have time to adequately reroute school busses, Macon County Schools will be contacted at least one month prior to road closure. Contact person is Josh Lynch – Principal at Cartoogechaye Elementary School at (828) 524-2845. Macon County Emergency Services will be contacted at least one month prior to road closure to make the necessary temporary reassignments to primary response units. Contact person is Josh Randall – Chief at the West Macon Volunteer Fire Department at (828)-421-8516. NCDOT Division 14 – Trout Issues NCWRC has identified Wayah Creek as supporting a trout population. Therefore a moratorium on all in water work will be in place from October 15 to April 15 of any given year. It will also be subject to all Design Standards for Sensitive Watersheds. NCDOT Division 14 – Bats A moratorium on all tree clearing will be in place from October 15 to April 15 of any given year. The bridge will be resurveyed before construction to ensure there is no bat roosting and a 404 Permit Application will be submitted for Section 7 T&E concurrence since this project will require tree removal and also percussive activities within a known NLEB concern area. DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 B-4775 BRIDGE #17 OVER WAYAH CREEK ON SR 1309 (CRAWFORD ROAD) NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION 14 FIGURE 3 BRIDGE FACING NORTHWEST BRIDGE FACING SOUTHWEST DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093 DocuSign Envelope ID: C4507C0B-6CD2-4C41-B3C7-9AC2DAB6B093