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Home My WebLink AboutDraft R-3430 Merger Screening Meeting Minutes_041519.docx 4235 South Stream Blvd, Suite 150, Charlotte, North Carolina 28210 DRMP, INC. Phone: 704.332.2289 | Fax: 704.332.2294 PRINCIPALS Wayne D. Chalifoux Donaldson K. Barton, Jr. Glenn J. Lusink Jon S. Meadows Memorandum Mark D. Prochak Mark E. Puckett Lawrence L. Smith, Jr. DRMP Job #: 16-0264.006 Date: May 17, 2019 To: Merger Screening Meeting Participants From: Carl Gibilaro Subject: Merger Screening Meeting Summary for the proposed widening of SR 1001 (Malcolm Blvd / Connelly Springs Rd) to multi-lanes from US 70 in Burke County to Southwest Blvd in Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina. WBS 34544.1.1, STIP No. R-3430 A Merger Screening Meeting for the subject project was held on April 15, 2019, at 10:30 am in the Structure Design Conference Room located in the Century Center. The following people were in attendance: Beverly Robinson NCDOT – PMU brobinson@ncdot.gov Theresa Ellerby Project Delivery Team tellerby@ncdot.gov Tatia L. White Roadway tlwhite@ncdot.gov Erin Cheely EAU (Environmental Analysis) ekcheely@ncdot.gov Jorge Maturano NCDOT – Trainee jmaturano@ncdot.gov Shawn Blanchard DRMP sblanchard@drmp.com Carl Gibilaro DRMP cgibilaro@drmp.com Via phone / web: Lori Beckwith USACE Loretta.A.Beckwith@usace.army.mil Dave Wanucha NCDENR-DWR dave.wanucha@ncdenr.gov Kevin Moore NCDOT – PMU kmoore@ncdot.gov Ramie Shaw Div. 11 – Project Manager rashaw@ncdot.gov Heath Slaughter Div 11 - Environmental Officer hslaughter@ncdot.gov Nathan Moneyham Div. 13 - Resident Engineer nsmoneyham@ncdot.gov Brendan Merithew Div. 13 – Project Team Lead bwmerithew@ncdot.gov Mike Calloway Div 13 – Bridge Program Mgr mkcalloway@ncdot.gov Randy McKinney Div. 13 – Construction Engineer mckinney@ncdot.gov Hannah Cook Div 13 – Senior Planning Eng hkcook@ncdot.gov The purpose of this Merger Screening meeting for R-3430 was to determine if the project should enter the Section 404 NEPA Merger Process. The meeting began with introductions and an overview of the project history and current status. Prior to the meeting, Project Data Sheets documenting existing environmental resources within the project corridor were provided to all meeting invitees. OFFICES Boca Raton, Florida Charlotte, North Carolina The current project will investigate widening Malcolm Boulevard / Connelly Springs Road to a three- Chipley, Florida lane cross section. Both curb-and-gutter and swale sections will be studied. Fort Myers, Florida Gainesville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Following the project overview, the following comments / questions were discussed: Lakeland, Florida  Existing right of way (ROW) along the corridor is approximately 60 to 80 feet. Will additional Melbourne, Florida Orlando, Florida ROW be needed? Panama City, Florida o Yes, but the exact amount is unknown at this time. Pensacola, Florida Raleigh, North Carolina  The presentation mentioned that “the purpose of the project is to accommodate projected traffic Tallahassee, Florida volumes in order to maintain a Level of Service (LOS) of D on the facility by 2045”. I thought Tampa, Florida NCDOT was moving away from including LOS in P&N ? 1.833.811.3767 www.DRMP.com May 3, 2019 Page 2 of 2 o NCDOT is moving away from this. That statement was taken from the current Long Range Transportation Plan.  Archaeology will need to be reviewed since it is state funded. USACE will be responsible for Tribal consultations regarding this project. It was requested that Matt Wilkerson forward any archaeological information he currently has as well as documentation of any Tribal consultations that may have already occurred.  Bridge over Rhodiss Lake was originally going to be rehabilitated but would have required a temporary detour. Local representatives were opposed to any temporary detours. Temporary repairs to the bridge are underway to extend the life span of the existing bridge until it can be replaced.  It was preference of the group that when the existing bridge is replaced, the existing bridge piers also be removed. Leaving the piers in place may be a safety issue.  Project is located within a critical watershed and a raw water intake is located within one mile of the project. The question was asked if NCDOT will include Hazardous Spill Basins. o The decision to include any Hazardous Spill Basins will be determined by NCDOT Hydraulics group. It was thought that this might be a requirement of the Division of Water Resources.  Project team needs to be cognizant of Catawba River buffers and other buffer related BMPs associated with the project. As presented at this meeting, USACE did not consider R-3430 as a candidate for the Merger Process. NCDENR-DWR noted the project was likely have 100- 200 feet of stream impact. Current calculations by the project team have determined as many as eight wetlands may be impacted, for a total of 0.44 acres. The biggest issue as far as the 401 permitting pertains to water impacts. Because the anticipated impacts are so low; the project will likely follow the non-merger permitting process. USACE requested a map of all stream locations and impacts on an aerial maps for review and determination of anticipated permit type. ACTION ITEMS 1. NCDOT (M. Wilkerson) - Forward to USACE any R-3430 related archaeological information that has already been collected as well as documentation of any Tribal consultations that may have already occurred.