20211409 Ver 1_U-6223_Scoping Letter and Data Sheet_20190528

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Roy COOPER JAMES H. TROGDON, III
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM TO: Internal NCDOT Units, Regulatory and Resource Agencies, and Other Interested Parties
FROM: Matt Clarke, Division 4 Project Manager
DATE: May 24, 2019
SUBJECT: Request for Scoping Comments: TIP U-6223 - Extend NC 42 East to connect to SR 1563
(Little Creek Church Rd.) and Improve intersection of SR 1563 & SR 1560 (Ranch Rd.)
in Johnston County
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Division 4 has begun the planning and engineering studies
to Extend NC 42 East to connect to SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) and improve the intersection of SR 1563 &
SR 1560 (Ranch Rd.) in Johnston County. The project is part of the Locally Administered Projects Program under
the Town of Clayton and is included in NCDOT's 2018-2027 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as
Project U-6223 (Amendment #6).
The purpose of this letter is to initiate project scoping with internal NCDOT units, regulatory and resource
agencies, and other interested parties. We invite you to review the attached project information and identify any
issues and their scope that should be addressed in the environmental document.
Attached for your consideration are a project data sheet, a vicinity map, and environmental features map for the
project study area. Please note that the project study area is outlined in red on the environmental features map.
Please notify us of any additional known information regarding your area of expertise that may concern the project.
We would especially appreciate any information you may have that would be helpful in identifying and evaluating
important issues or topics that should be considered as the project design is developed.
Your input is important to a successful project outcome. Please provide your input by June 17, 2019. If you have
any questions concerning the project, please feel free to contact Elise Bielen, project consultant at Simpson
Engineers and Associates at [phone] or by email at [e-mail]. Please include the Project
Number (U-6223) in all correspondence and comments. Thank you for your assistance in this project development
process.
EDocuSigned by:
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Matt Clarke, PE
Division 4 Project Manager
Attachments
Mailing Address: Telephone: [phone] Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: [phone] WARD BLVD
DIVISION FOUR OFFICE Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 WILSON, NC 27895
509 WARD BLVD
WILSON, NC 27895 Website: www.ncdot.gov

PROJECT DATA SHEET
Date: 5/21 /19
Rev.:
TIP No.: U-6223
County: Johnston
Federal -aid No.:
WBS No.: 48332.1.1
NCDOT Division: 4
Scoping Meeting Date: n/a
Project Description:
• Length: Approx. 2,000 feet
• Termini: South: Intersection of SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) & SR 1560 (Ranch
Rd.), North: US 70 Business
• MPO / RPO: CAMPO
• NEPA / 404 Merger Candidate? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ Unknown
General Description of Project:
Extend NC 42 East to connect to SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.); Improve intersection of
SR 1563 & SR 1560 (Ranch Rd.)
Design Data (Existing Conditions):
• Functional Classifications:
o SR 1560 (Ranch Rd.) and SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) (north of
intersection with SR 1560) —Major Collector;
o SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) (south of intersection with SR 1560) — Local;
o US 70 Business — Other Principal Arterial;
o NC 42 — Minor Arterial
• Strategic Highway Corridor: No
• CTP Designation (Facility Type):
o SR 1560 (Ranch Rd.) and SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) (north of
intersection with SR 1560) — Major Thoroughfare;
o SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.) (south of intersection with SR 1560) — Major
Thoroughfare;
o US 70 Business — Boulevard; NC 42 — Boulevard (needs improvement);
o Connector between US 70 Business and SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd) —
Recommended Boulevard
• Type of Access Control: No control
• Typical Section: 2 lane, undivided
• Right of Way: Variable
• Posted Speed: 35 mph on SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.); 45 mph on SR 1560
(Ranch Rd.)

Structure Inventory (bridges, RCBC, Walls, etc):
None
Other TIP Projects in the Area
The following area projects are included in the current STIP:
• R-3410A — Widen NC 42 to multi -lanes in Johnston County between NC 50 and US 70
Business
• R-3825B — Widen NC 42 to multi -lanes between US 70 and SR 1003 (Buffalo Road)
Railroad Involvement:
None
Long Range Plan History:
Johnston County Comprehensive Transportation Plan (2011) — Clayton Southern Connector
is "Recommended Boulevard" (includes the portion between US 70 business and SR 1563)
Traffic Data (AADR.
Ranch Road
2016
4100
Little Creek Church Road
2017
3400
AADT
US 70 Business
2017
21,000
NC 42
2017
24,000
Future
TBD
AADT
Source of Traffic Data: GoNC NCDOT AADT Web Map (accessed
5/16/19
Project Schedule:
Environmental Document
TBD
Right -of -Way
TBD
Let
TBD
Initial Scoping Comments:
The project study area includes an area wide enough to capture reasonable alternatives to
extend NC 42 from US 70 Business to SR 1563 (Little Creek Church Rd.). It also includes
enough area to capture improvements at the intersection of SR 1563 and SR 1560 (Ranch
Rd.). Between those two areas, the study area connects via a strip of SR 1563 limited to
existing NCDOT right of way.

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Preliminary Corridor Resources Inventory Table
Resource/Measure
General Project Information
Length of project
Approx. 2,000 feet
Potential for Interchanges or
0; Nearest RR crosses NC 42 at -grade on the other side of US 70
Business. While in study area, this project footprint will not
RR crossings
extend to the crossing or RR ROW.
Crossing or intersecting
Signalized intersection with US 70 Business, unsignalized
roadways
intersections with Tulip Street, Little Creek Church Road, and
Ranch Road
Cultural Resources
National Register or eligible
Pending survey, if required. One known SL/DOE property
sites or districts
approx. 750 feet northwest of study area.
Human Environment
Hospitals
0
Nursing homes
0
Churches
0
Cemeteries
0
Public schools
0
Private schools/day care
1: Little Learners Childcare & Development Center on west side
of Little Creek Church Road
Public parks / Section 4(f)
0
properties
Greenways
0
Game Lands or Land and
Water Conservation Fund
0
Properties
Potentially Affected
Residential Properties
15-20
Potentially Affected Business
4: Sheetz; Pounds Demolition, Clearing, and Landscaping; Blue
Properties
Dragonfly Cut Flower Farm; The Wedding Place
Yes. Both Census block groups touched by the study area are
Low-income or minority
more than 50% minority and at least 10% over the percent
communities
minority population for Johnston County, meeting the NCDOT
threshold for EJ based on minority population.
Natural Environment
Streams (# of crossings)
1
Wetlands (est. acres
TBD; NWI shows a linear body of Freshwater Forested/Shrub
rounded to whole acre)
Wetland/PF01A crossing diagonally through the study area
where new location roadway would be built

Critical Water Supply
0
Watersheds
Riparian Buffer rules apply
TBD; project is located within Neuse River Basin
(yes/no/part)
Vertebrate:
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act (BGPA);
Carolina madtom (Noturus furiosus), Fed. Proposed
Endangered;
Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi), Fed. Proposed
Threatened;
Red -cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Fed. Endangered
Identified Critical
Invertebrate:
habitat/species under ESA
Atlantic pigtoe (Fusconaia masoni), Fed. Proposed Threatened;
(Johnston County)
Dwarf wedgemussel (Alasmidonta heterodon), Fed.
Endangered;
Green floater (Lasmigona subviridis), Fed. At Risk Species;
Tar River spinymussel (Parvaspina steinstansana), Fed.
Endangered;
Yellow lance (Elliptio lanceolate), Fed. Threatened,;
Vascular Plant:
Bog spicebush (Lindera subcoriacea), Fed. At Risk Species;
Carolina bogmint (Macbridea caroliniana), Fed. At Risk Species;
Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii), Fed. Endangered
Physical Environment
A 50-foot gas easement crosses Little Creek Church Road
Natural gas transmission
(adjacent and parallel to the CP&L easement) and a gas
pipeline
regulator station is located within the easement adjacent to
Little Creek Church Road on the Pounds property
Power transmission line
1: 110-foot CP&L/Duke Energy easement containing
transmission lines crosses Little Creek Church Road
Suspected/known Hazardous
Material sites
0
FEMA Buyout Properties
0
Area in active agriculture
Approx. 7 acres
(nearest acre)
Voluntary Agricultural
1; includes Blue Dragonfly Cut Flower Farm
Districts
NOTE: This table is to be used in conjunction with the Environmental Features Map.