20130918_Inerchange Re-design_20090831

Gregory, Sonia
From: Euliss, Amy
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 10:34 AM
To: Gregory, Sonia
Subject: FW: U-2525B and C Greensboro Eastern Loop Interchange Re-design (fts - no attachment)
Will you add this to the file for U-2525B? Thanks.
From: Feller, Lisa M [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:13 PM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Andy Williams; [e-mail]; Gledhill-earley, Renee; Wilson, Travis W.; Amy Euliss; Robinson, Beverly G
Subject: RE: U-2525B and C Greensboro Eastern Loop Interchange Re-design (fts - no attachment)
Good afternoon Every one,
1 will work on compiling answers to Chris's questions in the coming weeks
1 [ere is a little more back-ound about the situation:
The U-2525 Corridor Protection maps were filed with the Register of Deeds oil-ice in Guilford County back in
the Mid 1990's with a Texas Box type interchange design at US 29 and the Loop. When US 29 was designated
as Future 1-755 sometime between 2000 and 2005 (I don't know an exact date), the original interchange design
could not handle the additional traffic, and it was not an appropriate design for an interstate to interstate
intersection. Our Roadway Design folks redesigned the interchange to lit the new designation. and the revised
interchange impacted some areas outside ofthe original protected corridor. While we were in the redesign stage
not knowing what the footprint of the new interchange would be, a developer obtained a permit based on the
original corridor mapping and started building a subdivision. When Roadway was preparing plans for right of
way acquisition, the new subdivision was discovered. A public meeting was held in January of this year and the
new design was shown to the public. There have been quite a few articles in the Greensboro News and Record
about the situation.
PDF,A and Roadway Design met with the Division Engineer and the Board of Transportation member to discuss
solutions. Roadway Design is trying to prepare a newer design that will avoid the subdivision and minimize
impacts to other resources too. This newer desion may impact other resources more than the other interchange,
which is why we want to hold a meeting with the mei-er team in a tcvy months.
I'll get back with you all once I hear t'rom everyone on the merger team about holding a field meetin?a or an
office meeting.
Thanks!
Lisa
Lisa M. Feller. PE
Project Planning, Engineer
NCDOT-PDEA
Phone # (91 g') 733-7844. ext. 262
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:10 PM
To: Feller, Lisa M
Cc: Andy Williams; [e-mail]; Gledhill-earley, Renee; Wilson, Travis W.; Amy Euliss
Subject: Re: U-25258 and C Greensboro Eastern Loop Interchange Re-design (fts - no attachment)
Lisa: Your e-mail refers to 'avoid major impacts'....are you referring to the increased relocations for the
subdivision? What are the substantial acquisition and relocation costs? Are these increased relocations
relevant or significant to the overall relocations for the U-2525 project? How do these costs compare to
the overall project costs for the Greensboro Eastern Loop? Was the current interchange design presented
to the public at one of the EIS hearings? Do you have a copy of the FEIS and could you make it available
for the field re-visit? What are the actual increases in jurisdictional wetland and stream impacts from a re-
design? What information does the MPO regarding the siting of a subdivision in the middle of a proposed
interchange for a project that was included as part of the 2035 LRTP? What is the quality and quantity of
the streams and wetlands being impacted? What specific CWA Section 404(b)(1) avoidance and
minimization measures is the NCDOT willing to commit to in order to get a re-design approved? By
missing the subdivision, are you increasing the noise receptor impacts? Are their going to be additional
noise issues as there is with at least one other recently completed Guilford Co. project? With a 're-
design'... are you proposing to hold another public hearing? If U-2525A is already built, did the USACE
permit the whole project of just the earlier segment? As NCDOT project engineer, are you 'empowered' to
make CP 2A/4A decisions (that involve $$$) for the department? I hope the answers to these questions
can be provided at or prior to the field meeting.
I think a field meeting would be very appropiate.
Christopher A. Militscher, REM, CHMM
USEPA Raleigh Office
919-856-4206
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From: "Feller, Lisa M" <[e-mail]>
Date: 08/26/2009 04:32PM
Subject: U-25258 and C Greensboro Eastern Loop Interchange Re-design (fts - no attachment)
I sent the email below earlier with a map attached, and I received messages back that
some people did not receive it because of the attachment size. I am resending it wit
the attachment and will fts you the map separately. I'm sorry if you get this into
twice, but I would rather send it twice than you not receive it at all. Thanks!
While preparing the U-2525B plans for right of way acquisition, NCDOT discovered that a
subdivision was being constructed within the Greensboro Loop/US 29 interchange area. Fo
background information, here is a brief summary of where we are in the Greensboro Urban
Loop planning and design process:
The Greensboro Eastern Urban Loop is a pipeline project for which the environmental
documents were completed in the mid-1990's before the NEPA/404 Merger process was
initiated. The main purposes of the proposed Loop are to provide an efficient
circumferential connection for major arterial thoroughfares such as I-85, I-40, US 29 and
US 70; and to improve service for local traffic in Eastern and Northern
Greensboro/Guilford County. The project will also connect to other portions of the
planned Greensboro Urban Loop. A portion of this project, U-2525A, has already been
constructed. In the summer of 2005, the merger team agreed that the project should enter
the NEPA/404 Merger Process at Concurrence Point 2A/4A. A field meeting was held in
January 2006, and the Concurrence Point 2A/4A meeting was held in April 2006. A
Concurrence Point 4B meeting for U-2525B was held in September 2008.
To avoid major impacts and substantial acquisition and relocation costs for approximately
15 families in the Quail Oaks subdivision, the Greensboro Loop/US 29 interchange requires
a re-design. The subdivision is located in the Western interchange quadrant (Quadrant A)
as shown on the map that I will send by fts shortly. The stream and wetlands located in
the Northern interchange quadrant (Quadrant D) have not been specifically discussed in
previous merger meetings, and this area will be impacted with a re-design. We are hoping
to have the proposed re-design completed in October along with stream and wetland impact
calculations that we can share with the merger team. Would you all like to meet in the
field and hold the meeting on-site, or will an office meeting suffice?
If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Lisa
Lisa M. Feller, PE
Project Planning Engineer
NCDOT - PDEA
Phone # [phone], ext. 262
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