Project Development and Environmental Analysis Branch Scoping Information Sheets

TIP No.: U-2719 Sent Date: 7/20/12

WBS No.: 35869.1.2 Revision Date:

Federal Aid No: IMSNHS-0440(10) Meeting Date:

August 22, 2012

Division: 5

County: Wake

Project Description: I-440 US 1, South of SR 1313 (Walnut Street) to north of SR 1728

(Wade Avenue) in Raleigh. Widen to multi-lanes. (see Figure 1).

General Project Need: Draft Project Need – The I-440 beltline is a critical link in the Triangle’s

roadway network. The project segment forms a “bottleneck” on I-440, with six through lanes on I-440 to the north and south, the four through lanes in the project segment regularly experience congestion. The roadway and interchanges have substandard design elements, such as poor sight lines, narrow shoulders, and short acceleration/deceleration lanes. In addition, the pavement, structures, and interchanges along the project segment are in need of rehabilitation.

Metropolitan/Rural Planning Organization: Capital Area MPO

NEPA/404 Merger Candidate?: Yes No To Be Determined

Feasibility Study Completed?: Yes No Date of Study: June 1994

Project Schedule: Type of Document: Dates:

Environmental Document(s): EA - Preferred Alt.

April 2014

FONSI April 2015

Right of Way Authorization Date: Production

TIP 2016

Let Date: Production

TIP 2018

Cost Estimate: STIP 2012-2018

Construction: Right of Way: Total Cost: FY

Funded for environmental study $80.0 Million $12.0 Million $92.0 Million

Design Criteria: Length of Project: Approximately 5 miles

Right of Way: Existing: Varies 80 to 375 feet

Proposed: TBD

Type of Access Control: Existing: Controlled Access

Proposed: Controlled Access

Roadway Typical Section: Existing:

Southbound – 2 through lanes with an auxiliary lane between some interchanges and a collector-distributor road near I-40.

Northbound – 2 through lanes with an auxiliary lane between Hillsborough St. and Wade Avenue.

Median width varies. Figure 4 shows the # of lanes along project.

Proposed: 6-lane divided typical section.

Speed: Existing Posted Speed: 55 mph

Proposed Design Speed: 60 mph

Bridge/ Culvert Inventory: No bridges over streams.

Multiple bridges over roads and a bridge over railroad.

Functional Classification: Freeway/Urban Interstate

Strategic Highway Corridor Information:

N/A

CTP/Thoroughfare Plan Designation (Facility Type):

Freeway – Needs Improvement (October 2010)

Air Quality Status: Non-attainment

Maintenance Attainment

Horizon Completion Year (Long Range Trans. Plan): 2035

Typical Section in Compliance with Conformity Determination? Note: Approved May 20, 2009

Yes No

Traffic (AADT): Year Range of Traffic

% TTST: 3 to 5 Current Year: 2011

79,000 to 134,200 (Figure 4)

Design Year: 2035 (No Build)

93,400 to 157,800

% Dual: 3 to 4

Design Year: 2035 (Build)

112,000 to 173,600

% DHV: 10

Source: NCDOT, Traffic Survey Maps, 2009 NCDOT TPB, Project Level Traffic Forecast Report, NCDOT TPB, July 2011

Design Standards Applicable: AASHTO 3R

Railroad Involvement: One crossing of I-440 over railroad near Hillsborough St, which includes two main track lines and a siding. CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern operate on this line.

Utility Involvement: Yes, details TBD. Power lines adjacent to, and cross corridor.

Preliminary Project Study Area Resources Inventory Table (Use with Figures 2a-b and 3)

Resource/Affected Environment & Measure

Applicability/ Resources in Study Area

General Project Information

Length of project (approximate in miles) Approximately 5 Miles

Crossing or Intersecting (#)

Interchanges include: Walnut St, I-40, Jones Franklin Rd, Melbourne Rd (1/2 interchange), Western Blvd, Hillsborough St, Wade Ave

Other Grade-Separated Road Crossings include: Athens Drive, Ligon St, Beryl Rd

Interchanges - 7

Intersections - 0

Other Road Crossings – 3: 2 – Over, 1 - Under

Pedestrian Bridge Crossing - 1

RR Crossings - 1

Cultural Resources

NRHP (and eligible sites, districts, other properties) (#)

0 – National Register Site

1 – National Register District – Method Historic District

Human Environment

Community Resources (#)

Adjacent to the corridor

Meredith College, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Museum of Art

Cemeteries – 1 (Oak Grove Cem)

Churches – Western Blvd Presbyterian

Public Parks/Section 4(f) Properties (#) 3 – Lake Johnson, Kaplan Drive Park, Method Park

Greenways, Game Lands, Land and Water Conservation Fund Properties, etc. (#)

1 – Greenway - Reedy Creek Trail

1 – Lake Johnson Park – LWCF Property

Residential Properties (# potentially affected) TBD. Residences are located adjacent to existing

roadway.

Business Properties (# potentially affected) TBD. Businesses are located adjacent to existing

roadway.

High % Special Populations (Low-income, Minority) Yes, review of 2010 Census Block Groups identified

presence of minority, Hispanic , and Low-Income populations near the project corridor

Natural Environment

Streams (# of stream crossings)

*303(d) Stream

3 - named stream crossings, Simmons Branch, Brushy Creek and Walnut Creek

Additional unnamed streams are present .

Walnut Creek is on the 2010 303d list and is impaired for fish consumption due to PCB

Wetlands (est. acres) Surveys will be conducted.

Critical Water Supply Watersheds Swift Creek (Lake Benson) WS-III, NSW

Protected Watershed

(Project not in Critical Area)

Riparian Buffer Rules apply

YES – Project within Neuse River Basin

riparian buffer protection program

Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0242.

Resource/Affected Environment & Measure

Applicability/ Resources in Study Area

Identified Critical Habitat/ESA Spp. (# known) 0 known

TBD

Physical Environment

Hazardous Materials (# suspected/known sites) TBD

Utilities Yes. Location and type TBD. Power line easements are located adjacent to ROW

Active agriculture (Voluntary Agricultural District) NO – VADs or EVADs in study area,

Noise Impacts TBD. Noise sensitive receptors in study area (residences, churches, etc.).

FEMA Buyout Properties TBD

NOTES: This table is intended to be used in conjunction with the Environmental Features Map (Figure 2) and the USGS Map (Figure 3).

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