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NC 12 – Rodanthe Breach Long-Term Improvements Merger Team Meeting

NC 12 – Rodanthe Breach Long-Term Improvements Merger Team Meeting. September 11, 2014. Project Area. Phase IIb Status. Concurrence Point 2/2A signed in November 2012 Alternatives to be studied in detail: Bridge on New Location Bridge within Existing NC 12 Easement.

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NC 12 – Rodanthe Breach Long-Term Improvements Merger Team Meeting

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  1. NC 12 – Rodanthe Breach Long-Term ImprovementsMerger Team Meeting September 11, 2014

  2. Project Area

  3. Phase IIb Status • Concurrence Point 2/2A signed in November 2012 • Alternatives to be studied in detail: • Bridge on New Location • Bridge within Existing NC 12 Easement

  4. Phase IIb- CP 2/2A Alternatives

  5. Phase IIb Status • EA signed on December 2013 • Public Hearings Held in January 2014 • Meetings in Ocracoke, Rodanthe/Buxton, and Manteo • Comment Period ended January 24

  6. Public Hearing Comments • Received 12 oral comments and 78 written comments • Commenters asked to state alternative preference, reasons why, and suggestions for design improvements to both alternatives

  7. Public Hearing Comments • Preferences: • Bridge within Existing NC 12 Easement: 12 • Bridge on New Location: 33, plus 64 petition signatures • Other: • Alternative that can be built sooner: 3 • Beach Nourishment/ No Bridges: 26, plus 208 petition signatures

  8. Local Government/ NGO • Dare County- Prefer Bridge in Easement • Citizens Action Committee to Replace the Bonner Bridge • Hatteras Island Property Management Group • Southern Environmental Law Center • Surfrider Foundation, Outer Banks Chapter- Prefer Bridge on New Location

  9. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location • DOI Comments- Preference for Bridge on New Location • Minimize Impacts to T&E species • Management of Refuge resources • NMFS Comments- Preference for Bridge within Existing NC 12 Easement • Impacts to SAV habitat

  10. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location • Shift alignment east to minimize amount of bridge within SAV habitat • Dense SAV areas along southern end of 2013 bridge alignment • Alignment change should not increase impacts within Refuge

  11. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location

  12. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location

  13. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location

  14. Phase IIb- Bridge on New Location • Residential Relocations • Visual Impacts • Jurisdictional Wetland Impacts • Essential Fish Habitat/ Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

  15. Phase IIb Alignments

  16. Permit Requirements Bridge within Existing NC 12 Easement Bridge on New Location Section 404 Permit Section 401 Permit CAMA Major Development Permit USFWS Special Use Permit Section 404 Permit Section 401 Permit CAMA Major Development Permit USFWS Special Use Permit/ Highway Easement NPS Special Use Permit USCG Advance Approval

  17. Additional Requirements Section 106 Coordination Section 7 Consultation Essential Fish Habitat Assessment

  18. Discussion

  19. Litigation Status • Fourth Circuit Court Decision • Issued August 6, 2014 • Upheld NEPA analysis of project • Section 4(f) analysis sent back to District Court for further consideration

  20. Phase IIb Alignments

  21. Future Extension Concept

  22. Future Extension Concept

  23. Discussion

  24. Phase IIb Next Steps • Hold CP 3 (LEDPA) Meeting • Hold CP 4A (Avoidance & Minimization) Meeting • Complete Section 106, Section 7, EFH coordination • Issue any additional environmental analysis, decision document for Phase IIb • Award design-build contract for construction

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