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Appendix A State and Federal
Agency Involvement Materials
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Mid-Currituck Bridge Study Stakeholder Involvement for DEIS A‐1
A. State and Federal Agency Involvement Materials
NEPA/SECTION 404 MERGER TEAM MEETING MINUTES......................................A‐4
July 12, 2001 Meeting...................................................................................................A‐4
August 16 2001 Meeting..............................................................................................A‐5
May 8, 2002 Meeting ....................................................................................................A‐7
July 24, 2002 Meetings...............................................................................................A‐11
August 20, 2003 Meeting...........................................................................................A‐19
TURNPIKE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY COORDINATION (TEAC) MEETING MINUTES* ..........................................................................................A‐23
December 15, 2006 Meeting......................................................................................A‐23
January 17, 2007 Meeting ..........................................................................................A‐29
April 18, 2007 Meeting ..............................................................................................A‐32
May 23 and 31, 2007 Meetings .................................................................................A‐35
June 20, 2007 Meeting................................................................................................A‐39
July 10, 2007 Field Trip..............................................................................................A‐45
July 18, 2007 Meeting.................................................................................................A‐46
September 19, 2007 Meeting.....................................................................................A‐50
November 14, 2007 Meeting.....................................................................................A‐52
February 5, 2008 Meeting..........................................................................................A‐57
April 8, 2008 Meeting ................................................................................................A‐62
May 6, 2008 Meeting ..................................................................................................A‐67
July 8, 2008 Meeting...................................................................................................A‐68
October 7, 2008 Meeting............................................................................................A‐79
June 10, 2009 Meeting................................................................................................A‐85
*Note: The minutes include notes related to all NCTA projects discussed with the TEAC on any given day and not just the Mid‐Currituck Bridge Study.
TURNPIKE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY COORDINATION (TEAC) MEETING HANDOUTS.......................................................................................A‐87
Handout 1 – Hurricane Evacuation Need (April 18, 2007)..................................A‐87
Handout 2 – Conceptual Alternatives (April 18, 2007)........................................A‐89
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Mid-Currituck Bridge Study Stakeholder Involvement for DEIS A‐2
Handout 3 – Alternatives Screening Criteria (April 18, 2007)............................A‐91
Handout 4 – Analysis of Conceptual Alternatives (May 23, 2007)....................A‐96
Handout 5 – Highway Improvement Alternatives Comparison (June 20, 2007)..................................................................................................A‐117
Handout 6 – 1995 Comparison of Bridge Alternatives (June 20, 2007)...........A‐120
Handout 7 – Response to Agency Comments May 23 to June 12, 2007 (June 20, 2007) .........................................................................A‐123
Handout 8 – Response to Agency Comments at the July 18, 2007 TEAC Meeting (August 6, 2007 – Updated September 5, 2007) .............A‐128
Handout 9 – Response to Written TEAC Comments Requested in July 2007 (September 19, 2007 Update)..................................................A‐132
Handout 10 – Detailed Study Alternatives (September 19, 2007) ...................A‐141
Handout 11 – Conceptual Alternatives Refinement (November 14, 2007)....A‐143
Handout 12 – February 2008 Citizens Informational Workshop Comments Summary (April 8, 2008) ...........................................................A‐149
Handout 13 – May 2008 Citizens Purpose and Need and Alternatives Screening Report Comments Summary (July 8, 2008).............................A‐156
Handout 14 – Summary of Agency Comments Received May 2008 (July 8, 2008) ..................................................................................A‐159
Handout 15 – Scope for Evaluating ER2 and MCB2 as Detailed Study Alternatives in the DEIS (July 8, 2008) .......................................................A‐162
Handout 16 – ER2 and MCB2 Detailed Studies (October 7, 2008) ..................A‐164
Handout 17 – DEIS Outline, Technical Reports, and Schedule (June 10, 2009)................................................................................A‐170
Handout 18 – MCB2 & MCB4 Mainland Corridor Design Options (June 10, 2009)..................................................................................A‐172
TURNPIKE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY COORDINATION (TEAC) COMMENT LETTERS .......................................................................................................A‐173
US Department of the Army, Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers.......A‐173
US Environmental Protection Agency .................................................................A‐178
North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources...........................................A‐184
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources ...........A‐184 Division of Coastal Management..................................................................A‐184 Division of Marine Fisheries ..........................................................................A‐186 Division of Water Quality ..............................................................................A‐188
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Mid-Currituck Bridge Study Stakeholder Involvement for DEIS A‐3
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission........................................A‐197
NCTA LETTER TO AGENCIES ON ITS FINAL PURPOSE AND NEED AND ALTERNATIVES DECISIONS (JULY 2, 2008) ..............................................................A‐198
FINAL SECTION 6002 PROJECT COORDINATION PLAN.....................................A‐203
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DO
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men
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July
25,
200
1 Su
bmis
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Mee
ting
Atte
ndee
s
Bill
Bun
ting,
Roa
dway
Des
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Uni
t, N
CD
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Bill
Gilm
ore,
Man
ager
, PD
EA, N
CD
OT
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Uni
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Hea
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DO
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arl G
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, Man
ager
, Off
ice
of H
uman
Env
ironm
ent,
PDEA
, NC
DO
T C
harle
s Bru
ton,
Man
ager
, Off
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of N
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D
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field
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sons
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Dew
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NC
DO
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Don
Con
ner,
Div
isio
n En
gine
er, D
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ion
1, N
CD
OT
(via
tele
phon
e)
Eliz
abet
h H
arpe
r, Pa
rson
s Brin
cker
hoff
Em
ily L
awto
n, F
eder
al H
ighw
ay A
dmin
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Gai
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Bra
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Man
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g Pe
rfet
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te B
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Des
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neer
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nit,
NC
DO
T Ja
net D
’Ign
azio
, Chi
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lann
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and
Envi
ronm
enta
l Off
icer
, NC
DO
T
Jenn
ifer H
arris
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DEA
, NC
DO
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nnife
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nnin
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ivis
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1 O
pera
tions
Eng
inee
r, N
CD
OT
(via
tele
phon
e)
John
Fry
e, S
truct
ure
Des
ign
Uni
t, N
CD
OT
John
Pag
e, P
arso
ns B
rinck
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John
Wad
swor
th, P
DEA
, NC
DO
T Ju
lia B
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corp
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Len
Hill
, Dep
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Hig
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Adm
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PDEA
, NC
DO
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egin
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Rob
Han
son,
Dep
uty
Bra
nch
Man
ger P
DEA
, NC
DO
T R
oy S
helto
n, S
taff
Eng
inee
r, PD
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Mee
ting
Sum
mar
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Jenn
ifer H
arris
on o
pene
d th
e m
eetin
g at
1:3
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on
July
12,
200
1 in
the
Boa
rd R
oom
in th
e Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Bui
ldin
g. F
ollo
win
g in
trodu
ctio
ns, s
he re
cogn
ized
John
Pag
e of
Par
sons
Brin
cker
hoff
. Jo
hn p
roce
eded
thro
ugh
the
mee
ting’
s age
nda,
invi
ting
inpu
t and
que
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e 2
John
stat
ed th
at th
e pu
rpos
e of
the
mee
ting
was
to d
escr
ibe
the
plan
ned
dire
ctio
n of
the
next
pha
se o
f the
M
id-C
urrit
uck
Soun
d B
ridge
pro
ject
pla
nnin
g st
udy
and
for P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff to
rece
ive
com
men
ts
and
feed
back
from
key
NC
DO
T st
aff i
n or
der t
o de
velo
p a
proj
ect w
ork
plan
.
John
then
pre
sent
ed a
brie
f pro
ject
his
tory
(see
mee
ting
hand
out).
Car
l Goo
de a
dded
that
a la
rge
amou
nt
of p
repa
ratio
n fo
r the
pro
ject
beg
an a
s ear
ly a
s 199
1. T
his p
repa
ratio
n in
clud
ed e
nviro
nmen
tal a
nd
com
mun
ity im
pact
scre
enin
gs a
nd c
omm
unity
mee
tings
, as w
ell a
s ant
icip
atio
n of
a n
ew b
ridge
by
loca
l re
al e
stat
e in
tere
sts.
Follo
win
g th
e pr
ojec
t his
tory
, pre
viou
s tra
ffic
stud
ies w
ere
brie
fly d
iscu
ssed
. Add
ition
ally
it w
as n
oted
th
at N
C 1
2 th
roug
h D
uck
was
one
of t
he m
ajor
bot
tlene
cks i
nto
Cur
rituc
k, w
ith th
e hi
ghes
t tra
ffic
flow
du
ring
the
wee
kend
. It h
ad b
een
assu
med
that
the
area
was
at 4
3% b
uild
-out
, but
now
, dev
elop
men
t is
alre
ady
up to
46%
bui
ld-o
ut a
nd d
evel
opm
ent i
s con
tinui
ng a
t a m
oder
ate
to ra
pid
pace
. Jo
hn a
dded
that
lo
ts h
ave
been
subd
ivid
ed in
to g
reat
er n
umbe
rs th
an th
e cu
rren
t roa
dway
syst
em c
an a
ccom
mod
ate.
Roy
She
lton
expr
esse
d co
ncer
n re
gard
ing
wha
t typ
e of
traf
fic sc
enar
io sh
ould
be
desi
gned
and
who
m.
Com
men
ts w
ere
mad
e co
ncer
ning
dev
elop
men
t, sp
ecifi
cally
that
wat
er su
pply
has
alw
ays b
een
a lim
iting
fa
ctor
on
deve
lopm
ent.
Roy
als
o st
ated
that
the
EPA
has
que
stio
ned
the
use
of fe
dera
l fun
ds to
ext
end
acce
ss to
bar
rier i
slan
ds.
John
Pag
e no
ted
that
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y w
as p
ursu
ing
a re
vers
e os
mos
is
treat
men
t pro
cess
as a
mea
ns in
crea
sing
wat
er c
apac
ity.
Bill
Gilm
ore
disc
usse
d th
e po
ssib
ility
of
partn
erin
g w
ith D
ENR
or C
AM
A o
n th
is p
roje
ct.
Car
l Goo
de e
xpre
ssed
the
need
to m
ake
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y m
ore
acce
ssib
le (b
y re
duci
ng tr
avel
tim
e). J
ohn
Page
em
phas
ized
that
the
Cou
nty
need
s im
prov
ed a
cces
s to
the
isla
nd w
heth
er it
nec
essi
tate
s a b
ridge
or
not,
and
that
this
shou
ld b
e ad
dres
sed
in th
e pr
ojec
t’s P
urpo
se &
Nee
d. It
was
agr
eed
that
ther
e sh
ould
be
mor
e of
a fo
cus o
n so
lvin
g C
urrit
uck’
s tra
ffic
pro
blem
and
less
of a
focu
s on
build
ing
a br
idge
.
Afte
r thi
s dis
cuss
ion,
the
“NEP
A P
roce
ss O
bjec
tive
and
Focu
s” p
ortio
n of
the
hand
out w
as a
ddre
ssed
. It
was
cla
rifie
d th
at ‘l
ong-
term
’ in
refe
renc
e to
‘tra
nspo
rtatio
n ne
eds’
mea
nt a
20-
25 y
ear p
erio
d. Q
uest
ions
w
ere
rais
ed re
gard
ing
poss
ible
legi
slat
ion
man
datin
g a
brid
ge. I
t was
em
phas
ized
that
alth
ough
pre
viou
s w
ork
will
con
tinue
to b
e of
val
ue, n
ew w
ork
will
be
of m
ore
impo
rtanc
e. J
anet
D’I
gnaz
io su
gges
ted
that
th
e gr
oup
expl
ore
grou
nd ru
les w
ith th
e re
sour
ce a
genc
ies e
arly
to d
evel
op a
succ
essf
ul st
rate
gy to
mov
e th
is p
roje
ct fo
rwar
d.
The
mee
ting
cont
inue
d w
ith th
e di
scus
sion
of “
Like
ly C
ompo
nent
s of t
he S
tate
men
t of P
urpo
se a
nd
Nee
d”. B
ill G
ilmor
e co
mm
ente
d th
at in
stat
emen
ts 2
and
3 o
f thi
s sec
tion,
“de
sira
ble”
shou
ld b
e ch
ange
d to
“pr
actic
able
” or
“sp
ecifi
ed”.
Dis
cuss
ion
then
con
tinue
d on
the
third
item
of a
chie
ving
a d
esira
ble
hurr
ican
e ev
acua
tion
time.
Cur
rent
ly th
e co
unty
mus
t giv
e a
war
ning
to e
vacu
ate
at a
33%
cha
nce
(ver
y lo
w) t
hat t
he h
urric
ane
will
strik
e. T
he g
roup
dis
cuss
ed b
ut d
isco
unte
d th
e id
ea o
f bui
ldin
g or
cre
atin
g a
redu
ndan
t roa
dway
syst
em in
cas
e of
a p
robl
em w
ith th
e pr
imar
y sy
stem
(NC
12)
dur
ing
a hu
rric
ane.
Gai
l Grim
es q
uest
ione
d w
heth
er th
e pr
ojec
t’s P
urpo
se &
Nee
d st
atem
ent s
houl
d in
clud
e su
ppor
t for
co
ntin
ued
deve
lopm
ent i
n C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty.
It w
as a
rgue
d th
at th
is se
ems t
o be
one
of t
he C
ount
y’s
purp
oses
for t
he p
roje
ct, c
onsi
derin
g th
at th
ey g
et b
etw
een
85 a
nd 9
0% o
f the
ir ta
x ba
se fr
om is
land
re
side
nts.
A n
ew b
ridge
/road
impr
ovem
ent w
ould
allo
w tr
affic
to re
ach
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y m
ore
read
ily in
th
e fu
ture
. C
urre
nt tr
affic
bot
tlene
cks a
re in
Dar
e C
ount
y w
hich
pre
vent
s a g
reat
dea
l of
traff
ic a
nd th
us
deve
lopm
ent f
rom
reac
hing
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y. W
ith a
new
brid
ge, t
here
was
con
cern
that
day
trip
pers
and
de
velo
pers
wou
ld o
verr
un th
e ou
ter b
anks
. Ran
dy T
urne
r rai
sed
conc
erns
that
inc
ludi
ng d
evel
opm
ent a
s pa
rt of
the
proj
ect’s
Pur
pose
& N
eed
wou
ld in
vite
cha
lleng
es a
nd in
crea
se th
e pr
ojec
t’s c
ontro
vers
y. It
w
as su
gges
ted
that
the
team
shou
ld b
e up
fron
t with
the
issu
e of
dev
elop
men
t occ
urin
g as
a re
sult
of th
e pr
ojec
t how
ever
it sh
ould
not
be
mad
e a
part
of th
e Pu
rpos
e an
d N
eed.
Jane
t D’I
gnaz
io st
rong
ly
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reco
mm
ende
d th
at th
e is
sues
surr
ound
ing
deve
lopm
ent b
e br
ough
t up
at th
e ap
prop
riate
poi
nt su
ch th
at
time
spen
t on
this
issu
e w
ould
be
min
imiz
ed.
It w
as st
ated
that
the
regi
on a
lread
y ha
s a C
AM
A p
lan
that
DEN
R h
as a
ppro
ved
so th
e fr
amew
ork
for a
di
scus
sion
on
deve
lopm
ent w
ith th
e ag
enci
es is
pre
sent
. It w
as a
lso
stat
ed th
at C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
and
the
publ
ic fe
el th
at th
ey h
ave
the
right
to c
reat
e th
eir o
wn
deve
lopm
ent p
lans
as t
hey
chos
e w
hile
the
reso
urce
ag
enci
es fe
el th
at th
ey h
ave
the
right
to in
hibi
t tha
t dev
elop
men
t as t
hey
see
fit.
John
Pag
e su
gges
ted
that
a n
o-bu
ild a
ltern
ativ
e re
sulti
ng fr
om fa
iled
proj
ect p
roce
edin
gs w
ould
hav
e ju
st
as m
uch
dam
age
to th
e ar
ea a
s any
alte
rnat
ive
that
mig
ht a
rise
in su
cces
sful
pro
ject
pro
ceed
ings
. Sho
uld
no a
gree
men
t on
the
proj
ect b
e re
ache
d, n
ot o
nly
wou
ld a
dditi
onal
poc
kets
of u
norg
aniz
ed, u
npla
nned
de
velo
pmen
t occ
ur, b
ut se
cond
ary
impa
cts s
uch
as p
hosp
hate
run-
off f
rom
law
ns w
ould
go
unch
ecke
d.
John
stre
ssed
the
fact
that
a w
in-w
in a
gree
men
t bet
wee
n ag
enci
es a
nd th
e co
unty
wou
ld b
e po
ssib
le, b
ut
ever
yone
nee
ds to
be
will
ing
to h
ave
an o
pen
min
d an
d co
mpr
omis
e.
The
sam
e di
scus
sion
als
o to
uche
d up
on th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic o
pini
on o
f the
pro
ject
. Don
Con
ner s
tate
d th
at
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y ci
tizen
s fee
l tha
t the
y do
not
hav
e th
e op
tion
of u
sing
US
Hig
hway
158
, par
ticul
arly
ar
ound
the
Wrig
ht M
emor
ial B
ridge
are
a, d
urin
g pe
ak tr
avel
per
iods
. It
was
als
o st
ated
that
ther
e w
as
conc
ern
that
a n
ew b
ridge
may
enc
oura
ge d
ay-tr
ippe
rs, f
or w
hich
the
area
doe
s not
hav
e fa
cilit
ies
(bat
hroo
ms,
park
ing,
rest
aura
nts,
etc.
). In
add
ition
, the
mai
nlan
d re
side
nts d
o no
t wan
t a b
ridge
to d
isru
pt
thei
r com
mun
ity. I
t is f
eare
d th
at a
new
brid
ge o
r eve
n w
iden
ing
exis
ting
road
way
s may
resu
lt in
in
crea
sed
traff
ic in
Dar
e C
ount
y, c
reat
ing
anim
osity
bet
wee
n D
are
and
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
ies.
Onc
e ag
ain,
th
e su
gges
tion
was
mad
e to
hol
d a
mee
ting
that
wou
ld in
clud
e th
e ag
enci
es a
nd C
urrit
uck
and
Dar
e C
ount
y of
ficia
ls.
Dis
cuss
ion
cont
inue
d to
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f oth
er tr
ansp
orta
tion
impr
ovem
ents
in C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
shou
ld
the
brid
ge p
roje
ct b
e el
imin
ated
. Gai
l Grim
es st
ated
that
ther
e ar
e so
me
parts
of t
he p
roje
ct a
rea,
such
as
the
inte
rsec
tion
of U
S 15
8 an
d N
C 1
2 ne
ar th
e W
elco
me
Cen
ter,
that
shou
ld b
e im
prov
ed re
gard
less
if a
br
idge
is b
uilt.
John
Pag
e pr
esen
ted
the
“Alte
rnat
ives
Sel
ectio
n A
ssum
ptio
ns”
sect
ion.
Sug
gest
ions
wer
e m
ade
rega
rdin
g th
e bo
unda
ries o
f the
pro
ject
are
a an
d al
tern
ativ
es to
be
cons
ider
ed w
ere
disc
usse
d.
Nex
t, th
e “K
ey Im
pact
Issu
es”
wer
e re
view
ed.
It w
as d
iscu
ssed
that
ther
e is
a c
urre
nt c
ourt
case
re
gard
ing
prop
erty
ow
ners
cla
imin
g be
ach
owne
rshi
p ra
ther
than
the
Stat
e. R
andy
Tur
ner s
tate
d th
at
seco
ndar
y an
d cu
mul
ativ
e im
pact
s to
reso
urce
s sho
uld
be a
ddre
ssed
dur
ing
this
stud
y. T
he d
iscu
ssio
n co
ntin
ued
thro
ugh
the
“Miti
gatio
n” se
ctio
n of
the
hand
out w
here
PB
stat
ed th
at N
CD
OT
will
not
miti
gate
se
cond
ary
impa
cts a
nd th
at C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
will
nee
d to
hav
e fu
rther
invo
lvem
ent i
n ad
dres
sing
se
cond
ary
and
cum
ulat
ive
impa
cts.
Thi
s ide
a w
as a
ddre
ssed
in m
ore
deta
il in
the
“Age
ncy
and
Citi
zen
Invo
lvem
ent”
sect
ion
of th
e ha
ndou
t.
Fina
lly, t
he “
Nex
t Ste
ps”
porti
on o
f the
han
dout
was
pre
sent
ed. T
he n
ext m
eetin
g, a
s sug
gest
ed in
step
on
e, w
ill b
e he
ld o
n A
ugus
t 16,
200
1. C
omm
ents
wer
e m
ade
that
the
land
use
pla
n sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed
befo
re th
e tra
ffic
fore
cast
s are
com
plet
ed. A
ny n
eces
sary
dat
a co
llect
ion,
such
as t
raff
ic c
ount
s, sh
ould
be
colle
cted
imm
edia
tely
rath
er th
an w
ait u
ntil
next
sum
mer
. It w
as re
com
men
ded
that
Jane
t D’I
gnaz
io m
eet
with
oth
er o
ffic
ials
shou
ld th
e pr
ojec
t not
pro
ceed
in a
tim
ely
man
ner.
Bill
Gilm
ore
sugg
este
d an
othe
r stra
tegi
c m
eetin
g, w
ith k
ey N
CD
OT
staf
f, pr
ior t
o th
e A
ugus
t 16t
h
reso
urce
age
ncy
mee
ting.
With
no
furth
er c
omm
ents
, the
mee
ting
was
adj
ourn
ed
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r a
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ntu
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t N
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r R
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gin
ee
rin
g E
xc
ell
en
ce
Me
rge
r T
ea
m M
ee
tin
g M
inu
tes
Mem
ora
ndum
To:
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eetin
g Pa
rtici
pant
s
From
: R
egin
ald
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es, P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff
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e:
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embe
r 24,
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ect:
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ojec
t No.
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ugus
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OT
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04 M
erge
r Tea
m M
eetin
g M
inut
es
Mee
ting
Atte
ndee
s
Bill
Arr
ingt
on, N
CD
CM
B
rian
Yam
amot
o, P
DEA
, NC
DO
T C
athy
Brit
tingh
am, N
CD
CM
D
avid
Cox
, NC
WR
C,
Dav
id F
rank
lin, U
SAC
E D
eway
ne S
ykes
, Roa
dway
Des
ign,
NC
DO
T D
on C
onne
r, D
ivis
ion
Engi
neer
, Div
isio
n 1,
NC
DO
TEd
Har
rell,
NC
DC
M
Emily
Law
ton,
FH
WA
Fr
ank
McB
ride,
NC
WR
C
Gai
l Grim
es, P
DEA
, NC
DO
T Je
nnife
r Har
rison
, PD
EA, N
CD
OT
Jenn
ifer L
ewis
, Par
sons
Brin
cker
hoff
Jo
hn F
rye,
Stru
ctur
e D
esig
n U
nit,
NC
DO
T Jo
hn H
enne
ssy,
NC
DW
Q
John
Pag
e, P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff
John
Wad
swor
th, P
DEA
, NC
DO
T M
ike
Bel
l, U
SAC
E M
ike
Bru
ff, S
tate
wid
e Pl
anni
ng B
ranc
h, N
CD
OT
Ran
dy T
urne
r, PD
EA, N
CD
OT
Reg
inal
d Sc
ales
, Par
sons
Brin
cker
hoff
R
enee
Gle
dhill
-Ear
ley,
SH
PO
Rog
er S
heat
s, D
eput
y Se
cret
ary,
NC
DO
T R
oger
Tho
mas
, Roa
dway
Des
ign,
NC
DO
T R
on L
ucas
, FH
WA
R
on S
echl
er, N
MFS
(via
tele
phon
e)
Roy
She
lton,
PD
EA, N
CD
OT
Ted
Bis
terf
eld,
EPA
Te
d Sa
mps
on, N
CD
CM
Tom
McC
artn
ey, U
SFW
S; S
ara
Win
slow
, NC
DM
F; A
nn D
eato
n, U
SCG
; and
Bill
Bra
zier
, USC
G w
ere
invi
ted
to th
e m
eetin
g bu
t wer
e un
able
to a
ttend
.
A-5
-
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
T
IP P
roje
ct
Nu
mb
er
R-2
57
6
En
gin
ee
rin
g E
xc
ell
en
ce
Me
rge
r T
ea
m M
ee
tin
g M
inu
tes
Pag
e 2
Mee
ting
Sum
mar
yJe
nnife
r Har
rison
ope
ned
the
mee
ting
in th
e Ph
otog
ram
met
ry C
onfe
renc
e R
oom
at t
he C
entu
ry C
ente
r, by
an
noun
cing
that
the
TIP
Proj
ect N
o. R
-257
6 ha
s bee
n re
activ
ated
. M
ike
Bel
l ind
icat
ed th
at h
e ha
d sc
hedu
led
the
mee
ting
and
refe
renc
ed a
lette
r to
the
Cor
ps o
f Eng
inee
rs fr
om C
ongr
essm
an W
alte
r Jon
es
and
stat
ed th
at th
e C
olon
el w
ante
d th
e C
orps
to b
e pr
oact
ive
in th
is p
roje
ct’s
pro
cess
. D
avid
Fra
nklin
als
o no
ted
that
his
off
ice
had
rece
ived
cal
ls fr
om th
e m
edia
con
cern
ing
the
sche
dule
d m
eetin
g. T
ed B
iste
rfel
d sa
id th
at h
e ha
d no
t rec
eive
d an
y ca
lls.
Jenn
ifer r
ecog
nize
d Jo
hn P
age
of P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff.
John
Pag
e th
anke
d M
ike
Bel
l for
sche
dulin
g th
e m
eetin
g an
d pr
ocee
ded
thro
ugh
the
mee
ting’
s age
nda,
as l
iste
d in
the
atta
ched
Pro
pose
d N
ew W
ork
Plan
A
ssum
ptio
ns, i
nviti
ng in
put a
nd q
uest
ions
as n
eces
sary
. Jo
hn n
oted
that
:
NC
DO
T is
con
side
ring
a ch
ange
in p
roce
ss w
hich
will
invo
lve
all s
take
hold
ers.
NC
DO
T he
ld a
n in
tern
al te
am m
eetin
g in
July
on
the
prop
osed
new
wor
k pl
an a
nd w
ill h
old
a st
akeh
olde
r mee
ting
in S
epte
mbe
r for
Cur
rituc
k an
d D
are
Cou
ntie
s.
We
cann
ot p
roce
ed u
ntil
we
have
a fo
cuse
d co
ordi
nate
d w
ork
plan
.
1998
DEI
S w
as d
evel
oped
prio
r to
the
curr
ent N
EPA
/404
Mer
ger P
roce
ss.
The
issu
e of
loca
l con
trol o
ver l
and
use
regu
latio
ns w
as o
pene
d fo
r dis
cuss
ion.
Rog
er S
heat
s not
ed th
at
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y ha
s a d
ecen
t lan
d us
e pl
an a
nd a
sked
whe
ther
Dar
e C
ount
y ha
s a p
lan.
Cat
hy
Brit
tingh
am n
oted
that
that
CA
MA
requ
ires a
pla
n fo
r all
coas
tal C
ount
ies a
nd th
at D
are
Cou
nty
has a
go
od p
lan
but s
he w
as u
nsur
e w
heth
er it
refle
cts a
Mid
-Cur
rituc
k So
und
Brid
ge. R
oger
als
o as
ked
abou
t th
e di
ffic
ulty
of t
he b
ridge
land
ings
on
both
side
s of t
he so
und.
It w
as n
oted
that
ther
e ar
e a
num
ber o
f pl
aces
to b
egin
the
brid
ge, h
owev
er th
ere
are
envi
ronm
enta
l iss
ues a
long
bot
h si
des o
f the
soun
d, m
ost
nota
bly
high
qua
lity
mar
shes
. D
avid
Cox
stat
ed th
at th
ere
are
high
qua
lity
mar
shes
ass
ocia
ted
with
the
Tim
bukt
u Sh
oppi
ng C
ente
r are
a.
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
said
that
he
was
con
cern
ed a
bout
the
over
all i
mpa
ct o
f the
pro
ject
on
the
Cur
rituc
k So
und-
fis
herie
s, et
c.- a
nd n
ot ju
st th
e m
arsh
es a
nd sw
amps
. M
ike
Bel
l sta
ted
that
the
impa
cts f
rom
a b
ridge
will
no
t cha
nge
from
the
prev
ious
stud
y. J
ohn
Page
not
ed th
at th
e an
y im
pact
s will
be
avoi
ded,
min
imiz
ed
and
miti
gate
d.
Ren
ee G
ledh
ill-E
arle
y as
ked
whe
ther
the
coun
ty w
as p
latte
d. J
ohn
Page
not
ed th
at it
was
.
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
ques
tione
d w
heth
er p
arce
ls b
oth
the
mai
nlan
d an
d ou
ter b
anks
of C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
have
be
en a
ppro
ved
for d
evel
opm
ent.
John
Pag
e sa
id y
es; h
owev
er th
ere
are
strin
gent
land
use
con
trols
.A
dditi
onal
ly, l
ack
of p
ublic
serv
ices
(wat
er) l
imits
the
amou
nt o
f dev
elop
men
t.
Ren
ee q
uest
ione
d w
heth
er a
n ad
equa
te p
ublic
faci
litie
s ord
inan
ce w
as in
pla
ce.
John
Pag
e st
ated
that
an
ordi
nanc
e is
in p
lace
how
ever
no
one
in a
ttend
ance
kne
w th
e sp
ecifi
cs o
f the
ord
inan
ce.
The
ques
tion
of th
e ef
fect
ive
date
and
rece
nt a
men
dmen
ts to
the
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y la
nd u
se p
lan
was
di
scus
sed.
Cat
hy B
rittin
gham
indi
cate
d th
at sh
e w
ill fo
llow
up
and
dete
rmin
e th
ese
date
s.
The
idea
of p
artn
erin
g w
ith th
e co
mm
unity
was
dis
cuss
ed.
Ran
dy T
urne
r sta
ted
that
it w
ould
be
a go
od
idea
to a
sk th
e co
mm
unity
wha
t the
y ca
n do
to m
itiga
te o
r red
uce
indi
rect
and
cum
ulat
ive
impa
cts.
Mik
e B
ell o
bjec
ted
to th
e id
ea o
f enc
oura
ging
or d
isco
urag
ing
deve
lopm
ent i
n th
is p
roce
ss.
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
ques
tione
d th
e fu
ndin
g fo
r lon
g-te
rm b
each
reno
uris
hmen
t.
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
T
IP P
roje
ct
Nu
mb
er
R-2
57
6
En
gin
ee
rin
g E
xc
ell
en
ce
Me
rge
r T
ea
m M
ee
tin
g M
inu
tes
Pag
e 3
John
Hen
ness
y as
ked,
is th
ere
a tra
ffic
def
icie
ncy
we
are
tryin
g to
solv
e an
d if
so w
hat i
s the
def
icie
ncy.
Jo
hn P
age
resp
onde
d th
at y
es th
ere
is a
def
icie
ncy
and
disc
usse
d th
e cu
rren
t pro
blem
s with
con
gest
ion
alon
g U
S 15
8, W
right
Mem
oria
l Brid
ge a
nd N
C 1
2.
John
Hen
ness
y qu
estio
ned
whe
ther
the
spec
ific
carr
ying
cap
acity
of t
he la
nd, r
elat
ive
to th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
po
tabl
e w
ater
, sho
uld
be fa
ctor
ed in
to th
e tra
ffic
stud
ies.
John
Pag
e re
spon
ded
that
yes
the
issu
e w
ill b
e co
nsid
ered
in th
is st
udy.
Joh
n al
so n
oted
that
the
issu
e w
as in
dire
ctly
con
side
red
in th
e 19
97 st
udy
by
ackn
owle
dgin
g th
e fa
ct th
at tr
affic
wou
ld st
ill c
ontin
ue to
wor
sen
even
if a
ll de
velo
pmen
t was
hal
ted.
H
owev
er th
e lim
itatio
ns o
f suc
h a
stud
y w
ill b
e ev
alua
ted.
Joh
n H
enne
ssy
stat
ed th
at u
ntil
we
addr
ess t
he
capa
city
issu
e, n
ew d
evel
opm
ent i
s not
an
optio
n an
d th
at tr
affic
shou
ld b
e lim
ited
base
d on
the
avai
labi
lity
of w
ater
. Jo
hn P
age
note
d th
at w
e ca
nnot
pla
n ro
ads f
or 2
025
in re
latio
n to
cur
rent
wat
er
avai
labi
lity
as C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
may
hav
e a
grea
ter c
apac
ity in
the
next
few
yea
rs.
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
ques
tione
d th
e lo
catio
n of
a w
ater
mai
n on
the
brid
ge.
John
Pag
e no
ted
that
the
coun
ty is
ev
alua
ting
a re
vers
e os
mos
is sy
stem
whi
ch w
ould
rule
out
the
need
for u
sing
the
brid
ge to
supp
ly w
ater
.
Mik
e B
ell s
tate
d th
at th
e ke
y im
pact
issu
es a
re:
Hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion
Cur
rituc
k So
und
impa
cts
Proj
ect i
nclu
des C
urrit
uck
and
Dar
e C
ount
ies
Mik
e th
en v
erba
lly li
sted
the
curr
ent M
erge
r Tea
m M
embe
rs:
Jenn
ifer H
arris
on, N
CD
OT
Tom
McC
artn
ey, U
SFW
S
Ron
Sec
hler
, NM
FS
Ron
Luc
as, F
HW
A
Cat
hy B
rittin
gham
, NC
DC
M
Sara
Win
slow
, NC
DM
F
John
Hen
ness
y, N
CD
WQ
Dav
id C
ox, N
CW
RC
Ren
ee G
ledh
ill-E
arly
, SH
PO
Ted
Bis
terf
eld,
EPA
Mik
e B
ell,
USA
CE
Ann
Dea
ton,
USC
G
Jenn
ifer H
arris
on a
sked
abo
ut lo
cal r
epre
sent
atio
n on
the
Mer
ger T
eam
. Sh
e sa
id th
at th
e N
CD
OT
wan
ts
to fi
nd a
way
to in
volv
e th
e lo
cals
on
the
Mer
ger T
eam
. [T
his i
ssue
was
dis
cuss
ed a
nd st
ill n
eeds
to b
e re
solv
ed.]
Ron
Sec
hler
(via
pho
ne) s
tate
d th
at th
e pl
anni
ng a
nd e
nviro
nmen
t gro
up o
f the
Cor
ps h
as in
itiat
ed a
stud
y of
Cur
rituc
k So
und
(eva
luat
ing
the
heal
th o
f sou
nd) t
hat m
ay b
e of
inte
rest
as w
e pr
ocee
d w
ith th
e R
-25
76 st
udy.
He
also
not
ed th
at E
ssen
tial F
ish
Hab
itat p
rovi
sion
s nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d du
ring
the
proj
ect
stud
y.
A-6
-
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
T
IP P
roje
ct
Nu
mb
er
R-2
57
6
En
gin
ee
rin
g E
xc
ell
en
ce
Me
rge
r T
ea
m M
ee
tin
g M
inu
tes
Pag
e 4
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
note
d th
at th
e EI
S m
ust i
dent
ify m
anag
emen
t goa
ls fo
r Cur
rituc
k So
und.
He
requ
este
d a
com
preh
ensi
ve w
ell d
evel
oped
traf
fic m
anag
emen
t com
pone
nt w
hich
eva
luat
es ti
mes
and
mod
es o
f tra
ffic
.
Ren
ee G
ledh
ill-E
arle
y qu
estio
ned
the
timel
ine.
Gai
l Grim
es n
oted
that
the
we
do n
ot y
et h
ave
timel
ine
for t
he p
roje
ct.
Gai
l Grim
es a
lso
note
d th
at w
e ar
e try
ing
to c
over
all
aspe
cts o
f the
pro
ject
and
we
still
ha
ve to
mee
t with
Dar
e an
d C
urrit
uck
Cou
ntie
s to
disc
uss t
he p
ropo
sed
new
wor
k pl
an.
John
Hen
ness
y qu
estio
ned
why
the
proj
ect w
as re
star
ted.
Gai
l Grim
es n
oted
that
the
proj
ect w
as n
ever
de
activ
ated
. Th
e pr
ojec
t was
stal
led
and
now
it h
as b
een
reac
tivat
ed.
The
ques
tion
was
ask
ed w
hy th
e hu
rric
ane
mod
el is
bei
ng re
done
. G
ail s
tate
d th
at w
e ar
e no
t red
oing
the
mod
el.
We
will
use
the
Cor
p's
rece
nt h
urric
ane
stud
y an
d m
odel
and
use
it to
pro
ject
20
to 2
5 ye
ars a
head
.
John
Hen
ness
y st
ated
that
with
out a
pur
pose
and
nee
d it
wou
ld b
e di
ffic
ult f
or th
e M
erge
r Tea
m to
co
mm
ent o
n th
e pr
ojec
t. G
ail n
oted
that
NC
DO
T w
ould
like
the
Mer
ger T
eam
to b
e a
part
of th
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
stud
y to
eva
luat
e th
e tra
nspo
rtatio
n ne
ed. C
athy
Brit
tingh
am st
ated
that
the
NC
DC
M w
ill
have
com
men
ts b
ut th
ey n
eed
to c
heck
thei
r file
s to
get u
p to
spee
d on
the
proj
ect.
John
Pag
e re
ques
ted
that
the
com
men
ts b
e se
nt (w
ithin
2 w
eeks
) bef
ore
the
mee
ting
with
the
coun
ties.
Dav
id C
ox in
dica
ted
that
his
con
cern
s abo
ut th
is p
roje
ct h
ave
not c
hang
ed si
nce
the
orig
inal
stud
ies.
Fra
nk M
cBrid
e in
dica
ted
that
it w
ill b
e di
ffic
ult t
o re
ach
a w
in-w
in sc
enar
io.
Ted
Bis
terf
eld
note
d th
at h
e w
ould
sele
ct th
e no
ac
tion
alte
rnat
ive.
John
Pag
e in
dica
ted
that
we
will
mee
t with
the
coun
ties w
ithin
the
next
few
wee
ks.
Jenn
ifer H
arris
on
urge
d th
e ag
enci
es to
subm
it co
mm
ents
.
The
mee
ting
was
then
adj
ourn
ed.
Atta
chm
ent
C.
Len
Hill
, NC
DO
T
B
ill Jo
nes,
NC
DO
T
C
arl G
oode
, PD
EA
To
m M
cCar
tney
, USF
WS
Sa
ra W
insl
ow, N
CD
MF
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e
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ger M
eetin
g M
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r a
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ntu
ry o
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ee
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m
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ct:
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Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy,
May
8,
2002
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PA
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Mer
ger
Tea
m
Atte
ndan
ce
Jenn
ifer
Har
ris, N
CD
OT-
PD
EA
John
Fry
e, N
CD
OT-
Stu
ctur
es
Cat
hy B
rittin
gha
m, D
CM
-Ral
eig
h Jo
hn A
. Tha
yer,
DC
M-E
lizab
eth
City
Gai
l Grim
es, N
CD
OT-
PD
EA
John
Pag
e, P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff B
ill A
rrin
gto
n, D
CM
Em
ily L
awto
n, F
HW
A
S
ara
E. W
insl
ow, N
CD
MF
John
Hen
ness
ey, N
CD
WQ
Dan
Sca
nlon
, Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y M
anag
er
R
enee
Gle
dhi
ll-E
arle
y, S
HP
O
How
ard
Hal
l, U
SFW
S
R
oy S
helto
n, N
CD
OT-
PD
EA
Mik
e B
ell,
US
AC
OE
D
avid
Cox
, NC
WR
C
B
ob C
apeh
art,
NC
DO
T-D
ivis
ion
1
Ron
Luc
as, F
HW
A
Rog
er T
hom
as, N
CD
OT-
Roa
dw
ay D
esig
n
Don
Con
ner,
NC
DO
T-D
ivis
ion
1
Lynn
Sm
ith, N
CD
OT-
Nat
ural
Sys
tem
s G
reg
Per
fetti
, NC
DO
T-S
truc
ture
s
Mon
cie
“Pun
k” D
anie
ls, D
are
Cou
nty
Boa
rd o
f Com
mis
sion
ers
C
hris
Mili
tsch
er, E
PA
M
ike
Bru
ff, N
CD
OT-
SW
P
B
rian
Yam
amot
o, N
CD
OT-
PD
EA
Eliz
abet
h H
arp
er, P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff
Ron
Sec
hler
, NM
F (v
ia te
leco
nfer
ence
)
Reg
inal
d S
cale
s, P
arso
ns B
rinck
erho
ff
A-7
-
Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy
N
EP
A/4
04 M
erg
er T
eam
Mee
ting
Min
utes
P
age
2
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
E
ng
ine
eri
ng
Ex
ce
lle
nc
e
Jenn
ifer
Har
ris o
pen
ed th
e m
eetin
g w
ith in
trod
uctio
ns a
nd tu
rned
the
mee
ting
ove
r to
Mik
e B
ell w
ho n
amed
the
Pro
ject
Mer
ger
Tea
m M
emb
ers:
Mik
e B
ell,
US
AC
OE
R
enee
Gle
dhi
ll-E
arle
y, S
HP
O
John
Hen
ness
y, N
CD
WQ
R
on S
echl
er, N
MF
Dav
id C
ox, N
CW
RC
C
athy
Brit
ting
ham
, NC
DC
M
How
ard
Hal
l, U
SFW
S
Sar
a W
insl
ow, N
CD
MF
Ron
Luc
as, F
HW
A
Jenn
ifer
Har
ris, N
CD
OT
Chr
is M
ilits
cher
, EP
A
Mik
e B
ell n
oted
the
Mer
ger
Tea
m m
emb
ers
who
had
bee
n w
ith th
e p
roje
ct s
ince
its
ince
ptio
n.
He
then
pro
vid
ed a
brie
f pro
ject
his
tory
:
The
initi
al p
roje
ct b
egan
in 1
994
and
was
ent
itled
Mid
-Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Brid
ge
Stu
dy;
A d
raft
EIS
was
pro
duc
ed in
199
6 (t
here
was
no
mer
ger
pro
cess
in 1
996)
;
The
orig
inal
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
of t
he p
roje
ct w
as to
red
uce
traf
fic a
nd r
elie
ve
cong
estio
n on
NC
12,
red
uce
trav
el ti
me
and
cos
t for
trip
s, p
rovi
de
bet
ter
pub
lic
serv
ices
, and
imp
rove
hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion;
In 1
996,
“hu
rric
ane
evac
uatio
n”, “
red
uce
traf
fic”,
and
“re
lieve
con
ges
tion”
was
d
rop
ped
from
the
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
;
In 1
997,
the
CO
E, t
he F
HW
A, a
nd th
e N
CD
OT
app
rove
d a
sta
tem
ent o
f Pur
pos
e an
d
Nee
d th
at s
et th
e p
rimar
y p
urp
ose
as th
e re
duc
tion
of tr
avel
tim
e an
d r
oad
use
r co
st
with
the
seco
ndar
y b
enef
it of
pro
vid
ing
bet
ter
pub
lic s
ervi
ces;
Pub
lic h
earin
gs
wer
e he
ld a
nd th
e p
ublic
was
ag
ains
t the
pro
ject
; and
Pro
ject
was
inac
tive
afte
r th
e p
ublic
hea
ring
unt
il 20
01 w
hen
the
NC
DO
T d
ecid
ed to
re
eval
uate
the
stud
y us
ing
a M
id-C
urrit
uck
Sou
nd B
ridg
e as
one
alte
rnat
ive
alon
g
with
sev
eral
oth
ers
such
as
imp
rove
men
ts to
NC
12
and
US
158
. Th
e p
roje
ct is
now
ca
lled
the
Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy.
Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy
N
EP
A/4
04 M
erg
er T
eam
Mee
ting
Min
utes
P
age
3
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
E
ng
ine
eri
ng
Ex
ce
lle
nc
e
Jenn
ifer
Har
ris n
ext a
sked
Joh
n P
age
to p
rovi
de
a su
mm
ary
of th
e P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d.
John
re
view
ed th
e p
roje
ct’s
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
as
follo
ws:
1.To
incr
ease
traf
fic c
apac
ity a
nd im
pro
ve tr
avel
op
erat
ions
alo
ng U
S 1
58 a
nd N
C 1
2 in
the
pro
ject
are
a d
urin
g th
e su
mm
er r
esor
t per
iod
.
Nee
ds
Ad
dre
ssed
: Tr
affic
cap
acity
def
icie
ncie
s ex
ist o
n N
C 1
2 in
the
Sou
ther
n S
hore
s an
d D
uck
area
s d
urin
g th
e su
mm
er m
onth
s. I
n 20
25, t
raffi
c ca
pac
ity
def
icie
ncie
s w
ill e
xist
on
all o
f US
158
dur
ing
the
sum
mer
mon
ths
and
on
mos
t of N
C
12 d
urin
g a
ll of
the
year
. Tr
affic
cap
acity
def
icie
ncie
s ca
use
sub
stan
tial t
rave
l del
ay
and
con
trib
ute
to th
e in
effic
ient
op
erat
ion
of m
otor
veh
icle
s.
2.To
red
uce
trav
el ti
me
for
per
sons
trav
elin
g b
etw
een
the
Cur
rituc
k C
ount
y m
ainl
and
an
d th
e C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
Out
er B
anks
. A
sec
ond
ary
ben
efit
is a
red
uctio
n in
trav
el
cost
s.
Nee
ds
Ad
dre
ssed
: Th
e tim
e re
qui
red
to tr
avel
from
Bar
co to
the
term
inus
of N
C 1
2 ne
ar C
orol
la is
23
per
cent
hig
her
than
dur
ing
non
-pea
k p
erio
ds.
By
2025
, fut
ure
incr
ease
s in
traf
fic v
olum
es w
ill fu
rthe
r in
crea
se tr
avel
tim
e to
65
per
cent
hig
her
than
no
n-p
eak
per
iod
con
diti
ons.
3.To
imp
rove
exi
stin
g (
2000
) an
d p
red
icte
d fu
ture
(20
25)
stor
m e
vacu
atio
n tim
es.
Nee
ds
Ad
dre
ssed
: Th
e tim
e re
qui
red
to e
vacu
ate
the
Dar
e an
d C
urrit
uck
Cou
nty
Out
er B
anks
ove
r th
e p
roje
ct a
rea’
s th
orou
ghf
ares
is 2
4 ho
urs
in 2
001,
and
it is
ex
pec
ted
to in
crea
se to
33
hour
s b
y 20
25.
Ren
ee G
led
hill-
Ear
ley
aske
d th
e d
ista
nce
bet
wee
n B
arco
and
Cor
olla
. Jo
hn P
age
resp
ond
ed
50 m
iles.
John
Pag
e re
view
ed th
e hu
rric
ane
evac
uatio
n an
alys
is a
nd th
e is
sues
ass
ocia
ted
with
ev
acua
tion
notin
g th
at th
e p
rob
abili
ty o
f the
sto
rm r
each
ing
an
area
and
the
way
in w
hich
the
evac
uatio
n is
car
ried
out
are
bot
h im
por
tant
fact
ors
in ju
dg
ing
whe
n to
issu
e an
d e
vacu
atio
n or
der
.
A M
erg
er T
eam
mem
ber
sta
ted
that
the
stor
m p
red
ictio
n co
mp
uter
mod
els
are
cons
tant
ly
bei
ng im
pro
ved
to p
red
ict t
he p
ath
of a
hur
rican
e an
d if
we
pro
ject
out
25
year
s al
l of t
he
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
est
imat
es a
nd p
roje
ctio
ns r
egar
din
g h
urric
ane
evac
uatio
n tim
es c
ould
be
red
uced
by
50%
. H
e re
itera
ted
that
the
figur
es in
the
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
will
cha
nge
in th
e ne
xt 1
0 ye
ars
and
that
they
may
cha
nge
next
yea
r.
Mik
e B
ell a
sked
why
eva
cuat
ion
times
had
incr
ease
d s
ubst
antia
lly fr
om th
e p
revi
ous
stud
y.
John
Pag
e st
ated
that
the
met
hod
olog
y an
d b
asis
of d
eter
min
atio
n fo
r th
ose
who
mak
e d
ecis
ions
reg
ard
ing
eva
cuat
ions
has
cha
nged
. Th
e C
OE
sol
icits
a n
ew s
tud
y ev
ery
few
ye
ars
(whi
ch in
clud
es u
pd
ated
gro
wth
rat
es, n
ew h
ousi
ng s
tart
s, e
tc.)
to p
rovi
de
info
rmat
ion
to th
ose
who
det
erm
ine
the
need
for
evac
uatio
n to
use
to m
ake
thei
r d
ecis
ion
of w
hen
to
A-8
-
Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy
N
EP
A/4
04 M
erg
er T
eam
Mee
ting
Min
utes
P
age
4
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
E
ng
ine
eri
ng
Ex
ce
lle
nc
e
beg
in a
n ev
acua
tion.
The
CO
E c
omp
lete
d a
n up
dat
ed s
pre
adsh
eet m
odel
in O
ctob
er o
f 20
00.
The
mod
el w
as u
sed
as
the
bas
is fo
r ex
istin
g c
ond
ition
s an
d g
ave
us th
e op
por
tuni
ty
to in
crea
se th
e p
opul
atio
n to
202
5 fo
reca
sts
and
inco
rpor
ate
cap
acity
imp
rove
men
ts
incl
uded
in th
e Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Imp
rove
men
t Pro
gra
m o
utsi
de
of th
e st
udy
area
for
our
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
. W
e ha
ve b
ette
r in
form
atio
n no
w th
an w
e d
id d
urin
g th
e p
revi
ous
stud
y.
John
Hen
ness
y as
ked
wha
t sp
ecifi
c p
aram
eter
s ha
ve c
hang
ed b
ecau
se th
e hu
rric
ane
evac
uatio
n es
timat
es h
ave
bee
n in
crea
sed
by
a fa
ctor
of t
wo.
Mik
e B
ell q
uest
ione
d th
e ch
ang
e an
d s
tate
d th
at in
199
6 an
d 1
998
ever
yone
ag
reed
on
sam
e m
etho
dol
ogy.
He
also
not
ed th
at th
ere
have
bee
n se
vera
l eva
cuat
ions
ove
r th
e p
ast f
ew
year
s th
ey d
id n
ot ta
ke th
at lo
ng.
John
Hen
ness
y st
ated
that
he
wou
ld li
ke to
see
pre
viou
s m
odel
s an
d c
urre
nt m
odel
s to
un
der
stan
d w
hy th
ere
is a
two-
fold
incr
ease
.
Mik
e B
ell s
tate
d th
at h
e w
ould
like
mor
e d
etai
l reg
ard
ing
the
curr
ent s
tud
y an
d q
uest
ione
d
why
hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion
was
rei
ntro
duc
ed in
to th
e P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d.
John
Pag
e st
ated
that
hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion
was
alw
ays
imp
orta
nt a
nd it
was
dro
pp
ed fr
om
the
earli
er P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d o
nly
bec
ause
the
alte
rnat
ives
bei
ng e
valu
ated
did
not
red
uce
hurr
ican
e ev
acua
tion
time.
Pre
viou
s st
udie
s sh
owed
that
if w
e ad
ded
a b
ridg
e, u
ltim
atel
y ne
w d
eman
d w
ould
use
the
add
ition
al r
oad
cap
acity
pro
vid
ed (
alth
oug
h m
ore
peo
ple
wer
e b
eing
eva
cuat
ed, t
he e
vacu
atio
n tim
e d
id n
ot c
hang
e).
Mik
e B
ell s
tate
d th
at th
e fir
st tw
o P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d it
ems
(list
ed a
s 1
and
2 a
bov
e) a
dd
ress
th
e p
rob
lem
of h
urric
ane
evac
uatio
n.
Ren
ee G
led
hill-
Ear
ley
stat
ed th
at w
e ca
n g
et a
bro
ader
ran
ge
of a
ltern
ativ
es if
we
pro
ceed
w
ith th
e P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d w
ithou
t hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion.
John
Hen
ness
y no
ted
that
the
hurr
ican
e ev
acua
tion
stud
y is
a c
omp
onen
t of t
he s
yste
m
def
icie
ncie
s d
iscu
ssio
n an
d th
e is
sue
shou
ld b
e d
iscu
ssed
dur
ing
eva
luat
ion
of a
ltern
ativ
es
and
not
dur
ing
Pur
pos
e an
d N
eed
.
Mik
e B
ell a
gre
ed a
nd s
tate
d th
at th
e is
sue
shou
ld b
e ev
alua
ted
dur
ing
alte
rnat
ives
ana
lysi
s or
as
an im
pac
t.
John
Pag
e no
ted
that
the
leve
l of s
ervi
ce a
naly
sis
that
mak
es th
e ca
se fo
r ca
pac
ity
def
icie
ncie
s on
ly a
dd
ress
es d
aily
nee
ds.
The
re c
ould
be
alte
rnat
ives
that
mee
t dai
ly n
eed
s b
ut n
ot e
mer
gen
cy h
urric
ane
evac
uatio
n ne
eds.
John
Hen
ness
y as
ked
that
if w
e ha
ve a
ltern
ativ
es th
at m
eet d
ay-t
o-d
ay tr
affic
nee
ds,
how
will
th
e im
pac
t of e
very
one
evac
uatin
g th
e ar
ea a
t the
sam
e tim
e b
ecau
se o
f a h
urric
ane
diff
er
from
one
alte
rnat
ive
to a
noth
er.
Cur
rituc
k S
ound
Are
a Tr
ansp
orta
tion
Stu
dy
N
EP
A/4
04 M
erg
er T
eam
Mee
ting
Min
utes
P
age
5
Ove
r a
Ce
ntu
ry o
f
E
ng
ine
eri
ng
Ex
ce
lle
nc
e
Em
ily L
awto
n p
rovi
ded
the
exam
ple
of a
ferr
y sy
stem
that
will
sup
por
t day
to d
ay tr
avel
but
no
t hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion.
Mik
e B
ell s
tate
d th
at w
hen
we
put
peo
ple
on
bar
rier
isla
nds
we
will
hav
e p
rob
lem
s.
John
Pag
e no
ted
that
in h
urric
ane
ever
yone
is tr
ying
to le
ave
at th
e sa
me
time.
John
Hen
ness
y st
ated
that
exc
essi
ve d
eman
d w
ill b
e co
nsta
nt a
mon
g a
ll al
tern
ativ
es in
the
futu
re a
nd n
o m
atte
r w
hich
alte
rnat
ive
is s
elec
ted
; dur
ing
hur
rican
e ev
acua
tion
the
road
sy
stem
will
be
cong
este
d.
Ren
ee G
led
hill-
Ear
ley
stat
ed th
at if
we
add
ress
day
to d
ay n
eed
s, h
urric
ane
imp
acts
will
take
ca
re o
f the
mse
lves
.
Mik
e B
ell a
sked
for
cons
ensu
s on
the
pro
ject
’s P
urp
ose
and
Nee
d.
Cat
hy B
rittin
gha
m s
tate
d th
at th
e D
CM
was
not
pre
par
ed to
mak
e a
dec
isio
n at
this
tim
e an
d
did
not
kno
w h
ow lo
ng it
wou
ld b
e b
efor
e th
ey c
ould
mak
e a
dec
isio
n b
ecau
se o
f the
ir cu
rren
t wor
kloa
d.
A M
erg
er T
eam
mem
ber
que
stio
ned
pop
ulat
ion
and
traf
fic p
roje
ctio
ns a
nd th
e d
iffer
ence
b
etw
een
inla
nd a
nd c
oast
al p
roje
cts.
On
bar
rier
isla
nds
ther
e is
a c
arry
ing
cap
acity
d
epen
dan
t up
on fr
eshw
ater
sup
plie
s an
d w
aste
wat
er tr
eatm
ent,
bot
h of
whi
ch a
re
ind
epen
den
t of r
oad
way
cap
acity
in s
upp
ortin
g g
row
th.
In th
e 19
98 D
EIS
, the
re w
as a
se
nten
ce w
hich
sta
ted
that
a b
ridg
e m
ay b
e us
ed to
ext
end
pub
lic w
ater
to th
e O
uter
Ban
ks.
He
was
con
cern
ed th
e b
ridg
e co
uld
brin
g in
fres
hwat
er c
ontr
ibut
ing
to g
row
th.
He
que
stio
ned
whe
ther
the
2025
pop
ulat
ion
estim
ates
fact
ored
in li
miti
ng c
ond
ition
s su
ch a
s th
e av
aila
bili
ty o
f wat
er a
nd tr
eatm
ent o
f was
tew
ater
.
John
Pag
e in
dic
ated
that
the
Out
er B
anks
traf
fic p
roje
ctio
ns w
ere
bas
ed o
n ex
istin
g lo
ts
avai
lab
le o
n th
e ro
ad a
cces
sib
le p
ortio
n of
the
isla
nd (
whi
ch is
fully
sub
div
ided
) an
d
pro
ject
ions
and
tren
ds
for
the
non-
road
acc
essi
ble
por
tion
of th
e is
land
. D
an S
canl
on n
oted
th
at th
ere
is