Project R-4467 PROJECT DESCRIPTION PROJECT SCHEDULE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE COMMENTS? FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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1 Workshop #3 Aug ust 2012 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to maintain a direct highway connection between Hertford and Winfall along or close to US 17 Business/NC 37 from the swing-span bridge over the Perquimans River to NC 37, a length of approximately 0.4 mile. The proposed action will replace Bridge No. 8 (the S-bridge), which carries US 17 Business/NC 37 over the Perquimans River and correct or replace deteriorating pavement along the causeway from bridge No. 8 to US 17 Business/NC 37. PROJECT SCHEDULE The proposed project is included in the North Carolina State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The current schedule is to begin right of way acquisition and construction in federal fiscal years 2015 and 2017, respectively. This schedule is subject to change. PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING The purpose of this meeting is to present the most current alternatives to the community and gather feedback on those alternatives. The next steps will be to select the most viable alternatives to analyze in more detail in the Environmental Assessment. Please: (1) View the information on the maps (2) Talk to the team members (3) Fill out the comment sheet and place it in the box or return it via mail WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE COMMENTS? Following today s workshop, NCDOT will review citizen comments and coordinate with other state and federal agencies to select several alternatives to carry forward into the environmental document. The designs and impacts of each of these alternatives will be presented at the public hearing next spring, and a final alternative will be chosen after the public hearing. Your input is important and will be taken into consideration as we move forward with this project. Public involvement is an important part of the planning process, and NCDOT values your input. Thank you for participating. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Teresa Gresham, P.E. Project Manager Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. P.O. Box Raleigh, NC (919) Raleigh, NC teresa.gresham@kimley-horn.com Joseph Miller, P.E. Project Planning Engineer Eastern Project Development Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation 1548 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC (919) josephmiller@ncdot.gov

2 Project Costs, Impacts, and Benefits Alternative Construction Cost Relocations How Will This Affect Vehicular Traffic? How Will This Affect Boating Traffic? What Happens to the Bridge? How Will This Affect the Historic District? Benefits Do Nothing $0 0 No change initially. Traffic will be rerouted to US 17 Bypass when bridge is eventually closed No change Eventually closed, possibly removed at that time No change Keeps original bridge and uses existing causeway. Does not affect turtle log. Alternative A Rehab Swing Span Alternative A Build New Swing Span $34,600,000 $31,300,000 1 home likely (from loss of access) 1 home likely (from loss of access) Converts bridge to one-way operation. Temporary detour to US 17 Bypass No change Temporarily removed for repairs. Replaced in about the same location Temporary detour to US 17 Bypass No change Removed Retaining walls on Church St and may relocate historic home Retaining walls on Church St and may relocate historic home Keeps original bridge and follows existing causeway location. Follows existing causeway location. Would have a similar look if decorative truss added. Alternative B Swing Span $31,300,000 1 home Temporary detour to US 17 Bypass No change Removed Bridge parallel with existing bridge Follows existing causeway location. Would have a similar look if decorative truss added. No retaining walls on Church St. Alternative B 15 Swing Span $31,000,000 1 home Temporary detour to US 17 Bypass, less delay due to bridge opening More boats could pass under bridge without opening Removed 10 higher bridge parallel with existing bridge Follows existing causeway location. Would have a similar look if decorative truss added. No retaining walls on Church St. Fewer traffic and boating delays. Alternative D-Mod 33 Fixed Span $18,000,000 1 home Temporary detour to US 17 Bypass All 33 boats could pass freely Removed 28 higher, fixed-span bridge Change in view from district No traffic or boating delays for boats able to go under US 17 Bypass bridge. Alternative E 15 Fixed Span $25,200,000 1 business Will shift some traffic from Church St to Edenton Road St Limits boats taller than 15 to Winfall Removed Change in view from district No traffic or boating delays for boats 15 or lower. Alternative E 33 Fixed Span $26,100,000 1 business Will shift some traffic from Church St to Edenton Road St Limits boats taller than 33 to Winfall Removed Change in view from district No traffic or boating delays for boats able to go under US 17 Bypass bridge. DETAILED STUDY ALTERNATIVES Five conceptual options were presented at the June 21, 2011 workshop: Alternative A Build New Swing Span build a new swing span bridge on approximately the same location and build a new low structure on the causeway. Alternative A Rehabilitate Swing Span rehabilitate the existing swing span bridge and build a new low structure on the causeway. This alternative has a shorter life span (about 40 years) than the alternatives that would replace the swing-span bridge with a new bridge (about 75 years). This is because some parts of the bridge will be repaired instead of replaced, and so will wear out quicker than new parts. Also, in order to provide enough distance above the surface of the water for maintenance and to reduce flooding of the bridge s machinery, the existing bridge will be raised approximately four feet. Alternative D Modified 33 Fixed replace the bridge and causeway with a new 33 high fixed bridge on new location east of the existing facility. The northern end of the new bridge would connect with the existing US 17 Business/NC 37 just south of Larry s Drive In, and the southern end would connect to Church Street from the north end of Hertford through an existing residential property. Alternative E 15 Fixed replace the bridge with a new 15 high fixed bridge on new location west of the existing bridge and replace the causeway with a low structure. The northern end of the new bridge would connect with the existing US 17 Business/NC 37 causeway location near the narrow neck of the peninsula, and the southern end would connect to Edenton Road Street at Grubb Street through the Bargain Center property. Alternative E 33 Fixed replace the bridge in the same location as Alternative E 15, but with a 33 high fixed bridge. NCDOT has also completed designs on two new alternatives since the last workshop: Alternative B Swing Span build a new swing span bridge parallel with the existing bridge and build a new low structure on the causeway. The northern end of the new bridge would connect with the existing US 17 Business/NC 37 just south of Larry s Drive In, and the southern end would connect to Church Street from the north end of Hertford through an existing residential property. Alternative B 15 Swing Span build a new swing span bridge in the same location as Alternative B, but the swing span would have 15 feet of clearance above the water (approximately 10 feet higher than a typical swing-span bridge). Preliminary construction costs and impacts of each alternative are summarized in the table on the back of this handout.

3 Ü ") 37 Winfall BUS 17 C he D-Mod s ape ak e & Al bem arle Rail r oad Church St E A B E Grubb St Market St Perquimans River BUS 17 ") 37 Dobbs St ton Ro ad St 17 Ede n Hertford 0 Legend NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Potential Alignments A B D-Mod E Jurisdictional Wetlands Hertford Historic District Feet 1,000 Alignments R US 17 Business/NC 37 from Church Street to NC 37 Hertford and Winfall,

4 Alternative A Build New Swing Span Bridge These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Existing Church St. Facing North Proposed Church St. Facing North

5 Alternative A Rehabilitate Swing Span Bridge These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Existing Church St. Facing North Proposed Church St. Facing North

6 Alternative B Swing Span Bridge Facing North Existing Church St. Facing North Proposed Church St. Facing North These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Facing South

7 Alternative B 15 Swing Span Bridge Existing Church St. Facing North Facing North Proposed Church St. Facing North These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Facing South

8 Alternative D-Modified 33 Fixed Span Bridge These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Existing Church St. Facing North Facing North Proposed Church St. Facing North Facing South Proposed Church St. Facing North with Truss

9 Alternative E 15 Fixed Span Bridge Facing North These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Proposed View from Punch Alley Facing West

10 Alternative E 33 Fixed Span Bridge Facing North These images are a representation of what the proposed project might look like, and utilities have been removed for added clarity. Project details may change during final design. Proposed View from Missing Mill Park Facing West Proposed View from Punch Alley Facing West