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News & Meetings:Newsletter:
Public Meetings:The NCDOT will host a Pre-Hearing Open House from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. and a Corridor Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. for the NC 119 Relocation project on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. These meetings will be held at the Mebane Arts and Community Center located at 622 Corrigidor Road, Mebane, NC. The Pre-Hearing Open House is an informal, drop-in style workshop for interested citizens to discuss the project with NCDOT representatives. The Open House is followed by a Public Hearing during which a formal presentation of the project will be made by NCDOT. Maps displaying the location and design of the project will be presented at the meeting and are included on the Project Maps section. Citizens Informational Workshops:Three Citizens Informational Workshops have been held for the Mebane project at various locations, including South Mebane Elementary School and the Mebane Arts and Community Center Complex. The initial workshop was held to present the project study area to the public. Following this workshop, the study area was expanded. A second workshop was held to show the expanded study area to the public and to get additional comments. A third workshop was held to show the detailed study alternative corridors to the public and to get citizens' input.
NC 119 Relocation Steering Committee:The NCDOT Public Involvement Program for the NC 119 Relocation is designed to increase citizen participation in the transportation decision making process and to identify the most important issues regarding the project from the perspective of the local communities. The NC 119 Relocation Steering Committee was formed in June 2004 to assist in achieving these goals. The Steering Committee is composed of residents representing the neighborhoods and the business community of the Greater Mebane area. The Steering Committee includes 18 community representatives and 2 members of the local business association. The Steering Committee is responsible for representing their local communities and for working with the NCDOT to organize community meetings and keep their neighborhoods informed about the project's progress. The Steering Committee Co-Chairs are Mr. Michael Jackson (White Level) 919-563-2032 and Mr. Steve Cole (Woodlawn) 919-563-3554. On June 24 and October 7, 2004 and March 30, 2006 the Steering Committee and local citizens met with NCDOT to discuss the NC 119 Relocation and related issues identified by the groups and neighborhoods they represent. These issues included:
For information on the Community Impact Assessment and The Mebane Community Facilitation Project (Wills Duncan Group, Inc.) click here. Why is this project necessary?Description:The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) proposes to relocate NC 119 in Mebane from I-85 to existing NC 119 near Mrs. White Lane (SR 1918) in Alamance County. The project is listed in the NCDOT’s Draft 2009-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as TIP Project No. U-3109. Existing NC 119, a mostly two-lane roadway, is routed through the city of Mebane along Fifth Street, US 70, Third Street, Graham Street and First Street, which causes through traffic to make several turns and stops through town. NC 119 travels through neighborhoods as well as the Central Business District (CBD) of Mebane. In downtown Mebane, NC 119 runs concurrently with US 70, and parallels the railroad to the south and many shops and businesses to the north. The relocation of NC 119 was first presented in the Alamance County Urban Area Thoroughfare Plan in 1990. The NCDOT started planning and environmental studies for the project in 1994 and the first Citizens Informational Workshop was held in January 1995. Since then, citizen informational workshops, small neighborhood meetings, and a community-wide charette have been held. This website includes information about the project’s history, study process, schedule, study area, frequently asked questions, and contact information. Need:NC 119 in Alamance County serves the dual functions of providing the primary regional north-south route between I-85 south of Mebane and US 58 in southern Virginia as well as providing north-south access to downtown Mebane. The project is needed to address the following existing and anticipated conditions.
What’s New:The NCDOT has completed the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Section 4(f) as well as the functional and preliminary designs for the NC 119 Relocation project. The DEIS and Section 4(f) include documentation of the purpose and need for the project, alternatives considered, existing conditions in the human and natural environments, adverse and beneficial environmental consequences of the alternatives, and public and agency coordination. The DEIS and Section 4(f) document can be viewed by clicking here. Copies of the DEIS and Section 4(f) are also available for public review at the following locations:
Project Highlights:Schedule:
Note: This schedule is subject to change. Current Activities:The project team has completed the engineering studies and the environmental analysis of the detailed study alternatives as well as the preparation of the technical reports. Additional work has been performed on documenting the impacts of the proposed project on the natural and human environments within the study area and on the preliminary design plans for the NC 119 Relocation alternatives. Modifications have been made to the local roadway access locations along the new NC 119 corridor. A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and Section 4(f) was issued in October 2007 that summarizes and compares the results of the engineering, environmental, social, and economic evaluations of the detailed study alternatives. The results will be reviewed by federal, state, and local agencies. The DEIS is available for public review at the following locations:
The public involvement activities are continuing for the project. A meeting was held with the NC 119 Relocation Steering Committee on March 30, 2006 to provide an update on project activities and to receive input and comments on the proposed alternatives. What's Next:The NCDOT will host a Pre-Hearing Open House from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. and a Corridor Public Hearing at 7:00p.m. for the NC 119 Relocation project on Tuesday, January 15, 2008. These meetings will be held at the Mebane Arts and Community Center located at 622 Corrigidor Road, Mebane, NC. The Pre-Hearing Open House is an informal, drop-in style workshop for interested citizens to discuss the project with NCDOT representatives. The Open House is followed by a Public Hearing during which a formal presentation of the project will be made by NCDOT. Contact Information:
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