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DRAFT Attachment 5 16 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane (919) 245 -2575 P O Box 8181 (919) 644 -3002 (FAX) ,- Hillsborough, NC 27278 www.orangecountync.gov February 22, 2013 Marc L. Hamel, Rail Environmental Manager NC DOT Rail Division Environmental and Planning Branch 1553 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1553 Subject: Additional scoping comments related to the proposed private crossing closures with the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR) /Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway at Gordon Thomas Drive (TIP No. P- 44051), Greenbriar Drive (TIP No. P- 4405J), and Byrdsville Road (TIP No. P- 4405K) in Orange County Dear Mr. Hamel: Thank you for your reply letter of December 20, 2012 on Orange County's scoping comments on NCDOT Rail Division's three proposed private crossing closures with the NCRR /NS Railway referenced above. After reviewing your reply letter, reviewing the revised project study area maps, and considering the public comments provided in response to the associated Citizen Informational Workshops, we offer the following additional comments. IN GENERAL: 1. There is confusion as to whether and /or which improvements will be public or private. The Project Study Maps do not adequately indicate which will be private drives and which will be public roads to NCDOT standards. Can this be clarified on the Study Maps? 2. At the Citizen Informational Workshops there was some confusion and varying comments from DOT staff and consultants concerning NCDOT construction standards (right -of -way width, pavement width, drainage ditches, etc.). For example, there was mention of right -of -way widths possibly being 50 feet rather than 60 feet, and citizens' understanding of pavement widths varied as well. Recognizing that the projects are still in their conceptual stages, please clarify to the best of your ability the construction standards for these three projects.