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7 <br /> a) Remove existing pavement and construct an 18' wide , 2-lane, unpaved roadway <br /> stabilized with a minimum of 3" of aggregate base, minimum 4' unpaved <br /> shoulders and roadside ditches 36' apart per NCDOT minimum construction <br /> standards. <br /> b) Repair, strengthen and widen the existing pavement based upon assessment and <br /> recommendations by a qualified Professional Engineer to provide an 18' wide, 2- <br /> lane paved roadway with minimum 4' paved shoulders and roadside ditches a <br /> minimum of 36' apart per NCDOT minimum construction standards. <br /> 3) Receipt of all utility encroachment agreements located within the right of way. The <br /> property owner(s)/developer(s) shall contact all the utility companies and request <br /> them to submit encroachment agreements for all the utilities that service these roads. <br /> Scarlett Drive <br /> The subject road section begins at the intersection of Shambley Road and extends eastward <br /> to the intersection of Alpha Drive and is 0.12 mile in length. The road currently directly <br /> serves 2 homes and serves as a connector road for Alpha Drive. The road is served by a 60' <br /> right of way recorded on August 27, 1965 in Plat Book 14, Page 151. The unpaved travel <br /> way is 12' in width and in good condition. Roadside ditches are approximately 37' center to <br /> center and are blocked by uncontrolled vegetation, boulders and brush piles. The road <br /> currently meets neither the minimum housing density requirements nor the minimum <br /> maintenance and construction requirements for eligibility for addition to the State system. <br /> The following items must be satisfactorily completed prior to addition to the State system: <br /> 1) The road shall serve a minimum of 4 homes or an equivalent traffic volume <br /> 2) The property owners shall sign a "Petition for Road Addition" and return it to this <br /> office. <br /> 3) Construct an unpaved roadway cross section centered within the platted right of <br /> way with properly drained ditches set a minimum of 36' apart and an 18' wide <br /> gravel travel way stabilized with 3" of compacted aggregate base course in <br /> accordance with minimum NCDOT unpaved road standards. <br /> 4) All drainage pipes and structures shall be adequately sized and installed per <br /> NCDOT requirements. <br /> 5) Remove all trees and uncontrolled vegetation and unauthorized obstructions with <br /> in the right of way. <br /> 6) Secure all necessary right of way encroachment agreements for all authorized <br /> utilities with in the right of way. <br />