Appendix E: Section 4F Report
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Draft Section 4(f) Review APPENDIX E: SECTION 4(f) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Description ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Purpose and Need ................................................................................................................. 2 1.1.2 Alternatives............................................................................................................................ 3 2. SECTION 4(F) PROPERTIES ......................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Park and Historic Properties Not PROTECTed by Section 4(f) ................................................... 10 2.2 Park and Historic Properties PROTECTed by Section 4(f) .......................................................... 17 2.2.1 Public Park and Recreation Areas ........................................................................................ 18 2.2.1.1 Hampton High School Recreational Fields .................................................................... 18 2.2.1.2 Willoughby Boat Ramp .................................................................................................. 18 2.2.1.3 Park Place Playground ................................................................................................... 19 2.2.2 Historic Sites ........................................................................................................................ 20 2.2.2.1 Hampton Institute Historic District (VDHR No. 114-0006) ............................................ 20 2.2.2.2 Phoebus-Mill Creek Terrace Neighborhood Historic District (VDHR No. 144-5002)..... 21 2.2.2.3 Battle of Hampton Roads (VDHR no. 144-5471) ........................................................... 22 2.2.2.4 Battle of Sewell’s Point (VDHR No. 122-5426) .............................................................. 23 2.2.2.5 Norfolk Naval Base Historic District (VDHR no. 122-0410) ........................................... 24 2.2.2.6 Battle of Craney Island (VDHR #124-5267) ................................................................... 25 3. IMPACTS ON SECTION 4(F) PROPERTIES ................................................................................... 26 3.1 Potential de minimis Impacts .................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1 Hampton Institute Historic District...................................................................................... 27 3.1.2 Battle of Hampton Roads and Battle of Sewell’s Point ....................................................... 27 3.1.3 Willoughby Boat Ramp ........................................................................................................ 28 3.1.4 Hampton High School .......................................................................................................... 28 3.1.5 Park Place Playground ......................................................................................................... 28 3.1.6 Battle of Craney Island ........................................................................................................ 29 3.2 Other Section 4(f) Impacts ........................................................................................................ 29 3.2.1 Phoebus-Mill Creek Terrace Neighborhood Historic District .............................................. 29 3.2.2 Norfolk Naval Base Historic District ..................................................................................... 29 3.3 Summary of Impacts to Section 4(f) Properties ........................................................................ 30 4. COORDINATION ...................................................................................................................... 38 July 2016 APPENDIX E-i Draft Section 4(f) Review APPENDIX E: SECTION 4(f) LIST OF TABLES Table E-1: Alternative A Lane Configurations.............................................................................................. 3 Table E-2: Alternative B Lane Configurations .............................................................................................. 7 Table E-3: Alternative C Lane Configurations .............................................................................................. 7 Table E-4: Alternative D Lane Configurations ............................................................................................. 8 Table E-5: Public Parks and Recreation Areas ............................................................................................. 8 Table E-6: Historic Sites ............................................................................................................................... 9 Table E-7: Section 4(f) Use ........................................................................................................................ 26 LIST OF FIGURES Figure E-1: HRCS Study Area Corridors........................................................................................................ 4 Figure E-2: Build Alternatives ...................................................................................................................... 5 Figure E-3: Roadway Alignments ................................................................................................................. 6 Figure E-4a: Section 4(f) Properties 1 of 6 ................................................................................................ 11 Figure E-4b: Section 4(f) Properties 2 of 6 ................................................................................................ 12 Figure E-4c: Section 4(f) Properties 3 of 6 ................................................................................................. 13 Figure E-4d: Section 4(f) Properties 4 of 6 ................................................................................................ 14 Figure E-4e: Section 4(f) Properties 5 of 6 ................................................................................................ 15 Figure E-4f: Section 4(f) Properties 6 of 6 ................................................................................................. 16 Figure E-5a: Hampton Institute ................................................................................................................. 31 Figure E-5b: Battle of Hampton Roads and Battle of Sewell’s Point ......................................................... 32 Figure E-5c: Willoughby Boat Ramp .......................................................................................................... 33 Figure E-5d: Hampton High School Athletic Fields .................................................................................... 34 Figure E-5e: Park Place Playground ........................................................................................................... 35 Figure E-5f: Phoebus-Mill Creek Terrace Neighborhood Historic District ................................................. 36 Figure E-5g: Norfolk Naval Base Historic District ...................................................................................... 37 July 2016 APPENDIX E-ii Draft Section 4(f) Review APPENDIX E: SECTION 4(f) 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as the lead federal agency, is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Hampton Roads Crossing Study (HRCS). The Study is located in the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, Virginia. The SEIS re-evaluates the findings of the 2001 HRCS Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD). The three alternatives retained for analysis in the 2001 FEIS, as well as input received from the public during initial scoping for the SEIS, were used to establish the Study Area Corridors shown in Figure E-1. The purpose and need of the SEIS is summarized below. Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FHWA is preparing an SEIS because of the time that has lapsed since the 2001 FEIS and new information indicating significant environmental impacts not previously considered. The SEIS, prepared in accordance with the implementing regulations of NEPA (23 CFR §771.130), is intended to aid in ensuring sound decision- making moving forward by providing a comparative understanding of the potential effects of the various options. This Draft Section 4(f) Review describes Section 4(f) lands identified within the HRCS Study Area Corridors and potential use of the lands. Section 4(f) of the US Department of Transportation Act of 1966 as amended (49 USC Section 303) stipulates that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), including the FHWA, cannot approve the use of land from a publicly owned park, recreation area, wildlife or waterfowl refuge, or public or private historic site unless the following conditions apply: The FHWA determines that there is no feasible and prudent avoidance alternative to the use of land from the property, and the action includes all possible planning to minimize harm to the property resulting from such use (23 CFR §774.3(a)); or The FHWA determines that the use